Do you have the Rolling Stones as one of your top 5 all-time favorite bands?

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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Yes
    DewieCox said:
    A couple of my favorite albums ever on Sticky Fingers and Exile but they’ve sucked for longer than I’ve been alive.
    :lol:   
    I know I'm on the other side, but that was funny.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    Put me in a time machine and go back to about 1966 and I will hit the "yes" button.  Today, "no".
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,198
    Yes
    One of my first loves..they teach me the blues..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    No
    23scidoo said:
    One of my first loves..they teach me the blues..
    You mean how to steal the blues...
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    No
    I definitely have them ahead of the Beatles, but they still don't break the top 5.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    edited February 2019
    No
    They aren't even in my top 50. I don't mind them, but I also don't really care much. If someone puts on a Stones album that's just fine with me. I'll like it. That's about as far as I go with them.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,021
    No
    the only 'stones worth a damn are the HEADSTONES, baby! 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,629
    No
    Top 200 maybe. Sorry I never got into them, respect them and like a handful of their songs but overall not really my cup of tea.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • joberschlake
    joberschlake Columbus, OH Posts: 1,179
    edited February 2019
    Yes
    Gaslight
    Floyd
    Stones
    Bruce
    MMJ

    Doors
    STP
    Gary Clark Jr

    The stones took me a long time to get into but I dig them now.
    Post edited by joberschlake on
    1998: Cleveland
    2000: Cincinnati, Columbus
    2003: Cleveland, Columbus
    2004: Toledo
    2006: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Gorge Night 1
    2008: Washington D.C.
    2009: Chicago Night 1, Seattle Night 1, Philadelphia Night 3, Philadelphia Night 4
    2010: Columbus, Indianapolis, Cleveland
    2011: Detroit EV, Chicago 1 EV
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: Chicago, Pittsburgh
    2014: Cincinnati
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    edited March 2019
    No
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Right now my 5th spot is open, but I can't put the Stones in it.
    1. PJ
    2. The Beatles
    3. Zeppelin
    4. Radiohead
    5. It constantly changes...
    Nice top 5...well, top 4!
    Mine:
    1. PJ
    2. Radiohead
    3. U2
    4. Oasis
    5. Nirvana
    (I think Beatles and Led Zep would both sneak into my top 10)
    Post edited by rummy on
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,855
    No
    Some of their early work may rank among my favourite songs, but they are nowhere near the top of my favourite bands list
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    edited March 2019
    No
    cdthomas1981 said:
    Right now my 5th spot is open, but I can't put the Stones in it.
    1. PJ
    2. The Beatles
    3. Zeppelin
    4. Radiohead
    5. It constantly changes...
    Some candidates for 5:

    Foo Fighters, Van Halen, The Who, The Black Keys, QOTSA, Pink Floyd, Coheed and Cambria

    I still can’t put the Stones anywhere near my top 10.
    Post edited by Glorified KC on
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    No
    goldrush said:
    Some of their early work may rank among my favourite songs, but they are nowhere near the top of my favourite bands list
    The Brian Jones years were great. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,953
    I don't think so, but the Steel Wheels tour.... It's the first time I remember wanting to see a concert really bad.   Maybe it was the radio advertising... maybe it was mixed emotions being played all over the radio, but they were the first band I really wanted to see.    I'm finally seeing them in April.. looking forward to it ;)
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,625
    No
    PJ_Soul said:
    They aren't even in my top 50. I don't mind them, but I also don't really care much. If someone puts on a Stones album that's just fine with me. I'll like it. That's about as far as I go with them.
    Good way to put it
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    dankind said:
    goldrush said:
    Some of their early work may rank among my favourite songs, but they are nowhere near the top of my favourite bands list
    The Brian Jones years were great. 
    Absolutely!  It was Brian, after all, who founded the band.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,198
    Yes
    tempo_n_groove said:
    23scidoo said:
    One of my first loves..they teach me the blues..
    You mean how to steal the blues...
    Lol but not agree..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    Yes
    Led Zeppelin 
    Rolling Stones
    Pearl Jam
    The Police
    Aerosmith

    The Who and The Beatles and the mighty Van Halen are outside looking in.
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    edited March 2019
    No
    What prompted me to start this discussion was two-fold.  I put on Keith Richard's documentary on Netflix (which I recommend, whether you're a fan or not of the Rolling Stones) and found myself getting hooked to "Street Fighting Man." I tried to grow on Beggars Banquet, but couldn't.  Then randomly, i was having a discussion with someone 2 days ago and they brought up how they don't really care for the Rolling Stones and we had a pretty good back-and-forth about it.  Maybe it is a generational thing, even though I grew up mostly in the 90's and love the Beatles, the Doors and the Who's stuff in the 60's, but have never really been able to binge the Rolling Stones.
    Post edited by Glorified KC on
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    it's a good discussion  :)  and i agree a definite generational thing. i'm old and grew up with their music. i used to see rolling stones cover bands in bars in university. decades ago.
    i would say this...if you have never seen the rolling stones play live and are a fan of rock music then why would you or how could you miss seeing them if they come to your town? its a massive bucket list add for many music fans to see them live just once because soon enough there will be none...
    imo to push aside and not RAVE ON about a body of work such as theirs and to say nah its not for me is all a personal opinion. limited to you only. which is ok but limited in real perspective  ;)
    in the grand scope of things....they sell massive amounts of tickets still, world wide. and what they have contributed to rock music ranks right up there with the best that there is

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