Artists that were great, now awful

[richardg]

Just been going through Spear Of Destiny's post-millenial output. Holy Moly, not good. Not good at all. And it is not even like it sounds that different to the 80s stuff. I went to see him maybe 10 times in the 80s when it was powerful, quirky, exciting, outsider rock. Now it's like MOR porridge. Plodder rock with no tunes at all.

 

[Big Tabs]

I have The Wheel on single somewhere? I just had a look on wiki at their output, more than I thought.

 

[narabdela]

One word...McCartney.

 

[Caliente]

Deep Purple - they really do need to pack it in.

 

[Arturo]

One word...McCartney.

Just heard his new single - boring, repetitive, simplistic, just awful. But I do like his take on the old standards.

 

[Bob McC]

Chris Rea

 

[matt j]

One word...McCartney.

Agreed, although I'll forgive all his solo stuff for what he gave us as a band.

Although saying that, Temporary Secretary is awesome.

 

[monkfish]

Chris Rea

I saw some footage of him recently and his health was not good, guitar still sounded tasty though, but that deep sonorous voice has diminished.

I would vote Rod Stewart, although I've never been a fan, the stuff I've heard in the past few years has been worse.

 

[zippy]

No artist should be allowed to make come-backs after they've retired. They're never as good as they think they still are.

 

[cj66]

Re DP, there have been many low points for sure but I thought their Now What?! outing was pretty decent but the following Infinite was total dross.

Jean Michel Jarre
Mike Oldfield
Possibly the kings of repeating themselves?

 

[dudywoxer]

Chris Rea

I much prefer the recent Chris Really stuff to his early pop star stuff. The Voice has understandably diminished, the guitarist has not.

 

[Bob McC]

I much prefer the recent Chris Really stuff to his early pop star stuff. The Voice has understandably diminished, the guitarist has not.

Depends what you mean by his early pop star stuff.
For me he was at his best in his Deltics, Tennis, eponymous era circa 1979 - 1984

 

[Martyn Miles]

I love Gordon Lightfoot’s music, but his voice has virtually gone now.
A lifetime of smoking...

 

[Sgt pepper]

One word...McCartney.

You jest surely.

I think this guy sums it up:

 

[Seeker_UK]

Mike Oldfield

Agreed. 'Return to Ommadawn' was just awful. Just 45 minutes of going absolutely nowhere. At least 'Man on the Rocks' had some variety.

 

[Gerard124]

New Order without Hooky

 

[foxwelljsly]

Roger Daltrey. Have you heard his new single? He sounds like an angry man with constipation shouting the racing results.

 

[Dodeth]

One word...McCartney.

This negativity towards the greatest songwriter of the 20th century is depressing. The only thing I hold against him is accepting the knighthood. Another example of not knowing what you've got 'till it's gone.

 

[Joe]

This negativity towards the greatest songwriter of the 20th century is depressing. The only thing I hold against him is accepting the knighthood. .

The Knighthood and the Ken Dodd hair colouring surely?

 

[Joe]

My nomination is U2

This is worthy of any X Factor runner up..

And just watching the way they image themselves in the video makes me wish that they had retired a very long time ago.
They sound like Coldplay and as Coldplay tried to sound like U2 it shows how far U2 have sunk. To sound like you sound like a band trying to copy you ... thats poor.