The Rolling Stones, having outlived almost the greater part of their 1960s counterparts, keep on belting out hits well into middle age. However, the Rolling Stones did not begin with the same as its line-up today. Scarcely, very few, if any groups have ever began that way. The Rolling Stones began as a little high school band named "Young man Blue and the Blue Boys", with Mick Jagger singing and Keith Richards playing guitar. The music they played consisted of many different covers. However the music that they played were tunes in which originated from the performers they liked at that time.
During this period of time, there were no new musicians that were emerging that were predominately British. In this post-World War II time, there were multiple different genres coming out. These new …show more content…
The first two albums, Meet the Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones, Now!, were covers consisting of very few "Jagger/Richards"- orginal songs. The band was now celebrated for having hosted wild shows, but not for their uniqueness regarding music. Despite their reputation, one of their orginal singles soon became Britains number 1 song, "The Last Time". Soon after, in 1965, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" took first in Britain and the United States.
The pace at which performers released albums in that time was significantly faster than it is presently. Other various albums would be released in one year; Richards composes, "… in those days singles were turning out every six, to eight weeks" (Richards 141). After an effective period of time, proving that the albums, consisting of covers with a couple of original singles, the years 1967-1969 Steven Zandt’s statement “the second great era: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. They make up the greatest run of albums in history ⁙ and all done in three and a half years”
During this period of time, there were no new musicians that were emerging that were predominately British. In this post-World War II time, there were multiple different genres coming out. These new …show more content…
The first two albums, Meet the Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones, Now!, were covers consisting of very few "Jagger/Richards"- orginal songs. The band was now celebrated for having hosted wild shows, but not for their uniqueness regarding music. Despite their reputation, one of their orginal singles soon became Britains number 1 song, "The Last Time". Soon after, in 1965, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" took first in Britain and the United States.
The pace at which performers released albums in that time was significantly faster than it is presently. Other various albums would be released in one year; Richards composes, "… in those days singles were turning out every six, to eight weeks" (Richards 141). After an effective period of time, proving that the albums, consisting of covers with a couple of original singles, the years 1967-1969 Steven Zandt’s statement “the second great era: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. They make up the greatest run of albums in history ⁙ and all done in three and a half years”