The real question is whether this will affect songs for the next Rolling Stones album. They must come up with something different sounding or it will be pointless. Nobody on the planet needs to think, "Oh, that new one, it sounds like this old one." It will be very sad if Keith & Mick sit down and think, "Well, let's write some 'Stones' songs." The greatest
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Neither has written anything I give a toss about for some time.
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An extremely dual personalitied Pisces. I think that duality can be found on his recorder parts on Ruby Tuesday. The first stanza is a light hearted satyr leaping through the forest, the second part sad and wistful, with hints of darkness and his own destruction. Ain't life unkind?
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It's funny how both Jones and Taylor's contributions faded near the end of their tenures. Maybe they had both fulfilled their contracts with their times. Mathijs brings up and interesting point in that neither one was prepared for the times that came after them. Now we've come to the end. There is no fad to be part of.
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Quoteneptune Quote24FPSPersonally I think he was lazy. He could pick up any instrument and get something useful out of it quickly. Then he could discard the instrument and not be bothered to continue learning it. Eventually it caught up to him and Brian was caught in a situation where it was 'put up your guitar, or shut up'. Brian got caught with his pants down, and his guitar skills er
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Quotephelge If you could make records with Keith Richards, why would you make a record with Dave Stewart and Joss Stone? See 'Life'.
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And don't criticize what you can't understand....................
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Gravity Boy: If you want to watch the master(s) at work, Booker T. Jones (organ), Steve Cropper (guitar), Al Jackson (drums, and of course, Donald 'Duck' Dunn (bass), then you must acquire ASAP the DVD titled STAX/VOLT REVUE - One Night Only 7 April 1967. Booker T & the MGs are of course the above mentioned musicians. They start the set of this concert filmed in Norway. After a c
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QuoteBeachGirl Yes, the Stones were beginning to go back to their blue roots during 1969 but Brian had gone beyond that and was interested in playing more world music. See, here's where it gets tricky again with Brian. Maybe he was interested in World Music, whatever that meant in 1969, but various sources have said he was in love with Creedence Clearwater Revival and especially 'Pr
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Quotetreaclefingers Quotestupidguy2 Disco just became integrated into various kinds of music that would dominate to this day. It was watered down for house, incorporated into R&B.....it's still here. The myth that disco died is a wishful thinking delusion for many "rock" fans. How can anyones listen to modern dance and think disco died? Its on the radio in various forms. In f
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Could you have set up a dirty joke any easier?
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QuoteFrom4tilLate Quote24FPS QuoteFrom4tilLate Five little words: The Ethel Merman Disco Album. Case dismissed. How is that? The whole genre is dismissed because some strange performer tried to cash in on a fad? There were PLENTY of bad Beatle rip off albums. Hell, William Shatner has a whole side career. I remember strolling down a supermarket aisle in Atlanta years ago and hearing 'Paint
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No King Biscuit Flour Hour, nothing?
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QuoteRedhotcarpet Quote24FPS Quotelittlejim13 I Guess the only realistic gauge of his playing ability would be the 2 song set 68 NME Concert, unfortunately... Why is that? That was May of '68. The Rock and Roll Circus is December of '68. And if that is any indication of Brian's guitar playing ability, they may have been able to count on him for a side spot on 'Love In Vain&#
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A huge hit for Damian Marley, at least here in the States.
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Don't ever sign up with these people. You will never get them off your e-mail.
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QuoteFrom4tilLate Five little words: The Ethel Merman Disco Album. Case dismissed. How is that? The whole genre is dismissed because some strange performer tried to cash in on a fad? There were PLENTY of bad Beatle rip off albums. Hell, William Shatner has a whole side career. I remember strolling down a supermarket aisle in Atlanta years ago and hearing 'Paint It Black' on Muzak. Now
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There was some fantastic Disco music. Funkytown is as great a production as Bohemian Rhapsody or Good Vibrations. Hey Negrita and Hot Stuff are disco influenced. Mick has called the Stones a dance band before. Chic was a great band, with Freak Out a classic. Disco Inferno is great black R&B. Dazz by Brick is a straight killer. They brought musicianship back to rock. Think of all the crap r
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From Wikipedia: According to Bill Wyman's book, the Stones also performed "Confessing the Blues", "Route 66" and an alternate take of "Sympathy for the Devil" with Brian Jones on guitar. Have these performances surfaced anywhere, as video, or audio? Does anyone know if this footage exists?
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There are some great versions of Miss You on the Hamptons 81, and the '82 Wembley DVD boots. Bill just holds the whole thing together. I also like Miss You for the rednecks it pisses off. Those idiots in Chicago that blew up the records in the infamous 'Disco Sucks' riot come to mind. Some people just can't accept the Stones unless they're playing within a very narrow ran
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I don't know about selling out Little Rock, or Jacksonville, but this group could easily sell out mid-size venues (like the Greek in L.A., or the Gibson Amphitheatre). Keith did, and who would have thought anyone wanted to see Keith Richards without the Stones? A.R. Rahman alone is playing the Hollywood Bowl this summer to a sell out crowd of 20,000. This would probably be a limited tour any
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Quotelittlejim13 I Guess the only realistic gauge of his playing ability would be the 2 song set 68 NME Concert, unfortunately... Why is that? That was May of '68. The Rock and Roll Circus is December of '68. And if that is any indication of Brian's guitar playing ability, they may have been able to count on him for a side spot on 'Love In Vain', but that's about i
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All the artists involved have a following. I can see them playing the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. I see them playing larger cities. They could pull off a couple nights in MSG, and could definitely do the O2 in London. Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman are going to pull in a big audience. This could easily be bigger than a Mick Jagger solo tour. I can see them opening Saturday Night Live in the fal
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I see Ram and Wild Life on the same level, about half of the material on each is good. I also like that live album from the Wings American Tour in '76.
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Not to belabor Stern, but I will. He is more important as a symbol. Some of the things his group originated, like Robin's News, were ahead of their time. The media itself, at least here in America, has benefited greatly from his willingness to take a chance and discuss subjects previously not on the air. He was willing to be fired, and was, for pushing the envelope of what subjects could be
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Howard is okay. Sometimes he says what the average person might be thinking. It is only in the last few years that Keith has become more of a public persona, than just a drugged out zombie that everyone makes fun of. Howard has done some great interviews lately with Billy Joel and a couple with Paul McCartney. He told McCartney not to marry and at least get an ironclad pre-nup and McCartney c
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Well, Brian was way out front in fashion, the first to dress in feminine clothing, while retaining his masculinity. They were the first to drop the show business outfits and dress as individuals. 'Street Fighting Man' was banned in cities like Detroit, probably more for its title, like people thinking 'Born In The USA' was patriotic. Jagger's direct sexuality, such as sta
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Cleveland '78. Lousy venue. Last time the Stones were seen as some magical entity that appeared from some far away place called England. An energy level with Jagger I never saw in later concerts. No encore. The end of an era.
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Good points, and I don't know the difference between English and U.S. law as applies to name copyrights. I still think a sober, well represented Brian could have fought them down the road if he had so desired for a share of the pie, one 5th of that pie, at least through 1969, and perhaps beyond. This is of course only something a fan would be interested in, but I'm surprised it's n
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Indianapolis, fairly large city, you'd think there'd be somebody, but nope, not a one. Hotbed of jazz players, among them trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist J.J. Johnson, guitarist Wes Montgomery. John Hiatt is not really a rock and roller, more of a folkie.
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