their next tour will be their last apparently
now i like the stones music a lot, but they are one band that i dont understand why they are so massive and continue to have these huge grossing tours so i have a question.............
why are they so big? why are they so rich, theres just as many good bands that are better that dont seem to get the same cachet as they do, they obviously were part of the 60s boom that popularised blues which is awesome, Mick is an exciting frontman and keith of course came up with awesome riffs but sitll...........
obviously there is a good dozen songs that are absolutely total classic, and a few well known albums that stand up well in their own right(exile on main st etc) i have the hot rocks 2cd set which is absolute quality from each cd, no filler at all, but that is a cd that only goes up to early 1970s and that is nearly 40 years ago, since the brown sugar era, what have they done that stands up alongside any of the golden era stuff?
do the majority of people that stil go and watch them think, oh its the stones itll be good, or just go for the event?
just a thought as i read the newspaper article today about their apparent final tour of tours tour.............
the below is an example of their greatness, but i still cant understand their hugeness in rock culture?....mmmmm