Posted on 01/29/2010 7:30:33 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
“It’s only rock and roll (not jazz) and I don’ like it!”
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A famous anecdote relates that during the mid-1980s, an intoxicated Jagger phoned Watts's hotel room in the middle of the night asking where "my drummer" was. Watts reportedly got up, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, descended the stairs and punched Jagger in the face, saying: "Don't ever call me your drummer again. You're my f****** singer!"[7]
I am a huge fan of rock concerts on DVD and own quite a few. However, I watched a “fairly recent” stones concert while at the dentist and was incredibly disappointed. It was as if the only real value it had for the audience was that they got to watch a guy (who was really old) prance around like a high school kid. And he was famous. It was painful to watch.
I’m glad it was just a cleaning.
Sounds like a cry for help.
You got to see a Stones concert on DVD while at the dentist. Last week on FR, I mentioned the pain of a recent dental visit: the TV was tuned to that dope Joy Behar and her cackling moonbats. Talk about excruciating pain at the dentist’s office! Yes, my hygienist agreed to change the channel.
I’m 56. When my friends were into the stones, Canned heat, etc. I was into BS&T, Tower of Power, Chicago and even Herb Alpert. I then discovered Genesis and the band Renaissance. I didn’t like rock, other than to meet chicks at dances, and thought it was too simple and distorted. I especially hated the early rock, Elvis, etc. It was too “simple”.
However, when, as a DJ, I had to put together music for a 1961 class reunion I learned to appreciate 50’s rock BECAUSE it was simple and raw. I then learned to appreciate a lot of the classic rock music 10 years after the fact.
But I was also becoming an audiophile (mid 70’s) and got into classical and a lot of “direct to disk” jazz, etc.
When I picked up the bass in 1998 and started actually playing the stuff my appreciation really ramped up. I became a HUGE fan of Pink Floyd, not least for their light shows at their concerts.
Now I am really into new Country and female pop (including Rosemary Clooney), mainly becuase that is what my band plays (give a listen to the ting tings some time).
But now when I put on vinyl I listen to a lot of Sinatra, classical, Santana, BS&T, Tchaikovsky, Genesis, you name it.
All that said, if I ever have to play Crossroads again I would like someone to please shoot me in the head. And don’t even get me started on Blues. I’ve tried desperately to like it, and attend a lot of blues jams (but only because I can play with guys I normally don’t play with, and the blues are disgustingly easy to play), but it ain’t happenin’.
The stones is one band that, although I have played most of their stuff in various bands, I can never, EVER get into. I’ve stopped trying. When I see them on stage, going through the motions, I imagine Mick thinking, as he phones in a performance, “Hahaha, I sing two bars, I make $5,000.”.
They have about a hundred dvd’s to choose from. I confess that there are two other groups I’ve seen on dvd that were totally a downer for me. One was U2. The other was Rush. I’ve really tried to like both bands but there is just no chemistry. I can’t explain it.
I confess that I never really tried to like the Stones. Meanwhile, I never tried to like the Eagles either. Then I saw their DVD of their concert in Austrailia. They are now one of my favorites.
I saw the Stones live two or three times. I went with die-hard fans. The band was never among my favorites though there are select songs I enjoy “One Hit to the Body” (with Jimmy Page on guitar) for example. I prefer Zeppelin, AC/DC, Metallica, the latter two still put on terrific shows. I enjoy classical music to 50s to punk depending on my mood.
Yeah, but it's a funky cry for help ;0)
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