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hopkins
Uh, those last few minutes were very sad to me.
No judgement particularly. The din of all that constant FAME and
endless demands. Constantly and more, since their teen-age years
puts those guys off in a world only they, and
The Beatles and Elvis; and Sinatra would have a clue about...
....but it was sad to me; sor of very sleepy or on the nod...
...i guess it's up to interp. maybe he was exhausted
and just taking a nap; but you know, it looked like those kinds of naps
that were eventually largely responsible for
eventually consuming Charlie too, for a period, as it had done Jimmy Miller
and Mick Taylor; a big loss for the band, as was Miller;
(God knows the poly-pharmacy im Brian's tragic demise)...that's another days grief.
Nice, however, to see in spite of it all, their natural instincts seem to
be striving to accomdate the fans; little looks and nods from K,
assurances...a sensitive guy i think, in spite of all the manufactured,
and I guess some deserved, if not self-created, trashy press.
I've heard stories, not sure about their veracity; that Shirley literally
pulled Charlie out of there; which would explain his lack, as well as Bill's,
on a lot of DW.
Ronnie and Keith spat out some fire in spite of everything else....
i didn't know for years why DW just seemed shockingly irrelevant shortly
after awhile, tho I love Shuffle and actually a few on there...
...but as an LP I never warmed up to it. Now being here, and all
this time gone by; I see that my instincts were sort of tuned to them,
and I did not know I wasn't getting Charlie and Bill when I was listening
to it.
There they were on the cover.
That was/is a BIG difference from the other ways they recorded,
regardless of how diverse those settings.
I distincly remember feeling the drums were 'steely,' as I put it back then.
That it just off, mechanic, loud steely snare with no soul and all that;
I mean I really felt let down for the first time with that one, tho
I still enjoy tracks from it that I particualrly like; and i have some
alternate takes and tracks I like much better than the LP, cause
they showcase the guitar work and etc...
...I didn't know what was 'up' with them personally at ALL, but it
didn't sound right.
You can't take ONE of those guys away without the music going at least a little haywire, unless
it's a special song here and there, like the way Ron put together IORR, or Charlie
would not play on it but it was still great Stones.
Or K playing bass on a studio cut; or Ron. This was different.
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Palace Revolution 2000
LOL what great footage. Charlie, what a bad ass! When he's out front the building, and shoves that tape in his pocket. Some guy messing with Charlie's face haha...
Keith - not too often you see him drive. Keith and Mick both driving on he right - in Paris! Did Keith have Bert in the Bentley?
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rbk
The video above was cool but Pontiac '81 caught my eye. I've never seen it in its entirety. I was there.
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mr_dja
I wonder if Ronnie's transportation compared to Mick & Keith's is a reflection of his "hired-hand" budget.
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Doc
Thanks to you I just realised that I once owned the same car as a Stone ! :-)
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DandelionPowderman
Haha, great! Ronnie is driving from the studio while drinking...
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Stoneage
Rollmops: I don't know about that. My impression is that Charlie has been like that all the time. A bit aloof and absentminded. At least he gives that impression.
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BoognishSorry but drinking and driving is not "great".Quote
DandelionPowderman
Haha, great! Ronnie is driving from the studio while drinking...
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BoognishSorry but drinking and driving is not "great".Quote
DandelionPowderman
Haha, great! Ronnie is driving from the studio while drinking...
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Monsoon Ragoon
Bill is at 12'04 I think (very short). But he wasn't there every day as it seems.