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Rolling Stones

CharltonMadrid
CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
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55 years to the day today of first concert. Unbelievable longevity!
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    What a life Jagger & Richards have had.
  • Daggs
    Daggs Posts: 1,344
    They probably can't remember much of it............
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    The Greatest Rock n Roll band that will ever be.......ever!
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    Greenie said:

    The Greatest Rock n Roll band that will ever be.......ever!

    YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

    Not only are they without equal - they are so far ahead of any other band.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    The Beatles were better.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Any band been going for longer - The Beach Boys maybe?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    Black Dyke Mills band .. 1855
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Lincsaddick said:

    Black Dyke Mills band .. 1855

    are they an LGBT band ???
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Can't believe it's 5 years since their 50 year anniversary gigs. Those gigs were still as good as any they have done (at least that I have seen). Looking forward to their Lucca and Amsterdam gigs in September which I have managed to get tickets for.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    I guess they will keep on playing gigs until one of Jagger/Richards/Watts can't do it any more. Could quite easily make it to 60th anniversary!
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    CharltonMadrid said:

    I guess they will keep on playing gigs until one of Jagger/Richards/Watts can't do it any more. Could quite easily make it to 60th anniversary!

    I think Ronnie deserves to be added to the list now - even I accept him as a Stone after 42 years!! Moreover, if Ronnie quit I don't think Keith would continue.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Just read that The Hollies are also celebrating their 55th anniversary this year as well - had no idea they had never stopped and were still going!
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Even if people debate whether or not they are the best rock and roll band ever, I don't think anyone can debate Jagger is without doubt the best frontman in history
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    must admit, was never a Stones fan growing up, but i went to see them at Wembley Stadium for the Voodoo Lounge tour ? and they were absolutely brilliant - totally the best ever . Then about 4/5 years later i saw them at Twickenham, and they were so wooden you could have put their CD on.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    Reading Keith Richards - Life, as we speak... amazing book, amazing history, thoroughly recommend.
  • JohnfromNorfolk
    JohnfromNorfolk Posts: 1,324
    I remember listening with my mate Peter Searle in the early 1960's to Rolling Stones first L.P.
    It was my earliest recollection of a rock and roll album.
    I still occasionally listen to the record and get a kick out of "Route 66" and stung by "King Bee".
    I saw the Stones live in Hyde Park in 1968 and again at Wembley for the Voodoo lounge tour.
    There's some good film on youtube of Stone's doing "Gimme Shelter" well worth a look.
    Greatest rock and roll band ever.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,791
    DamoNorthStand said:

    Even if people debate whether or not they are the best rock and roll band ever, I don't think anyone can debate Jagger is without doubt the best frontman in history

    Apart from The Boss of course.
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    mascot88 said:

    Reading Keith Richards - Life, as we speak... amazing book, amazing history, thoroughly recommend.

    I've read it too, great read, thoroughly recommend it. What I found comes out through out the book, is it's always been about the music, never the fame and glory that kids want today, just the music. You get the feeling that even if the band hadn't been a hit, he'd still be writing and playing music somewhere.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Horsfield9 said:

    mascot88 said:

    Reading Keith Richards - Life, as we speak... amazing book, amazing history, thoroughly recommend.

    I've read it too, great read, thoroughly recommend it. What I found comes out through out the book, is it's always been about the music, never the fame and glory that kids want today, just the music. You get the feeling that even if the band hadn't been a hit, he'd still be writing and playing music somewhere.
    Yes Agree, thats the feeling I got when I read it.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Postponed upcoming tour due to Mick being ill - hope it's nothing serious.
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  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,224
    There's a great new netflix doc on about them and their south american tours, its called Ole Ole Ole
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Postponed upcoming tour due to Mick being ill - hope it's nothing serious.
    Having treatment but expected to make full recovery the BBC have just said. 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    Can’t believe the fella from Dartford is 75!
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,969
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    Can’t believe the fella from Dartford is 75!
    I doubt he can either
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,848
    Surely one of them surely one of them is a Charlton fan?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    JohnfromNorfolk said:
    I remember listening with my mate Peter Searle in the early 1960's to Rolling Stones first L.P. It was my earliest recollection of a rock and roll album. I still occasionally listen to the record and get a kick out of "Route 66" and stung by "King Bee". I saw the Stones live in Hyde Park in 1968 and again at Wembley for the Voodoo lounge tour. There's some good film on youtube of Stone's doing "Gimme Shelter" well worth a look. Greatest rock and roll band ever.
    I just bought some Stones vinyl of their really early stuff all recorded at the BBC in the 60's and onwards. The Blues influence on Richards and Jagger comes deep from the Delta. Great album.


  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Heart valve replacement for Jagger. Hope he recovers soon.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Any band been going for longer - The Beach Boys maybe?
    The Searchers were formed in 1957 and finished in March of this year. They have reserved the right to come back for 'one offs.' 

    Not as eminent as the Stones now of course but there was a short time around 1963/4 that they were vying to be number two group to The Beatles with the Stones, Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Hollies to name 3 of the groups about at the time.
  • MountsfieldPark
    MountsfieldPark Posts: 2,074
    edited April 2019
    From their website: "The Manfreds

    Still touring in 2018 original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike D'abo, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness, are joined by Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie as the exciting new line-up of The Manfreds... Manfred Mann formed in 1962..."

    Several of them are also still going strong in the Blues Band, although when I saw them last year and Tom McG did a Hendrix-style guitar-behind-the-head solo, it seemed to take him about 10 seconds to get the guitar into position.

    ---

    Good to hear Mick seems to be doing well, too.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    MountsfieldPark said:
    From their website: "The Manfreds

    Still touring in 2018 original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike D'abo, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness, are joined by Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie as the exciting new line-up of The Manfreds... Manfred Mann formed in 1962..."

    Several of them are also still going strong in the Blues Band, although when I saw them last year and Tom McG did a Hendrix-style guitar-behind-the-head solo, it seemed to take him about 10 seconds to get the guitar into position.

    ---

    Good to hear Mick seems to be doing well, too.
    Seen the Manfreds a couple of times in the last few years.
    Always good value.
    Paul Jones still looks impossibly handsome at 75 but Mike D'Abo, his baby-faced replacement in 1966 now very much looking his age :)

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