I think they all should retire,,,,,,,,,,i saw most bands in 70's and 80's,,,,,,,that's 40 and 50 YEARS ago !!!!!!!!!!! There's NO adrenaline flowing watching these 70 and 80 year old's in spandex trying to duplicate what they did 50 YEARS ago. I would pay to see Samantha Fish and that's about it,,,,,,,i watched a little of a Journey Concert the other day,,,,,other than the Fake singer ,it looked like they were proud to just be able to play,,,,,,,,,,i saw them in 83, my girl friend was crazy about them and it was good,,,,,,, that goofball Carnival barker singer for Styx dont cut it for me,,,,,ZZ Top without Dusty,,,come on man !!!!! 1900's African Ivory hunter Karamojo Bell hunted on foot all over Africa,,,,,,,he had to leave Africa for a War,,,,when he returned there was ROADS and CARS and TRUCK hunters all thru his Famous hunting area's,,,,,,,Karamojo said, i'm leaving Africa for good,,,,,,i want to REMEMBER it as it was ,,NOT THIS !!!!!!!!!
Valid point! I feel the legacy of bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin were enhanced by their quitting when they did, but I also cannot fault your logic.
If people want to buy their tickets, I don’t think it’s our place to decide for a band when their day is done. The audience does that buy buying, or *not* buying tickets to see them.
To me it’s about fraud. Some of the “bands” have only one or none of the original members, haven’t created any new music in decades and/or mime during what is supposed to be a live concerts. They are misrepresenting what they are selling. It’s surprising how many people who buy tickets have no idea of any of this. If they did and still wanted to go, fine. My wife and her sisters are clueless about this. They’ll get excited and want to buy tickets to see one of these acts until I point out what the act actually consists of and then they decide not to. They forget that these people from the original band got older like they did. They can’t sing like they used to and some are dead and replaced by an anonymous hired musician. When your youth is gone, move on.
I agree ....I went to see ACDC last week in Wembley, and yes they had lost a step,but we went expecting that, and still had a fantastic night....the crowd were amazing..pretty much everyone in an AC/DC tee shirt fully enjoying the experience.....as we also do with some of the great tribute bands on the circuit.....
@@MrDubyadee1yes and they have NO business selling the tickets for as much as they do when you aren’t getting what you are paying for, it’s wrong on so many levels!
As an old guy I’m uncomfortable with people saying that anyone “should” retire. Any band that wants to go on, and can sell sufficient tickets, has a right to go on as long as they want to whether they sound good or bad. No one is forcing anybody to go to their shows.
I agree. There is an age at which it's just pathetic to be on stage. I mean, look at Angus Not-so-Young and Phil Coffins, it's sad to see them on stage 😢
It can just tarnish their legacy, it's a young person's game. Just know when to go, Blondie is like watching your gran dance about. I'm hoping Maiden know when to call time.
your missing the point, people go to these shows not knowing its really just a cover band. My own sister thought she jst saw CCR and Grand Funk! Its a blatant rip off
100% - there is enough evidence out there to judge whether it is worth heading out to see a band. So if they can sell enough tickets, let them play. I went to see McCartney, knowing that he could no longer sing well. But it was still a good show.
100% for money,That’s the only way they make any as there’s no record sales anymore so playing live is a paycheck,Look at the GnR reunion tour it was huge and bands like KISS and Motley Crue do Farewell tours every couple of years,It’s huge money
@@witherwillowsounds3935 We saw them live last Nov here in Milwaukee and the whole band was fantastic! Steve is doing The Lamb tour overseas and as soon as he comes near here I'll be getting tickets , hopefully in the 10th row again!
I don't see how it can be Queen without Freddie Mercury and John Deacon. It's like Paul and Ringo reforming as the Beatles and bringing in Elvis Costello and Eric Clapton to fill out the line up. It just wouldn't sit right would it and that's why they never did it. I feel the same way about Queen. I don't think Deacon or particularly Mercury are replaceable at all. I have no problem with Roger and Brian teaming up with the likes of Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert and touring Queen songs. Or doing an album of new material with them- but for me it must be under a different name. I don't even like the "Queen and..." qualifier.
Yeah - I find it hard to accept that the Stones still call themselves the Rolling Stones without Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Brian Jones. They are down to just two original members - Keef and Mick.
The Eagles definitely miss Glenn Frey but still have Henley,Walsh,Timothy BScmidt,which aren't original members but have been in the band since 1977,sell out 3 shows in the same cities, Et em play
I hope you enjoyed them. You make a great point. I too am a shadow of my former self. I cant stand for half an hour before I need to sit down, or remain seated for half an hour before I need to stand. If you are like me, these bands have been the soundtrack to your life. My first 'festival' gig was genesis in '78. I couldn't dream of going to a festival now, but I was fortunate enough to see them fairly recently at the o2. Of course it was sad to see Phil struggling, but I appreciated the effort he made, and he still had us all in the palm of his hand. It was a magnificent night of memories and a mutual love between us. As I said elsewhere I have shared that same feeling with Queen, Mike And The Mechanics, Alice Cooper, OMD, PSB's, The Stranglers, Roger Waters and more. Personally I wish there were more of the bands I grew up with still touring, but alas many are no longer with us.
@@howardhales6325 They actually had at least one song from the first of those two albums called 'Ship with Sails' that got radio airplay back in the day. It still gets played once in a while on the classics show. There is also live footage of that lineup recorded live on the German music tv show called The Beat Club on TH-cam.
Anyone who likes music SHOULD like to see them keep going until they can't. Those of you who don't like music can retire as an audience. Rock on, everyone.
I saw Bruce last year and he still puts on a good (and long) show, and he’s in great physical condition. The voice isn’t untouched by years but he’s always been gravelly so it still works. We went partly with the idea that this might be his last full band tour.
He's also done himself a big favour by not doing tobacco, let alone coke or heroin, and being nearly or completely teetotal. Save the rock'n'roll lifestyle for the stage or recording studio, rather than hotel rooms or tour buses.
I saw Chicago in 2021, they were still great, but I do agree, even though they’re my favorite band, Chicago wasn’t really Chicago anymore after Terry Kath died, but I still love everything they’ve done
I worked with the version billed as CTA with Danny Saraphine. Rented horn section, old men that played very well. The whole show was enjoyable. Were they the "Chicago" or CTA of 50 years ago? No, and that's okay.
@@raygunsforronnie847 Oh the California Transit Authority project D.S. formed? I’m aware of that one, it’s pretty good, Danny still sounds great on drums
Skynyrd's tribute act is now down to zero original members with the death of Gary Rossington. Thus each member depicted on the first record sleeve has passed on. The only reason this farce continues is that presumably the Van Zant family and other surviving kin of the original act are hopefully seeing a consistent royalty check in the mail. And a large one at that.
It's great that you mentioned Rush as an example of a band that bowed out gracefully. I couldn't agree more. There were rumors of Alex and Geddy reforming the band with a new drummer, but they were quickly nipped in the bud, thankfully. Rush belongs to the ages now. Geddy and Alex can do their own thing if they want to continue their careers and not retire.
I find it almost angering listen to all these fans who keep suggesting different replacements for Neil just to keep it going. Rush gave us 40 years of incredible music, we should be grateful rather than whinging about the end.
@@davidreichert9392 Add in the fact that Neil Peart was also Rush's primary songwriter and it makes it even more difficult to replace him. Sure, there are drummers out there like Mike Portnoy or Danny Carey who are technically proficient enough to play in Rush, but there's absolutely no drummer out there who can write like him.
I thought I read somewhere that Geddy said that he and Alex were playing music together again. Who knows if the two of them will do some kind of acoustic tour, if they'll find a hired gun drummer, or if the two of them were just hanging out and nothing will ever publicly come of it.
Geddy said that performing with Alex at the Taylor Hawkins tribute made him want to get back to playing music again and he and Alex are playing around now, but they're not planning on touring. I'd like to see them do guest appearances like the tribute, playing old stuff with guest drummers. They still sound great
I just saw The Rolling Stones in Atlanta last month and completely disagree. Hands down the best concert of my life. All killer no filler throughout the whole two-hour show. “Honky Tonk Women,” as often as it’s been played, was an absolute blast to hear live and the audience participation was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Mick Jagger still moves and acts like he hasn’t aged a day since 1969. Even the new songs “Angry” and “Mess It Up” were incredible. I was riding the high of that concert for weeks afterwards and I still am.
