Quotestonehearted QuoteRocky DijonSaying the album will "never be made" is foolish considering they were specifically given a contract extension by their label for a new studio album after listening to the work-in-progress tracks. Yes, you are right -- because there is also this bit of info to consider... "Jumpin' Jack cash! Rolling Stones set to pocket £2m from new album&q
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Quotebv -- "At Bigger Bang we were 500 crew. Now we are 70." At first this loss of 430 jobs upset me. By then I remembered that the band has passed those personnel savings along to fans in the form of lower ticket prices! Win-win!
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QuoteHairball Just relaying whatever info. is available, and whether it's truth, hogwash (or balderdash lol) depends on how one wants to interpret it all. Again, I see no reason to doubt the source, but can understand why someone might think it's nonsense. As for my first thought when reading it, I posted that it seemed odd Keith would refuse as it's not much of a stretch to se
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Well, I guess maybe Louis Armstrong said it best: “If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it.” I guess the argument that Ronnie is telling the truth would be supported by the fact that the band do not really challenge themselves to do anything new with their music, anything tha
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QuoteHairball QuoteLongBeachArena72 QuoteHairball Keith refused to play on Getta Grip, Mick released it on his own Do we know this to be true? Or is it speculation (informed or otherwise) by people with "connections"? I presume no one in the band has confirmed whether or not this was just a Mick solo track that Ron and Charlie happened to play on? It has been proved that it was initia
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QuoteHairball Keith refused to play on Getta Grip, Mick released it on his own Do we know this to be true? Or is it speculation (informed or otherwise) by people with "connections"? I presume no one in the band has confirmed whether or not this was just a Mick solo track that Ron and Charlie happened to play on? It has been proved that it was initially a Stones song that was rejected
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" ... I could give up the playing. I could always pick up the guitar at home , though I often don’t even do that. Me and Keith, we both realised, at rehearsals, “I don’t think I’ve picked up a guitar since I last saw you.” -Ron Wood, 2017 What does the IORR hive mind think of this? Can it possibly be true? Or is it hyperbole in the service of the Stones guitarists as cool gunslingers
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QuoteHairball QuoteMaindefender MD: Yes I'm a card carrying member, signed up for the lifetime offer back in '75...>< In fact if it were up to me, Keith would record more sincere solo albums and Mick would record more solo/collaboratve "experimental" music on his own. I agree ... but imo the next piece of "experimental" music Mick Jagger records will be the f
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Just for the record, I never meant to post in a thread called "Led Zeppelin's plagiarism" ...
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QuoteHairball Whatever one thinks of Plant and his solo career, at least he's not trying to be something he isn't by recording contemporary "experimental" tracks with some rap thrown in and produced by young hotshot producers with multiple remixes. He's maturing gracefully, and while the new tune didn't really grab me on first listen, there's something admirab
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QuoteRollingFreak And no, to answer the last post on the first page, there is no "general news for Zep members". Robert Plant is the only one that ever does anything. To be fair, Bonham has a reasonable excuse for his recent inactivity.
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I suppose Page could be suffering from the same condition that afflicts his peers: he's dried up. He might still have a certain % of his "chops" but might not be able to write a decent tune to save his life. He could take the various "retro" routes and release covers or rehash the past ... but maybe he just can't find his way forward, his muse having flown the coo
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Quotekeefriff99 Robert Plant will release his eleventh solo album, "Carry Fire", on October 13 via Nonesuch/Warner. The disc's lead track, "The May Queen", can be heard below. Thanks for the heads-up, kr99--I was unaware this was coming. While I am little underwhelmed by "The May Queen" (nice acoustic vibe but doesn't really pay off for me), I think P
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Quotestone4ever Obviously some American audiences are awesome, but generally they seem a bit lacking in enthusiasm compared to Europe and obviously South America. I often wonder why this is. Perhaps they are more blasé because they have seen it all before, I could be wrong but from what I have seen a lot of Stones gigs in the USA are uninspiring and lack luster, although the band always give thei
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Quotegeorgelicks Here the streaming numbers (worldwide) on Spotify after 23 days: 814,311 - Gotta Get A Grip 152,847 - Gotta Get A Grip (Akon) 48,796 - Gotta Get A Grip (Kevin Parker) 18,075 - Gotta Get A Grip (Seeb) 8,517 - Gotta Get A Grip (Matt Clifford) 143,979 - England Lost 24,344 - England Lost (Skepta) Total (Combined) 1.042,546 - Gotta Get A Grip 168,323 - England Lost
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Quotestonehearted Because if the results are too self-conscious, then it will show, and they could wind up becoming their own tribute band. Uhhh ....
