worst 'long-lived' band

I agree with Fatparrot above. The Stones were bad enough in their heyday in the 60's and early 70's--they did write some OK stuff--but later they have become almost comical. I read somewhere that after the early 70's they no longer wrote their tunes prior to recording sessions, but went into the studio to jam and see what came out of it. Unfortunately, very little did. I won't even get into their lifestyles.

Elton John, real early stuff ok,
Bob Dylan (voice of sand and glue and 2 octaves higher than before).
Genesis without Gabbs and Hack,
Pink Ployd without Waters,
Phil Collins (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
The Rolling and a Stones,
The Police,
Probably loads more just can't think of them at the moment.
oh yes,
David Bowie!!

Fatparrot,

Funny you say Blondie looks like a washed up hooker.....

In the day she was know for hooking and shooting heroine in the Village....

I too will miss CBGB's, that place was so classic and with McSorley's right around the corner a long standing stomp of mine in the mid 80's. FWIW McSorley's IS still open and last i was there, Richy still was working the door, and remembered me and my name from at least 10 years ago!!!

Jimmy Buffet.........

I positively love the Beatles, Stones, Zep, Dead, Dylan, Kinks and the Who. The Beatles imploded (having never made a bad record), Zep had tragedy ruin the band (so they also never really had a chance to hang around too long), Dylan's last 3 records have been killer great (so he still has the muse after all these years), the Kinks are really no longer active and the Who have just turned out a terrific record (and the tour is pretty darn good too).

So...this leaves us with the Dead and the Stones. I have a GREAT affection for both but both peaked in the late 60s to early 70s.

So...I'd say, seeing BOTH still tour (in the case of the Dead in one incarnation or another)that both have hung around a tad too long.