Posted on 10/14/2005 7:25:26 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Fox News is reporting that the latest album by the Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang," is "less than a month old, [and] already out of the Top 50."
"A Bigger Bang" is the album that features "Sweet Neo-Con," a rare poltical song from the band, and one that attacks President Bush and Condoleezza Rice as "full of sh-t."
Fox also reports that the latest album by frequent Bush critic Barbra Streisand, "Guilty Pleasures," "has caused little excitement even among her rabid fans."
Both the Stones and Streisand are acts that appeal to the adult segment of the music buying public. Approximately half that public votes Republican. Maybe, therefore, the lesson is to not attack the politics of approximately half your potential audience.
....and the peak was actually Exile on Main St. (1972).
The Stones have been a parody of themselves for around a quarter century.
This is no surprise, even liberal propaganda songs aimed at teens don't comman a major appeal (a higher one than for adults certainly but nothing stller)
The Stones may have finally hit the wall.
Things you never want to hear:
A nostalgia band at their concert saying, "And now here's something from our new album."
Mick (the economics major) should have given Bruce Springsteen a call to ask what shooting off his mouth did for sales.
Exactly ...I saw them on TV playing live in Japan back in 1991 and said the same thing to my Japanese girlfriend in our Nikko hotel room , " They look like they're doing a parody of themselves . "
The last good album The Stone's had was Hot Rocks. 35 years
ago.
I think the more likely scenario is that the fad of 50 year old's proving to each other that they are still hip by going to a concert put on by 60 year olds (where I might add a band of 5 musicians whose songs aren't complicated somehow needs a backup band of another 10 musicians) has come to an end.
....and the peak was actually Exile on Main St. (1972).
I thought the peak came with satisfaction?
Just a stupid move - no one thinks of them as a political act and there's no better way to date yourself than to release a "current events" song.
Another set of has-been celebrities trying desperately to be relevant.
Mick Jagger dances to "Sweet Neo-Con"...
It's the "Michael Jackson Duet" Curse, everyone who does a duet with MJ (Stevie Wonder, McCartney, Jagger) their career tanks afterwards.
If they keep touring, they keep the money rolling in.
I haven't bought a Stones album since Sticky Fingers...
THe Strolling Bones.
(Laura Ingraham, I think)
I haven't bought one since "Satanic Majesties Request" (nice cover)...
Or "The Rolling Kidney Stones."
I remember visiting nursing homes and seeing the patients sitting around watching Lawrence Welk reruns. It won't be long before they're sitting there watching Stones videos.
I am a huge Stones fan (seen them I think 5 times over the years), but I vowed not buy the new album owing to the stupid Neo Con song.
When I read about it before its release date, I thought, "This is Jagger making a calculated move to cash in on the (barely)noticable anti-war movement that I think will back fire." And it did. Now the Stones are my list with Sheryl Crow, Green Day, about 10,000 actors, etc.
A real shame since I've still got room on my iPod.
Paul McCartney's new album has tanked even worse that the Stone's album.! Bob Dylan's and Neil Young's are doing ok I hear.
On the subject of brain-dead, embarrassing, "me-too" musicians, today is `Ditzie Chicks' Natalie Maines' birthday.
Why is it that young lady Linsey Lohan (sp) gets this, but thes decrepit old baby boomer losers don't? YOU ARE ENTERTAINERS.... THAT IS ALL. I know you've been fawned over your entire lives by left over hippies.... but at the end of the day you step and fetch for your dollars. You are not that important in the grand scheme of life... and your political oppinions are even less so.
The cuts, Joy, and Hideaway are excellent.
As far as them being called a parody of themselves, why are their concerts sold out in minutes?
Compared to today's music, the Rolling Stones still are the best!
I'm not a huge Neil Young fan, but his new one is quite good.
"Beggar's Banquet" was the last really great Stones album IMHO. But, there have been other good ones since, albiet not lately....
They haven't had a hit since 1983... they are a non issue in the music world, other than for old salt and pepper pot smokers hoping to recapture their long lost youth.
See post 31... lots of baby boomers with lots of money and no sense out there.
MICK, JUST LEAVE POLITICS ALONE, and everything will fine :)
Both the Stones and Streisand are acts that appeal to the adult segment of the music buying public. Approximately half that public votes Republican. Maybe, therefore, the lesson is to not attack the politics of approximately half your potential audience.
Let them continue to attack GW, republicans, and Christians. That costs them about 50% of their potential market. That action leaves them with dummies, druggies, welfare queens and the pseudo elite of the liberals. That group isn't going to enable anyone or any corporation to be financially successful.
The two of them combined were a great songwriter, apart they were each worse than Manilow.
"On the subject of brain-dead, embarrassing, "me-too" musicians, today is `Ditzie Chicks' Natalie Maines' birthday."
Oh, heavens, thanks for the heads up. Now I can go right to amazon and buy her a book or two and send it express.
I know what an avid reader she must be. How about "Shut up and Sing?"
Well since they're pushing 70 anyway...ain't it about retirement time??
Being able to sell out a venue in minutes is no guarantee that you do not suck.
What about 30 year olds going to see a concert of 40 year olds (Motley Crue, Metallica, etc)??
I'm still surprised and saddened Mick went down this road. All those years he always did a great job of not allowing such cheap political bandwagon crap in the group, and the Stones were to be commended for it as they navigated some turbulent decades.
Mick, a shrewd businessman and London School of Economics alumnus, has even been eyed suspiciously as a closet Tory.
But this "NeoCon" crap is just lame. End it Mick, it's over.
The Stones a re a nostalgia band, and they do have an excellent stage show, but I can guarantee when they play songs from the new album, that's when everyone gets up for their potty breaks.
See:
Spears, Britney
Dion, Celine
McLachlan, Sarah
Madonna
Linkin Park
They should have learned a lesson from the early 20th century Soviet composers who were then forced to write political agenda (commie supporting) operas, etc. Those works were stale and really uneagaing stories which were never as good nor well received as the the parallel music-inspired projects.
BaBra and the Stones set out to write and pigeon hole in to the albums some trash-Bush songs and whatever creativity they might have had left went well underground for these projects.
It's amazing how the biggest concert draws are people that haven't had hits in years, people like Neil Diamond, Jimmy Buffett and of course, the Stones.
Who? Oh, them. :)
"Being able to sell out a venue in minutes is no guarantee that you do not suck."
Thanks, you provided a well needed laugh.
That's me!
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