Although he hasn't really done it recently, I believe
Bowie to be capable of a continued originality and
innovation. Arguably, he's been doing it every few
albums. But that's a good question...
Artists get caught up in everything from trying to
stay ahead of trends, new technology, drug
abuse/recovery, child-bearing/rearing,
marriage/divorce, financial obligations, quality of
living, etc.. There's a whole lot of influences
pushing us around as we get older. It's easy to get
addled.
-Jack
--- Mark Pring <
mellotronmadness@...> wrote:
> Looking back over the bands that I enjoyed listening
> to when I was a lad, it strikes me that none of them
> are producing anything really new. Some are dead, so
> I suppose they can't help it. Others are producing
> new material which I enjoy listening to but not a
> major musical change, just more of the same . A few
> do very good if not better live performances than
> when they were young but the material is often old.
>
> It has been said that most song writers don't
> produce much new material after the age of 40 (
> ?30), can anyone think of any performers from the
> 60s and 70s who are still excitingly creative?
>
> Mark
>
> Jim Anderson <jimanderson@...> wrote:
> That's what rehearsals are
> for. I don't think it's right to go out
> on tour and playing to paying audiences if the
> music is
> embarrassing. Age has nothing to do with it--any
> entertainer/
> performer should know when their own performance
> does meet certain
> standards.
>
> That being said, what's "good" to someone can be
> "bad" to someone
> else. Ear of the beholder, etc...
>
> -ja
>
> On Jul 28, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Bernie wrote:
>
> >
> > Wasn't it their first tour after quite a long
> hiatus? I saw them a
> > couple of times after Red Rock and their vocals
> were right on. Maybe
> > they were still warming up to performing live
> again?
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> >
> > --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily
> <pocotron@...>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi, all-
> >> I couldn't help but add this observation. I saw
> >> the Moodies in the early 1980's at Red Rocks
> (w/Moraz,
> >> pre-orchestra). It struck me then that the boys
> were
> >> just going thru the motions, as the performance
> of the
> >> old stuff had the same "flavorings" as on
> "Caught Live
> >> +5"(1969). The vocals were off-key, strident,
> and the
> >> falsettos made you cringe. Did they ever listen
> to
> >> themselves live? A few vocal-coaching lessons
> >> would've done wonders. Granted, this was before
> vocal
> >> pitch-correction boxes, but I heard much better
> vocals
> >> from other live groups in those years. I, too,
> love
> >> the Moodies, but studio production had a lot to
> do
> >> with their sound, it seems.
> >>
> >> -Bruce Daily
> >> M400#1221
> >>
> >> --- jonesalley jonesalley@... wrote:
> >>
> >>> I hope nobody is trying to make the point that
> the
> >>> present-day Moody Blues suck because they are
> old.
> >>> I know I'm certainly not trying to claim that.
> My
> >>> beef is that they suck now because they are
> largely
> >>> just going through the motions, they've lost
> the
> >>> creative spark and they are just trudging down
> >>> well-worn paths show after show and collecting
> the
> >>> paychecks. I keep expecting to see them check
> their
> >>> watches. When it becomes so obviously a job
> instead
> >>> of a career, it's really disappointing to
> watch.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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