ohnonotyouagain Wrote:
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> A month ago, I was seriously burned out on the
> Stones. Between them playing the same 15 songs
> every night (in a 20 song setlist) and their
> increasingly crass and money-grubbing
> ticketing/merchandising shenanigans, I felt they
> were losing some of their integrity. It's hard to
> keep up a fanatical level of devotion to a band
> when you start to suspect that their top priority
> these days is playing the safest, easiest setlist
> possible, then selling you a T-shirt and a bottle
> of Stones wine for $150 on your way out of the
> venue.
>
> I needed a break from the Stones; it was fun
> talking about them all the time when I was
> enjoying the tour reports (and the two concerts I
> went to), but it became not-so-fun to talk about
> them all the time when every new tour report was a
> source of disappointment for me, my reaction
> invariably being - "oh great, the same 15 songs
> again. How adventerous."
>
> So I took a break for a little while; I have been
> posting on the Dusty Springfield message board
> under the userid sonofapreacherman. Just kidding!
> But it is amazing how effective taking a breather
> has been. Although I will probably be disappointed
> by some setlists, etc., again, I'm not going to
> take it so hard I can't enjoy following the tour
> or discussing the band. I think I've put it all in
> perspective. It's only rock 'n' roll, after all!
> (But I like it).
>
> I used to scoff at the notion that "we're just
> lucky the band is still around and iable to put on
> some great shows (even if they all have the same
> 15 songs)." But I'm leaning more toward that view
> now. It's amazing these guys are even alive, much
> less performing. And some of the shows on this
> tour have been pretty fantastic. At this point,
> I'm content to take what I can get while I can get
> it. And after that, bring on the archival
> releases!
Sounds like an old marriage, things get boring, but in the end the love is back
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