Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Rolling Stones have a DVD out called Crossfire Hurricane.  It's a documentary on the start of the Rolling Stones which includes interviews with all of the band members, historical newscasts and concert footage, with a lot of the footage showing a very young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.  The live concert footage was very enjoyable as it highlighted their songs showing their blues origins and also gives insight into what made Mick Jagger such a great performer.  What was really interesting was the spin on Keith Richards.  When he was arrested in Canada for possession of drugs the brouhaha was all about how the band would fall apart without him.  I always considered Mick Jagger the voice, and showman, of the Stones but the songwriting and music and the core of the band was more Keith than anyone knew - at least according to this video.  SG

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