The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 by guitarist Brian Jones with singer Mick Jagger and rhythm guitarist Keith Richards. They emerged in London’s R&B–beat boom with bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts. In November 1963, they scored their first UK hit with The Beatles cover “I Wanna Be Your […]
Thought experiment: correlate each class of ’77 UK punk/new wave act to their class of ’64 British beat antecedent (or correlate the ’64 beat act to their ’77 doppelganger). I offered ten comparisons for consideration (A–J). Explore the parallels and similarities that distinguished each pair from their respective kin. Class of ’64 vs. Class of […]
Everyone knows the first British Invasion of 1964, spearheaded by The Beatles and codified as a movement by The Dave Clark Five. They opened the US charts to UK acts that ranged from Mersey-lite Northerners (Gerry & The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers) to rough/edgy Londoners (The Rolling Stones, […]
What did each of these albums bring to the table in rock’s transformation from Beat through psychedelia and the subsequent emergence of suite-driven symphonic progressive (Genesis, ELP, Yes) and orchestral pop (ELO, Alan Parsons Project, Klaatu). The period from 1966 to 1968 was a pivotal moment in rock history, as the “Beat” era of three-minute […]
Between the Buttons is the first of two 1967 albums by English rockers the Rolling Stones, released that January on Decca (UK) and London (US). The US version replaces the tracks “Back Street Girl” and “Please Go Home” with both sides of the concurrent double-A-sided single “Let’s Spend the Night Together” / “Ruby Tuesday.” “Yesterday’s […]
Beggar’s Banquet is an album by English rockers the Rolling Stones, released in 1968 on Decca/London. Tracklist: A1. “Sympathy for the Devil” (6:18) A2. “No Expectations” (3:56) A3. “Dear Doctor” (3:22) A4. “Parachute Woman” (2:20) A5. “Jig-Saw Puzzle” (6:06) B1. “Street Fighting Man” (3:16) B2. “Prodigal Son” (2:52) B3. “Stray Cat Blues” (4:37) B4. “Factory […]
