{"id":3670,"date":"2024-11-23T11:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T11:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3670"},"modified":"2024-11-23T11:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T11:29:47","slug":"3670-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3670","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAlways impressive\u201d: The band Keith Richards couldn\u2019t help but like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Keith-Richards-The-Rolling-Stones-2023-Far-Out-Magazine-F-1140x855.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones - 2023\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keith Richards has devoted so much of his life to The Rolling Stones that it&#8217;s little surprise he hasn&#8217;t had much time to enjoy anyone else. He is the gang&#8217;s leader, and he has never displayed any soppy vulnerabilities, such as enjoying The Beatles, The Band, The Bee Gees, or nearly anyone save the devil himself, Robert Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was one band that the Stones met while on tour that he couldn&#8217;t stop admiring. While Prince may not have worked well as a supporting act, with Richards later referring to him as a &#8220;overrated midget,&#8221; he was thoroughly enchanted by Australian rockers AC\/DC when they met live in Sydney. Their simplicity and force appealed to Richards, who has always preferred feeling over flashy intricacy.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of three major gigs in Australia in 2002, Richards devised a plan to invite a couple of Australia&#8217;s favourite sons to rehearsal, which Angus and Malcolm Young accepted. They endeared themselves not only with their similar laissez-faire attitude, but also with the allure of their dual guitar work. &#8220;Being a guitarist is one thing; being a guitarist with another guitarist is quite another. It&#8217;s not two guitars; it&#8217;s five, six, ten,&#8221; Richards explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Rolling Stones frontman stated that the duo captured this cohesive power and the chemistry that can result from it. Richards has always prioritized this, whether he&#8217;s performing with Ron Wood, Mick Taylor, Brian Jones, or anyone else who has ventured to connect with him. He described this as the success at the heart of AC\/DC, saying on the Four Licks tour DVD, &#8220;There are bands that you can&#8217;t tell who is doing what.&#8221; Angus and Malcolm, you know Angus is going to play the lead, but their chemistry is always stunning.<\/p>\n<p>He has admired them on the festival circuit for years, with Charlie Watts adding: &#8220;They&#8217;re terrific at festivals, maybe the greatest at it, I believe. I know Keith has always enjoyed AC\/DC.&#8221; Seeing them firsthand just added to the charm. &#8220;Bless their hearts; they are great little bundle of energy,&#8221; Richards was saying.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones &amp; AC\/DC - Rock Me Baby\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3iqWV6Fb9NU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, Angus Young wasn&#8217;t as complimentary in response. Richards admitted to Classic Rock some years ago that he would &#8220;yawn my head off&#8221; if he had to sit through a Rolling Stones concert. &#8220;The Rolling Stones do soul music these days, and this is meant to be rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll. &#8220;Leave it to the experts,&#8221; he said. He considered the pioneers &#8220;Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard&#8221; to be the best players.<\/p>\n<p>While he appreciated the days when the band stayed true to the blues-influenced pioneers, he had little patience for what came after. &#8220;They must have progressed the wrong way,&#8221; he remarked, cuttingly. &#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you when it stopped getting good\u2014when The Rolling Stones released &#8216;Jumpin&#8217; Jack Flash&#8217; and &#8216;Street Fighting Man&#8217;. Beyond that, there is nothing.&#8221; Perhaps this is why he has never sought to &#8216;advance&#8217; with AC\/DC, saying, &#8220;A lot of people say that we make the same album eleven times. In fact, they are lying. It&#8217;s actually been 12 times.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, Keith, the joint cover of &#8216;Rock Me Baby&#8217; may have lit Sydney on fire, but the feeling is not reciprocated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Richards has devoted so much of his life to The Rolling Stones that it&#8217;s little surprise he hasn&#8217;t had much time to enjoy anyone else. 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