I think if bands want to keeping playing, and there's reasonable interest for them, and physically still able to deliver, with members that have been there for most of their duration, then why not. I said years ago and l'll say it again, we rarely, if ever, hear anyone say African American bluesmen should retire when they're 70 plus. And again, if they're reasonably playing well, there's demand for them, then why not.
A friend of mine, who was a career concert promoter, went to see Queen, with Adam Lambert singing lead, last year. He said it was one of the best concerts he’s ever seen. It included a holographic tribute to Freddy Mercury and satisfied all the sentimental nostalgia hunger one might have. It’s like McCartney dueting with restored footage of Lennon or Natalie Cole dueting with Nat. If the music is excellent and all the emotional boxes are ticked, what rational reason is there to say it should not happen? In another anecdote related to this idea, about forty years ago I attended a performance at the school I was attending by Blossom Dearie, who had been a jazz singer and pianist in an earlier generation. At this particular show, she was elderly. She sat for the whole performance. Her voice was weak and she didn’t play any piano. The audience was generally much older than I. In all, to me she was unimpressive. At the end, the audience gave her an enthusiastic standing ovation. It wasn’t for what she did but for what she had done,and the gesture was cathartic to her fans and, I would assume, gratifying to her. Now that many artists of the sixties and early seventies are elderly, along with us, their fans, why on earth should we be deprived of reliving the glory days, if only through the evocation of memory?
I am over 70 and still dust off my dancing shoes, put in my ear plugs, put on my eye shades, once in a while. Maybe the extra stimulation will ward off dementia in the future? Who knows?
It's really not good to throw a rumor into the air. As a guitarist I can say that the Stones play live at every concert. It's very clear that Keith and Ronnie are the ones playing. Because they play live, you immediately notice that songs are played at a different tempo or the interaction between the band members. So I don't think it is possible to spread a rumor into the world in such a way.
I never got to see Queen with Freddie. Last October I saw Brian and Roger with Adam. Best concert I ever saw and I’ve seen them all including the Beatles. Thank God they didn’t retire!
Queen as a band came to an end when Freddie Mercury passed away. Anything after is a tribute to their career , entertaining yes queen in name but not queen .. Rolling stones still deliver they enjoy playing together However if mick jagger or keith richards kicks the bucket then they are finished and rightly so. its not money that drives these groups but the adoration of playing to huge crowds and it gives them purpose in life.
I thought Paul Rodgers was fantastic with Queen, he never tried to ape Freddie, just did his thing and it worked really well, especially on songs like Hammer to Fall and I Want it All. Lambert is like a Poundland Mercury, he tries way too hard.
100% agree with you. Lambert is becoming an absolute diva and so camp. Freddie was never like that. Marc Martel has the vocals to be the perfect live singer of Queen songs.
As a Queen Fan I say they should've retired in 1991. Musicians like Freddie are so essential, that a band loses his identity if they aren't there anymore. it's sad but one has to accept it and move on.
Well, then there was Rush. Geddy's voice was getting to a yelp. I felt a deep loss when Neil passed, but it was time anyway when the guys called it quits. With their _Clockwork Angels_ album, they definitely went out in style! 🤘
It was a matter of good timing tbh. They opted to pack it in when Neil died, but had he lived their reputation wouldve dipped as they were declining, Geddys voice mainly.
@@moorlock2003 Maybe you have maybe you haven't, I'd be surprised, but I don't really care anyway. And maybe you do find them disappointing, maybe you don't, I couldn't really care about that either. What I do care about is this notion that just because you, or anyone else for that matter, doesn't like them, these bands should stop touring. I find a lot of todays bands/singers disappointing too. Should they stop touring just because I don't like them? It may not be worth it to you 'bud' but given the amount of people that still flock to see these useless old has-beens, it appears it is still worth it to millions of people. So, you stay at home with your records, in the meantime me and millions of others are going to get out there and have the time of our lives. Enjoy your sofa.
@@MrJambug Ticket prices, Parking fees, plus seeing performers way past their prime who can barely sing anymore. If you like that, be my guest . I’ll pass.
@@moorlock2003You just don't get it do you. "if you like them be my guest. I'll pass". But that's the whole point. The entire article is about the fact they should stop touring. If it was just about not liking them. Not wanting to go to see them. Fine. There's loads of singers/bands I don't like or want to see, because I think tickets for them are expensive. Parking is expensive (seriously?) And they cant sing. But I wouldn't suggest for one second they shouldn't tour. That's what this debate is about, not whether in your expert opinion they're any good or not! No wonder you stay at home, given your level of comprehension I doubt you could find your way out of the house.
I saw Boston about 25 years ago. Tom Scholz was stumbling around with a broken leg in a cast and Brad Delp was nearing the end. I can’t say it was the best show I’d seen, but I admired their spirit, and the two generations of fans in the audience loved it. So bands can keep touring as long as they can do it without direct taxpayer support. I guess I just don’t care, though I am somewhat glad their true fans are happy.
I agree with almost all the bands you indicated in this series. The only exception is the Rolling Stones. They are still putting on absolute kick ass shows at almost 81 years old. No lip-synching, no BS, just outstanding rock ‘n’ roll and I like it.
My friend, me, and I know A LOT of folks agree 💯 to yar opinion! Why should they retire? Richards once said, he can imagine, dying on stage, just by doing the best he can: makin and creatin MUSIC!
I saw queen perform in Sydney Feb 2020. They were terrific. I would see them again and again. These days tyey perform as queen + adam lambert. People who expect to hear freddie are delusional. Its a newcera with respect to freddies work and no different to expecting bon scott to lead ac dc. He died in the 1970s Long term performers have a load of experience and popular songs to usually give a great show.
Agree w every single one. Sadly, for people over 50 like me this is pretty much it. But I’d rather listen to the albums and watch TH-cam videos of old live shows than endure these geezers (my heroes) shlepping it up there on stage for a few extra million in their pockets.
Putting on a live show has some serious overhead expenses. By the time you pay for the venue, renting / moving gear, hiring security, stagehands, etc, you might be amazed at how little goes into the pockets of the performers. Decades ago, they played for peanuts and prayed for record sales because that's where the money was. I'm sure that's changed somewhat but you get the picture.
Have to disagree about Steely Dan. As a fan ever since their first album came out when I was in junior high, I know that after the first couple of albums, Steely Dan has never really been a "band." Becker was a great songwriter and a fine guitarist, but the really famous signature guitar parts were cut by top studio musicians like Larry Carlton. The only constant across half a century of albums has been Donald Fagen's voice. If I go to a concert and hear Fagen backed by top flight studio musicians, then for all intents and purposes, I'm hearing Steely Dan. I'm not an Eagles fan, but my sister-in-law is. She asked me about getting tickets. After I told her the astronomical price for nosebleed seats, I took us instead to see a really good Eagles tribute band. I got excellent seats for $25, and they sounded just like the records and had almost as many original members as the current Eagles do. One artist who's as good as ever is Alice Cooper. I see him every time he comes to DFW. He has an amazing band, puts on a different show every time, throws in deep cuts among the hits, sounds great and still moves onstage like he did in his 30s. Why, it's almost as if he made a deal with the devil...
Hi, I live in Benitachell/ Moraira Spain. It's full of x pro and session musicians, living out their days in bars cafe's and Saxo's club. It's amazing how easy they put bands together, all in their 70's but still playing amazing music. Our lives revolve around the sixties and seventies with costs dancing, drinking every night.These musicians will never retire..... Denia is another place heaving with Jazz and blues. It's incredible here. Saxon are still going and what a voice....... Love your channel All the best Jonny 😎☯️🌱
I saw ZZ Top a few months ago, I missed some of the Dusty vocal songs and Billy was doing the same shtick he has for years. Was it the same ZZ Top I saw in the 70s & 80s of course not, but I was still entertained and Elwood filled in fine on the bass lines (they aren't too difficult to begin with). I would have loved to hear something from Billy's last solo album which was great but that wasn't what 99.99999% of the people came to hear.
Absolute nonsense! If people are musicians, music is their life and passion. If they want to play music, why shouldn't they? No-one is forcing others to watch or listen to them. It's called freedom. All the moaners are equally free to go and watch whoever they like and avoid whoever they like. They have no business telling others what they should or should not be doing.
Ian Anderson should definitely keep touring and playing (not singing), but shouĺd have dropped the name Jethro Tull in 2011, when he got rid of Martin Barre. The last time it felt like a band was when Barre was on lead guitar, Doane Perry on drums and Andrew Giddings on keyboards. At least there was some continuity for several years, even if it was very much Anderson's band.
