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noughties
I don`t agree. They`re a rock band. "Back of My Hand" shows how wrong it can go.
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noughties
I don`t agree. They`re a rock band. "Back of My Hand" shows how wrong it can go.
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thegroove
The Stones have evolved into a totally unique sound.Totally original.Blues based at their core.How often you hear someone say that another band sounds like the Rolling Stones?
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waterrats
They even were Blues purists, everybody can read that from the reports of the early years.
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waterrats
They even were Blues purists, everybody can read that from the reports of the early years.
Not a blues band and never blues purists.
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BluzDude
but they do play some blues and play it well.
...but in 1964 with the release of their first album, I think I would call that blues.
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BluzDude
but they do play some blues and play it well.
...but in 1964 with the release of their first album, I think I would call that blues.
Some of it is R&B, but some of it isn't.
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Rockman
.....Blues with a large dose of rhythm pumped in.....
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Rockman
.....Blues with a large dose of rhythm pumped in.....
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Dreamer
It's an R&B band inspired by the blues. And their R&B heart can be hidden perfectly in rock or blues or country or pop or disco or gospel or funk or soul or...
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Dreamer
It's an R&B band inspired by the blues. And their R&B heart can be hidden perfectly in rock or blues or country or pop or disco or gospel or funk or soul or...
The last I knew is that the B in R&B stood for Blues.
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Dreamer
It's an R&B band inspired by the blues. And their R&B heart can be hidden perfectly in rock or blues or country or pop or disco or gospel or funk or soul or...
The last I knew is that the B in R&B stood for Blues.
Yes but it's not a blues band. More than that it's a R&B band
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stonehearted
"Now you can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnnie,..."
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Erik_Snow
.... rock music isn't meant to be intellectual and maybe not even artsy;
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Erik_Snow
.... rock music isn't meant to be intellectual and maybe not even artsy;
I'm glad some pushed for and encouraged rock music to grow and to grow up a bit then.
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Erik_Snow
some always feel very threatened when putting Rolling Stones in a bad light
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ThickerThanThieves
The Stones transcend all forms of music. They just can't be "boxed in."
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ThickerThanThieves
The Stones transcend all forms of music. They just can't be "boxed in."
I agree, though the widening out to include all these different genres was a gradual process--they didn't start out that way.