For there to be another view present: To me the absolute slump in their career consists of the studio albums DIRTY WORK, STEEL WHEELS and VOODOO LOUNGE. On the other hand, I consider BRIDGES TO BABYLON as both semi-great and quite adventurous, not dated. A BIGGER BANG I also hold as semi-great, but a little too "safe" at times. However, talking about great albums really, their latest an
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QuoteHairball QuoteVoodooLounge13 QuoteWitness QuoteGetYerAngie Quotejahisnotdead If Mick had his way all the time, surely "England Lost" and "Gotta Get A Grip" would have been Stones songs. Yes, that would have been nice! I am another, who would have loved for it to happen. And I am one who is quite happy they did not! "When I heard them, all I said was, '
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QuoteGetYerAngie Quotejahisnotdead If Mick had his way all the time, surely "England Lost" and "Gotta Get A Grip" would have been Stones songs. Yes, that would have been nice! I am another, who would have loved for it to happen.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: "The Piney Wood Hills".
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QuoteDandelionPowderman Sway, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, You Gotta Move and Moonlight Mile are not hit material. Moonlight Mile is among my favourites, but it doesn't sound like a hit at all. On Let It Bleed, Love In Vain, Midnight Rambler and Monkey Man are not hits. Good deep cuts, indeed, but not hits. So true words! In fact, to me an album that is not a compilation,
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James Brown LIVE AT THE APOLLO (1963). Aretha Franklin AMAZING GRACE. Marvin Gaye WHAT'S GOING ON. Pink Floyd THE WALL.
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QuoteDandelionPowderman IMO, the best Stones-albums are loaded with "non-hits", like Exile, Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers. It does something with the flow on an album when there is a balance, and not every song is a "singalong belter". Take SF: Sway, CYHMK, You Gotta Move, I Got The Blues, Sister Morphine. All brilliant tunes, but not single material. Yet every track dese
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QuoteDoxa QuoteBig Al 520 pages of... nothing. I have decided to boycott this thread until the day it becomes a ‘sticky’ and we therefore know that something is imminent: a new album. Will anyone join me? So far, there’s literally no substance in these pages, whatsoever. Nothing? I could not disagree more. 520 pages full of speculation based on smallest hints, hopefulness, anger, frustr
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Quotegeorgie48 QuoteDoxa Quotetreaclefingers QuoteDoxa QuoteTaylor1 Musically, they sounded flat. Plus Rough Justice is a snoozer, the best song from their worst album.Tumbling Dice, Let's Spend the Night Together, She Was Hot would have been better choices. If they played Street Fighting Man like they did in 1973 or Jumping Jack Flash like they d
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Using your set up, NashvilleBlues, apart from adding one category, maybe something like this: Essential Pink Floyd: Piper Meddle DSOTM WYWH Almost essential: Saucerful Ummagumma OBC For true fans only: More Atom Heart Mother Animals Impairing their impact Wall Final Cut Their last three albums, especially the last two, contribute to my not considering Pink Floyd as a f
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QuoteHairball QuoteWitness QuoteHairball QuoteWitness QuoteHairball At least the vocals add something new, but if you were to take them away, it's basically classic Floydian cliche's - nothing new at all. Then you miss something important about music though. This is music laden with feelings. And those feelings are not empty. Then you missed the point. Yes the music is laden with f
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QuoteHairball QuoteWitness QuoteHairball At least the vocals add something new, but if you were to take them away, it's basically classic Floydian cliche's - nothing new at all. Then you miss something important about music though. This is music laden with feelings. And those feelings are not empty. Then you missed the point. Yes the music is laden with feelings, but it's the
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QuoteHairball At least the vocals add something new, but if you were to take them away, it's basically classic Floydian cliche's - nothing new at all. Then you miss something important about music though. This is music laden with feelings. And those feelings are not empty.
