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lem motlow
it's a sad state of affairs...
But i did get a laugh when he said "the band has never sounded better"...yes they have Chuck,yes they have.
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lem motlow
But i did get a laugh when he said "the band has never sounded better"...yes they have Chuck,yes they have.
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rbk
Chuck brought organization to the chaos. He is the "musical director" of the Rolling Stones whether the stalwart fans here wish to admit it or not. He and Mick pick the setlists and arrangements and sweat over the detailia. He's the conduit between Mick and the band so they don't have to deal with each other. You need only read Ronnie's description of Chuck's position as detailed in "According to The Rolling Stones." I think it's somewhere around page 238.
Were it not for Chuck Leavell the Stones would not have been able to function as a world class, stadium attraction appealing to the broadest common denominator of paying customers for, lo, these past three decades. Chuck ain't leaving and Mick Taylor ain't coming back.
I'm sorry purists but it's like that and that's the way it is.
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rbk
Chuck brought organization to the chaos. He is the "musical director" of the Rolling Stones whether the stalwart fans here wish to admit it or not. He and Mick pick the setlists and arrangements and sweat over the detailia. He's the conduit between Mick and the band so they don't have to deal with each other. You need only read Ronnie's description of Chuck's position as detailed in "According to The Rolling Stones." I think it's somewhere around page 238.
Were it not for Chuck Leavell the Stones would not have been able to function as a world class, stadium attraction appealing to the broadest common denominator of paying customers for, lo, these past three decades. Chuck ain't leaving and Mick Taylor ain't coming back.
I'm sorry purists but it's like that and that's the way it is.
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24FPS
Chuck and Darryl simply don't sound like the Rolling Stones. Well, they do now, because they've been with the band so long, but they don't fit. It's too bad, but I've long gotten over how the Stones sound in this day and age. The modern day Stones don't exist for me. They exist for another kind of fan. They used to change piano players and it always worked in some new way and pushed forward the artistic legacy of the band. There is no artistic legacy to the Post-Wyman years. There is a ticket selling legacy. There is no denying they're still a tremendous live draw, but the art is dead.
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crholmstrom
too many notes, man...
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crholmstrom
too many notes, man...
Nicky and Billy also played many notes, but (especially Nicky) had a way of cutting through with the really important ones and stay more in the background with the others, imo.
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24FPS
Chuck and Darryl simply don't sound like the Rolling Stones. Well, they do now, because they've been with the band so long, but they don't fit. It's too bad, but I've long gotten over how the Stones sound in this day and age. The modern day Stones don't exist for me. They exist for another kind of fan. They used to change piano players and it always worked in some new way and pushed forward the artistic legacy of the band. There is no artistic legacy to the Post-Wyman years. There is a ticket selling legacy. There is no denying they're still a tremendous live draw, but the art is dead.
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24FPS
Chuck and Darryl simply don't sound like the Rolling Stones. Well, they do now, because they've been with the band so long, but they don't fit. It's too bad, but I've long gotten over how the Stones sound in this day and age. The modern day Stones don't exist for me. They exist for another kind of fan. They used to change piano players and it always worked in some new way and pushed forward the artistic legacy of the band. There is no artistic legacy to the Post-Wyman years. There is a ticket selling legacy. There is no denying they're still a tremendous live draw, but the art is dead.
Yep, they're still exciting to see live but for different reasons than when they were in their prime. The art died after the 1981-82 tours; the days when they were allowed to jam and improvise onstage. From 1989 on, they knew that in order to appeal to that broad common denominator, they would have to recreate the studio versions more closely, which killed that sense of spontaneity all but for good.
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HMS
The Rolling Stones no band anymore? The art is dead?
They gonna release TWO albums.
Their live concerts are still great.
There were times when their playing was much worse than now.
Mick sings great, Charlie is still thundering, Ronnie & Keith still do what they´ve always done but better than a decade ago. They aren´t dead yet.
Chuck ---> better musician than both Ians.
Daryl ---> technically way better than Wyman.
Karl Denson ---> what a sound, far better than Keys.
They are a great band with great backing musicians and they are still the Stones.
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HMS
The Rolling Stones no band anymore? The art is dead?
They gonna release TWO albums.
Their live concerts are still great.
There were times when their playing was much worse than now.
Mick sings great, Charlie is still thundering, Ronnie & Keith still do what they´ve always done but better than a decade ago. They aren´t dead yet.
Chuck ---> better musician than both Ians.
Daryl ---> technically way better than Wyman.
Karl Denson ---> what a sound, far better than Keys.
They are a great band with great backing musicians and they are still the Stones.
you do realise that when you slam Bobby Keys that he invented the solo on Brown Sugar and so many other (such as the sax solo before Mick Taylors solo on cant you hear me knocking) ICONIC solos on Stones albums from the GOLDEN era ? What recorded contribution did Karl Denson make ? (by the way he blows some tasty horn no if ands or buts)Quote
HMS
Let the Stones play a 300-seats-club and you´ll see that they are still the world´s greatest R n R-band.
Karl Denson has a great sound, a very big, masculine rough tone and he´s a better player than Bobby Keys ever was. Even better than Ernie Watts who was noodling too much. Bobby was a friend of the Stones that´s the main reason he played with them. Now sadly he has to be replaced and they replaced him with a giant.
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TheGreekyou do realise that when you slam Bobby Keys that he invented the solo on Brown Sugar and so many other (such as the sax solo before Mick Taylors solo on cant you hear me knocking) ICONIC solos on Stones albums from the GOLDEN era ? What recorded contribution did Karl Denson make ? (by the way he blows some tasty horn no if ands or buts)Quote
HMS
Let the Stones play a 300-seats-club and you´ll see that they are still the world´s greatest R n R-band.
Karl Denson has a great sound, a very big, masculine rough tone and he´s a better player than Bobby Keys ever was. Even better than Ernie Watts who was noodling too much. Bobby was a friend of the Stones that´s the main reason he played with them. Now sadly he has to be replaced and they replaced him with a giant.
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HMS
Let the Stones play a 300-seats-club and you´ll see that they are still the world´s greatest R n R-band.
Karl Denson has a great sound, a very big, masculine rough tone and he´s a better player than Bobby Keys ever was. Even better than Ernie Watts who was noodling too much. Bobby was a friend of the Stones that´s the main reason he played with them. Now sadly he has to be replaced and they replaced him with a giant.