I think the Stones is still the "shark"...
"I knew this album and tour was the end"
Maybe, Jack Knife. But IF you're right it will be a truly glorious end. Think, a tour which will attract more than 4 million people worldwide for all these high ticket prices (probably the top grossing tour in history). Even if the freguency of the tours in the last years is so high (4th round since 1994). A great studio album (AB
. An album which isn't the best selling record of the band, of course, but it sells better than some old studio Stones albums worldwide (DW, Undercover, Black and Blue and, if i remember correctly, IORR) despite the poor sales in US. Oh, man, i think this could be an ENVIABLE END for the 99,9% of the rock bands in the planet...
I think "Rarities" is unnecessary for everyone, except some hardcore collectors. Do you think the sales of this stuff could be creteria for something serious? I don't think so. Honestly, i don't know who the hell Brooks & Dann are. Probably they are @#$%&. So what? It's only an opening act. Lice Prince in the past...