Mazzy Star were EVERYTHING to me in the early 90s, and led me to the wonders of Opal too. I'm really shocked.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 00:27 (four years ago) link
RIP
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 00:37 (four years ago) link
RIP. She Hangs Brightly is all-time.
― Har Mar Klobuchar (PBKR), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 02:55 (four years ago) link
some of the druggiest music ever made, it hangs in its own special hazy sweet spot and practically makes the walls drip when it's playing
(meant as high praise)
― sleeve, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 03:11 (four years ago) link
The guitar tone of "Ghost Highway".
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 05:57 (four years ago) link
This is horrible news. He meant a lot to the LA scene. RIP
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 06:44 (four years ago) link
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-02-25/david-roback-mazzy-star-dead
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 07:21 (four years ago) link
No way... This really sucks. Amazing sounds and moods.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:56 (four years ago) link
Being quietly destroyed here by Still and Seasons of Your Day - inevitably I spent less time with them than the early records but there's no loss of magic.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 12:14 (four years ago) link
Cause of death is cancer. :-((
― nathom, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 12:53 (four years ago) link
god these records sound SO GOOD, so much space, great sound, everything
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 17:33 (four years ago) link
yeah Among My Swan was sounding fantastic last night — I kind of slotted that one as the weakest of their original three records, but I think I was wrong. Just a totally enveloping soundworld/mood.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
“I wanted to make music that I felt and if people liked it, fine, otherwise the music would be enough reward.”
― Har Mar Klobuchar (PBKR), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 18:39 (four years ago) link
Only just heard this news, fucking hell
― ymo sumac (NickB), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 19:15 (four years ago) link
Extremely good article here, many reflections from friends and collaborators:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-06/david-roback-mazzy-star-susanna-hoffs-opal-cancer
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 March 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
:(https://reverb.com/item/44135848-1968-fender-telecaster-guitar-blonde-w-bigsby-owned-by-david-roback-44566
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 9 September 2021 12:37 (two years ago) link