[Music] Artists of more than 20 years' standing making new music to match their early greats?

[Eeyore]

His recent album 'Fool' is second only to 'Night and Day' in success. I do prefer his earlier stuff though.

Something good can come out of Portsmouth....

 

[Wozza]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY

Top shout. Not sure he sells but he is still the absolute well-ironed shirt

 

[daveinplzen]

Sounds of Blackness back with a bang, and a no.1 hit in the soul charts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-93GLkMfQkM

 

[boik]

Surprised Mr Gedge hasn't been mentioned yet. Going Going received huge critical acclaim 30 years after George Best.

 

[Mellotron]

Radiohead.

And Bowie was still creating very strong work right til the end.

 

[Binney on acid]

Springsteen. Sadly this does not apply to Jackson Browne.

 

[METALMICKY]

If you focus on rock there are two obvious answers. Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Hardwired to Self Destruct was Metallica's sixth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the US*Billboard*200, selling 291,000*album-equivalent units*in its first week, and topping the charts in 57 countries.

Similarly Maiden's The Book of Souls topped the album charts in 24 countries. It earned the band their fifth (first consecutive) UK No. 1, following 1982's*The Number of the Beast, 1988's*Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1992's*Fear of the Dark*and 2010's*The Final Frontier. In the US, it matched*The Final Frontier's success on the*Billboard*200, repeating the group's highest placement at no. 4

And in both cases both bands can sell out stadiums and arenas around the world. By contrast you have the likes of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard who may be able to put bums on seats but are releasing no new material and just living off past glories.

 

[Icy Gull]

He may have slowed down a bit but Neil Young was still making great new music as recently as 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNu_VWjYOmk

 

[Pogue Mahone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-D0cgxh_PE

 

[Frutos]

The Boss

 

[GT49er]

Richard Thompson.

 

[Icy Gull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OPKSZyRPFQ

 

[Surf's Up]

One of Pep Guardiola's top 10 songs I believe - a truly great song by a much underrated singer....

https://youtu.be/DdZzBO_YPJM

 

[Sorrel]

I'd say, from mostly well known artists, that this lot are almost always making quality albums almost every time they release one:

Mike Scott/Waterboys
Paul Weller
Damon Albarn
Aimee Mann
Paul Simon
Madness
Springsteen
Marc Almond
Suede (same quality as before - but if you didn't like it then, you won't like it now)

But maybe it's just a list of people I like.

 

[pearl]

Suede. Their last album, The Blue Hour, is superb. And the last two were pretty good, too. And still fantastic live. Not sure why they're not at Glastonbury when other 'old' acts like the Charlatans are. Suede would wipe the floor with them.

Suede are too good for Glastonbury!

 

[pearl]

Many thanks for some great shouts.

Mrs T has just got home and has witheringly said to me 'Björk'.

I am ashamed

I was going to say Bjork so now I will add PJ Harvey

 

[PoG]

Radiohead.

And Bowie was still creating very strong work right til the end.

Blackstar was fantastic, as was A Moon Shaped Pool.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

If the OP is feeling generous with his definition of 20 years then I’ll add Hot Chip. They just scrap in the 20 years criteria.

Damon Albarn got a mention earlier. People should note the sheer quantity of his output as well as the quality.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Nothing will ever match their early greats because you aren't twenty and young and nieve. Music reaction also changes over time.