Posted on 11/11/2025 8:57:50 AM PST by dayglored
LAS VEGAS, NV — Following a recent performance by a legendary band of their greatest hits, fans posted online about how they couldn't believe how much the lead singer had aged in the last 50 years.
Though the crowd appeared to enjoy the show, attendees later expressed shock that the band's frontman looked so much older and worn down by life than he did when the band first hit it big in the 1970s.
"Man, he really looks old now," said one fan in a social media post. "It's a far cry from the way he looked a half century ago. It just goes to show the effect a life of rock and roll, partying, and naturally aging over several decades can have on a person's appearance."
Other fans expressed similar surprise that a man who was now in his mid-70s looked so much older than he did when he was 25. "I can't believe how much he's changed," another longtime fan said online. "One would expect him to look virtually the same as he did five decades ago, but shockingly, he looks way older now. I wonder what happened to him."
Fans of the band were dumbfounded as to what could have resulted in such a transformation to a person who first gained notoriety when a loaf of bread cost 40 cents.
At publishing time, fans of the band had also expressed surprise that a group made up of elderly Social Security recipients didn't seem to have the same level of energy, speed, and dexterity they had during the Gerald Ford administration.
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I saw the original band in ‘72 at Macarthur Theater in Princeton, NJ. It was awesome! Peter Gabriel rode on a wire over the audience at the end of the last tune and a loud smoke bomb went off. Most of the audience was stoned there was so much smoke for almost two hours I was waiting for an alarm to go off, but none did. It really looked like Gabriel was flying I didn’t see any wire, but there had to be one.
Peter Gabriel rode on a wire over the audience at the end of the last tune and a loud smoke bomb went off.
The song had to be “Supper’s Ready”. I saw Hackett and his band perform it in it’s entirety. Never ever thought I would get to see it performed live.
If there is one drummer that should be mentioned with the greats but never is, it’s Danny Seraphine of “Chicago”.
Go and listen to “Beginnings”, his drumming on it is sublime.
Agree. Two of my favorites are Bill Bruford and Billy Cobham. I was surprised when I saw a video of Ginger Baker and Art Blakey. I could not decide which I thought was the better one. Two other fantastic drummers and of course there was Buddy Rich.
Another was the drummer for Santana, Michael Shrieve. At just 20 years old he played an incredible set on Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock in ‘69.
Another was the drummer for Santana, Michael Shrieve.
We just lost the great Jack DeJohnette.
I really don’t remember for sure, but I think it was either “Get ‘em out by Friday”, or “Return of the Giant Hogweed”. Like I said, we were pretty toasted.
Didn’t know that. I have a lot of vinyl with him, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny, etc. R.I.P. Jack.
I never get tired of watching this.
Dannie Richmond with the Charles Mingus Sextet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqU3tsZ-Grk
I had the opportunity to see Mingus and his band and then Elvin Jones and his band afterwards At either the Bitter End or the Bottom Line in N.Y. City. Both had younger musicians who were very good. Minus died two years after I saw that gig. What an incredible upright bass player.
My bad “Mingus”, not “Minus”.
Thanks to Joni Mitchell, a lot of people discovered Mingus who otherwise wouldn’t have.
I just saw him last month, sounded good. His band is good, I met his guitar player during the last tour.
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