tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post3775538406401362819..comments2024-03-10T20:50:27.226-07:00Comments on you were deep inside that thought: rowland howards passingdave graneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05508445415003125585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-76141976131137545222010-01-11T15:35:42.939-08:002010-01-11T15:35:42.939-08:00Very nice work, Dave. Very nice indeed. I used to ...Very nice work, Dave. Very nice indeed. I used to talk with Rowland at KIll City sometimes, and at various gigs and I always found him a real gentleman; that's not a word that usually springs to mind when you think of him, but there it is - that's what he was.Sean Condonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-80532104131155743982010-01-09T16:57:01.180-08:002010-01-09T16:57:01.180-08:00Thank You Dave. Nice to read your thoughts.
I am ...Thank You Dave. Nice to read your thoughts.<br />I am sorry that I was unable to attend the funeral.<br />Like you I started seeing the Boys Next Door just before Rowland joined, I came back and back and was hopelessly hooked. They became my favourite band of all time. <br />I still consider them to be the biggest influence on my life, and I remember Nick once asked me which were my favourite Boys Next Door songs. He was a bit peeved that nearly everyone I mentioned was written by Rowland!<br />Even today, some 3 decades or so later, his old songs still pop into my head and become "ear worms". They are so memorable and unique, like the man himself was, and like the special times they were first played and we all grew to love them. <br /><br />R I P Rowland.<br /><br />Debbie NettleinghamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-4037379828189565062010-01-09T14:49:58.188-08:002010-01-09T14:49:58.188-08:00Thanks for a wonderfully descriptive eulogy Dave.....Thanks for a wonderfully descriptive eulogy Dave...it's certainly a sad passing even if you never knew the man...his axe wielding has influenced many guitarists. My early recollection was the sheer intensity of his performance in The Birthday Party @ the Trade Union Club in Syd circa '81...it was spine tingling & a real eye opener for me @ a formulative time in my musical direction. He'll be missed by any discerning lovers of left field music...RIP...Mick Blood on behalf of the Lime SpidersBloodlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849705423839459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-14173392154953291402010-01-09T13:50:54.704-08:002010-01-09T13:50:54.704-08:00Hi Dave,
Nice factual eulogy. I think alot of peo...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Nice factual eulogy. I think alot of people miss the fact that Rowland brought<br />a real intellect to Australian rock that is frowned upon and still ignored, and hasn't even been acknowledged in the mainstream indie media.<br /><br />I agree with your take on your blog about Australian culture, I have to disagree with you about your love of ALL Aussie culture, personally I have come to the conclusion that Australians make the best electrified guitar based rock n' roll in the world - we are masters of it, and we have some of the greatest modern painters. But seriously, our literature, besides George Johnson, Pat White and Archie Weller is all purple prose, and our cinema besides Andrew Dominik and maybe the Fat Pizza guys, has been an elitist circle-jerk for the past 30 years. We have excellent technicians and actors though...<br /><br />The rhythms and pulses of Australia 'as it is' are best expressed in our music and painting/fine art.<br /><br />And Rowland really gave Melbourne a modern, world-beating 'sound'.<br /><br />That's no mean feat.Mr. Goldbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095305709745123910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-16197033157573420242010-01-09T12:58:28.660-08:002010-01-09T12:58:28.660-08:00Dignified, insightful and real Dave.
I love hones...Dignified, insightful and real Dave. <br />I love honesty.<br /><br />ThankyouMr. Kim Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072901416955579153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507305955897237626.post-9748012684908896922010-01-09T03:54:50.017-08:002010-01-09T03:54:50.017-08:00Good one Dave. Good to have your perspective on Ro...Good one Dave. Good to have your perspective on Rowland, hes also been part of my "class".. <br /><br />ps. Saw you in 2001 supporting the Bad Seeds in Berlin. Bought your album and played it in my car all summer long. My punkrock friends didnt like it -lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com