Speaking of Olga Korbut, I already miss the women's gymnastics. The level of difficulty is much greater today for the women, but Nadia Comaneci was pure grace and fluidity, like a ballet dancer, an artist, and as astonishing it is to watch Simone Biles and her athleticism, today's gymnasts lack that kind of artistry. And the floor was just floor, no springs...the balance beams woode
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Haven't seen these of Mick and Bianca at the 76 Montreal Olympics before...40 years ago! I wonder if they saw Nadia....or Caitlin
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Love it, always have. In this facile and transitory Internet-driven world, the Olympics is one of the few big-scale international events that still feels like a collective experience to me. I'm a sucker for all those sappy stories: the orphaned Romanian gymnast who was shipped off to some austere gymnastics facility 50 miles from her home when she was 5, the swimmer who survived tragedy and
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QuoteStoneage Eight children with five women. Married only one of them. Countless infidelity. A man of no country. A tax dodging vagabond. And they knighted this @#$%&. Can you believe it? It's a shame, but it's funny...
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Quotekammpberg I think Mick is a genius, a totally underrated business man who's done an incredible job of running The Rolling Stones (and thereby making a generally unappreciated to Mick Jagger, Keith Richards countless millions). I think Mick is also highly underrated and underappreciated in his genius songwriting. But the annoying thing is Mick doesn't help with this with his aloof
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That guy, or guys with sleeves rolled up like they just got off work from thier corporate jobs with thier trophy gf in tow and beer in hand. They either got free tickets or could afford the best seats so why not? I watched this clown at Florence and the Machine and he and the gf spent the whole time taking selfies of themselves. They often come in small packs and they're at all the concert
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QuotePalace Revolution 2000 Jagger on other hand seems born with natural cockiness, superiority, an alpha male. Back in the days of '62, ;63 in interviews while Keith was still hiding behind him, and Brian was rambling on, Jagger was already cocksure of himself. There is IMO no way Jagger could EVER do, have done what he does on stage without being ultra cool, and knowing he was. IMO
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QuoteKoen The US became one of the richest countries in the world due to mass immigration. I don't see what everyone is afraid of. Although they like to point to our slave-mentality history, the UK, and Europe in general, have never experienced the kind of mass migration that is central to the American foundation. And it took centuries, and a war and movements and uprisings, for the U.S. t
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I think he has an innate cool. It's different than Keith's 'cool' - Mick has a general disdain for people, can see through bullshit and phoniness...and he has a sneering manner toward people he disrespects. Not so much anymore, but when you watch those old Jagger interviews, its very much his disdainful arrogance that defined that Stones attitude in those days. Not Keith.
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One of my earliest, fondest memories of childhood was the complimentary 8-track that came with my parents' 1970/71 Oldsmobile 88 .. With the song, These Eyes. I must have heard that song dozens of times on our first family road trip to California that year.. And of course, later I loved all those great hits.. She's Cone Undone, Laughing.. Anyone remember BC's solo single, Stand
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God bless Mongoose.. Keep her in your heart.. along with her gift of music.. She will live forever in those songs.. I'll play some Ray and Stax for my friends tonight in her honor.
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This was a vote fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment. The UK has always derided the US history of racism, and rightly so. But the xenophobia in the UK runs deep, at least among the older generations.
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QuoteTurner68 As close to perfection in straight-ahead rock-n-roll 45 rpm singles as they got. Gimme Shelter, Satisfaction, and Paint it Black are all so unique and distinctive they stand apart. But for just pure raw straight ahead rock-n-roll, Tumbling Dice might be the pinnacle. They've never done it well live, and so sadly as a result for a lot of fans it isn't respected a
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Quotetatters Quotejlowe He was good...but what's he produced in the last 30 years or so of any significance? Nothing, but that's not unusual. Most artists have a relatively brief period of peak creativity. Stevie peaked a little earlier than most because he got started earlier than most. He was only 15 when he did "Uptight (Everything's Alright)." That song defines the
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Don't know about 'band' cos popular music can be so interconnected is some way.. But the most non-stones music I've loved is anything pre-55: Sinatra, Judy Garland.... show tunes! Old Hollywood musicals etc...
