Forever talented?

Psy-Fi · 11-26-2014, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy

I'm really curious whether rappers in their 60s and 70s will still be rapping and how good it will be.

I imagine it will look and sound something like this...

Blowfly - Shake Your Ass (live Smiling Buddha, Toronto 2014) - YouTube

::Official Site of BLOWFLY - The Original Dirty Rapper::

grindy · 11-26-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

I imagine it will look and sound something like this...

Blowfly - Shake Your Ass (live Smiling Buddha, Toronto 2014) - YouTube

::Official Site of BLOWFLY - The Original Dirty Rapper::

Not sure I'd consider it rap and definitely not the kind I'd enjoy.
I'll stick to waiting for rappers I enjoy to reach old age.

**Frownland** · 11-26-2014, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Just some guys who quickly come to mind:
Peter Brötzmann, a free jazz saxophone player, is now in his seventies. He has released some great music in the last decade and I've seen him live several times. He is not slowing down.
Phil Minton a very diverse singer and trumpet player, but mostly known for his free improv music, is 74 and he keeps exploring and playing great concerts.
Fred Frith is now in his sixties and he is as creative as ever, whether as a composer or as a performer.
John Zorn and the whole downtown scene are in their sixties as well and those guys are still a cornucopia of creativity.
Keiji Haino whose work is partly really free psychedelic rock and partly entirely uncategorizable is in his sixties now and some of his best work is from the last years.
I really enjoyed Scott Walkers recent collaboration with Sunn O and he is 71 now.
It goes on and on.

You went and named all the artists I was going to talk about in this thread. I'll add Han Bennink to the list.

Also, Captain Beefheart's last three albums were pretty great, and Ice Cream For Crow (his final) ranks up there with TMR and Lick My Decals Off, Baby imo.

Pet_Sounds · 11-26-2014, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

As much as I dearly love B.B. King and his music, he's no longer able to perform live at anywhere near what he was capable of a few years ago. I saw him a couple of times in the 1990's and he was nothing short of phenomenal on both occasions! I was considering seeing him again this year but after checking out some of his recent performances on YouTube and hearing from other fans who had been to some of his recent shows, I decided to pass up the opportunity.

He cancelled the rest of his 2014 tour in early October and based on what I've seen and heard of him lately, I have a feeling that at 89 years old he's finally decided to retire from performing.

On this note, I saw Billy Joel back in March. Although he's transposed his songs lower due to losing his range, his voice still sounds fantastic and he puts on a great show. My grandma, who's seen him four times (including once on The Stranger tour!) said he sounds every bit as good now as he did back in '77. He's also released some lovely classical-style pieces in the past few years. Of course, a digital piano is an easy instrument to transpose -- just press a couple buttons. Paul McCartney, on the other hand, sounds bloody awful, and I wish he'd transpose his stuff down. Might be more difficult on a bass, though.

grindy · 11-27-2014, 02:30 PM

Peter Hammill's new album is incredible!
And the man is 66.

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