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hbwriter
Sorry for the mid-afternoon philosophizing.
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hbwriter
Sorry for the mid-afternoon philosophizing.
Don't worry, it's already evening here
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caesar
They're still alive?
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dcba
Imho it's because they've become a worldwide brand like Apple, Coca Cola or Mc Donald's.
They have a logo (the tongue) and a name that are recognized on all 5 continents.
They regularly make a worldwide publicity campaign (call it "a new album and a new tour") to make sure people don't forget the name of the brand.
Bands fade, brands with the appropriate amount of publicity don't fade.
Plus ppl like to buy stuff from big brands : "hey yesterday (2007 or 2012) I went to a Stones show for the 1st time ever". It's very much like "hey dude check my 1st Iphone, I bought it yesterday!!"
Brands give the consumer an ego boost, cos products from big brands have an aura and a mystique to them. They may not be better than what the competition offers but they do have "the" thing.
That's why the Stones last.
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RaahenTiikeri
2 of they are dead.
-who has died?....i thought Brian Jones is only died Rolling Stone...
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ChrisM
"they are brutally unsentimental". Interesting view point considering most of their live shows consist of songs recorded 30 or more years ago. To me at least they persist because there is still an audience for what the do, at least from a live perspective...
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hbwriter
in the end they have always been about what's next
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dcba
Imho it's because they've become a worldwide brand like Apple, Coca Cola or Mc Donald's.
They have a logo (the tongue) and a name that are recognized on all 5 continents.
They regularly make a worldwide publicity campaign (call it "a new album and a new tour") to make sure people don't forget the name of the brand.
Bands fade, brands with the appropriate amount of publicity don't fade.
Plus ppl like to buy stuff from big brands : "hey yesterday (2007 or 2012) I went to a Stones show for the 1st time ever". It's very much like "hey dude check my 1st Iphone, I bought it yesterday!!"
Brands give the consumer an ego boost, cos products from big brands have an aura and a mystique to them. They may not be better than what the competition offers but they do have "the" thing.
That's why the Stones last.
The question is: will the Stones last after they've gone, like the Beatles have last after they broke up. I think they will last because of the quality of their music and great songs during the first ten years. Just like the Beatles.
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hbwriter
in the end they have always been about what's next
I guess. It's just that what's next is usually a long vacation.