Can't agree with you there I'm afraid..............The Stones like The Beatles and Dylan have justly earned their place in rock history and it was not without paying their dues musically. They have had their ups and downs during their long career and like many bands their are times when they have produced a few make weights ..........however in their best period, they defined what a rock and roll band should be.............
It is possible that listening to their CDs cold in 2010 could perhaps make you feel that they might have short comings but the Stones are about a little more than a few cm of silver.................To begin with Keith Richards is the original Rock and Roll rebel and that is shown in his lyrics , guitar style, life style and when he speaks.................Watch the man carefully, he is more that a handful for anyone.............he is articulate ( Both in lyric writing , conversation , in his ability to play his instrument and in live performance) this is a man to whom even John Lennon was careful and cautious .....
Mick Jagger too can manage a little more than "Shite" as your put it............For a band front man their is no contender and to be honest he wrote the book that others follow,
Putting Mick and Keith together, they make rock ad roll look easy to those who can not look deeply into what they say or what they do....................
Mick and Keith and up to a point Charly Watts define a generation and speak for them. I can't see that that amounts to " A few good singles" when they are still fill giant stadia and wowing crowds some 40+ years after they started.
I could go on but I feel that few would agree with you and perhaps it is time that you looked a little more time to look at their vast catalogue of achievement and to read a little deeper into their history..then perhaps a more enlightened view might become apparent..........:biggrin:
It is possible that listening to their CDs cold in 2010 could perhaps make you feel that they might have short comings but the Stones are about a little more than a few cm of silver.................To begin with Keith Richards is the original Rock and Roll rebel and that is shown in his lyrics , guitar style, life style and when he speaks.................Watch the man carefully, he is more that a handful for anyone.............he is articulate ( Both in lyric writing , conversation , in his ability to play his instrument and in live performance) this is a man to whom even John Lennon was careful and cautious .....
Mick Jagger too can manage a little more than "Shite" as your put it............For a band front man their is no contender and to be honest he wrote the book that others follow,
Putting Mick and Keith together, they make rock ad roll look easy to those who can not look deeply into what they say or what they do....................
Mick and Keith and up to a point Charly Watts define a generation and speak for them. I can't see that that amounts to " A few good singles" when they are still fill giant stadia and wowing crowds some 40+ years after they started.
I could go on but I feel that few would agree with you and perhaps it is time that you looked a little more time to look at their vast catalogue of achievement and to read a little deeper into their history..then perhaps a more enlightened view might become apparent..........:biggrin:
Nice to be able to go back to trust and friendship!!!!!!!!!
It's a mixed up sensation this being alive
Oh! it wears a man down into the ground
It's the strangest elation
I can't describe it
Oh it leaves a man weary
It makes a man frown..............................Chris Simpson ( "Mixed Up Sensations" 1975 Martin's Cafe )
It's a mixed up sensation this being alive
Oh! it wears a man down into the ground
It's the strangest elation
I can't describe it
Oh it leaves a man weary
It makes a man frown..............................Chris Simpson ( "Mixed Up Sensations" 1975 Martin's Cafe )