Oh I'm sure they will retire once they've made enough money.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 5:21pmThe beauty of live music is that anything can happen, and frequently does. As Flex pointed out - as long as their hearts are still in it it's probably worth seeing.
Keef fucked up the intro to "Brown Sugar" last month in Germany, with Woody keeping Charlie on track, and then Keef gets mad at Mick for coming in perfectly on time. Fucking own it, Keef! You're old and you fucked up "Brown Sugar"(doh!). But they still seem to love playing, so good on 'em.
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I saw Derek Warfield a few years back he was probably 70 or so, he had great energy.
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I have to say that Dave Gahan, though only in his 50's so relatively young, has never sounded better than on DM's current tour. And that man is a hard-lived 56.
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Michael Gira of Swans is 63 and is still playing really intense, rapturous shows (according to reviews). The current line-up of the band are playing their final shows together tonight and tomorrow night (and last night) in NYC. I'll be annoyed if some bootlegs don't emerge.
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Good god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 5:21pmThe beauty of live music is that anything can happen, and frequently does. As Flex pointed out - as long as their hearts are still in it it's probably worth seeing.
Keef fucked up the intro to "Brown Sugar" last month in Germany, with Woody keeping Charlie on track, and then Keef gets mad at Mick for coming in perfectly on time. Fucking own it, Keef! You're old and you fucked up "Brown Sugar"(doh!). But they still seem to love playing, so good on 'em.
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Fuck that, I'm starting to feel the pace now as I'm nearing 50. Will probably do an Andy Partridge and just make music in a potting shed somewhere.Marky Dread wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 4:43pmSo you won't bother going to see Heston when he is in his 70's on his "Who remembers KISS" tour.Silent Majority wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 2:46pmYes, if you're interested in seeing a corpse, it's not that important.101Walterton wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 2:18pmIt depends what you want out of the show and how important the live element is to it.
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This is pretty painful.Heston wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:50amGood god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 5:21pmThe beauty of live music is that anything can happen, and frequently does. As Flex pointed out - as long as their hearts are still in it it's probably worth seeing.
Keef fucked up the intro to "Brown Sugar" last month in Germany, with Woody keeping Charlie on track, and then Keef gets mad at Mick for coming in perfectly on time. Fucking own it, Keef! You're old and you fucked up "Brown Sugar"(doh!). But they still seem to love playing, so good on 'em.
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Excellent I wouldn't mind some of that.Heston wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:55amFuck that, I'm starting to feel the pace now as I'm nearing 50. Will probably do an Andy Partridge and just make music in a potting shed somewhere.Marky Dread wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 4:43pmSo you won't bother going to see Heston when he is in his 70's on his "Who remembers KISS" tour.Silent Majority wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 2:46pmYes, if you're interested in seeing a corpse, it's not that important.101Walterton wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 2:18pmIt depends what you want out of the show and how important the live element is to it.
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Oh, it isn't quite hanging together any more is it?Marky Dread wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:59amThis is pretty painful.Heston wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:50amGood god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 5:21pmThe beauty of live music is that anything can happen, and frequently does. As Flex pointed out - as long as their hearts are still in it it's probably worth seeing.
Keef fucked up the intro to "Brown Sugar" last month in Germany, with Woody keeping Charlie on track, and then Keef gets mad at Mick for coming in perfectly on time. Fucking own it, Keef! You're old and you fucked up "Brown Sugar"(doh!). But they still seem to love playing, so good on 'em.
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That's exactly it mate. It's a shame but I do feel they should stick to studio work. I know this denies the Stones fanbase a chance of seeing their heroes but at least the band can still cut it in the studio.Silent Majority wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 12:07pmOh, it isn't quite hanging together any more is it?Marky Dread wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:59amThis is pretty painful.Heston wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 10:50amGood god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.muppet hi fi wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 5:21pmThe beauty of live music is that anything can happen, and frequently does. As Flex pointed out - as long as their hearts are still in it it's probably worth seeing.
Keef fucked up the intro to "Brown Sugar" last month in Germany, with Woody keeping Charlie on track, and then Keef gets mad at Mick for coming in perfectly on time. Fucking own it, Keef! You're old and you fucked up "Brown Sugar"(doh!). But they still seem to love playing, so good on 'em.
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They were great at Desert Trip.
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How long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?
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About a year ago. Maybe they were having a particularly good night, I dunno. I think it can be tough to assess how you'd take in a live show just based on video.Marky Dread wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 1:05pmHow long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?
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That's a fair comment and who knows why fans upload certain tracks to Youtube but they sound really poor on those clips. I think if I were uploading a clip from a show I would want to upload a decent performance but maybe that's not the point of Youtube. Maybe it's more just the fan saying "hey look I was there".Flex wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 1:13pmAbout a year ago. Maybe they were having a particularly good night, I dunno. I think it can be tough to assess how you'd take in a live show just based on video.Marky Dread wrote: ↑03 Nov 2017, 1:05pmHow long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?
Of course it could be an off night and all bands however great have those.
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