Steven Wells (RIP) The English Patient

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I'm posting this in Sisters Chat as I remember Steven Wells writing for the NME and in turn it takes me to a time (early 80's) and a place (South Yorkshire) that is hard wired to the Sisters.

I'm not sure if he ever reviewed the girls, but for anyone that recalls his work, either as a journo or as Seething Wells, you ought to read this; and the associated pieces, originally published in Philadelphia Weekly and reprinted in this weekends Times.

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news- ... 16404.html

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I believe he reviewed Vision Thing and gave Vision Thing and Ribbons 10/10 the rest 4/10. I think he also did the York Race Course gig under a diff name and was in general a fan.

One of the best writers the NME had.

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Enjoyed his writing a lot whilst often disagreed with his opinions. He will be missed. His stuff on cancer was particularly sad to read :(
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At the risk of sounding harsh, I always throught he was a bit of a cock - if he wrote about something I liked it was generally bile which meant there was no chance of believing a word he said about anything I didn't like... :|
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I remember "And no thanks to the NME" from mr. Eldritch in the SGWBM sleeve.

But anyway, the words of a dying man hard trying not to sound pathetic, are the most tearjerking ones. Respect for Mr Wells.
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dinky daisy wrote:I remember "And no thanks to the NME" from mr. Eldritch in the SGWBM sleeve.


Which I always thought was odd given the excellent reviews afforded to The Reptile House and (I think) Alice in the early days.

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In a 1992 Material World interview in NME, to the question "Who's Overrated?" his response was "Anyone that writes for the NME, anyone that's in it."

Not sure if that's him having a dig at the NME, himself, or just everyone.

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SWells pegged it right before 'The King of Pop', I thought he was intelligent and witty but, he wasn't into what I was into so, I tended not to read too many of his articles (Quantick/Collins/Maconie - aye guilty yer 'onner) but I belive his articles about his cancer and last days are well worth a read.
It's one of those things I've added to my unending 'to do' list :(
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czuczu wrote:At the risk of sounding harsh, I always throught he was a bit of a cock - if he wrote about something I liked it was generally bile which meant there was no chance of believing a word he said about anything I didn't like... :|
yeah, that was my take on the guy.
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Harvey Winston wrote:
czuczu wrote:At the risk of sounding harsh, I always throught he was a bit of a cock - if he wrote about something I liked it was generally bile which meant there was no chance of believing a word he said about anything I didn't like... :|
yeah, that was my take on the guy.
I think that whatever you may have thought of him a writer for the NME and his opinions on music you owe it to yourself to read his articles on cancer. Very powerful, witty, and always courageous.

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I will

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Randall Flagg wrote: I think that whatever you may have thought of him a writer for the NME and his opinions on music you owe it to yourself to read his articles on cancer. Very powerful, witty, and always courageous.

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I read it straight away. Awful thing to experience.
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