Old but famous bands today; worth seeing?

[ClifSpliffy]

george thorogood
wheezer
greenday

 

[HuskyHawk]

Can concur with Walsh and Wilson from recent shows but I would bump Trick up a notch. I didn't see them so long ago and I thought Zander could still belt it. I want to see them again but I'm not going to see Rod Stewart at gunpoint.

I've seen them about 7 times in the last 15 years. They've still got it. Zander can still sing. They were always a live band, not really a studio band and it shows. Nielsen does have his kid playing bass now, kind like Van Halen did.

 

[8893]

Horrible - Paul McCartney

On which Paul McCartney show do you base that? I saw him at MSG in September 2017 and thought it was a great show. He was in very good voice with great energy; he had a crack band as always; and as I recall the show was close to three hours:

Setlist​

1. A Hard Day's Night
   
   
2. Save Us
   
   
3. Can't Buy Me Love
   
   
4. Letting Go
   
   
5. Got to Get You Into My Life
   
   
6. Let Me Roll It
   
   
7. I've Got a Feeling
   
   
8. My Valentine
   
   
9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
   
   
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
    
    
11. We Can Work It Out
    
    
12. In Spite of All the Danger
    
    
13. You Won't See Me
    
    
14. Love Me Do
    
    
15. And I Love Her
    
    
16. Blackbird
    
    
17. Here Today
    
    
18. Queenie Eye
    
    
19. New
    
    
20. Lady Madonna
    
    
21. FourFiveSeconds
    
    
22. Eleanor Rigby
    
    
23. I Wanna Be Your Man
24. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
    
    
25. Something
    
    
26. A Day in the Life
    
    
27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
    
    
28. Band on the Run
    
    
29. Back in the U.S.S.R.
    
    
30. Let It Be
    
    
31. Live and Let Die
    
    
32. Hey Jude
    
    Encore:
33. Yesterday
    
    
34. Day Tripper
    
    
35. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
    
    
36. Helter Skelter
    
    
37. Golden Slumbers
    
    
38. Carry That Weight
    
    
39. The End

 

[storrsroars]

On which Paul McCartney show do you base that? I saw him at MSG in September 2017 and thought it was a great show. He was in very good voice with great energy; he had a crack band as always; and as I recall the show was close to three hours:

Debbie Harry lost the ability to deliver on "Maria" in the course of just two years when she was in her 60s. These things can happen quickly when you're ancient. It's been five years since you last saw McCartney, and based on your comment "very good voice", it would seem to me that Sir Paul went downhill by 2018, and now it's 4 years later.

I'd base it on this:


Sorry, his voice is awful in this.

About the only person that's kept their voice into the 80s is Tony Bennett. And that may have been a deal with the devil given his other issues.

 

[8893]

Debbie Harry lost the ability to deliver on "Maria" in the course of just two years when she was in her 60s. These things can happen quickly when you're ancient. It's been five years since you last saw McCartney, and based on your comment "very good voice", it would seem to me that Sir Paul went downhill by 2018, and now it's 4 years later.

I'd base it on this:


Sorry, his voice is awful in this.

About the only person that's kept their voice into the 80s is Tony Bennett. And that may have been a deal with the devil given his other issues.

I think voice can also vary by the night, especially as you age, and especially over the course of a tour.

I am not huge on YouTubing as an accurate gauge of anything but I skipped around the video (as much as the interminable ads would allow) and his voice did sound rough, but again I don't know if that was temporary, etc.

As much as I don't like the turn Van took during the pandemic, the bastard is still in great voice at 76.

 

[nwhoopfan]

While not a rock star, I saw Del McCoury well into his 70s and he still sounded fantastic. He's 83 now, not sure if he's still singing.

 

[Waquoit]

I've seen them about 7 times in the last 15 years. They've still got it. Zander can still sing. They were always a live band, not really a studio band and it shows. Nielsen does have his kid playing bass now, kind like Van Halen did.

I know you know this, the kid's on drums after they sacked Bun E. Carlos.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I know you know this, the kid's on drums after they sacked Bun E. Carlos.

Yeah, that's it, my mistake. VH sacked David Anthony so Wolfy could play bass. Bun got shelved here. I thought that was crappy (in both cases) but I heard Cheap Trick still pays Bun.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Debbie Harry lost the ability to deliver on "Maria" in the course of just two years when she was in her 60s. These things can happen quickly when you're ancient. It's been five years since you last saw McCartney, and based on your comment "very good voice", it would seem to me that Sir Paul went downhill by 2018, and now it's 4 years later.

I'd base it on this:


Sorry, his voice is awful in this.

About the only person that's kept their voice into the 80s is Tony Bennett. And that may have been a deal with the devil given his other issues.

Tom Jones has still got it. At least when I last saw him. He was 78 then I think.

 

[storrsroars]

Tom Jones has still got it. At least when I last saw him. He was 78 then I think.

I hope there aren't 70 year old women throwing panties at him. Or Depends.

Given he's a local icon, another guy who's still got his voice at 79 is Donnie Iris.

 

[8893]

Tom Jones has still got it. At least when I last saw him. He was 78 then I think.

I hope there aren't 70 year old women throwing panties at him. Or Depends.

I've mentioned before that early in the pandemic I got hooked on the BBC Desert Island Discs podcast and used to listen to them on my daily walks. The one with Tom Jones was definitely one of the more interesting and memorable ones. He was diagnosed with TB when he was 12 and spent two years in bed, which was fascinating in and of itself. Anyway, a very good listen (also available wherever you get your podcasts):

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Sir Tom Jones

Singer Sir Tom Jones joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.

www.bbc.co.uk

PS: I fell in love with Kirsty Young, the host, during my stint of listening to the show.

 

[TGW93]

Tom Jones has still got it. At least when I last saw him. He was 78 then I think.

He most definitely does. I watched this a few weeks ago:

 

[Waquoit]

Yeah, that's it, my mistake. VH sacked David Anthony so Wolfy could play bass. Bun got shelved here. I thought that was crappy (in both cases) but I heard Cheap Trick still pays Bun.

What I find ironic is that since they canned him a case can be made he's produced more good new music than Cheap Trick. As a part of Tinted Windows.