And then there were two...
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Some of the biggest bands ever are down to two surviving members, whether touring or disbanded. Would you go to see a big name if they are down to two founding members, or even one?
I saw Temptations with two. Four Tops with one. They hardly even count as "having seen those groups".
Would you pay good money to see:
Pete and Roger
Paul and Ringo
Mick and Keith
Jimmy and Robert
Brian and Al
I saw Temptations with two. Four Tops with one. They hardly even count as "having seen those groups".
Would you pay good money to see:
Pete and Roger
Paul and Ringo
Mick and Keith
Jimmy and Robert
Brian and Al
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I'd maybe pay to see Mick and Keef do an acoustic sit down in a smallish venue
But none of the others
But none of the others
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Percy and Plant
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Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
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GoogaMooga wrote:
I saw Temptations with two. Four Tops with one. They hardly even count as "having seen those groups".
I just wanted to point out that the Four Tops had the same lineup from 1956 (then called the Four Aims) until 1997, when one of them died. It's just been Abdul Fakir and three other guys for a few years, after the other two died, but they had remarkable longevity with the original lineup.
I'd pay to see Paul and Ringo (The Twotles?) but I wouldn't expect much. I actually had tickets for Paul for last year but, obviously, it was cancelled.
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Rather obviously I'd pay to see Jimmy & Robert. Even now -macabre as it may be
The issue really is that Macca, Roger, Mick & Robert's voices are all shot. I've no idea about Brian - but I've really no interest in seeing him anyway.
I'd possibly pay for Macca & Ringo only because I've never seen Ringo live (the rest I have).
I saw Roger & Pete at the small(ish) Indigo Club downstairs at the O2 in the mid 2000's. Roger was okay (then, just) but Pete was - to his credit- astonishingly committed and animated. Not sure that applies these days.
Mick & Keef..... nah. Keef has been winging it in for 20+ years and Mick almost makes me cringe. I suppose in an intimate acoustic based setting (as The Slider suggests) they may have something still....but I very much doubt it.
The issue really is that Macca, Roger, Mick & Robert's voices are all shot. I've no idea about Brian - but I've really no interest in seeing him anyway.
I'd possibly pay for Macca & Ringo only because I've never seen Ringo live (the rest I have).
I saw Roger & Pete at the small(ish) Indigo Club downstairs at the O2 in the mid 2000's. Roger was okay (then, just) but Pete was - to his credit- astonishingly committed and animated. Not sure that applies these days.
Mick & Keef..... nah. Keef has been winging it in for 20+ years and Mick almost makes me cringe. I suppose in an intimate acoustic based setting (as The Slider suggests) they may have something still....but I very much doubt it.
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der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I did wonder that myself!
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None of them fill me with great hope...
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Rorschach wrote:GoogaMooga wrote:
I saw Temptations with two. Four Tops with one. They hardly even count as "having seen those groups".
I just wanted to point out that the Four Tops had the same lineup from 1956 (then called the Four Aims) until 1997, when one of them died. It's just been Abdul Fakir and three other guys for a few years, after the other two died, but they had remarkable longevity with the original lineup.
Yes, one of the longest running acts with the same line-up. I was in London in December 96, and had a choice between going home for Christmas or staying in London and catching Four Tops with the original line-up. I chose Christmas with the family, which I soon enough got to regret. Nowadays I hardly even celebrate Christmas any more, can't tell them apart on old photos.
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der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
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Mick and Keith, but none of the others, and not Brian and Roger either ( I know John is still alive but he doesn’t play anymore)
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GoogaMooga wrote:der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
JP Jones is alive and kicking. Do your homework, son!
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slightbreeze wrote:GoogaMooga wrote:der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
JP Jones is alive and kicking. Do your homework, son!
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I've seen Brian and Al, so the answer to that one is, or at least was, yes. Not sure I'd do it a second time, though.
I'd enjoy seeing Paul and Ringo, but I suspect the ticket price would be well out of my range.
And I like The Slider's idea re: the two Rolling Boneheads. If Percy and Jimmy did something similar, I'd consider that.
I'd enjoy seeing Paul and Ringo, but I suspect the ticket price would be well out of my range.
And I like The Slider's idea re: the two Rolling Boneheads. If Percy and Jimmy did something similar, I'd consider that.
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GoogaMooga wrote:der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
From first hand experience, I can assure you it was not.
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Diamond Dog wrote:GoogaMooga wrote:der Freiherr wrote:Did I miss the death of John Paul Jones?
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
From first hand experience, I can assure you it was not.
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Jimbly wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:GoogaMooga wrote:
I wasn't sure, but should have checked. Somehow I got the impression that it was only Page and Plant for the last concert appearances.
From first hand experience, I can assure you it was not.
BASTARD.
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Diamond Dog wrote:Mick & Keef..... nah. Keef has been winging it in for 20+ years and Mick almost makes me cringe. I suppose in an intimate acoustic based setting (as The Slider suggests) they may have something still....but I very much doubt it.
I don't think Keef's guitar has been plugged in since 1987...
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yomptepi wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:Mick & Keef..... nah. Keef has been winging it in for 20+ years and Mick almost makes me cringe. I suppose in an intimate acoustic based setting (as The Slider suggests) they may have something still....but I very much doubt it.
I don't think Keef's guitar has been plugged in since 1987...
I very much doubt he knows the answer to that. Nor cares.
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"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck