Science at work in the service of rock
I just watched a bit of Gimme Shelter (the Rolling Stones documentary) and a particular section got me thinking, namely the moment when a stage announcer boomed...
ARE YOU READY FOR THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD?!
I think I thought "pffff, whatever, maaan... it's not figure skating." I didn't think the figure skating bit, but what I really mean is, I always have a very hard time understanding the obsession with competition and statistics in rock. I can understand it from the perspective of someone who is just interested in moving units and doesn't care what is cut into the particular records, but from an artistic perspective, I don't see the value of such a claim. Maybe I would understand it, if I understood the Rolling Stones better in the first place, but that is neither here nor there. I made a graph, trying to figure out what could have endeared the Rolling Stones more to me than the actual introduction:
I think this could be useful information to other rockers, out there. Certainly, I will keep it in mind, the next time Moongazing Hare plays live. I will not claim to be the greatest psychedelic antifolk band in the world.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD?!
I think I thought "pffff, whatever, maaan... it's not figure skating." I didn't think the figure skating bit, but what I really mean is, I always have a very hard time understanding the obsession with competition and statistics in rock. I can understand it from the perspective of someone who is just interested in moving units and doesn't care what is cut into the particular records, but from an artistic perspective, I don't see the value of such a claim. Maybe I would understand it, if I understood the Rolling Stones better in the first place, but that is neither here nor there. I made a graph, trying to figure out what could have endeared the Rolling Stones more to me than the actual introduction:
I think this could be useful information to other rockers, out there. Certainly, I will keep it in mind, the next time Moongazing Hare plays live. I will not claim to be the greatest psychedelic antifolk band in the world.