After returning from a (somewhat isolatie) 5 months stay in Japan I discovered that a great guy and good friend, René van Haarlem, passed away in February this year. He was a passionate chairman of the Dutch Beatles Unlimited fanclub for many years. He invited me (a diehard Stones fan) once to a Beatles fanday where we formed a two men forum to discuss similarities between the Beatles snd the R
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QuoteNilsHolgersson Maybe he's working on the 70% finished follow-up to Hackney Diamonds? That's my guess too, Nils The other day Mick said in an interview that he loves to write more new songs, so why bother about "old stuff". Aren't we all happy with Hackney Diamonds? We waited for sooooo long. Maybe there will be a new album next year to make up for all those &quo
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In Europe I (we) usually go "home" the day after the concert (unless there are more concerts in one town like in 2002/2003). Some exceptions, when "home" takes more than a day or when family or friends live nearby. When seeing the Stones in the US (or Argentina, Abu Dhabi, etc.) we always combine it with a holiday of at least a couple of weeks. In 2014 we missed out on the Sto
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I think it was in 1998 that someone asked which "odd" song of the Stones would you like them to play live. Well yes: My Obsession Even though the song is not in my top 10 of "best Stones songs" it radiates an immense power and the changes, restarts, emphasis of entering different instruments like piano and bass, are incredible. The guy who had asked me said "no way they
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QuoteRockman hhhhhhaaaa good eye there georgieeeeeeee Thanks, Rockman! About Brian ... in 1971 I was hitchhiking in Iceland of all places, when two cars with eight French stopped. They allowed me to join them. During a coffee break I noticed that one of them was a copy of Brian Jones. Amazing. Even more so, one year later I was in a train taking me from Metz to Paris and at some moment a Fren
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On the first (1975) shot Brian Jones is present (or his spirit) on the right above the speaker. But no, on the second shot he changes into a girl and Ian Stewart shows up from behind that same speaker. Photos ....
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QuoteTopi Quoteclapton71 Not sure what a tour of 80 somethings looks like. No way its in Stadiums...which means $$$$$ for tix. I like the albums are coming out and will listen to them. McCartney is 81 and he'll be doing stadiums. With all respect, have you ever seen Paul McCartney running and jumping all over the stage? He's a great artist, but his shows (I even heard this from dieh
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If I would place a list here with negative remarks over de past 7 years (after Blue and Lonesome) or even worse over the past 18 years (after A Bigger Bang) about "the next album" bv would kick me in the arse. Patience has always been the strong part of many diehard Rolling Stones fans and here we are: ... Hackney Diamonds. Planning a new tour (or anything that replaces a "tour&q
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I met quite some old men in Amsterdam (funny to say "old" being born in 1948 myself) who had tattoos all over their bodies. They had them made in their younger (musculaire) days. The sight of those aged (shriveled) tattoos was close to disgusting. Probably the guys Green Lady mentioned (sailors, etc.). My guess is that these days many of those men do everything to hide them from the pu
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For what it's worth. The Rolling Stones! (TGR&RBITW) The rest is functional for commercial purposes
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HM, You took up the admirable task to put the spotlights on Brian Jones. I don't need to tell you after all those years your thread is on IORR, that it triggered loads of opinions. People who see themselves as guitar specialists, blues harp specialists, saxophone specialists, etc. etc. have given there personal views time after time. Not to forget all the facts. Very interesting reads! B
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No analysis from me. I just like to say that I like this song better and better every day! This obviously means ... it's a very good song
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QuoteKingbeebuzz QuoteMathijs QuoteHis Majesty Parts you previously thought were by Keith and never criticised suddenly become mediocre when you find out it's played by Brian. You really have to remind me on this, as far as I remember there are no parts played by Brian that I thought was Keith. If I recall well, I only doubted the intro to The Last Time, as this is unlike Brian in my o
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QuoteKingbeebuzz QuoteMathijs QuoteHis Majesty Parts you previously thought were by Keith and never criticised suddenly become mediocre when you find out it's played by Brian. You really have to remind me on this, as far as I remember there are no parts played by Brian that I thought was Keith. If I recall well, I only doubted the intro to The Last Time, as this is unlike Brian in my o
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The other day, the announcement of Angry and Hackney Diamonds once more proves the magic secret concerning anything the Stones did and do float on just one thing: P A T I E N C E What a joy already being able to listen to Angry every day (apart from other music off course)
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Quotepeoplewitheyes I didn't say it's hard to make a 7-min song, I said it's hard to make a long song worth listening to! I'm not sure the Stones have many 7-min songs in their oeuvre (excluding live, obvs) Not many indeed,but ... Going Home is brilliant in its simplicity. And difficult? Not for the Rolling Stones, it's pure and simple blues inspiration.
