> Stones fans aren't the same as teenybopper fans
> for example. Many of them were drawn to the magic
> of the Stones in their younger days and aren't
> going to fail to notice when the Stones no longer
> seem so great.
Exactly. Perhaps the younger (30-ish fans) not having been there, but know a good record/boot/performance when they hear it, fall in love with this band, are less forgiving and more objective then your average Boomer.
> Personally i haven't heard a live
> Stones performance i have truly loved since 1978.
I wouldn't go that far, but I know what ou mean. That tour was that last 'wince-inducment-free' tour. The last one which no one says "what's wrong with his voice".
> That's not to say all later performances have been
> bad but there has certainly been something
> lacking. The last time i heard Mick sing with the
> raw vitality of his youth was in 1985 at live aid
> when he really reached those notes and sang with
> power and conviction (and a hard edge). Too often
> these days his vocals are flat, lazy and lack any
> real vitality.
Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes - exACTly. Although I'd add the 1993 Webster Hall gig to the list (minus the first 3 numbers). He was on FIRE that night! That show really got me psyched for Voodoo Lounge (which was several honk-points below Steel Wheels, unfortunately).
> This can be put down to age, i
> suppose, but when the Stones expect fans to fork
> out their hard earned money to see them they
> should accept any criticism that may come their
> way.
This has been my point all along, my friend.
Oh, did ya get yer email about the Tongue Ba$ketball Hat collection yet?
My GOD!!! They're shameless, and they CAN be because the Boomers suck it all up!
And for the last time, I'M not even comparing their degradation since the 70s - I'm taking about the devoloution of their show SINCE 1989!
> Myself I will never go see them in a stadium again. Too many bad experiences > with terrible sound and would rather not hear the same 20 songs they always > seem to do at the stadium shows.
You're lucky to get 20 songs these days.
> Yes the band might sound different today but to me what really ruins some of > their shows is the over the top stages, lighting and effects. All of these
> things really limit the band musically. Also the fact that they need someone > like Blondie is kind of embarassing.
Abso-f-ing-lutely. On their warhorses, too. On SATISFACTION for god's sake!!!!!
> They need to go out there like they did at Julliard and play with minimal
> backing musicians so especially the guitar players give it all they ve got.
I used to think it's because they just won't.
Now I think it's because they can't.
I challenge anyone who denies what I've been saying to listen to this:
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