When I think of my favourite groups - the ones that lasted a while, I think of CAN and something one of the members (I believe Irmin Schmidt) said: ‘a band’s life should only be as long as that of a dog’s’.
I guess he felt the creativity stalled after a certain point… ? I thought it interesting, especially from a member of a group which evolved constantly - even within the space of an album, from song to song! ;)
Fascinating post. My mind went to XTC, with their 23 year evolutionary arc. Some might say they peaked at 4 or 5 years in (perhaps), but they kept evolving and pushing, never
"ignore the noise and do their best version of themselves" which in most cases better than those they are trying to compete with.
When I think of my favourite groups - the ones that lasted a while, I think of CAN and something one of the members (I believe Irmin Schmidt) said: ‘a band’s life should only be as long as that of a dog’s’.
I guess he felt the creativity stalled after a certain point… ? I thought it interesting, especially from a member of a group which evolved constantly - even within the space of an album, from song to song! ;)
Fascinating post. My mind went to XTC, with their 23 year evolutionary arc. Some might say they peaked at 4 or 5 years in (perhaps), but they kept evolving and pushing, never
really embarrassing themselves.
Great post.
Well said of Mark Hollis, Talk Talk, and the Beatles... Parabens Feliz Natal!