Lux Interior, cantante y fundador de la banda punk rockabilly estadunidense The Cramps, falleció el pasado 4 de febrero en California a los 62 años.
La causa del deceso de Lux Interior, cuyo verdadero nombre era Erick Lee Purkhiser, fue una insuficiencia cardiaca, y ocurrió a las 4:30 de la mañana, hora local, en el Glendale Memorial Hospital, en Glendale, California.
Pero en Colombia no lo supimos. Ni Radiónica, mucho menos otros diales ni los representantes goth de nuestra provincial cultura, se dieron por enterados.
No se para ustedes, pero The Cramps marcó una época de mi vida y aún es materia de escucha. Recuerdo especialmente esa primera presentación que pude ver en el URGH¡ A music war, el amor fue absoluto y a primera vista. Su energía y presencia escenica se convirtieron en un ícono para ver una y otra vez, era el verdadero underground.
Adquirí luego The Gravest Hits, que venía acompañado de Psychedelic Jungle, reeeditado en 1989. Aún lo conservo y escucho, está vivo y vigente ese disco que recopila sus dos primneros E.P.
Luego vino el golpe de su presentación en el Napa Mental State Hospital para los pacientes en 1978, obvio nos llegó tarde, pero no hay palabras para describirlo. Los pacientes en interacción y la fuerza de la música son un hito en el rock and roll.
Miembros (Pure Wiki)
The Cramps ha tenido diversas formaciones a lo largo de los años. La formación actual incluye a Harry Drumdini, el batería , y a Sean Yseult, al bajo.[3]
Formación actual
* Lux Interior – voz, Marzo 1976 - Febrero 2009 * Poison Ivy – guitarra, Marzo 1976 Hasta hoy
Miembros anteriores
* Bryan Gregory – guitarra, marzo 1976 - mayo 1980 * Pam Ballam – batería, marzo 1976 - septiembre 1976 * Miriam Linn – batería, octubre 1976 - julio 1977 * Nick Knox – batería, julio 1977 - mayo 1991 * Julien Grindsnatch – guitarra, julio 1980 - septiembre 1980 * Kid Congo Powers – guitarra, diciembre 1980 - septiembre 1983 * Mike Metoff (como Ike Knox) – guitarra, octubre 1983 - noviembre 1983; enero 1984 - julio 1984 * Candy del Mar – bajo, julio 1986 - mayo 1991 * Nickey Alexander – batería, octubre 1991 - diciembre 1993 * Harry Drumdini – batería, enero 1994 - agosto 2003 y agosto 2006 hasta hoy * Bill "Buster" Bateman – batería, julio 2004 * Chopper Franklin – bajo y guitarra, 2002 - agosto 2006 * Slim Chance – bajo
Neandertal y su traje gris trata de inflarse y llenarse de poder es cosa tuya y sin preguntar hace lo que dice y manda el emperador
Ya no hay tiempo para mas pretextos ya no hay tiempo para pretensión deja todo lo que estas haciendo mira a tu alrededor No hay estrellas en la obscuridad solo culpas, zombies de metal neandertales no hay evolución no hay efectos en la salvación.
Ya no hay tiempo para mas mentiras ya no hay tiempo para el ministerio deja todo lo que estas haciendo mira a tu alrededor No hay estrellas en la obscuridad sólo culpas, zombies de metal neandertales no hay evolución no hay efectos en la salvación... (y no del fuego, la tierra, tus manos...)
Neandertales no hay evolución no hay efectos en la salvación... (del aire, del fuego, la Tierra, el agua, tus manos, del alma, de la gente)
(Sólo un experto - Laurie Anderson sigue siendo una de las artistas más contundentes del panorama actual. Este video, gracias a Jader)
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Only an expert can see there’s a problem And see the problem is half the problem And only an expert can deal with the problem Only an expert can deal with the problem
