Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary - Update AUS/NZ '14

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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    It is a great comp album from that era!
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    voodoopug wrote:
    It is a great comp album from that era!

    Yeah, it was really the perfect comp for the teenage stoner I was at the time. Didn't care about the early stuff, didn't care about the blues stuff, I mainly was into that particular era. I wasn't even a big fan of songs like Brown Sugar back then.

    By the way, I'm talking about the American version. I'm not crazy about the UK tracklisting. Mainly because You Better Move On (from the self titled 1964 EP) does not fit in at all with the rest of the songs. Sittin' On A Fence from '65 is kind of out of place too. The US tracklisting sticks to the Aftermath through Honky Tonk Women era.
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  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    SatansFuton wrote:
    On an unrelated note, though still Stones related, I made kind of a frivolous buy today. I was in Best Buy picking up a pair of headphones on my lunch break and they had a Stones display (on account of Grrr!), and I saw they had "Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)". Seeing as I have all the studio albums and several compilations, basically all of their work that's been released, it's a COMPLETELY redundant album for me to buy. If I were hell bent on it hearing it I could have just patched together a playlist. But it was probably one of my favorite albums in high school, when that was the only CD I had a lot of those songs on. So I guess it has sentimental value. I wore that CD out, literally. It was only $9.99, so I bought it. I also loved the artwork (especially the back cover) for some reason, so I'm glad I have it. I haven't owned it for like 13-14 years.

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    Was the CD case octagon shaped? HAHAHAHAHa :|

    (....was it?)
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    rollings wrote:
    Was the CD case octagon shaped? HAHAHAHAHa :|

    (....was it?)

    It seems like I did see some special edition octagonal type design (like the original vinyl) back in the day, though that might be my imagination. Mine was just the regular standard CD case though.
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  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    CROSSFIRE HURRICANE!!!
    If you have HBO, love the Stones and dig REAL documentaries - wow - this blew me away!
    Highly recommend it to Stones fans and music fans in general!
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    CROSSFIRE HURRICANE!!!
    If you have HBO, love the Stones and dig REAL documentaries - wow - this blew me away!
    Highly recommend it to Stones fans and music fans in general!

    I JUST got rid of HBO, hardly ever watched it. But the DVD/BluRay come out Jan 15th, so I can probably make it until then. I've heard it was great, so I can't wait.
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    I was reading a thread over at IORR that says Stu is not so much as even mentioned in Crossfire Hurricane. That's insane. I'm sure it's still a good movie, and Stu, as important as he was, is not what most people want to hear about I'm sure. They've heralded him so much over the years that I don't guess it's that important. And they did release his final show as one of the archives, and play on a tribute album to him. So I don't feel like they're disrespecting him, but it's kind of strange. Still can't wait to see it.
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Passed on another sale had sections 19 and 120 in cart but both were still 1600 for a pair. Love the stones but they're absolutely gouging their fans on these ticket sales.
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    SatansFuton wrote:
    I was reading a thread over at IORR that says Stu is not so much as even mentioned in Crossfire Hurricane. That's insane. I'm sure it's still a good movie, and Stu, as important as he was, is not what most people want to hear about I'm sure. They've heralded him so much over the years that I don't guess it's that important. And they did release his final show as one of the archives, and play on a tribute album to him. So I don't feel like they're disrespecting him, but it's kind of strange. Still can't wait to see it.

    AGREED about Stu. I was shocked as well. That is only challenge #1 with this movie. Again, I loved this flick as I am a fan of most all things Stones... Challenge #2 was there wasn't nearly enough Wyman stuff and Taylors departure takes up a chunk (but not a definitive reason WHY?). Lots of the 1st 25 yrs, very light on the last 25.

    Admittedly, my "Stones" love affair is the quadfecta of Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and my personal fave: "Exile on Main Street" To me those are "historic" and show the Stones as the kings of the world - maybe at their personal bests as well.

    Once you see it SatansFuton, I'd love your thoughts...
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    I was reading a thread over at IORR that says Stu is not so much as even mentioned in Crossfire Hurricane. That's insane. I'm sure it's still a good movie, and Stu, as important as he was, is not what most people want to hear about I'm sure. They've heralded him so much over the years that I don't guess it's that important. And they did release his final show as one of the archives, and play on a tribute album to him. So I don't feel like they're disrespecting him, but it's kind of strange. Still can't wait to see it.

    AGREED about Stu. I was shocked as well. That is only challenge #1 with this movie. Again, I loved this flick as I am a fan of most all things Stones... Challenge #2 was there wasn't nearly enough Wyman stuff and Taylors departure takes up a chunk (but not a definitive reason WHY?). Lots of the 1st 25 yrs, very light on the last 25.

    Admittedly, my "Stones" love affair is the quadfecta of Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and my personal fave: "Exile on Main Street" To me those are "historic" and show the Stones as the kings of the world - maybe at their personal bests as well.

    Once you see it SatansFuton, I'd love your thoughts...

    Is there any stuff from the later era? I was reading some reviews, and they made it sound like the movie just ends at '82. There has been talk (and supposedly Mick hinted at it) that a second film will be released in the future covering the later part of their career.

    As for Wyman, I'm kind of surprised there isn't a lot of Wyman, and then again I'm kind of not. They have sort of swept his involvement under the rug after he left, but in recent years seem to have warmed up to him. Such as inviting him to rehearsals and possibly to play at one, if not all, of the 50th Anniversary shows, and he joined the rest of the Stones to play on Stu's tribute album.

    But given the way they airbrushed him out of the picture for the cover of "Rarities", it's not all that surprising.

    Original photo

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    Rarities cover artwork after Bill was Stalin-ed out

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    I wish they would have given a definitive answer on what happened with Mick Taylor as well. There's so many conflicting stories about it. Even conflicting stories coming from the same people, Taylor included. I think it was complicated and lots of different things. He was having a tough time as an addict, he wasn't getting a lot of respect in the band, and he wasn't really allowed to flourish. And of course, as always with the other Stones, the question of songwriting credits.

    I think it all came down the IORR sessions. Keith famously went off on Mick in one of the sessions and told him something like he was great live, but not worth a fuck in the studio. Keith thought Mick was playing too loud, and other stuff. I think one only need to listen to "Dance Little Sister" to see how Taylor was treated. And I'm sure when he heard that song he was pissed. He put down a GENIUS guitar track on that song, and in the final mix it is mixed so low and in the background you almost have to put on headphones to hear him. Yet Keith banging out 2-3 Open G chords non-stop from start to finish is at the forefront of the mix. The fact that Taylor quit the band at the IORR release party is probably the most telling thing, and why I think that song in particular may have played a large role.
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    The official video for Doom & Gloom is going to be premiering on the Stones Vevo channel tonight. That first video with the lyrics wasn't the official one. I've seen some leaked photos for it over the past few weeks, looks kind of strange. One of the photos is of a car trunk filled with severed zombie heads and appendages.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,649
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9rsICaF2Hw
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  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    Man, just revisited Let It Bleed today on a long car drive - what a great album.

    Needless to say, the drive was very pleasant.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,649
    SatansFuton wrote:
    The official video for Doom & Gloom is going to be premiering on the Stones Vevo channel tonight. That first video with the lyrics wasn't the official one. I've seen some leaked photos for it over the past few weeks, looks kind of strange. One of the photos is of a car trunk filled with severed zombie heads and appendages.

    nudity also
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Not very good. I watched it once and hated it, then went back and watched it a couple hours later, and still hated it. I prefer the video that's just the animated lyrics.
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    YLed2 wrote:
    Man, just revisited Let It Bleed today on a long car drive - what a great album.

    Needless to say, the drive was very pleasant.

    Yeah, it's genius. I've always loved it, but it took a while for the album as a whole to grow on me. I always loved Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Monkey Man and Live With Me, but it took a while before songs like Love In Vain, Let It Bleed, You Got The Silver, etc to grow on me so that I could enjoy listening to the album all the way through. Midnight Rambler I always liked, but the live version from Ya-Ya's/Hot Rocks has always sort of been the definitive version, and I would usually go to that if I wanted to hear it, instead of the studio version. I can listen to it from start to finish all day every day now.
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  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    SatansFuton wrote:
    YLed2 wrote:
    Man, just revisited Let It Bleed today on a long car drive - what a great album.

    Needless to say, the drive was very pleasant.

    Yeah, it's genius. I've always loved it, but it took a while for the album as a whole to grow on me. I always loved Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Monkey Man and Live With Me, but it took a while before songs like Love In Vain, Let It Bleed, You Got The Silver, etc to grow on me so that I could enjoy listening to the album all the way through. Midnight Rambler I always liked, but the live version from Ya-Ya's/Hot Rocks has always sort of been the definitive version, and I would usually go to that if I wanted to hear it, instead of the studio version. I can listen to it from start to finish all day every day now.

    It's got that funk rock, and that kind of bluesy, country twang sound all in one. Vintage Stones. Just absolutely love the opening riffs to Monkey Man - my head was bobbing the entire time.

    And of course if Gimme Shelter doesn't produce some feelings within yourself, I don't know what to say. This song always makes me think of Martin Scorsese, and always the intro to The Departed now. :fp:
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Also, it's my favorite Stones album covers, and one of my favorite album covers of all time by any band.

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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    It's official. We've pretty much known, but nothing official had been said, but it's now confirmed that Wyman and Taylor will be guests at the O2 shows.

    http://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/67319
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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    SatansFuton wrote:
    It's official. We've pretty much known, but nothing official had been said, but it's now confirmed that Wyman and Taylor will be guests at the O2 shows.

    http://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/67319

    Now I'm really getting excited about these shows. I only hope Little Mick and Bill show up in Newark also!!!! I leave for Newark in 21 days!
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.

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