The Rolling Stones

I watched the first episode of the BBC series which covered the lives of the Stones and their musical journey. This one concentrated on the lead singer Mick Jagger from the early days to the present time.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I had seen the Stones in the early sixties at a small club in Handsworth Birmingham; this was the start of their incredible musical journey and I immediately realized that they looked and sounded different from all the other local groups.

In his interview Jager admits that his voice isn’t the greatest but added to his backing group which played a sound that mixed blues with rock the combination of sounds is quite is unique which proves life isn’t always about having a special gift but more about getting the most from what you have.

And the night I saw the Stones the combination of music and alcohol blurred the the present into a prequel of expectancy that the bleak war years might change into something far more inspiring. This was only the second time that I remember the young girls stop dancing and press as close to the stage as possible, screaming in the hope that they would be noticed.

Its difficult for most of the younger generation to understand why the older generation describe that period of time as such an inspiring period in history but its like most things in life you have to experience them personally. When the second World War ended the osterity didn’t; poverty in many families remained for many years. It was a black and white period, their was little colour in life. Clothes were drab, music was predominantly aimed at the older generation but the seeds of change started to sprout as gospel and blues groups edged through America.

Then their was Elvis, chuck Berry, Eddy Cochran, and Buddy Holly which instigated the inspiration for all the Brittish groups that seemed to spring up overnight.

And the Rolling Stones, well they are still there at the age of eighty, musicions will die but their music will last forever.