Comments on: Don't screw with Keith Richards

Don't screw with Keith Richards

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:22 -0800

Don't f*** with Keith Richards. You have been warned.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:04:31 -0800

I'd like to see that same scene through Keith vision to get an idea of what he thought was attacking him.

By: toftflin

toftflin — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:08:14 -0800

I think it's the blood replacements that give him ninja like guitar wielding powers...

By: LondonYank

LondonYank — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:08:28 -0800

Weird, either this is really old or really new. I can't find any mention of it in any of the usual places on the intarweb. Still, I'd hate to catch a Les Paul in the face.

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:09:03 -0800

This was in Hampton, VA in 1981.

By: mischief

mischief — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:12:36 -0800

A Keith Richards post and you don't spell out 'fuck'??? Sheesh!

By: longbaugh

longbaugh — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:14:24 -0800

It's really old. I remember when the street-fightin' man decided he needed to "Chop the mutha down" appearing back in Loaded magazine back when it was last funny. It is of course brilliant that Keith is still alive although nobody knows how. And I want to smoke his remains after he is cremated.

By: kozad

kozad — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:14:25 -0800

Yeah, you'd never see Elton John whacking anyone in the face with his baby grand, would you. Wimp.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:14:33 -0800

that's a lot of strength for a skeletal junkie, isn't it? I tip my hat

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:17:30 -0800

kozad, nah, Elton prefers to whack people in the face with something else.

By: codeofconduct

codeofconduct — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:17:43 -0800

A Keith Richards post and you don't spell out 'fuck'??? Sheesh! LOL

By: driveler

driveler — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:18:01 -0800

The strange thing is that the music sounds fine throughout the incident. You can barely tell the difference when Keith starts playing again.

By: 517

517 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:18:59 -0800

He looked old 20 years ago.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:19:10 -0800

My thoughts, exactly, driveler. Couldn't hear a thing. I expected an unstable tritone, at the very least.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:20:16 -0800

Yeah, you'd never see Elton John whacking anyone in the face with his baby grand, would you. His baby grand? I thought he called it 'Little John'...

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:20:33 -0800

He's a professional.

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:21:39 -0800

My first post. If not spelling out fuck is the biggest issue, then I am a happy man! Whew!

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:24:35 -0800

Curse you, fenriq, and curse my lack of preview! Driveler: I've heard of more than one instance where Messr. Richards has fallen off the damn stage without any appreciable loss in music quality. If it wasn't for the tiny bit of feedback when he slings the guitar back over his shoulder, I'd doubt that he was even jacked in.

By: Manhasset

Manhasset — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:25:40 -0800

Is Mick wearing a jockstrap and kneepads? WTF? Good to see that sounding like shit isn't a recent development for the Stones. :)

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:31:44 -0800

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Keith Richards can not be killed by conventional weapons...

By: chococat

chococat — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:34:08 -0800

Still, I'd hate to catch a Les Paul in the face. Looks like a Fender to me.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:36:35 -0800

Too bad Marty Balin didn't study more of Keith's moves.

By: deliquescent

deliquescent — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:40:26 -0800

Was it just me, or did the guitar part (of the song) continue whilst Keith was swinging his axe with great fury?

By: aladfar

aladfar — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:47:33 -0800

He seems so utterly nonchalant about it too. On seeing the approaching stranger, he casually shrugs off his guitar, swings and then shoulders it again. It's like he's done it every day for years on end.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:47:47 -0800

I noticed it too, deliquescent.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:47:58 -0800

Same song. Same group= 1965 No Satisfaction, The Stones

By: daHIFI

daHIFI — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:49:11 -0800

The Stones have 2 guitarists do they not? It's hard to tell at the beginning cause he's already got his hands off the guitar, but after he's done swinging you see him turn the volume knob on the guitar and then you can really hear it. It's like he turned the volume down before he started swinging the thing. And who was that guy, some asshole who jumped on the stage or some poor roadie who was coming to adjust a strap or something???

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:49:29 -0800

It was an Ashlee Simpson moment.