I've seen Lynard Skynard I'm not even sure how many times back in the 70's with Ronnie fronting them. Saw them again twice with Johnny & Gary Rossington, Billy Powell and Ed King in the late 80's. My wife loved the performance. I had to admit, it was almost like seeing a copy band, but realized my wife would never have experienced Lynard Skynard had they not done that. She'll never know how good they were with Ronnie but at least she got to hear that great sound live, sort of. Not knowing any better, she loved it.
A couple of points on ZZ top - the beard is real, Elwood was ZZ's guitar tech and came into the band with Dusty's approval. But I do agree, they should have bowed out gracefully.
6:15. Saw the stones 3 years ago in Pittsburgh. It was the best show I've ever seen. Jagger at 78 was running all over the place. He sounded great. The band sound great!
Saw the Stones on Friday...No reason to retire...Keith playin better since 94 and Mick is a force of nature...new songs from the album and different set lists every night. Bit o research would help...rock on!
I agree that Foreigner, Guns n Roses, Skynyrd, and Steely Dan should stop touring. Three that I would add to the list are; REO Speedwagon, Bon Jovi, and Motley Crue.
@@PNW_Sportbike_Life I live in WA State and have loved him since first hearing Born to Run 49 years ago. Saw 3 of his shows in 5 days in November, 1984. Vancouver B.C., Tacoma and Portland. He got sick driving to Tacoma and had to postpone a show! Next night, he played 3 hours and 47 minutes. And there was about 30% different material each show!
I am slightly ashamed to say I saw the Eagles (which was somewhat peculiar as a sonic experience) and would agree. I also saw AC DC last week, but for all that Brian is struggling to match his prime (hardly surprising) and Angus looks all his years they still gave 100% and played live. It wasn't vintage but it had an authenticity. I hope they bow out gracefully before the goodwill runs out. The problem is the "big/dinosaurs" of the classic rock era are slowly dying off. The music industry isn't inclined to support a replacement generation. As such we hang onto our heroes of the past as the masses consume over produced and similar sounding pop or "worthy" nonsense that is as tuneless as it is entertaining. Perhaps I am just part of the problem though?
Anyone saying the Stones should retire are ignorant. Everyone who saw the Hackney Diamonds tour walked away completely elated and you’re likely too cheap or poor to have gone. Will it have been as good as the 70’s, 80’s or even 90’s tours? Who cares it was still great.
Definitely some valid points. Two of my favorite bands are Kansas and Chicago. I saw Kansas in New Haven a couple of months ago, and that night, the only original member on stage was Rich Williams, the guitarist. With Chicago, I think the only original members still with the band are Robert Lamm, keyboards and vocals, Lee Loughnane, trumpet, and Jimmy Pankow, trombone. Still, though, I do like the touring, because it gives fans, particularly younger ones, a chance to see the band playing live. My feeling is, if they want to still tour, more power to them. (Of course, the bands that I've always followed were always more about the music than about trying to maintain their coolness, so that does help a bit.)
I have to agree with you on these choices as well as a few others. Thank god Motley Crue has finally called it a day. I'd love to see the Who just stop too..
I have never seen Chicago but would like to have seen them in the 70s. Time to do an album review for the Chicago Transit Authority record or Chicago II. Please.
I'm the one who retired from going to see these great bands. My first one was in 1977, the last one in 1994. I saw the majority of who I wanted to see.
They can't change the name of Queen with Adam Lambert to Queen because Queen is a legal entity for songwriting credit purposes. All songs on The Miracle and Innuendo are credited to that entity.
I had always thought that Don Felder was the big a-hole in the Eagles, but after seeing the documentary and a couple of interviews with him, I realized it was Glenn Frey. You could pin that badge on Henley, too.
Yep, Frey and Henley don't strike me as people I'd willingly share a beer with (or would have in Frey's case). One of the incidences in Henley's life - trivial though it still illuminates his character - occurred in a hotel somewhere long ago. Henley left a stinking note to the hotel's administration to have the cleaner fired because she put the toilet roll the "wrong" way around. He went into a detailed explanation how the printed pattern on the outside of the paper should face outward so people can see it, and not the other way around where it's more hidden from view... Imagine having to deal with such a prime arsewipe every day! (The magazine printed a picture of his note, so yes, it really happened.)
Have met all three and can tell you personally that Felder is a good guy….Fry was wining and also a greedy guy…but Henley is the very definition of a__hole….in every respect
Hmmm. Bruce Springsteen, personally I am not a big fan of him, still does big arenas and outdoor gigs and still attracts fans who were not born until late 1980s . They don’t seem to complain. He is still very popular in places like Ireland where big stadiums of 40,000 to 80,000 happy attendees still flock to him. He apparently still puts on a great show
I saw Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire last week and it was a great show. Both bands have three orignal members, which nis more than I can say for 'Skynard, Foreigner or Little River Band.
The bands management will know when to retire the band ….when sales stop coming …when people stop buying concert tickets and when the band says it’s had enough …
I seen the old lady fat hanging off Madonnas arms,and I seen Eagles lip sync,but what made me want to cry was seeing AC/DC recently. I just turned 59 I can’t believe some of these bands still going from both sides of the pond.Geddy,Roth and Lou are done it’s just sad..🤦🏻♂️
If they are selling tickets, who are you to say a person or band should retire. Especially in this capitalist society, where supply and demand are supposed to be the main objective. Plus most of these guys just love what they do.
The Who are still a better live band now then most bands out there. Pete actually said Zach Starkey may have been the best drummer the Who ever had. I know that sounds like sacrilege, but he is great.
The Who should have called it a day, as a live band at least as I haven't heard Endless Wire, when John passed. I heard a live recording on TH-cam from a couple of years ago and Roger seems to have lost the power in his voice a bit.
@@scottythetrex5197 I saw them in Vancouver recently and everyone there shared the same sentiment as you, one of the best concerts ever. The people who say they need to retire are just spouting ageist views towards a band that in reality are putting on shows better than bands half their age.
It's a bit of a dilemma. Many of these bands were Class A in their prime. I don't think anyone considered that getting this old would become an actual reality some day. Caught up in partying, performing and living like a proverbial teenager is frankly all that many of these bands know, or at least the surviving members. The fill-ins, are only looking to ply their trade, and you can't blame anyone for that. The fact that people still show up to these concerts IS a testament to the greatness of the music. Perhaps we can all temper our "judgements" by just looking in the mirror once in a while. Someone once said, "You can't live at the top of the mountain, all of the time".
Any band that should be on Social Security but are still performing, hey if their music sounds good and people can still groove to it, Jam It Mon!!! Think about it....who would waste no time trying to get tickets for a Led Zeppelin concert today if Page, Plant, Jones regrouped with Jason Bonham? Have you forgotten already what happened at the 02 Arena in London on December 10, 2007? 20 million fans tried to get two of 16,000 tickets available, but only 8,000 got two tickets each through a Lottery system. The remaining 4,000 tickets went to music insiders, music executives, Royalty and those special A - List celebrities, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Dave Grohl, David Gilmore, Mick Jagger, The Edge, Peter Gabriel, the Wilson Sisters Ann & Nancy and Paul McCartney to name just a handful. Those who were lucky to be there what a magical, mystical, musical evening that was, one the likes will never see again. But what would of happen if Plant said Yes instead of No? He was thinking about the future as far as his voice goes. Rremember Plant had vocal surgery before Led Zeppelin's North American Tour in 1975, it was very successful and carried on his career to this very day. But as the years mounted Plant had to change the way he sang and downplay how he performed. It is what it is, but if I were Plant I'd would of said yes, let's go, let's Rock, let's give some more to the fans one last tour to Rock regardless of permanent damage to the 'voice' while happing during the tour or after the tour. Yeah I would of said YES, DAMN BE MADE TO MY VOCALS. But it didn't happen and you really can't blame Plant, we have the 'music', studio or live and that's the point, it was and always will be about the music that these four gifted musicians produced and performed. But! What if...."to be a Rock and not to Roll" 🎸🎤🎸🥁
Any band that lipsyncs in concert needs to quit. However, if they're having fun playing and filling venues, why not continue? The audience obviously still wants to see them. As for Queen, I enjoy seeing Roger and Brian doing short sets as part the Queen's Jubilees and the Taylor Hawkins tribute. I personally hate Adam Lambert's overly camp frontman act, but obviously millions disagree with me because they sell out stadiums easily. Why not keep giving the fans wh
3:06 This is the most important point in all this if you ask me. Not just about Billy Gibbons but about all members of legendary acts when the core of the band is no longer available. I'm sure that many still have a lot to offer beyond the band and I think that the world of music would be served better by them doing that rather than watching these vain attempts to keep the past alive. Alex Lifeson I think had exemplified this very nicely with his work in Envy of None.
