10-08-2010, 21:46
I would have agreed with the orignal post... 6 months ago. But I keep forcing myself to revisit them. About 3 months ago, I came across a torrent of their entire catalog encoded at 320k. I figured I'd give the catalog a listen in its entirety. Smart move on my part. I'm slooooooooowly starting to see the greatness of the Stones. Not the whole catalog, but I think that period from 71-75ish was very important to rock and roll. At that time Zeppelin was moving away from a more heavily blues influenced sound and the Stones were embracing it further. Blues is an important part of rock and roll, they kind of never forgot that when everyone else did.
With that said, I totally agree with Jerome and gyphon.
With that said, I totally agree with Jerome and gyphon.
"Music is amazing. There's some metaphysical comfort where it allows you to be isolated and alone while telling you that you are not alone... truly, the only cure for sadness is to share it with someone else. " © Wayne Coyne