but will they get to play in Australia again ???

Ian Billen wrote on Mar 21^st, 2010 at 11:38pm:



Bingo.

That plus the undeniable fact that they're now a nostalgia act existing in an era where sales of recorded music (and especially recorded Stones music) are in the toilet.

The Stones have almost zero incentive to make new music from a commercial standpoint, and two studio albums in the last 15 years suggests that the creative or artistic reasons for doing so has all but dissipated.

In short, there ain't enough money in it for them. Revenue from touring outstrips the revenue from releasing a new record by about 20 to 1 now, whereas maybe 20-30 years ago they were on a similar level.

If they make a new record, its done primarily to 'justify' another long tour because admitting openly that they're an oldies act doesn't do much for their credibility. If they're going to make another record and then name the tour that follows it after it, then it entirely defeats the purpose if they're then going to play hardly anything from the album in question.

I'd love them to make another album, but if their self-belief in it is so low that they cant be arsed promoting it after being on the road for more than a couple of months, then why bother?

Oh, and if they ARE going to tour again behind a new release, for Christs sake, take a leaf out of Prince's book and include the new CD with every ticket purchase. I cant fathom how 'fans' can think nothing of forking out $500 for a concert ticket to see a band they apparently like, but cant spend $15 on the purchase of the CD the band are supposedly touring behind.  At least doing something like this a) gives the fans no excuse for looking bewildered at each other when the band play something new and b) gives the band no excuse for NOT playing something new. Their tickets are pricey enough and throwing in a CD isn't going to bankrupt them. It speaks volumes for how absurd things are that you can buy almost anything at a Stones concert that has their brand name except their music.

You'd almost think they were ashamed of it.

" You'd almost think they were ashamed of it.  "

!!!!!!!

Gazza wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 7:31am:


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Yes but Mick Jagger is Mick Jagger and will be for the most part until the end of his life. He is going to want to at least make a new cd in order to get in the mind set, as well as promote the tour with versus being a nostalgia act alone.

Can't see them touring with nothing new studio wise. Even with Licks they gave us four new tunes in order to avoid the situation of them being touted as nothing but a nostalgia act going on a greatest hits tour.

As well I think Keith finally wants to write and record as well now (thankfully). Charlie would agree with both of them and Ronnie will do whatever ....hah.

Don't be so fooled. They still wanna make music as much as tour. How do I know? The answer is simple .... they do not necessarily HAVE to make a new album. They haven't for a good while. They could tour with no new album. It wouldn't bother them enough... but it does.

They still want to record and put out new product .... that is why they are choosing to do such. Remember .....they don't have to at this point. The Rolling Stones themselves, their management, and their financial folks are well aware of that. Yet they choose to go through this long writing, recording, and mixing process over months and months time... right there is a good indication ....they want to record new albums.... even if they haven't done such every year or every few years as they have in the past.

Ian

this looks amazing!!!


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