You’re right on the mark about Bruce Springsteen. Still sounds great, enthusiastically performing around the world. Plus, still making highly listenable albums.
There was a revival of Cream without Eric Clapton. Ginger Baker & Jack Bruce brought in guitarist/singer Gary Moore & the band was called BBM. They did one studio album & broke up.
1. The Eagles - fake 2. Jethro Tull - Ian just can't sing anymore, tragic 3. Stones - decrepit and cheating (probably) 4. Yes - boring now, Steve Howe so slow
Roger Waters Fake singing and Rah Rahing his extremely left wing views which caused people to leave in droves. If he had retired with The Wall he would’ve retired on a high note
Boy I have to agree with the band Yes. Yes died with the passing of Chris Squire. Steve Howe has made more money than all of us put together so it's got to be an ego thing. There is no reason he can't go out and put on shows if he wants to. He has his own brand that people will buy but let's face it, without Chris Squire, Yes is now a tribute band.
Queen still take to the stage with 3 of the 5 musicians who played Live Aid, considered by many as the best ever live performance. Freddie’s been gone 30+ years and he’s not coming back. These people who say they should stop clearly don’t get what Queen was about, the mass ensemble crowd all getting together to celebrate and sing those anthems and hear Brian Mays guitar solos. Adam Lambert allows that to continue, yes without Freddie but still brilliant. For those who don’t like it, no problem, you have got all of Queen you are ever going to get, listen to your CDs, watch their old concerts etc and be happy. The rest of us can do all that as well as enjoy the current lineup as long as we can. Nobody loses.
Been a big fan of the stones since my teens in the early 70s even managed to see them on a few occasions loved it,The time for them to pack it in passed at least a decade ago.
There are fans who want to see these bands play. There are other fans who think the bands are too old and should hang it up. How do we decide? How about ticket sales? If they can sell enough tickets, at a high enough price to make it worth it, they go. That way, the fans who want to see them can. And, the fans who think the bands are too old can stay home and complain on the internet.
*How the hell did Motley Crue not make this list?*
Because it's the best comedy show out there by far!!!
I think they all should retire,,,,,,,,,,i saw most bands in 70's and 80's,,,,,,,that's 40 and 50 YEARS ago !!!!!!!!!!! There's NO adrenaline flowing watching these 70 and 80 year old's in spandex trying to duplicate what they did 50 YEARS ago. I would pay to see Samantha Fish and that's about it,,,,,,,i watched a little of a Journey Concert the other day,,,,,other than the Fake singer ,it looked like they were proud to just be able to play,,,,,,,,,,i saw them in 83, my girl friend was crazy about them and it was good,,,,,,, that goofball Carnival barker singer for Styx dont cut it for me,,,,,ZZ Top without Dusty,,,come on man !!!!! 1900's African Ivory hunter Karamojo Bell hunted on foot all over Africa,,,,,,,he had to leave Africa for a War,,,,when he returned there was ROADS and CARS and TRUCK hunters all thru his Famous hunting area's,,,,,,,Karamojo said, i'm leaving Africa for good,,,,,,i want to REMEMBER it as it was ,,NOT THIS !!!!!!!!!
Maybe on a diferent volume of this video I am sure.
Because crue aren't a serious thing ....
I'd be okay if they'd just play the instruments and not let Vince Neil sing. He ruins the whole concert.
They don’t need to retire. We need these amazing bands to counteract the terrible music of today.
Valid point! I feel the legacy of bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin were enhanced by their quitting when they did, but I also cannot fault your logic.
Well said
Amen…What is the hurry to shut down the concert era of Classic Rock?
They’re not those bands though…
There's no more good rock-and-roll band to replace them if this people will retire.They are the best.
If people want to buy their tickets, I don’t think it’s our place to decide for a band when their day is done. The audience does that buy buying, or *not* buying tickets to see them.
To me it’s about fraud. Some of the “bands” have only one or none of the original members, haven’t created any new music in decades and/or mime during what is supposed to be a live concerts. They are misrepresenting what they are selling. It’s surprising how many people who buy tickets have no idea of any of this. If they did and still wanted to go, fine. My wife and her sisters are clueless about this. They’ll get excited and want to buy tickets to see one of these acts until I point out what the act actually consists of and then they decide not to. They forget that these people from the original band got older like they did. They can’t sing like they used to and some are dead and replaced by an anonymous hired musician. When your youth is gone, move on.
I agree ....I went to see ACDC last week in Wembley, and yes they had lost a step,but we went expecting that, and still had a fantastic night....the crowd were amazing..pretty much everyone in an AC/DC tee shirt fully enjoying the experience.....as we also do with some of the great tribute bands on the circuit.....
@@MrDubyadee1yes and they have NO business selling the tickets for as much as they do when you aren’t getting what you are paying for, it’s wrong on so many levels!
As an old guy I’m uncomfortable with people saying that anyone “should” retire. Any band that wants to go on, and can sell sufficient tickets, has a right to go on as long as they want to whether they sound good or bad. No one is forcing anybody to go to their shows.
I agree. There is an age at which it's just pathetic to be on stage. I mean, look at Angus Not-so-Young and Phil Coffins, it's sad to see them on stage 😢
It can just tarnish their legacy, it's a young person's game. Just know when to go, Blondie is like watching your gran dance about. I'm hoping Maiden know when to call time.
your missing the point, people go to these shows not knowing its really just a cover band. My own sister thought she jst saw CCR and Grand Funk! Its a blatant rip off
100% - there is enough evidence out there to judge whether it is worth heading out to see a band. So if they can sell enough tickets, let them play. I went to see McCartney, knowing that he could no longer sing well. But it was still a good show.
Came here to say this. I don’t think any of these bands are so horrid they should hang it up. I saw the Stones this year and it was fantastic.
I saw Muddy Waters when he had to sit through the entire show. To this day, it remains in my top three best concerts of all time.
I could say the same about BB King.
Same for BB and much of Aretha’s show, last I saw them. Dylan appeared ready to keel over, but wasn’t very good.
HUGE difference between blues and rock. HUGE
Lots of musicians continue touring because playing live is what they live for.
Money honey.
@@bobgordon236wrong
@@ArmandoMPRMany of these musicians were terrible at managing their money and have no choice but to tour, which is pathetic.
100% for money,That’s the only way they make any as there’s no record sales anymore so playing live is a paycheck,Look at the GnR reunion tour it was huge and bands like KISS and Motley Crue do Farewell tours every couple of years,It’s huge money
@@cutoverpark9596 The farewell tours weren't actually farewell tours either from what I heard.
Steve Hackett is playing better than ever and Craig Blundell has put a rocket up what is already one of the tightest bands around.
Hackett, unlike the other prog Steve, actually sounds like he still learns new things and listens and absorbs so many sometimes disparate influences.
@@witherwillowsounds3935 We saw them live last Nov here in Milwaukee and the whole band was fantastic! Steve is doing The Lamb tour overseas and as soon as he comes near here I'll be getting tickets , hopefully in the 10th row again!
He sure is.
I don't see how it can be Queen without Freddie Mercury and John Deacon.
It's like Paul and Ringo reforming as the Beatles and bringing in Elvis Costello and Eric Clapton to fill out the line up. It just wouldn't sit right would it and that's why they never did it. I feel the same way about Queen. I don't think Deacon or particularly Mercury are replaceable at all.
I have no problem with Roger and Brian teaming up with the likes of Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert and touring Queen songs. Or doing an album of new material with them- but for me it must be under a different name. I don't even like the "Queen and..." qualifier.
Lennon supported bringing Clapton in when George quit.
That's why it's Queen + ______, and not Queen or Queen feat. ______. I thought that was a brilliant move by a brilliant gujitarist and man.
Yeah - I find it hard to accept that the Stones still call themselves the Rolling Stones without Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Brian Jones. They are down to just two original members - Keef and Mick.
The only person who done them justice was George Michael. What a performance that was.
It's like those doors albums without Jim. As much as I love and respect the other three, it's the four of them that are the doors, not three.
Lynyrd Skynyrd retired on October 20th 1977.
Absolutely, it could never be the same without Ronnie
Well put....
Yep
The Eagles definitely miss Glenn Frey but still have Henley,Walsh,Timothy BScmidt,which aren't original members but have been in the band since 1977,sell out 3 shows in the same cities,
Et em play
Absolutely agree!! Today's lineup is just a tribute band !
