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Hound Dog
I think around 1973 into 1974 with the corny videos for some of the Goat's Head Soup songs and then IORR, they kind of looked foolish and IORR just seemed like your typical rock theme song (like Old Time of Rock n Roll, We will Rock you, ect..) The album itself was much weaker than anything else they released in the 70s.
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Gazza
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Elmo Lewis
Jumping the shark is a colloquialism used by U.S. TV critics and fans to denote the point in a TV or movie series at which the characters or plot veer into a ridiculous, out-of-the-ordinary storyline. Shows that have "jumped the shark" are typically deemed to have passed their peak, since they have undergone too many changes to retain their original appeal, and after this point critical fans often sense a noticeable decline in the show's quality.
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JumpingKentFlash
Thanks! If it means "passing your peak", they haven't done it yet IMO.
It doesnt just mean "passing your peak" (you seriously believe the Stones havent reached their peak yet? ). It means that theyve passed it to the point where its become ridiculous...or "fundamentally and permanently strayed from its original premise" to use another quote on that page.
Theyve never really jumped the shark musically for me (only a temporary blip in 1967).
Artistically - 1998/99 onwards when the thirst for money overtook everything else and dictated pretty much everything. Its accelerated ever since, unfortunately.
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No Expectations
If the Stones had actually "jumped the shark" none of us would still be here waiting for the next tour or album. /quote]
there are plenty of people here who aren't waiting for the next tour or album. This doesn't disprove what you say--the case then would have to be that no one here was waiting for the next tour or album--but there may be more posters than you realize who aren't all that interested in the Stones' current work.
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skipstone
Fonzie jumped the shark in some show of Happy Days. I can't remember if that was pointed out.
That was totally absurd...but cool for a kid, as I recall. Fonzie jumped a shark? With his JACKET ON! How cool is THAT?
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skipstone
Fonzie jumped the shark in some show of Happy Days. I can't remember if that was pointed out.
That was totally absurd...but cool for a kid, as I recall. Fonzie jumped a shark? With his JACKET ON! How cool is THAT?
Isn't that where the expression came from?
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No Expectations
If the Stones had actually "jumped the shark" none of us would still be here waiting for the next tour or album. /quote]
there are plenty of people here who aren't waiting for the next tour or album. This doesn't disprove what you say--the case then would have to be that no one here was waiting for the next tour or album--but there may be more posters than you realize who aren't all that interested in the Stones' current work.
Their loss in my humble opinion.
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Gazza
I still have an unadulterated love for their music - when they DO bother to create any. While theyre not what they were 30 or 40 years ago (who could be? Its a hell of a shadow to live under) they're still a better band than almost everything thats out there - and on their day, one of the best live acts around. They havent lost it musically to the degree where theyre anything close to being a joke.
Its solely their business & artistic ethics I have the issue with. Up to the time when they started charging silly money for a night's entertainment (1998-99 onwards) they could do no wrong as far as I was concerned. Given the opportunity of going the easy route for maximum financial gain, they'll pursue that option pretty much every time. Pretty much every move they make post 1998 has been PRIMARILY driven by the hunger to accumulate as much revenue as they can. Even their choice of setlists are driven by a revisionist attitude towards their art and the compulsion to tailor it to the corporate customer. I believe that demeans them, and is slowly eroding its way into the way that they'll be remembered.