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georgelicks
I've heard (from boots) bad shows from 1969 (Hyde Park), 1976, 1981 and so on so bad playing and trainwrecks from the Stones are there for almost 50 years now, so we can't complain about bad playing in 2017, what's new under the sun?
When they were cool or at their peak, trainwrecks were cool isn't it?
Now not?
Come on, they are the Rolling Stones, not Pink Floyd or Yes, if I want perfection I go to see other bands, the Stones are what they are, go or stay home.
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StonedRambler
Hope you don't mind if I ask, but why do people think Keith is sober? There are Backstage photos of Keith from Havana where he drank a wodka sunkist and smoked a joint. Also in recent interviews there's often a glass of wodka sunkist next to him.
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Librarian
I had written a reply quoting some old reviews, 20 year sold, saying the same ol things.... Keith this, Mick that. Charlie blah, blah
In other words:
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my *cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
*Cloud being the state I am after hearing the Stones. Happy....oh that brings another favorite to mind.
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HankM
People been bitching and whining and crying and blah blah blahing about my band for 20...30..40 years... saying they are too old... and they are too this... and too that... and yaddayaddablahblah.... and here they are, IN 2017!!!! STILL ROCKING OUT 82000 HAPPY PEOPLE!!! and what do curmudgeon commenters have to say about that??? the same ol things.... Keith this, Mick that. Charlie blah, blah
It seems one thing in this world which people hate to do, and that is give a man(or woman) his/her due when they earned it, when they proved, over and over.... but still it is not enough...
I am so happy my Stones are still out here playing live.... it is AWESOME!!! Makes me HAPPY
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HankM
I am so happy my Stones are still out here playing live.... it is AWESOME!!! Makes me HAPPY
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HankM
I am so happy my Stones are still out here playing live.... it is AWESOME!!! Makes me HAPPY
There is a single-minded possessiveness ("my Stones") at play here that I cannot help but admire. Because at the end of the day, there are no absolute critiques when it comes to music. Consensuses may develop. Objective criteria may be employed. And one may try to "prove" one's point about whether a performance or a song is any good or not. And "proving" it may make you feel better about yourself or your opinions ... but it's a fleeting feeling and may end up making you feel ultimately shitty about having rained on someone else's parade.
For both things are true: the Stones are shadows of themselves, embarrassing relics who should have exited stage left decades ago ... and the greatest rock and roll band in the world, capable of delivering performances in 2017 that surpass anything they achieved 40 or 50 years ago. I may agree with the former point of view and think that the latter is ridiculous ... but what does it matter if people enjoy something I feel is shite?
In their current incarnation and at their current level of skill, I wouldn't pay $100 to see The Rolling Stones if they played in a garage around the corner from me ... but I have learned to smile at the happiness of people who pay thousands of dollars to travel halfway around the world to see a band they still adore--there are worse things to be obsessed with in today's world.
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1962
I think The Rolling Stones play much slower because of Keith
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
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The Sicilian
Wow!!! I just listened to it now. It sounds great. Even more so, It absolutely reminds me of the 1969 Altamont version. That slow pace and that chord after the "its alright" The only thing missing were the Angels. Best version I've heard in years.
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HankM
I am so happy my Stones are still out here playing live.... it is AWESOME!!! Makes me HAPPY
There is a single-minded possessiveness ("my Stones") at play here that I cannot help but admire. Because at the end of the day, there are no absolute critiques when it comes to music. Consensuses may develop. Objective criteria may be employed. And one may try to "prove" one's point about whether a performance or a song is any good or not. And "proving" it may make you feel better about yourself or your opinions ... but it's a fleeting feeling and may end up making you feel ultimately shitty about having rained on someone else's parade.
For both things are true: the Stones are shadows of themselves, embarrassing relics who should have exited stage left decades ago ... and the greatest rock and roll band in the world, capable of delivering performances in 2017 that surpass anything they achieved 40 or 50 years ago. I may agree with the former point of view and think that the latter is ridiculous ... but what does it matter if people enjoy something I feel is shite?
In their current incarnation and at their current level of skill, I wouldn't pay $100 to see The Rolling Stones if they played in a garage around the corner from me ... but I have learned to smile at the happiness of people who pay thousands of dollars to travel halfway around the world to see a band they still adore--there are worse things to be obsessed with in today's world.
Copy one line of my post and call it simple... okeydoeky, about what I expect from you trolling types.
I wonder why people like you, who obviously no longer enjoy The Stones, feel compelled to park on this board everyday to go on and on and on and on droning the same negative bullshite over and over, nit picking every tiny detail, blathering on and on, as if you are building a case and presenting long winded boring evidence to a court trial trying to prove something.
Its only rock and roll... and you are waste of time.
I would guess there would be something else you could/should be doing with your time which you enjoy besides spending so much time bashing on a band you no longer enjoy... then again it seems you are only here to start trouble, THAT IS ENJOYMENT. You not posting for so long, only returning as the new tour starts and people are enjoying it, then you curmudgeons start in with your predictably negative BS.
You are a waste of time.
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
I noticed at Desert Trip Chuck had an electric guitar sound on his keyboard, and it was plain as day he was using it when Keith tried to play the opening riff to Little T&A. When someone lifts their hands away from the guitar, common sense says it shouldn't be making any noise - yet there was Chuck in the background plonking away on his keys blasting out the riff. It's similar to lip synching I suppose...a bit of trickery with smoke and mirrors.
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powerage78
Quite weird...
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
I noticed at Desert Trip Chuck had an electric guitar sound on his keyboard, and it was plain as day he was using it when Keith tried to play the opening riff to Little T&A. When someone lifts their hands away from the guitar, common sense says it shouldn't be making any noise - yet there was Chuck in the background plonking away on his keys blasting out the riff. It's similar to lip synching I suppose...a bit of trickery with smoke and mirrors.
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Bjorn
"I want to know how far we can take this..."
Now you know, Keith...now you know...
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frankotero
I don't have a picture of the VIP merchandise, I can take pictures if needed.
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powerage78
Quite weird...
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
I noticed at Desert Trip Chuck had an electric guitar sound on his keyboard, and it was plain as day he was using it when Keith tried to play the opening riff to Little T&A. When someone lifts their hands away from the guitar, common sense says it shouldn't be making any noise - yet there was Chuck in the background plonking away on his keys blasting out the riff. It's similar to lip synching I suppose...a bit of trickery with smoke and mirrors.
It's not weird. It's Chuck playing a Fender Rhodes, which he also does on Start Me Up and Jumpin' Jack Flash, among others. Mac did the same in 1981 on Little T+A. Surely, you must have heard that?
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powerage78
Quite weird...
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jonnylamar
Whats with the acoustic guitar sound coming from a keyboard during satisfaction ? I don't like the fakery , the stones didn't need it before ,maybe they do now !!
I noticed at Desert Trip Chuck had an electric guitar sound on his keyboard, and it was plain as day he was using it when Keith tried to play the opening riff to Little T&A. When someone lifts their hands away from the guitar, common sense says it shouldn't be making any noise - yet there was Chuck in the background plonking away on his keys blasting out the riff. It's similar to lip synching I suppose...a bit of trickery with smoke and mirrors.
It's not weird. It's Chuck playing a Fender Rhodes, which he also does on Start Me Up and Jumpin' Jack Flash, among others. Mac did the same in 1981 on Little T+A. Surely, you must have heard that?
Have you listened to the beginning of JJF at Glasto DP.
The electric piano is so loud and over bearing, i can't see why it needs to be there when Keith is taking care of business. If you at the gig all you could here was Keith's guitar load and clear.