QuoteIrix From the Book (p. 180) -- "The Green Album" : A1 - All Things Must Pass (G. Harrison) A2 - It Don’t Come Easy (R. Starkey) A3 - Isn’t It A Pity (G. Harrison) A4 - Maybe I’m Amazed (P. McCartney) A5 - Instant Karma (J. Lennon) B1 - Back Off Boogaloo (R. Starkey) B2 - My Love (P. McCartney) B3 - Jealous Guy (J. Lennon) B4 - Living In The Material World (G. Ha
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There's a YouTube channel that features U.S. top pop hits according to Billboard magazine by year. If you have the time (53:18), take in these 20 top hits of 1955: Or, if you have 22 minutes, have a listen to the first 9 tracks -- at number 9, something jumps out at you, an explosive distorted guitar propelled by a raw and driving rhythm section: Maybellene by Chuck Berry (#5 US; rele
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I would guess that Paul based the "Wings" name on his Blackbird song, as a motivation to fly on his own after the roots of his Beatle past had been severed: "Take these broken wings and learn to fly..." In the beginning, he certainly wanted it to be a band. He was starting again with a new group, being low key and driving around the UK in a van and signing on to play at uni
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Here's the full article and interview from Billboard magazine mentioned in the piece above: Denny Laine says that not being included in the initial The Moody Blues roster for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2018 "didn't bother me much." But he's certainly happy that he's been added and will be part of the group's entry into the shrine on April 14 in C
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Just did a search and there was an interview with Denny Laine as one of the members to be inducted: Laine’s name wasn’t originally included when the group was announced as part of the Class of 2018 Although he left before the began to deliver their most groundbreaking work, he’d appeared on their debut album and fronted their first hit, “Go Now,” in 1964. The Hall later amended the situation,
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But one has to wonder if the band will acknowledge that period of their history, and if Denny Laine will even be invited. After all, they're inducting the Nights in White Satin Moodies, not the Go Now Moodies. It will be all about Justin Hayward and John Lodge, and it's doubtful they'll want to relinquish any of their spotlight to jam on one of the Denny Laine era numbers.
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QuoteBowieStone Quotestonehearted Quoteterraplane If I am not mistaken, every album Oasis released went to number one in the U.K. (at least) and they were recording/touring artists for over 15 years. So I don't think they could be described as short lived. Here in the U.S. they were strictly a 90s phenomenon. They had two top 10 albums in 1995 and 1997, and after that people lost interest.
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Quoteterraplane If I am not mistaken, every album Oasis released went to number one in the U.K. (at least) and they were recording/touring artists for over 15 years. So I don't think they could be described as short lived. Here in the U.S. they were strictly a 90s phenomenon. They had two top 10 albums in 1995 and 1997, and after that people lost interest. They went from multi-million s
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QuoteMadMax "I write on this thread again, because it is unfathomable how any in IORR (where all of us know good rock and roll) could summarily dismiss a band as good as was Oasis. I don't care if you don't listen to anything after 1969 or if you saw the Stones on Eel Pie Island and used to drink with Andrew Loog Oldham, Oasis were a great rock and roll band whose best musical mome
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Quoteemotionalbarbecue Quotestonehearted Quoteemotionalbarbecue ...what does "rocknroll" mean? who cares in 2018? ...Oasis claimed to be a rockandroll band, the best. but does anybody find a trace of blues or Berry anywhere in their music..? Neither the "blues" nor "Berry" had much of a foothold in the late 1970s/early 1980s of their musical awakening, especially i
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Quoteemotionalbarbecue ...what does "rocknroll" mean? who cares in 2018? ...Oasis claimed to be a rockandroll band, the best. but does anybody find a trace of blues or Berry anywhere in their music..? Neither the "blues" nor "Berry" had much of a foothold in the late 1970s/early 1980s of their musical awakening, especially in post-Punk England, only their heroes�
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QuotePietro Rock and Roll led a long, fruitful life. In 1956, no one thought it would last fifty years. I don't think there's room anymore to do anything within the narrow guitar, drums, bass format that hasn't already been done. It's played out. But it was fun while it lasted. We should appreciate it for that. It didn't. In the early days, "rock and roll&
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Quotecoffeepotman After the Beatles I've never seen Ringo drum without a second drummer alongside him, never understood why especially if he was so good. He always needed a little help from his friends...
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The term "rock star" means to be a household name. But this is the age of the "rap star" and "pop star", big names who make news and who are known in the culture of young people. There are younger rock musicians, but only aging rock stars. The culture of rock is dead, but its legacy lives on. There was the age of ragtime, jazz, rock; but all that was befo
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This doesn't look good for the Beatles vs. Stones debate. Two Beatles now, and only one Stone. To keep ahead, Keith will have to change his attitude and they will have to knight Charlie. The Beatles always wind up ahead, don't they?
