What are you listening to?

Another interesting song by Depeche Mode, Perfect. I don't like their recent albums so much, but for a good 30 odd years they were consistently engaging.

 
Last October, I went up to spend some time with my little mom who lives in Paris. It had been a while since I had visited her.
This time, before I left, it was really hard for her to see me go, so I delayed the inevitable for a few days.
At 86, she still goes shopping with her cart, takes the bus and the subway, and grows plants on her balcony.
This time, it was really hard for me to leave, once again.
As a climber, I depend on gravity, but this song weighs heavily on me.


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I can't find the thread about famous people who have died, so I'm writing it here.

Francis Buchholz, Scorpions’ Hurricane-Rocking Ex-Bassist, Dead at 71​

The musician, who’d exited the group after the success of “Wind of Change” in the Nineties, had been battling cancer
By Kory Grow

January 23, 2026
Francis Buchholz (Scorpions) on 17.10.1990 in München / Munich. (Photo by Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Francis Buchholz in 1990Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance/Getty Images

Francis Buchholz, bassist for the Scorpions on massive hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Wind of Change,” died Thursday after a private battle with cancer, according to a social media post. “He departed this world peacefully, surrounded by love,” his family wrote in the announcement. He was 71.

“Throughout his fight with cancer, we stayed by his side, facing every challenge as a family — exactly the way he taught us,” Buchholz’s family wrote. “To his fans around the world — we want to thank you for your unwavering loyalty, your love, and the belief you placed in him throughout his incredible journey. You gave him the world, and he gave you his music in return. Though the strings have gone silent, his soul remains in every note he played and in every life he touched.”

Buchholz’s sledgehammering low end supported the Scorpions’ biggest hit, 1984’s “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” providing unusual restraint in a genre known for excess. His tasteful rumbling similarly complemented the hard-rocking hits “No One Like You,” “Big City Nights,” and “Blackout.” Even though there’s a full quintet on “The Zoo,” it’s Buchholz’s bass that propels the song’s slow-burning throb. Similarly, his understated playing allowed a ballad like “Wind of Change” to soar to Number One on charts around the world.
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