Completely Conspicuous 527: Magic and Loss

I'm joined by guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss rock stars and aging. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Brian's first appearance on the show in two years - The rock deaths keep on hitting us hard - Neil Peart's recent death was surprising and shocking - Brian: Not a big Rush fan, but respected them - A couple of really good documentaries about the band - Rush followed their own path - Andy Gill of Gang of Four kept touring and recording right until he died - Big deaths that impacted us - Jay: Peart, Gord Downie, Bowie, Prince, Tom Petty - As a kid, remember Randy Rhoads, Bonham, Bon Scott, Keith Moon - Later, Cobain and Layne Staley - Tortured artist syndrome - Meanwhile, the Stones keep chugging along - Brian: McCartney is still amazing live into his 70s - Neither of us has seen the Stones live - Brian: Regret not seeing classic acts at least once - Prince played crazy long shows - Getting harder to stay out super late - "Farewell tours" tend to often be false alarms - A little more urgency to see certain artists who are older - A lot of reunion tours these days: Jawbreaker, Hot Snakes, Jawbox, Hoodoo Gurus - Will young artists today have the same longevity as the older artists now? - Touring's the only way to make money these days - Not even worth it for older acts to release new material now - Radio won't play new music from legendary acts - Classic rock fans don't want to hear new music, they just want the hits - You know what you're getting from a new AC/DC record - Many bands continue on after members die - Replacing iconic singers with unknowns - Alice in Chains has recharged their career somewhat post-Staley - Sublime's singer/leader died before their big album came out - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.