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sad news. Germ Free Adolescents is one of the best Punk albums. RIP.

Terrible news. So young! I really liked her voice and she was pretty too.

My X-Ray song of choice is 'Cigarettes' - very catchy

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She'd only recently released a new solo album, Generation Indigo.

I love the Germ Free Adolescents album. Poly died way too young.

X-Ray Spec performing its debut single "Oh Bondage Up Yours", circa 1977. Rockin'!

Shit, one of the greatest rock bands ever. Good lord, all our heros are dying.

Oh My God! That is sad. She was so young. I just recently have being obsessing over their music thanks to Timmy84, and only got Let's Submerge like 2 months ago maybe cause our local indie music store randomly started stocking it.

I wish she had released more music, but more importanly I pray she's at peace now

NPR did a nice feature on her yesterday in honor of her.

abigail05 said:

... and she was pretty too.

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Oh yes, she was of biracial descent and quite a looker.

Cancer is awful.

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Less than 3 months ago she revealed that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer. Unfortunately, due to the aggressive nature of her disease, medical treatment couldn't save her. Life is very brief, afterall.

Rest in peace, Poly. I just discovered this lady and the great contribution she had in the development of punk and new wave. May she rest eternally. Sad day.

Wowugotit said:

Cancer is awful.

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It really bugs me when good people like Poly & Pheobe Snow pass away too early and human turds like Charlie Manson are still around. The Universe can be quite funny.

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Man. Punks have short lifetimes.

markpeg said:

Man. Punks have short lifetimes.

Tell me about it. Joey Ramone was only 49 when he died, I don't think the other Ramones who passed away weren't even 60 yet. Johnny Thunders died at 38. Of course we know what happened to Sid. Wendy O. Williams died tragically at a young age. It's kinda like hip-hop artists and Motown artists, they all seem to die at very young ages. Joe Strummer wasn't 50 when he died.

Timmy84 said:

markpeg said:

Man. Punks have short lifetimes.

Tell me about it. Joey Ramone was only 49 when he died, I don't think the other Ramones who passed away weren't even 60 yet. Johnny Thunders died at 38. Of course we know what happened to Sid. Wendy O. Williams died tragically at a young age. It's kinda like hip-hop artists and Motown artists, they all seem to die at very young ages. Joe Strummer wasn't 50 when he died.

Punk rock doesn't have a good pension plan. Some like Thunders were killing themselves. But Strummer was supposedly fairly healthy but had a congenital defect he never knew about. A lot of those guys died from not having access to health care... Stiv Bators was hit by a car & didn't think it was worthwhile to go to the hospital and get checked out, died of internal injuries that night.

RIP Poly, you were no poseur.

RIP Poly.....true legend

You know when I did begin hearing X Ray Spex this year (yeah I know very late in the game), I heard a very revolutionary sound from them and Poly definitely was a revolutionary looking back. She never got the credit she deserved - then again most pioneers don't.

OH BONDAGE UP YOURS