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HardRocker Site Admin
Joined: 06 Nov 1998 Posts: 1765 Location: Dallas, TX.
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:13 am Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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Feb. 15
LONDON (Reuters) - Mick Tucker, the drummer from 1970s British glamour rock band The Sweet, died in hospital in Welwyn Garden City just north of London, a spokesman at the hospital said on Friday.
He said Tucker died of natural causes on Thursday. It has been reported that his death followed a five year struggle with leukemia.
The Sweet's fusion of pop and heavy metal proved popular in glam-rock's hey-day, and the group had a string of hits in the 1970s including "Funny, Funny," "Blockbuster" and "Hell Raiser."
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Stark
Joined: 26 Mar 2001 Posts: 1126 Location: Mörrum
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2002 1:45 pm Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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Sad loss. They were actually my first real idols. "Sweet Fanny Adams" is still a killer album! Mick Tucker was one of the most underrated drummers around! |
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Lars37
Joined: 05 Sep 2000 Posts: 1222 Location: the bowels of Chicagoland
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2002 12:40 am Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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That's sad news...
Off point, did anyone else find their choice of songs to highlight a little strange?
I'd have probably listed Ballroom Blitz, Fox On The Run and Love Is Like Oxygen, although my personal favorite was Action. |
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godzilla
Joined: 23 Feb 2002 Posts: 19 Location: long island
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2002 8:31 am Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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a very underated band. check out the 5 remasters that have been put out. |
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PHDPLUS
Joined: 11 Oct 2000 Posts: 305
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2002 8:42 am Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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In my all time top ten albums I have Sweet's "Desolation Boulevard". This band kicked ass and few people realize it. |
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B5ERIK
Joined: 02 Jun 2000 Posts: 751 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2002 9:52 am Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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"Sweet F.A." is a KICK ASS song!
I've got a handful of Sweet CD's. A very underrated band (with a VERY uneven career).
Mick was a good drummer. A sad loss indeed. |
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'breaker
Joined: 24 Feb 2002 Posts: 19 Location: NW IA
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2002 8:16 pm Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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One of the first albums, I ever got was Desolation Boulevard.
I heard Action, on the radio, but the store didn't have 'Give Us A Wink', so I got DB, instead.
Those @$#%*&'s helped warp my whole life!! I am in their debt!!
-Marty |
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iwarrior
Joined: 05 Apr 2002 Posts: 3526 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 9:19 pm Post subject: SWEET's Drummer Mick Tucker Dies |
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Sweet tends to get overlooked by many metal fans. My favorite Sweet tune is "Medusa". Yeah,they were glitter boys,but on Desolation Boulevard,Give Us A Wink,and Off The Record,they really cranked it up. Check out "Windy City","She Gimme Lovin","Hard Times","Miss Demeanour","Keep It In",and "White Mice" for examples. They were glam before glam was hot,and they were so much better at it than their 80's imitators. |
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