Rain Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/myles-goodwyn-april-wine-singer-dead-obituary-1234908910/ This one hits me hard. I discovered them late, but April Wine has been a huge part of my life for the last few years. Their album First Glance in particular - it is played at least once or twice a month, on my nights off. I'd been following him for a few years on Facebook, and that's where I learned in March that he was retiring from performing with April Wine, although he remained involved with the band. He was still performing with his acoustic trio, their last show in October if I remember correctly. He was quite active on Facebook until mid November. His last post was a song of his called "Will the Last Voice I Hear Be An Angel?" He was 75. In true Canadian fashion, I learned the news from a post by Alex Lifeson of Rush. I'll be rocking First Glance and a lot more tonight. RIP Myles and thanks for all the music. Edited December 4, 2023 by Rain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Although I had a VERY short time playing live in a band, a few of the April Wine songs were definitely in the rotation. I think listening to their discography might be just the ticket for today! (I only fell asleep at 7:30 pm and am now up and starting to work at 1:30 am! Go figure...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, craigb said: Although I had a VERY short time playing live in a band, a few of the April Wine songs were definitely in the rotation. I think listening to their discography might be just the ticket for today! (I only fell asleep at 7:30 pm and am now up and starting to work at 1:30 am! Go figure...) Been living on this side of the clock for the last 3 years. Going to bed at 10:30 in the morning, up at 6:20 pm, and working from 7 to 4. Technically, my shift is 10 to 7, but the team is based on the east coast and this works even better for me. Even on my days off and during vacation, I keep to this night schedule - and honestly, I've never slept better (and that much) in my life. The only thing that sucks is that this forum is a little quiet until the folks from the other side of the Atlantic wake up. Then I can play the song association game with Pwal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 They say having a consistent sleep schedule (whichever you choose) is best, but I've never been able to do that. I always sleep in chunks. A standard sleep cycle is about 90 minutes long so I tend to have two or three sets of these throughout the night/day. Fortunately, I'm currently working from home which makes it nice. When I'm awake, I work. If I'm tired, I take a nap. I always hated trying to stay awake to keep on someone else's schedule! Not only was it annoying for me, but the work quality suffered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 🤘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Been going through their discography and just realized how subtly dirty this song is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 I remember when my neighbor bought their Nature of the Beast album in '81/'82. That was my first time hearing them, I think. Loved that album. Crash and Burn was my favorite. RIP Myles.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Wore Nature of the Beast out and had to buy it twice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Here's one I haven't heard in ages. The Loop t-shirt was definitely a blast from the past! Edited December 6, 2023 by Leadfoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Leadfoot said: The Loop t-shirt was definitely a blast from the past! This thread is a blast from the past for me. I haven't listened to April Wine since the hard-rocking (and smoking and drinking and tripping) days of my late teens. I have Harder ... Faster on vinyl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Leadfoot said: Here's one I haven't heard in ages. The Loop t-shirt was definitely a blast from the past! Looks like Le Studio, Morin Heights in my native Quebec. Also known as Rush's Abbey Road. Tom Sawyer was also filmed there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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