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Bjorn
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That is the same as saying to your wife "go get lost" because she is getting older and she does look as great as the hot chicks on TV. So while the kids might enjoy their rap music or synth pop or whatever new there is we do still have the one and only STONES.
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Bjorn
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That is the same as saying to your wife "go get lost" because she is getting older and she does look as great as the hot chicks on TV. So while the kids might enjoy their rap music or synth pop or whatever new there is we do still have the one and only STONES.
Exactly!
But to add to that, concerning these 'kids': I've never seen so much twentysomethingers ànd teenagers even, on this tour, than on the 8, 9 previous ones I attended. Being there unacompanied and 100% out of their own free will, I should add. It really is one of the most hearthwarming aspects of this NO FILTER thingie to me. I'm sure the Stones don't (yet...? ) pose any real commercial threat to any of the Spice Kelley Cents Master Blasters around in the hitparades of today; but the Stones are sure as hell getting massively (re-)discovered,these days. At least: definitely over here in Europe.
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Bjorn
Retire.
That is the same as saying to your wife "go get lost" because she is getting older and she does look as great as the hot chicks on TV. So while the kids might enjoy their rap music or synth pop or whatever new there is we do still have the one and only STONES.
Exactly!
But to add to that, concerning these 'kids': I've never seen so much twentysomethingers ànd teenagers even, on this tour, than on the 8, 9 previous ones I attended. Being there unacompanied and 100% out of their own free will, I should add. It really is one of the most hearthwarming aspects of this NO FILTER thingie to me. I'm sure the Stones don't (yet...? ) pose any real commercial threat to any of the Spice Kelley Cents Master Blasters around in the hitparades of today; but the Stones are sure as hell getting massively (re-)discovered,these days. At least: definitely over here in Europe.
Those 20 somethings are the kids of the first-timers from the VL-tour
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As Neil Peart, drummer in Rush, said about future activities: "Making plans? I don´t even buy green bananas".
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Bjorn
Retire.
That is the same as saying to your wife "go get lost" because she is getting older and she does look as great as the hot chicks on TV. So while the kids might enjoy their rap music or synth pop or whatever new there is we do still have the one and only STONES.
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I would go and see them often and we are all getting older but nothing makes me happier than watching my favorite band ply their trade period .It makes me crazy with sheer adrenaline like the best drug
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Bjorn
Retire.
That is the same as saying to your wife "go get lost" because she is getting older and she does look as great as the hot chicks on TV. So while the kids might enjoy their rap music or synth pop or whatever new there is we do still have the one and only STONES.
Exactly!
But to add to that, concerning these 'kids': I've never seen so much twentysomethingers ànd teenagers even, on this tour, than on the 8, 9 previous ones I attended. Being there unacompanied and 100% out of their own free will, I should add. It really is one of the most hearthwarming aspects of this NO FILTER thingie to me. I'm sure the Stones don't (yet...? ) pose any real commercial threat to any of the Spice Kelley Cents Master Blasters around in the hitparades of today; but the Stones are sure as hell getting massively (re-)discovered,these days. At least: definitely over here in Europe.
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TheGreek
I would go and see them often and we are all getting older but nothing makes me happier than watching my favorite band ply their trade period .It makes me crazy with sheer adrenaline like the best drug
Stones were and always will be better than good sex !!
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2018 - UK and Ireland plus new studio album
2019 - Asia and Australia in feb. and USA and Canada in the fall
2020 - Europe and BAL N.2 or a Rock'n roll cover album in the fall
2022 - Greatest Hits with 3/4 new tunes and residency Tour 6+6 LA and NYC
2023 - Residency Tour 6+6 Paris ans London
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Nate
People still listen to Mozart and the Stones are equally important so their future is assured people will be listening and talking about them in 500 years
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matxil
Mozart didn't make second rate symphonies when he got older
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It's sad that the Stones are blemishing the artistic credibility
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matxil
What the Stones should do, is what they should have done 25 years ago. Stop pretending to be a band, and do their solo-acts. I don't think Keith is able to tour world-wide with the Winos anymore, but I'm sure he could find some local bars ready to have him play some of his solo-stuff once a month. That way, he might stil be remembered as the artist that he still is and used to be and not as an extra in a band past its prime. Same goes for Jagger, let him finally do what he really wants to do, no idea what it is, but go for it.