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:50:05 -0800

Terrapin and deliquescent...Ron Wood is playing the guitar part that you hear as Keith gets busy.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:52:10 -0800

Postroad: Awesome! They were so foxy!

By: Auz

Auz — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:53:07 -0800

"Was it just me, or did the guitar part (of the song) continue whilst Keith was swinging his axe with great fury?" Not a fan of the band, but I recall they have two guitarists...

By: dglynn

dglynn — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:54:50 -0800

He totally turns the volume down, bludgeons the victim, then resumes playing, later turning the volume up. What a fucking pro.

By: toastchee

toastchee — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:55:24 -0800

You can tell when Keef comes back in with the riff AFTER he turns it up and switches to the back pickup. Listen closely, people. Ronnie Wood is playing too. Funny stuff.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:56:18 -0800

This is why Keith is my hero and role model. Rock and roll incarnate, baby.

By: jiroczech

jiroczech — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:59:14 -0800

I think just before the start of the clip, he's turned his guitar down. What a pro.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:59:18 -0800

Uh, what's the context of all this? Some fan? A roadie?

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:02:08 -0800

Exactly, suck it haters. I wish I did ANYTHING with as much sangfroid as Keith clubbing that guy down. He's a hero and a scary monster.

By: ob

ob — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:04:01 -0800

I'm with you jonmc, Keef is a rock god.

By: skallas

skallas — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:07:23 -0800

That guy now has the best rock n roll story ever. "Keith hit me with his guitar on-stage!!" Drunken idiots at shows shouldn't be rewarded. What ever happened to hiring the Hell's Angels to do security and simply stabbing people in the face?

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:10:20 -0800

What ever happened to hiring the Hell's Angels to do security and simply stabbing people in the face? Turned out to be a massive buzzkill for Jerry Garcia, so it was more or less phased out.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:11:10 -0800

It's so hard to find good help these days.

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:15:28 -0800

I like the five year old girl birthday party feel the ballons give everything. And was this clip sent out into the abyss of the interent to drum up interest in the Superbowl halftime show?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:18:11 -0800

Yeah, the shoulda hung it up years ago, Keith Talent, I'll admit. But the contributions they've made in the past are of such enormous magnitude that I'll forgive them just about anything. Won't buy the new records, but it won't taint my love of the old stuff.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:20:46 -0800

You gotta hand it to him. That's rock and roll, baby.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:21:59 -0800

i thought "rough justice" was a worthy addition to their legacy ... the rest of the album ... not bad, but it's been done better before

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:24:57 -0800

I just found out I'm going to see Keith Richards tonight. ROCK!

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:25:49 -0800

It's like he's done it every day for years on end. He practices it at least once a week. Gotta be prepared! Postroad, thanks a million for that great clip from '65. (Has anybody ever looked more comatose in the midst of rock-n-roll madness than Charlie Watts?) /another worsipper of Keith and The World's Greatest Rock And Roll Band

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:25:58 -0800

I'll tell you what, if I paid a couple hundred dollars to hear Mick sing that way, live, even with the little kieth richards kung-fu bit, I'd be a little ticked off.

By: The Jesse Helms

The Jesse Helms — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:28:45 -0800

I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:31:44 -0800

I believe that Keith Richards is not actually alive; he is, in fact, a zombie. He has been shooting juju powder, and what you see there is the incredible strength of the undead. That said, pretty good reaction time for a zombie.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:33:37 -0800

the stones do have 2 guitarists. however, classically the rhythm guitarist plays a strummed part that is not the same as the fuzzed out lead line we're all familiar with during the song. As the years went on, they took to sort of "backing up" keith with the lead line since he wasn't always dependably able to play. Also, rumor has it the guy rushing the stage was Bill Wyman.

By: jon_kill

jon_kill — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:43:03 -0800

Here's how it went down: When the clip starts, He had long since seen the person on stage, and was sizing up his route. He had already turned his guitar down. Then he swung it a few times, put it back on, and started playing with the volume still down. He realizes this quickly, and turns it back up. You can clearly hear him at the end.

