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Originally Posted by ticos_stick
Yeah, some bands carried on when members died but that doesn't mean it was the right thing to do. Led Zeppelin vowed never to make more music or tour after John Bonham died and today they are probably the most respected and revered band of all time whereas bands like The Who have become jokes and have lost a lot of respect for flogging a dead horse.
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I hate to quote myself but still.......
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Originally Posted by Kathleen
Exactly - as an example, Led Zeppelin quit playing and recording when their drummer died, and that magnificent music wasn't heard live again until the 2007 O2 concert. That was a real shame. Play the damn music - no it won't be the same - but it wasn't the same in 2009 as it was 1979 either - so what.
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There is a hell of a lot of music between "let's not play at all" and "let's play at all costs". Zeppelin went too far in one direction and The Who went too far in the other.
We will have to wait and see if it is a nostalgia fest