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Pretty well put Ian. I'm also sure their "maturity" was due to the extraordinary times in which they existed in. As i've said many times when bagging the Beatles, they may have been ultra hip in 67, but the satin pirate suits looked pretty lame by 68 compared with Jimbo's leather pants and Hendrix's sexual guitar antics and the "dirty hippy" type of "every-man" that was coming from the U.S, particularly the West Coast. It's almost hard to comprehend the change in everyone, let alone the Stones, from 67 - 69 or so. And it was a natural evolution for our band, i feel. From the 70's on i feel they became more a trend band. Maybe that was Jagger trying to stay "modern", i dont know.
And as the 70's moved on, Jagger developed a whiny vocal style that i adored. Mainly on SF, Exile & GHS. After that, i think he was playing around a bit, most evident (i reckon) on SG where he's not really being himself, but acting different parts (which i guess, is what a singer should do). However, by Emotional Rescue, he was fooling even himself. He was being all things, but Jagger. Cockney rebel. Max Romeo. Trans Atlantic dude. Then, by Dirty Work - well, wtf was he on that! Growling and snarling so much it was ridiculous. Over pronouncing things. He seemed to be putting in too much effort instead of just singing. Also, by DW, i think he was trying to "toughen" up his voice to appear more aggressive, macho & "with it" against the new onslaught of heavy metal shriekers.
But yeah, JJF - cool shit.
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