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In the 80s, I saw Rex Harrison play Henry Higgins and forget the lyrics to "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face." Also saw Ella fall off a riser at the Hollywood Bowl. She made a self-deprecating crack and got a standing ovation. Never missed a note. Cary On Jun 1, 2012, at 6:30 AM, "Carl Pultz" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I did witness Count Basie wheeled out on stage, summer 1981. It was sad to > see him that way, but I did get to see him (from quite a distance - the lawn > at a festival) and the band rocked. Saw Ella on the same occasion, while she > was still able to stand. She held the multitude in the palm of her hand. > > I'll nominate Neil Young as a geezer who still matters. His recent record > with Lanois shows him willing to place his well-established style in a fresh > sonic context. I find it a strong statement. But, I've always had a soft > spot for a guy who sounds so ugly but writes such pretty tunes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Rockwell > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "performances tha t try t o so und l ike the reco rd > " > > Hmm. Everyone seems to be forgetting Mick Jagger. Or how about Tina Turner?? > Mick can still leap about with the best of them and has the chops to > carry it off. He's also a master of parodying himself. > Tina had a hit single in 2010 but I can find no mention of tour support. > I suspect both will quit working before they have to push them onstage > in wheelchairs. > At least I hope so. > Mal > > ******* > > On 5/31/2012 5:29 AM, Tom Fine wrote: >> Hi David: >> >> If Elvis turned into a self-parody (NO disagreement there), then my >> point about aged rockers out doing dinosaur tours is even more valid. >> Nothing is more self-parodying than, say David Lee Roth and Eddie Van >> Halen circa 2012. Or Bob Dylan any time in recent years, his shot >> voice croaking nonsense versions of the same old stuff. If these guys >> had any sort of mission-critical jobs, they'd have been put out to >> pasture years ago! >> >> -- Tom Fine >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Breneman" >> <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "performances that try t o so und l ike the >> record " >> >> >> >> From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> >> >> >>> >>> I remember mocking Elvis in his late years, and he was only in his 40's. >>> >> >> Everyone mocked Elvis in his late years. From some of the things you've >> written about the Beatles, I'd guess you're about 5 years younger than >> me. >> When we were in high school, Elvis was a target of derision. It may be >> unfair, but although we loved his early stuff, we saw him as a >> self-parody. >> Then he died, and suddenly he was The King. Astute career move. :-) >>