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Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:45 am
by rsmurphy
My college band once covered "The Earnest of Being George" by the Bee Gees for a tribute CD.
Does Lou Reed count? Ronnie James Dio? The Flaming Lips.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 11:23 am
by Krev
RJD definitely counts. He apparently started with doo-wop in the 60's, but was screaming in Rainbow by the mid-70's. Dude went on tour with Sabbath while dying from stomach cancer. A real metal warrior.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 11:52 am
by hbiden@onlyfans.com
chexmixbreath wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:07 am
The first two Built to Spill records were/are massively underrated and overlooked in favor of Perfect from Now on and Keep It Like a Secret. Thankfully these days on the web, I'm seeing more praise and general discussion of the first two compared to about 16 years ago when I was first getting into them (BtS are *right now* doing a There's Nothing Wrong with Love 30th anniversary tour!)
There’s nothing wrong with loving there’s nothing wrong with love.
But they just got undeniably better at what they were trying to do in the studio. I guess the weirdness went away for me after 590 listens lol. Now they sound the same (until the secret track kicks in)
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:12 pm
by enframed
jimmy spako wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:18 am
Scott Walker? In terms of finding an authentic personal voice pretty far along into a music career...
No.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:23 pm
by rsmurphy
Krev wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 11:23 am
RJD definitely counts. He apparently started with doo-wop in the 60's, but was screaming in Rainbow by the mid-70's. Dude went on tour with Sabbath while dying from stomach cancer. A real metal warrior.
LOOK OUT
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:04 pm
by Gramsci
Sharron Van Etten’s career kicked off in her late 30s.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:49 pm
by ErikG
Sleaford Mods.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:05 pm
by losthighway
enframed wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:12 pm
jimmy spako wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:18 am
Scott Walker? In terms of finding an authentic personal voice pretty far along into a music career...
No.
Why not?
Because the Walker Brothers were kind of awesome, or because you don't really care for SW?
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:32 pm
by Curry Pervert
chexmixbreath wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:02 am
Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) comes to mind as someone who had TWO UK #1 singles (with Housemartins in 1986, and Beats International in 1990). But did anyone really know who he was until "Praise You" and "The Rockafeller Skank" took off in 1998/1999?
This isn't 'public profile' late bloomers.
Re: Musical Late Bloomers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:34 pm
by Curry Pervert
ChudFusk wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:42 am
Curry Pervert wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:35 pm
Bowie.
Slogged away for years in various incarnations before making any kind of impact.
Yeah, he didn’t really blossom until he did that collab with Trent Reznor
Not sure if this is uninformed sarcasm or obscure humour, but I don't get it.
