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07-22 RIP Tim Smith
03-14 Cardiacs announce benefit show
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Cardiacs are an English band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by many newer groups and artists. Their music combines the energy of punk with the intricacies and technicality of early British progressive rock, a combination sometimes referred to as "pronk", although Smith has disavowed this classification. Cardiacs have released eight studio albums plus a number of live albums, compilation albums ...read more
Cardiacs are an English band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by many newer groups and artists. Their music combines the energy of punk with the intricacies and technicality of early British progressive rock, a combination sometimes referred to as "pronk", although Smith has disavowed this classification. Cardiacs have released eight studio albums plus a number of live albums, compilation albums and singles between 1980 and 2007, and are best known for the 1988 minor hit single “Is This the Life?” They are also noted for attracting strongly diverse responses: they have remained one of Britain’s leading cult rock bands during their four-decade-spanning career, but have also attracted virulent critical attack (including a lengthy editorial ban from the British music magazine New Musical Express). The band were on indefinite hiatus with their album 'LSD' unfinished following the 2008 hospitalisation and paralysis of Tim Smith after a heart attack and series of strokes. Tim Smith passed away from another heart attack in July 2020. « hide |
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