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My son (10) is very much into the Beatles ... it's my dad's fault ;-)
But it always starts there. It was the same with me. Eventually, we get wiser...
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My son (10) is very much into the Beatles ... it's my dad's fault ;-)
But it always starts there. It was the same with me. Eventually, we get wiser...
And me . Beatles at 6, Stones at 9, both via my dad's record collection. My intro to the Stones was the Rolled Gold compilation in 1976. I looked at the cover and asked my dad when they split up and he said "they're still going". This somehow appealed to me a lot more and sparked my curiosity.
I still like the Beatles a lot and have seen Macca live 8 times but I'm a bigger Stones fan (38 times!). I've always felt they've got a bit more edge and bite to them.
For me the greatest thing about the 2 bands' rivalry was that it existed and we had 2 great bands to enjoy. And we've still got one of them
It took a little longer for me. Beatles at 6, Stones at 10. Probably that extra year I was spinning A Hard Days Night endlessly (still my fave Beatles-album)
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Hes 15 , never been into music but his girlfriend is a beatles fan and told him he should get into music, so hes been listening to the beatles but he knows im a rolling stones fan and have tried to convert him for a long time with no success.
now hes agreed to listen to some stones, i told him start with hotrocks and rolled gold to get the flavour and diversity of the 60,s.
i was 19 when i discovered the stones, just wondering if anyone out there was around the age of 15 when you discovered the band and what jumped out as instantly likeable for you and what took more time to like, what direction should i point him in, dont want to saturate his head with the entire stones catalogue, not just yet, any advice appreciated, we could have a new board member soon.
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I'm not sure that such a spark can be forced
Just take him to a show - if possible! That will have the strongest impact I guess. Took my daughter to her first Stone show years ago when she was 13. Great memories! She still likes Stones stuff, wears Stones shirts and so on...Quote
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Hes 15 , never been into music but his girlfriend is a beatles fan and told him he should get into music, so hes been listening to the beatles but he knows im a rolling stones fan and have tried to convert him for a long time with no success.
now hes agreed to listen to some stones, i told him start with hotrocks and rolled gold to get the flavour and diversity of the 60,s.
i was 19 when i discovered the stones, just wondering if anyone out there was around the age of 15 when you discovered the band and what jumped out as instantly likeable for you and what took more time to like, what direction should i point him in, dont want to saturate his head with the entire stones catalogue, not just yet, any advice appreciated, we could have a new board member soon.
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My son (10) is very much into the Beatles ... it's my dad's fault ;-)
But it always starts there. It was the same with me. Eventually, we get wiser...
Ha, yes...for me too. My Beatles discovery was around age 12, Stones at age 15. I look fondly on those early Beatles discovery years, but it's more as one might look fondly on childhood. Indeed, much of their music seems childish and whimsical to me now, though I still enjoy it.