Comments on: music unplayed: talking with Peter Jenner about bands that die before their time http://workingthrough.com/blog/307-music-unplayed-talking-with-peter-jenner-about-bands-that-die-before-their-time Consulting to Creative People Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Jolkovski http://workingthrough.com/blog/307-music-unplayed-talking-with-peter-jenner-about-bands-that-die-before-their-time/comment-page-1#comment-163 Mike Jolkovski Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:58:05 +0000 http://workingthrough.com/blog/307-music-unplayed-talking-with-peter-jenner-about-bands-that-die-before-their-time#comment-163 <a href="#comment-162" rel="nofollow">Leisl</a>, This is well put. This has inspired a follow-up post. Thanks. Leisl, This is well put. This has inspired a follow-up post. Thanks.

]]> By: Leisl http://workingthrough.com/blog/307-music-unplayed-talking-with-peter-jenner-about-bands-that-die-before-their-time/comment-page-1#comment-162 Leisl Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:05:24 +0000 http://workingthrough.com/blog/307-music-unplayed-talking-with-peter-jenner-about-bands-that-die-before-their-time#comment-162 I guess it would really depend on what one considers "done." There are many groups that could have done a lot more commercially successful material (The Beatles come to mind) and there are several who do. But commercial success and churning out a steady stream of formulaic pop doesn't quite equate to "creative output." So, this is kind of a tricky question to address. Are there bands that I wish were still together and putting out the wonderfully creative music that made me fall in love with them in the first place? Yes. Of course there are. Unfortunately, there are just many that actually ARE still together but have lost that originality and energy somewhere along the way. Because of that, as sad as it makes me when a good band dies, I'd much rather see it come to an end at the top of their game than to witness a slow, painful descent into depths of who-really-care-anymore that commercial success so often leads to. I guess it would really depend on what one considers “done.” There are many groups that could have done a lot more commercially successful material (The Beatles come to mind) and there are several who do. But commercial success and churning out a steady stream of formulaic pop doesn’t quite equate to “creative output.” So, this is kind of a tricky question to address.

Are there bands that I wish were still together and putting out the wonderfully creative music that made me fall in love with them in the first place? Yes. Of course there are. Unfortunately, there are just many that actually ARE still together but have lost that originality and energy somewhere along the way. Because of that, as sad as it makes me when a good band dies, I’d much rather see it come to an end at the top of their game than to witness a slow, painful descent into depths of who-really-care-anymore that commercial success so often leads to.

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