QuoteProfessorWolf Quotekeefriffhards If it isn't broken don't fix it, I'm sure there are many people here who would be pleased to help out with moderating. To be honest i think many will lose interest once iorr changes, i don't see any modern technology forums that work better than iorr. It's unique, like a classic car, it's simplicity just works while over e
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If it isn't broken don't fix it, I'm sure there are many people here who would be pleased to help out with moderating. To be honest i think many will lose interest once iorr changes, i don't see any modern technology forums that work better than iorr. It's unique, like a classic car, it's simplicity just works while over engineered cars are more trouble than t
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GasLightStreet you make it all sound so depressing, to this day i still spend hours every week listening to the albums and live shows throughout their 60 years. The Stones still make me happy, still make me high, they've probably given me more pleasure than anything else in my life, the Stones have been the constant ones when family and friends have parted. I suppose i expect too muc
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It's funny how individually different the Stones sound on various modern era albums, from Undercover to Hackney Diamonds. It feels to my ears that the production has been allowed to run riot over the material. There's no creative progression between albums like there was in the 60's and 70's, just producers making their own version of what they think the Stones should sound
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QuoteGasLightStreet QuotekeefriffhardsWhy would you feel sorry for people that see the difference between greatness and mediocrity. For a time the Stones were ahead of us, we had to catch up with the genius of their music, now they try to fit in with what they think is going to go down well with young listeners, it's not sad for a band trying to be current but it is phoney and sad when
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QuoteBig Al QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax 'now they try to fit in with what they think is going to go down well with young listeners,' I don't hear this at all. They experiment with what is current, and see how that can be folded in to their sound, and have done for decades. This worked out brilliantly on Hackney Diamonds, which is a diamond of a Stones LP. 'Phoney and sad�
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QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteGerardHennessyFair enough sir. We differ in some of our views but you will get no criticism or negativity from me. Differing views are what keep things interesting. Regarding your point which I highlighted - I 100% agree. Ridiculous AND tragic. Everything else is people discussing music. A recreational activity supposedly giving pleasure to those who hear it! Thank
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QuoteGasLightStreet Quotekeefriffhards QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteGerardHennessyGood luck with attending any gig they might do in your neighbourhood. Me? No thanks! I've seen them age and become pedestrian in front of my eyes once too often. I prefer to remember them when they really did rule the world... I saw the Stones twice in 1994. Both shows were ok. It seems they were, in general, a
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Quotekeefgotsoul YouTube link That's revealing Conan saying it's all lighting, there was me thinking Mick had had surgery.
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QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteGerardHennessyGood luck with attending any gig they might do in your neighbourhood. Me? No thanks! I've seen them age and become pedestrian in front of my eyes once too often. I prefer to remember them when they really did rule the world... I saw the Stones twice in 1994. Both shows were ok. It seems they were, in general, a bit raggily on purpose. Only two songs
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Quoteschillid Except for Mick and Keith, it would appear that the other Stones were replaceable. Do you think they will replace Ronnie?
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QuoteSpud It's a pointless discussion in many ways because most of we can know very little about what Keith is like in his everyday life. But, from what we do see and hear these days, after decades of global superstardom and, errm, a "very interesting" life ...he does come over as a pretty well balanced and "normal" guy. Still a bit of a "gobshite" on
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Who Keith really is we will never know, if you read his biography "Life" you realise the book is completely image, it's the story of Keith, by the end of the book you don't know anything more about the man, it's a great read but it's the rock star Keith, it's Keith the ego not Keith the man. That says a lot about Keith, he said himself in a BBC radio inte
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QuoteCrackBaby I've read tons about Keith for 40+ years now. And seen many interviews. My opinion - he's a regular person just like the rest of us. He just happens to be in a little band called The Rolling Stones. I honestly believe that 90% of the debauchery is "normal" rock n roll hype. When I read between all the rock n roll bullshit he seems perfectly normal. Love of
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QuoteProfessorWolf Quotekeefriffhards Keith looking healthy, that's a relief, haven’t seen Mick or Ronnie lately, hoping all the Stones are healthy and that what ever injury caused the tour not to happen heals up in time for some shows later in the year. Keith looks ready to rock. mick was out and about with melanie in mustique for valentines day a couple days ago iorr and was at a n
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Keith looking healthy, that's a relief, haven’t seen Mick or Ronnie lately, hoping all the Stones are healthy and that what ever injury caused the tour not to happen heals up in time for some shows later in the year. Keith looks ready to rock.
