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24FPS
The old standard would have been Duke Ellington, but there's no comparison really. Duke had 'hits' he would play, but he continued to create new and exciting work up until the end.
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24FPS
The old standard would have been Duke Ellington, but there's no comparison really. Duke had 'hits' he would play, but he continued to create new and exciting work up until the end.
"Create new and exciting work"? For some maybe, for others it was merely a variation on what had been done before. In the same way one can talk about The Rolling Stones: for some they are still creative, for others it's merely a variation on what's been done before. It's all a matter of taste. My opinion means just as much as yours ... nothing for those with (again) other opinions.
Fact is, that The Rolling Stones can still attrack millions of people, if only the tough part of touring around the world wouldn't put a heavy load on musicians like the Stones. Duke attrackting millions to come and see him play in his life span? Not even close ...
The Stones are a unique bunch and as the thread says: Unprecidented longevity!
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jlowe
Yes, nostalgia is big bucks these days.
Did Dylan ever say 'Don't look back' ?
He got that one wrong.
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jlowe
Yes, nostalgia is big bucks these days.
Did Dylan ever say 'Don't look back' ?
He got that one wrong.
But, unlike the Stones, Dylan is respected
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jlowe
Yes, nostalgia is big bucks these days.
Did Dylan ever say 'Don't look back' ?
He got that one wrong.
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jlowe
Here is another:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Head of State since 1952..ie 10 years ahead of our lads.
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jlowe
Here is another:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Head of State since 1952..ie 10 years ahead of our lads.
Yeah well perhaps so, but she can't write a decent rock n' roll song - can she ? Makes her a bit irrelevant in my book - does that !
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Spud
What's really funny is to realise that they've been filling football stadia around the world for about 40 years since being written of as irrelevant old has-beens.
They're sure taking a long time to die
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Spud
What's really funny is to realise that they've been filling football stadia around the world for about 40 years since being written of as irrelevant old has-beens.
They're sure taking a long time to die
They've only been irrelevant old has beens for about 20 years. Rolling Stone magazine tried to write them off in 1978, but a successful tour and multi platinum album put them back in their place at the top.