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??????????????In the middle?????????????I think
Whatever the Stones do is good because it's the Stones and even at their worst, they're still pretty damn great, but that doesn't mean they can't and haven't "gone wrong". You don't believe that Sticky Fingers and A Bigger Bang are equally great albums, do you?
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?
Thank you all who wrote in this thread. Sure, the criteria for "freaks" are pretty high but I wanted to see who really considers themselves as a freak
Another fair criterium to judge how crazy about the Stones you are is to estimate how much music listened by you these days is by the Rolling Stones. Is it 10%? 25%? 50%? Maybe more?
Personally, I would say that it's about 10-15%. I love to listen to all the records but I try to catch up with almost every music, so I listen to almost everything from classical music, jazz to heavy metal.
Wouldn't it be a drag to be like them
They're gonna sell out everything
But I won't get fooled again
'Cause I'm gonna be .... nineteen forever
-JJ (1989)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-20 23:45 by tatters.
Spoken like a true connoisseur of the lunatic fringe. These nutjobs will lure you in with a few interesting gobbets (i.e: did you know the original lyrics for Miss You went .... etc, etc), and then torture you to death by reciting run-off groove numbers backwards.
I'm a fan nodding at my inner freak.
this mostly describes me but I think what it comes down to is laziness. I think im just as big of a fan as anyone here.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-21 01:08 by ryanpow.
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Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
NickB
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Date: January 20, 2008 13:12
I am a fan. Maybe a super fan but definately not a freak. I've loved the Stones since I were a nipper and have almost all their albums (I'm missing some compilations) and I have a few bits of memorabilia. I go and see them about 3/4 times each tour.
NickB
You can't always get what you want.....
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NickB
You can't always get what you want.....
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Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
6853
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Date: January 20, 2008 13:18
i am a fan
would like to be at least in the middle :
a "FRAN" ?
would like to be at least in the middle :
a "FRAN" ?
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
Adi Tyler
()
Date: January 20, 2008 13:23
if im a fan, then im the worst fan they ever had.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-20 13:28 by Adi Tyler.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-20 13:28 by Adi Tyler.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
phd
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Date: January 20, 2008 14:24
Nice definitions, but as definitions are to be distorted by essence, I would fall in between. To be fair, I was cerainly a freak 40 - 25 years from now. Now, would be a fan. Law of age. If I am not wrong with what Gazza wrote, I do think that there can't be Stones freaks by now anymore or very few.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
Voodoohat
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Date: January 20, 2008 15:51
??????????????In the middle?????????????I thinkRe: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
tatters
()
Date: January 20, 2008 15:58
Quote
franzk
By a Stones-fan I mean a person that:
- may have all or most official Stones releases but does not feel the urge to own all singles, compilations, solo albums etc...
- may enjoy to listen to bootlegs but do not collect them
- enjoys Stones shows but does not follow them everywhere (2-3 shows per tour are sufficient for them)
- does not collect everything which is Stones related etc.
A person like this is a better Stones fan than 99% of the people who attend Stones concerts and 99.99% of the general population. A person like this is much more than merely a casual fan.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
rollmops
()
Date: January 20, 2008 16:03
What about being a fan"atic"? which would imply losing all sense of objectivity. Whatever the Stones do, it's good because they can't go wrong. Any of you out there feel that way. That is extreme and freaky!!But I have to admit sometimes I feel like that when the criticism pile on and annoys me. The bottom line is that they are THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND in the World.
Mops "The stone Mujahideen" !!!!!!!
Mops "The stone Mujahideen" !!!!!!!
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
tatters
()
Date: January 20, 2008 16:18
Quote
rollmops
What about being a fan"atic"? which would imply losing all sense of objectivity. Whatever the Stones do, it's good because they can't go wrong. Any of you out there feel that way. That is extreme and freaky!!But I have to admit sometimes I feel like that when the criticism pile on and annoys me. The bottom line is that they are THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND in the World.
Mops "The stone Mujahideen" !!!!!!!
Whatever the Stones do is good because it's the Stones and even at their worst, they're still pretty damn great, but that doesn't mean they can't and haven't "gone wrong". You don't believe that Sticky Fingers and A Bigger Bang are equally great albums, do you?
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
rollmops
()
Date: January 20, 2008 17:21
Tatters wrote:
You don't believe that Sticky Fingers and A Bigger Bang are equally great albums, do you?
No. I don't. But I love ABB because it's Rolling Stones music. It sounds like it and it feels like it. To compare and contrast what they have done, it is to me a matter of taste. I don't care that much about "streets of Love" although I think it is a good song but some persons do love that song. Good for them. I will not waste my time arguing against it.That is why I call myself a fanatic. I am not really objective when it comes to The Stones. I love them,unconditionally.May be it's a flaw, I don't give a shit!!!
Mops
You don't believe that Sticky Fingers and A Bigger Bang are equally great albums, do you?
No. I don't. But I love ABB because it's Rolling Stones music. It sounds like it and it feels like it. To compare and contrast what they have done, it is to me a matter of taste. I don't care that much about "streets of Love" although I think it is a good song but some persons do love that song. Good for them. I will not waste my time arguing against it.That is why I call myself a fanatic. I am not really objective when it comes to The Stones. I love them,unconditionally.May be it's a flaw, I don't give a shit!!!
