Posted on 09/23/2006 4:39:32 PM PDT by John Lenin
I can understand now why the ladies liked him.
Well, that's been a theme of my posts from the beginning, you chimed in about the "theological correctness" of his lyrics, and I posted my post.
End of debate, please.
I don't know if they can rock and roll with the best of them, but the set the standard for the best of them.
And my comment about those four Stones' albums being "theologically unsound" was meant as praise, not criticism.
The Stones playing live can indeed still rock with the best of them. Their studio work is another matter entirely. (Their last decent album was Tattoo You ('81), imo). Keith's 1988 solo release Talk is Cheap is an exception. ....a near masterpiece.
I was fortunate enough to see the Steel Wheels tour as well. The Stones are in the top five greatest live acts of all time IMO.
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just not sure if want to fork it over for the tix now... otoh, how can I not?
incidentally, there's nothing "theologically unsound," I don't think, about "Sympathy for the Devil," excepting the idea of sympathy for the devil. Sorry.
The most I ever paid for tickets was $150/each (for 2nd row center) to see "The ARMS concert" in 1983 at the L.A. Forum (Ronnie Lane's benefit for multiple sclerosis). First set: Eric Clapton. Second set: Jeff Beck. Third set: Jimmy Page (with The Firm). Encores: they all got on stage together and played "Layla" (trading off guitar licks in one of the highlights of my concert-going experiences) and "With a Little Help From My Friends" (joined by Joe Cocker on lead vocals vocals). Epic night.
But I figured "these guys are getting old. I may never get another chance to see them." Pretty silly.
I saw Beck at one of those Monsters of Rock thing back in the 80's. He opened up for Aerosmith (they sucked). Man what a guitar player.
I hear now that Aerosmith is clean they're much better live. But back then they were atrociously bad.
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He REALLY didn't age well, did he? No wonder there aren't any opium moisturizers.
But now that they've got their live act together I don't like their studio music anymore...lol. Long gone are the days of Get Your Wings and Rocks. These days they sound like a bad imitation of a power-ballad-happy 80s metal band. ....way too commercial.
I saw that...Monsters of Rock.
I hear now that Aerosmith is clean they're much better live. But back then they were atrociously bad.
Aerosmith has been clean for many years.
I'm not a big Aerosmith fan (I went with a friend), but I've seen them live and they were great live.
Those MOR concerts were pretty amazing. IIRC that was the same summer as the Pink Floyd tour.
Of course I wasn't the 'cleanest' individual back in the '80s so my memory may not be correct.
L
'87...Floyd was at County Stadium.
"AMLOR" Tour.
Rock and roll ping (a couple of days old but good for a chuckle).
Actually I like Keiths gutteral rock and roll voice L0L and he is without a doubt the best rythym guitarest on the planet (Todd Parker Mohr gets second place) Make no mistake
I saw a film documentary about blues singer Muddy Waters last night (called "Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied"). In it were several excerpts from an interview with Keith Richards. Keith looked goofy and weird but not particularly strung out, and he was perfectly coherent, if banal. The funny part was when he told a story of the Rolling Stones going to the Chess Records studios in Chicago to record. There, Keith said, they entered a hallway wherin a man was up on a stepladder painting the ceiling. Presently the man came down from the ladder all covered in paint and introduced himself, and it was the Stones' idol Muddy Waters! (Keith told the tale with much detail, and dramatic pause, and incredulousness at the outcome. You could tell he had told the story many times before.) The very next scene in the documentary was Marshall Chess (son and nephew of the Chess brothers who founded the company) laughing hard and saying "That did NOT happen!! I know Keith loves to tell that story but no way!" He went on to point out that Muddy loved his fancy clothes which he always wore, had little use for manual labor, and had plenty of money, etc. It was really funny because one could plainly see that the real story about Keith is one of arrested development.
Robin Williams: "I've seen Keith go up to a dealer and the dealer goes, 'I'M OUT!'"
Great pic!
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