Vic Chesnutt.. dead at 45

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• aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,063

  December 2009

  I got to see him open for Evan Dando some years back and he put on a great show. Very sad ending for a guy that seemed doomed to suffer this fate way too early.

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• TravisTheSky Posts: 615

  December 2009

  I've only heard a couple of his songs. I remember a little publicity about him in the early 90s when Sweet Relief II was made for his benefit. He was obviously well-respected by the "Alternative" music community. I remember Ed Kowalzcyk of Live covering Vic's song Supernatural (on a session of MTV's Unplugged, probably?) and saying, "This is absolutely the most beautiful song ever written by a human being."

  "May you live in interesting times."

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• skippybrew Posts: 283

  December 2009

  Wow. I saw your thread and just now checked him out. How have I missed this guy? His style reminds me of Mark Lanegan.
  
  Sucks that it took his death for me to discover him, but I think I have some catching up to do...

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• TheGhost Posts: 536

  December 2009

  skippybrew wrote:

  Wow. I saw your thread and just now checked him out. How have I missed this guy? His style reminds me of Mark Lanegan.
  
  Sucks that it took his death for me to discover him, but I think I have some catching up to do...

  So glad you checked it out- he has a bunch of great albums, but I'd recommend starting with his first one, LITTLE

  KORITFW

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• skippybrew Posts: 283

  December 2009

  NS282646 wrote:

  skippybrew wrote:

  Wow. I saw your thread and just now checked him out. How have I missed this guy? His style reminds me of Mark Lanegan.
  
  Sucks that it took his death for me to discover him, but I think I have some catching up to do...

  So glad you checked it out- he has a bunch of great albums, but I'd recommend starting with his first one, LITTLE

  
  Thanks, I'll do that.

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