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Post by janedoe on May 13, 2018 7:15:56 GMT -5
Liam Gallagher, Jack White, Damon Albarn: how to grow old gracefully in rock The full article is at www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/13/how-to-grow-old-gracefully-in-rockHere's the introduction and Liam section +++ Festival lineups are filled with middle-aged stars and former headliners. But how can musicians stay relevant in a millennial music age? People often talk about music going in cycles. However, after each cycle – flatulent indie, breathy electro, murmuring rappers who only use vowels – is complete, the artists who participated rarely disappear; they just continue releasing music that fewer people care about. Now is the perfect time to appraise these beings. This summer’s festival season will celebrate a litany of comfortable shoe-wearing men who peaked in the 90s and early 00s, bedded among otherwise youthful lineups. Gaz Coombes, Richard Ashcroft, Travis, Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour Scene are all set to descend upon fields across Europe; acts who were once big enough to headline, but are now lower on the bill, or targeting more niche events for the committed fan. There is, of course, nothing wrong with performing and releasing new music into middle age and beyond; many artists’ best work happens after mainstream fame. But if you are going to do so, here are a few suggestions on how to proceed without making a complete fool of yourself. +++ Don’t: Go out under a daft name A few years ago, Liam Gallagher, once the biggest rock star in the world, was playing mid-afternoon festival slots with Beady Eye. This was a band that embodied all the worst bits of Oasis – unnecessary cravats, crude glorification of the 60s, Gem – without any of the tunes or drama. It didn’t go well, with Gallagher himself acknowledging that audience interest dwindled so fast the band would be “playing pubs” if they had released a third album. So, Liam Gallagher went away and returned as, um, Liam Gallagher. He started playing more old Oasis numbers, and co-wrote an album of new songs that sounded like old Oasis songs, and now he’s sold more records than Harry Styles and is set to headline his own giant festival in London’s Finsbury Park. Quite the turnaround for what is basically still Beady Eye. +++
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 8:51:35 GMT -5
Bit of weird conclusion to draw. The only member of Beady Eye he has with him is the one that fades into the background the most in both bands and they've already mentioned that he's sourcing songs from elsewhere.
Also, completely unnecessary shot at Gem there. He's written some shit songs, but he's written some great ones too and is pretty universally loved by Oasis fans afaik.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 9:06:04 GMT -5
"Growing old gracefully", what does that even mean. Sounds boring.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 13, 2018 9:39:19 GMT -5
Jack White is only 42. How is that old?
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Post by popeyebonaparte on May 13, 2018 11:20:37 GMT -5
What's wrong with Gem all of a sudden? What a prick. I've never heard a bad word said against Gem by fans TBH. I'll make no secret of the fact that I think if there ever is an Oasis reunion it should be with Bonehead and Guigsy but Gem seems like a really likeable bloke. Also he wrote A Bell Will Ring and Hung In A Bad Place.
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Post by freddy838 on May 13, 2018 11:44:14 GMT -5
What's wrong with Gem all of a sudden? What a prick. I've never heard a bad word said against Gem by fans TBH. I'll make no secret of the fact that I think if there ever is an Oasis reunion it should be with Bonehead and Guigsy but Gem seems like a really likeable bloke. Also he wrote A Bell Will Ring and Hung In A Bad Place. I think it was just an easy dig. Andy probably gets a free ride because he's in Ride. FWIW I love them both, and this is probably just the usual awful music article in the Guardian.
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