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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: Stones to tour ... |
| Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 09:16:00 -0700 (PDT) |
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Plain and simple, that is paper thin support for your
claim. I certainly don't believe that just because
most people say someone is great that they are great.
But, as skeptics say, 'extraordinary claims require
extraordinary evidence.' Apparently the Stones have
hoodwinked not only millions of people, but fellow
musicians, including many talented contemporaries who
somehow don't share your ability to see through the
rock and roll charlatans.
The body of work the Stones put together in the '60s
seems fairly impressive to me. If you disagree,
please explain why.
Mike Bennett
--- bob <segarini@rogers.com> wrote:
> Yes...Hootie was a very lucky man...as were his
> Blowfish.
> ...but the Stones were waaaay luckier.
> Timing and long hair is what made them famous.
> Keith's drug problems, Mick's libido, Brian's
> Death, and nostalgia are
> what has kept them famous.
> It ain't about the music...it's about some
> people's need to recapture
> their youth...and a very viable business that keeps
> hundreds...maybe
> thousands of people employed.
>
> bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@ameritech.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Stones to tour ...
>
>
> >I think Hootie and the Blowfish were the world's
> > luckiest bar band. Like a lot of Auditeers, the
> > Stones don't rank as highly with me as other
> bands
> > from their era, but I would not deny their
> greatness.
> > If you're going to state that they apparently
> are not
> > a great band, you might want to provide further
> > support for your position than saying some
> unnamed
> > band does a better version of "Honky Tonk
> Woman". And
> > I'm not sure what that proves -- I could
> probably find
> > a lot of artists who do better versions of
> individual
> > tunes by Bob Dylan, for example, but I'm not
> sure what
> > that proves other than someone else did a bang
> up job
> > on a great tune.
> >
> > Mike Bennett
> > --- bob <segarini@rogers.com> wrote:
> >> Never said Mick and Keef didn't write some
> good
> >> tunes, (there are a few in
> >> your list), but I can send you an Mp3 of
> another
> >> band doing "Honky Tonk
> >> Women" that blows the doors off the Stones
> >> version...in fact, I can send you
> >> lots of examples. The Stones are The World's
> >> Luckiest Bar Band...just like
> >> U2 are The World's Luckiest Irishmen.
> >>
> >> bob
>
>
>
>
>
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