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The Sicilian
So Gazza,
Are you implying that managers and agents have ruined the creativity of the music, tours, setlists, and recordings?
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pgarof
If Cohl influences the band so much maybe a new promotor would be a good move as they move into the twilight years of their careers
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Gazza
The focus of the band has shifted in the last two decades into primarily being a touring act. The lack of newly recorded material and the increasing reluctance to perform it is undeniable.
When profit margins are the main motivation, then their artistic side suffers. The band - whether they'll admit to it or not - now pretty much accept that theyre a nostalgia act
Maximum revenue for minimal effort.
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Gazza
The focus of the band has shifted in the last two decades into primarily being a touring act. The lack of newly recorded material and the increasing reluctance to perform it is undeniable.
When profit margins are the main motivation, then their artistic side suffers. The band - whether they'll admit to it or not - now pretty much accept that theyre a nostalgia act
Maximum revenue for minimal effort.
Maybe that is one reason why Mick Taylor and Bill Wyman headed for the exits.
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Loudei
What makes an album? Good songs!! They haven't written a good song way before dirty work. Some people just burn out creatively, as for their abilities they also have a lot of mileage. They have big families, and they have different lives. As seen on the Being Mick DVD, how can you write a song like Beast Of Burden with a lifestyle like that? Recording an album while watching a tennis match for instance. They are ffff 65 too... however Bob Dylan made a great example with his Time out of mind and beyond work about finding ways to reinvent yourself and your art. But you have to be serious about it to do it.