Discussion
I've just been to my first gig in 2.5 years and feeling revitalised I've been looking ahead to what is coming up.
Most of the bands I like were big in the 60's to 90's. The majority of them are probably 50+ years old now (i.e. the band members).
I only really started going to live music within the last 20 years so even when I was watching most of them they were probably past their prime - either old or half the members missing. That didn't put me off though as it was fresh to me.
Just looking around and some of these geezers are so old I am not sure I can be arsed anymore
For example:
Deep Purple - Ian Paice is 73 years old.
The Eagles - Don Henley is 74.
Can they still sing? Probably. But well enough for the prices they are charging?
Most of the bands I like were big in the 60's to 90's. The majority of them are probably 50+ years old now (i.e. the band members).
I only really started going to live music within the last 20 years so even when I was watching most of them they were probably past their prime - either old or half the members missing. That didn't put me off though as it was fresh to me.
Just looking around and some of these geezers are so old I am not sure I can be arsed anymore
For example:
Deep Purple - Ian Paice is 73 years old.
The Eagles - Don Henley is 74.
Can they still sing? Probably. But well enough for the prices they are charging?
droopsnoot said:
I keep going to see The Stranglers - JJ Burnel has gone from being the youngest one to being (apart from the only original one) 70 years old now. But it's hard to believe it when you see them play. Singing isn't really a problem as it's always been a bit more shouty for him.
Saw The Stranglers a year or two ago at Beautiful Days festival near Exeter, and the year before that Stiff Little Fingers at the same festival. Both still had the energy and performance they had when I first saw them in the early 80s, and both completely blew all the other acts at the festival out the waterdroopsnoot said:
I keep going to see The Stranglers - JJ Burnel has gone from being the youngest one to being (apart from the only original one) 70 years old now. But it's hard to believe it when you see them play. Singing isn't really a problem as it's always been a bit more shouty for him.
Any time I see recent pictures of JJ he has an alarming resemblance to Eamon Holmes.Some of the oldies seem to sing just as well as ever, others, definately not so!!
Worst we've seen in the last couple of years were Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Eric Black (BOC), neither of them can hold a note for toffee these days.
Best have been Paul Jones, Georgie Fame and Paul Carrack, who are all still as good as they ever were.
Worst we've seen in the last couple of years were Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Eric Black (BOC), neither of them can hold a note for toffee these days.
Best have been Paul Jones, Georgie Fame and Paul Carrack, who are all still as good as they ever were.
I went to see Whitesnake, Foreigner and Europe a couple of weeks ago in Bham. Europe were excellent, Joey Tempest in fine voice, Foreigner (no original members present) were very good too but Whitesnake....oh dear. DC can no longer sing and it was painful. We left early and we weren't the only ones.
I've been very fortunate to have been gifted tickets for the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park next month and I am curious as to how they fare up these days.
It's been ~17 years since I last experienced them live. In fairness, they were impressively on-point back then when they were all likely rocking a bus pass alongside their back-stage pass.
It's been ~17 years since I last experienced them live. In fairness, they were impressively on-point back then when they were all likely rocking a bus pass alongside their back-stage pass.
Well Paul McCartney is selling out venues all over America and he's eighty in a few weeks.
Coverdale's voice is shot, Gillan's is holding up not too bad.
Fair play to all the wrinkly rockers, if there's an audience out there, go for it.
Off to see Graham Gouldman's 10cc in Autumn for the umpteenth time
Coverdale's voice is shot, Gillan's is holding up not too bad.
Fair play to all the wrinkly rockers, if there's an audience out there, go for it.
Off to see Graham Gouldman's 10cc in Autumn for the umpteenth time
Ronstein said:
Worst we've seen in the last couple of years were Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Eric Black (BOC), neither of them can hold a note for toffee these days.
Ian Anderson has had well documented throat 'issues'. Do you mean Eric Bloom (BOC)? Regardless of Bloom's singing, I found BOC to be quite poor live anyway. Another singer that's had throat problems is Bruce Dickinson, but his vocals seemed largely OK when I saw IM a couple of years ago. Age catches up with everyone... .
Stuart70 said:
Wacky Racer said:
Well Paul McCartney is selling out venues all over America and he's eighty in a few weeks.
Can’t hold a note and looks like he has been embalmed. I hope he loves doing it, otherwise, why?!I think he looks great for eighty personally
Mojooo said:
Can they still sing? Probably. But well enough for the prices they are charging?
Some don't sing - Jeff Beck... still playing well. I try to see what's left of Steely Dan whenever they come over - Donald is backed by younger and very slick musicians and he can still sing most of the time. Well worth the ticket price to me.
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