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| From | jchasin@nyc.rr.com |
| Subject | Re: Stones to tour ... |
| Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 12:39:09 -0400 |
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Personally I love the Stones, and I'm actually sort of cool to the
classic 60s stuff and especially love everything from say Sticky
Fingers on. I don't care if other people don't like it. If you
don't, don't listen to it. I mean, this is a list where you can extol
the virtues of the Archies, ferchrissakes, and not get chastized. I
love the Woody/Keef vibe, think "Let Me Go" is a quintessentially
great track, totally love stuff like "Star Star," "All the Way
Down," "Hang Fire," and "Its Only Rock'n'Roll." I have a "Woody and
Keef" play list on my iPod with Stones, solo, Faces, and Rod Stewart
tracks, and it has over 300 songs in it. I play that a lot.
When I'm not podding it, I usually go to a live Stones show from '78
or later; I probably have over 20 live SBD shows, and I love the
Stones live. Again, Woody and Keef. Classic stuff. If you ever
thrilled to Chuck Berry rock'n'roll guitar, I don't see how you can
deny these guys. And of course the live CDs are better in a way than
actually being there, because for a while now they've sounded way
better than they look. The heroin chic look just doesn't work on a 60
year old guy.
My buddy Lane Steinberg thinks I'm nuts for preferring the later
Stones, but he says that the classic mid-60s stuff-- Between the
Buttons, etc.-- is quintessentially great power pop. And I've come to
trust his judgement on that stuff.
After all, it is subjective, it is a question of judgement and taste.
I know what I like, and am less sure what is "good." And I know its
only rock'n'roll, but hang me, I like it.
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