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Post by fkaJimmySee on Sept 9, 2020 9:28:32 GMT -5
I was crusing through a topic over in a McIntosh audio site -- and the discussion turned to vinyl re-releases of Rolling Stones albums.
One of the commentators talked about Goat Head Soup being "classic Stones."
I guess I'm showing my age.
To me, classic Stones means England's Newest Hitmakers, 12x5, December's Children, Aftermath, Between the Buttons, maybe even Satanic Majesties Request.
After Brian Jones died, and Bill Wyman chose to retire and move to south of France, the Stones stopped being a band and became primarily a commercial enterprise.
C'est la vie.
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Post by professor on Sept 9, 2020 9:54:33 GMT -5
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Post by gato on Sept 9, 2020 10:01:50 GMT -5
Mick Jagger announced today that Rolling Stones, Inc will be continuing to branch out, putting its tendrils into non-musical endeavors.
"We're offering Keith Richards radial tires to you lot, said Mick, "the treads are made of Keith's skin, so you they stand up to extreme wear and potholes."
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Post by LesTele on Sept 9, 2020 10:23:45 GMT -5
Funnily enough, The Rolling Stones are opening a store on London’s Carnaby Street today. You can’t make this stuff up. News Story |
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Post by HenryJ on Sept 9, 2020 10:47:27 GMT -5
Hey, Jimmy, a lot of people on this forum prefer the Mick Taylor era. But I'm with you. I like the stuff with Jones best. There was some good stuff later on with Taylor and Wood, but I still like their early stuff best.
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Post by Taildragger on Sept 9, 2020 11:17:14 GMT -5
I'd call the Mick Taylor years "great" and the Brian Jones years "iconic". But I recognize that that is largely because my high school years were 1963-66: the Brian Jones years comprised a large part of the soundtrack of my youth. I could see that if someone was younger and first heard the Stones with the MT lineup and then went back and listened to the earlier stuff that it might seem crude by comparison. That's just my honest opinion, trying to set nostalgia aside in order to be objective.
I was a big Mayall Bluesbreakers fan and preferred Taylor's playing to that of the guitarists who preceded him. I not not saying he was necessarily "better" than Clapton and Green, just that I always preferred his style, tone and phrasing to theirs.
I've only really liked a select few Stones songs after "Exile" or maybe "Some Girls". That said, I think it's pretty amazing that any of them are still above ground, let alone playing at all. I give them props for longevity.
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