Mellotronists

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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