By: chinese_fashion

chinese_fashion — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:43:20 -0800

Uh, what's the context of all this? Some fan? A roadie? My uncle was at that show. He actually told this story years ago, and I am thrilled to see video evidence. Apparently Keith had just removed some sweat-soaked article of clothing, and dropped it in the corner of the stage. The fan was apparently rushing to grab the vest or whatever, and the rest is awesome.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:48:45 -0800

Countdown to Fark linking to Keith Richards vs. Chuck Norris comedy sites. 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 …

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:48:49 -0800

Sort of clip that turns a matron into a melting groupie. Blush.

By: Len

Len — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:50:00 -0800

languagehat: Has anybody ever looked more comatose in the midst of rock-n-roll madness than Charlie Watts That's why Charlie Watts is so damned cool. He never loses it, no matter how hard he's whacking that kit of his.

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:50:12 -0800

The clip also briefly appears in a long out of print VHS tape called The Rolling Stones Video Rewind. In the tape, Bill Wyman is the curator of a museum, a closet of which contains a lot of Stones memorabilia, including Mick Jagger in a glass case. The Stones fans here probably know what I'm talking about. The tape shows up on Ebay now and then. I had been searching for the Keith clip on the internets forever and when I found it this morning, I decided to share.

By: dammitjim

dammitjim — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:51:34 -0800

Keef and Mick appearing in Cerebus:

By: dammitjim

dammitjim — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:57:08 -0800

Oops. Linked images seem to already have died. Sorry. I'll describe: Dave Sim did a viciously funny parody of the two. Ahem.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:08:56 -0800

What's Bill O'Reilly doing on the stage?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:14:35 -0800

That's why Charlie Watts is so damned cool. He never loses it, no matter how hard he's whacking that kit of his. Damn straight. Wyman & Watts were the Stones' secret weapon. Best white rock rhythm section ever.

By: skallas

skallas — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:27:14 -0800

dammitjim: fixed images using coral cache. Doesn't seem particularly funny. Just a drug joke. The webmaster of that site doesnt want people hotlinking it seems. Also, cerebus fangirl? I'm not going near that minefield.

By: stenseng

stenseng — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:29:50 -0800

Further, that ain't no les paul. That there is a Fender Telecaster. And a damned nice one by the looks of it.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:33:13 -0800

The Normans stormed the shores of Hastings wielding burning Telecasters. Obviously it's just in Keith's blood.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:44:28 -0800

Further, that ain't no les paul. That there is a Fender Telecaster. And a damned nice one by the looks of it. Yep. A Telecaster Custom.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:45:29 -0800

Sorry Stenseng. Forgot the italics.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:49:19 -0800

jonmc said 'Best white rock rhythm section ever.' Much as I love Charlie Watts, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce must take that title.

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:55:12 -0800

It's worth noting that Keith Richards and Ron Wood play a lot of the bass parts on the albums. If it has a funky bassline on the album, it ain't Bill Wyman. He did his best on stage, of course.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:05:11 -0800

Ginger & Jack were great players, but they were more about the soloing. They were almost like jazz. Bill & Charlie were all about sheer efficiency of the backbeat, thus better rock rhythm section. (Not that Cream weren't rock, but they were rock of a different kind).

By: furtive

furtive — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:09:19 -0800

Here's a clip of Kurt Cobain diving into the audience and knocking some heads with his guitar. I enjoy how once people start punching back Dave Grohl just sorta walks right through his drum kit to back Curt up.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:16:21 -0800

Still, I'd hate to catch a Les Paul in the face. Looks like a Fender to me. fender telecaster w/humbuckers. this is really, really old. i saw a clip taken from a better angle. keef had plenty of time to see this dude racing toward him from across the humongous stage, and just sort of calmly eyed him like babe ruth would a pitcher, connecting quite solidly. as for the sound, well, keef ain't exactly a guitar god. he's got those spastic rock chicken moves down, but ron wood is there for good reason.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:22:18 -0800

Well, Keef is all rhythm. He's there to create those huge fuzzy riffs that the Stones substituted for the horn sections in the R&B they loved (I was in my teens before I figured out that 'Satisfaction' contained no horn section). Brian Jones, Mick Taylor (especially) and Wood handled the fancier stuff and they were great, but Keith's rhythm (along with Bill & Charlie) is the soul of the Stones' sound.

