It keeps it all where it belongs. Rock n Roll is about youth.BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑27 Aug 2020, 5:35pmThroughout the late 90s there was a constant rumor about the classic Clash line-up reforming. It really seemed to be gaining momentum when Strummer died. I have to wonder what that would have looked like if it had happened. The first comparison I can think of is the Pixies. There is was a band I saw in it's original incarnation and remembered very fondly. I was psyched when they reformed and saw them on that tour (2004 I believe). Since then they've become the punk equivalent of the washed up metal bands that make their hay playing state fairs and their legacy is in the gutter. I think the fact that the Clash were never heard from again has been great for their reputation.
Someone offered free Killing Joke tickets last year and I refused. I told the guy, "I don't want to watch 60 year old guys playing metal." I saw the Psychedelic Furs a couple years back and they were great but the audience looked like all the gardening clubs in the area came to get their freak on. It got really unsettling when a couple 50-something soccer moms started doing their cheerleading routines to "Heartbreak Beat."