The Rolling Stones - what's so fucking good about them?

[Hootad Binky]

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

IThey were not a bad band and still are not a bad band - same as the Scissor Sistors, same as Talking Heads, same as The Specials - they just stayed together and this for some reason gives them an almost godly status...

Can any of these bands play blues or melodic rock as good as the Stones? No. Apples and Oranges.

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

Mick Jagger is just a bloke, and so are the other three blokes - none of them have the talent of Mike Oldfield or Squeeze or that bald poof who made the bleepy noises in Erasure

Mike Oldfield and Squeeze aren't exactly as charismatic as Sir Mick, either, are they?

The Stones took American blues and fashioned it into melodic rock like no-one else, and there's never been a better guitar duo, for a band this big, than Mick Taylor and Kieth Richards, imho.

[Hootad Binky]

Can't edit posts, for some reason, must constantly re-login, also!

Anyway, the Stones certainly aren't good anymore, should've retired decades ago...

[Frankenstein]

The Stones made some brilliant blues rock tracks and were a decent band during the early years, although I would also rate their song writing abilities far below the Beatles.

[Norton]

Songs like these certainly put the Stones in the top 3 or 4 all time greatest bands. Their staying power is testament to their ability to adapt to the ever changing pop music scene. However, I think it's about time they call it a day and let their legacy speak for itself.

Paint It Black
Ruby Tuesday
Tumbling Dice
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Honky Tonk Women
Gimme Shelter
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Sympathy for the Devil
Miss You
Beast of Burden
Brown Sugar
Wild Horses

[TizMe]

YouTube - Norman Gunston interviewing Mick Jagger

[peterpan]

Originally Posted by Norton

Songs like these certainly put the Stones in the top 3 or 4 all time greatest bands. Their staying power is testament to their ability to adapt to the ever changing pop music scene. However, I think it's about time they call it a day and let their legacy speak for itself.

Paint It Black
Ruby Tuesday
Tumbling Dice
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Honky Tonk Women
Gimme Shelter
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Sympathy for the Devil
Miss You
Beast of Burden
Brown Sugar
Wild Horses

And a few more : Street fighting man, its only rock & roll
Always been a Stones fan.
Funny how music Triggers many memories, like waking up on a wet cold Sunday morning 42 yrs ago in some birds bedroom, I was looking at her ass while she was bending over to put on a Stones LP.
Or roaring along on the way home from the Bay of Islands, Full kite up and caught up in a heavy weather front, scared shitless and 40 Licks blasting out the deck speakers.
Many others, where you associate a snapshot of life with a particular group being played at the time.
Yr talking crap again Scamp.

[Jet Gorgon]

I love the Stones, too. Always have. Goat's Head Soup anyone? Involuntarily tap my foot when one their goldies is played. hehe (shaddup, I'm not that old.) Saw the Steel on Wheels concert. Fab blowup dolls for Honky Tonk Woman. Missed the one with Mick and Tina Turner as guest but got it on tape. Love Tina Turner.

[gurney]

The Rolling Stones - what's so fucking good about them?

FUCK OFF
Anyway, fuck the Rolling Stones - if you don't like this post you can stick it up your arse. The Kinks piss on The Stones. shite. knickers in a twist The Kinks piss on The Stones. If i wasn't so tired I could......blah,blah,blah.....

I'd like to add an adjunct to yur tirade of filth...WANKAH !!

if ya can't express yerself without alla that garbage spewing forth, DON'T BOTHER....

Ya got NO argument anyway. you're the twatt who begged us to get you that ricky spaghetti fella aincha ?...or was it motzarello?...macaroni ?...moricone...thassit.
after I found it forya you promptly ignored my offer of it....now I'm stuck with the lousiest dirge I ever heard....
Ok music for yer average funeral....
when yev a) learned to use the English language and b) got some musical class rammed down yer throat, come back and debate....
and leave yer defecation/ urinal fetish outa it please....nobody'll take you serious otherwise....

[Carnwadrick]

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

The Stones are an over rated ok band, and you get all defensive because you were into them 25 years ago when you were dropping acid, watching Tomorrow's World in black & white and skewering Tanya Parkinson on the bonnet of your second hand VW Beetle and that's why they are untouchable.

At least get the years right; for some of us it was 40-44 years ago when we discovered the Stones, also for your info our VW Beetles really had Porche engines lol. one of the first singles they had was "I wanna be your man" written by the other greats Mccartney/Lennon who incidently were great fans so who are you Mr. Champs to argue with McCartney, Lennon or Harrison on who is great and who is not