Introducing: Stones Touring Party

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iHeartPodcasts and Double Elvis

Society & Culture, Music

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1972, the Rolling Stones swept across an America still smoldering from the tumult of the ‘60s, bringing their gritty masterpiece Exile on Main St. to the masses. Rolling Stone magazine journalist Robert Greenfield was along for the ride, writing the seminal rock book STP (Stones Touring Party) — culled from weeks on the road and more than 60 hours of interviews with the band and their entourage. Now, for the first time, Greenfield and fellow STP vet Gary Stromberg share that tape archive, allowing listeners to sit in on intimate chats with the Stones in their prime. Written and hosted by Jordan Runtagh, with original music by Noel Brown and Mykal Alder June, Stones Touring Party is an all-access pass to the sights, sounds, riots, bombings, drug busts, death threats and other assorted mayhem from this pivotal moment in American history. Listen to Stones Touring Party on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-stones-touring-party-119251654/

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0:00.0	Drugs, road burn, madness in the heat of the summer in 1972 was the ninth circle of hell.
0:15.4	And stepping into that circle were the rolling stones.
0:20.8	The band will rock royalty and do America they came to receive their crowns.
0:25.6	As with any royal court, there was intrigue, scandal, and mayhem.
0:30.3	My Heart Radio's new podcast, Stone's Toring Party, puts you at the epicenter, featuring
0:35.1	never before heard archival interviews with the band members themselves.
0:38.6	I think it's very different from what the rolling stones respect.
0:42.2	You'll also hear from those who are along for the ride and live the tale of tale.
0:46.1	They were ugly, they were angry, defiant, they've come for your daughters.
0:50.8	That engender is fear and they made more money off it than any band.
0:55.6	Consider this show an all-access pass that takes you from the front row to back stage
1:02.8	and from the private jets to the private after-show affairs.
1:06.0	We're going on the road with the greatest rock and roll band in the world.
1:09.5	On the tour, the show does what it means to the party like a rock star.
1:12.6	I'm not saying it was the greatest rock and roll tour of all time, they certainly
1:16.1	hasn't been anything like it since.
1:17.7	The only way to do it is to be as close as you can be and think about the themes.
1:23.4	Then I said, aren't you afraid of being shot?
1:26.6	I said, yeah.
1:30.4	Stone's Toring Party is a journey through a pivotal point in American history.
1:34.6	With one British rock band acting as catalysts for riots, bombings, drug busts,
1:39.6	and some of the greatest gigs ever played.
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