Gene Simmons Defends Rolling Stones’ Their Satanic Majesties Request

KISS’ Gene Simmons says that the 1967 Rolling Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request is one of his top 13 records of all time. The bassist dished on his faves with Quietus. He says he likes it because it got the Stones to go “outside of their comfort zone.” “That’s what I find interesting . . .”More »

By on March 9, 2015

KISS’ Gene Simmons says that the 1967 Rolling Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request is one of his top 13 records of all time. The bassist dished on his faves with Quietus. He says he likes it because it got the Stones to go “outside of their comfort zone.” “That’s what I find interesting . . . it has production value and songwriting that isn’t found on any other Stones records. ‘2000 Light Years From Home,’ ‘2000 Man’; I mean, we covered ‘2000 Man.'” He added, “The thing about it is that they were blues-based and they veered away from it on that record and went into almost Celtic and classical areas. It was a pastiche, a multi-coloured quilt! You can look at a band like a coin and say, ‘I see everything, I don’t need to see anything more’, but there is that other side. That other side is what I think is more interesting. The depth.” Others included on the list included Chubby Checker and Paul McCartney. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «