The Beach Boys Versus The Rolling Stones: 50th Anniversary Showdown

[MBE]

Domenic Priore once told me that he saw the Stones at a small show in 1978 and that he thought it and that tour was their last great moment. I agree! I love their vintage work, but after the seventies it doesn't matter. Saw them once in 1994 it was cool but nothing I would ever care to repeat. If it was a theatre maybe.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Sad to say but the Stones will probably do something the Beach Boys failed to do on their 50th tour - have Blondie Chaplin on stage.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

Sad to say but the Stones will probably do something the Beach Boys failed to do on their 50th tour - have Blondie Chaplin on stage.

I 100% agree with that.

[Don Malcolm]

Y'know, the Stones and the BBs should tour together...they could call it "Stoned at the Beach"... 

...but that's probably too sociologically incorrect to fly in this day and age, now, isn't it??


(Looks like Brian is at least "one up" on Mike in the Springsteen department...)

But frankly I won't be satisfied until I see The Boss get up on stage and jam with both of 'em...

[Ram4]

Domenic Priore once told me that he saw the Stones at a small show in 1978 and that he thought it and that tour was their last great moment. I agree! I love their vintage work, but after the seventies it doesn't matter. Saw them once in 1994 it was cool but nothing I would ever care to repeat. If it was a theatre maybe.

The Stones played at the Checkerboard Lounge here in Chicago with Muddy Waters (and others) in 1981 in the MIDDLE of their world tour (now on DVD).  They also played the Double Door in 1997.  I don't know why they picked that club, it's not the best for a concert.  But the bottom line is, they did it.  Too bad I wasn't there.