tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post3728585617481369039..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Old men but not women in Super Bowl halftime due to menopause?agnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-69547580987872726522010-02-12T18:33:04.401-05:002010-02-12T18:33:04.401-05:00One important musical factor is that both male and...One important musical factor is that both male and female singers lose their high notes with age. <br /><br />Just compare, for eg. Ian Gillan in the 70s vs today and Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights when it came out vs several years later. <br /><br />They just can't reach the same notes. For guys this is manageable and not a major issue (except maybe for guys in some heavy metal sub-genres) but for girls, it can take a song they sing from sounding awesome to sounding bland.<br /><br />For rocker chicks (think Siouxsie and the Banshees), high pitch is not always necessary, so they can outlast their contemporaries.Il Caponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-62853581347872386262010-02-10T08:34:29.641-05:002010-02-10T08:34:29.641-05:00"Do young female musicians take menopause int..."Do young female musicians take menopause into account when they're deciding whether or not to make a career out of music?"<br /><br />really? lol<br /><br />Most people who want to be musicians take *nothing* else in account: they simply love music. If you want to be world-class in anything you need to love your work. <br /><br />Besides, most good musicians won't make it past their 27th birthday anyway...<br /><br />I'm surprised by this response. I figured all your time with high school girls would make you realize that a lot of people live in the momement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-85454419130677585562010-02-09T04:14:54.125-05:002010-02-09T04:14:54.125-05:00The only way I could have a revival group with a f...The only way I could have a revival group with a female lead on the Super Bowl is to get one of the late '70s female rockers before they die. As You pointed out before, that period was so guy-driven that even the women were pretty hard-edged.Term papershttp://www.flashpapers.comnoreply@blogger.com