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Never mind $257 for the best seats in L.A., you've got to pay $132 in PORTLAND! I guess they're richer in Seattle, with all that Microsoft money, because there the price is $157. Or if you're really lucky, you live in Denver, where you get a break, the most expensive ducat is $104. BEFORE THE TICKETMASTER FEE!
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This is comical. Why do artists of Neil Young's stature charge so much for tickets? Because they have to. There is a lot of overhead to go with a tour...but think about all of the people who download his music, past and present for 'free' through file sharing on the internet. Wanna get the Eagles new album, download it somewhere...want to go see them with your sweet petunia by your side, expect to pay $200 +... but its your one night out this month....and maybe you will get a little after wards.
Dont anyone expect ticket prices to start dropping, the way things are structured for the artist these days.
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there are very few guyz who have the creative spark left by the time they have hit 50. They either burn out or fade away.
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This is about staying hungry too...not settling on your past and trying something different. An established artist over 50 has a catalog that the fans expect to hear in the live show...breaking out new material doesnt always go over so well. I would think, not being there yet, that an artist of that age would lose some incentive to cut new groundbreaking tracks, and write amazing material. Generally, it is not easy to write amazing material...as it takes a long time in most cases to work a song/lyrics/studio production from the lump of coal into a diamond. Why would the Stones bother with putting something together like "Sympathy for the Devil" when they can just as easily pump out "Dont Stop"... the live crowd will want to hear "Sympathy" anyway...
Hey im not defending them, just trying to figure it out... in an otherwise healty person, the creative spark shouldnt just disappear over 50 or 60 etc.
It has to have something to do with the willingness to work the material hard... combined maybe with some loss of youthful enthusiasm and hope.
But I cant say for sure cause I dont have 50 year old brain yet...
I agree on the weakness of McCartney's material, especially lately. The Flaming Pie album about 10 years ago or so was decently good...but after that it has seemingly been weaker and weaker. Billy Joel stopped writing pop songs at about 45 and has concentrated on writing classical pieces since then, and dragging out his old hits on tour for the live audiences.