BabyBoomersUK - Bands

The Tribute Band

BabyBoomersUK — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:44:05 +0100

As a practitioner of the black arts of drumming for some thirty five years it’s now time to rise up and say stop to this facile part of the music biz.

The sight of three overweight fifty year olds dressed as ZZ Top or a Bon Jovi tribute band called Bon Geordie or By Jovi fills me with terror quite apart from the fact that it is an unedifying spectacle. One roadie of my acquaintance mentioned that a mutual friend whose girth has increased over the last few years (as indeed has mine) in his new Glam Rock Garb resembled as he put it nineteen stone of lard in a Charles the second wig. He also told a musical acquaintance when asked for his opinion on his new band (sic) “ you’re miming”. An OBE for him now for honesty.

Bob Dylan - Modern Times

BabyBoomersUK — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:07:59 +0100

Not all of them might like him but almost certainly, all DJs will acknowledge Bob Dylan as one of the most influential babyboomer rock and pop performers. At….wait for it ….65 years old he produced a new album released in August 2006. It was written about as one of his best ever. He keeps producing the right stuff. In 2001 he won the Best Contemporary Folk Album in the Grammy Awards with Love and Theft. Dylan’s latest album is seen as the third in a trilogy of outstanding work beginning with Time out of Mind which was followed by Love and Theft. The album Modern Times carries some already admired tracks, listen to Working Man’s Blues and Ain’t Walking Just Talking. In June/July 2006 he toured Britain and we will try to keep you in touch with his future appearances.

Pete Townshend declares a truce on his guitars.

MPeace — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:44:17 +0100

The survivors of The Who are of the classic babyboomer age group. They played hard and after they played on stage they played hard. And although they once said that they wouldn’t, they have started a tour. The live gig at Leeds University Union on June 17 2006 replayed a great album from 1970. And no-one smashed a guitar. This was probably a relief to Roger Daltrey, who was heard to say to Townshend after the first such event in 1964, “You shouldn’t have smashed it up – I could have got it repaired”.