By: dammitjim

dammitjim — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:25:07 -0800

Thanks, skallas. Granted, the frames that "cerebusfangirl" scanned (all I could find online) were just your basic drug joke, but the larger bit containing Keef and Mick was quite good, I thought. Made me laugh. As for Dave Sim and his apparent misogyny, or the girls who might dig that or whatever... whatever, I guess. Doesn't have anything to do with my enjoyment of his sendup of Keef.

By: The Mermaid

The Mermaid — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:37:30 -0800

I think that was from "Let's spend the night together". The shot in the film is even better. It's taken from a straight on shot of Keith. He sees the crazy ass guy running towards him and in one move he turns down the volume, unhooks his guitar and swings it like a baseball bat. Then he straps it back on and picks up the riff. It's my husband's favorite part of the film and we always shout "Home Run Dude" when we see it. Later Keith says the guy looked unstable and he didn't know what he planned to do so he was just protecting himself.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:42:16 -0800

I love to see someone try that in a room full of balloons TODAY.

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:52:59 -0800

The kook is lucky it wasn't a Les Paul--that's a heavy piece of lumber. I'd love to be rich and drugged out enough to even think of smashing a custom Tele, even over someone's head.

By: roboto

roboto — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:56:56 -0800

The tele has a great sound and is much more durable than an acoustic guitar. (Video w/ bad language) (NSFW ads)

By: Prospero

Prospero — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:01:49 -0800

jack_mo: Much as I love Charlie Watts[...] Here is as good a place as any to say that if you (and by "you" I mean "any one of you") haven't picked up Watts At Scott's by Charlie Watts and the Tentet, then you should give it a listen. He's not a jazz drummer (no extended showoff solos in evidence here), but in this particular case that doesn't matter--his drumming is still great, and you can't say no to Duke Ellington or Billy Strayhorn, or vibraphones and flugelhorns.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:02:57 -0800

punkfloyd writes "My first post. If not spelling out fuck is the biggest issue, then I am a happy man! Whew!" And a hilarious one it is. One thing that kinda helps though is if you're posting a direct video link, bracket the type, like this [.mpg]. That way, if folks have trouble with extensions, they can right click. Lotsa peeps don't check their status bars... just a helpful note.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:34:38 -0800

and The World's Greatest Rock And Roll Band what do the Who have to do with this? ;)

By: gleuschk

gleuschk — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:34:50 -0800

Best white rock rhythm section ever. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie being the hella soul brothers that they are.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:49:38 -0800

The World's Greatest Rock And Roll Band The Sonics?

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:04:22 -0800

GWAR?

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:07:09 -0800

Jimmy Levino and the Black Italians?

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:08:16 -0800

Did I mention I'm going to see the Stones tonight?

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:10:57 -0800

Anal Cunt?

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:11:31 -0800

Bloodfart?

By: punkfloyd

punkfloyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:14:52 -0800

MrMoonPie. I saw them in Dallas back in November. On this tour, Keith is playing the same guitar shown in the video. He had put it away for a few tours. I am a huge Stones fan, but I left feeling like I had seen the world's greatest Rolling Stones cover band. The crowd made me feel like I was at an insurance convention, very mellow. It was odd to see an old dude getting all romantic with his old lady during Midnight Rambler, a song about violent rape. Oh. Have fun. Hope you paid less for tickets than I did.

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:18:25 -0800

I'd like to see that same scene through Keith vision to get an idea of what he thought was attacking him. posted by fenriq at 11:04 AM EST on February 1 [!] Fabulous.

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:29:08 -0800

Astro Zombie, it's only funny if it's a real... Wow.

