Rolling Stones at 50

Spiritinthesky

On this day, 50 years ago...12th July 1962, The Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London, with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). Billed as The Rollin’ Stones, they were paid £20 for the gig, the equivalent of £330 in 2010.

To celebrate the Occasion we bring you 15 Rolling Stones facts:
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woof im a dog

was anyone here at the gig

mike65

Everyone there is long since dead, including moist of the band!

Seriously though, its just brain frying to consider that they have got away with it for so long becoming the self styled "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" which is patently a ridiculous thing to describe them as. Sure they've got some very good tunes but they've been coasting for 35 of that 50 years - Some Girls was probably the last good Stones album. I was 13 at the time.

Chazz Michael Michaels

I never liked them. One dimensional.

poundhound

We should be heralding a band thats lasted 50 years, regardless of whether they are to your taste or not.
Genuinely legendary acts like the Stones, AC/DC, Tom Petty, Springsteen etc are all advancing in years. We should cherish them because there is absolutley nothing coming behind them even close to their quality.
My father seen the Stones in 1967 and I seen them 40 years later, in 2007.
Im trying to think of someone Ive seen live this year, that my 2 year old daughter might see live in 2052!?
I think that puts the Stones longevity into perspective.

CUPimus

did they not start off as a cover band? and their bad boy attitudes made them not their actual music?

Rothko

CUPimus wrote: »

did they not start off as a cover band? and their bad boy attitudes made them not their actual music?

The Beatles did a lot of covers when they started out too.

woof im a dog

even if they havent made a decent album in a couple of decades in all fairness its very difficult to keep yourself interesting over 50year, bob dylan might be an exception but he's released alot of dross in between

eviltimeban

Suas11 wrote: »

The Beatles did a lot of covers when they started out too.

Yeah but their first single was an original song (and of course, all their singles were original). The Stones' first four singles were covers.

Rothko

eviltimeban wrote: »

Yeah but their first single was an original song (and of course, all their singles were original).

I think Twist And Shout was a released as a single in the US (as far as I know) and that's a cover.

Chazz Michael Michaels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles