The Rolling Stones Thread (2,729 views)

[Dark Star]

This thread is for any and all discussions on The Rolling Stones.

Arguably rock's most durable band, The Rolling Stones are about to complete their 57th year as a band and despite their age and the abuses time has wracked on their bodies, they seem to intend on going until they drop. They are best known for their raw, hard driving pure rock sound, largely powered by guitarist Keith Richards' long resume of classic riffs and Mick Jagger's unpolished but endlessly charismatic vocals, as well as their dynamic live shows and string of classic albums in the mid 1960s' into the 1970s', as well as iconic hits such as "Satisfaction," "Jumping Jack Flash," "Brown Sugar," and many, many others. I didn't discover them until I was eight or nine, when I read an article on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and its influence, and asked my father to buy me a Stones cd (I think it was the Hot Rocks compilation).

My favorite era for the band is the lauded 1968-72 run of Beggars' Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main Street, not just for their overall quality but for the presence of Mick Taylor on rhythm guitar and how well he complimented Keith. Plus the bulk of my favorite songs ("Brown Sugar," "Gimme Shelter," "Can't You Hear Me Knocking,") come from this period. Even after the relative dip in quality from 1973 onward as well as Taylor's departure and replacement with Ronnie Wood, I really enjoy the majority of their output going forward, with Some Girls stacking up well against the Taylor records especially. Most recently, their 2016 blues release Blue and Lonesome showcased them as shockingly virile sounding.

As a live act, the Rolling Stones have always been a top tier act in terms of energy and consistency, and even as they inch closer to 80 than 70 they still perform with an energy that betrays their age. I've seen them three times in 2003, 2005 and earlier this year, and each show was excellent. 

They may not be as polished or innovative as some their peers (namely The Beatles and Led Zeppelin), but for gritty, bluesy rock and roll in purest form, I still posit them as the best in their field; in any case they've carved an indelible legacy that won't fade away any time soon.

I know there isn't as big an audience for them as some other artists on this site, but if anyone else wants to share their our own thoughts on the band, feel free.

[Dark Star]

My Top 20 Songs
1. Brown Sugar
2. Gimme Shelter
3. Paint It Black
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. Sympathy for the Devil
6. Start Me Up
7. Honky Tonk Women
8. Get Off of My Cloud
9. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
10. Jumping Jack Flash
11. Beast of Burden
12. Ruby Tuesday
13. Slave
14. Silver Train
15. Winter
16. Rocks Off
17. When the Whip Comes Down
18. Street Fighting Man
19. Little T&A
20. Midnight Rambler

[Vels]

Seems like you didn't really discover them yet. The Rolling Stones are not some poppish numbers that are overused and overlistened. It's their bluesy ballads lost in a numerous outlets that didn't make the cut. Their rhythm and blues era was ten times more impressive than a blunt heavy rock later on, at least to me. If I was to rate them solely on records since by the end of the sixties and onwards, they wouldn't be top ten but they occupy my top spot! Revisit these masters of sincere delivery and touching sound. They took a harder path than the Beatles, didn't innovate much but they made things a lot better. It's as hard if not harder. And you really harvest on this site's inactivity.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

Jesus Christ man, could you dial it back a couple notches? Nobody's impressed.

[Vels]

Staff's quality contribution back in town, the second encounter.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

I'm speaking as a fellow poster here, not as a mod, though if you want to extend your insufferable attitude into agitation once again be my guest.

[Vels]

My attitude might spoil you, this forum won't take that loss easy. I'd rather see you saying a couple of good things about the band, leave that tongue wag for the fellow coworkers.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

I would gladly sit out if you could make a post without attempting to belittle or condescend to other posters. You were warned plenty of times already.

[Vels]

I'm not really getting you, there is not one such occasion. You're waving your thingie at the wrong place. You better cut it short and say that we cannot have our own opinions and every post should be an either agreement to what said or worship of those who have. Where's that.

[Holsety]

Anyway:
1. Torn and Frayed
2. Ruby Tuesday
3. Heart of Stone (Metamorphosis Version)
4. She’s a Rainbow
5. Take It Or Leave It
6. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
7. I Am Waiting
8. Moonlight Mile
9. 2000 Man
10. Coming Down Again

I’m of the Aftermath gang, but I’ve been digging Exile lately.

[Vels]

Now that is a man who's been digging. Great list Mr. Mod.

[Dark Star]

Just because the bulk of my list is their more well known numbers doesn’t mean I haven’t discovered them. I may harvest off inactivity, but it’s better than getting off on your own pomposity.

[Vels]

Alright, now let's let defense go and put that hammer aside and may I ask you what's your favorite album from them? With a little explaination, I'm just curious. I like this band the most.

