I mean, I'd die to see a mega-Stones lineup (only the afterlife will give me this kind of thought)... to have each and every member of the Stones that was an official member that actually hung around long enough to record an LP or two or three. Chronological listing from 1964 to 1994 of Stones members that participated on an LP and singles ... Mick Jagger - vocals, harmonica, guitars, ke
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I've noticed that there is strong opinion concerning the quality of each of the different versions of all the masters of the Rolling Stones' London/Decca/ABKCO catalog, concerning vinyl records and CDs alike. Read this link to find out more: (current as of December 2002) And these issues are further divided by country of origin: some people favor the (former) West German and ea
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OK, one more bout: "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean vs. "Hello" by Lionel Richie If "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean sounds similar to Lionel Richie's "Hello" during part of the choruses, as well as during the opening riffs, then I think Richie would've hit back at this criticism with the song "Say You, Say Me" (from the White Nights movie score
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For those of you who have compared the backbeat of the Stones' "Too Much Blood" to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," I must also say that same backbeat is copied from Rick James's "Give It To Me Baby." ~Ben
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I know the Blues Brothers Band has done a version of this tune. ~Ben
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Quotebigmac7895 Dear guitar riff experts... I think I have a three song stolen riff. Was listening to the radio and Tom Petty's Refugee came on and in the chorus, I hear Kiss' main riff throughout Got To Choose. Sample and see if I am right.... then I started playing that riff over and over and it sounds like JJF except the last two notes differs. Again, not a guitar expert so feel f
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Could anyone please give out an exhaustive list of all the songs in which the Stones had used actual synthesizers (not Mellotron, organ or electric piano)? What defines a synthesizer? Names like Moog and ARP. Notable synths: *Moog Modular III *Moog Minimoog "D" ("D" is the type that was widely produced; types A to C were prototypes that eventually led up to the "D
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The only song I can think of that actually has a mandolin is the 1969 cover version of Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain," courtesy of Ry Cooder. The live versions (Stripped, etc.) don't have it. But the previous year's "Factory Girl" has a mandolin mellotron (you know, a pre-recorded mando tape roll). ~Ben
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I've asked this question before, and that is just Mick Taylor having a little fun with his acoustic guitar. ~Ben
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"How Can I Stop" as in the song.
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I wonder if Jody Klein (son of Allen Klein and obviously current head of ABKCO) has hidden away a proper extended version of this song in the ABKCO vaults that is different from the (alleged) Guitar Hero fan-made version? I take this to mean that I also want to know whether or not the official ABKCO-owned version also has a proper ending, like we typically hear in live performances? ~Ben
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Has Mick Jagger ever done any melodic bass lines on any songs from A Bigger Bang? ~Ben
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteBrianJones1969 How about "Let Me Go" and "Where the Boys Go" from Emotional Rescue? Where are those songs similar? I picked this bit up from some old website that no longer exists. These words were taken from that site owner's review of the Emotional Rescue LP, calling it a "disposable" Stones album in his humble opinion.
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How about "Let Me Go" and "Where the Boys Go" from Emotional Rescue?
