When I was in college, some guy told me in a sort of definitive statement, "The Rolling Stones are the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world."
I had not thought of it like that, but it sounded right to me.
Not that there aren't many other fantastic bands, and I love them too. But the Stones have their own space - their own cloud.
("Hey, hey!
You, you!
Get off-a my cloud!")
So many wonderful songs and performances. Similar to Bob Dylan - it's a wealth of material to listen to, and more to discover. It feels luxurious, and wondrous.
On Amazon Prime, there's a documentary from the Stones' 50th anniversary (in 2012). It's called The Rolling Stones - Crossfire Hurricane.
That phrase is from their song "Jumpin' Jack Flash," which begins (after the instrumental intro) - "I was born - in a crossfire hurricane..."
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