Mops
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
franzk
()
Date: January 20, 2008 17:37
Quote
phd
I was cerainly a freak 40 - 25 years from now. Now, would be a fan. Law of age.
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?
Thank you all who wrote in this thread. Sure, the criteria for "freaks" are pretty high but I wanted to see who really considers themselves as a freak
Another fair criterium to judge how crazy about the Stones you are is to estimate how much music listened by you these days is by the Rolling Stones. Is it 10%? 25%? 50%? Maybe more?
Personally, I would say that it's about 10-15%. I love to listen to all the records but I try to catch up with almost every music, so I listen to almost everything from classical music, jazz to heavy metal.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
schillid
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Date: January 20, 2008 17:44
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Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
camper88
()
Date: January 20, 2008 18:19
fan, n. an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of The Stones.
[Origin: 1885–90, Americanism; short for fanatic]
Actually, I'm more of a fan, less of a freak, and nowhere near a buff.
[Origin: 1885–90, Americanism; short for fanatic]
Actually, I'm more of a fan, less of a freak, and nowhere near a buff.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
melillo
()
Date: January 20, 2008 20:12
I would have to say freak because of my bootleg collection which iam addicted to, plus the amount of money i spent on this stuff plus the tix i have purchased over the years i could easily have bought myself a very very nice new car, the amount i spent for roseland ballromm i will take with me to my grave
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
Rosto
()
Date: January 20, 2008 20:51
A freaky fan...
Let it rock!
Let it rock!
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
phd
()
Date: January 20, 2008 21:54
Quote
franzkQuote
phd
I was cerainly a freak 40 - 25 years from now. Now, would be a fan. Law of age.
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?
Sure. This band keeps me a lot in that way. But the freak has gone along with the 60's era. Gone with Brian and that creative foolishness, and turned out wise with the Taylor era. More respectable in some way. I wonder what would have been IORR if it had existed in those days. It frightens me
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
tatters
()
Date: January 20, 2008 23:43
Quote
franzk
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?
Wouldn't it be a drag to be like them
They're gonna sell out everything
But I won't get fooled again
'Cause I'm gonna be .... nineteen forever
-JJ (1989)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-20 23:45 by tatters.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
sweetcharmedlife
()
Date: January 20, 2008 23:56
You can't spell fanatic without fan.
"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"
"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
Nikolai
()
Date: January 21, 2008 00:57
Quote
Gazza
I would imagine most people on here fall about halfway between both categories, to be honest.
Personally, I would avoid most people in the second category - as should the Stones, if they have any sense.
Spoken like a true connoisseur of the lunatic fringe. These nutjobs will lure you in with a few interesting gobbets (i.e: did you know the original lyrics for Miss You went .... etc, etc), and then torture you to death by reciting run-off groove numbers backwards.
I'm a fan nodding at my inner freak.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
ryanpow
()
Date: January 21, 2008 01:07
Quote
franzk
I wonder how many people here consider themselves Stones-fans and how many Stones-freaks.
By a Stones-fan I mean a person that:
- may have all or most official Stones releases but does not feel the urge to own all singles, compilations, solo albums etc...
- may enjoy to listen to bootlegs but do not collect them
- enjoys Stones shows but does not follow them everywhere (2-3 shows per tour are sufficient for them)
- does not collect everything which is Stones related etc.
this mostly describes me but I think what it comes down to is laziness. I think im just as big of a fan as anyone here.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-21 01:08 by ryanpow.
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
little queenie
()
Date: January 21, 2008 12:43
-fan when it comes to material acquisitions
-freak when it comes to touring (these days) - i am all about the experience
how do we define fan vs. freak regarding iorr?
-fan - reads and occassionally posts on Tell Me (once a week or less)
-freak - reads/posts several times a day
or something in between...?
-freak when it comes to touring (these days) - i am all about the experience
how do we define fan vs. freak regarding iorr?
-fan - reads and occassionally posts on Tell Me (once a week or less)
-freak - reads/posts several times a day
or something in between...?
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
Spud
()
Date: January 21, 2008 15:25
Definitely a fan by the definition given.
[Those definitions mightbe equated to sane and insane ;^)
[Those definitions mightbe equated to sane and insane ;^)
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
paulr15
()
Date: January 21, 2008 20:09
i'm a freak!! My daughter was saying Stones and watching the DVD's with me at the age of 1 1/2. Drives my wife nuts!! - collect all stones items - Posters, books etc... - hanging out at the practise facility's in Toronto before tours begin. Ya - i need help!! or a life. But i love it!!
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
fleabitpeanutmonkey
()
Date: January 21, 2008 20:13
Fan
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
stone-relics
()
Date: January 22, 2008 00:45
The worlds biggest fan freak=whatever you want to call it...it ain't no hanging matter....3,500 records and counting....
JR
JR
Re: Are you a Stones-fan or Stones-freak?
Posted by:
melillo
()
Date: January 22, 2008 01:32
your one of me, lol
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