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ASKED RECENTLY about practical concerns like mortality and the future of rock and roll, Mick Jagger curled his famous lips into a smile and ducked the question. The Rolling Stones, he said, "will probably be making albums until we enter some sort of future senior citizens' facility." This month the Stones begin a 38-city tour of the States to back Tattoo You, their 27th release in 19 years. No one is laughing at Jagger's prediction...
Rumors that the Rolling Stones might hang up their mikes hit the rock pile last week when Mick Jagger, 37, announced that the group's upcoming U.S. tour will not, as had been speculated, be their last. During a press conference at Philadelphia's J.F.K. Stadium, where the 38-city tour will begin Sept. 25, Jagger made it clear that the Stones-still the best-known rock band in the world-would continue to roll and that Tattoo You, their just-released album, would not be a finale. "Performing is what we do as a living...
Unreal or not, people are now bowling to the Beatles, Frisbeeing while learning French, skiing to Shostakovich and jogging to Jagger. The thin wires of the headsets uncoil from Brooks Brothers blazers and Gucci bags, as well as from bib overalls and warmup suits. Commuters, pitchers in bull pens, shoppers hovering over the meat counter and sunbathers soaking up rays are tuning in by the millions. In Houston, prospective buyers of the Sony Walkman, the original device that touched off the craze last year, must sign up for at least a 60-day wait at major audio outlets...
...Time Waits for No One" is the second part of a pair, and showcases Watts' sweatless yet perfect drumming. With ample self-deprecation. Jagger clumsily explores the theme of mortality in what turns into a bastardized Shakespearian sonnet. The final couplet of iambic pentameter is repeated several times too many: "Time waits for no one, No favors has He: /Time waits for No One./ And he won't wait...
...album's two live cuts, one--"Mannish Boy"--merely transferred from the Love You Live collections--and the other, a driving re-make of "When the Whip Comes Down," open the second side. On the former, Jagger tries for a vague Muddy Waters imitation and comes up a bit short, but he receives enthusiastic vocal backing from occasional Stones keyboardist Billy Preston. "When the Whip Comes Down" benefits from a propulsive rhythm guitar and bass line, but whoever played the lead barely distinguishes himself from the tenative style of a high school amateur. Other cuts include "Crazy Mama," a gritty...