Re: ABB at #25 in US chart
Date: September 29, 2005 06:29
stickydion Wrote:
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> "Well, people in the media will pounce on any
> excuse to take a cheap shot at the Stones..."
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> keefriff99, a lot of people in the media do
> something like that since ...1972. So what? The
> Stones are here, alive and kicking! Also, we have
> to admit that there are NOT only negative comments
> around.
Yes, but because they haven't aged gracefully (Charlie excepted) and become somewhat boring, button-downed artists (like say Clapton), they're a bigger target.
Mick can still kick ass live, prancing and running and dancing with the body of a teenager. Keith is still an elegantly wasted pirate who stalks around the stage, defying death with every step. And Ronnie a clown prince, full of piss and vinegar. In short, they are outrageous, and that's why we love 'em, but I can understand some people looking at them and saying, "Oh please, grow the @#$%& up."
Some people simply find it ridiculous that 62 year old men are bouncing around onstage like they're in their 20's...me?? I think it's @#$%& fantastic
Anyway, it seems the Stones have already transcended the "too old to rock" jokes (which are as tired as the comedians who spout them)...after 6 hugely successful world tours since '89, people can't say anything except "damn, they may be old but they @#$%& rock."
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-09-29 06:34 by keefriff99.