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His Majesty
The band continuing is in a round about way a tribute to Brian, it's unlikely that they even see it like that, but it is.
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His Majesty
The band continuing is in a round about way a tribute to Brian, it's unlikely that they even see it like that, but it is.
The Rolling Stones were constantly evolving throughout the late-60’s and the 1970’s, so I’ll disagree with you there. Also, if the continuing was some kind of a tribute, then surely it has to be a conscious thought? I’m interested in hearing your reasoning on this one.
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His Majesty
The band continuing is in a round about way a tribute to Brian, it's unlikely that they even see it like that, but it is.
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His Majesty
Brian's idea is the foundation stone.
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tonterapi
Keith's more recent verdicts on Brian seems to be the one that counts for most people and with that in mind I would be surprised if the majority of the fans think that Brian deserves a record like that.
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His Majesty
How popular is Brian? Impossible to answer, but everyday there's a lot of people all over the world who listen to music which Brian was an important part of and enjoy the he'll out of it!
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His Majesty
How popular is Brian? Impossible to answer, but everyday there's a lot of people all over the world who listen to music which Brian was an important part of and enjoy the he'll out of it!
. . . and will think Keith Richards played those parts! Case in point, several music magazines that have credited the Little Red Rooster slide to Keith. How popular is Brian, you ask? Not popular at all.
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neptune
C'mon, Mick and Keith. If Ian is going to get a tribute album, how about the guy who actually started the whole thing and was an official member of the band? Remember, boys, how important and popular he was? Are you guys going to continue to ignore this elephant in the room? Come on, Keith, drop the hate and grow up. You're not 19 anymore. Mick, stop focusing on what brought down Brian ('unfit for show business', 'wanted to be the leader', etc.) and start acknowledging what he did as a musician and how he helped the Stones become such an awesome band. There comes a time in life when one must drop all petty feelings aside and do the right thing. Yeah, Brian was a pain at times and stopped showing up to the studio. So what? Nobody is perfect. Brian Jones was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1969 and there should be some public acknowledgement of his legacy from all surviving members of the band, and I'm talking strictly here of a POSITIVE legacy. The guy certainly did some great things.
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slew
He does seem to come off as kind of an a-hole. Even Wyman and Watts have stated that he could be nice and then a jerk five minutes later. The resentments that built up while he was alive maybe can not be overlooked by Mick and Keith. Mick did acknowledge him at the HOF inductions and Keith does in Life a little bit but he does more to slag him in the book. Hey Keith took Anita and it got really personal so I don;t think you are going to see an out pooring of love from Keith.
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slew
He does seem to come off as kind of an a-hole.
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His Majesty
How popular is Brian? Impossible to answer, but everyday there's a lot of people all over the world who listen to music which Brian was an important part of and enjoy the he'll out of it!
. . . and will think Keith Richards played those parts! Case in point, several music magazines that have credited the Little Red Rooster slide to Keith. How popular is Brian, you ask? That's easy to answer: not popular at all. And he's not popular now because Mick and Keith have refused to credit him in any way over the years. They have the power to write the band's history the way they see fit, and have willingly chosen to lift Ian Stewart's legacy to Syd Barrett-like heights in recent years. Yet, Brian the actual band member who had to go up on stage with them in hundreds of shows and TV appearances and record with them numerous times, is given the posterity shaft. Odd and unfair, if you ask me.
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Marie
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I reread Keith's 1971 Rolling Stone interview. What a great interview all around! I don't understand how a person can go from that to what he wrote in Life. For what it is worth, Anita and Marianne Faithfull have both referred to Brian as a genius in different interviews throughout the years. Do they know something we don't know?
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slew
He does seem to come off as kind of an a-hole.
To be fair so do Mick and Keith, just in different ways and they've all had their down times.
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stonescrow
True, none of these guys are without their flaws, although that could be said for any of us for that matter.
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with sssoul
>> if they're going to do something for Stu <<
who is this "they" you're referring to, neptune?
the Stones are not the "masterminds" of the Stu tribute album -
Glyn Johns, who was a good friend of Stu's, seems to be the main "motor" behind it
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His Majesty
Brian's idea is the foundation stone.
Don't tell that to Keith or Mick. Little Boy Blue turned into the Rolling Stones. Brian was brought along for the ride.
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>> if they're going to do something for Stu <<
who is this "they" you're referring to, neptune?
the Stones are not the "masterminds" of the Stu tribute album -
Glyn Johns, who was a good friend of Stu's, seems to be the main "motor" behind it