Sloan sees good in latter-day Stones

--taken from: Toronto Star

The Rolling Stones played their first show on July 12, 1962. Some people think they should have knocked off long before their 50th anniversary, but Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland of Canadian rock band Sloan picked some tolerable tracks from the last 30 years.

Patrick Pentland: 30 years of ‘new’ favourite tunes

As the Rolling Stones turn 50, one might exclaim, “What?! Those guys are still around?!” Of course, that would be someone who has been living under a rock (and a hard place), as the Stones have been present and accounted for all these years. While their musical output has slowed, they have continued to release new material, if only for their own enjoyment.

See his playlist of “new” Stones songs from the last 30 years that he thinks deserve a second look.

Jay Ferguson: Digging up Stones’ gold

Did the Rolling Stones' golden age end after 1972's Exile On Main Street? If you hung on a little longer, maybe you made it to the era that ended with 1981's Tattoo You, perhaps their last truly fine LP? If, like me, you followed their subsequent 30-year output, you might agree it was a bit trying for the true fan to find tracks that stood shoulder to shoulder with the best of their glory years.

Still, there's some gold (a bit of silver, maybe too much bronze) to be found.

Read some of his favourites, imagined as an album.

--taken from: Toronto Star