over the hill?

[walkman]

Originally posted by bags:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  I thought Tom Petty was a folk artist.
 

What??  Man, he's the grandaddy of southern rock, in all its forms. [/b]

QUE??  Petty definitely dabbled in southern rock sounds, but his first album was in '76!  And was, at least to my ears, pretty much a rootsy take on  early new-wave.  The Allman Brothers invented Southern Rock (first album 1969) and Lynyrd Skynyrd released Free Bird in '73, so I can't really see calling Petty the grandaddy of southern rock.  But, true enough, he ain't no folk artist either.

[Bags]

You're right, walkman, he's not southern rock.  I was just rebelling too hard against the folk label (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

[jadetree]

Originally posted by bags:
  Bob Mould, yes
 
 Paul Westerberg, NO
 
 Bob Pollard, yes
 
 You said aged well, not better, right?  If that's the premise, I think Pollard is better, Mould is excellent but early 90s was almost unbeatable, and Westerberg just makes me sad.

While I still think Pollard is great now, his early songs can't be beat - none of the newer albums are as good as Propeller or Alien Lanes.

[Mobius]

Lucinda Williams.
 
 Surprisingly difficult question.

[mankie]

Not really better, but have not lost it north of 40.
 
 
 Paul Heaton
 David Bowie
 Elvis Costello
 Johhny Marr
 Richard Butler
 Bruce Springsteen
 John Menstralcramps
 Marianne Faithful
 
 
 Old age pensioners who need to give it up and head off into the retirement home
 
 The Rolling Stones
 KISS
 Aerosmith
 Van Halen
 
 
 Finally, were the Grateful Dead EVER younger than 40?

[thirsty moore]

Difficult question indeed!  Maybe Nick Cave?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  Difficult question indeed!  Maybe Nick Cave?

that's exactly of who i was thinking.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I was going to say her, but her pre-40 something stuff is good as well.
 
 

Originally posted by Mobius:
  Lucinda Williams.
 
 Surprisingly difficult question.

[chknfngrs]

neil emmer effen young

[poorlulu]

naaaaaah
 
 they are all shite now...............

[Sir HC]

Found some others for the list:
 
 Brian Eno 1948
 Wayne Coyne (flaming lips) Born 1960
 Bevis Frond's Nick Salomon (11-03-1953) started 1986
 Peter Gabriel (born February 13, 1950)
 Lee Ranaldo born 3 February 1956
 1958 Paul Barker is born.
 1959 Alain Jourgensen is born.
 Gibby Haynes
 Rick Smith (41) and Karl Hyde of Underworld (been around since 1981 with Freur)

[Jaguär]

Arthur Lee (Love)

[Ryan]

R. Kelly     )

[Sir HC]

And George Clinton (he is my mom's age), born in 1941.