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QuoteManofwealthandtaste A shame a fellow first class passenger couldn’t respect Keith’s privacy. Keith placed his action of putting on the mask followed by putting on his sunglasses on Instagram, so "respect of privacy" is not an issue
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QuoteGasLightStreet Quotemkbbcmr Why Fallon of all people? He's a TV clown and a phoney. For cheap laughs? Why not someone real like Pete Townshend who's both a fan and a friend? Or a writer/journalist in the know like David Fricke or Nick Kent? Jimmy Fallon is a FAN. Just shut up. Fallon has draw. Goddamn some of you are so needing your hand held. Well said GLS! Nobo
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Wikipedia says: (Heavy) metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. With roots in blues rock (???), psychadelic rock and acid (???) rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound (more verbal crap) characterized by distorted guitars (Ah, here we come close), extended guitar solo's (for sure), emphatic beats (okay) and loudness (well, that&
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QuoteMathijs QuoteKingbeebuzz Cotchford Farm is important not only for the obvious reason, but in Stones history this is the place that Brian was sacked from the hugely successful band he had created. Only the Beatles were bigger than the Stones in the sixties. So what happened in the house that night in 1969 when Mick & Charlie visited totally changed the course of the Stones as a band.
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QuoteCristiano Radtke RIP, Charlie. The Group That Featured Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts & Cream’s Jack Bruce Listen to the incredible rhythm section performing together in 1962. By Andy Kahn  Aug 24, 2023  Thanks CR! That was really fun to listen to (Several times). Also, real history. Sort of Charlie unknowingly preparing for the "big thing", which actually start
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QuoteHairball Quotegeorgie48 QuoteNICOS My only excitement is how will it sound after 18 years since there last original studio album................... Just great Based on the many years that have passed, it could potentially be 18 times better than their last original studio album from 18 years ago. And speaking of years, curious as to what date the oldest outtake they might have used i
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QuoteNICOS My only excitement is how will it sound after 18 years since there last original studio album................... Just great
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Quotehockenheim95 Why? Fool to cry got 250.000 views in one month. That's enough arguments to Release more. Possibly from "old bones" like me/us, who had nothing better to do at the time and decided to have a look for time-wasting sake. I doubt if there were many "youngsters" among those 250.000 ...
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Quotehbwriter I want to share a story that Dave Mason told me as we were writing his memoir, which comes out this fall by the way. When Traffic was recording at Olympic Studios with Jimmy Miller, most of you probably know that Mick came in to observe those sessions and thus wound up bringing Miller over to their studio to work on beggars banquet. That’s basically how Dave wound up playing on
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Yep, no surprise at all. But also guys like Steve Winwood (great voice), Steve Marriott (Small Faces), Eric Burdon (60s), Marc Bolan (70s), deserve at least some credit ...
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QuoteGerardHennessy QuoteVoodooLounge13 QuoteGerardHennessy Quotefrankotero QuoteGerardHennessy For some of us we think about him ALWAYS! Actually I don't think of any Stones "always" and I'm a maniac fan. Or so I thought. Well it sounded quite condescending. As if Charlie - a founder member of the band and a cornerstone of ALL their greatest successes - was a mere aftert
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Quotetomcat2006 Mick will never agree to tour unless he feels they can still deliver, that’s for sure You mean that "deliver" has only one option? Mick has been playing with phalluses on stage, kicking balloon girls, like "Angie" and "Ruby Tuesday" (that's what they were nicknamed during the Urban Jungle tour), being eaten by a wolf, etc. etc. Some surrounding
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Quotedjango QuoteRank Stranger Quotedjango I have it, buried somewhere in the cellar. What a sacrilege! True, but unfortunately all my LPs share this fate. Including my 500+x Stones bootleg- LPs, singles, EPs etc.. I am ashamed. Not enough space in my apartement. Maybe some of use should drop by with some beer and help you out of that "terrible problem"
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I am amazed! Haven't you heard of ... groupies? They have been around ever since popular artists catch the media camera's (so for many decades). Some names of apparently known girls are being mentioned in connection with Mick. Well, even well known girls/women often act like groupies, just to be spotted next to Mick, preferably on film and/or photo. That doesn't make Mick to what
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