File under 'annoying' (along with Talking Heads and their ilk). Not intended to offend anyone - just exercising my freedom of speech while we still have it ;-)
I'm gonna exercise my freedom of speech and tell you that you are wrong.
This is an underrated 80s band, and one of the few who's music sounds of its day without sounding dated. I don't turn the dial when they come up. Thx for playing!
On the one hand most of the Beatles vs. Stones "rivalry" is simply overheated rhetoric by overzealous fans on both sides. There are books to read if facts are wanted (Beatles vs. Stones).
On the other hand artists in the sixties were paying close attention to what other artists were doing and regardless if you're more Beatles, Stones, or neutral, thinking there's no similarity between these two album covers is a stretch too far for me ("No no no, the Stones are sitting down!" - *eyeroll*). Of course that may well have had more to do with managers and marketers than the artists themselves, eh?
Released 26 May 1967
Released 8 December 1967
For myself, the idea that there is some sort of "side" to pick just seems... pointless, and juvenile, and at worst: destructive. I imagine these two groups did have some kind of artistic effect on each other but for me it's not obvious in their music.
I agree this rivalry is silly, they're both great bands and there's no reason to compare except they were both part of the British invasion. But it was the Stones that consciously tried to distinguish themselves from the Beatles by being the "bad boys" to the Fab Four's squeakier image. I will say this though...the Beatles could do the Stones, but the Stones couldn't really do the Beatles. Where's the Stones' "Tomorrow Never Knows" or "I Am the Egg Man"?? I like the Stones, but I love the Beatles.
Love this song! The instrumental outro sounds very Spaghetti Western/Ennio Morricone influenced...I could totally hear it in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...amarite!
Listen to the whole album whilst reading the lyrics.
You'll soon realise he was saying good bye and releasing some of his older demons from his Tall White Duke alter ego.
Oh that's right...I didn't get that from the opening line "Look up here, I'm in heaven..." and the song title! ;-)
I'm gonna exercise my freedom of speech and tell you that you are wrong.
The original Goth kid!
Yes! I listened to Trower for years thinking it was him singing...it's hard for me to separate the two now, it's one sound.
There are books to read if facts are wanted (Beatles vs. Stones).
On the other hand artists in the sixties were paying close attention to what other artists were doing and regardless if you're more Beatles, Stones, or neutral, thinking there's no similarity between these two album covers is a stretch too far for me ("No no no, the Stones are sitting down!" - *eyeroll*). Of course that may well have had more to do with managers and marketers than the artists themselves, eh?
Released 26 May 1967
Released 8 December 1967
For myself, the idea that there is some sort of "side" to pick just seems... pointless, and juvenile, and at worst: destructive. I imagine these two groups did have some kind of artistic effect on each other but for me it's not obvious in their music.
P.S. See Who’s Who On The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Album Cover. In case it’s not clear, I believe each of these albums’ artworks should be judged separately from their music.
P.P.S. There’s a callout to the Stones in the Sgt. Pepper’s cover art.
I agree this rivalry is silly, they're both great bands and there's no reason to compare except they were both part of the British invasion. But it was the Stones that consciously tried to distinguish themselves from the Beatles by being the "bad boys" to the Fab Four's squeakier image. I will say this though...the Beatles could do the Stones, but the Stones couldn't really do the Beatles. Where's the Stones' "Tomorrow Never Knows" or "I Am the Egg Man"?? I like the Stones, but I love the Beatles.
This is such an amazing song.
Listen to the whole album whilst reading the lyrics.
You'll soon realise he was saying good bye and releasing some of his older demons from his Tall White Duke alter ego.
Oh that's right...I didn't get that from the opening line "Look up here, I'm in heaven..." and the song title! ;-)
Madeline Kahn's tired too...