Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones kick off North American tour

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[scottinoc]

What can a poor boy do, ‘cept to play for a rock ‘n roll band

[Gay State Conservative]

Years ago Letterman did a Top Ten List about an upcoming Stones tour.One of the ten was "Hey,You,Get Off Of My Barcolounger".

The Stones were just about the best around in the 60s...but they ran out of ideas in the early 70s.They should have taken some advice from The Who: "hope I die before I get old".

The sight of guys prancing around the stage in Depends is one I just can't stomach.Rock & Roll is meant to be performed by the young.

[subterfuge]

Your is going to “kick off?” Hope nothing or no one else does.

[newfreep]

I guess they’ll never break his heart of stone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8AZPlKOy0

[Steve_Seattle]

"Rock & Roll is meant to be performed by the young."

There was a time when Mick Jagger agreed with you. I remember an interview from the early days when he said he didn't want to be playing rock'n'roll when he was in his 60s; he thought it would be undignified and embarrassing.

[Ueriah]

The Stones were amazing in the 60s, 70s.

They were starting to get long in the tooth in the 80s.

I didn't care for anything after maybe black and blue came out?

That being said, early Stones is truly amazing, and I can understand why they are, even in their 80s, still pulling in huge crowds.

I would have paid any money to see them 40 years ago but now, meh.

[subterfuge]

I’ve seen the Stones several times. The last being 3 or 4 years ago in Orlando. They sounded better than they ever had.

[dp0622]

Depends on the type of rock n roll.

Guns N Roses was a YOUNG, ANGRY band. I loved them in my late teens and even early 20s.

I still enjoy listening to them but I won’t pay several hundred dollars to see them.

They ain’t young and angry anymore. More like old and ornery :)

The Beatles’ softer rock can be played at any age and enjoyed.

But overall I agree. Rock n Roll is full of young angst and rebellion against whatever.

Doesn’t have the same appeal when the players are older than the people they are rebelling against :)

[tflabo]

The Rolling Bones make gobs of $$$ from these concert tours.

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

Schedule of cities and dates?

5.56mm

[trublu]

I saw them 10 or 12 years ago because I thought it would be my last and only chance. They were terrific.

[x]

They should have taken some advice from The Who: "hope I die before I get old".

I really wish The Who took their own advice.

The Stones could just retire and count their money.

[Richard Kimball]

The Stones were just about the best around in the 60s...but they ran out of ideas in the early 70s. They should have taken some advice from The Who: "hope I die before I get old".

They ran out of ideas around July 2, 1969, when Brian Jones was murdered.

[BradyLS]

He’s Jumpin’ Jack Flash. He’s a gas, gas, gas.

[Moonman62]

The Rolling Bones make gobs of $$$ from these concert tours.

...

They do.

I don’t think music royalties pay much anymore.

[MichaelCorleone]

I can’t believe these guys “still got it”.

I notice that rock and roll bands and liberal politicians and liberal newscasters never seem to retire, no matter how much money they have.

Mmmmm, what’s the common denominator here?

[Steve_Seattle]

In my view rock'n'roll is dead, and music in general is in terrible shape. Today we have rap, hip-hop, divas, and a few pretty boys. Rock bands have become dinosaurs.

The music is unimaginative, linear, and repetitive. The melody lines are banal, there is little harmony, and - at the other end of the scale - there is little masculine energy.

[tflabo]

Brian Jones murdered? Conspiracy theorist.

[dp0622]

Boy did you nail it.

I can’t stomach ONE taylor swift song. Now that she let her politics out of the bag (A STUPID business move always), it would sound even worse.

Kate Perry is pop but has an edge, but since she HATES our president I can’t stand her either.

But Politics Aside, music today mostly just SUCKS!

Halestorm and some others are pretty good, but is there a mass audience out there anymore? NO.

It is too masculine (rock) and so it must be crushed by the powers that be.