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It's a serious case of "been there, done that". What's left for them apart from repetition?
If a new album happens at all - don't expect miracles. It's crucial that they come up with some great songs. No second- or thirdrate trash like Dangerous Beauty, Infamy or the like.
But do you seriously believe that they still have Wild Horses or Gimme Shelter-quality level stuff in them?
There is no reason to believe they don't have at least one great album left in them. They have a lifetime of experiences to draw from. If Dylan and Neil Young can do it, so can they. The key is getting them to commit and then work together.
No reason? Really?
You mean the good stuff is still in them and all it takes is us to kick them in their butts to get it out?
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Keith ain't going to sit there for 8 hours until it is "just so" anymore.
That was 35 years ago.
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OK Stones, you have proven to the world that you can still perform at an extremely high level on stage. Playing the "classics" for your 50th anniversary tour was perfectly acceptable. In fact, it was quite enjoyable. But let's try a new direction beginning on New Year's Day. Let's call it the "last artistic era". Let's get our little fannies into the studio come the first of the year and create some new and interesting music. Shoot for one, two, maybe three more new albums over the next three years and play the devil out of them! If that means clubs and theaters, then so be it. Time to look forward, not back.
Love this idea! And by the way, whatever you're drinking, I want some!
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A new dawn of creativity will only happen if Andrew Oldham somehow manages to lock Mick and Keith in a room together and tells them "Listen f**kers, you're not getting out until I hear some new songs." I do wonder how exactly Mick and Keith spend their days when not touring. Surely it can't be 24/7 parties and phoney show business bullshit. There really isn't a reason they wouldn't be at least swapping new material back and forth, if only to stave off boredom.
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This would require them go become "arists" again. You've missed that boat by 30 years, I'm afraid. Not gonna happen. Took them 7 years to fart out those 2 new "songs", doyou really think this is even worthy of discussion?
Come on, don't be such a pessimist! At that rate we'll have a fresh new Stones album by 2040. Can't wait.
There you go again, Tele, with the negative waves. Did you ever play any organized sports growing up?
2 songs, 7 years; 10 songs 35 years. Do the math.
Negative people always look for reasons why something can't be done.
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'They did this, now they are going to get on with their boring lives'
Cant imagine for a minute that their lives are 'boring'
Even at their respective ages, I cant see any of them with a pipe and slippers!
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This would require them go become "arists" again. You've missed that boat by 30 years, I'm afraid. Not gonna happen. Took them 7 years to fart out those 2 new "songs", doyou really think this is even worthy of discussion?
Come on, don't be such a pessimist! At that rate we'll have a fresh new Stones album by 2040. Can't wait.
There you go again, Tele, with the negative waves. Did you ever play any organized sports growing up?
2 songs, 7 years; 10 songs 35 years. Do the math.
Negative people always look for reasons why something can't be done.
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A new dawn of creativity will only happen if Andrew Oldham somehow manages to lock Mick and Keith in a room together and tells them "Listen f**kers, you're not getting out until I hear some new songs." I do wonder how exactly Mick and Keith spend their days when not touring. Surely it can't be 24/7 parties and phoney show business bullshit. There really isn't a reason they wouldn't be at least swapping new material back and forth, if only to stave off boredom.
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A new dawn of creativity will only happen if Andrew Oldham somehow manages to lock Mick and Keith in a room together and tells them "Listen f**kers, you're not getting out until I hear some new songs." I do wonder how exactly Mick and Keith spend their days when not touring. Surely it can't be 24/7 parties and phoney show business bullshit. There really isn't a reason they wouldn't be at least swapping new material back and forth, if only to stave off boredom.
Mick may be the only true roadblock to a new album. Keith and Ronnie would be down for it in a heartbeat. Somebody needs to take Mick aside and make him realize how important it is for them to go out with some new material. He didn't seem to get the significance of the 50th anniversary until it was almost too late. Maybe Steven Van Zandt could get through to him? Somebody needs to!
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They can make all the new albums they want and no matter how good they are radio will ignore them the majority of fans want to hear the classics and thats what they will play live even if they put out a new album thats juust the way it is.
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It is hard to understand how some people here in this e-community are so delirious as to the Stones having any "pride" or concern as to whether their new material in on an artistic par with Exile or Bleed. Face it, the Stones ceased to be a creative artistic force decades (that's right!) DECADES ago. Sure, they still pump out good (Doom & Gloom and One More Shot) and occasionally GREAT (Rough Justice & Back of my Hand) songs & rock & roll, but all that is great is of veins from years ago. They will never emerge from the shadow of Beggars, Bleed, Sticky, Exile, & Some Girls. Then again, neither will ANY act since. Look at the great rock acts of today - Black Keys, White Stripes, Pearl Jam, and even Gary Clark. Have any of these done ANYTHING outside of the umbrella of the big 5 LPs?
No, and neither has anyone else for that matter. The combination of these 5 records simply DEFINE rock and roll and are the reason for this board, the PPV, and the $Zillions spent by us all.
So, let's be real and sober - the Stones, as evidenced by Keith's comments as of the last several years, are only in it for the money. It is fun? Probably at times. Are there moments of spark and magic? Occasionally. Do we love them? yES!
But let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.
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They can make all the new albums they want and no matter how good they are radio will ignore them the majority of fans want to hear the classics and thats what they will play live even if they put out a new album thats juust the way it is.
No matter how good? Really??
This is hard to determine; radio has been correct in not playing their new stuff in the last 30 years because frankly, compared to their classics, it's NOT been good.
IF their new albums were as good as the ass-kissing critics would have you believe, then playing a whole night of A Bigger Bang, Bridges and Voodoo songs (or any other recent song stuck on a compliation) would send the crowd home happy, wouldn't it?
I mean, in 1973 they pretty musch stayed within the previous 5 years. And why not? They were putting out good albums with good songs... back then.
The only reason why a fanbase will call for the old stuff, it's because the new stuff is NOT up to par, in other words, it's inferior, in other words, radio programmers aren't going to bother after the first month of it's release... just like every Stones song since 1983.
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A new dawn of creativity will only happen if Andrew Oldham somehow manages to lock Mick and Keith in a room together and tells them "Listen f**kers, you're not getting out until I hear some new songs." I do wonder how exactly Mick and Keith spend their days when not touring. Surely it can't be 24/7 parties and phoney show business bullshit. There really isn't a reason they wouldn't be at least swapping new material back and forth, if only to stave off boredom.
They do not live rock and roll lives anymore. Keith is a 69 year old guy living in the suburbs and Mick is an old jet setter living in high society Europe. The last thing either one wants to do is get in a room together and write songs. They did this, now they are going to get on with their boring lives. Is'a amazing to me they were able to pull this together at such a high quality level, but to expect more is foolish.
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shadooby
Yeah...and keep Blondie and the rest of those guys OUT OF THE STUDIO!!! You can make it if you try.
Agreed.