Quote Originally Posted by Moodybluebird View Post
Tuerto you sound as ageist as my sister !!

Seriously though, watching highly talented musicians still able to knock out a good tune is one of life's pleasures in my eyes. I accept that sometimes their voices are not quite what they were and yes some of them would be better hanging up their microphones. But that is not always the case. Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is a case in point. I was lucky enough to see them last year and his voice is as strong now as it was in the 1960's when he sang A Whiter Shade of Pale.

What would be sad in my eyes is if someone like Robert Plant of Led Zep still posed and flounced about on stage now they're in their 70's. However seeing someone who used to be hip in their heyday dressed more conservatively on stage or having grey hair and a bit of a belly is neither here nor there. If their stage presence, energy of performance and musicianship remains undiminished by the passage of time, who cares how many candles are on their birthday cake !
You're right, i suppose that i'm going down the more popular kind of music where people in their 40s are so obviously attempting to rekindle their youth. I know it's me, but i find it so very unattractive. On the odd occasion i've been in one of those situations where the mums are up dancing to Duran Duran, or the aunties favourite, 'simply the best' i have to leave through fear of vomiting. Seeing middle aged women dancing badly and doing the only move they know in order to prevent 'leakage' turns my stomach. Yes, it is strange