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Keith Richards Says Beatles Concerts ‘Were Never Quite There’
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| July 19th, 2016
| By Annie Reuter
Posted on 07/19/2016 7:03:49 PM PDT by Mariner
Like everyone else, The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was a Beatles fan, but he said they werent a particularly great live band.
Musically, the Beatles had a lovely sound and great songs. But the live thing? They were never quite there, he told the Radio Times
And while Richards was friends with The Beatles in their early years, he excommunicated them in 1967 after they became influenced by mystic leader Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, NME reported.
He was a fing operator, a sucker job, Richards said of Yogi.
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TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: beatles; keithrichards; rollingstones
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To: Mariner
81
posted on
07/19/2016 11:15:39 PM PDT
by
Daaave
("Gunter glieben glauchen globen")
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Yes was the best live band I ever saw in young days. Definitely.
82
posted on
07/19/2016 11:24:11 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
To: Vince Ferrer
83
posted on
07/19/2016 11:31:16 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
To: sushiman
A great live appearance by the Beatles on Swedish TV in 1963:
Drop In.
84
posted on
07/19/2016 11:41:16 PM PDT
by
Cincinatus
(Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
To: Cincinatus
Sounds like record - fab !
85
posted on
07/19/2016 11:51:29 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Yes Y es and Jefferson Airplane & Starship
86
posted on
07/20/2016 1:01:47 AM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Due to the high price of ammo, no warning shot will be fired.)
To: Snickering Hound
ROFL! Like cats fighting in the back yard!
87
posted on
07/20/2016 1:07:43 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
To: Paladin2
The Dead were fine as long as Jerry didn’t sing.
88
posted on
07/20/2016 1:09:18 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
To: Eccl 10:2
The Moody Blues were excellent in concert, then and now.
I saw Wild Cherry and Iron Butterfly also. They were pretty good but there is a reason they were one hit wonders.
89
posted on
07/20/2016 1:21:53 AM PDT
by
wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
To: Mariner
The Beatles knew when to quit...the Stones didn't.Both were brilliant for the first five years or so of their existence but ran out of ideas.
The thought of Mick Jagger prancing around the stage at 70 would be laughable if it wasn't so disgusting.
90
posted on
07/20/2016 2:49:54 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(What Did Loretta and BillyBob Discuss For 30 Minutes In Phoenix? Grandchildren?)
To: Beowulf9
If anyone gets a chance to go see Paul McCartney these days, do, hes certainly great in concert. I felt as if I saw the Beatles, well, nearly.
Saw McCartney in concert 3 or 4 years ago, free tix, really wasn't expecting much but was blown away at how good the concert was. So many concerts have performers going thru the motions but McCartney built a great rapport with the audience and the whole band looked like they enjoyed entertaining us.
As for Beatles live, saw them back in the 60s and Keith is right, played their songs with little to none in the way of showmanship. Stones were much better live.
Saw alot of mention of the Dead, while their music was good in concert, the fans were the worst. Worked alot of concerts at RFK stadium / DC area and dealing with the Dead groupies was the pits; dirty, thieving azzhats.
91
posted on
07/20/2016 2:52:23 AM PDT
by
ratzoe
(damn, I miss Barbara Olson)
To: Hugin
Fantastic story. Thank you.
To: Mariner
They played well on the roof of Apple back in 1969. Or was it just another hoax?
93
posted on
07/20/2016 3:49:39 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Mariner
I was at a Beatle concert (1964 I think it was) at the stadium in Atlanta. You can imagine the sound system in a stadium back in those days, not good sound. Add to that the screaming and audience singing along, and the music was virtually chaos. LOL. The thrill was that we were there with the Beatles live on stage. The sound was immaterial to the young crowd.
Contrast this with the Beachboys concert I went to that same year, indoors, different audience, there to hear the music, instead of just there to party and scream.
Both bands fantastically talented, but the venues and audience definitely made a difference in sound quality.
94
posted on
07/20/2016 3:53:13 AM PDT
by
Apple Pan Dowdy
(... as American as Apple Pie)
To: equaviator
Another one of the Fab Four, live in 1969.
95
posted on
07/20/2016 3:58:59 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: equaviator
Credit where due goes to Billy Preston on keyboards.
96
posted on
07/20/2016 4:03:28 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Snickering Hound
John Lennon could have had any woman in the world and he ends up with her. Geez.....
97
posted on
07/20/2016 4:33:47 AM PDT
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Yes was great live, but Rush gets my vote...tightest live
band I have ever seen...if you closed your eyes at the
concert, you would have thought you were listening to
the album with crowd noise added...
98
posted on
07/20/2016 5:13:42 AM PDT
by
major_gaff
(University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
To: dp0622
Crack pipe? I’m not the one scoring those tickets to see the Beatles!
99
posted on
07/20/2016 5:41:04 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
To: heights
But the Beatles were robotic.
100
posted on
07/20/2016 5:45:02 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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