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Quotestraycatuk When this album eventually see the light of day I have 1 request - If you have recorded 16 new tracks, pick the best 10 or 11 with a total running time of 45 mins maximum. You only had enough tracks for an hour+ album once IMHO. sc uk This is a step in the right direction, although I'd go further: pick the best two, release them in a fortnight on the eve of the to
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Quotehopkins if they don't really obviously want to make one then it's really good that they haven't made one. Hats off. Keep on being true to who you really are.when I put the needle down on something that is not there, it's really comforting to hear the silence. I don't know, hopkins-san; without a platter loaded up, when I drop my stylus down on the slipmat the resul
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Since none of us really knows anything and since I am only slightly more full of shit than most of you, here's my summary of where we stand regarding The Supposed Album, aka Hitting the Wall: --They are not constrained by their "legacy." They haven't released an album of originals in 12 years and counting ... and they haven't released a good album in more than 35 years
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QuoteHairball Any updates on the new album?!!! LOL Good one, HB!
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QuoteMaindefender QuoteLongBeachArena72 Quotekeefriffhard4life QuoteKennedy I highly recommend the new Amazon documentary "Long Strange Trip". It is superb. Until recently, I was a very casual Dead fan. Saw them a few times, including the massive Bill Graham Memorial show in Golden Gate Park, as well as one of Jerry's last shows. Pittsburgh 95, about 6 weeks before he passed.
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Quotekeefriffhard4life QuoteKennedy I highly recommend the new Amazon documentary "Long Strange Trip". It is superb. Until recently, I was a very casual Dead fan. Saw them a few times, including the massive Bill Graham Memorial show in Golden Gate Park, as well as one of Jerry's last shows. Pittsburgh 95, about 6 weeks before he passed. The Amazon doc pushed me back into fu
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QuoteTheGreek 12/26/79. LongBeachArena72, I racked my brain trying to think of a show to represent the splendor , the magic , the vibe , the essence of the Brent Mydland era and this came to mind .This show features Phil Lesh dropping one of his infamous bombs during The Other One .Such a great setlist with fine playing by Captain Trips .The show opens with Cold Rain and Snow to set the mood
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You guys are all such fogeys! I'm older than alla youse put together and even I'm taken aback by the dinosaurs on parade here. Shld you want to ck out a hot music video director who's not 100 years old: Kahlil Joseph
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QuoteMaindefender QuoteLongBeachArena72 QuoteMaindefender To celebrate Garcia's what would have been 75th the estate just released Garcia & Saunders(essentially Legion Of Mary except Kreutzmann on drums)) from the Keystone August 11, 1974. That's a bullseye..... Such a good show. Discovered it last week during the Legion of Mary binge you inspired me to go on. Martin Fierro'
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QuoteRocky Dijon I've seen the videos twice. "England Lost" is really well done, but it plays like clips from a movie and doesn't really seem like a video at all. I play the songs once every couple days. I like them, but like a lot of modern Stones (together and/or apart); I find I enjoy bits more than the whole. I often end up feeling I could have made something better of
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QuoteRollingFreak The band, Sparks, are playing New York City. Smallerish band. I feel like people know about them but from so many different ways its hard to pinpoint exactly where from. I have loved them for decades and this'll be my first time actually being able to see them. Let me rephrase, I am a fan of their album Kimono My House which I think is one of the greatest albums of all time
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QuoteMaindefender To celebrate Garcia's what would have been 75th the estate just released Garcia & Saunders(essentially Legion Of Mary except Kreutzmann on drums)) from the Keystone August 11, 1974. That's a bullseye..... Such a good show. Discovered it last week during the Legion of Mary binge you inspired me to go on. Martin Fierro's "La La" is a highlight for m
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QuoteTheGreek I just also pre ordered the new 6 CD box from July 11 and 12 ,1989 from RFK stadium .I can't wait for this as I am a super huge fan of the 1979-1990 era with Brent Mydland on the ivories .The two super deluxe box sets that they released of Spring 1990 and Spring 1990 the Other one is simply the Grateful Dead in peak tip top shape .Think about it like this ,Jerry has his coma br
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QuoteRocky Dijon Actual discussion on topic is welcome and long overdue. I didn't really much care for the video. Had they added Mick performing the song inside the club, I would have enjoyed it more. Apart from "Doom and Gloom," none of the Universal music videos have bothered showing the band as they are today. I've never really been comfortable with that since it appears Un
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