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... not ONE positive thing to say about your supposedly favourite band - THEN you're a whiner, and there are a few of them around, mind you
Well yes, there might 2 or 3 of of them, but there's more folks here who are always praising the band - and you don't see them being "called out" for being "blind belivers"....or whatever expression that would be the opposite of "whiners" . Problem is that some of the always positive guys here passes off all complaints/opinions as "whining". Maybe an easy way to label things that doesn't go along with ones own fandom
Well, I am of a fanboy type more than the opposite on this "What I dislike about the Stones"-site.
I am in desperate need of an alibi. Now I've got it. I tell you then: TATTOO YOU as a whole is, eh, shite. I would have gotten rid of most songs here and have it reduced to a maxi single: It should have consisted of the marvellous "Waiting on a Friend", the OK song "Black Limousine" and the light weight, raher mediocre "Start Me Up". The rest of those versions of the featured songs might have stayed in the vaults.
I don't want any WHINER to come and criticize my dislikes. They are not entitled to that. On this site my dislikes are my privilege. True to the spirit on the site: I demand respect for my dislikes. On this site they define my outlook on the band.
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superrevvy
For the moment at least I'm not particularly a fan of the Rolling Stones
The reasons I still participate here are 1) I am still a HUGE fan of Mick Jagger's,
and 2) I've watched the Stones story for a LONG time now, and amazingly its still
a bit of a cliffhanger and I want to see how it turns out.
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... not ONE positive thing to say about your supposedly favourite band - THEN you're a whiner, and there are a few of them around, mind you
Well yes, there might 2 or 3 of of them, but there's more folks here who are always praising the band - and you don't see them being "called out" for being "blind belivers"....or whatever expression that would be the opposite of "whiners" . Problem is that some of the always positive guys here passes off all complaints/opinions as "whining". Maybe an easy way to label things that doesn't go along with ones own fandom
Well, I am of a fanboy type more than the opposite on this "What I dislike about the Stones"-site.
I am in desperate need of an alibi. Now I've got it. I tell you then: TATTOO YOU as a whole is, eh, shite. I would have gotten rid of most songs here and have it reduced to a maxi single: It should have consisted of the marvellous "Waiting on a Friend", the OK song "Black Limousine" and the light weight, raher mediocre "Start Me Up". The rest of those versions of the featured songs might have stayed in the vaults.
I don't want any WHINER to come and criticize my dislikes. They are not entitled to that. On this site my dislikes are my privilege. True to the spirit on the site: I demand respect for my dislikes. On this site they define my outlook on the band.
And this leads us to the conclusion that.....???
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cowboytoast
i think it's frustration more than whining...
you support a band for years...spend your money on them when they are putting out less than stellar product (Dirty Work comes to mind)...you come to this forum to discuss them even when they are doing absolutely nothing (the last 5 years) and then what do you get??
after 5 years of inactivity (other than a few vault concerts we already had)...we get 2 new songs... a brand 'new' compilation with a dumb looking monkey on it...4 shows that barely anyone can afford to go to...and no new LP on the horizon...
granted they are old guys...but the disctint lack of respect they show for their hardcore fans just shows how out of touch they actually are with anything relevant...
so yeah...it's frustrating...because we all love them...and they are the mark by which other bands are measured...and this is what they do...
'whining' is an innaccurate and stupid word to use for this...
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... not ONE positive thing to say about your supposedly favourite band - THEN you're a whiner, and there are a few of them around, mind you
Well yes, there might 2 or 3 of of them, but there's more folks here who are always praising the band - and you don't see them being "called out" for being "blind belivers"....or whatever expression that would be the opposite of "whiners"
In fairness, that is a more positive thing to do on a fan board, don't you think?
BTW, I was called "selective deaf" the other day, because I liked the JJF-clip, and I really don't always prais them...
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tomcat2006
Reading this board sometimes is depressing.
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DandelionPowderman
The whining really takes away some of the joy of being a Stones fan, especially now in these exciting times
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For the moment at least I'm not particularly a fan of the Rolling Stones
The reasons I still participate here are 1) I am still a HUGE fan of Mick Jagger's,
and 2) I've watched the Stones story for a LONG time now, and amazingly its still
a bit of a cliffhanger and I want to see how it turns out.
Also, thinking the Stones are shit now is not whining.
The ticket price complaints are whining. Take it or leave it, I say.
But having a negative opinion about this or that aspect of their current artistic
production is not whining.
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Stoneage
On the contrary. I'm a bit tired of the constant fanboys, who will praise everything they do. I think the Stones have got away too easy. They would have benefited from more honest critisism. After doing another stillborn ten minutes version of JJF or HTW they should have had eggs or tomatoes thrown at them instead of a massive round of applause from the public. That would have forced them to progress! And what about the press? One journalist dared to share his honest opinion about the band (and especially Keith's achievements) - he was threatened to his life! What about the other journalists? Are they fanboys too?
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
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Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
But the lifeblood remains:
1) Shut Up And Die
2) You're a Racist
3) Screw You're Opinion
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
But the lifeblood remains:
1) Shut Up And Die
2) You're a Racist
3) Screw You're Opinion
i've been called many things...but never have i been accused of being opinion. that's over the line....
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DoomNGloom
They whine because they care. Just think of how boring this place would become if they all decided to jump ship. Certainly no lack of passion around here no matter what side of the fence you reside on. Makes for some highly emotional and riveting discussions, albeit, somewhat draining at times.
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
But the lifeblood remains:
1) Shut Up And Die
2) You're a Racist
3) Screw You're Opinion
i've been called many things...but never have i been accused of being opinion. that's over the line....
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
But the lifeblood remains:
1) Shut Up And Die
2) You're a Racist
3) Screw You're Opinion
i've been called many things...but never have i been accused of being opinion. that's over the line....
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brick tamland?
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71Tele
Thanks for telling the rest of us what we are allowed to say and providing pat answers to all of our concerns.
pleases and thank yous are the hallmark of a well-functioning messageboard.
But the lifeblood remains:
1) Shut Up And Die
2) You're a Racist
3) Screw You're Opinion
i've been called many things...but never have i been accused of being opinion. that's over the line....
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brick tamland?
I went to school with him.
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The whining really takes away some of the joy of being a Stones fan, especially now in these exciting times
then it IS working! coolio!
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Erik_Snow
I like reading honest opinions. Calling critisicm of Rolling Stones way of dealing with tickets and audience, not taking chances, playing for bankers etc for "whining" is not correct.
Honest opinions or reviews about the guitarists playing is not "whining" either. THe only real whining taking place here is whining about other peoples opinon and impressions
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tomcat2006
People, let's please have no more about:
- The Stones are greedy. Hey, they're just charging what they can to do what they do. They don't owe the public anything
- The set list is boring. They haven't even started to tour properly yet and we don't like the choice of songs already! This is a problem of the internet era not the band
- Keith is not up to it. Probably true but being nearly 70 and after a few strokes, what do we expect? I saw Ronnie playing a few months ago and he is on fire. He can handle the main guitar duties, no problem
- They play too many warhorses. They're playing for the wider audience not just us so get over it
- They should do an album of old blues. ZZzzzz
Reading this board sometimes is depressing.
Thank you - over & out.