Opinion: Mark Hollis, singer who led the influential rock band Talk Talk, dies at 64
By Harrison Smith Harrison Smith Obituary writer Email Bio Follow February 26 at 6:28 PM Mark Hollis, a singer and songwriter who led the critically acclaimed British band Talk Talk, which veered from synthesizer-heavy pop to a haunting and influential medley of new wave, punk rock, free jazz, classical, blues, folk and ambient music, has died. He was 64. The death was confirmed Tuesday by his longtime manager, Keith Aspden, who said Mr.
” The album sold a relatively meager 500,000 copies, and was described by a Q magazine reviewer as “the kind of record which encourages marketing men to commit suicide.” But “Spirit of Eden” and its follow-up — the similarly experimental “Laughing Stock” — have since acquired the status of rock masterpieces. The records are often credited with paving the way for experimental “post-rock” groups such as Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Spiritualized and Explosions in the Sky.
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