Well, I’m going to see whatever is left of Styx and Foreigner tonight. I’m also a shadow of my former self, so I’ll be in good company.
Or Bad Company.
@@aprilkurtz1589 No! Paul St!ll can belt !t out.....but where !s he? No tour !n a long t!me (pre-cov!d)
@@kendallevans4079 I was joking, lol!
Lol... Good point...
I hope you enjoyed them. You make a great point. I too am a shadow of my former self. I cant stand for half an hour before I need to sit down, or remain seated for half an hour before I need to stand. If you are like me, these bands have been the soundtrack to your life. My first 'festival' gig was genesis in '78. I couldn't dream of going to a festival now, but I was fortunate enough to see them fairly recently at the o2. Of course it was sad to see Phil struggling, but I appreciated the effort he made, and he still had us all in the palm of his hand. It was a magnificent night of memories and a mutual love between us. As I said elsewhere I have shared that same feeling with Queen, Mike And The Mechanics, Alice Cooper, OMD, PSB's, The Stranglers, Roger Waters and more. Personally I wish there were more of the bands I grew up with still touring, but alas many are no longer with us.
The Beach Boys should call it a day as well
I'll post again in a week or so, have them on my calendar.
He mentioned them in a previous video.
I saw them in Munich a few years ago and along with about 4000 people, had a great time.
The Beach Boys only exist as a legal name now. No Carl, Dennis or Al, it’s a joke.
@@glennwlove Al = Artificial Intelligence?
Having Queen without Freddie is like The Doors without Jim. NO thank you.
They made two albums without Jim. No hits, but still worth a listen.
@@howardhales6325 I saw the NEW DOORS without Jim, only a few years ago. Vocals were off but good to see the rest of the original band on stage.
@@howardhales6325 They actually had at least one song from the first of those two albums called 'Ship with Sails' that got radio airplay back in the day. It still gets played once in a while on the classics show. There is also live footage of that lineup recorded live on the German music tv show called The Beat Club on TH-cam.
@@armbreaker”Tightrope Ride” is also excellent.
Queen was never _that_ good even with Freddie.
I'm sure if fans stop buying tickets then they'll stop touring, until then more power to them.
Anyone who likes music SHOULD like to see them keep going until they can't. Those of you who don't like music can retire as an audience. Rock on, everyone.
Even if there's one original member we should pay top dollar for a band name. Go to a local bar you'll hear a lot of this tripe for no cost or $5
I saw Bruce last year and he still puts on a good (and long) show, and he’s in great physical condition. The voice isn’t untouched by years but he’s always been gravelly so it still works. We went partly with the idea that this might be his last full band tour.
He's also done himself a big favour by not doing tobacco, let alone coke or heroin, and being nearly or completely teetotal. Save the rock'n'roll lifestyle for the stage or recording studio, rather than hotel rooms or tour buses.
I also saw him last year and had an absolute blast. Great show.
Bruce Springsteen had tremendous concerts only last year, and is better than ever!
He's not even really playing guitar. He's a liberal fraud
He’s over 70 and doing 3 hr shows. ‘Nuff said
“sporting a face like a chewed toffee” 😂😂😂
Or a bulldog chewing a wasp.
@@Tbac_1047 That could describe George Hamilton for at least the last 20 years! 😄
Yes. Brilliant.
When he was 20 he looked like an 80-year-old. Now he's 80 he looks like he's still 20 🤔
Octogenarian cockerel 😂
These videos are always worth it just to read the outraged comments.😁😁😁
I saw Chicago in 2021, they were still great, but I do agree, even though they’re my favorite band, Chicago wasn’t really Chicago anymore after Terry Kath died, but I still love everything they’ve done
1980s Chicago is a complete travesty.
I worked with the version billed as CTA with Danny Saraphine. Rented horn section, old men that played very well. The whole show was enjoyable. Were they the "Chicago" or CTA of 50 years ago? No, and that's okay.
@@raygunsforronnie847 Oh the California Transit Authority project D.S. formed? I’m aware of that one, it’s pretty good, Danny still sounds great on drums
Skynyrd's tribute act is now down to zero original members with the death of Gary Rossington. Thus each member depicted on the first record sleeve has passed on. The only reason this farce continues is that presumably the Van Zant family and other surviving kin of the original act are hopefully seeing a consistent royalty check in the mail. And a large one at that.
I saw this " band" about 8 years ago and I'm still upset over the waste of time that it was.
@@czechmate784 I saw them in 1999 and it was actually a good show, but that was 25 years ago!
@@seththomas9105 yeah we were all just a little bit younger back then.. 😂
Johnny Van Zant couldn't carry a song !n a paper bag
@2v_5r84 Never a member but a guest drummer and singer.
Surprised Deep Purple and Yes weren't on this list since their touring together now.
They were in one of his previous vids i recall
Deep Purple's new song is really good. New album coming soon.
The band Yes should be called The Steve Howe band. He's the only one left. Zero members from the first album.
Bon Jovi. Please. Stay in Jersey.
Yes
Please no.
The man was actually on the cover of an AARP magazone. That says a lot 😆
It's great that you mentioned Rush as an example of a band that bowed out gracefully. I couldn't agree more. There were rumors of Alex and Geddy reforming the band with a new drummer, but they were quickly nipped in the bud, thankfully. Rush belongs to the ages now. Geddy and Alex can do their own thing if they want to continue their careers and not retire.
I find it almost angering listen to all these fans who keep suggesting different replacements for Neil just to keep it going. Rush gave us 40 years of incredible music, we should be grateful rather than whinging about the end.
@@davidreichert9392 Add in the fact that Neil Peart was also Rush's primary songwriter and it makes it even more difficult to replace him. Sure, there are drummers out there like Mike Portnoy or Danny Carey who are technically proficient enough to play in Rush, but there's absolutely no drummer out there who can write like him.
I thought I read somewhere that Geddy said that he and Alex were playing music together again. Who knows if the two of them will do some kind of acoustic tour, if they'll find a hired gun drummer, or if the two of them were just hanging out and nothing will ever publicly come of it.
Geddy said that performing with Alex at the Taylor Hawkins tribute made him want to get back to playing music again and he and Alex are playing around now, but they're not planning on touring. I'd like to see them do guest appearances like the tribute, playing old stuff with guest drummers. They still sound great
@@BoldWizard-mq5xy Hand rubbing intensifies.....
Mick Jones goes to a "Foreigner" concert pops his head from behind a curtain, waves and then leaves -SAD!!!
Mick doesn't even do that anymore. He has Parkinsons.
I just saw The Rolling Stones in Atlanta last month and completely disagree. Hands down the best concert of my life. All killer no filler throughout the whole two-hour show. “Honky Tonk Women,” as often as it’s been played, was an absolute blast to hear live and the audience participation was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Mick Jagger still moves and acts like he hasn’t aged a day since 1969. Even the new songs “Angry” and “Mess It Up” were incredible. I was riding the high of that concert for weeks afterwards and I still am.
I think if bands want to keeping playing, and there's reasonable interest for them, and physically still able to deliver, with members that have been there for most of their duration, then why not. I said years ago and l'll say it again, we rarely, if ever, hear anyone say African American bluesmen should retire when they're 70 plus. And again, if they're reasonably playing well, there's demand for them, then why not.
A friend of mine, who was a career concert promoter, went to see Queen, with Adam Lambert singing lead, last year. He said it was one of the best concerts he’s ever seen. It included a holographic tribute to Freddy Mercury and satisfied all the sentimental nostalgia hunger one might have. It’s like McCartney dueting with restored footage of Lennon or Natalie Cole dueting with Nat. If the music is excellent and all the emotional boxes are ticked, what rational reason is there to say it should not happen?
In another anecdote related to this idea, about forty years ago I attended a performance at the school I was attending by Blossom Dearie, who had been a jazz singer and pianist in an earlier generation. At this particular show, she was elderly. She sat for the whole performance. Her voice was weak and she didn’t play any piano. The audience was generally much older than I. In all, to me she was unimpressive. At the end, the audience gave her an enthusiastic standing ovation. It wasn’t for what she did but for what she had done,and the gesture was cathartic to her fans and, I would assume, gratifying to her. Now that many artists of the sixties and early seventies are elderly, along with us, their fans, why on earth should we be deprived of reliving the glory days, if only through the evocation of memory?
