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"Rolling Stone" Shines A Light On Its Inspiration

ArmillaHiggins — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:17:39 EDT

Comment on "Rolling Stone" Shines A Light On Its Inspiration Ya gotta wonder about the skillz of an alleged journalist who supposedly waded through all of RS's "Shine a Light" coverage and still managed to misspell Martin Scorsese's name throughout his post. Get a grip, yo -- he won an Oscar and shit. And some still wonder why old-media types continue to tsk-tsk about online "journalism."

ArmillaHiggins

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Superawesomerad — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:13:48 EDT

This feels like the tenth time RS has paired a younger artist with one or more Stones on their cover. But I may just be magnifying in my mind that heinous Depp/Richards cover a year or so back.

Superawesomerad

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C.R.E.A.M. — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:35:27 EDT

The only thing worse than reading Rolling Stone is wading through Anonodick's awful writing.

C.R.E.A.M.

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Oldboy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:12:31 EDT

I've seen the movie and it was pretty good---just make sure to see it in IMAX, else it's just another concert film. The album is pretty good, too, but not exactly essential. If you want to hear the Stones at their live peak(1972-'73) pick up a bootleg like "Brussels Affair" and listen to the wonderful interplay between Keith and Mick Taylor---the best guitarist they ever had.

Oldboy

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Michaelangelo Matos — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:43:12 EDT

@JohnnyBacardi: if it isn't obvious that anonodude is making jokes re: music 30 years or older, you aren't paying any attention at all. (he has a favorite '80s Stones song ffs.)

Michaelangelo Matos

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Chris Molanphy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:34:00 EDT

Nice. Couple comments:

1. I'm no expert, but at least recently, Keef does sing "Silver" sans guitar. It so happens that the only Stones concert I've ever seen in the flesh (complete fluke; friend had a plus-one) was on the same 2006 tour chronicled in this flick. (I saw them in the Meadowlands, however, not the Beacon, natch.) And "Silver" is kind of Keef's showcase piece - Mick goes offstage for a pee break or a blowjob or a Vitamin Water or whatever, Ronnie steps back, and KR kind of holds court, ciggy in one hand, the other on the mic stand. It works theatrically, but I can't say it works all that well musically.

2. You're dead right about the White Stripes' rockist relevance to the target RS demographic, but to give Jack props for a second: You'd think he'd be on the cover twice a year, given his contemporary relevance plus Boomer appreciation. And yet, it's interesting that Wenner's army couldn't get an interview worthy of the cover from White until 2005 and Get Behind Me Satan, and this is (I believe) his first cover appearance since, despite two records (one Raconteurs, one WS) in between.

Say what you want about Jack and his retrograde old-schooliness, but at least he's choosy about playing ball. I seem to recall that, in the '05 cover interview, they got him to half-admit for the first time ever that Meg is his ex-wife, not his sister -- i.e., the most poorly kept "secret" ever -- and that begrudgingly. It was all they had to hang the interview on. I'm actually a bit annoyed with Jack for kowtowing to the RS Stones Mandate this time around, but Jack's bought enough goodwill from me for mostly sticking to his ornery guns thus far.

Chris Molanphy

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Varina — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:02:40 EDT

@Ned Raggett: That's it!! It's even worse than I thought.

Varina

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GretchenHamlegs — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:14:38 EDT

Rolling Stone/Rolling Stones The magazine is named after the band? Really? Not the Bob Dylan song? Not Muddy Waters, who wrote the song the band took their name from to "prove" their Blues Power? Appropo of nothing, I haven't read an issue since to one that came out right after Mr. Waters passed on to that great gig in the sky. The cover that week? Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's Men At Work. Yes, I'm old - also, I was one of the parents in your photo-essay (after the Paramore concert I took my kids to). But I'll never say which one... --------------------------------- You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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JohnnyBacardi — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:53:11 EDT

Y'know, Anono-critic, you've done a great job of pointing out RS's usual hand-job when it comes to the Stones. My compliments.

But you really should "bother to listen" once in a while to music that's older than 30 years old, just upon occasion. I know it may not have the hip cachet that, oh, Vampire Weekend may have, but some of it is quite good, holds up very well, and maybe, just maybe, your fellow snarkmeisters and cynics (redundant, I know) might not tease you too much- a fate to be avoided at all costs, I know.

JohnnyBacardi

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Bob Loblaw — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:54:15 EDT

Are there any music mags that you actually like, Anono-critic? If not, isn't this column then kind of masochistic?

The auto-dismissive thing has become really tiresome.

Bob Loblaw

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J DTZR — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:53:32 EDT

Spot on, especially the commentary re: Sheffield's "review" of the latest live disc from Jagger, Richards, Watts, Wood LLC. One needn't listen to the Shine a Light disc to know that it's a gratuitous, perfuctory attempt to squeeze a few more bucks from Stones fans with more money than sense.

J DTZR

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Ned Raggett — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:37:33 EDT

@Varina: He's trying for that Pete Doherty money.

Ned Raggett

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Varina — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:28:39 EDT

When I was younger, I wanted to grow up and have Jancee Dunn's job at RS. And now that I'm grown-up, RS just makes me sad. Also, the combination of Jack White's smile and hat is just very odd. He looks almost manic.

Varina