Comments on: The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers

By: danimal

danimal — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:00:29 +0000

i had to laugh out loud at the idea that yes is somehow in the running as a band of significance… they held the interest of a small niche market at best, back in the day, and they matter even less now.

their insignificance pales even more, when you compare anything they ever did against albums like sticky fingers, or better yet, the alan parsons 96khz bootleg quadrophonic version of dark side of the moon… fire up the latter on a sound system of consequence, and you’ll come to understand what “best album ever” truly means.

i saw the stones live back in the early ’70′s, and what stands out for me to this day was the showmanship of mick jagger… here was one of the best bands ever, playing in a cr*p midwestern town, but still bringing it to us like we were an audience of consequence.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:26:14 +0000

Cheers, Jon. Top stuff. And indeed, Yes will be making an appearance here in the future. Where would our prog credentials be if they didn’t?

By: jonone100

jonone100 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:20:30 +0000

Well obviously ‘Sticky Fingers’ isn’t the greatest album ever, due to a distinct lack of Yes. But I suppose it can reasonably be argued that its the best album by the greatest band ever. And, to be fair, Sticky Fingers is the perfect title for a Rolling Stones record (the dirty part of my mind does wonder if Marianne Faithfull was the inspiration).

I’ve never seen the Stones live – come annoyingly close, but never quite worked out. But I have seen Messrs Watts, Wyman, Stuart (piano) in jazz/blues combos on two occasions in the 1980′s – both times playing to small audiences and clearly loving just playing. Which very much endeared them to me.

On the measures of longevity and success, the Stones – even I have to admit – outclass all other acts. My brother and his wife live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Stones played there in 2007. I visited a few months prior to their arrival, and the stones effect was stunning. It was as if the ability to hold a stones concert, moved their city up a level. It had a tangible economic effect. And all this 35 years after the release of their best work.

I expect the stones will be a bit like the Queen. We’ll only really miss them when they’re gone. Its been nice to appreciate their best work while I still have a chance to see them. Ta for that HFOS.

Oh yeah… at one of those concerts in the 1980′s – it was the 100 club in Oxford St, London – Charlie Watts got out of my way when I walked down a narrow corridor to the toilet. How fucking cool was that!