Best Stones' Song
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danny la rouge
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I've now listened to Exile on Mainstreet, on your recommendation. I'll just say, had I heard this first, I'd never have persevered with any other Stones records. It's utter rubbish. Dull, self-obsessed, sloppy, contemptuous, and without a single redeeming factor. They should have split up before they made this.brianx said:
danny la rouge
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If punk had never happened, Bruce Springsteen would be more popular and I'd never have bought a record after Jeepster.brianx said:
danny la rouge
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Happily it never happened. The future of rock an roll? What a depressing thought.brianx said:Could Bruce be more popular?
danny la rouge
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Not intentionally, though.brianx said:
He thought he liked Rumours. (I remember things. Not many, but I do).
He thinks Paul Daniels does real magic.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Not a big Stones fan, but with the size of their back catalogue there's bound to be a few things.
I rather like Paint It Black, Jumping Jack Flash and Get Off My Cloud.
I also like Gimme Shelter and Sympathy For The Devil, but the Sisters of Mercy and Guns 'N' Roses versions of same.
I rather like Paint It Black, Jumping Jack Flash and Get Off My Cloud.
I also like Gimme Shelter and Sympathy For The Devil, but the Sisters of Mercy and Guns 'N' Roses versions of same.
danny la rouge
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To be fair, that is correct.Chz said:
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Well, I was discussing the albums I've listened to with my friend Wullie (I posted a thread about him when he had a stroke; he was a great folk musician, and has a huge knowledge of folk, blues, and world music).
Anyway, he says "No, no, their best stuff was in the 60s, and anyway they were a singles band, not an albums band. Like the R'n'B acts they were emulating. The culture in the black quarters of Chicago or New Orleans was to have piles of 78s and later 45s to play at parties. Not albums".
(I edited for you: It takes him a while to say all this, because his speech is still pretty impaired, and he has to repeat himself a bit. And there's lots of swearing).
So then he gets out these old cassettes. "Rolled Gold". Pretty lurid and tacky covers, 2 volumes. It's the Stones 60s singles. He puts them on. And he's right; this is them at their best. I suddenly get what they were about. Their Chuck Berry covers aren't as good as Chuck Berry, but I can see what they're aiming at. And it turns out I know more of their songs than I thought I did.
So, I was in town the other day. Friday, I think, and I see a reissue of Rolled Gold. Better cover, and it's called "Rolled Gold +". The track listing is a bit different, but I buy it. It's pretty good. There's still a few songs I don't like, but if I was recommending a Stones album to anyone, this is the album I'd suggest. Because, as Wullie says, they weren't an albums band; they were a singles band. And he - as always - knows what he's talking about.
Anyway, he says "No, no, their best stuff was in the 60s, and anyway they were a singles band, not an albums band. Like the R'n'B acts they were emulating. The culture in the black quarters of Chicago or New Orleans was to have piles of 78s and later 45s to play at parties. Not albums".
(I edited for you: It takes him a while to say all this, because his speech is still pretty impaired, and he has to repeat himself a bit. And there's lots of swearing).
So then he gets out these old cassettes. "Rolled Gold". Pretty lurid and tacky covers, 2 volumes. It's the Stones 60s singles. He puts them on. And he's right; this is them at their best. I suddenly get what they were about. Their Chuck Berry covers aren't as good as Chuck Berry, but I can see what they're aiming at. And it turns out I know more of their songs than I thought I did.
So, I was in town the other day. Friday, I think, and I see a reissue of Rolled Gold. Better cover, and it's called "Rolled Gold +". The track listing is a bit different, but I buy it. It's pretty good. There's still a few songs I don't like, but if I was recommending a Stones album to anyone, this is the album I'd suggest. Because, as Wullie says, they weren't an albums band; they were a singles band. And he - as always - knows what he's talking about.
This video of Lennon Clapton Jagger and Richards is great
As for best Stones song - where do you start?
I like quite a bit of their stuff, Sympathy with the Devil is a good track, but there are literally loads of songs that I think are great. I prefer their earlier stuff to be honest.
As for best Stones song - where do you start?
I like quite a bit of their stuff, Sympathy with the Devil is a good track, but there are literally loads of songs that I think are great. I prefer their earlier stuff to be honest.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Love the stones up to Sticky Fingers - I agree with the general dissing of 'exile on main street'.
Best Album - Let it Bleed.
Best tracks - Paint it Black , Jumping Jack Flash, The Last Time (mainly for the guitar riff ), Mothers Little Helper, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Let it Bleed, Wild Horses, Have you seen your mother baby?, Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, Play with Fire (up there with best ever b-sides surely).
Many many more.
Best Album - Let it Bleed.
Best tracks - Paint it Black , Jumping Jack Flash, The Last Time (mainly for the guitar riff ), Mothers Little Helper, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Let it Bleed, Wild Horses, Have you seen your mother baby?, Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, Play with Fire (up there with best ever b-sides surely).
Many many more.
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