They did too much, too young that was too good - especially

their lament that Diss was losing its former party town status, and their message to Judy Garland.

When I hear new material by "old" artists I find myself engaging with it very differently - enjoying the craft of how people with decades of experience put stuff together, the subtleties in the sound and the mix (or at least those I pick up on).

A good example is the Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness - Madness were always a very musical group and they show a lot of those skills on that record. The Stones' blues album is another good example. None of it would make my Desert Island Discs, though, or is in my set of six mp3 CDs in my car.

I suspect that's more about my age than theirs, though older artists rarely break through for a variety of reasons.

Posted By: Old Man on December 19th 2018 at 09:24:52

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Apparently The Specials are releasing a new album next year. I’m concerned. (General Chat) - Adster, Dec 19, 08:24:51
- I was there in 1979/80 at UEA, to see Specials + Madness + Selector. Great gig. (n/m) (General Chat) - derbyshire canary, Dec 19, 10:49:11
- They did too much, too young that was too good - especially (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 19, 09:24:52
  - Agreed re the Stones album... not listened to the Folgate one (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Dec 19, 10:17:38
- I’ve heard one track and apart from some rather obvious lyrics in the chorus... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 19, 09:17:04
  - Just seen it's on Spotify. Track's called 'Vote for Me'. Ghost Town feel to intro (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 19, 10:25:07
    - I'll give it a listen (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Dec 19, 10:51:15

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