Do take in mind that with many of the larger stadium shows, the field seats were rearranged to hold less people. For example, the Veteran in Philadelphia can hold about 50.000 people, but for the 2002 tour only 35.000 tickets were sold while it was still a sell-out. Cohl explains this in an interview in some economical magazine, that you can sell 50.000 tickets for $50, or 25.000 tickets for $125
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Koen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mathijs Wrote: > > > I will say it again: you can play whatever > > beautiful and genius part on a song, as long > as > > YOU don't come up with the melody your not > an > > integral part of the band and of the writing > team, > > hence not THAT important. > &g
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He was the percussionist of Dr. John, and part of this group of session musicians like Bobby Keys, Al Cooper, Jim Price, George Harrison, Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton (as Derek), Joe Cocker (Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour). Mathijs
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neptune Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > songs. Under My thumb, Ruby Tuesday without > Brian? Sway, Moonlight Mile without MT? > Inconcievable! What have the geniuses Mick and I will say it again: you can play whatever beautiful and genius part on a song, as long as YOU don't come up with the melody your not an integral part of the band and
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T&A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i didn't find it worth the investment - the best > tracks were on the original issue. if you have > that, you have what you need. Really disagree: on the original album the more commercially atractive cuts were used, on the new release the real gems are issued. I love this album, and anyone who like th
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hot stuff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > look at 2000 light years, gly johns > stated that brian playing on the mellotron and > strings saved the track from anonymity. > look at the rest of tsmr. on gomper, he is that > song... elliott says, "brian jones had reached a Well, this is what I like to piont out: Between the Buttons and Th
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hot stuff Wrote: > without brian's sitar mlh That's no sitar, that's an electric 12-string played with a slide. > without brian on mellotron, sittin on a fence > would just be ok. Mellotron? I hear 2 acoustic guitars and a harpsichord. >or under my thumb or lady jane > would be cute little tunes that would have been > foregotton in a year. brian a
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hot stuff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stones without him... no one would have even put > them on tv without brian's good looks.. > he taught keef to play guitar and mick > harmonica.. > you would never get the > same excitment from many of their great songs > like, money, mona, honest i do,i can't be > satisfied,its a
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Railing staine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "elderly women, small and really overweight, who > wore an enormous foam Stone tongue on her belly" > > Tonguelady > > > > > Edited 1 times. Last edit at 01/19/05 18:44 by > Railing staine. That's her! My god, look at that! By the way, who are the sc
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Rorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "If Brian would have invented the main riff, it > would have been a Jones/Jagger/Richards song" > > So why "Jumping Jack Flash" is not a > Wyman/Jagger/Richards song? Wel, mainly becaus I truly do't believe Wyman. and yes, if you come up with a riff as important as on The Last
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I forgot....In Utrecht at the Vredenburg there was an elderly women, small and really overweight, who wore an enormous foam Stone tongue on her belly. It was so big that you actually only could see her head and her feet. She was standing there all day, and I understand that she didn't have a icket. WHen I saw her, I actually felt some sort of shame I am a Stones fan too....it was really hard
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Rorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stone-relics: "Its BRIANS RIFF on the last time" > > Mathijs: "A brilliant riff written by Keith for > sure" > > Here seems to be a controversy.. Does anyone have > any factual evidence to support these claims? Well, it's a Jagger/Richards song. If Brian would have inv
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No, I don't like Brian Jones. He was an average musician distrecting the Stones with all that flute-mockery (the Stones beacme out of this world good the moment Jones past out in 1968), I don't like his attitude on stage (only an eye for the camera) and -from the stories from people who knew him- I sure would have hated the guy. Mind, this is a perspective from somebody who's born
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Most black music these days: Puff Daddy, 50 Cents and what more. All tasteless money making machines. Mathijs
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1) them neglecting their past. Instead of making money with releasing outtakes and live shows from the golden years they give is NS and Live Licks. 2) Keith Richards doing his Keith Richards act -the stupid movements, the stupid oneliners, not ONE foto since 1989 without a cigarette in his hand. Try to play goddamit. 3) the average stones fan in a stadium: beer belly, worn Levi's jacket w
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Brian did the melody on Paint it Black, but Bill did the Polka-like rythm on the bass pedals of the organ. Mathijs
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And they shared the love for mind-altering drugs, both resulting in their deaths. Mathijs
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The great thing in music is that you can play 100 instruments at the speed of light, but still have no recognition or commercial succes at all. Only if you can write songs that people can relate too in whatever way, or you can convey music written by others in a terrific way (Elvis, Sinatra), then you will be succesful. Mathijs
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The sitar by Jones can be heard quite good on especialy the instrumental breaks. The high pitched instrument is the shehani, played by Dave Mason. Mathijs
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stone-relics Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its BRIANS RIFF on the last time. Tell me that is > only mediocre..jeez... > > JR > > Home of the worlds greatest Stones records! A brilliant riff written by Keith for sure, but technically very easy to play. In all means BJ is a mediocre player. But that's not important: Jim Morrison
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The sources used for Could You Walk On The Water are the official promo CD "Rarities on Compact Disc - Vol. 16 and Vol.20". These official releases have been released on bootleg on the "On The Needle" series, and later by Sister Morphine with enhanced treble and loudness, which make the 60's Stones songs sound like pumped up Aerosmith rock. Mathijs
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liddas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, what guitar was he using for > Undercover (or SFTD)? My memories oof the SW tour > are quite faded by now. It can't be his old > suburst strato, can't it? On the studio version he used one of his strats, and on pic's of that time he seemed to be particularly fond of a 1956 blo
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I also remember more shows with the same comment just before PS. I always thought he was refering to the stools being brought on stage. Further, the few times they did play GS it was always later in the set. I don't think they played GS in NY. Mathijs
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In my opinion, Jones is a terribly gifted musician, but a very mediocre guitar player. He didn't see himself as a guitarist, he liked to see himself as a bluesharp player. Aside from some nice slide parts (easy to play, but hard to invent) I can't recall any Jones guitar contribution that's worth noting. His contribution to the Stones and 60's music in general is his flamboyan
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Satisfaction! Aside from the fantastic intro, the song really never worked for me. It is recorded really badly: the tempo drifts, Charlie changes the beat around, Keith makes a major mistake with the riff in the middle, the bass doesn't seem to connect. Keith has always claimed that the released version wasn't finished, that is actually still was a demo, and think he is right with that
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animal Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ( now that is a chord seq that is highly > > uninteresting is nt it., ) > > I am saying your exsample does not make sense. ? > > i have noticed that keith actually does use the > majorsixth note , like f# in an A context, from > time to time, I must confess I find it, not out of > tu
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Marc, did you listen to your Detroit tape again? Is it the Detroit Rock City tape, or maybe something new? Mathijs
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JumpingKentFlash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mathijs: That's bad man. If I asked my father what > he thought about it he'd prob say it's cool. No > matter how bad it was. But the other side of it is > that he would know that I would think that I was > good and then should keep on doing it, and thus > get better. I feel t
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But I didn't tell my dad it was brilliant. I asked him what he thought, and he then answered "bloody awful, go practise more". I had a real mean father.... Mathijs
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>No mate these recordings aren't god-awful! These are 2 guys just starting to >record the music they make - it SHOULD BE A LOT WORSE than this! > >That's my point! A crappy mike and a few guitars - what do you expect? Exile on >Main Street? >Brown Sugar is played in open G - but then you knew that didn't you Mathijs? >But did you know that when you first sta
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