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Vini Reilly

ヴィニ・ライリー　/　ゔぃに・らいりー

Musician from United Kingdom

August 4, 1953 (age 72)　・　Higher Blackley, United Kingdom

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My Take

Vini Reilly is the kind of musician I love stumbling onto, more cult hero than household name. As the guitarist and driving force behind The Durutti Column, he carved out a sound that didn't fit the post-punk era he came up in. While his peers leaned on aggression, he brought a clean, fluid guitar style laced with jazz, folk and classical touches. Born in 1953 near Manchester, he's an English original whose playing rewards close listening over loud impact. I respect artists who refuse to follow the room, and Reilly clearly trusted his own ear. That quiet stubbornness is exactly why his work has aged so well.

Overview

Vincent Gerard "Vini" Reilly (born 4 August 1953) is an English musician and leader of the post-punk group the Durutti Column. He is known for his distinctively clean, fluid guitar style, which stood out from his punk-era contemporaries in its incorporation of jazz, folk, and classical elements.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Vini Reilly
Name (Japanese): ヴィニ・ライリー
Reading: ゔぃに・らいりー
Born: August 4, 1953 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: Higher Blackley, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

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