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Now if this was a fan-made version on the original, then I wonder what the Stones would do to make this version be their next live version? All versions of "Gimme Shelter" from birth (from Nico Zentgraf's website) Take 1: titled "Give Me Some Shelter." Nicky Hopkins on piano, Jimmy Miller on percussion, alternate Mick Jagger lead vocal (2/23-2/25/69) Take 2: As above
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How many of you have ever heard of this 8-minute-plus version of "Gimme Shelter"? I think this could've been the LP version rather than the 4:30 version that was finally chosen. Even at that length, it could've been a single release. The song does end, rather than fade out. ~Ben
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Having seen all these discussions about "one person that should do this/that" or "one person that shouldn't do this/that" have any one of you ever thought about what bands should or shouldn't reunite? Take the Swedish band ABBA. They were perhaps best known for their 1977 #1 hit "Dancing Queen" in the U.S. (in the U.K. they considerably had more populari
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Quotetipps Thanks Ben for the info. I also lost interest after Famous... They played Vancouver on June 2nd this year. It was worth every cent. I figured I better see them now as I never have and this could be the last time. Davies is two years younger than Jagger. Wonder who will last longer. I'm still waiting for a kind US soul to tell me if they played the US this year. Couldnt find anythi
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Should these guitarists and/or bassists sing or not? Davey Johnstone (guitar) and Dee Murray (1946-92) (bass) of the Elton John Band? Roger Hodgson of Supertramp? John Entwistle (1944-2002) of The Who? Phil Lynott (1949-86) of Thin Lizzy? Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder and Joe Walsh (guitars) and Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit (basses) of The Eagles? John Lennon (194
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While we're discussing this topic, have any of you checked out the Deluxe edition of their 1979 album Breakfast in America? The album's title was not one considered by Rick Davies, who instead preferred either "Working Title" or "Hello Stranger." Rick also didn't want the song "Breakfast in America" - originally written by Roger Hodgson circa 1968 -
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Did the Stones nearly hire Ronnie Wood (instead of Mick Taylor) the year Brian died? A missed phone call may suggest why. Also ... if Brian were still alive and was still in good spirits with the rest of the group, maybe the Stones could've cut a prog-rock album during the 1970s ... I must think that "Might As Well Get Juiced" was a very old song and not recorded until 1997. Tha
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Of course, the Blues Brothers Band was really never the same with the 1982 passing of John Belushi. ~Ben
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Has anyone managed to listen to any Rolling Stones songs in reverse? Here is "Paint it, Black" done up in reverse. Opening forward lyric: "I see a red door and I want it painted black." Reverse lyrics: (humming/fawning - sounds like barking) (laughing - ha ha ha...) "Our Savior, He live, He lives, He is from above." "As long as I got lute&
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QuoteMathijs QuoteBrianJones1969 Does anyone know which of the three guitarists does the mandolin-style strumming on the high G string during the intro of "Sweet Virginia" (while Mick J. is also playing the harmonica)? That's Taylor. Mathijs Thank you very much.
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On the final version of Let It Bleed, "Sister Morphine" and "Loving Cup" were deleted (they would appear proper on the 1971 album that actually was titled Sticky Fingers on release, and 1972's Exile on Main Street, respectively), and two other songs were merely re-titled. Both of these other two songs, in their pre-production forms, had different lead vocals (Keith Richar
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Does anyone know which of the three guitarists does the mandolin-style soloing on the high E string during the intro of "Sweet Virginia" (while Mick J. is also playing the harmonica)? Being a product of the 1972 LP Exile on Main Street, even Mick Jagger (among the two accomplished guitarists that are Keith Richards and Mick Taylor) by this point had learned the guitar (Jagger was fi
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From Massimo Bonanno's The Rolling Stones Chronicle: Quote SEPTEMBER 11 (1995) The German magazine Der Spiegel hints that the Stones might have played live to backing tapes on many of the Voodoo Lounge dates. OCTOBER (1995) Der Spiegel publish a full page advertisement by the Stones denying they have ever used play-back tapes during their world tour. OCTOBER 14 (1995) Plans for a
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Could the Phil Spector-Lana Clarkson murder case be considered similar to this one? What I mean, is that Lana Clarkson (1962-2003), a B-movie actress whose biggest film role was as the Barbarian Queen, could have been playing with the gun all along and talking of Russian roulette because her career path had ended. Phil Spector, as you all may or may not know, was the man behind the "Wall
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I don't go so much for the Steel Wheels-era (1989-1991) Mick Jagger. Why? Some people compared him to actress Jamie Lee Curtis. ~Ben
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Gimme Shelter / God Gave Me Everything Also: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" could perhaps be "the mother of all opening riffs" in 'Stones songs. You'd hear an intro similar to "Satisfaction" in such songs as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Brown Sugar." ~Ben
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