re. Beatles/Stones

[Robin Landseadel]

On Aug 15, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Robin
> Landseadel<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> The Stones were primarily about assuming Black—African American— 
>> postures,
>> spearheading the British Blues Revival that ultimately led to Bonzo  
>> Dog
>> Band's immortal "Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?"
>>
>
> I've talked a little about this in the past. In particular, much of
> the music the Stones put out between 1968 and 1974 was heavily
> influenced by K.R.'s relationship with the late Gram Parsons -
> channelling Appalachian and Soul music. It's pretty eclectic.

I'd say those were the Stones peak years, and they did branch out into  
some other—more creative— musical avenues. Still, I never got  over  
the impression that the Stones were more concerned about simply being  
"The Rolling Stones" than they were about making music.   My favorite  
artifact of the whole Stones Juggernaut is the film "Performance," a  
brilliant, evocative and very influential film that manages to weave  
the Stones' collective myths into some remarkable filmmaking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nS4QQQlRWc

And I think that John Lennon, in his insisting that Revolution #9 be a  
part of the "White Album," showed more concern for music than for  
being a "Beatle."