QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteMelBelli Yes, definitely Keith and definitely a Telecaster. I’ve tried in vain to hear Ronnie on the track at all. The very last lick in the end. Apart from that I can't hear him at all. The lick with the natural harmonics?
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And here is my short little video lesson. Thanks for the plug, DP!
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Yes, definitely Keith and definitely a Telecaster. I’ve tried in vain to hear Ronnie on the track at all.
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I appreciate when Charlie receives these plaudits. But “steady,” “reliable” “repetition,” “restrained,” “simple” — this common frame around his playing is a cliche that doesn’t actually do the man justice. Not enough people paid attention to all the great drum parts he played in his 30s, 40s, and 50s. Charlie was not simple. Charlie was a BUSY drummer!
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Great stuff. Sounds like Keith is playing open G-style, but tuned down to F.
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Quotegotdablouse QuoteStoneswolf Quotegotdablouse Quotegotdablouse There was also that song that Keith's daughter played on her FB page just before HD was released and that wasn't on the album. That's the one : "Higher Praise" ? Seems to be deleted... It's on Nico's group - highly recommended ! Anyway I put it here I missed that one the first
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Not enough Primitive Cool. And I mean that! How can tracks that no one had ever heard be considered the "very best"? So great that I chose not to release them for decades!
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Minor correction: Voodoo Lounge PPV was in November 1994. It was just after Thanksgiving, because I remember Mick joking that everyone probably feels "full up!"
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A documentary in the offing:
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QuoteRockman Someone should make a movie about that period. THAT would be truly fascinating. Bob railing against KISS!
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QuoteProfessorWolf QuoteBig Al QuoteDandelionPowderman Quotestonesman87 Quotehockenheim95 There is no good quality one available to the public. Only audio is available. That seems so, but I wonder why. I mean, surely the whole performance was "officially filmed". WWW, BMHO, JJF, and SSOH have "professional" clips on the RS YT site. There are also good clips of Shattered
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A truly amazingly comprehensive and methodical journey through the catalog.
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Movies help! Bob Dylan’s Spotify numbers jumped from 14.7 to 15.7 million since “A Complete Unknown” came out.
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Spotify listenership fell by another 100,000.
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Had to make a quick Riff Cousins episode. High or Low is Little T&A!
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What a great job by Bernard (assuming he was in on that vocal arrangement). Quintessential 1990s Keith — backup vox integral to the composition of song, as he noted in Life. Too bad this one got left behind!
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Quotegeorgelicks The latest Shepherd's Bush release is their worst UK/US chart performance for a vault release, previous worst was Copacabana Beach at #43 on the US album sales chart, this new release failed to chart even there and only made the Current Album sales chart at #46 with less than 2,200 units sold. They should fire everyone.
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Spotify listenership just ticked downward a little more, now below 26 million.
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Great points, Tiffany, and I agree across the board. The Stones are great at earning (and affording) coverage in legacy media. But as with American politics, young people don’t consume that media anymore. The way the Stones roll out tours and new products becomes a forum for the same aging Stones fans to talk to ourselves. To borrow a very dark point from education, people who teach the Hol
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I agree. It was a good rollout, but then they basically hibernated all winter before the tour started. I’m wondering if, after SSOH didn’t get any traction, the label just gave up. Regardless, none of it - new album, press, tour — seemed to move the needle on streaming.
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I don’t know about any hype and I don’t recall anyone ever saying they were a dominant presence on streaming platforms. I’ve only ever said they had been holding their own. That has changed - and it’s kind of remarkable. After publicly declaring it to be a priority, they have gone *backwards*. That should be, like, a fireable offense.
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Quotegeorgelicks QuoteMelBelli Quotepowerage78 Quotegeorgelicks Here the Spotify top artists by monthly listeners since March 1, 2023: And here from all time: Stones 215/230... Not good enough. Someone is failing at his or her job. The Stones Inc. indicated they were making this a priority. Whatever they’re doing, it’s not working. On this streaming era, they had the worst year on
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Quotepowerage78 Quotegeorgelicks Here the Spotify top artists by monthly listeners since March 1, 2023: And here from all time: Stones 215/230... Not good enough. Someone is failing at his or her job. The Stones Inc. indicated they were making this a priority. Whatever they’re doing, it’s not working.
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Quotegeorgelicks Quoteliddas Thank you, missed those threads. Still curious to know if Hackney Diamonds somehow worked also at a promotional level. C The release of Hackney Diamonds saw a small increase in plays for classic tracks, but not in a way that was too significant. There is a group of classic artists that have a very high popularity level in this era, the streaming era, if we loo
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No, it’s not about race. It’s about … the two things I actually said it was about: age and fame.
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QuoteMore Hot Rocks Quoterollmops QuoteMore Hot Rocks Quoterollmops I don't understand Alex's argument that Eddie playing with Michael Jackson(solo on Beat it) was a mistake. Eddie's work with Jackson integrated rockandroll to Pop music in the early 80's with high quality level standards. What is wrong with that? Be progressive, daring adventurous and aiming at success is par
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Relatedly, of the “band” bands that stream well, look at Coldplay and their latest garbage single, “We Pray.” It sounds like warmed-over Rob Thomas (“Lonely No More”) and has a bunch of “collab” artists to goose its appeal. I checked the writing credits and was shocked-not-shocked to learn there are no fewer than *13* credited writers on the track. Think about that. That’s the kind of thing
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QuoteRocky Dijon Despite their best efforts with a modern producer/co-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/arranger and a generous marketing budget to launch the album, sales were over by the end of the holidays as far as the US was concerned. UME would be wasting money on another single and/or video (let alone remix) in 2024 on an album that was already forgotten by consumers. The catalog (especiall
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I like how you can hear how Mick had hit on the “Yeah yeah yeah” idea in the chorus, but, for the final recorded version, wisely saved them until the end (and added the “woo!”s).
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I love it when serious musicians talk about the Stones in a serious way, but … sigh. Charlie’s omitted high-hat is overhyped. That’s a very minor part of what made Charlie sound like Charlie. Great stuff in here, otherwise.
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