I saw Gang of Four here (Orange County, CA) in Oct 2005. I agree, they were so good, better than I expected. I saw the Buzzcocks not to long ago, and they were still the same. They're all older, but sill full of piss and vinegar. I've seen Bauhaus twice in the past year or so, and Peter Murphy seems old, and almost a little decrepit, sad to say.
I see Echo and the Bunnymen whenever they play, and Ian McCullogh just doesn't have it in him anymore. He just smokes and sorta leans on the mike stand and sings. But he smokes throughout the whole concert, and it seems like he's just going through the motions.
After reading this thread, when I went out to lunch, I listened to the Buzzocks and The The.
And like your baby will, when my son was little he was always rocking out to X, The Cramps, etc. His babysitter had him singing a song from New Kids on the Block, and I had to tell her "oh no, none of that".
He's really aged badly, hasn't he?
And he was so pretty 20 years ago. I was a HUGE fan of his for years, but now that he's been drifting farther and farther into abyss, especially with the extreme slide into middle eastern music, I just can't truck with the new sound he's putting out.
From androgynous art f@g in eyeliner to wannabe sufi and a so-called, "good Muslim" in twenty short years. Kinda sad.
I saw the Buzzcocks back in 97? I think. I've seen Bauhaus twice now too, once in 99 and then last year. Peter had facial hair! What's up with *that*? It's funny that you say "decrepit", that's kind of appropriate for Bauhaus isn't it? Heh. They are, actually, my all-time sentimental favorites. Partly for the Bauhaus music and partly because most everything they split into was great as well.
It's funny, Peter was recently on the cover of some artsy-fartsy fashion mag called Metro Pop, and he was reeeeaaally made-up. He looked like a tranny! His music got so shlocky-sounding from Holy Smoke on, didn't it?
Hopefully my little one will prefer my music to that of her daddy's...Korn anyone? Daddy likes the "neu metal", and the old too. Yes, we will be hearing "Sweet Child O' Mine" sung at bedtime, LOL!