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After it's over and before the Stones hit the next city on their current "Tattoo You" rampage, Robert Palmer or some other prominent rockologist will write yet another piece confirming that the group has recaptured the old raunch, that Richards seems sharper than ever, that Jagger can still hypnotize the masses by merely taking off his shirt and sticking his hands in his pants. "This is the real thing," we will be reminded...
...years they insisted they were not a rock band, and certainly not a pop band, like their rivals, the Beatles. When McCartney and Lennon dropped in on an early recording session and suggested that the Stones play original material instead of just R and B covers, Jagger was caught by surprise, responding "Oh! You're right; that's a good idea." But still the Stones have always tended to fall back on what they know best: Black American blues. For quite a while, Brian Jones favored the stage name Elmo Lewis...
...little girls in the park, and "Killer's Eyes" asks the musical question, what's it like to live in hell every day? All of which is to say, the Kinks are alive and kicking as much as Mick and Co., and they deigned to play Boston, too. Mick Jagger is still singing to impress; Ray Davies sings to teach and laugh...
...always said, 'I'll never do this again.' I never meant it. I just said it." For some time, it has been an open question whether Jagger, snow 38, means anything at all, especially what he sings...
...strong, wild form in concert, but no one has ever disputed his status as rock's shrewdest showman. On Tattoo You, the Stones' new No. 1 album, Jagger's voice has the rough resilience of a scouring pad, and Keith Richards keeps on playing what is, in all senses, the meanest guitar around. The new record sounds like their best in years-many years-but a little attention to the lyrics shows that the Stones are still stuck in the same territory without a passport. The album is supposed to be a return to their strong, singed...