czr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I though the whole thing with Mars bar was cool, > why Mars???? Couldn't it have just been a any > bar?? Why wasn't it reported to be a bar that's > more reconisable. Mabe it was a Coffee Crisp? Oh > henry? MR. Big?? Great free advertising. Actually, I was always hoping that Mars bar stor
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Oops ! Sorry...my mistake. In that regard, I saw them in Chicago in '78 and that line was DEFINITELY not used.
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bassplayer617 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm prepared to get slagged on this. Sting's best > solo pieces are masterworks of short-storytelling, > within memorable melodies. "Seven Days", "Ghost > Story", "Fill Her Up", "Love is Stronger Than > Justice", etc. I am very attached to the so
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Leonard Keringer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "The Last Time" Right you are, my man...
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Nope..."Let It Rock" was the regular opener on the Stones' U.S. tour. Any setlist scan from that tour confirms this.
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It started being regarded as the Stones' masterpiece around 1977 or so, following the trio of studio albums that the critics regarded as mediocre (Goats Head Soup, It's Only Rock 'n Roll, Black and Blue).
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I would agree with you -- many of the shows on the '75 and '78 tours were worse than that one.
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Sad history of events for a terrific band. Their "Behind the Music" episode on VH1 is one of the saddest, most depressing musical documentaries I've ever seen. They were truly ripped-off by unscrupulous musical "businessmen" (more like scavengers) without a conscience.
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Anita Pallenberg said once that Mick and Keith will eventually give up all women and come to the realization that they will have to marry each other. I wish I could recite her quote exactly -- it was pretty funny.
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Long club gigs in the early days of legendary bands are common. The Beatles were REQUIRED to play six hours a night at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany as well as the other clubs they played there in the Reeperbahn district, and the Who supposedly played four hours a night during their residency at the Marquee Club in London back in '64/'65.
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In place of "Sweet Neo Con", it would only enhance an already terrific album.
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Either 6.5 or 7.
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StonesTod Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > there were two KC gigs Yes...Bill was referring to the Mick Taylor gig.
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Three night at the Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, November, '81. Same set list every night but they gave it 110% every night as well, so it didn't matter. And I've NEVER seen a more hyped-up audience in my life, to this day.
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In his book "Rolling with the Stones", Bill Wyman says that, in his opinion, Kansas City was the single worst gig on the entire '81 tour.
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Milwaukee '75. Just awful. Chicago '78. Out-of-tune and lethargic. The 1975 and 1978 tours were the definition of "it depends what night you catch 'em on" --sometimes they were brilliant, sometimes horrible. Which, now that I think of it, was pretty much true of all their tours between 1972 and 1981. After the 'Exile' tour in '72 -- which was consista
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I think the worst Stones song is unquestionably "Emotional Rescue". Dumb disco beat, dumb lyrics and worst of all...Mick's horrible falsetto !! 2nd place would have to go to "Too Much Blood". The "slasher murder" rap that Mick does in the middle is just garbage. Way beneath the Stones' integrity.
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It's a toss-up between "Satisfaction" and "Start Me Up". Both are great songs, but I think they are the most overrated for the following reasons: "Satisfaction" is the tune the Stones are the most famous for -- but it's HARDLY their best song ("Jumpin' Jack Flash" is), while "Start Me Up" is overplayed on classic rock radio, overpl
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No surprise. Sadly, rock is dead as a cultural force and crap -- I mean rap -- is the music that's been in vogue since about 1985/86. So, unfortunately, when we turn on our radios, we'll still hear about dysfunctional urban living with gangstas and "ho's".
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The fact -- OK, it's my opinion but it's shared by many Stones fans -- remains that while 'Steel Wheels', 'Voodoo Lounge' and 'Bridges to Babylon' were OK/average Stones albums, 'A Bigger Bang' is the first superior Stones studio release since 'Tattoo You' -- the first to have "legs", so to speak, and the first one that sounds
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2000 LIGHT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > silver train is master piece. > it is the opposite of what you just said; > cheers Nope...all "Silver Train" is is a second rate re-write of "All Down the Line". The Stones were running out of gas on this album -- the debauchery and decadence were catching up with them. They rebound
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Wayne Perkins would have joined the band, they would've been bluesier sounding, and probably would have been a little more consistant in the mid-to-late '70's. But then again, I agree that they probably would have broken up in the long run as well (most likely by the early '80's).
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gut Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jones was the only one of the Pistols who was > worth a damn and had a semblance of talent. I'm > not surprised he was a secret fan of the Stones. > > No, not true...Paul Cook is a damn good drummer. Listen to his work on 'Never Mind the Bollocks' -- it's fantastic. As is the album
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BowieStone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JumpingKentFlash Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Beach Boys (Only in > > the case of Pet Sounds) > > Pet Sounds might be their best album, but don't > UNDERrate the other Beach Boys albums. There are > some classics in there. I actually
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Considering the modern state of rock 'n roll, not too shabby.
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Reptile Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has he ever officially confirmed it? Elton John > once said: > > "Keith Richards is a 'monkey with arthritis.'" > > Actually, the way that one occurred was due to a rather amusing (and somewhat tasteless on Keith's part) bit of bantering that went on between Elton and K
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TotalBB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jig Saw Puzzle! I doubt that Mick could remember all the words or follow all the verses. Remember, it's one of their most Dylan-esque songs in terms of structure.
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"Soul Survivor" would be cool. I don't believe that one's ever officially been played live, other than soundchecks on the '72 tour.
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I don't think 'Goats Head Soup' is underrated. It's one of the very few sub-par albums the Stones have made (along with 'Satanic Majesties', 'Emotional Rescue' and 'Dirty Work'). It really lacks energy, and the Stones sound bored and extremely drugged out on it. Only "Heartbreaker", "Angie", "Winter" and "@#$%
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'Pet Sounds' and 'Never Mind the Bollocks' are two of my top ten albums of all time. I would agree that 'Sgt. Pepper' is overrated musically (though not from a production or cultural importance standpoint), and only because 'Rubber Soul', 'Revolver' and 'Abbey Road' are ALL better Beatles albums.
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