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R.I.P. Keith Levene

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,661
edited November 2022 in Other Music
Sad news today upon hearing that Keith Levene, a truly original guitarist/musician, founding member of The Clash, and integral component of Public Image Limited, has passed away at the age of 65.  A very sad loss. 
R.I.P., Keith Levene.


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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Very sad to hear this. Hopefully he is fondly remembered for his outstanding work in PiL. He wasn’t in the Clash very long. 

    PiL are amazing imo and you are right blux, he was integral to the sound they created. Those first three albums with him and Jah Wobble on bass are criminally underrated. 

    Thanks for pushing the boundaries of rock music… RIP

  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,661
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Very sad to hear this. Hopefully he is fondly remembered for his outstanding work in PiL. He wasn’t in the Clash very long. 

    PiL are amazing imo and you are right blux, he was integral to the sound they created. Those first three albums with him and Jah Wobble on bass are criminally underrated. 

    Thanks for pushing the boundaries of rock music… RIP


    I have to confess I had forgotten that Levene was on the ground floor with the Clash, but yeah, he was essential to PiL.  Lydon writes a lot about those years in his book Anger is an Energy.  That part kind of reminded me of a lot of the Ramones years with the angst between Johnny and Joey in that in PiL there was all this friction and anger between Levene and Wobble and yet they forged ahead and tore down walls and made this incredible music.  It might take a hundred years for the world to catch up with that stuff, but it will always be there waiting.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    ^^^ Agreed. 
    I like all the early PiL, but The Flowers of Romance is next level. I’m heading home on Thursday from a remote work stint, I will be spinning that record.

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