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[Bumblebeetuna]

Drugs and alcohol fucking suck. I lost a sister to alcohol. She went into rehab, got better, met a shitty guy and started dating him, relapsed one night at a party with him and was dead by morning. Here one minute fucking gone the next. She has kids, right? Sucks for them. Some people just cannot shake the demon.

 

[delta25]

saying nirvana didn't have a major effect on the music landscape. just lol.

whoa, somebody said that...LOL indeed.

anywho, sad day for sure.

 

[Ryaaan14]

People debating about who is and who isn't worthy of paying their tributes.

90's alternative debate.

SMFH

 

[Dram]

She has kids, right? Sucks for them. Some people just cannot shake the demon.

Yeah, she has a daughter with Bobby Brown.

 

[Mumei]

O M G

You're right as usual.

Wigs are being ripped! <3

It's gorgeous. My favorite parts are the head voice runs at ~4:01 and and 4:17 till the end.

And did you miss this post?

 

[Dishwalla]

2012 is about not arguing on the internet with fools.

Aw, but you're so good at it!

 

[UrokeJoe]

No words can describe how tragic.

 

[Salmonax]

And your point is?

You said Nirvana beat R.E.M. to a major label, which they didn't. And Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth signed with majors the same year as Nirvana, before Nevermind came out and anybody knew what they were going to be. There's just so much wrong in your posts - you should read up a bit.

 

[James Woods]

This thread is fucking retarded.

 

[royalan]

I have to post this song.

So, some knucklehead with a camera phone recorded Whitney singing "Precious Lord" (my favorite gospel song) at Bobby Brown's mother's funeral last year.

Proves that even though her addictions wore down the quality of her voice, she never lost her ability to interpret a song in a classic "Whitney" way. It's one of my favorite moments of her singing for that very reason.

 

[v0yce]

Bobby's apparently a wreck right now.

I wonder if he's heard the news yet.

bravo

Any link to her national anthem? Greatest ever.

 

[Dishwalla]

You said Nirvana beat R.E.M. to a major label, which they didn't. And Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth signed with majors the same year as Nirvana, before Nevermind came out and anybody knew what they were going to be. There's just so much wrong in your posts - you should read up a bit.

I don't think I was talking about Nirvana signing to a major label, it was about them exploding in the mainstream and being hailed as the forerunners of grunge.

 

[Fantasmo]

All this arguing over nonrelated shit. RIP Whitney, you had a beautiful voice and most likely a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing it with us and I'm sorrowful that nobody could reach you properly.

 

[Garcia]

Just imagine what she could have done if she never got hooked on drugs.

Damn shame.

The damage she did to her voice was quite painful to listen to in her most recent shows. Still, she might have been able to do her true comeback on due time.

It's such a shame to have lost her so young.

 

[entremet]

NYT Obit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes

 

[v0yce]

It's probably been posted already, but

National Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupsPg5H6aE

Epic.

 

[krypt0nian]

It's gorgeous. My favorite parts are the head voice runs at ~4:01 and and 4:17 till the end.

And did you miss this post?

Good lawd.

 

[Garcia]

NYT Obit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes

Great article. Thanks for posting.

 

[delta25]

You said Nirvana beat R.E.M. to a major label, which they didn't. And Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth signed with majors the same year as Nirvana, before Nevermind came out and anybody knew what they were going to be. There's just so much wrong in your posts - you should read up a bit.

I know its bit off topic, but sometimes I don't think people are quite aware of how much impact the whole "Seattle sound scene" had on changing the way we listing to music and the industry as a whole.

 

[MiniDitka]

How the fuck did a debate about Nirvana wind up in this thread?

someone decided they'd object to someone innocuously commenting that Whitney was the 90s with "not so fast: nirvana.jpg".

Actually it was me objecting to Salt N Pepa defining the 90s

 

[LOCK]

RIP Whitney.

I will always love you.

 

[Dishwalla]

I know its bit off topic, but sometimes I don't think people are quite aware of how much impact the whole "Seattle sound scene" had on changing the way we listing to music and the industry as a whole.

If Seattle was so big, then how come it was already being pushed out as early as 1995-1996? SoCal bands like No Doubt, Sublime, and The Offspring were becoming the next big thing at that time, and nearly every Seattle act was pushed to the backburner or dissolved(Nirvana, Soundgarden...).

Hell, it's arguable Dookie signaled the end of the Seattle sound.

 

[SolarPowered]

Pretty insane

We won't have any old stars left when we are old. RIP

 

[kruis]

Pic was already posted but now in color:

 

[BFIB]

Wow, I just read the article.

Only 48!? I'm guessing this changes things up big time for the Grammy's. They're tomorrow, right?

 

[Svafnir]

Well that came out of no where, also damn she wasnt even that old

 

[Door2Dawn]

So I heard she committed suicide. Do we know if this is true or not?

 

[SolarPowered]

I'm going to make the nostalgia cry right now

ah shit...

 

[Anticitizen One]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

 

[Mumei]

Good lawd.

Hope you're enjoying it.

 

[Vire]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

Oh boy.. you REALLY, REALLY don't want to go down that road.

Trust me.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

Was he not addicted to pain killers/sleeping pills? Lots of people have their demons, it's ridiculous to compare people's worth on that basis.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Why the fuck are people arguing about shit Seattle grunge in here?

 

[freenudemacusers]

MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

this thread is really going all out

 

[Vire]

Was he not addicted to pain killers/sleeping pills? Lots of people have their demons, it's ridiculous to compare people's worth on that basis.

And little boys.

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Kai Dracon]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

The photo is a snapshot out of time. As with MJ, people are going to remember Whitney Houston for that part of her life, not the decline.

 

[BFIB]

Welp. Thread now derailed.

 

[RobotMafia]

I really would have though Bobby would have gone first. Sad stuff.

 

[McLovin]

RIP Whitney

 

[PSGames]

http://vevo.ly/gYxjwy

Man what a voice. What a voice.
There's nothing else like it and live at that.

 

[Dead Man]

Pic was already posted but now in color:

Only 1 left.

 

[2real4tv]

All these stars dropping like flies...starting to get suspious. Record execs taking out there artist?

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

lol?

Didn't he use drugs just to be able to sleep?

 

[Nizz]

This was pretty surprising for me to hear tonight. Got home from riding my bike at around 8:30 tonight and was eating with my brother when he checked his phone and told me Whitney had passed away.

She was a hell of an artist with a great voice. She'll be missed. RIP

 

[Anticitizen One]

lol?

Didn't he use drugs just to be able to sleep?

I was refering to street drugs like cocaine

 

[pje122]

Sad...

 

[Fox the Sly]

Sorry but Whitney Houston is no Michael Jackson. MJ was above shit like drugs as well.

http://www.abload.de/img/not_sure_if_serious_sliq3d.png

 

[krypt0nian]

I was refering to street drugs like cocaine

There is no difference.

 

[SolarPowered]

The photo is a snapshot out of time. As with MJ, people are going to remember Whitney Houston for that part of her life, not the decline.

It baffles me that people don't get this...

 

[Koodo]

Came out of the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to this news. Went from sad to sadder.


I think the most impressive thing about her voice was not just the range, but also how powerful and emotive it was. Truly an icon.