re. Beatles/Stones

[Joe Allonby]

Didn't I see you down in San Antone on a hot and dusty night?

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Robin
Landseadel<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Aug 15, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:
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>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Robin
>> Landseadel<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> 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?"
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>> 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.
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> 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.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nS4QQQlRWc
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> 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."
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