Steve French
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you've never heard of the rolling stones?? or the who?? or any other number of bands that still play years later?? idk, i'm excited, i love a lot of danzigs stuff, and a chance to finally see the misfits, how can i complain about that??[video=youtube;p0gDjsgQHK4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0gDjsgQHK4[/video]
Something sounds a bit fucked to me about watching some 50 year old fucker struggle through his old hits from a lifetime ago. Like when the Sex Pistols reformed a few years ago. They sounded like shit, were all 60+, and it was clear they were only in it for the money. Paying $200 for a ticket to that shit? Fuck that. Though I'll admit, went to see the Offspring a few years back, many years out of their prime they were starting to look pretty old. Sounded great however, and it was a mindblowing show. Might've been all the drugs I took though, or how I grew up listening to everything that band put out religiously.
I think most bands have a prime, a window of years in which they are still good. There are exceptions though. The Stones and the Who were rare in that they remained good for many years, but they have both been going for 40+ years by now. The voices have changed, and the guitar playing chops have faded. The songwriting has gone to shit in the bands that still play new songs. Most of them however just play the oldies, which I would much rather listen to on a cd than pay exorbitant ticket prices to see butchered live. It is clear they are in it for nothing but money or maybe keeping the dream alive, and it shows in how they play. Most of the people going to these shows are old themselves, wear suits, and are only there to say they saw x band rather than enjoy themselves. Though I would still go see the Who, if the tickets were cheap, because they are a band that I've spent countless hours listening to and I have something invested in their songs. They meant something to me.you've never heard of the rolling stones?? or the who?? or any other number of bands that still play years later?? idk, i'm excited, i love a lot of danzigs stuff, and a chance to finally see the misfits, how can i complain about that??
i tend to agree with what you're saying french, but i was a lil young when the misfits were in their prime, so i never got a chance to see them live..I think most bands have a prime, a window of years in which they are still good. There are exceptions though. The Stones and the Who were rare in that they remained good for many years, but they have both been going for 40+ years by now. The voices have changed, and the guitar playing chops have faded. The songwriting has gone to shit in the bands that still play new songs. Most of them however just play the oldies, which I would much rather listen to on a cd than pay exorbitant ticket prices to see butchered live. It is clear they are in it for nothing but money or maybe keeping the dream alive, and it shows in how they play. Most of the people going to these shows are old themselves, wear suits, and are only there to say they saw x band rather than enjoy themselves. Though I would still go see the Who, if the tickets were cheap, because they are a band that I've spent countless hours listening to and I have something invested in their songs. They meant something to me.
Moral of the story: Bands get old, get shitty, there are exceptions, history weighs in.