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Quoteloog droog When the Stones have had guest stars performing with them, I thought they should do a cover of "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by The Dramatics. Great song, and the lyrics would be a perfect excuse to give Keith and Ronnie a rare solo turn at the mic. It would go like this: (GUEST STAR) Some people are made of plastic (RONNIE) And you know some people are made
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New footage is always cool, but I want to see Bianca give me Mick a teddy bear on stage.
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QuoteBastion Quotebuttons67 the problem with a lot of todays young folk is they are not conditioned to trying to find great music, instead they listen to what they are drip fed from todays society Give me a ****ing break! The amount of fiction and generalisation going on here is ridiculously offensive. The amount of generalisation and smugness going on in Bastion's posts is ridiculous
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QuoteThe Worst. If you put on the legendary Let There Be Rock concert from Paris and still don´t get it, you just don´t get it. For me the test is Back in Black in its entirety. If that doesn't get you, you're dead.
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QuoteRipThisBone They are so great because they are midgets (ask Keith) playing the most pumped up ROCK (AND have/had some ROLL too). Just Great songs. Simple lyrics. I got all albums, some on vinyl (from when I was a kid) and all except Rock or Bust because Malcolm is not on it. I don't give a damn about AC/DC supposed poor lyrics. They are spot on. My taste in music today is wider
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QuoteKoen I'm over 50 but never got AC/DC Every person has different tastes in music, and that's OK. True, I had a friend my age who never liked ACDC. Of course not everyone liked them, but I guess my point was that ACDC was, in a way, the antithesis of what modern audiences like today...things have to be clean, politically correct and deep. I can't think of any new artists
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Is it a generational thing? Young music fans today are so ...'deep' - I tried to explain to my niece that the lyrics to ACDC don't matter, and she was kind of like,..Huh? Everything has to be either pretty and conventional like Adele, or ironic and profound and 'rootsy' or whatever they define as 'rootsy' I was just watching year's Grammy performance..
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Quotelatebloomer Quotestupidguy2 Quotelatebloomer QuoteMisterDDDD Mick & Bianca...What went Wrong? In honor of what would have been their 40th anniversary, this made for TV movie explores the turbulent relationship and lives of rock's royal couple. (Orlando Bloom,Mila Kunis) 2hrs. Better a mini series that follows a hapless Mick as he tries to keep all the women in his life happy
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Quotelatebloomer QuoteMisterDDDD Mick & Bianca...What went Wrong? In honor of what would have been their 40th anniversary, this made for TV movie explores the turbulent relationship and lives of rock's royal couple. (Orlando Bloom,Mila Kunis) 2hrs. Better a mini series that follows a hapless Mick as he tries to keep all the women in his life happy while he's sneaking out the
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QuoteBowieStone I listen to all sorts of country, I don't care about hipster approved artists. I can give some less fashionable names I really like: Maddie & Tae, Cam, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift even Kelsea Ballerini and Carrie Underwood. I just listen and I like it or I don't. No commercial succes for Jamey? His last 2 albums reached top 5 in the alb
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QuoteBowieStone Quotestupidguy2 'plastic pop country hooky crap' too, you know, like George Strait. George is the greatest country star. You know, like ever. Nothing plastic or crap about him. He's got a massive catalog and not one stinker in there. Eric Church is the real deal too. His last album might blow you away if you listen without prejudice. There is so much great cou
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QuoteBamaStone I actually dug his contribution on Cass County, harmonica part also was good, now as far as Paisley, saw him open for the Stones last yr, but I don't care for the plastic pop country hooky crap that comes out of Nashville... I like Paisley. And he's a great guitar player. I grew up with country music, my dad loved the classic stuff, but hated the 'plastic pop count
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Quotedrewmaster Quotestupidguy2 To really appreciate the song, try and isolate the music from the vocals... The vocals and Mick's performance is fantastic, one of his best, least mannered, and MT's solo is gorgeous, but listen carefully to the piano and orchestration during the solo and to the end. There's also a little guitar lick that is looping around this part. The piano and s
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To really appreciate the song, try and isolate the music from the vocals... The vocals and Mick's performance is fantastic, one of his best, least mannered, and MT's solo is gorgeous, but listen carefully to the piano and orchestration during the solo and to the end. There's also a little guitar lick that is looping around this part. The piano and strings are swirling around each
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Start Me Up used at victory rallies, and now as I'm watching CNN, You Can't Always Get What You Want at another rally. I know some artists would deny him the use of their music, or at least make a statement, but what is this? And before the mods delete this, this is not meant to be political, just curious.
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