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Which Rolling Stones concert would you rather attend?
- Thread starter GretschWretch
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Ahhh, the Ringo discussion!
Wyman might not have been the best technical bass player, but he is the guy who originated the lines on almost all their classic material and/or played on those recordings and concerts for decades. An incredibly musical player. He need not have been Jaco to be one of the greats.
Wyman might not have been the best technical bass player, but he is the guy who originated the lines on almost all their classic material and/or played on those recordings and concerts for decades. An incredibly musical player. He need not have been Jaco to be one of the greats.
Freekmagnet
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I saw The Stones in 1981 at Candlestick Park in SF and in 1995 at the Oakland Coliseum. I think I would have liked to have seen them in '78 just following the release of Some Girls. Most guys would rightfully say their classic period (Beggars Banquet - Exile) is the best. I would not disagree with that, but I love that musical period of the 70's in general, and I love how The Stones processed things like Punk Rock and Disco.
I think Macca just loves to make music. He could simply tour and make boatloads of money without recording anything new. He also has been vocal on world concerns. I love the Beatles and McC, but none of his stuff since WATSOS.
Since Wyman, Clapton and bashing have intersected in this thread I'll say they're both weirdoes in their own ways but I'd bash Clapton 100 times before I'd bash Wyman.
Bill Wyman written tune, something tells me the Stones didn't take it very seriously though, there's feedback from the acoustic guitar all throughout it.
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I'm 64 and I like all above genres plus most classic rock, but not a country, Beatles or Rolling Stones fan. Sorry if you are insulted by that.
I wasn’t insulted, I was, as the British would say, “taking the piss”. But if you’re a classic rock fan, there would be none without either band. But I consider both above that lame classification. With a few exceptions otherwise, what’s considered classic rock(for the sake of radio station programmers selling ad time)is dreadfully boring and bland for me.
It bears repeating....
Wyman is the guy who originated the lines on almost all their classic material and/or played on those recordings and concerts for decades. An incredibly musical player.
Perfectly suited to play with Charlie and Keith for all the years he did.
When he eventually got too bored to stay, he put together a project he enjoys.
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I do agree, and then some. Bill was an excellent bass player with the Stones, definitely unique. Darryl Jones is a "better" bass player, but Bill's quirkiness really added to the stones sound, especially live. Give this a listen with some headphones if you want to hear a good example of Bill at his best IMO.
Your initial comment, in terms of this thread, reminded me of posts in the Effects section, where, in the middle of a discussion about pro and cons of various chorus(or whatever)models/brands, inevitably there will be a grumpy “I don’t put anything between my bass and the amp!” post. Alrighty, then.
The Rolling Stones, like many other bands large scale bands that are still at it, employ thousands of people (yes, thousands when you add in local rigging and stage hands over the course of the tour) to do these tours, and also have staff that they employ full time that have families. 60 years of building that business... I won't be going to these shows, not my bag, musically. But with success comes responsibility, if you are a good business person.
Nice thought but, have to wonder if there are full time staff and what they pay them. Of course, what would I know
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