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Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 5:34pm
by Marky Dread
muppet hi fi wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:21pm
The 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.
Oh I'm sure they will retire once they've made enough money. ;)

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 5:43pm
by revbob
I saw Derek Warfield a few years back he was probably 70 or so, he had great energy.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 6:11pm
by Silent Majority
revbob wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:43pm
I saw Derek Warfield a few years back he was probably 70 or so, he had great energy.
It does feel like people have different rules for folk artists.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 9:17am
by JennyB
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.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 9:32am
by Dr. Medulla
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.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 10:50am
by Heston
muppet hi fi wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:21pm
The 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.
Good god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 10:55am
by Heston
Marky Dread wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 4:43pm
Silent Majority wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 2:46pm
101Walterton wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 2:18pm
It depends what you want out of the show and how important the live element is to it.
Yes, if you're interested in seeing a corpse, it's not that important.
So you won't bother going to see Heston when he is in his 70's on his "Who remembers KISS" tour.
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.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 10:59am
by Marky Dread
Heston wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:50am
muppet hi fi wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:21pm
The 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.
Good god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.
This is pretty painful.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 11:03am
by Marky Dread
Heston wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:55am
Marky Dread wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 4:43pm
Silent Majority wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 2:46pm
101Walterton wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 2:18pm
It depends what you want out of the show and how important the live element is to it.
Yes, if you're interested in seeing a corpse, it's not that important.
So you won't bother going to see Heston when he is in his 70's on his "Who remembers KISS" tour.
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.
Excellent I wouldn't mind some of that.

Heston is the mole from the Ministry
And you'll all bow down to him
He's the mole in your potting shed
He's the bad thoughts inside your head
And you won't catch him

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 12:07pm
by Silent Majority
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:59am
Heston wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:50am
muppet hi fi wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:21pm
The 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.
Good god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.
This is pretty painful.
Oh, it isn't quite hanging together any more is it?

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 12:11pm
by Marky Dread
Silent Majority wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 12:07pm
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:59am
Heston wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 10:50am
muppet hi fi wrote:
02 Nov 2017, 5:21pm
The 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.
Good god that is awful. So sluggish and they are all starting to look pretty ridiculous. Retire now.
This is pretty painful.
Oh, it isn't quite hanging together any more is it?
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.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 1:00pm
by Flex
They were great at Desert Trip.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 1:05pm
by Marky Dread
Flex wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 1:00pm
They were great at Desert Trip.
How long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 1:13pm
by Flex
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 1:05pm
How long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?
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.

Re: Is there a live retirement age for musicians?

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 1:21pm
by Marky Dread
Flex wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 1:13pm
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Nov 2017, 1:05pm
How long ago is that Flex? Recent show? Do you think the footage presented in this thread is just an off night?
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.
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".

Of course it could be an off night and all bands however great have those.