Lead singer Jeff Conolly of 1980's rock band Lyres has died. What were your favorite Lyres songs, /mu/? Their biggest hit was 1984's 'Don't Give It Up Now':https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docmgx3y3zghttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/01/arts/jeff-conolly-garage-rock-legend-lyres-frontman-dies/
>>131097757Too bad, I loved his bands and used to see him a lot working at various Boston record stores. Saw the Lyres many times and they were always great. RIP in peace Monoman.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0ZgJOvspkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x87noxysyPI
The only thing I've ever heard from them is their cover of We Sell Soul which is good but only the third best version of the song.
On Fyre [Ace of Hearts, 1984]Just like their fellow neotraditionalists in rockabilly and r&b, these pillars of garage principle set themselves the nearly impossible task of substituting magic for the real thing every track out. As the best of such bands so often do, they get off on a rousing start, in this case by marshalling their two best originals, which they keep going with the help of a couple of covers through all of side one. On side two they slow down a little, and not only isn't the result magical, it's barely rhythmic. B
