The male rockstar mid-life crisis album

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Quite possibly the worst genre of all. We all know the duds - Bowie's Tin Machine, Jagger's She's The Boss etc. But are there any good ones?

― thing of thing, Friday, 21 May 2004 10:40 (twenty-two years ago)

climate of hunter?

― mullygrubber (gaz), Friday, 21 May 2004 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

This is Hardcore!

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 21 May 2004 10:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love is pretty fine, and comes hot on the heels of his big commercial breakthrough by shunnning it pretty much completely in favour of love songs.

I'd put in a good word for Neil Young's Trans as well.

Scott Walker's done it twice. (x-post)

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

haha

plastic ono band

― mullygrubber (gaz), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Metallica - St Anger is quite an egregious example of this genre.

Good ones, though? Ummm, maybe Jay-Z's The Black Album (ie. older than he lets on rapper takes up with girl young enough to be his progeny, considers jacking it all in and retiring to the high-life).

― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 21 May 2004 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

PHIL COLLINS TO THREAD.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

billy joel's "glass houses" is kinda one and it's kinda good.

pete townshend's "empty glass" not bad.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

michael jackson SHOULD make a mid-life crisis album. he could do it good if he put his mind to it.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The Rainbow Children had this sort of feel, if you accept repping for JHVH as Prince's version of the mid-life crisis. Put this one down on the "Classic" side, I say.

― briania (briania), Friday, 21 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drd800/d818/d81828l0mx8.jpg

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

The Jeff Beck drum & bass album.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

how about the Derek Bailey drum n' bass album?

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

don't forget the paul mccartney and eric clapton techno albums.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

that strawberry fireman (damn those grey cells .) thing with youth and paul macartney ? in fact weren't there 2 lp's released under that alias ?
x-post ! soz fact man

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

By definition, there's no such thing as a good male midlife crisis album. It's the musical equivalent of dumping your wife, going out with a model half your age and buying a Porsche. It's tacky, it's a last grab at youth when it's way too late. It's the period you've got to get through before you can start making worthwhile music again. Bowie is the example of this par excellence.

― michael jackson's nose, Friday, 21 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

when exactly did bowie start making worthwhile music again?

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

In 1995.

― michael jackson's nose, Friday, 21 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

should read "when exactly did bowie start making worthwhile music?"

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(x-post)

yawn.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry to have bored you, Cuz. No accounting for taste and all that.

― michael jackson's nose, Friday, 21 May 2004 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh and the answer to hstencil's question is 1969. Although bits and pieces from his Anthony Newley years can be quite charming too.

― michael jackson's nose, Friday, 21 May 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

you're not boring me at all, nose. it's bowie who's been boring me for 20 years.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 21 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I actually liked New Sensations by Lou Reed quite a bit. "I love you Suzanne," "Turn to me," "New sensations," and "Doin the things that we want to" are all terrific songs. His band and the backing singers on this album are really good and it's a nice break from the usual cynicism from Lou. Perhaps "Magic & Loss" might be a better candidate, although I am by no means a Reed aficionado. I just remember liking New York quite a bit and then being disappointed with Magic. Although it does sorta seem like Lou's been having a midlife crisis for the last 20 years.

― Mark M, Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever? His first "solo" album (making sure the Heartbreakers knew who was the man). Spotty, but relatively unembarrassing. "Free Falling" is definitely a midlife crisis song, and I kinda love it. Plus, the record sold buttloads. Does that disqualify it as a midlife crisis?

― spittle (spittle), Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"plastic ono band"

Mid-life crisis at 30? We have to start thinking of indie-rock mid-life crisis albums, then.

― Tim Ellison, Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

R.E.M., Automatic for the People
Al Green, The Belle Album
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, La Marcha de Golazo Solitario

all these are worthy
but the one below must win
because it's THE ONE:

Marvin Gaye, Here, My Dear

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Goldie - Saturnz Return

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Sunday, 23 May 2004 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Although it does sorta seem like Lou's been having a midlife crisis for the last 20 years.

that would explain lou's curly-mullet phase, at least.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 03:18 (twenty-two years ago)

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