Top 10 Songs:
10. TWO-FACED MOTHERFUCKER, Chix And Dix (2010)
9. IMMORTALITY, Pearl Jam (1994)
8. DOOM AND GLOOM, The Rolling Stones (2012)
7. MOZART'S SISTER, Mozart's Sister (2013)
6. BAD MOTHERFUCKER, Biting Elbows (2013)
5. SACRILEGE, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2013)
4. WHOLE WIDE WORLD, Wreckless Eric (1977)
3. WILD HORSES (Rolling Stones cover), Charlotte Martin (2004)
2. DON'T PLAY WITH GUNS, The Black Angels (2013)
1. BEAT THE DEVIL'S TATTOO, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (2010)
Top 10 Rolling Stones Cover Songs:
10. Susie Q, (Dale Hawkins, 12 X 5, 1964)
9. Little Red Rooster, (Willie Dixon, The Rolling Stones, Now!, 1964)
8. I've Been Loving You Too Long, (Otis Redding, Got Live If You Want It!, 1966)
7. I Just Wanna Make Love To You, (Willie Dixon, England's Newest Hit Makers, 1964)
6. Can I Get A Witness, (Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, 1964)
5. Money (That's What I Want), (Barret Strong, The Rolling Stones, 1964)
4. Love In Vain, (Robert Johnson, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, 1970)
3. Like A Rolling Stone, (Bod Dylan, Stripped, 1995)
2. Not Fade Away, (Buddy Holly, England's Newest Hit Makers, 1964)
1. Time Is On My Side, (Norman Meade composition, 12 X 5, 1964)
Top 10 Rolling Stones Original Songs:
10. Doom And Gloom, (GRRR!, 2012)
9. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker), (Goats Head Soup, 1973)
8. It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It), (It's Only Rock'n'Roll, 1974)
7. Fool To Cry, (Black And Blue, 1976)
6. Rock And A Hard Place, (Steel Wheels, 1989)
5. Wild Horses, (Sticky Fingers, 1971)
4. Paint It Black, (Aftermath, 1966)
3. You Can't Always Get What You Want, (Let It Bleed, 1973)
2. Beast Of Burden, (Some Girls, 1978)
1. Play With Fire, (Out Of Our Heads, 1965)
almost made the cut: Dead Flowers, Sympathy For The Devil, and a slew of others...
Showing posts with label The Rolling Stones. Show all posts
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Video Of The Week: The Rolling Stones
In honour of The Rolling Stones' performance to start the week off last Sunday - and because I've listened to them a lot lately - I've decided to feature their most recent video this week, one I almost showed a few months back, but opted not to because YouTube were being dicks and censored the clip.
Reviews of the show went from the tepid (from The Gazette) to the ecstatic (La Presse), but all in all, factoring in my friends' thoughts, the conclusion was this: these guys still rock like they did at half their age, Mick Jagger is a force of nature, they have terrific songs and provide the audience with an astounding rock show, but no show can be worth the $650 price tag for the higher-end tickets. Which seems fair. Considering the lack of high-end jobs in Montréal, $650 represents almost two full weeks' work before taxes at minimum wage - or two weeks' worth of a decent job's pay after taxes - or a month's rent, for two hours of entertainment. The discrepancy is huge.
And considering they film all their tours and often release the result on Imax screens at $20 a pop, I figured I'd save and go see it in a theater later. But I'll still want to see it, and likely buy the Blu-Ray, because at the end of the day, they're still an amazing rock'n'roll machine with tremendous songs. And Doom And Gloom is a worthy addition to their catalogue of hits:
Reviews of the show went from the tepid (from The Gazette) to the ecstatic (La Presse), but all in all, factoring in my friends' thoughts, the conclusion was this: these guys still rock like they did at half their age, Mick Jagger is a force of nature, they have terrific songs and provide the audience with an astounding rock show, but no show can be worth the $650 price tag for the higher-end tickets. Which seems fair. Considering the lack of high-end jobs in Montréal, $650 represents almost two full weeks' work before taxes at minimum wage - or two weeks' worth of a decent job's pay after taxes - or a month's rent, for two hours of entertainment. The discrepancy is huge.
And considering they film all their tours and often release the result on Imax screens at $20 a pop, I figured I'd save and go see it in a theater later. But I'll still want to see it, and likely buy the Blu-Ray, because at the end of the day, they're still an amazing rock'n'roll machine with tremendous songs. And Doom And Gloom is a worthy addition to their catalogue of hits:
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Video Of The Week: The Rolling Stones
So the ''best'' rock band of all time turns 50 this year, and is currently in the midst of a 5-concert series of overpriced shows to make another few million bucks in celebration. But The Rolling Stones have always been about making money - and occasionally taking too many drugs and sleeping with too many women and/or men - so we can't really hold that against them, now, can we?
My friend musician Patrick Hutchinson has a saying that the Stones are the world's greatest cover band of all time, and with their versions of classic blues pieces like Little Red Rooster and other pop staples such as Money (That's What I Want) do prove his point. Another great cover of theirs is their long-awaited (it came in 1995 on the Stripped record, after all) take on Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone, with the almost-stop-motion video directed by Michel Gondry and starring Patricia Arquette.
I won't lie - I did get this song back in my head following Steven Tyler's comments about Bob Dylan via Nicki Minaj, but a good song remains a good song, and Gondry's visuals are always pleasant to watch.
My friend musician Patrick Hutchinson has a saying that the Stones are the world's greatest cover band of all time, and with their versions of classic blues pieces like Little Red Rooster and other pop staples such as Money (That's What I Want) do prove his point. Another great cover of theirs is their long-awaited (it came in 1995 on the Stripped record, after all) take on Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone, with the almost-stop-motion video directed by Michel Gondry and starring Patricia Arquette.
I won't lie - I did get this song back in my head following Steven Tyler's comments about Bob Dylan via Nicki Minaj, but a good song remains a good song, and Gondry's visuals are always pleasant to watch.
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