Rock's oldies still golden in New York concerts
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Mick Jagger (centre), Ronnie Wood (left) and Keith Richards (right) of British rock band The Rolling Stones perform live in concert in London on Nov 29, 2012. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Keith Richards (right) and Ronnie Wood (left) of British rock band The Rolling Stones performs live in concert in London on Nov 29, 2012. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The Who's Pete Townshend performs during the The Who Quadrophenia And More World Tour In Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Nov 5, 2012 in Duluth, Georgia. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend perform during the The Who Quadrophenia And More World Tour In Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Nov 5, 2012 in Duluth, Georgia. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Patti Smith performs onstage at The Wiltern on Friday, Oct 12, 2012, in Los Angeles. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this Monday, Dec 15, 2008, file photo, Neil Young performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AP
Mick Jagger (centre), Ronnie Wood (left) and Keith Richards (right) of British rock band The Rolling Stones perform live in concert in London on Nov 29, 2012. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
Keith Richards (right) and Ronnie Wood (left) of British rock band The Rolling Stones performs live in concert in London on Nov 29, 2012. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
The Who's Pete Townshend performs during the The Who Quadrophenia And More World Tour In Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Nov 5, 2012 in Duluth, Georgia. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend perform during the The Who Quadrophenia And More World Tour In Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Nov 5, 2012 in Duluth, Georgia. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AFP
Patti Smith performs onstage at The Wiltern on Friday, Oct 12, 2012, in Los Angeles. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AP
In this Monday, Dec 15, 2008, file photo, Neil Young performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages. -- PHOTO: AP
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rock's wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple's big stages.
The rush of golden oldies from the 1960s and '70s heyday of rock 'n roll began with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, along with Patti Smith, in the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday - the same venue that hosts the Stones this Saturday.
Neil Young has just released two new albums, Americana in June and Psychedelic Pill at the end of October, along with an autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream. Not bad for a 67-year-old.
Patti Smith, 65, has released Banga, her first studio album in several years and which was recorded in the same place she made Horses in 1974, the record that made her famous as the godmother of punk.
