Ageing Rockers?

SAW THE BAND IN 64 IN BRUM, AND IN MANCHESTER IN 90, THEY ARE GREAT.

In all honesty, I was thinking exactly what Fonzie put.

I'll go with another approach though, yes. I do think that the Rolling Stones should hang it up and yes I would say the same thing about any band that I love that was losing their touch. The way I see it though, it's more about having it or not having it than age though.

Sonic Youth for instance still has it. But the way I see it keep your legacy. A great example of a band I liked a lot that I'm really glad the comeback didn't work out is Sebadoh. I saw them at a reunion thing with the original line-up and as much as I really enjoyed the opportunity to see the old tunes I liked and they were all schmarmy and it was fun, they clearly didn't have "it" anymore. Gaffney couldn't sing his songs with the same intensity anymore, Barlow was similar in a more intangible sort of a way. Loewenstein still has it, but you get my drift. I'm glad I got to see it, but I'm really glad the new record they talked about probably isn't going to happen.

As for the Stones, I saw that Super Bowl thing and I had a similar reaction. It just wasn't right, although I'm sure there are plenty of people like me with Sebadoh that enjoy just having the opportunity to still hear the tunes they love and see them played even if they don't hit the same. I get it.

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Brandon, I'm glad you brought that up because I forgot. Aerosmith NEEDS to hang it up. They actually need a time machine to go back and have already hung it up a long time ago.

"Livin on the edge...of wuss cliff"

I doubt ANY rock band will ever match the Stones' longevity and certainly not any of those together today.

These days, egos and substance abuse get too far into the way of bands. Somehow, the Stones have found a way to cope with both of those issues (Keith is well-preserved in formaldehyde) and survive the decades of recording and touring. It is truly amazing.

I don't think the Stones should retire and I don't think many of today's bands will even be remembered 30 years from now. How many 70s bands were there and how many can folks remember them now?

I'm personally not a fan, but I think if it makes them happy and they have fans who enjoy it, they might as well keep performing. Why let age determine when you should give up what you love?

But, however, I don't think people who love current music will say the same thing about the bands they love retiring, because they hold a significance to them. While they're watching Fall Out Boy play during half time at the Super Bowl in 40 years [hah] their children will be thinking the same about FOB as their parents thought about the Stones. It's all about the generation.

Hi Andy

An aging rocker/metalhead here (41 actually) says.....

As far as I'm concerned Mick and Keef can still get out there when they are 95 in their wheelchairs and probably still rock the A** of of any audience on the face of the Earth.With Zeppelin being so long gone and Floyd being inactive..the Stones are the best..Period I been a fan of theirs since the 80's myself and own just about every album they ever made up to Steel Wheels.Myslef I'm going to like the bands I like no matter how old they or I get!

The Rolloing Stones are the greatest surviving act of the great age of rock music which ran for about 30 years and for fans of classic rock they will always be great no matter what. That age has been over for at least 20 years or so now and although there have been a few very good rock bands emerge since 1990, they are few and far between and probably won't stand the test of time because their popularity just isn't that great regardless of what one might think of the quality of music. We are 20-25 years deep in the age of rap and pop music. Some of these artists might still be around in their 60's who know? By then something else will probably have come along. So it goes.

Rolling Stones should keep going until they physically can't and do you know what? They will.

I'm 16 years old and respect them for the true greats they are, however i do think it's hypocritical when older folks critiscise us youngsters for not liking the music of the 60's and 70's when they pay no attention to todays music.

I like all music be it old or young, and anyone who has a go at any music is a complete prat.

I am 52 and grew up with the stones ... no bands in the last 20 years (maybe metallica) can come close, and no bands except the beatles or led zeppelin have ever or will ever be as good or have as many hits or great albums , trouble with todays bands is that they are told their the greatest after 2 singles and if there lucky 1 album and no todays bands are yesterdays news

man i wish i could see all of the old bands, i saw ac/dc about 10 years ago, and i would go see them again. the stones are good, but not my favorite. and nobody will remember the current bands or music thirty years from now, there are too many of them and the popularity of genres changes way to fast. i like some of the new stuff but it is a risk to like any band, just because of that fact. also, the fact that the stones have been together for so long says alot, and they still jam, unlike Aerosmith who sucks

If any of you could even imagine the feeling you get when your on stage in front of random people then you know where these guys are coming from I used to have a band and performing in front of people is like a drug. Sometimes I wish I could get another group together. But the Rolling Stones enjoy what they do they're already rich and they've never done it for the money if they've been around that long.

Despite the fact that the Rolling Stones haven' t progressed much musically since the early 70's, they are still a great band.

I can't imagine many of the bands that are around now still sounding virilant 40 years time.

These people have made an artform out of rock music and gay abandon.

Long live rock.