Oh God no! Not more 'will they, won't they' discussion about a possible new album. I honestly hope they won't. Because whatever they do will be hammered by almost all and sundry. Damned if they do. Damned if they don't. I'm astounded by the searing criticism unloaded on almost everything they have done in the past 20-25 years. I find lots to like on almost ever
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Quote1963luca0 Because these songs are all far below the quality standard of what’s worth being officially issued. 'All far below...' I don't agree. Not by some distance. These are perfectly good numbers and entirely worthy of official commercial release. I very much hope that further material of a similarly good standard also finds its way on to the market. Even at the steep p
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QuoteTestify QuoteGerardHennessy The mythical 'new album' deserves its own website, never mind its own thread. Maybe I'm getting very old and very grumpy, but I'm bored rigid by this entire subject. There is plenty of potential material out there that would more than suffice. And may be of much higher quality too than new recordings by a band rapidly approaching their 80'
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The mythical 'new album' deserves its own website, never mind its own thread. Maybe I'm getting very old and very grumpy, but I'm bored rigid by this entire subject. There is plenty of potential material out there that would more than suffice. And may be of much higher quality too than new recordings by a band rapidly approaching their 80's. I'm talking about live re
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I'm 69. Been a fan since hearing Its All Over Now in late June 1964. I was 12 years old and my world changed that day...
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So glad to see The Association getting a lot of support from good people posting. Okay, they were more conventional than many but that should not detract from their overall class and skill. I loved all the big hits Never My Love, Along comes Mary, Windy, Cherish. Bring 'em on...
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Very generous comments by Yoko and Paul. Good on them. Although I was never a fan of The Pacemakers who I thought were far too poppy, nevertheless Gerry Marsden was a lovely bloke and a thorough professional who deserved his success and his place in the annals of rock'n'roll. God bless him and my deepest sympathies to his family. Rest in Peace my friend!
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Not sure what all the fuss is about. A few surprises and odd rankings for sure, but hardly the garbage list many seem to suggest. And I have no problem combining compilations, live albums and official studio releases into one overall list. I always think it that a decent list or ranking exercise is playing things far too safe if it simply echoes conventional wisdom 100%. It is good to be anno
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Thank you for this wonderful gem. Very much appreciated. Very definitely not up to official release standards but beautifully sloppy and great fun. I really wish The Stones would relax their draconian grip on material such as this and just open the vaults properly. Not simply play about with marketing concepts like the 'From The Vault' strapline which only provides material very careful
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I am constantly amazed that a guy who creates and performs some of the most sublime music EVER is such an a**hole. I'm afraid there is no other word for him. Since he was tearing up stages with Them in the mid-60s right up until today he has constantly flown in the face of all logic and reason. And done so with such anger, frustration and vindictiveness that any good that might emerge fr
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A truly marvellous woman. One who championed ideas and views that epitomised the era in which The Stones came to prominence. May she rest peacefully and contentedly having done a great deal to make better lives for those who needed such help the most.
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Big thanks to everyone who has contributed to, and explained, the significance of the amazing amount of data included in this thread. An absolute joy to an old nerd like myself. This week (26th August 2020) The Stones have racked up their 344th week on the Billboard 200 with Hot Rocks. I now know that album is their biggest seller ever. When I look at its contents, and also at the contents o
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Quotebitusa2012 Quoteretired_dog Quotebitusa2012 Quoteretired_dog Time is on their side on this behalf. They can wait for the right opportunity. And do I really need to explain that Brian Jones Michael Jackson Michael Hutchence Whitney Houston David Bowie John Lennon Kurt Cobain George Harrison Sid Vicious Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix Aaliyah Jim Morrison Dolores O’reirdan Amy Wi
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QuoteSipuncula QuoteHairball Blue and Lonesome would be an appropriate last album - they started with covers and then ended with covers. Will you guys stop being weird? I've had to wade through a gizillion posts in this very thread over a period of years now, and now this? Blue and Lonesome is not their last album, and it's not appropriate as such as some kind of bookends thing, and
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I've been saying for a long time what many others here have also been saying. Any new Stones album will have very limited sales and a very short chart lifespan. But more importantly, any new music will instantly be criticised heavily, and compared unfavourably, to what the band produced in their prime. The best The Stones can hope for is what the poet Alexander Pope called 'damnation wi
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I've always had a sneaking liking for Dirty work. Maybe it's because it seems to be universally hated, and I'm a perverse old bugger. I hardly played it for years, allowing the world to make my mind up for me that it was a pile of dross. About ten years ago I gave it a spin and was pleasantly surprised. Sure it's not a GREAT album but it is not wall to wall crap either. One
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Extraordinary! A MASSIVE congratulations to the Rolling Stones on this marvellous achievement. Getting a number one hit at this point in their career is truly remarkable, and a testimony to their commitment and enthusiasm over an almost 60 year career. Well done guys!
