By Chris Kline

Mick Jagger- replaced Brian Jagger

Brian Jones

Keith Richards

Bill Wyman

Ian Stewart

Charlie Watts

Rising to fame in the mid-1960s

Emerged as the bad boys of rock

Formed by Brian Jones (Apr 1962 in London, England)

Early efforts- Band recorded several cover versions of other people's songs

Soon emerged as a powerful songwriting band

British charts in 1964 with a cover version of Bobby Womack's “It's All Over Now”

45 years

Broke up in 2005

Had a lot of difficulties

First Rolling Stones Album titled "The Rolling Stones" was released in the UK in 1964

Not a slow tempo, jumpy (albums)

Genre: Pop/Rock and blues

Styles:

Rock & Roll

Blues-Rock

Hard Rock

British Invasion

Contemporary Pop/Rock

British Blues

Album Rock

Moods:

Bravado

Confident

Energetic

Rebellious

Rowdy

"Sympathy for the Devil" - Beggars Banquet

"Gimme Shelter" - Let it Bleed

"You Can't Always Get What You Want“- Let it Bleed

You will hear: ◦ A fast tempo

◦ Sad and strong lyrics

◦ Repetitive 16 bar pattern

◦ Texas Blues Texture: Drums, Guitar and Bass

◦ Boogie Baseline

Characteristics:

◦ Texture

◦ Lyrics

◦ Tempo

◦ Repetitive pattern

No call and response

Sub-genre: Texas blues

• Fast tempo

• Jazz feel

• Solos

• Boogie baseline

• Patterns

• Up scale

Similar: 2 out of 5

Has most of characters in it

Enjoyed:

Fast beat

Up scale

Solos

You will hear:• Fast tempo

• Blues lyrics

• Repetitive pattern (16)

• Texas Blues/Boogie Woogie

• Boogie baseline

Characteristics:

• Blues lyrics

• Tempo

• Repetitive pattern

• Texture

No call and response

Sub-genre: Texas blues

• Fast tempo

• 16 bar pattern

• Blues lyrics

• Solos

• Boogie baseline

Similar: 2 out of 5

• Has most characteristics in it

Enjoyed:

• Fast tempo

• Solo

• Boogie baseline

You will hear:• Fast tempo

• Blues lyrics

• Repetitive pattern (16)

• Texas/Boogie Woogie

Characteristics:

• Blues lyrics

• Tempo

• Repetitive pattern

• Texture

No call and response

Sub-genre: Texas Blues

• Fast tempo

• Blues lyrics

• Repetitive pattern (16)

• Texture

• Solos

Similar: 2 out of 5

• Has lots of characters in it

Enjoyed:

• Solo

• Fast beat

• Texture

"You Can't Always Get What You Want“-Let it Bleed

Let It Bleed

"Sympathy for the Devil" - Beggars Banquet

Jig-Saw Puzzle

"Gimme Shelter" - Let it Bleed

Monkey Man

The Yardbirds

My Generation

Dave Clark Five

Aerosmith

http://www.biography.com/articles/The-Rolling-Stones-9462754

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/27/entertainment/main6524597.shtml

http://classicrock.about.com/od/recommendationsandreviews/tp/like_stones.htm