So who's playing on these songs, besides Mick?
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Quotetommycharles QuoteHairball Living about 25 miles south of Santa Barbara, the local station from there plays the tune 'Santa Barbara' seemingly at least once a day. Have to confess it has kind of grown on me, but maybe I've been brainwashed due to overexposure. Whatever the case, probably the only U2 tune I can name since Beautiful Day which also grew on me due to being over
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U2's last three (or so) albums were not AS STRONG as their previous efforts, but they are by no means lazy or weak efforts. One criticism is that they are overproduced somewhat, and the band acknowledges that to some degree. But there is still some great songwriting going on, some great playing, and great singing. That just can't be denied. I'd say what the recent albums lack i
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I very much would enjoy an album that did not stick to any formula. I don't want or expect a masterpiece, but just a collection of songs they enjoy. 'Blue and Lonesome,' despite not requiring a lot of effort in the creativity department, was clearly fun for them, and it shows in the music and playing. ABB, to me, sounds like a band that is putting effort into sounding like someth
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I also loved it when it came out. I loved the intro, the Bill Graham bit, the monstrous (and undoubtedly studio enhanced) crowd noise at the start, and the very different and unique sound of the '81 tour captured in a single LP. It's not the Stones at their peak, and it might reflect some lazy performing and barky vocals, but that was their presentation on the '81 tour. It was e
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I was RIGHT in that area (NW Washington state) during the summer of 1991, and went to college in Orono, Maine in 1990... I remember being particularly amused the summer before when I visited campus for the first time at how similar Orono, Maine seemed to be to the fictional town of Twin Peaks. It was a gray, breazy day and the stoplights were swinging and everything! Pat's Pizza is a diner
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I loved season 1 AND season 2...Season 3 is like neither of them (I have seen 3 out of the first 4 episodes) and I'm enjoying it thoroughly. Just sit back and enjoy it for what it is, and definitely pay close attention. No bathroom breaks without hitting pause.
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I'm guessing RW's political message goes over fairly well wherever he plays, as I'd think a RW concert would be mostly attended by RW fans, most of whom get and appreciate his message as well as his music. I think those folks there who are casual Pink Floyd fans and oblivious to RW's political message or unappreciative of it will be in the minority, as in not enough for their
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Flying across the country to see them with a friend a week from today. Very excited.
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Of the two RW songs previewed, I like one of them... the second, more somber one. It sounds like standard RW fare. But the first one (I don't recall the names of these two songs) was like a Pink Floyd parody, complete with Animals-era backing band, Have A Cigar rhythm, animal noises (!!) and over-the-top dark, protesty lyrics. I agree with most of RW's political messaging, I just thi
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I'm going to see The Shaggs this summer. I have a strong feeling once will be enough.
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I live 10 minutes from Bowdoin College... Is Chuck coming to town? Has this already happened? I'd really like to corner him and ask him what's going on with the new album.........
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This is the best thread ever! (And you all should be ashamed of yourselves! ) As for me... I once forewent seeing what would be a brilliant Stones show to spend a weekend with a girl... Quebec City '98.. kinda regret it to this day... kinda..
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QuoteRollingFreak QuoteHairball QuoteTate Wow, very interesting. I guess I should praise SN's honesty, although I find it very disheartening that for her, already plenty wealthy as she is, she puts making money ahead of the art of songwriting and music making. Touring is great, but why not keep making music too? Yes, a pity she's only in it for the money...seems the antithesis of
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Undercover (and underrated!! Always been one of my faves) Emotional Rescue (I love the rawness of this album SO much, one of my favorite roadtrip albums) Black and Blue (Also a rawness to this I like a lot, so crisp, and Crazy Mama at the end... so good)
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I wasn't around back then, but it is all about the marketing... Some Girls sold hugely, so they did something right in 1978. Let It Bleed is absolutely brilliant, one of the best records by anyone, ever. I dunno, it was late '69, right? Was it released right around Altamont time? When did Abbey Road come out? Maybe that record was saturating the market at the time. One would think t
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Lovely! Thanks for posting.
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I think they should re-record the Beatles' White Album. I'd pay for that on vinyl, and I don't even own a turntable anymore.
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QuoteRip This Dirty Work...that record is so bad they should burn it take it out of circulation and try it again....terrible....the worst. Undercover and Bridges would be 2nd, and third choices. Actually, I think remaking DW would be great. It's the only album I think this concept would work for, because the songs themselves aren't terrible, it's the production. In fact, it
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quoted wrong post.. hang on...
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Wow... For a second there I was really taken aback... Funny, now that I am no longer, well, taken aback.
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Wow, very interesting. I guess I should praise SN's honesty, although I find it very disheartening that for her, already plenty wealthy as she is, she puts making money ahead of the art of songwriting and music making. Touring is great, but why not keep making music too?
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About to get crushed with a foot and a half of snow tomorrow here in Maine. Bloody cold weekend we just had, though it's been a warm winter overall. Had heaps of snow in February, and 20" or so completely melted in about a week's time. I love snow, so I'm greatly looking forward to tomorrow's dumping. Just as long as my snow thrower contraption functions properly.
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I saw the Boston show in February '16, and then got a copy of the Foxboro, MA show from late summer. I think it was the last show of the summer. I chose not to go, because, you know, it's a big stadium show, I figured the set would be hit-heavy, more geared toward the casual fans, and I was tired that week, it was on a Thursday...... but listening to that show (a friend was there), it
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Make No Mistake is lovely, from the sweet vocals, to the guitar, to the tasty percussion. Just a well-made song/ duet. This is the album, I can only imagine, that inspired Mick Jagger to put forth such a solid third solo album with Wandering Spirit. Both Talk Is Cheap and Wandering Spirit are better listens than Dirty Work or Steel Wheels, imho. They are the two shining solo albums from M+K.
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'71 Marquee/ Leeds versions... Funky, alive with energy, different, sans riff, love it. All (!) other versions do not excite me. '71 is the jackpot, imho.
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One reason for not scoring tix for U2 at Fenway is there appears to not be any U2 show at Fenway. Not finding any info anywhere on U2 at Fenway. Is this even a rumor?
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Bjork. Bjork made it big as a solo artist after leaving the Sugarcubes. Natalie Merchant did too, after leaving 10,000 Maniacs. Both produced their best work after leaving their bands too, in that they were set free as creative artists. I think in the 80's, Mick Jagger assumed he'd have a huge hit with STB, on par with Michael Jackson and Madonna, but he was older than those two,
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Not sure if anyone has posted about this already, but last night, as I am nearing the very end of Bruce Springsteen's excellent autobiography, I finally reached the excellent passage about playing 'Tumbling Dice' in Newark with the Stones a few years back. Bruce has great admiration for the Stones and their chemistry when they play together, especially in a small space with basic
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Isn't there a thread where all the people who hate U2 can gather and hate together? In all seriousness, trolling a U2 thread just to trash U2 when you KNOW there are loads of U2 fans posting, who also happen to also be big RS fans if they are frequently on this site, is such a waste of time. I hate Guns and Roses, find Axl to be an atrocious singer and their music to be very lame commercial
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