If they could only "fail" so much now...
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well, going back to the first time I ever really *heard* the drums as an instrument that wasn't "supporting"....Get Off Of My Cloud. Too damn cool.
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That stereo version of Get Off of My Cloud gets my vote for WORST EVER remix EVER. They took the balls off the great '65 mix; just neutered it, somehow trying to, what?, improve it (???) with that thin echo-y guitar on the channel out there all by itself. It went from driving pre-punk rock to something more like...Cher. Seriously, who was responsible for that?
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Nice!
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He's a fantastic guitarist as well. Can hold his own with just about anyone.
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Quoteryanpow I hope the camera angles show those lines of coke on the amps. As I recall, there's a point in the old July 11th video (or what I've always called the July 11th video) where Keith hunkers down between amps for a snort, I want to say before or after IORR, and Mick notices this and walks waaaayyyyy over to the opposite side of the stage, thereby dragging the spotlight with
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Rod Stewart's Unplugged and Seated was interesting for the Ronnie Wood contribution. Sort of live reunion for those two at the time, as I recall. But not one I would rate overall too highly. I do recall being impressed with Ronnie's chops on the TV airing. Also, I think AC/DC unplugged would be interesting, and possibly very good!
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteRobertJohnson Quotetreaclefingers QuoteDandelionPowderman Quotetreaclefingers QuoteDandelionPowderman Quotetreaclefingers Any word on getting a combo vinyl/dvd release for this? I've preordered Hampton for 19 GBP including the shipping to Canada, unbelievable...I was rather hoping to get LA as well. Vinyl/dvd releases for both shows Thanks Dandy....but
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Quote71Tele I think the problem some people have with Exile (though I am not claiming to speak for any particular person here) is that perhaps they are more used to classic "rock" music and therefore the soulful black vibe of songs like Casino Boogie, Hip Shake, Just Want To See His Face, and Turd don't resonate with them. These songs are a juke joint swampy summer night, with a fl
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Never really liked the term "Vegas Era" to describe SW and later. However, "safety net era" seems apt. The devil-may-care spontaneity (which did result in a few isolated trainwrecks, but also allowed for crazy highs...) was gone after Leeds 1982. Polished professionalism was the order of the day. And I get this. But I'd prefer a trainwreck without any safety nets
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Quotejpasc95 Quoterocker1 Quotejpasc95 - the live version of When the whip comes down in 1978 (sucking in the 70's version) and here again the two Ronnie's solos and also the part with both Keith and Ron quitars a little bit before the 1st solo. Wow, you nailed it here. This version (from Detroit, btw) is the single best live recording of the Stones in the Wood era. IMO. I know t
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Quotejpasc95 - the live version of When the whip comes down in 1978 (sucking in the 70's version) and here again the two Ronnie's solos and also the part with both Keith and Ron quitars a little bit before the 1st solo. Wow, you nailed it here. This version (from Detroit, btw) is the single best live recording of the Stones in the Wood era. IMO. I know the Hampton 81 version of W
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QuoteBrstonesfan I think we can all agree for whatever reason Prince did not go over well as an opener. Brstonesfan: Yes, you nail it. There's no question at all, that in 1981, in LA, for this show, Prince was a FAIL as Stones opener. For reasons you've (and others) have cited that make perfect sense given the context of the times, he was not a good choice to open at these LA s
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QuoteBrstonesfan Well Mick went solo and tried to be a "Prince" and we all saw how humiliating that was for him and us as fans. We cannot support these type of acts and remain stones purists. I actually think I do get the spirit of what you are saying. I really do. But saying I can't "support these type of acts"? I smile a big grin when you say that. It's li
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well... I love JG in Maverick, Rockford, and VV, as well as the "Beef, it's what's for dinner" commercials. But let's not forget that was he was also the best pace car driver at the Indy 500 in the history of mankind!
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Quotebuffalo7478 Billy Duffy is an amazing guitarist. Loved Ian's early studio work, but find him awful live. Billy Duffy's gear page is great: Really like how all the photos are clickable and then expand to more info with commentary from Billy himself. Interesting if you are into gear.
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A bull fighting arena (Plaza de Toros Monumental) always seemed to me to be somewhat unique.
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Steels Wheels, by a wide margin, and choose your metric. Everything after (and before) was smaller.
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Have heard most versions, and for me, the '75 renditions (pick any night), are the strongest.
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Quoterob51 Sorry but that chart can't be right. I agree; I view this whole thing with some skepticism. For example, Lennon hit low G in I'm a Loser. ("...beneath this mask I am wearing a frown" with frown getting waaayyy down low. Macca has even commented that he couldn't come close to going that low.)
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QuoteCaptainCorella Worth noting that the interview referred to in the immediately previous posting (Brian Jones/KRLA) is from this remarkable archive It's scanned and searcheable copies of a 1960's pop newspaper from California, and once you start reading you'll be hooked! Lots of Stones in there... Nice find!!! I'm downloading all the PDFs, and hope to have them
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This will change daily for me. But today, I'll say that I've always been partial to the way the Gibson Reverse Firebird VIIs looked in the hands of Jones and Richards, circa '65. (For whatever reason I'm not as big of a fan when Woody plays one.) Least favorite? You know, it's sacrilege perhaps, but the '75 black tele custom has just never looked right to me
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QuoteTornAndFried This appears to be the DC-6 the Stones chartered from McCullogh International Airlines for the 1972 North American Tour. I'm not sure what plane they used for the 1973 European Tour, but I'm sure someone else here will. If you want to know a little more about McCullogh Airlines check this out:. There was another thread on IORR some years back that had lots of infor
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This image is copied from the signature line of IORR member HEILOOBAAS. Question: Is this McCulloch Airlines plane (from the '72 tour), that is so nicely rendered in HEILOOBAAS's signature line, a DC-6 or DC-7, or other aircraft? I just can't tell and have always wondered. And did they use a different plane for Europe '73? And what the heck is McCulloch Airlines, any
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EDIT: Started a new thread about this (the plane used in '72 as depicted in HEILOOBAAS's signature line), as I didn't want to divert the conversation in this thread away from its original intent, which is condolences, etc., for L'Wren and Mick, etc.
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Great! thanks for posting! I think it was next night that Mick wore the Syracuse T-shirt, as documented in the Kamen book. But this is fun. The Stones in the "Loud House" back when the configurattion for concerts was sort of in between a stadium and arena show. They brought the horsepower for the stadium, but it was only about, what 35K capacity, indoors for concerts back in '
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Feels like old news here, I realize... But Mick pretty much "wrote" and is responsible for basically ALL of the main Brown Sugar guitar riffs as we know and love them, right?
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Quotethijs1981 Gear questions: - Is everyone in the Stones camp now totally disenchanted with the Music Man Silhouettes and Kramer guitars used in the late eighties/early nineties? What's your opinion on them? Kramer guitars? Did they ever use Kramers?
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QuoteChrisM The binding indentifies it as Telecaster Custom but I have never seen one in black before. If I could see the headstock I could see if it isa pre or post CBS model. I'd like to know more about it myself... Couldn't find good closeups, but these two small photos at least show another angle and the headstock.
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Ha, time to publish a revised edition of the Stones Gear book! Cool guitar; wish I knew a little of the story behind it.
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