10 years ago today, we lost a hero.
As their Southern Records website has said since 1997:
On May 23, 1997, Tim Taylor died in a car crash. This was the end of the band; there could be no Brainiac without Tim. The loss is & was overwhelming to everyone who knew him personally, and to many fans who loved the band.
I’ve explained how important Brainiac are to me on this blog before. I won’t take up your time now to repeat myself. Instead, i ask you today to knock one back for our dead friend, and to blast the track i’m loading here for you. Here’s Timmy singing “Velveteen Freak Scene,” the unlisted hidden track at the end of the vinyl version of Brainiac’s first full-length, Smack Bunny Baby.
Timmy, i knew you the tiniest bit, but i love you and i fucking miss you.
(by the way, he’s the guy farthest right in the photo.)
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I really miss Timmy, too! I’ll never forget the time that I went to see Brainiac play at Emo’s and, before their set, Timmy came running towards me when he saw me in the crowd and gave me a bear hug. He was always happy to see his friends. I was lucky enough to have seen Brainiac play live like six times and was also lucky enough to have received one of their very first demo tapes and seven inch EPS for review for good ‘ol fLiPSiDE fanzine back in the early 1990’s. R.I.P. Timmy! You were always a class act!
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Comment by yaledelay — May 25, 2007 @ 7:02 am
the best live band ever… I am so glad I got to see them about times…