The New Album Thread

[Murrow]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I'm with you on that. The soap opera drama aspect is so old; issues that have seemingly persisted for forty-something years. Some members, more than others, are guilty of the incessant pandering to their backstory, knowing that the media, as well as some fans, will eat it up. But it's such a tiresome retread.
Relying solely on their past glories (the most current songs performed on their recent tour are from 1987), they have rendered themselves creatively stagnant.
Now that they are in the grandpa/grandma stages of their life, I hope they will, one last time, move forward artistically, sans the drama.

I think the reason they did nothing more recent than Tango was so no-one had the embarrassment of learning to play something recorded while they were out of the band for whatever reason. Having to learn a song as if you were a newcomer rather than one who'd been away and returned must be a pretty demeaning experience.