I am over 70 and still dust off my dancing shoes, put in my ear plugs, put on my eye shades, once in a while. Maybe the extra stimulation will ward off dementia in the future? Who knows?
Yes. Only the original artists can allow us to truly celebrate our youth together by listening to the music we knew in our youth.
I like the seconds out t shirt. One of the best live albums you will ever hear
I didn't notice the t-shirt, but I have to agree. Amazing album.
It's really not good to throw a rumor into the air. As a guitarist I can say that the Stones play live at every concert. It's very clear that Keith and Ronnie are the ones playing. Because they play live, you immediately notice that songs are played at a different tempo or the interaction between the band members. So I don't think it is possible to spread a rumor into the world in such a way.
I never got to see Queen with Freddie. Last October I saw Brian and Roger with Adam. Best concert I ever saw and I’ve seen them all including the Beatles. Thank God they didn’t retire!
Queen as a band came to an end when Freddie Mercury passed away. Anything after is a tribute to their career , entertaining yes queen in name but not queen .. Rolling stones still deliver they enjoy playing together However if mick jagger or keith richards kicks the bucket then they are finished and rightly so. its not money that drives these groups but the adoration of playing to huge crowds and it gives them purpose in life.
As Keith Richards said, "Music is all I have". I wouldn't make an effort to see a Stones show today but I cannot deny him that.
I thought Paul Rodgers was fantastic with Queen, he never tried to ape Freddie, just did his thing and it worked really well, especially on songs like Hammer to Fall and I Want it All. Lambert is like a Poundland Mercury, he tries way too hard.
Paul’s baritone was a breath of fresh air. Plus seeing Brian and Roger tackle Bad Company and Free songs was a nice touch.
paul rodgers was superb.
100% agree with you. Lambert is becoming an absolute diva and so camp. Freddie was never like that. Marc Martel has the vocals to be the perfect live singer of Queen songs.
Yes totally agree
Glad to know that there’s a handful of people that agree like I do.
Don’t agree that Lambert is remotely like Freddie. Freddie could of course be camp but also had a certain masculinity. Lambert is like Danny la Rue.
As a Queen Fan I say they should've retired in 1991. Musicians like Freddie are so essential, that a band loses his identity if they aren't there anymore. it's sad but one has to accept it and move on.
They should have retired after Night at the Opera!
Once Freddie passed away the rest of them should have disappeared all they are doing now is hanging on his coattails
@@thomasshepard6030 or reformed a new band with a new lead singer, after all Freddie was a replacement lead singer.
John Deacon agreed with you.
@@richatlarge462 John retired in 1997. I know, a bit pedantic.
Well, then there was Rush. Geddy's voice was getting to a yelp. I felt a deep loss when Neil passed, but it was time anyway when the guys called it quits. With their _Clockwork Angels_ album, they definitely went out in style! 🤘
Fully agree. The legend is preserved forever now .
A drummer is usually replaceable, unless it’s Neil Peart or John Bonham .
@@andrewparkinson8837 Or Keith Moon.
@@aprilkurtz1589 Or Ginger
It was a matter of good timing tbh. They opted to pack it in when Neil died, but had he lived their reputation wouldve dipped as they were declining, Geddys voice mainly.
Maybe keeping eagles on the road will keep Henley busy enough to stop suing people for a while.
I wouldn't go next door to see him for free.
He's going after homeless people that hum Hotel California I hear!
By hitting the like button, you open yourself up to possible litigation from Don (copyright infringement) Henley.
They are nostalgia bands . If their aging audience still enjoys them then let them continue touring
Avoid disappointment. Stay home and play records.
Avoid making judgements from your sofa. Get out and see live music.
@@MrJambug Listen bub, I’d wager to bet I’ve been to a whole lot more live shows than you have. It is not worth it anymore.!
@@moorlock2003 Maybe you have maybe you haven't, I'd be surprised, but I don't really care anyway. And maybe you do find them disappointing, maybe you don't, I couldn't really care about that either. What I do care about is this notion that just because you, or anyone else for that matter, doesn't like them, these bands should stop touring. I find a lot of todays bands/singers disappointing too. Should they stop touring just because I don't like them?
It may not be worth it to you 'bud' but given the amount of people that still flock to see these useless old has-beens, it appears it is still worth it to millions of people. So, you stay at home with your records, in the meantime me and millions of others are going to get out there and have the time of our lives. Enjoy your sofa.
@@MrJambug Ticket prices, Parking fees, plus seeing performers way past their prime who can barely sing anymore. If you like that, be my guest . I’ll pass.
@@moorlock2003You just don't get it do you. "if you like them be my guest. I'll pass". But that's the whole point. The entire article is about the fact they should stop touring. If it was just about not liking them. Not wanting to go to see them. Fine. There's loads of singers/bands I don't like or want to see, because I think tickets for them are expensive. Parking is expensive (seriously?) And they cant sing. But I wouldn't suggest for one second they shouldn't tour. That's what this debate is about, not whether in your expert opinion they're any good or not! No wonder you stay at home, given your level of comprehension I doubt you could find your way out of the house.
I saw Boston about 25 years ago. Tom Scholz was stumbling around with a broken leg in a cast and Brad Delp was nearing the end. I can’t say it was the best show I’d seen, but I admired their spirit, and the two generations of fans in the audience loved it. So bands can keep touring as long as they can do it without direct taxpayer support. I guess I just don’t care, though I am somewhat glad their true fans are happy.
I agree with almost all the bands you indicated in this series. The only exception is the Rolling Stones. They are still putting on absolute kick ass shows at almost 81 years old. No lip-synching, no BS, just outstanding rock ‘n’ roll and I like it.
My friend, me, and I know A LOT of folks agree 💯 to yar opinion! Why should they retire? Richards once said, he can imagine, dying on stage, just by doing the best he can: makin and creatin MUSIC!
I saw queen perform in Sydney Feb 2020. They were terrific. I would see them again and again. These days tyey perform as queen + adam lambert. People who expect to hear freddie are delusional. Its a newcera with respect to freddies work and no different to expecting bon scott to lead ac dc. He died in the 1970s
Long term performers have a load of experience and popular songs to usually give a great show.
Agree w every single one. Sadly, for people over 50 like me this is pretty much it. But I’d rather listen to the albums and watch TH-cam videos of old live shows than endure these geezers (my heroes) shlepping it up there on stage for a few extra million in their pockets.
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Putting on a live show has some serious overhead expenses. By the time you pay for the venue, renting / moving gear, hiring security, stagehands, etc, you might be amazed at how little goes into the pockets of the performers. Decades ago, they played for peanuts and prayed for record sales because that's where the money was. I'm sure that's changed somewhat but you get the picture.
Last year the Stones made a pure blues album "Blue and Lonesome" which is astonishing. Mick's voice is timeless, powerful and creative.
So are today's mics and amps and mixers on computer. They used to do it all live in studio.
you are spot on with Chicago - RIP Terry Kath
I know a lot of people thought the post-Terry Kath era of Chicago was schmaltzy, but they went further downhill after Peter Cetera left the group.
The band died when Terry Kath did.
@@728huey How can you go downhill from Peter Cetera?
@@728hueyPeter Cetera was dragging the band down. I was very glad when he left.
Have to disagree about Steely Dan. As a fan ever since their first album came out when I was in junior high, I know that after the first couple of albums, Steely Dan has never really been a "band." Becker was a great songwriter and a fine guitarist, but the really famous signature guitar parts were cut by top studio musicians like Larry Carlton. The only constant across half a century of albums has been Donald Fagen's voice. If I go to a concert and hear Fagen backed by top flight studio musicians, then for all intents and purposes, I'm hearing Steely Dan.
I'm not an Eagles fan, but my sister-in-law is. She asked me about getting tickets. After I told her the astronomical price for nosebleed seats, I took us instead to see a really good Eagles tribute band. I got excellent seats for $25, and they sounded just like the records and had almost as many original members as the current Eagles do.
One artist who's as good as ever is Alice Cooper. I see him every time he comes to DFW. He has an amazing band, puts on a different show every time, throws in deep cuts among the hits, sounds great and still moves onstage like he did in his 30s. Why, it's almost as if he made a deal with the devil...
Agree with your comments about Steely Dan. They are one of the most misunderstood bands in Rock history.
A "fine" guitarist???
I AM A "FINE" GUITARIST.
Becker is a virtuoso.
Whatch live SD with him.