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I do not rank between studio and live versions. Among live versions, two of them stand out for me, and I don't want to rank between those either: - the LIVER THAN YOU'LL EVER BE version, - the version from Brussels, 1st show, 1973, included in my NASTY SONGS vinyl boot. Even if it was great to experience it in Hyde Park 2013 with Mick Taylor back in the band, I - probably rathe
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After having read the preceding post, I like once again to read the following post: QuoteHis Majesty A powerful reaction to death is to continue, for the living to live and affirm life, for the living to allow happiness to return in midst of a sad situation. Creative acts such as a group of musicians playing concerts to audiences can be all of the above and a lot more. Through their music
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QuoteFour Stone Walls Ain't it good to be alive? It sure is. Many more exciting, relevant and happening things to see and do than to see the touring circus continue without a main man who was inextricably part of their sound, character and being. Do those other things that mean more to you, both now and in your future! Best of luck to you seeking other joys! For many others here t
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Quote24FPS Quoterollmops The Rolling Stones are still a fascinating band to see live especially if you score a good seat or the pit. It is an amazing experience. There are other bands that are great but The Stones rock and roll the best! Rockandroll, Mops Why? Do you need to be close to see poor Keith fumble through? It's not like they're a fascinating visual treat now. This ain
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QuoteFour Stone Walls Quotebv Most people who complain have never seen the Stones live without Charlie. I don't care about those who complain. Go and see a Stones show with Steve Jordan on drums. For real. Live. Not youtube. Then tell me what you think. If you don't like it, then fine. Enjoy your past memories. Meanwhile, half a million fans will still enjoy every new tour. I
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Quoteslewan QuoteWitness Quotejstanek QuotePaintMonkeyManBlack Whats the difference between pelouse and carre or normal / silver standing May I then ask what those terms, normal standing and silver standing, indicate? silver is closer to the stage than normal GA (or rather less far away form stage) Thank you for your answer. Looking at the names of the various ticket categories, I rema
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Quotejstanek QuotePaintMonkeyManBlack Whats the difference between pelouse and carre or normal / silver standing May I then ask what those terms, normal standing and silver standing, indicate?
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QuoteDoxa QuoteTopi Well there we go. Up to seven stops (out of 14?) now, so there's the other half left to figure out. While I have the floor, it was brought to my attention that Live Nation Finland was supposed to make a stadium concert announcement for the newly-renovated Helsinki Olympic Stadium a week ago, but it got pushed back by two weeks - to next week. Coincidentally, the Stones
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QuoteGreen Lady QuoteWitness Quotetreaclefingers YES! And really short hair cuts too! Besides, most of all, let them perform decent songs. I suggest "Love, Love Me Do", "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday". How about this? Nice lyrics and cartoon, but indecent music for a clean and well-dressed band!
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Quotetreaclefingers YES! And really short hair cuts too! Besides, most of all, let them perform decent songs. I suggest "Love, Love Me Do", "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday".
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Oh, please, no!
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(I cannot give links by my mobile.) The Kinks: 4th(?) single A-side, "All Day and All of the Night", played from their double vinyl compilation THE KINKS ARE WELL RESPECTED MEN.
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QuoteDoxa QuoteMonkeyMan2000 The drums for Ghost Town were certainly recorded in a studio. And I don‘t know where the fear comes from that Charlie won‘t be on the record. I think he said he finished his parts. He‘s been in the studio with them sporadically but on quite a few sessions over the past 10 years. And Keith said that we didn‘t hear the last of Charlie. My guess is that the drums for th
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How I always loved to hear "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and, a little later on, "Homburg" in those now distant days! Then it was so sad news to read yesterday!
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Bob Dylan: "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".
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Quotebv People do post in old threads all the time. Then I have to delete the new comments, and close the thread, in order to avoid confusion. No worries, no need to say sorry or excuse me, it's just a matter of keeping the number of old threads with "new life" down. If you meet a person on the street, and this person ask a question, then 1, 2 or 5 years later, you meet this
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I will keep to the rules of the site. Now add nothing.
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