This band still matters!
Date: May 3, 2005 19:05
It is a really good feeling to have both a new record and a tour by the Rolling Stones to look forward to. It´s unbelievable and I am very thankful to be able to experience it again. Charlie´s illness of last year and Ronnie´s reported drinking problems have not stopped the band from creating. Bless them all!
Personally, I have the greatest expectations for the new album. I really long for some new Jagger/Richards compositions performed by this unique band. I also think that it is a relatively short period of time between the last tour and this new record (or am I wrong?). In the meantime they have all, more or less, been into other creative projects.
The Stones live-performances have overwhelmed me so many times, with their energetic mix of war-horses and lost treasures (i.e.2000 Light Years From Home, Ruby Tuesday, That´s how strong my love is, CYHMK). Remember, even Midnight Rambler was out of the set lists for years. The last time I saw them, at the Stockholm Circus in 2003, they just blew me away. Everything they do hereafter will be a bonus.
Sometimes it is weird and frustrating to see some of the negative and even destructive criticism at this board. Some of it is written by guys who really love the band and who know a lot of the Stones´ history and music. In a lot of their earlier writings I have learned a lot about the Stones and their music, and I am thankful for that. I take their latest writings just underlines the fact that this band still matters.