by wasproxy » Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:20 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by deevo0[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by rewind[/i]
<br>I think you can make this observation about any band or musician, not exclusively New Wave ones. While it's true many bands simply don't "have it" the way they used to, you can't discount the fact that your best memories are from certain times in your life -- you always like best the music you grew up with.
If it was at all possible to completely erase the last 30 years from your brain and be introduced to some of these bands solely with the music they are making now without the benefit of comparison, you may think some of it not too bad.
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Agree with rewind. In fact, I can't think of ANY artist in popular music history who sounded better 30 years on, although some manage to keep making good music, but of a kind different from the early years. Partly this has to do with the rapid changes in popular music styles. You either adapt or die. If you make a record that sounds like it came out 30 years ago, it becomes either a cliche or a homage.
p.s. I remember one friend arguing that the early period of any band is usually best, and if it is around long enough to have a middle period, then the middle period is often best.
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Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Johnny Cash, one of the very few folks who is the exact opposite of everything mentioned. His best recording very well may have been his last, The Man Comes Around. Not new wave, I know, nor pop, but it was the very first thing I thought of contrary to the point.