Wibbs wrote: » Yes and no S. Yes he certainly stayed "with it" for longer than most and there were reminders of his genius in his latter years, but again his best work and the work he'll be remembered for in centuries to come was pretty much exclusively produced in his twenties up to his mid 30's, from 1969-1983. Which is bloody impressive. Precious few can keep a peak going for five years, never mind nearly fifteen and never mind continually pushing the boundaries of the art form. The Stones for example had about a five year peak, but innovative they were not, or at least in a limited way. He was near enough the first to seek out producers and collaborators very different from where he was coming from and this shaped his output in a big way. A very clever and insightful move. Keeps you on your creative toes for longer. U2 and Madonna have also gone this route to good effect. He also branched out into other art forms like dance, acting, art, fashion. The word "genius" is bandied about way too much of late, but Dave Bowie was most certainly an example of one.
Hector Savage wrote: » I see these teenagers wearing RAMONES , Nirvana, and the other day a Motorhead t shirt - I used to think fair play to them - but I wonder do they even know they exist ? A friend of the family 19 yo girl was wearing a Stones t shirt. Me - "so you like the Stones?" Her - "who?' Me - I smile and explain, with internal double face palm..
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wexie wrote: » Rock stars aren't being made anymore and the good ones that are still left are dying off one by one The new ones are being judged on looks and behaviour and marketability rather than their talent and music. Not good looking enough....that's too bad, yeah I appreciate you might well be the new Hendrix but it just won't sell on f*cking Instagram Sorry doll, we can't have that kind of behaviour no matter how well you sing. Corporate won't like it. :mad:
pumpkin4life wrote: » Pet annoyance of mine: The inability to say The Beatles and Bob Dylan are anything less than perfect and godlike, especially among 50+ lads. On a sidenote, I think Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Motorhead, The Fall, and Radiohead are a number of bands/artists who had a very long, consistent peak. It does happen, though rarely enough.
Arghus wrote: » Dylan released loads of stuff in the long middle of his career that was absolute ****. I'm a fully paid up member of The Beatles can do no wrong club. I'd like to be able to say different, but even after years of listening to it their music still absolutely blows me away. Best quality control of any band ever IMO.
Arne_Saknussem wrote: » In fairness they did lose control of McCartney in the late 60s with ****e like Ob la di, ob-la-da & Maxwells Silver Hammer.
Wibbs wrote: » Aye, though Ob la di, ob-la-da wasn't too bad. Throwaway sure, but hearing that for the first time back then it would have sounded very novel. 100% on Max's hammer shite.
super_furry wrote: » Tell you what I miss, ugly popstars. There'll never be another Renée & Renato. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7EnYrW0oQM
the purple tin wrote: » Get a satellite and tune into european tv stations. Netherlands and Germany in particular have some shall we say less than aesthetically pleasing superstars. There was/is a massively popular dutch singer who was the head cut of Paul Shane in Hi De Hi.
