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15/07/2004 James Brown, Bo Diddley, Bert Jansch: music for grown-ups?
The Sixties legends just keep on coming. James Brown, Bo Diddley and Bert Jansch are the latest oldies playing the live circuit in these parts. Are they musicians for grown-ups? Well, yes and no. Their classic recordings clearly qualify - all three have a legacy of ground-breaking contributions to popular music. But their current live shows? Not really: their appeal is mainly nostalgic. Recent work is dwarfed by much older material. They used to be vital creative artists, but that phase ended years ago. Only Bert Jansch is still producing reasonably interesting new work. If you like nostalgia, fine. Go along, see the gigs. Wallow. But if you're into music for grown-ups, you're better off re-discovering the old albums, instead. There are very few poprock artists from the Sixties still making music suitable for grown-ups. Dylan and Neil Young stand out from an army of lesser talents happy to keep playing the nostalgia card and topping up their already over-stuffed retirement pension plans.
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