Rolling Stones: Classic or Dud

I'm all about 1963-1981 when it really comes down to it. There's some good stuff from Undercover onwards and A Bigger Bang is a very strong album, but 1963-1981 is the "essential, must have, couldn't live without it" stuff.

I have similar cut off points when it comes to The Who (1978), The Kinks (1971), The Beach Boys (1973), Pink Floyd (1977) and I'm sure it'd have been the same with The Beatles if they'd continued for a million years.

For me it's an even narrower range - from Let It Bleed through Tattoo You, basically, and I don't care about Black and Blue or Emotional Rescue, so that's what, seven albums?

You don't like any of the Decca singles or Aftermath or Beggars Banquet? Fwiw, I'm not a huge fan of Emotional Rescue either, but I think Black and Blue has some great stuff on it - 'Memory Motel', 'Fool to Cry', 'Hot Stuff', 'Hand of Fate', 'Melody' ...

or Out Of Our Heads? Or Between The Buttons?

I don't like Sixties rock in general - I'll take '69-'74 over '64-'68 any day of the year. (There are a few exceptions, like the first Doors and Steppenwolf albums, but that's pretty much it.)

fair enough. sad!, but fair enough

From upthread, getting owned by James Brown is nothing to be ashamed of. I dunno about live Stones after 1964 but their T.A.M.I. set is fucking great.

hard disagree. Stones' early period is littered with embarassments and Jagger's painfully awkward attempts to mimic the energy and authority of James Brown's dance moves is sad to watch.

Mick is rocking a great thousand yard stare in that set, the dancing is a little goofy but he has his own thing going on too. They all look great.

I mean if you are negate Stones performances based on Mick aping black frontmen/women you aren't gonna be left w very much

v true

part of why I don't think they were ever really a great live band tbh

You've seen Led Zeppelin Tupperware, now feast your eyes on...

https://therollingstonesshop.com/collections/tailgate

"CLASSIC LICKS CORN HOLE GAME"

the whole thing looks like the Uline freebies page

Down In The Corn Hole

"financially dissatisfied, sexually satisfied, philosophically trying" - Mick

I guess it still holds true 50+ years later.

Tour's been postponed due to Medical Issues... Jagger's!

Curious, so I looked it up: three years older than Trump, one year younger than Biden.

Huh, I was always impressed by Mick's reported exercise regiment, since he runs around so much and whatnot. I wonder what happened?

i was wondering that myself

He's still old

The healthiest guy on earth will still have trouble at 76 or whatever

how being skinny at 76......could kill you

It’s all those solo albums imo

Keith (the oldest man in the world for a few decades running) must be loving the idea of a Stones tour getting delayed due to Mick's health.

Maybe it was karma for this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYDhjuq08Fg

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. I'm really not surprised. I'd be just as unsurprised if I heard McCartney suddenly had to cancel his current tour for similar reasons. Even with the best will in the world, you cannot cheat old age.

Ringo will outlast them all.

Iggy is 71 (!) fwiw.

if Keith ended up outliving Mick, that would be a miracle (and a strong case for not giving a f about living a reasonable/healthy life !)

meanwhile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=9zZF2Ou6QRs

er, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zZF2Ou6QRs

if Keith ended up outliving Mick, that would be a miracle (and a strong case for not giving a f about living a reasonable/healthy life !)

William Burroughs lived to 83.

I guess that all an unhealthy lifestyle does is increase the possibility of triggering genetic susceptibilities to disease. Hence Burroughs et al living to a ripe old age and supposedly healthy people dying young. Maybe Keef just got the good genes.

I swear JPJ doesn't need that many strings on his bass btw.

I think we've talked about this, but what's the oldest any of our active rock/pop/whatever boomer icons have made it? Leonard Cohen made it to 82. Dylan is at 77, Macca 76, Mick 75. Ray Davis is 74, Neil Young is 73, like Pete Townshend. Ringo is 78.

Little Richard is 86.
Jerry Lee Lewis is 83.

The former is far from active, but the latter does still play shows, that's true. Also, JLL every bit the hard-living self-destructor as Keith et al.

Bill Wyman's 82, if he counts as an icon.

Not exactly rock but Dave Brubeck was still performing until he passed at 91 iirc. I saw him in 05 and he tore up the piano once he was helped to it.

(I found a 14m clip of that Moore/JPJ/Noble gig and dug it p well. Funny that Moore still mostly strummmed in eighth notes but it worked by creating a space for Jones and Noble to stretch out in.)

Have I told the story about seeing Marshall Allen playing for 3 hours as lithe and supple as a 20 year old, then googling him to find he was 89? He's 94 now and still playing.

Sun Ra's claims to immortality were naught but a diversionary tactic!

xpost, Yeah, my friend saw him play one of those epics last year!

Sonny Rollins is 88! Is he still playing out?

No, Rollins retired - respiratory issues; he can't play anymore.

Tony Bennett's still performing at 92, Burt Bacharach is 91 in a few weeks. Neither particularly rocking mind.

how old is every famous old person: a list

Kirk Douglas is still alive, and 102!

Olivia de Havilland is also 102. So is Beverly Cleary!

Ian Hunter will be 80 this summer, and still tours regularly. He looked pretty good the other night at the HoF induction finale.

Kirk Douglas is still alive, and 102!

― Josh in Chicago

and tearing it up in grand theft auto: san andreas

Bob Dylan was so much older then