[Dark Star]

“ My favorite era for the band is the lauded 1968-72 run of Beggars' Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main Street, not just for their overall quality but for the presence of Mick Taylor on rhythm guitar and how well he complimented Keith. Plus the bulk of my favorite songs ("Brown Sugar," "Gimme Shelter," "Can't You Hear Me Knocking,") come from this period.“

There’s a clue, go from there.

[halloweenjack95]

My Personal favorite Songs:

1. Lady Jane
2. Gimme Shelter
3. Out of Time
4. She's a Rainbow
5. Wild Horses
6. Sympathy for the Devil
7. 2000 Man
8. You can't always get what you want
9. Fool to Cry
10. Angie
11. You got the Silver
12. Paint it Black
13. (I can't get no) satisfaction
14. Mother's little helper
15. Shine a Light

[Dark Star]

My album rankings:

1. Sticky Fingers
2. Let it Bleed
3. Exile on Main Street
4. Beggars Banquet
5. Some Girls
6. Tattoo You
7. Aftermath
8. Goat's Head Soup
9. Between the Buttons
10. Blue and Lonesome

[halloweenjack95]

My current favourite Stones Albums:

1. Exile on Main Street
2. Beggars Banquet
3. Let it Bleed
4. Goat's Head Soup
5. Sticky Fingers
6. Aftermath (UK)
7. Some Girls
8. It's only Rock'n Roll
9. Their Satanic Majestic Request
10. Between the Buttons

[Hennessy Macklemore III]

Since we seem to have a number of Rolling Stones fans around, I'd like to suggest that someone should give a shot notewatching Keith Richards! We had a thread for him back on TRP2, and somebody managed to find C2-C5 by him, but it's possible that there's more on either end. I know in the band's earlier days, he took a lot of the high harmonies, and seemed to have a pretty easy upper fourth octave, but then in more recent decades he smoked himself down to having super low voice, and his voice seems to naturally sit in the lower second octave/upper first octave these days. Could definitely make for an interesting thread if somebody decided to do it.

I know Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, and Mick Taylor have all also had solo careers in which they've done lead vocals, but I dunno how interesting any of them would be range-wise.

[CristianRoswelt]

Do you know that they have tour? The band first announced the shows in February 2020, hoping to perform later that year but ultimately canceling the concerts due to the pandemic. The Rolling Stones announced the tour again in July 2021. Their next show is in Tampa, Florida and you can find tickets on gotstubs.

[halloweenjack95]

Oct 26, 2021 14:24:15 GMT CristianRoswelt said:

Do you know that they have tour? The band first announced the shows in February 2020, hoping to perform later that year but ultimately canceling the concerts due to the pandemic. The Rolling Stones announced the tour again in July 2021. Their next show is in Tampa, Florida and you can find tickets on gotstubs.

They are actually in good form. I've seen some Videos.

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Oct 9, 2019 18:35:30 GMT Dark Star said:

My Top 20 Songs
1. Brown Sugar
2. Gimme Shelter
3. Paint It Black
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. Sympathy for the Devil
6. Start Me Up
7. Honky Tonk Women
8. Get Off of My Cloud
9. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
10. Jumping Jack Flash
11. Beast of Burden
12. Ruby Tuesday
13. Slave
14. Silver Train
15. Winter
16. Rocks Off
17. When the Whip Comes Down
18. Street Fighting Man
19. Little T&A
20. Midnight Rambler

I haven’t heard The Rolling Stones’ version of “Brown Sugar”, but I’ve heard Little Richard’s rendition, and it’s great. Did Mick Dagger write Brown Sugar?

Edit: I meant Mick Jagger, lol.

[Velsarie Vivardesque]

Stones Eras ranking

1. Early Years (1963-1967) with Brian Jones, tons of blues, genuine interest in music and artistry all time high
2. don't care, all the following years

The Stones as a heavy blues band is the best iteration of the band, for me personally, the best band of all time

Is there anyone else as interested in their early years as me?

[Dark Star]

Jan 5, 2023 20:49:56 GMT @ianvector said:

Oct 9, 2019 18:35:30 GMT Dark Star said:

My Top 20 Songs
1. Brown Sugar
2. Gimme Shelter
3. Paint It Black
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. Sympathy for the Devil
6. Start Me Up
7. Honky Tonk Women
8. Get Off of My Cloud
9. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
10. Jumping Jack Flash
11. Beast of Burden
12. Ruby Tuesday
13. Slave
14. Silver Train
15. Winter
16. Rocks Off
17. When the Whip Comes Down
18. Street Fighting Man
19. Little T&A
20. Midnight Rambler

I haven’t heard The Rolling Stones’ version of “Brown Sugar”, but I’ve heard Little Richard’s rendition, and it’s great. Did Mick Dagger write Brown Sugar?

Edit: I meant Mick Jagger, lol.

Mick wrote Brown Sugar, riff and all.