During the last year the Stones disappointed me more times than in the last 20 years
Date: October 30, 2006 16:49
Well, been a fan since 1982, when I started loving them at age 14.
Seen them 42 times.
Always was defending them against a n y criticism by others
(mostly by people who don´t know anything about them).
When I was compiling some Top 10 lists for my first homepage in 1998
(best 10 studio songs, best 10 albums etc.) I also did a Top 10
disappointment list about things that annoyed me:
In 1998 it read as follows:
>>>My flop ten:
1. Keith´s broken ribs in May 98 (Nightmare Part 1)!
You could have been dead, man!
2. "Flashpoint"
3. The "Dirty Work" album!
4. Like A Rolling Stone in Europe 98/99 again and again and again ...!!
5. Keith ´s reduced background vocals since 1989!
6. Ronnie´s cancelled background vocals since 1989!
7. The side-musician-army on stage! No one of ´em is English.
(Hard for a fan of a British band!)
8. The Urban Jungle Tour: too many people on stage, two keyboards (Matt Clifford!), weak guitar sound, no edges anymore.
9. No "Ladies and gentlemen: The Rolling Stones" - intros anymore!
10. The sometimes much too standard setlists! <<<
Well, 10 disappointments over 16 years of being a fan. Quite normal number.
Most of that is musically, about their overall sound.
But the last year really proved that something is wrong in Stonesland, musically or soundwise there wasn´t much change.
During the last year there
happened so many bad things between BAND and FANS (incl. me). 20. At least.
I won´t compile all the things that disappointed not only me,
just check the archives, there is loads of disappointment around here.