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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Feb 26, 2017 18:57:01 GMT
Look at the albums made before the Lauda.... The weed, the speed and the whiskey made far better music ... The people involved acted like one.. And no... I don't support or encourage the use of drugs. I have seen the not-so-creative sides of drug abuse. But they used a lot of stuff, and some great music came out of it. Coincidence perhaps.. But the abuse took its toll... look at the commercial videos for WYW..
The effects on the brain shows decades after. Not necessary in a positive way...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 19:22:39 GMT
Hi All, Here's another take on it just as Booze,Food,Sugar etc. has different effects on people bodies i.e putting on weight,getting drunk etc.etc. couldn't you say the same about Dope ? As in some peoples bodies are able to cope better with whatever affect with some succumbing quicker to the than others ?
Geoff.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Feb 26, 2017 22:25:47 GMT
Interesting point about cannabis MrWaistcoat . I hate it cos of what I witnessed amongst a crowd I grew up with. But its not all bad. But I don't agree about artists peaking by 30. I agree that many seem to because they don't know how to sustain their instinctive talent, to keep generating creative ideas without stimulants etc... Its where the craft side comes in. Youth doesn't know the rules which is great because its more experimental and new ideas come out. So whether we like the output or not, its what Francis did. He spent a lot of time learning how to play music. Maybe not song writing? if he already believed he was good at that. Well, I'd be lying if I said I knew about "artists", I've known loads of p**s artists, but that's probably not quite the same But rock stars....who peaked after 30? Maiden, ACDC, Quo. Sabbath, Purple......vast majority of best stuff was written before the 30th birthdays of the songwriters. I'm struggling to think of an exception
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 22:38:16 GMT
Correct. I've been chased through the east end of Glasgow by a thirty foot canary, and I couldn't write a song to save my life. Maybe the canary had a song it wanted to give you This one possibly? What very few people know is that that was JC on drums, Alan "Canary" Lancaster on upright bass and Roy Lynes on keys and obviously Francis on euphonium but only because he couldn't find his own trumpet to blow...
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Post by charles on Feb 27, 2017 7:40:28 GMT
But rock stars....who peaked after 30? Maiden, ACDC, Quo. Sabbath, Purple......vast majority of best stuff was written before the 30th birthdays of the songwriters. I'm struggling to think of an exception Some of those mentioned are still on top of their game though; they may not write monster hits any more - who could after more than 10 albums - but unlike SQ they remain believable, interesting and relevant: Sabbath: 13 was good, very good and far superior to the later Ozzy albums (technical ecstasy, Never say day) and everything without Ronnie. Speaking of which: The Bible Black is in my top three Dio Sabbath songs. Maiden: The Book of Souls (2015) could have been made in their 80's heyday, not as good as Piece of Mind and Powerslave, but close. ACDC: Lost the plot years ago; they might produce one or two great songs per album (Decibel!), but that's not enough. Status Quo? Least said...
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Feb 27, 2017 8:11:17 GMT
I agree with you charles but I would still say those bands peaked in their 20's Like lots of Quo songs from UTI onwards, but none of them are Big Fat Mama!
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