tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464228780732396384.post4655420501534150253..comments2023-12-21T16:59:15.517-08:00Comments on The Ripple Effect: Angels frontman Doc Neeson Passes Away at age 67The Ripple Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15562244432603113694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464228780732396384.post-71161693092632757052014-06-07T21:48:05.908-07:002014-06-07T21:48:05.908-07:00Hey, thanks for your great obituary for Doc. I lov...Hey, thanks for your great obituary for Doc. I love the way you talk about how his lyrics and the angels songs made you feel as a teenager. I felt the same, love the Angels in my early teen in 79/80. Read your Face to Face review and the comments as well. Find it really interesting that US fans identify the punk/rock fusion, making comparisons to bands like the Runaways. For me The Angels got me interested in punk music, and a lot of their original Australian fans came from the punk scene. Doc's mania and artful lyrics and performance were unlike anything else at the time. So fantastic live !!!!! They made you feel invincible!. The Australian punk scene was a small but ingenious hothouse of creativity in the late 70s and early 80s. Sadly for us, the smallness of the culture here saw Aussie Rock and Punk become diametrically opposed by the early/mid 80s. Aus Rock was the dominant Industry force and we were the 'underground'. I hadn't listened to the Angels for many many years until Doc passed, but have been watching the awesome Live at Latrobe 79, footage which someone recommended on the other page....so amazing!! And yes, unlike more trad 'rock' bands, it hasn't really dated. Vale Doc. Your music meant so much to so many.You helped us understand and celebrate our darker natures. May you weave your magic in heaven.Heli Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471373405515080737noreply@blogger.com