Hello, You're right, BV, off course. But the Stones are in the process of steadily losing the huge stock of goodwill they have built up amongst their fans. It is of course unrealistic to expect them to put on free shows, but for people of their wealth to charge the prices they do is, in my opinion, immoral, when there is no justifiable need for them to do so. Of course we don't have to
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Hello, Elvis is the master. No question. Mick acknowledges his influence in the opening few minutes of 25x5. As mad as it is to say it of someone so massively famous, influential and well-regarded as Elvis; not enough people are aware of either the breadth of his talent or some of his music. He is the master. I am a fan. Declan
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QuoteDuane in Houston I became a big fan of Bowie AND Ronson upon hearing Ziggy Stardust and absolutely loved Ronsons studio work. However it became apparent to me after hearing and seeing the last Spiders show in London AND hearing the recent release of Live in Santa Monica '72 that Ronson's live work was much more shambolic than the studio stuff. Probably because he's trying to do the Hendrix t
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"Lots of high ticket prices and blah blah blah". Yes Ronnie, we know...
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Johnny Marr is bloody fantastic. Declan
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Hello, Can't agree with that, 24FPS, if you're being serious. I've always thought the bass on HTW, from the instrumental onwards, is quite excellent. Drives the song brilliantly. I accept that it isn'y very long, but it is great. Declan
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Hello. The last 5 seconds are my favourite ending to any album ever. Declan.
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Hello, I went looking for the Select-a-Stone version of this from Four Flicks recently, but couldn't work out how to bring it up. What was I doing wrong? Thanks, Declan
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Glad you bumped it, MTf - I'd missed it the first time and it looks marvellous. I shall deinitely be exploring further. Good on yer, Declan
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Hello all, I remember reading recently about an exhibition soon to start in London of the Stones '71/'72 era. I've trawled the internet but I can't find anything. I know it isn't the 50th Anniversary exhibition at Somerset House. Can anyone enlighten me? Thank you, Declan
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If you've only got two or three days, then you'll need to choose wisely, but it really depends on whether you'd like to see obvious and famous places (Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, The Tower and Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, St.Paul's Cathedral), or Stones sites, or get a feel instead for real life in London. One of my favourite things to do is just walk around, and I
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Thank you, LieB. Declan
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Hello. Anyone know what's on the CDs which come with the fancy version, please? Thanks, Declan
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I've always loved that. First heard it in a club in London and I was well taken with it. (And that's the best place to hear it - really loud in a club.) Ace. Declan
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As someone's mentioned Roger Daltrey on here; a friend of mine saw him getting off the tube at South Kensington station (closest stop to the Albert Hall) on the afternoon of one of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows he puts on. He wasn't playing that night, but he was there to introduce the acts, I believe. Top man. Declan
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Damn you, Boston! There goes fifty-five quid... (Thanks really, though!) Declan
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How on earth can a man of seventy-odd years of age sing for three hours - largely upbeat, energetic songs to boot - and then come back the following night and do the same again? Phenomenal. What a geezer. Declan
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My girlfriend (now wife) had 5 goldfish. I named them Mick, Keith, Charlie, Bill and Brian. Within 3 months they had all passed on to the great aquarium in the sky. Declan
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I love them. My feeling is that they exemplify what we often believe to be true of the most special bands: that the individuals are super, but together they create something bordering on the transcendent, something indefineable. I have to say that, as daft as it may sound to people who haven't heard them or who don't like the music, I can't absolutely trust the musical opinions of anyone who's he
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That is superb.
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Hello, I saw this film the other night. It's no better than alright - a few effective scenes, a laugh or two but, as with most films featuring Jason Statham, not one for the intellectuals. What is of potential interest to us, however, is that, on imdb.com, Mick is listed as being part of the cast, as 'Bank Employee - Safe Deposit (uncredited)'. I haven't been able to find out anything else
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Absolutely top band, brilliant. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is an album to rate with Village Green by The Kinks and, as some of you have said above, Marriott had some voice - R'n'B influenced, but with a huge amount of soul in it's own right. Some of the live BBC sessions demonstrate his power and range and it leaves me, a singer myself, feeling entirely inadequate. They were a huge influence on P
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Nanker, As has been said above, definitely visit the Stax studios, and Satellite record shop beside it. They're a little way out of Memphis city centre, but well worth it if you're into your old soul. (There might still be a shuttle bus service linking Sun, Stax and the Smithsonian, which is another must see and is right in the centre, just off Beale Street.) I've been to Memphis twice in the
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Wolf Marshall gives his thoughts on this, and explains it to some degree, in his book "The Rolling Stones' Guitar Signature Licks: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles of Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor and Ron Wood". Recommended (but only for guitar players - I don't think non-musicians would get much out of it). Declan
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Absolutely beautiful part of France. I've travelled along the Riviera 4 or 5 times and I always stop off to look at the house. I know a lot of you live far away, in different parts of the world, and won't have had the chance to visit; Villefranche is a beautiful little town, and a munch and a glass at one of the cafes overlooking the harbour, across to where Nellcote is situated, is a real pl
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Cheers, Adrian. I used to work on The One Show - he's appearing too late! I did meet Bill when he appeared; he was as relaxed and personable as ever - nice fellow. Declan
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Erm, anyone going to the Dorset showing at Poole Lighthouse? No...? Declan
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Elvis, not sure exactly when (Vegas, early 70s probably), not sure of exact wording, but something like: "BJ Thomas has a song out at the moment and...ah don't really like it..but ah'll sing it anyway". Did this a few times did Elv, I think. If he didn't like a song, he'd tell the crowd before he performed it. Not a great means by which to excite the audience, I wouldn't have thou
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That 2010 interview in French is very enjoyable (and not too difficult to understand with a moderate knowledge of French; great thing about listening to an Englishman speak it!). I'd never heard Criss-Cross Mind before. It's fairly generic and could do with a few more ideas (as you say, it's unfinished), but here and there it features those unmistakeable early 70s Stones elements (momentum, sw
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In fairness to Bianca, the huge amount of humanitarian work she has undertaken over the last thirty years suggests she may have been misjudged. Declan
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