Toby Keith is the only one of those I would say is anywhere close to his peak period
― Oh Shit People Like Your Ballads Oh Nooooo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:21 (fifteen years ago)
this thread needs xhuxk asap, my guess is that he'll rep Kid Rock.
― City of Jorts (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:22 (fifteen years ago)
is xhuxk an Uncle Kracker apologist? cuz I dunno if I can deal with that.
― administratieve blunder (unregistered), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:24 (fifteen years ago)
I'm surprising ok with the idea of Kid Rock as the elder statesman of meatheaded white trash buttrap-rock.
― administratieve blunder (unregistered), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:27 (fifteen years ago)
Last night I turned on the tv for a minute & saw Kid Rock singing and George W. Bush in the audience bobbing his head. Then I noticed Bush Sr., Clinton and Carter too. WTF?
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:42 (fifteen years ago)
If that isn't Kid Rock's target audience, I don't know who is.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:57 (fifteen years ago)
lol middle aged america?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:58 (fifteen years ago)
billy paul
― pc-ness pump (lpz), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 18:38 (fifteen years ago)
Barry White?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 18:45 (fifteen years ago)
Fela Kuti
― Night Nurse with Wound (Jack Battery-Pack), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 18:47 (fifteen years ago)
imo Kate Bush... Wuthering Heights was great and all, but she really didn't start producing a constant stream of quality stuff 'til her 4th & 5th albums
― kelpolaris, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:46 (fifteen years ago)
Underworld. 92-95 being their middle period.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:50 (fifteen years ago)
PJ Harvey's headed that way on the strength of the last two albums.
― Pop is superior to all other genres (DL), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:50 (fifteen years ago)
I'd say Aerial is the only album Kate Bush has produced in middle age so far.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:51 (fifteen years ago)
Derek Bailey
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:59 (fifteen years ago)
The Stranglers and the House of Love (or at least Guy whatshisname)
― I'm Street but I Know my Roots (sonofstan), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:05 (fifteen years ago)
Chadwick. He was only early thirties though when the House Of Love made their best records.
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:08 (fifteen years ago)
Chas & Dave
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:12 (fifteen years ago)
hanson will peak in 15 years
― buzza, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:13 (fifteen years ago)
Chris Eckman
― administratieve blunder (unregistered), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:14 (fifteen years ago)
Lee Scratch Perry
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:14 (fifteen years ago)
James Brown
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:15 (fifteen years ago)
Louis Philippe
― administratieve blunder (unregistered), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:18 (fifteen years ago)
Wendy Carlos
the average age of Sonic Youth's members was 35 when they released their highest selling album (Dirty).
― ★ Project Pat ★ What Cha Starin At ★ I Ain't A Mirror ★ (some dude), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:20 (fifteen years ago)
classical would probably be cheating right?
Many of the greatest classical composers were actually past middle age when they composed their best work.
Otherwise, The Police? Or at least Andy Summers.
Those (i.e. not myself) who consider Peter Gabriel's solo work to be superior to his Genesis work may also go for him.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:20 (fifteen years ago)
Personally, I think Aerosmith peaked in the middle age, but I know the majority will disagree with me.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:22 (fifteen years ago)
Lieutenant Pigeon
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:23 (fifteen years ago)
I think Aerosmith peaked in the middle ageS
Lol, bands are old joek.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:24 (fifteen years ago)
ugh can't believe this didn't occur to me. duh
― in my world of loose geirs (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:25 (fifteen years ago)
Well, Gregorian chants surely peaked in the middle age. :)
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:25 (fifteen years ago)
personally i'm planning to peak around 43
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:27 (fifteen years ago)
Guess I'd better shoot for late 50s
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:29 (fifteen years ago)
Madonna released Ray of Light at age 40, and Confessions on a Dance Floor at age 47. Those are my two favorite records of hers, though she definitely had quite a run of awesome songs in her late 20s/early 30s.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:31 (fifteen years ago)
how old were Vital Remains when they put out Dechristianize?
― San Te, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:34 (fifteen years ago)
in any case, them...
― San Te, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:35 (fifteen years ago)
XX-Post My favourite Madonna album was "Like a Prayer", but she had turned 30 then, so I guess that may count as middle age if you stretch it a bit.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:46 (fifteen years ago)
(And those two albums, plus "Music", are awesome as well - all three clearly made when she was middle age)
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:47 (fifteen years ago)
Which brings me to Kylie Minogue btw. If her age at the time of "Fever" and "Body Language" counts as middle age.
Scorpions
― ka£ka (NickB), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:54 (fifteen years ago)
I consider "The Visitors" to have been ABBA's peak, by which time three of the group members were in their mid 30s.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:03 (fifteen years ago)
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:27 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah this is a good inspiring thread for any musician who hasn't done anything of particular note yet in their youth
― ★ Project Pat ★ What Cha Starin At ★ I Ain't A Mirror ★ (some dude), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:18 (fifteen years ago)
Joseph Haydn composed many of his most famous and acclaimed works after he turned 60s,
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:24 (fifteen years ago)
Bach's "Die Kunst der Fuge" is by many considered to be the definitive culmination of his fugue work. He started work on it at 65 and worked on it until his death at 75.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:27 (fifteen years ago)
Ella Fitzgerald did the first of her famous Songbook series of LPs at about age 39 and all the other great stuff she did on the Verve label post-dated that
Peggy Lee did "Fever" at age 38 and her second phase on Capitol Records, which was full of interesting work, stretched from her late '30s to her early '50s... though whether that was her peak period is highly debatable
― Josefa, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 22:30 (fifteen years ago)
Tina Turner certainly belongs on this thread...
― Lee626, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 23:46 (fifteen years ago)
jandek
the besnard lakes' latest album is an artistic triumph and the two main members are both (well) over 40
― Преве́д LIVE (electricsound), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 23:50 (fifteen years ago)
outrageous cherry are old as fuck and still putting out awesome recs
― Преве́д LIVE (electricsound), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 23:51 (fifteen years ago)
Scott Walker already been mentioned, but he comes to mind as someone who may well have peaked in old age - he's 68 now and as relevant to the modern music scene as he's ever been.
― Lee626, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 00:42 (fifteen years ago)
Outrageous Cherry
In two bands...Matthew Smith is great in the Volebeats too.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 00:44 (fifteen years ago)