Recycled Music: When is it time to salvage your reputation? (Page 2 of 2)

Glad the tour's going well Martin, I've had good reports, and yes Wilko seems to be a cult figure with a greater profile since Oil City Confidential. I've not mentioned him in this thread (as someone who needs to salvage his reputation).

Yet its also true to say that the music industry in the UK is obsessed with image and categorisation and I do wonder if a lot of great young acts in the genre are pigeonholing themselves to the blues or vintage rock scene in a way that makes it hard to break out. It does seem to me that the few blues styled acts that do appear to have a younger following are the ones that have distanced themselves from those scenes. In my view, the best acts to be touring with are the overseas ones who are less subject to this categorisation, and usually tend to get a broader mix of audience due to general intrigue. The Tracer tour looked a good one! By contrast Wishbone Ash on Friday (which was coincidentally a very good show) there were maybe about 10-15 guys younger than me (with dads) and the limited number of females there matched the male average age. Trust me, young ladies catch my eye too!!

Back on subject, I was talking to a festival organiser about a one older performer who has suffered ill health over a few years. The guy inquired about playing at his event, but the sad thing was the length of time it took him to do so, indicated he was not really able to perform. I'll not mention his name, but it's sad when acts do want to keep going when they are no longer physically up for it.  Sadly I guess most of it comes down to finance.

The 2007 DSOTM tour was musically the best non-blues concert Ive ever been to, and after the 2000 tour with Doyle Bramhall II I'll never miss Gilmour.

Unfortunately Roger's touring days doing his own music may be over. I expect a lot of walk-ons and guest appearances might be it. I would have a debate with myself whether to go to The Wall a 7th time

Yip, tour and album next year for their 40th anniversary.

I found this a very interesting post by someone who does know something about the subject.  Wilco doesn't fall into the category of a recycling band (they're still making viable music), nor are they a blues band.  They bring a whole new crowd to listen to VATA and that's every band's goal.

Reading Patty's statement that she's a music lover and not a critic is the reason these bands of her generation still have a gig.  There's certainly nothing wrong with that as long as these artists understand the law of diminishing returns and don't price gouge their loyal following.  I'd pay $250 to see ZZ Top circa 1975, but give me a break for the 2012 version just parodying themselves.  To be honest, I'd rather see the house band at a local club playing the same songs if I just wanted a taste of nostalgia.

Even as a boy I've always been particular about the bands I wanted to see or listen to.  Passed on seeing the Beatles cause I didn't want to hear them at a football stadium (D.C. Stadium, not RFK George), skipped Jimi Hendrix and The Cream cause they played drug music (although I did see Hendrix two months before he died).  My four favorite bands of the 70's, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rolling Stones all pretty much lost my interest after tragic events or line-up changes.  After Keith Moon, John Bonham and Ronnie Van Zant passed away I never bought another album from their respective bands.  In the case of the Stones it was bad enough when Brian Jones died, but when Mick Taylor left that was it.

I drifted a bit in the ensuing decades getting married and raising a child.  It was about ten years ago when I came to the realization that the only music I was listening to was greatest hits albums from my youth.  I made a decision then to stop living in the past and to search for new artists that captured my fancy.  That's why I'm constantly trying to introduce new music here.  I don't pretend to hold myself above people that don't share my interest in the now and I admit I still occasionally listen to the old bands.  In other words I'm just speaking for myself on this subject.

Saw Bachman/Turner the other day on a music cable channel.......without the "Overdrive in their title"... they really rocked out...
I was a big B.T.O. fan in the 70's....I think they nailed their songs.....
Randy Bachman can still play/sing like it was the 70's...and Fred Turner did the same on his Bass/vocals......It was an Impressive performance..

P/S Randy was playing a Reissue Les Paul....I remember he was a Fender Strat guy or not ?