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09-13-2009, 08:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | a very very sad day for me. Jim Carroll, r.i.p.
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The dude WAS punk rock. Rest in Peace Jim...the city drops into the night.
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09-14-2009, 08:31 AM
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09-17-2009, 08:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Memphis,Tn | | | Geez, I figured more people would be saddened by this loss... more folks should know who this guy is, and what an awesome punk RAWKER he was! |
09-17-2009, 10:56 PM
|  | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Fargo, ND | | I was bummed to hear about it, too.  I heard about it on the Stern Show the other day, but didn't get around to checking OT to see if there was a thread about it till now. |
09-18-2009, 12:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oklahoma City, OK | | | Didn't know him for his music, but what a unique writer/artist. RIP. |
09-18-2009, 01:57 AM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | | I completely missed this thread (the title might be part of the reason) as well as this news. Sad, indeed. While I didn't get around to his written work beyond a little browsing, Jim was clearly an original. I remember People Who Died actually catching on on the radio back then for a bit, what a breath of fresh air it was on the airwaves. One of my favorite current bands, The Drive-By Truckers, often plays it during their encore. RIP.
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09-18-2009, 05:03 AM
|  | User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Coast | | | Good musician, great writer.
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09-18-2009, 05:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | I had the priviledge of performing possibly the last three musical performances of his life onstage in his backing band. The pre-show conversations were always eye openning and incredible, such a cool laid back cat. I've always considered those to be a highlight of my musical career.
Still very down about all this. I wish i could have been at whatever service there may have been. We are working on a tribute show soon.
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09-18-2009, 06:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle | | | Heck... the media was about three days behind in actually reporting his demise.
I am one of those people that was introduced to Jim via "Basketball Diaries". I was intriqued and went on to research this very interesting person a bit more... I'm sure I just scratched the surface. |
09-18-2009, 06:17 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | RIP Jim. |
09-18-2009, 08:42 AM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | RIP |
09-18-2009, 08:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo, Texas | | | I was a teen in the '70's and while I do not regret being a strictly hard rock guy (Black Sabbath, Led Zep, AC/DC, VH . . .) I truly do regret not at least appreciating punk.
Just over the last year or 2 I've really discovered The Clash, The Ramones, Minutemen, etc. The fact that I learned 8 Ramones tunes in about 20 minutes speaks volumes about how much can be "said" with so few "words".
I intend to check out some of this gentleman's stuff.
May God bless his family and loved ones with peace and understanding.
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09-18-2009, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | Yeah. His music definitely had alot more depth than your standard "3 chords and oy oy oy" type "punk". It had its own stamp, the lyrics were wonderful and unapologetic, raw and gritty stuff. Definitely from a poet's mind with a "NY rawk" edge. Pick up "Catholic Boy" and listen start to finish. If you give yourself to it, it'll change your life. fantastic work.
"It's too Late": one of the best bass riffs, ever. Bar none.
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09-18-2009, 09:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo, Texas | | | I will check those out today, hover. Thanks.
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09-18-2009, 10:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Never heard of him - but R.I.P. regardless. Every musician contributes to someone's life.
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09-18-2009, 11:22 AM
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Now for the weird... Today, in this thread, is the first I heard about Jim Carroll's death.
But, last weekend while I was doing some machine work, "People Who Died" randomly came up while I was playing a 500+ MP3 collection.
( I had just acquired this whole collection of "alternative rock" mp3s, and I didn't even know that the JC band was in there.)
I had lost my JC Band tape years ago, and I haven't heard that song in years. I was very pleased when the song played, it made me wonder what JC might be up to these days. Well, now I guess I know. Spooky, or just a coincidence? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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