This article explores hidden treasures from the later works of iconic artists like Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. It argues that dismissing artists deemed 'past their peak' can lead to overlooking exceptional musical creations.
When pop stars are deemed ‘past their peak’, it’s easy to dismiss their work. But do that and you might miss out on hidden treasure. Here our critics celebrate unexpected gems from the likes of Aretha Franklin and The FallFor a time, it looked as if Dylan might be settling into the gentle downstream of American Songbook and pop standards, releasing three such covers albums in the late 2010s. Then, in 2020, he unleashed this masterpiece.
But God’s Problem Child, released to coincide with his 84th birthday, found Willie raising his game by focusing on mortality. The seven Nelson originals here are largely celebrations of a life well lived: on Still Not Dead he laughs at reports of his death, It Gets Easier is a hymn to the simple pleasures ageing allows, while Delete and Fast Forward is a rocking rejection of Donald Trump’s then recent victory.
The haunting I Go Sailing re-conjured the exquisite melancholia of 1974’s Fulfillingness’ First Finale, while the playful If She Breaks Your Heart was classic Motown robed in modernist technology, and Queen in the Black was a lustful, danceable act of worship.
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