Like Jazz, Rock Music Is on Life Support. Is Hollywood Next?

PJ Media ^ | 09/04/2019 | Ed Driscoll

[Rastus]

I’m not sure how the rule would work. I guess if a replacement member was in it for 30 years and died, that would rule them out.

Chad and Jeremy are still alive and they started in 1962.

[mumblypeg]

FYI, while Leonard Cohen’s music didnt remotely resemble rock ‘n’ roll, the Maestro was ANYTHING BUT a “cult status nobody” and I take ISSUE.

Harrrrummmph!

[Enigo54]

Remake, yes. Well done? To me, yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL86PuqH8y0 Genie in a bottle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw Africa

[Henry Hnyellar]

It was dead before he came along. Junior Brown nailed it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6LsnxaAcgE

[Fresh Wind]

Jazz was already on life support by the late 30s.

[LouAvul]

TGP? The Gear Page? Faggots and liberals over there. I need a shower even after just perusing the classifieds.

A nasty website full of nasty people. Are you a member over there? What's your screen name?

[jeffc]

I don't read the classifieds, just The Sound Hound Lounge, The Pub and some guitar and amp reviews. It is comical how a thread will take a tangent off to nowhere, but some discussions are interesting to read (How bad are/were laugh tracks, Sayings that make no sense...).

My screen name there is arc anjil.

[LouAvul]

Those people are the worst of the worst. Musicians. Competitive. Petty. Pretentious.

There was a guy over there. A genuine talent. He was generous in giving advice and help, but there were so many who didn't like him because he could actually play the guitar. He quit TGP.

[RedStateRocker]

It’s NEVER too late to take up an instrument, especially bass where knowing what *NOT* to play and utilizing the power of a few well chosen notes gets more appreciation than being able to play complicated stuff fast.

I like the analogy to golf. Can you start when you’re 60 or 70? Hell yes. Are you ever going to be a world-class professional? Probably not. can you get good enough in a year or two of serious study to be able to play with a group of friends on the weekend and have fun? Heck yeah.

[RedStateRocker]

It all depends on how one defines “Jazz” (or ‘rock and roll’, etc)

I saw Chick Corea last year, original ‘electrik’ band. It was excellent. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones opened and jammed with them. Someone is quite welcome to say that was, or wasn’t, “jazz”, I don’t give a used piece of toilet paper for their opinion, I liked it.

[SunkenCiv]

And btw, yes, Hollywood is on life support, and we've got the cord with the plug in our hands. This is an example of what one of my b-i-l's would call "tuneless ****". I tried it a half hour ago when it showed up in the YT related vids. Liked it. This ensemble is no more, the pianist went solo a few months ago.

Hiromi Uehara - Voice - Jazz - Vienne 2011 - LIVE HD

[GulfMan]

I saw them this summer, absolutely amazing in Concert !!

[dfwgator]

Keith Richards shouldn’t be on the list, he will never die!

[GulfMan]

[dfwgator]

IIRC, Golden Earring is the longest-running rock band still going, they were founded in 1961. Still touring today with the same lineup since 1970.

[Magnum44]

I thought we couldn’t post Getty Images here. Is it allowed if its watermarked?

[1Old Pro]

How did they miss David Crosby at 78? And Willie Nelson at 86?

[GulfMan]

Oh, didn’t know that?

[GulfMan]

Article: The coming death of just about every rock legend

Bob Dylan (78 years old)
Paul McCartney (77)
Paul Simon (77)
Art Garfunkel (77)
Carole King (77)
Brian Wilson (77)
Mick Jagger (76)
Keith Richards (75)
Joni Mitchell (75)
Jimmy Page (75)
Robert Plant (71)
Ray Davies (75)
Roger Daltrey (75)
Pete Townshend (74)
Roger Waters (75)
David Gilmour (73)
Rod Stewart (74)
Eric Clapton (74)
Debbie Harry (74)
Neil Young (73)
Van Morrison (73)
Bryan Ferry (73)
Elton John (72)
Don Henley (72)
James Taylor (71)
Jackson Browne (70)
Billy Joel (70)
Bruce Springsteen (70)

[dfwgator]

It was really bad a few years ago: Prince, Lemmy, Bowie, Glenn Frey all pretty much in the span of a few months.