Why on earth would the Stones want to compete with anyone on a technical level? That's not what they're about. It's only rock n' roll is their mantra, with the emphasis on ONLY.
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QuoteAmsterdamned QuoteMainman Quotekleermaker Quotedcba "This is masculine music, macho music. Rough and not subtle at all" Yep you've nailed the very definition of what ROCK AND ROLL is. Funny to see rock is fading away as our western societies turn more and more to feminine values... The Rolling Stones at their best are way more than this one dimensional definition of (hard
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Quotekleermaker Quotedcba "This is masculine music, macho music. Rough and not subtle at all" Yep you've nailed the very definition of what ROCK AND ROLL is. Funny to see rock is fading away as our western societies turn more and more to feminine values... The Rolling Stones at their best are way more than this one dimensional definition of (hard) rock and roll. So this isn�
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Having checked out whatever opposition still existed after the punk explosion, the Stones finally got round to responding -in fine style- by way of a superb, hard rocking, in-your-face, up-an'-at-'em, explosion of raunch at it's very best. Hampton documents beautifully, that no-holds-barred response.
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Having seen the book first hand in all its glory, it's hard not to covet such a magnificent and beautifully presented piece of work. In my humble opinion, it is well worth it, IF you have the money!
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I purchased my copy at the time of its UK release, in late November of 1972, for the princely sum of £2.95, and to this day, still regard it as an excellent compendium of important Stones articles as well of course, as being a fairly comprehensive collection of the band's sheet music. For the 71 Tour and Hyde Park 69 accounts alone, it is well worth the price of admission, even if it is
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