Agreed - especially about Mr Henley who seems hell-bent on trashing his reputation
Why dont you name the real number 1 ? You’ll find them on your Shirt
Hi, I live in Benitachell/ Moraira Spain. It's full of x pro and session musicians, living out their days in bars cafe's and Saxo's club. It's amazing how easy they put bands together, all in their 70's but still playing amazing music. Our lives revolve around the sixties and seventies with costs dancing, drinking every night.These musicians will never retire.....
Denia is another place heaving with Jazz and blues. It's incredible here.
Saxon are still going and what a voice.......
Love your channel
All the best Jonny 😎☯️🌱
I saw ZZ Top a few months ago, I missed some of the Dusty vocal songs and Billy was doing the same shtick he has for years. Was it the same ZZ Top I saw in the 70s & 80s of course not, but I was still entertained and Elwood filled in fine on the bass lines (they aren't too difficult to begin with). I would have loved to hear something from Billy's last solo album which was great but that wasn't what 99.99999% of the people came to hear.
Absolute nonsense! If people are musicians, music is their life and passion. If they want to play music, why shouldn't they? No-one is forcing others to watch or listen to them. It's called freedom. All the moaners are equally free to go and watch whoever they like and avoid whoever they like. They have no business telling others what they should or should not be doing.
Ian Anderson should definitely keep touring and playing (not singing), but shouĺd have dropped the name Jethro Tull in 2011, when he got rid of Martin Barre. The last time it felt like a band was when Barre was on lead guitar, Doane Perry on drums and Andrew Giddings on keyboards. At least there was some continuity for several years, even if it was very much Anderson's band.
And Jon Noyce on bass.
Agreed, that really was the last time Tull were a proper band, saw that line up on the Roots to Branches tour, very good indeed.
That shirt! ❤👍🏻
I want that tee shirt
Queen just sold their music rights at this point they are a corporation.
Adam couldn't wash Freddie's shorts.
But he'd like to!😘
@@peteshallcross787 ..and they both would have enjoyed it!
Adam Lambert couldn't. But Luke Spiller (The Struts) could have.
I've seen Lynard Skynard I'm not even sure how many times back in the 70's with Ronnie fronting them. Saw them again twice with Johnny & Gary Rossington, Billy Powell and Ed King in the late 80's. My wife loved the performance. I had to admit, it was almost like seeing a copy band, but realized my wife would never have experienced Lynard Skynard had they not done that. She'll never know how good they were with Ronnie but at least she got to hear that great sound live, sort of. Not knowing any better, she loved it.
You've seen them all these times and yet still cant spell their name 🤣🤣
@@hulldanfan
Haha yup.
Yes should have called it a day after Jon Anderson left and Chris Squire died.
One thing I always liked about the late Jimmy Buffett is that he did vary the set list and would always play some random super deep cuts.
A couple of points on ZZ top - the beard is real, Elwood was ZZ's guitar tech and came into the band with Dusty's approval. But I do agree, they should have bowed out gracefully.
I saw them 15 year ago and they were past it then
I did think he was an OK fit for the band, but it maybe wouldve been a good time to hang it up anyway. Sort of like Rush when Neil Peart passed.
6:15. Saw the stones 3 years ago in Pittsburgh. It was the best show I've ever seen. Jagger at 78 was running all over the place. He sounded great. The band sound great!
Agreed.
People vote with money. As long as they buy tickets these bands will still perform.
Saw the Stones on Friday...No reason to retire...Keith playin better since 94 and Mick is a force of nature...new songs from the album and different set lists every night. Bit o research would help...rock on!
No. I love them but they are too old.😂
@@Leo-qe3glA rolling stone gathers no moss. As long as Keith and Mick keep movin' their spirit stays young.
@@djtrendsetta5766 meh😧
REO Speedwagon needs to go away as well
I agree that Foreigner, Guns n Roses, Skynyrd, and Steely Dan should stop touring. Three that I would add to the list are; REO Speedwagon, Bon Jovi, and Motley Crue.
The eagles too
@@user-vk4lh6ub1jDid you even listen to the guy? That was his last choice in the video. 🙄
@@philbrown1474 what I can't engage in dialogue too and agree with the video too?!?
REO Speedwagon really went to shit after Gary Richrath left. Or really before he left, because that's why he left.
Def Leppard journey the eagles lots more!
Seems to me that as long as people want to be entertained, see live shows, and buy tickets...well, who cares what you think.
Springsteen???? Saw him last year, where the guy played and sang for more than two hours without any pauses to talk, but with fire and power.
The only reason Springsteen should retire is because of his health.
Springsteen sucks. Total east coast thing.
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@@PNW_Sportbike_Life I live in WA State and have loved him since first hearing Born to Run 49 years ago. Saw 3 of his shows in 5 days in November, 1984. Vancouver B.C., Tacoma and Portland. He got sick driving to Tacoma and had to postpone a show! Next night, he played 3 hours and 47 minutes. And there was about 30% different material each show!
@@PNW_Sportbike_Life greatest live entertainer ever.
I am slightly ashamed to say I saw the Eagles (which was somewhat peculiar as a sonic experience) and would agree. I also saw AC DC last week, but for all that Brian is struggling to match his prime (hardly surprising) and Angus looks all his years they still gave 100% and played live. It wasn't vintage but it had an authenticity. I hope they bow out gracefully before the goodwill runs out. The problem is the "big/dinosaurs" of the classic rock era are slowly dying off. The music industry isn't inclined to support a replacement generation. As such we hang onto our heroes of the past as the masses consume over produced and similar sounding pop or "worthy" nonsense that is as tuneless as it is entertaining. Perhaps I am just part of the problem though?
There is plenty of great new rock music being made today. All you have to do is find it.
Anyone saying the Stones should retire are ignorant. Everyone who saw the Hackney Diamonds tour walked away completely elated and you’re likely too cheap or poor to have gone. Will it have been as good as the 70’s, 80’s or even 90’s tours? Who cares it was still great.
I caught Chicago last summer and they sounded amazing.
Definitely some valid points. Two of my favorite bands are Kansas and Chicago. I saw Kansas in New Haven a couple of months ago, and that night, the only original member on stage was Rich Williams, the guitarist. With Chicago, I think the only original members still with the band are Robert Lamm, keyboards and vocals, Lee Loughnane, trumpet, and Jimmy Pankow, trombone.
Still, though, I do like the touring, because it gives fans, particularly younger ones, a chance to see the band playing live. My feeling is, if they want to still tour, more power to them. (Of course, the bands that I've always followed were always more about the music than about trying to maintain their coolness, so that does help a bit.)
I have to agree with you on these choices as well as a few others. Thank god Motley Crue has finally called it a day. I'd love to see the Who just stop too..
Sorry but motley crue is still going.
@@216trixie Well, that's too bad.. They should have stayed retired..
I have never seen Chicago but would like to have seen them in the 70s. Time to do an album review for the Chicago Transit Authority record or Chicago II. Please.
I was watching the British Grand Prix and I said to my wife, "Ha Ha check the old lady! What's she doing there?" It was Brian May...sad.
Yeah, people get old.
Of course you did.
You're sad
I'm the one who retired from going to see these great bands. My first one was in 1977, the last one in 1994. I saw the majority of who I wanted to see.
Go.With extreme prejudice in the case of Henley.
I think YES- or the group presented as such- should call it a day.
They can't change the name of Queen with Adam Lambert to Queen because Queen is a legal entity for songwriting credit purposes. All songs on The Miracle and Innuendo are credited to that entity.
I had always thought that Don Felder was the big a-hole in the Eagles, but after seeing the documentary and a couple of interviews with him, I realized it was Glenn Frey. You could pin that badge on Henley, too.
As I understand it, Henley is THE rock a-hole.
Yep, Frey and Henley don't strike me as people I'd willingly share a beer with (or would have in Frey's case). One of the incidences in Henley's life - trivial though it still illuminates his character - occurred in a hotel somewhere long ago. Henley left a stinking note to the hotel's administration to have the cleaner fired because she put the toilet roll the "wrong" way around. He went into a detailed explanation how the printed pattern on the outside of the paper should face outward so people can see it, and not the other way around where it's more hidden from view... Imagine having to deal with such a prime arsewipe every day!
(The magazine printed a picture of his note, so yes, it really happened.)
Have met all three and can tell you personally that Felder is a good guy….Fry was wining and also a greedy guy…but Henley is the very definition of a__hole….in every respect
Jethro Tull, Paul McCartney, Deep Purple ( without Blackmore AND Lord?)
So true about Deep Purple, but I have say Ive heard their new material on their upcoming album and its pretty damn good 👍
He mentioned Tull in a previous installment.
