treeduck Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Discussing frontman Mick Jagger, Roger said: 'You've got to take your hat off to him. He's the number one rock 'n' roll performer. He then added: 'But as a band, if you were outside a pub and you heard that music coming out of a pub some night, you'd think, "Well, that's a mediocre pub band!"' and Paul "Macca" McCartney said: Despite their commercial success, the group have drawn criticism from others in the past including The Beatles' Sir Paul, who has made a string of explosive comments about the fellow rockers - all peppered with loose compliments. Speaking to The New Yorker last month, he said: 'I'm not sure I should say it, but they're a blues cover band, that's sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs', in regard to the two groups. https://codacollection.co/films/roger-daltrey-the-coda-collection-interview 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 All the 1960s bands rip into each other. All cockiness and confidence gets in the way. It's tiresome, really. Good music, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Discussing frontman Mick Jagger, Roger said: 'You've got to take your hat off to him. He's the number one rock 'n' roll performer. He then added: 'But as a band, if you were outside a pub and you heard that music coming out of a pub some night, you'd think, "Well, that's a mediocre pub band!"' and Paul "Macca" McCartney said: Despite their commercial success, the group have drawn criticism from others in the past including The Beatles' Sir Paul, who has made a string of explosive comments about the fellow rockers - all peppered with loose compliments. Speaking to The New Yorker last month, he said: 'I'm not sure I should say it, but they're a blues cover band, that's sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs', in regard to the two groups. https://codacollection.co/films/roger-daltrey-the-coda-collection-interviewTheir comments are not wholly untrue, imo. But "mediocre" is certainly unfair. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Right, and "Under a Raging Moon" is a real toe-tapper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Sorry but a mediocre bar band would never reach the heights that the Stones have and / or have as long a career. They were all super successful. Not sure why they have to take shots at each other. Other than personal animosity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I think these comments get misconstrued because these guys have all been pretty close over the decades. They live in a different world - so Daltrey talking a little smack about a peer is not really a big deal. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I need to hang out at pubs more often. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Right, and "Under a Raging Moon" is a real toe-tapper. With Bryan Adams! What could possibly go wrong with Mr. "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You?!" :rfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) Love all three bands, likely in the order of The Who, The Beatles and then the Stones. I don't know the context of the Daltrey comments...but, if he's talking about the way the Stones currently sound cranking out the old hits, I think he makes a fair point. I've been checking out a few clips to see the great Steve Jordan playing, to watch how he fits into the group...and none of the clips I've seen sound stellar. They're all ok...which is kinda the same as saying mediocre. I'm sure if Roger puts Goat's Head Soup on the turntable, he can hear how f**king good it is. Also, kinda interesting, given how they have a history of fighting like brothers, that it is Townshend who has always been the staunchest fan of the Stones. Heard him say a few times that they are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. Edited November 17, 2021 by Timbale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. Replace the Stones with Pink Floyd or the Kinks, and I agree with the second half of your statement. The first part is right on. The Beatles and the Who are #1 and #2 IMNSHO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. Replace the Stones with Pink Floyd or the Kinks, and I agree with the second half of your statement. The first part is right on. The Beatles and the Who are #1 and #2 IMNSHO. Got it my friend! I would then ditch The Beatles and The Stones and go with: THE WHOIRON MAIDENCAMEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I would ask him, ahhhh who the eff are YOU?! Not really, but if he's not just poking at Mick, that's kind of a classless thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. :no: :no: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. Replace the Stones with Pink Floyd or the Kinks, and I agree with the second half of your statement. The first part is right on. The Beatles and the Who are #1 and #2 IMNSHO. Got it my friend! I would then ditch The Beatles and The Stones and go with: THE WHOIRON MAIDENCAMEL If we're going beyond the 60s then I'd add "the only band that mattered." "No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones!""Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust!" Edited November 17, 2021 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 I prefer The Who over Beatles and Stones. That being said, he needs to lay off the crackpipe. They were great in their prime, no denying it. The Who BLOW The Stones and Beatles AWAY! But they are the British Holy Trinity. Replace the Stones with Pink Floyd or the Kinks, and I agree with the second half of your statement. The first part is right on. The Beatles and the Who are #1 and #2 IMNSHO. Got it my friend! I would then ditch The Beatles and The Stones and go with: THE WHOIRON MAIDENCAMELEarl likes to be a "rebel" music fan. The Beatles and Stones are too popular for him, too well known, not "cool" enough and he's bored of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 What's with the Stones getting crap lately? Honestly, Mike Nesmith from the Monkees should pipe up and call them all out. The Monkees are #1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 What's with the Stones getting crap lately? Honestly, Mike Nesmith from the Monkees should pipe up and call them all out. The Monkees are #1. IDK. The Partridge Family is pretty talented. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 "Those British boys want to play the blues so bad. And they play them so bad." Chester Burnett, bka Howlin Wolf, who cut "The Howlin Wolf London Sessions" in 1971 with the likes of Clapton, Watts, Winwood, and Wyman. Wolf is alleged to have called the recordings "dogshit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 "Those British boys want to play the blues so bad. And they play them so bad." Chester Burnett, bka Howlin Wolf, who cut "The Howlin Wolf London Sessions" in 1971 with the likes of Clapton, Watts, Winwood, and Wyman. Wolf is alleged to have called the recordings "dogshit." :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It is probably just talking smack. Maybe they don't like the fact that the Stones are still going strong almost 60 years later (or at least what's left of them). I love the Who but they wouldn't sell out a stadium like the Stones right now. Somehow even if it is just Mick and Keith left from the original band, they just seem more "authentic". And as for them not sounding great in video clips....they are approaching 80! I hope I still have a percentage of that left when I am 80! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It is probably just talking smack. Maybe they don't like the fact that the Stones are still going strong almost 60 years later (or at least what's left of them). I love the Who but they wouldn't sell out a stadium like the Stones right now. Somehow even if it is just Mick and Keith left from the original band, they just seem more "authentic". And as for them not sounding great in video clips....they are approaching 80! I hope I still have a percentage of that left when I am 80! To my ears I don’t think they’ve sounded better. I think they always wanted to sound like old blues men and they finally arrived. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 What's with the Stones getting crap lately? Honestly, Mike Nesmith from the Monkees should pipe up and call them all out. The Monkees are #1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUIn9NwIEMM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 "Those British boys want to play the blues so bad. And they play them so bad." Chester Burnett, bka Howlin Wolf, who cut "The Howlin Wolf London Sessions" in 1971 with the likes of Clapton, Watts, Winwood, and Wyman. Wolf is alleged to have called the recordings "dogshit." With the likes of Clapton post-cream post-Derek and the Dominoes? Yeah, I can see why that might have turned out mediocre. Put Mick Taylor in there, and swap out Winwood for Nicky Hopkins... oh I guess I'm just asking for The Stones themselves at this point, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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