By: jefbla

jefbla — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:41:43 -0800

fender telecaster w/humbuckers. Telecaster Deluxe.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:44:54 -0800

Best white rock rhythm section ever. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie being the hella soul brothers that they are. Well, Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding give Watts & Wyman a run for their money, as do the Salt&Pepper rhythm sections of Duck Dunn & Al Jackson and Larry Graham & Greg Errico.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:29:05 -0800

fender telecaster w/humbuckers. Telecaster Deluxe. In this case, it was the Custom. /guitargeek

By: lilboo

lilboo — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:32:06 -0800

...of course there was that other time, back in 1965 when Keith was electrocuted on stage...

By: Len

Len — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:25:28 -0800

Respect to my man jack_mo, and to jonmc, but when it comes to white rock rhythm sections, Watts and Wyman, Bruce and Baker, while they're both great, surely have to give way to Bonzo and John Paul Jones ...

By: stenseng

stenseng — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:11:47 -0800

I gotta go with Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson. Throw Steve "The Colonel" Cropper and Booker T. in there, and you got youself a good time had by all.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:31:33 -0800

Memphis soul, stenseng? I thought we were talking about rock and roll.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:55:39 -0800

Obviously, you haven't listened to much Stax music, or Wilson Pickett's "Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" (on Atlantic, recorded at Stax). Tell me it's not rock 'n' roll then!

By: theperfectcrime

theperfectcrime — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:02:22 -0800

Sorta off-subject, but I was telling my friend just this morning of my VHS bootleg of Nirvana Live at Trees in Dallas where Kurt gets fuckin' punched hard by one of the bouncers. Hate me, and I can't find an online clip, but it's a whole lot more interesting, fwiw.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:23:02 -0800

ray, obviously the stax crew is rock and roll, but I was differentiating between different kinds, mainly to give Wyman & Watts their due, in a band where they are often overshadowed by Mick & Keith.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:58:38 -0800

I was aiming that at Astro Zombie. Othewise, I'm totally with you! (I think soul players are too often stereotyped, by the way, or typecast or whatever you want to call it. I just read a review of the new Cat Power album, for example, and someone's comparing it to the album of "soul" stuff Dusty Springfield recorded in Memphis. But "Dusty in Memphis" only has a few soul numbers. Otherwise, it's sophisticated pop, Randy Newman and Burt Bacharach included. Moron reviewer should've listened to the frickin' album before making comparisons--the only one being apt that both prove that the classic southern soul-identified musicians can handle anything thrown at them, virtually. But this is another topic for another day. On with bowing down before Keef and talk of this hysterically funny clip!)

By: A dead Quaker

A dead Quaker — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:59:17 -0800

This clip reminds me of a video I saw a few years ago of a major league baseball pitcher reacting to a batter rushing the mound by putting the guy in a headlock and punching him repeatedly. The pitcher's explanation after the fact was essentially "I've been in this situation before, there's no other way to deal with it." But this was better.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:10:49 -0800

the classic southern soul-identified musicians can handle anything thrown at them, virtually. Not just southern, even. When I went to see Paul Westerberg perform this year his drummer was introduced as a former member of Prince's New Power Generation. We all know that the jalopy-threatening-to-fly-apart drums of the Replacements are a long way from the precision funk of Prince, but my man was pounding and flailing away like Keith Moon reborn. Why, because he understood what was behind the music, which makes the technique a peice of cake for a pro.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:11:39 -0800

last year actually. damn January syndrome.

By: skallas

skallas — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:21:00 -0800

Call me crazy but doesn't this look slightly staged? I could see Keith and Mick dreaming up the scenario, thus the super-calm Keith. Where's the big lawsuit and settlement?

By: Devils Slide

Devils Slide — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:29:22 -0800

If you think he was cool under fire there, you should see the Chuck Berry 60th birthday bash (concert) where Chuck tells Keef to change keys and Keith adamantly shakes his head and mouths "No!". Not many people have the balls to say no to Berry especially when they're backing him, as was evident by Chuck's shocked expression and the bum note he hit following the exchange.

By: codeofconduct

codeofconduct — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:24:32 -0800

and The World's Greatest Rock And Roll Band what do the Who have to do with this? ;) I'm sorry, I believe you are talking about Led Zeppelin, the undeniable GODS of rock.

