Of course, although "some girls" and "black and blue" which I derided at the time don't seem too bad if you listen to them now, and the out-takes from the recent re-release of some girls are fabulous. It's only rock and roll is pretty good too, particularly the title track even if ronnie wood wrote it rather than the glimmer twins. I have always thought the mick taylor years were when the band was best, decades before keith said so.
Of course, although "some girls" and "black and blue" which I derided at the time don't seem too bad if you listen to them now, and the out-takes from the recent re-release of some girls are fabulous. It's only rock and roll is pretty good too, particularly the title track even if ronnie wood wrote it rather than the glimmer twins. I have always thought the mick taylor years were when the band was best, decades before keith said so.
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Out of Nowhere
Agree. I did listen to 'Tattoo You' the other day and it contains some really strong tracks - although some of them were unused from many years before. I also got out my original vinyl edition of 'Emotional Rescue' - still has the poster inside.....then I hastily put it way again
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Leading
It's a wave of cheese, from slow motion montages to the Essex & his music, but that ending is just like a big ".... you" to all that. I stand by it, just like I stand by Where Eagles Dare & Who Dares Wins. For the warm nostalgic glow they give me.
Yes, I don't mind tattoo you particularly "start me up" which is an out-take form some girls or black and blue as you say. Emotional rescue, undercover, steel wheels and dirty work are pretty dire, bridges to babylon and voodoo lounge worse, a bigger bang has too many songs but some songs which would probably be acclaimed if from a modern artist. The stones can never live up to their past, and I doubt anyone else could live up to the stones' past either.
Some things are timeless, others are of their time as you say. I loved the new avengers at the time, particularly the young joanna lumley, but it seems totally naff now, whereas the original avengers, particularly with the young diana rigg, is imo timeless and still great, without resiling from fancying the young joanna lumley.
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Living the dream in Scotland
Michael I'm worrying about how much we are agreeing these days, The Avengers was amazing, and I'll admit that I'm a big Tara king (Linda Thorsen) fan.
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Thailand
How freaking OLD are you? I'm 50 and was 5 in '67... Not many ... symbols registering on the radar at 5 years of age!!
They have rightly replayed the avengers the odd time. My brother who is younger than both you and me shares goatboy's (and my) view.
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Pangea
Very cool.....yeh Oz music had a fantastic pub scene back in the day....dont forget the Saints, The Oils and Sunnyboys. All had hints of genius in their music.
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Thailand
No doubt!! I've gone and googled Diana Rigg's pics. Very nice. I am currently (my asian bias noted!) liking [background=rgb(255, 255, 255)]Aishwarya Rai.[/background]
Saw them all, including the sunnyboys first ever gig. I have seen the sunnyboys last gig to date as well for that matter, they reformed for a garage rock festival at the enmore theatre this year, and were fabulous, getting the biggest cheers of the whole day. The saints whom I have only seen 3 times, but in 3 different phases were also fabulous each time, particularly with the horns around the time of prehistoric sounds. I was actually at the paddington town hall gig of their first incarnation (with ed kuepper) at which they were better than radio birdman, particularly their covers of river deep mountain high and lipstick on my collar; their contribution to the gig is an extra on the CD re-release of one of their early albums.
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Pangea
Bet you were a "happy man" after seeing the Enmore gig! Hopefully they play a few more times in the future and I can see them myself as I never got the privilege. Growing up in Sydney certainly helped.....wish I saw some of Midnight Oils early gigs around the time of Head Injuries and Place without a Postcard...still 2 of my all time favourite albums.
Funny how so many posts are going off topic these days...is that saying something about MGP's current state?
I only saw the oils once, a gig at the sydney uni refectory when I was at medical school there. Peter Garrett looked absolutely huge (and bald) in person, and was insane live. It was early, just after wedding cake island etc, which is when I liked them best as well, although I didn't mind 10 to 1 and the album after that either. Oddly, my sister ending up playing tennis with the wives of a couple of the band members (not peter garrett's) decades later.
Agree about the state of motogp.
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Leading
She's a pretty one to be sure, but she ain't no Rigg.
I think I've turned into a pirate!
The Beatles ?
The beatles who are still alive don't really live up to the beatles past either imo.
I think beatles v stones would have left rossi v stoner for dead had there been internet forums back in the day; both are obviously stupendously great, and the apt analogy would probably be agostini v rossi in motogp terms.
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