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Mick, Keith, Charlie, Bill, and Ron, then, must have gotten a laugh out of the latest attempt to mythologize the Rolling Stones, this one offered by veteran New York Times cliche-hurler Robert Palmer. This picture-book, large-type text, liberally prepared with color and black-and-white photos of the Stones at their decadent best, suffers from the same '60s-envy that makes otherwise rational human beings mythologize the pompous and overblown Jim Morrison or believe that the Grateful Dead were ever more than a bunch of dope fiends who knew a few chord changes...
...Robert Palmer wants to know, what was the meaning of "You can't always get what you want?" a tuneful affirmation of that most uncontestable of truisms. Well, Palmer tells...
Perhaps the problem is that the older Palmer still suffers from that most imbecilic of illusions: that rock and roll can provide a blueprint for living. Most pop criticism and documentary work since the '60s approach bands like the Stones from this perspective. Yet, if rock and pop in the '80s has shown anything, it is that rock is more a reflection of society than a catalyst for change. As recent Stones records have shown, the more closely music mimics the whims of the record-buying public, the greater the chance that the music will be successful. Rock...
...despite the mythos of such events as Woodstock, Altamont, Jim Morrison's death, and the Summer of Love in San Francisco, rock has always been little more than entertainment or release for the majority of Americans. Why, then, must Palmer insist on making the Stones significant, when it is easier--and probably more gratifying--just to appreciate their music...
...next to the Brattle Theater, the Algiers is a slice of the Middle East with a warm and comfy atmosphere, strong coffee, and an array of eats from pastries to hummos and tabooli. With classical and sometimes ethnic music, one of the best coffeehouses in the Square. Passim (47 Palmer St.): More than a coffee shop, Passim is a gift store with cards and exotic trinkets and live folk music at nights (with a cover charge...