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Quotetwo4fun111 Ronnie hears this as he's sitting at the bank counting some gold bars and says " Harvey who?" Let's keep it real, Sally is never going to let Ronnie spend it, Ronnie's just putting it into safe keeping for her. She hasn't allowed him any pocket money for 12 years to get a drink..
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Quoterollmops Quotekeefriffhards Quotedkwalika And Ronnie has carried the load often at live shows over the years. . . Can you send a link to a show that Ronnie carried, show me one instance that Ronnie took over Keith's intros/ rhythm/solos/sets/vocals?? Fonda club in 2015 Ronnie did a great job. Keith was a little shy on some of the songs. Isn't that what Ronnie is supposed
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Quotedkwalika And Ronnie has carried the load often at live shows over the years. . . Can you send a link to a show that Ronnie carried, show me one instance that Ronnie took over Keith's intros/ rhythm/solos/sets/vocals??
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QuoteBig Al All the great guitarists play with a personality; a distinctiveness that stands them apart from the others. To put it simply: you can tell it’s them, even if you’ve never heard the recording before; or read it’s them, etc. Keith is in that category; as is Clapton, Slash, Hendrix and others. For me, Ronnie is not quite in that category. He’s a very ‘good guitarist’; just not a great on
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I think it's more likely Ronnie got picked because he was Keith's best friend at the time. All this it had to be Ronnie is BS. It could have been any one of a hundred guitarists. I suspect the auditions were pointless, it was always going to be Ronnie.
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I think if it's all about the money at this stage in their musical journey, then it's probably time to call it a day. When you have the personal fortunes the remaining Stones have at their advancing years it becomes sad if a tour is determined by how many tens of millions they can profit. What can they possibly do with the profits from a tour that they can't already do.
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QuoteWoz QuoteSpud Nobody would say that playing killer guitar and singing for two hours isn't physically taxing.. ..but EC ain't exactly combining it with a gym work out like Mick does Exactly! They are creating / performing art, one performer puts his soul into singing and playing, the other sings while walking like he's on a treadmill. One is touring this year,
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QuoteRollingFreak Compilation of those recently announced dates: Bob Dylan & His Band dates: (20 dates) March 25 - Tulsa, Oklahoma March 26 - Little Rock, Arkansas March 28 - Springfield, Missouri March 29 - Wichita, Kansas March 30 - Topeka, Kansas April 1 - Omaha, Nebraska April 2 - Sioux City, Iowa April 4 - Mankato, Minnesota April 5 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin April 6 - Green
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QuoteRisingStone And now on Where’s ERIC! news section: When you see how many shows Eric does per week compared to the Stones you can see how Mick has been struggling. I wouldn't be surprised if we have seen the last of the Stones live. What makes the tour logistics impossible for the Stones is because they have to put 3 to 5 days between shows. Eric is actually performing some show
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QuoteMatt1984 I’m not revealing my source as I would hate to get anyone in trouble, but it is reliable. The complications with travel/venues is all bs. Mick didn’t sign his contract and that is the reason it’s off. I’m just passing information on as a fan to other fans. Don’t believe me? That’s absolutely fine. The tour is off either way so it really makes no difference. It gives me absolutely no
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Quotejumpingjackflash5 Quotekeefriffhards Quotestereomanic To postpone the entire tour by a year seems like some sort of cop out. Plus it's The Rolling Stones, I think they need new promoters. If you can't schedule a tour for the greatest living band on earth then they're clearly not up to the job. "Sorry, we had a few snags in the schedule so let's wait until Mick
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Quotestereomanic To postpone the entire tour by a year seems like some sort of cop out. Plus it's The Rolling Stones, I think they need new promoters. If you can't schedule a tour for the greatest living band on earth then they're clearly not up to the job. "Sorry, we had a few snags in the schedule so let's wait until Mick and Keef are yet another year older. Hopef
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QuoteTaylor1 Keith ought to do some shows with Wood and Mick Taylor. One of my dream scenarios that sadly didn’t happen since the New Barbarians would be for Keith and Ronnie to tour. Keith plays for half an hour solo, Ronnie relieves Keith for half an hour while Ronnie plays his set. Then for the last 30 or 40 minutes Keith and Ronnie sing and play together with guest stars joining in.
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Quotegeorgelicks Quotekeefriffhards Bob is terrible on his legs now, when i saw him last year he could hardly walk, but still,, mostly at the piano he was great, vocally and on harmonica. Keith performs with ease for 2 hours with the Stones, with the help of another vocalist to take the lead on some tracks Keith could perform for 90 minutes with the Winos. Let's face it Keith can
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