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The Music Is Timeless, but About the Rockers ...
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Posted on 12/21/2012 8:34:37 AM PST by chessplayer

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To: chessplayer

One point - argue with me if you wish - but Chuck Berry basically created the music that all the rest of them rushed in to get on board with. And Chuck continues to play and live on his own terms (as he always has) and never looks ridiculous doing it.


41 posted on 12/21/2012 11:44:41 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Vaquero
In an interview a day or two befor the concert Pete Townsend came out as a “neo-con” and had hoped that Romney would have won.

I just read his autobiography, and in it he claims he's a socialist.

42 posted on 12/21/2012 11:45:05 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: showme_the_Glory
One word. Eagles

To quote Mojo Nixon, "Don Henley Must Die, Don't Let Him Get Back Together With Glenn Frey."

43 posted on 12/21/2012 11:46:58 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Lx
I’ve seen The Who several times but never with Moon.

Then you didn't see The Who. The late 60's/early 70's Who was the greatest band, ever. Still amazing to watch their Isle of Wight 1970 performance.

44 posted on 12/21/2012 11:48:35 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: drjimmy

You’re correct and with a name like DrJimmy, probably a big fan.

I saw them with their first replacement and it was OK but with Starky, it was much better.


45 posted on 12/21/2012 12:06:28 PM PST by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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To: driftless2
..but I still want to know why that for some reason many people believe rock and roll is only music for teenagers.

It may be true that some people might think that R&R is only for teenagers.But,as I said in my first post in this thread,"rock is to be played by those in their teens,twenties and thirties.Those older than that look...and sound...foolish".I went on to say in a subsequent post that I,a guy old enough to have had a draft card,still *loves* the music of the 50's and 60's.So I,unlike some it would seem,don't belong to the group that you've described.

46 posted on 12/21/2012 12:08:48 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (When Robbing Peter To Pay Paul,One Can Always Count On Paul's Cooperation)
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To: dfwgator
Then you didn't see The Who. The late 60's/early 70's Who was the greatest band, ever. Still amazing to watch their Isle of Wight 1970 performance.

There was the small matter of Moon's death, what was I supposed to do?

Isn't the Isle of Wight performance the one where Entwistle wore that skeleton outfit? I've seen it but I think they butchered it up; I'd like to see the original.

47 posted on 12/21/2012 12:09:42 PM PST by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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That’s the one...even as butchered up as it was, it was still amazing to watch and here them......”Young Man Blues” makes me want to break stuff when I hear it. ;)


48 posted on 12/21/2012 12:18:03 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Michael.SF.; Happy Rain; driftless2; BluesDuke

I went and heard the Moody Blues in concert here in St. Louis earlier this month. They sounded great! Justin Hayward (lead vocals, lead guitar) is 66, John Lodge (vocals, bass guitar) is 67, and Graeme Edge (drums) is 71. They also have four younger side musicians that play with them. Some of the Moody Blues’ music is dated, but a lot of it holds up well.


49 posted on 12/21/2012 12:32:53 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (St. Louis)
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To: Chuzzlewit

Well, at least they didn’t have Iggy Pop stripping naked on the show. ;-)


50 posted on 12/21/2012 12:33:15 PM PST by RatSlayer
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To: Billthedrill
So does Helen Thomas and without the routine detox blood transfusions.
51 posted on 12/21/2012 12:34:29 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Gun free zones are baited fields.")
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To: Gay State Conservative

Who left you in charge of everything?


52 posted on 12/21/2012 12:44:17 PM PST by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: dfwgator

http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/pete-townshend-im-bit-neocon_664999.html

Look around elsewhere there is a video.


53 posted on 12/21/2012 12:52:36 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

As an old fan,I would probably be wearing rose colored glasses too if I were to see a Moody Blues concert today.

You can’t go home again.

I saw “Yes” in concert twice in the seventies and once in the eighties and it was “far out!” then “cool” and finally “not bad.”

Rock Legends should at least retire at “cool” because “not bad” means they are great musicians but like any night club band, have no new good material and just go through the motions playing golden oldies.

The Stones try to do a new song at least once every half decade and the songs usually suck but they claim because of it they are still rock relevant even if it’s a sad joke.

Mick and Kieth should be doing Sinatra covers.


54 posted on 12/21/2012 12:56:44 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Gun free zones are baited fields.")
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To: Happy Rain

I loved the Eagles. They had some of the best lines in rock & roll ever ... “Your prison is walking through this world all alone,” and “Lay down your law books now, they’re no damn good.” YMMV.


55 posted on 12/21/2012 1:21:42 PM PST by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Fast Moving Angel
Folks loved Hall and Oates too and who could ignore the profound warnings of female perfidy in“Man-eater?”

Granted,The Eagles”Desperado” is a real tear jerker if you are drunk enough but it ain't no “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”

56 posted on 12/21/2012 1:37:43 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Gun free zones are baited fields.")
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To: Billthedrill

I personally think Keef’s been dead for the last 40 years and nobody’s had the heart to tell him.


57 posted on 12/21/2012 2:08:02 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Some cultures are destined to remain stupid and we need to quit trying to uplift them.)
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To: Billthedrill

Great minds think alike...


58 posted on 12/21/2012 2:15:12 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Some cultures are destined to remain stupid and we need to quit trying to uplift them.)
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To: Happy Rain
From what I hear, and I have no first-hand knowledge of this having never seen them, the Rolling Stones are still pretty good. But as for their studio material, they've pretty much been phoning it in ever since they put out It's Only Rock and Roll.
59 posted on 12/21/2012 2:23:27 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Some cultures are destined to remain stupid and we need to quit trying to uplift them.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
I take it you didn't fancy the Disco Stones...

Me neither.

Their jaded mandarin lifestyles made money more important than their art.

In truth, the Rolling Stones declined about the same time as the Beatles did and their work since then has been at best "it's got a good beat and is easy to dance to" American Bandstand crap. When the Beatles wrote the Stones second album for them they established the fate of both bands.

60 posted on 12/21/2012 2:35:38 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Gun free zones are baited fields.")
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