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I would go and see them often and we are all getting older but nothing makes me happier than watching my favorite band ply their trade period .It makes me crazy with sheer adrenaline like the best drug
Stones were and always will be better than good sex !!
Jeroen
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Rockman
They can set up a permanent stage in my back yard any day ...
Heck I'd even cover the power bill ....
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Mozart didn't make second rate symphonies when he got older
Mozart was 35 when he died
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It's sad that the Stones are blemishing the artistic credibility
B&L is "blemishing the artistic credibility"? Or are you talking about live performanes? How many times did you see them on the No Filter tour? I mean in person.
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What the Stones should do, is what they should have done 25 years ago. Stop pretending to be a band, and do their solo-acts. I don't think Keith is able to tour world-wide with the Winos anymore, but I'm sure he could find some local bars ready to have him play some of his solo-stuff once a month. That way, he might stil be remembered as the artist that he still is and used to be and not as an extra in a band past its prime. Same goes for Jagger, let him finally do what he really wants to do, no idea what it is, but go for it.
Yes, millions of people know exactly how to take something extra special and turn it into something absolutely ordinary, thinking that more successful people should listen to their "advices"
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Mozart didn't make second rate symphonies when he got older
Mozart was 35 when he died
Yes, but that's besides the point. The point is that an artist should be judged by his work, not his age. So when comparing Mozart to the Stones, one can say that Mozart kept on writing good material until the end and hence, is still respected.
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It's sad that the Stones are blemishing the artistic credibility
B&L is "blemishing the artistic credibility"? Or are you talking about live performanes? How many times did you see them on the No Filter tour? I mean in person.
I saw them in 2007 and I promised myself that I'd never go again because it was a disgrace. I'd already seen them about 10 times before, since the 90s, and always enjoyed the atmosphere and the party (especially in Spain where the audience is much more alive) but clearly was not overwhelmed with the musical qualities. As a matter of fact, only when I heard some recordings, later, I could see that some of it was rather good. But not in 2007.
(And as far as age is concerned, I've seen the Skatalites and Toots & The Maytals live various times, and they have comparable ages, and they always were fantastic.)
I was doubting to go this time, despite 2007, if only because my current girlfriend never has seen them, but then I saw the price for a place in the back of the field, and said: no way. The clips I have seen from this year confirm that I made the right decision.
And B&L is nice, but not an artistic highpoint. Not by any means. My post was a reaction to someone comparing the Stones to Mozart. You think Mozart at 35 or any age would have gotten away with rewriting some of his old work and present it as "something new"?
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What the Stones should do, is what they should have done 25 years ago. Stop pretending to be a band, and do their solo-acts. I don't think Keith is able to tour world-wide with the Winos anymore, but I'm sure he could find some local bars ready to have him play some of his solo-stuff once a month. That way, he might stil be remembered as the artist that he still is and used to be and not as an extra in a band past its prime. Same goes for Jagger, let him finally do what he really wants to do, no idea what it is, but go for it.
Yes, millions of people know exactly how to take something extra special and turn it into something absolutely ordinary, thinking that more successful people should listen to their "advices"
I don't think they should listen to my advices, and I am sure they wont. They should do whatever they want to do. But as far as artistic credibility goes, they will never be mentioned in the same way as Mozart. If it's any consolation, very few pop and rock n roll stars will.
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Rockman
They can set up a permanent stage in my back yard any day ...
Heck I'd even cover the power bill ....
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Nate
People still listen to Mozart and the Stones are equally important so their future is assured people will be listening and talking about them in 500 years
Nate