Old, old, old

[jonnyfez]

Rock and Roll is unforgiving to its practitioners who get old. Not true of other genres. Mississippi John Hurt didn't even get his second wind until the 1960s after recording in the 20s. Jazz, classical - they all love their elders.

But if you're gray, balding, with a paunch in R n R - bring out the hook!

[imsilly]

Old people are old.

[guitarzan13]

Dumb thread
simi-trolling IMHO

[flathd]

These gettin' old threads are gettin' old.

[Joe Baggadonitz]

The 'new' replaces the 'old' and then eventually gets 'old' and so on- no divine revelation there. Certainly, there are a lot of people who should seriously consider 'hanging it up' if you will. But if I had to tell someone to "give it up" it would likely be someone like John McCain, not Bob Dylan.
Colorado? feel free to flush yourself- you have my blessing

[SacDAve]

I'm confused about this post, but then I'm 60. Dam now I looked at the " Post Quick Reply or Go Advanced " now I'm completely lost. Did you say McCartney married a 17 year old

[6942]

You know yer too old to rock when..................................

You have a portable oxygen canister next to your Marshall stack.


Steve

[Lost_N_Austin]

In the interest of full disclosure, just how old of a curmudgen are you? Part of your rambling (possible attempt at humor?) might just be attributable to senility.

By the way, Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927), is playing in Austin, TX tonight and by my calculations he is 85 years old.

Ralph Stanley & the "Clinch Mountain Boys"

along with "Whiskey Shivers"

Wed, June 20, 2012

6:00 pm

Antone's

Austin, TX

$20.- $150.



Colorado - Please post your links to your Banjo Playing videos on Youtube. I may want to save my $20.00 and just watch you play.

Lost_N_Austin

[blowtorch]

GenX-er here and my kids call themselves GenZ, they say they are going to be the last generation.

[Boubou]

Originally Posted by jonnyfez

But if you're gray, balding, with a paunch in R n R - bring out the hook!

are you talking about David Gilmour?
If so maybe you could learn a few tricks from an old monkey
Also to the OP, your comment reflect the fact that you listen to music with your eyes, not your ears

[Tim G]

Originally Posted by Boubou

Right on, bring on the new generations! BIEBER FOREVER

Just remember, our parents and grandparents thought the same thing about the Beatles about 45 years ago that we think about Bieber now.

[tpaul]

One thing about some of the old survivors like the Stones and Dylan, they are rooted in the blues... and the blues as a genre doesn't discriminate against the old. To the contrary, you can't hardly claim to have lived the blues unless you have a bald patch, a few gold teeth, at least two divorces and enough serious ailments to warrant a nickname (Willie "Old Blind Sumbitch" Johnson).

I think the closer you stay to the blues, the longer your performing life.

[Arbiter]

Originally Posted by colorado

Anyway, reading threads lately about how incredibly ancient Jagger and McCartney and Dylan and etc. have become got me thinking about how their generation has finally reached irrelavance. We indulge them and still love them but they really are a bunch of old wankers that verge on the pathetic when they "perform".

Actually could not agree more. These guys hit their "sell-by" date a long time ago, by my lights. Some of the oldsters are still staying fresh, relevant, trying new and different things. (You mentioned Plant, great example). But Jagger, Dylan, McCartney, et al, are just cruising on nostalgia and the earning power of a rapidly shrinking demographic who can afford five hundred dollar tickets to keep the circus rolling.

I don't knock those who want to see it but for me, those guys lost all relevance by the time I hit high school - thirty years ago.

[Boubou]

Originally Posted by Tim G

Just remember, our parents and grandparents thought the same thing about the Beatles about 45 years ago that we think about Bieber now.

Oh wow, I think I going to be sick, someone give me a bucket

[kelnet]

Originally Posted by Boubou

Oh wow, I think I going to be sick, someone give me a bucket

[51Nocast]

You play for yourself and those people who enjoy what you are doing. If or when no one else enjoys what you do, you will play for yourself.

Just as we all have different tastes in music we have opinions on what is acceptable to us.

What is the point of degrading other people ?

We all do it whether it's telling someone their guitar is ugly or telling someone they are too old to play in public.

I guess your thread really illustrates the folly in it. So you have accomplished something positive in spite of your comments.

Good one.

[claudel]

When I was under 30 I really used to get a kick out of telling the oldsters (over 30) to **** off at most every turn.

Now that I'm over 60 I really get a kick out of telling the youngsters (under 60) to **** off whenever I get a chance, so...

I hope Mick & Keith have another 20 years in them, and at least one more "Exile On Main Street"...

[brookdalebill]

I heard you the first time, sonny!

[blowtorch]

I remember once someone blogged about seeing my band , it was something to the effect of, "just so you know, they are a bunch of old guys". It made me laugh, I thought, yeah, any bunch of kids can rock, it's when you're old and achey and have careers and mortgages and families and you're still doing it, that's when you're HARDCORE

[Cooper Black]

Originally Posted by colorado

It is embarassing to see ...

That's truly a matter of personal choice.

A friend of mine was close enough to the blues jam at Merelfest this year to witness Doc fumbling with his capo after a key change. Someone threw him a break at that same time and tears came to Doc's eyes as he sat there in the spotlight unable to contribute.

It might become true that popular Boomer performers will fade into obscurity now that the sun is setting on that demographic, but the one's that do probably were more Beiber-like that you might care to admit.

e.g. Boomers talk to me about Tiny Tim when I bring out the ukulele. Everyone else in the world talks about Jake Shimubukura.

[/RANT] Full disclosure: I'm a Gen-X'er so I grew up in the Boomer shadow, and am a bit jaded about that topic. (ya' think?)