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The only coins worth collecting are the classic ones. If you're in the U.S. start with those 1790s large cents and work your way up. Austria has a great re-strike of their 1915 Ducats -- 23 and three-quarter carats; their value only goes up by the year...
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Quotestone4everTo suggest that Keith wasn't or isn't capable of making solo material without Steve Jordan is odd. Well, not really. Other musicians who have either split from groups or taken time off have done it. How about this? Paul McCartney's most universally acclaimed solo album, Band On The Run, he wrote, except for one song, No Words, which is co-credited to Denny Laine:
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There are some comments above about how Keith still has it creatively, but Mick doesn't. I don't get that. Keith's solo album Crosseyed Heart, in fact all his solo albums, wouldn't even have been possible without Steve Jordan. And Mick's recent single was Jagger/Clifford. Perhaps these guys are just used to being band members so much and for so long that they really
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QuoteDandelionPowderman Who needs to be a "star" anyway? Why, Mr. Jagger for one and Mr. Richards for another one. How could they possibly know how to live a normal life, when they haven't lived one since they were teenagers? They'd be totally lost.
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Quotempj200 This is the band’s most recent video interview. And you lot want to argue who was more important? But I thought that's what a music forum like this was for. This is the forum that brought Taylor v. Wood to the conversation. I would contend that the most important Rolling Stone ever was... Dick Taylor.
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QuoteMr. Jimi So, did anyone read: UNCOMMON PEOPLE by David Hepworth No. Because... ...if what he argues is true... ...“The age of the rock star was coterminous with rock’n’roll, which, in spite of all the promises made in some memorable songs, proved to be as finite as the era of ragtime or big bands. The rock era is over."... ...then books about an obsolete music form are
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One's seventies clearly takes the "star" out of "rockstar". For the ladies, Christine McVie still looks pretty good. Jeff Beck has clearly kept his "look" the best. John Dalton looks like what Macca would look like without the hair dye and facial treatments. Ironically, 50 years don't make any difference on Elton John, because he looked like a t
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QuoteCristiano Radtke Mick talks about "On Air" on the newest Mojo magazine (February 2018) It's very telling that the interviewer has more words in the interview than the interviewee. Mick should forget about trying to be so "current" and just learn to appreciate his body of work -- just bite the bullet and get "super involved" with ABKCO and celebrate
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QuoteDandelionPowderman Quotejlowe Quotespikenyc Thx for posting but this is from 7 years ago. So the quote....'have nor written a song of any consequence for over 30 years...' Should now read 37 YEARS. Crosseyed Heart.. Released in 2015... but written when? And what was of consequence of it? What is the Rolling Stones fandom endlessly talking about from this release, specific
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Mick Jagger: I don't think the Rolling Stones would ever have got going if it hadn't been for him ... Oh, lord. When are they going to stop this pathetic revisionism? I think Mick means Brian Jones, doesn't he, who formed the band? They've had so many keyboardists to fill Stu's role since then, who they fired let's not forget, just so they could get their shot
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So why does Rolling Stones FANDOM depend on whether or not the "brand" is still active to play their greatest hits? The band died in 1969, that is if you're counting original members -- or not, if you're counting original memories. Brian Jones has been dead now 48 years, and he will be dead for such a long time, yet when you hear Ruby Tuesday, with him playing recorder,...
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Quotekeefriff99 Oh, the WEEKLY STANDARD! Hey, no bias there. It was only founded by neocon godfather and Iraq War architect Bill "The Bloody" Kristol (who has actually pulled his head out of his ass in the last year and completely renounced your boy, Trump) and was owned at one time by sleazeball extraordinaire, Rupert Murdoch. Why don't you post a Fox News article next time
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Quotekeefriff99 QuoteStonedInTokyo QuotesdstonesguyThis is simply untrue. The United States Supreme Court banned executions which is why his death penalty conviction was turned into life with parole (the harshest sentence available at the time). So California did not change their law, the SCOTUS changed what was available. Proof that Thurgood Marshall had no business being appointed to the SC
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The "Weinstein" story was all ready to go in 2004 -- but that was still the "Clinton era", which officially ended with Billary's election defeat in 2016. How ironic that all these left-leaning Hollywood, etc., women have the election of Trump to thank for this new "cultural shift". Say, why haven't Bill and Hillary Clinton given back all those million
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QuoteCooltoplady Manson's name is still synonymous with evil today. he is not just a 60's icon. Geeez....
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