Posted by Nolol on 3/7/2012, 10:19 pm, in reply to "I just believe that musician should continue until it's no longer enjoyable"
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"It's not going to destroy the legacy of the band either because people are going to remember them for their peak and not what they do in the tail end of the career."
Rod Stewart.
Also, I highly doubt The Beatles would have the universal popularity and critical adulation had they continued until after they lost steam. Because they ended on such a high note, and had a career with absolutely no landmines in it, is a large part of the reason why they continue to be the biggest band in the world to this day.
If you don't believe me, look at Paul McCartney. Sure, some music geeks like us give him his dues, and everybody still loved him when he came down from The Beatles and was releasing stuff like Band On The Run, but after a couple of decades of crappy albums and endless live releases, he became a punchline to most people, including to a lot of music geeks as well.
Bands have legacies to protect just like movies and other things do. Star Wars is another good example. Remember when George Lucas was revered as a God among men for Star Wars and Indiana Jones? Remember when he then released the prequels and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and now he's probably the most hated movie maker this side of Uwe Boll? Later works absolutely reflect upon the way people perceive people working in any artistic medium.
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: Really, all the stuff about retiring to
: protect their legacy isn't something I agree
: with.
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: You are a muso and you enjoy playing in the
: band and as long as you are personally happy
: with the album you are releasing (despite
: the fact that the bands may well be the only
: people in the world who will like it) then
: that should be enough.
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: Whether the critics hate the album shouldn't
: really factor in it.
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: It's not going to destroy the legacy of the
: band either because people are going to
: remember them for their peak and not what
: they do in the tail end of the career.
:
: really I don't think it's ripping off fans
: either. In the age where people can easily
: try albums before they buy, no one is going
: to get ripped off due to an album that they
: percevied to be bad.
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: --Previous Message--
: i couldn't care less
:
: they should just end with a bang (Fly From
: Here) instead of continuing on and being
: some nostalgia circus
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: --Previous Message--
: Benoit David has left Yes due to a
: respiratory
: illness (odd considering he replaced Jon
: Anderson for suffering acute respiratory
: failure), and has been replaced by a fellow
: named Jon Davison (no comment).
:
: Fortunately, Chris Squire has stated that he
: is open to Jon (Anderson)'s return after
: another year touring Fly From Here . Now if
: only they'd bring back Bill Bruford at some
: point...
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