By: daniel9223

daniel9223 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:27:37 -0800

jonmc - sorry i am in a bit late on this thread but i would really like to ask you something about your second comment - "they (the stones) should have given it up years ago." did john lee? did BB? muddy and lighten too? little son jackson? why are they (the stones) different? why should Keith not play untill he dies?

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:43:56 -0800

I too am arriving late, but I'll agree that they should have gone out on their own time instead of cruising and kinda fading out. And that's a great clip, thanks punkfloyd!

By: twjordan

twjordan — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:56:33 -0800

Isn't Mick a little old to be dressing like a 2 year old?

By: Devils Slide

Devils Slide — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:09:19 -0800

why are they (the stones) different? why should Keith not play untill he dies? But they haven't put out a good album since Tattoo You, and that consisted of unreleased odds and ends from the past. Maybe it's because Mick has been writing the lyrics and most of the music for the past thirty odd years, who knows. But the fact remains that I haven't heard a good "new" Stones song for a looong time. And the same goes for Bowie.

By: hyperlith

hyperlith — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:39:53 -0800

Little late, sorry! I couldn't help but think "Buttstroke to the head series, Move!" Also, does Mick mumblesing something like, "...and a fan runs on the...?" I always had something of a hard time understanding his lyrics as he sang them; not sure if anyone else caught this?

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:16:18 -0800

and a man comes on the radio, tellin' me more and more about some useless information, supposed to fire my imagination, i can't get no...

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:52:45 -0800

why are they (the stones) different? why should Keith not play untill he dies? He should, if that's what pleases him, and I saw them at Shea in '89 and while I know it couldn't compare to seeing them in '69, it was still a mindfucker. But as an act producing new relevant music, they were spent awhile ago, and without Wyman, it seems more obvious. But you'll get my copy of Exile On Main Street when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:07:10 -0800

Oh, punkfloyd, I paid way less than you did--comped tickets, courtesy of my wife's job. Best show ever? No, not really, but much fun, and a great audience (in Baltimore). stenseng, funny you should bring up Duck Dunn. Last time I saw the Stones, oh, 6 years ago (?) (also on free tickets, by the way--these things happen to me), Dunn was their bassist. That was a better show, but this one didn't suck.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:37:15 -0800

jomc: To be fair, they have done the occasional great song since 1979 or so. "The Sopranos" used "Undercover of the Night" a season or two ago, and I was surprised at how damned well it had aged. I do wish, however, that Keith would just go solo now or at least do more projects with other musicians besides the old crew.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:37:31 -0800

jonmc, rather.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:13:08 -0800

ray, I'd say that even Steel Wheels had a few nuggets, and even half-speed Stones is better than most of what's out there, but they'll never hit the heights of the 1966-74 peak years ever again. And that's nothing to be ashamed of since 99% of bands were never that good to begin with.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:13:24 -0800

and jomc is my dad. ;>

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:59:01 -0800

theperfectcrime, are you referring to this?

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:36:03 -0800

Len said '...give way to Bonzo and John Paul Jones' Nah, I'm still with Baker and Bruce. And, jonmc: between the solos they were tight as fuck. To continue this derail, anyone who denies that the greatest rhythm section of any colour, in any genre, at any time in the history of music is Sly and Robbie should have their ears removed as punishment for their foolishness.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:19:58 -0800

hal blaine and carol kaye ... jaime jamison and whoever happened to be playing drums that day ... yes, sly and robbie ... duck dunn and al jackson ... certainly watts and wyman ... paul and ringo ... and billy talbot and ralph molina (not very versitile, but they have what they do down) bonham and jones were great live, but it didn't always come across on the records baker and bruce were good, but they moved around too much tina weymouth and chris franz were great but i think blaine and kaye ... and jamison and the various drummers he worked with were the best, hands down ... carol kaye and jamie jamison wrote the book on rock bass playing, period ... there isn't anyone, and i mean anyone who didn't learn something from them

By: stevil

stevil — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:26:47 -0800

Moonpie, you must have been smoking some serious Keith drugs if you think you saw Duck Dunn with the Stones. I call bullshit on you, unless you wanna offer some actual evidence of said gig.