"There Should Be A Mandatory Retirement Age Of 40 In Rock 'N' Roll" - Johnny Ramone

Unknown Soldier · 09-05-2011, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Necromancer

I actually forgot to mention in my last post that the album "In Through The Out Door" had a few singles I like also, In the Evening, Fool in the Rain, and All Of My Love.

I think Steven Tyler is the best performer/frontman out of the four mentioned. Do you really consider Robert Plant as the best Soldier?

All four are all time greats and Steven Tyler a favourite of mine but Robert Plant I`d say the actual best performer, this opinion is based obviously on old footage of the bands from the 1970s and their heyday. The only two other performers that I`d say were even better than Robert Plant are Jim Morrison and Roger Daltrey.

BastardofYoung · 09-05-2011, 12:22 PM

Joey Ramone recorded his solo album when was 47....

Johnny was the same age when they made the last Ramones record.

The Monkey · 09-05-2011, 01:44 PM

I voted for the second option, but unfortunately it's a rare case that an artist retains their creativity after several decades on the business.

ScribbledInthestars · 09-05-2011, 08:32 PM

I'd listen to anyone, regardless of age, only if they rolled out high quality stuff. Unfortunately, some rockers figure out they can appeal to nostalgic audiences no matter what crap they roll out.

jackhammer · 09-14-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

The last couple of years have seen plenty of great rocking albums coming from musicians in their 40s... Grinderman, Killing Joke, PJ Harvey, Wire and Swans, to name a few.

And Brendan Perry's 2010 solo album is better than any Dead Can Dance album I've ever heard.

Killing Joke are in their 50's now and their latest release blows the arse of many bands who profess to be intense and the latest Wire album ties knots around many new 'alternative' bands around today.

I think if artists are trading upon past glories then you are right in saying that they should call it a day when they are just churning out album after album that are no different to what they were making 30, 20 even 10 years ago but then I could contradict myself and say that BB King hasn't really changed in 30 years yet he still makes good music.

View Poll Results: do you agree with johnny?
I agree, these old guys need to know when to stop and hang it up	0	0%
Disagree, age is just a number. you don't stop being creative just because you're old	20	68.97%
Make a dramatic exit like overdosing or blowing your brains out. better to burn out than fade away	1	3.45%
I think an artist's late work is sometimes more interesting	4	13.79%
Overwhelming success can kill creativity so its better to bow out while you're still in your prime	0	0%
I reckon that an aging rapper is more embarrassing than an aging rockstar	4	13.79%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

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09-05-2011, 08:32 PM	#34 (permalink)
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