@@erniericardo8140 I agree, but it really isn't the same band without those two
@@deansusec8745 Mark II Deep Purple was the greatest 👍 IMO
Why do people pay money to see Ian Anderson these days?
Hmmm. Bruce Springsteen, personally I am not a big fan of him, still does big arenas and outdoor gigs and still attracts fans who were not born until late 1980s . They don’t seem to complain. He is still very popular in places like Ireland where big stadiums of 40,000 to 80,000 happy attendees still flock to him. He apparently still puts on a great show
I saw Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire last week and it was a great show. Both bands have three orignal members, which nis more than I can say for 'Skynard, Foreigner or Little River Band.
I saw them both last weekend and I totally agree...they were both amazing!
The bands management will know when to retire the band ….when sales stop coming …when people stop buying concert tickets and when the band says it’s had enough …
I seen the old lady fat hanging off Madonnas arms,and I seen Eagles lip sync,but what made me want to cry was seeing AC/DC recently. I just turned 59 I can’t believe some of these bands still going from both sides of the pond.Geddy,Roth and Lou are done it’s just sad..🤦🏻♂️
I may get heat for this, but 'Ace Frehly'. Ace is unable to sing live these days, but is still putting out incredible studio work.
The vocals are horrific and the energy is lost. Agree.
Saw ACe on Monsters of Rock cruise. It was a great show!
If they are selling tickets, who are you to say a person or band should retire. Especially in this capitalist society, where supply and demand are supposed to be the main objective. Plus most of these guys just love what they do.
Chicago is still a band I'd go see. Love their music, and yes, even the ballads. In the interim Leonid and Friends is an amazing cover band.
I love The Who, but they should have packed in years ago. Surprised they weren't on the list.
The Who should've ended when Keith Moon died, just like Led Zeppelin did for John Bonham.
The Who are still a better live band now then most bands out there. Pete actually said Zach Starkey may have been the best drummer the Who ever had. I know that sounds like sacrilege, but he is great.
Ikr, Pete is pathetic
The Who should have called it a day, as a live band at least as I haven't heard Endless Wire, when John passed. I heard a live recording on TH-cam from a couple of years ago and Roger seems to have lost the power in his voice a bit.
STRONGLY DISAGREE.
STONES SHOULD NEVER STOP TOURING. Just saw them in Philly THE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER BEEN to.
@@scottythetrex5197 I saw them in Vancouver recently and everyone there shared the same sentiment as you, one of the best concerts ever. The people who say they need to retire are just spouting ageist views towards a band that in reality are putting on shows better than bands half their age.
Im seeing them Wednesday in San Jose!
It's a bit of a dilemma. Many of these bands were Class A in their prime. I don't think anyone considered that getting this old would become an actual reality some day. Caught up in partying, performing and living like a proverbial teenager is frankly all that many of these bands know, or at least the surviving members. The fill-ins, are only looking to ply their trade, and you can't blame anyone for that. The fact that people still show up to these concerts IS a testament to the greatness of the music. Perhaps we can all temper our "judgements" by just looking in the mirror once in a while. Someone once said, "You can't live at the top of the mountain, all of the time".
Great post!
Any band that should be on Social Security but are still performing, hey if their music sounds good and people can still groove to it, Jam It Mon!!! Think about it....who would waste no time trying to get tickets for a Led Zeppelin concert today if Page, Plant, Jones regrouped with Jason Bonham? Have you forgotten already what happened at the 02 Arena in London on December 10, 2007? 20 million fans tried to get two of 16,000 tickets available, but only 8,000 got two tickets each through a Lottery system. The remaining 4,000 tickets went to music insiders, music executives, Royalty and those special A - List celebrities, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Dave Grohl, David Gilmore, Mick Jagger, The Edge, Peter Gabriel, the Wilson Sisters Ann & Nancy and Paul McCartney to name just a handful. Those who were lucky to be there what a magical, mystical, musical evening that was, one the likes will never see again. But what would of happen if Plant said Yes instead of No? He was thinking about the future as far as his voice goes. Rremember Plant had vocal surgery before Led Zeppelin's North American Tour in 1975, it was very successful and carried on his career to this very day. But as the years mounted Plant had to change the way he sang and downplay how he performed. It is what it is, but if I were Plant I'd would of said yes, let's go, let's Rock, let's give some more to the fans one last tour to Rock regardless of permanent damage to the 'voice' while happing during the tour or after the tour. Yeah I would of said YES, DAMN BE MADE TO MY VOCALS. But it didn't happen and you really can't blame Plant, we have the 'music', studio or live and that's the point, it was and always will be about the music that these four gifted musicians produced and performed. But! What if...."to be a Rock and not to Roll" 🎸🎤🎸🥁
Can I buy a paragraph?
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ZZTop died when they released Eliminator in 1983
What? I love most songs on this album.😮
Seen the El Loco tour before that
@Leo-qe3gl yeah, but it lost the grungy Texas blues when they did.
It worked though, so many old acts put out terrible records in the 80s.
@@ronaldstone1285 yeah. Okay. this is correct.😌
Any band that lipsyncs in concert needs to quit. However, if they're having fun playing and filling venues, why not continue? The audience obviously still wants to see them. As for Queen, I enjoy seeing Roger and Brian doing short sets as part the Queen's Jubilees and the Taylor Hawkins tribute. I personally hate Adam Lambert's overly camp frontman act, but obviously millions disagree with me because they sell out stadiums easily. Why not keep giving the fans wh
Saw the stones twice. In 2002 in Maryland, and 2005 in Atlanta. Two excellent concerts, but I don’t think I’d want to do it again. Maybe/ maybe not.
3:06 This is the most important point in all this if you ask me. Not just about Billy Gibbons but about all members of legendary acts when the core of the band is no longer available. I'm sure that many still have a lot to offer beyond the band and I think that the world of music would be served better by them doing that rather than watching these vain attempts to keep the past alive.
Alex Lifeson I think had exemplified this very nicely with his work in Envy of None.
I think Janis Joplin should retire. The last time I saw her she looked like death.
That's Madonna you are thinking of!
Not funny at all.
You’re right on the mark about Bruce Springsteen. Still sounds great, enthusiastically performing around the world. Plus, still
making highly listenable albums.
There was a revival of Cream without Eric Clapton. Ginger Baker & Jack Bruce brought in guitarist/singer Gary Moore & the band was called BBM. They did one studio album & broke up.
Also, AC/DC. Angus looks so old now, and Malcom has passed away. Sorry AC/DC fans.
Angus can still reach into the bag and pull one out every once in a while though. "Through the Mists of Time" was a great tribute to Mal.
1. The Eagles - fake
2. Jethro Tull - Ian just can't sing anymore, tragic
3. Stones - decrepit and cheating (probably)
4. Yes - boring now, Steve Howe so slow
Go see Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks....absolutely stellar and completely blow away Howe's Yes tribute road show.
@@rcpsammy7186 yep, done that. I agree
Roger Waters Fake singing and Rah Rahing his extremely left wing views which caused people to leave in droves. If he had retired with The Wall he would’ve retired on a high note
Boy I have to agree with the band Yes. Yes died with the passing of Chris Squire. Steve Howe has made more money than all of us put together so it's got to be an ego thing. There is no reason he can't go out and put on shows if he wants to. He has his own brand that people will buy but let's face it, without Chris Squire, Yes is now a tribute band.
@@falcodog2917 ego? more likely he's doing what he loves: playing music.
Queen still take to the stage with 3 of the 5 musicians who played Live Aid, considered by many as the best ever live performance. Freddie’s been gone 30+ years and he’s not coming back. These people who say they should stop clearly don’t get what Queen was about, the mass ensemble crowd all getting together to celebrate and sing those anthems and hear Brian Mays guitar solos. Adam Lambert allows that to continue, yes without Freddie but still brilliant. For those who don’t like it, no problem, you have got all of Queen you are ever going to get, listen to your CDs, watch their old concerts etc and be happy. The rest of us can do all that as well as enjoy the current lineup as long as we can. Nobody loses.
Add Paul McCartney.
All these groups don't necessarily need to retire, but tour small clubs snd venues.
Been a big fan of the stones since my teens in the early 70s even managed to see them on a few occasions loved it,The time for them to pack it in passed at least a decade ago.
There are fans who want to see these bands play.
There are other fans who think the bands are too old and should hang it up.
How do we decide?
How about ticket sales? If they can sell enough tickets, at a high enough price to make it worth it, they go.
That way, the fans who want to see them can. And, the fans who think the bands are too old can stay home and complain on the internet.