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Author: M. Johnson
Date: 04-21-12 21:44
Are there any artists, older than sixty, who you think will make a great record?
Who do you think will make the best record, compared to the competition?
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Author: breno
Date: 04-23-12 20:57
I have every confidence that Ian Hunter (73 in June) still has two or three great albums in him.
Howard DeVoto just turned 60 in March. I didn't necessarily love the recent Magazine album, but I do expect that if he makes another one it'll kick ass.
Lindsey Buckingham's last solo album was really good and based on it and the album before it he's been on a fairly steady upswing of late.
Blondie's Panic of Girls didn't really float my boat, but Debbie Harry was still in pretty good voice on it. The main problems with the album were the absence of Jimmy Destri and the production, which made Clem Burke & Chris Stein sound faceless and pedestrian. If they were to dial up Richard Gottehrer, whose work on the first Dum Dum Girls album shows that he's still got the touch, they could probably record another killer.
The Mael brothers are both over 60 now and while I don't know that I would predict that they have another great album in them, I wouldn't predict they don't.
But as far as who I think will make another album that will compare favorably to their own best work and the young whippersnappers, I'd never bet against Hunter.
Or Nick Lowe.
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Author: Michael Toland
Date: 04-24-12 08:55
I agree with Brad on Lowe and Hunter. I bet Pete Townshend could still come up with a great solo record.
It wouldn't surprise me if Aretha Franklin decided to blow off the Clive Davis bullshit she's been mired in since the 80s, strip her sound back down, take it to church and make another great record.
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Author: hoip chiggs
Date: 04-24-12 10:14
I bet on the bitter old men of rock.
Lou Reed most certainly has another Velvets-quality masterpiece in him, if not in his soul or his heart, definitely in his bowels.
Gazillionare Roger Waters has another ubersuper concept album in him about the foulness of life, the futility of war, and the tragedy of mankind. Actually, all the wars in history he'll match with a song and put on a triple disc album.
Graham Parker will release Mechaparkerilla, a sequel to his album The Parkerilla.
And as of now, Ian Anderson has released Thick As A Brick 2, hitting their main demographic - fans of TV talent shows -- quenching their thirst for enjoyable music with depth and mythos.
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Author: zoo
Date: 04-24-12 11:42
Billy Currie is 60 this year, and the new Ultravox is set for release in May. I don't know if it will great or not, but I'm holding out hope.
John Foxx is in his 60s and has been turning out some decent stuff over the last few years.
Tim Finn turns 60 this year. I didn't hear his album from last year, but his solo stuff has been mostly excellent over the past decade, and I wouldn't put it past him for it to continue.
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Author: nosepail
Date: 04-28-12 13:48
This probably doesnt qualify as rock but it definitely qualifies as geeze. I bought the new Loudon Wainwright CD "Older Than My Old Man Now", and instantly fell in love with it. All the songs are autiobiographical and about dying, growing old, or sex, or - more particular - the absence thereof. It's loose, goofy, funny, varied, and occassionally moving.
I think most of the 60's geezers I used to hold out hope for have reached the end of the line. I guess Neil Young or Paul mcCartney could put out a good, but probably not a great record. Pete Townshend? Meh...perhaps. Though I never liked any of solo records, so I am not sure what he could at this late date.
I think Andy Partridge could definitely put out an amazing solo record. That guys voice never seemed to diminish over the course of XTC's lifetime, and his musical chops were always formidable.
Tom Waits certianly has another great record in him.
I think past age 60 - we know all your musical and vocal limitations. You have to somehow get real deep and soulful into the lyrics and put out a mortality record. Johnny Cash American Recordings, Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker.
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Author: Heff
Date: 05-01-12 13:00
How about Wire? They're getting close to 60. Bruce Gilbert is almost 70 but he's no longer in the group. I thought Red Barked Trees was great and that was released last year.
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