Originally Posted by
Omegstrat6
I get what you're saying about any artist being unable to sustain great creativity throughout their career and certainly have no issue with them playing their old hits as these are, after all, what their fans want to hear when they go to concerts and the songs that keep the wolf from the door. Just saying that all artists suffer a decline in vocal ability as they get older at some point and that that, for me, can hamper my enjoyment of their performances. I rarely watch Jools Holland these days but the number of times I've seen guest heritage acts whose once great vocal abilities have declined to creaky weakness is quite sad.
I have no issue with watching older acts at all and some vocalists can go on much longer than others but after a point with any artist it's probably time to stop. As for Liam, he has only just entered his 50s and whilst I quite liked his recent retro-ish single with John Squire, his live vocals, for me at least, aren't what they were. Not saying he can't now sing at all, just that it's not the same and he doesn't have that power and edge he once did. I'm sure very many will enjoy the reunion concerts but just not something I would pay a vast amount of money to see however much I enjoyed their early stuff.