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Good on ya Mick. Nice touch mate. A kind and decent response to someone who sent you a gift.
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The much loved, much missed, never forgotten halcyon days of 1967. When the world was young and possibilities seemed endless. Brings a big smile to my face and an echo of some long forgotten energy to my soul. But given my advanced years now, any energy is rather fleeting I'm afraid. Very beautiful women indeed. I wonder what do they look like today? All of fifty three years later. Are t
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The Sweet pushed hard to be given artistic freedom from their contract with Chin and Chapman. The turned down several tracks that were eventually recorded by Mud. In particular Dynamite and Hypnosis, both of which were massive hits for Les Gray & Co. Sweet eventually gained complete artistic control over their recordings - writing, recording and producing. By then they had evolved into a
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Happy birthday Satisfaction. I accept it may have a slightly different birthday in different territories but round about 1st June will do very nicely for me. Is it their greatest ever? Debate will rage about that. For me their greatest ever was It's All Over now and they didn't even write it. But the impertinence, the nonchalance and the 'in your face' swagger of that trac
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Quote1985jayer If you purchased a concert ticket 4 weeks ago for $200 to $400 dollars and now you are broke and need the money to feed yourself or pay rent. You probably should not have purchased the ticket. Oct-Nov tour, 8-10 cities, some same some new cities. New stadiums in LA and Vegas are now in play. There's a hold on the Vegas stadium. The panic and fear are more contagious then t
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QuoteHairball Maybe something from NO Filter...'LIVE IN MIAMI"....or maybe a compilation of the greatest live moments from all legs of the No Filter Tours 20017-2019... Excellent suggestion! A compilation of the greatest live moments would be brilliant - especially if they avoided all the usual big hits and warhorses and focused on the less frequently performed material. My quick
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Just seen that good ol' Hot Rocks has once again re-entered the Billboard 200 today (31 March 2020). It is by a distance the Stones best ever selling album. It also indicates the level of interest that still exists out there for their older material and, of course, many of the warhorses. I guess these two facts, together with other considerations such as the ageing process, and the overall
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Quotemickschix GerardH, thank you! It really is beyond belief that these people STILL don't get what's going on.....I want the Stones to stay as far away from danger as possible so they CAN tour again when it is completely safe....and not one moment before! The one thing we do have in common is our love for this enduring band and how much they mean to all of us! God Speed The Rolling S
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Quotebv Forget about the Stones for now. This is the time to survive. Just having the thought of The Stones to meet up now for your own personal pleasure is just absurd and selfish. This is a world crisis. Wake up. Spot on Bjornulf. Way to go sir!
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Quotemickschix I know this crisis has stressed out most of us, and yet I can't believe how so many of you are not comprehending the seriousness of this virus. Why are you not believing BV....or the doctors...or experts who have dealt with pandemics all over the world? Do you think BV takes any joy in telling us NO TOUR this year and perhaps not even next year? He's one of the biggest fa
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Quotebv I am SHOUTING because it took me an hour at least to clean out a lot of posting stuff that did NOT belong here a week or so ago, ahead of making that announcement. As an EDITOR I am in charge of the content of this site, the structure, and how it works. I hardly shout, I am normally soft spoken, but some times a message needs to be SPELLED OUT, when people do not follow the posting po
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QuoteGeirGG I remember people making fun of them for being old the first time I saw them in 1990. And I sometimes hear people go on and on about not being relevant today. I must say that I don't get this thing about musicians getting old or playing old songs. Good music never fades. And the Stones are in my humble opinion better now than they ever were. I at least have enjoyed some of the sh
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QuoteRSbestbandever Quotebv QuoteGerardHennessy QuoteStrike Have been a fan since I saw them first in 1982. Don`t get me wrong, have fun at the shows but I simply can`t stand it anymore. I´m over it somehow, hard to explain. I still attend many concerts every year most in smaller venues, I still discover new bands and music styles. My last Stones show was at the Waldbühne in Berlin in 2014 which
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