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Post by HollyH on Aug 9, 2008 21:02:11 GMT -5
Earls Court, spring 1977. Was that the Black & Blue tour? I just remember being transfixed by a vision of Mick about ten feet away from me, being lowered down to the audience level on the point of this folding star-shaped stage. I think he was singing "Fool to Cry"...
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Post by Smiley on Aug 10, 2008 0:54:27 GMT -5
1979 The Tattoo You show in Chicago, I saw both nights. It was freezing cold outside.. they melted the place down. The first time I had ever seen a stage like that, multileveled and extended way out into the crowd. It was also the first time I had seen a band sponsored by a Merchandiser, Jovan. Remember, they made perfume and men's cologne. I still have my concert shirt... and I can still squeeze into it! 
I must EDIT MYSELF.. TATOO YOU was in 1981.... Was it Emotional Rescue??? I coulda swore it was 79 but my Memory Motel is quite fuzzy now!  |
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Post by complicatedlife on Aug 10, 2008 3:34:19 GMT -5
Bridges to Babylon - in the nose bleed seats at Giants Stadium. The gigantic flame-exploding pots along the top of the stage back-drop during "Sympathy for the Devil" were amazing. The video screen was crisper than watching TV in my living room. Loved the animation for "Honky Tonk Woman". "Out of Control" is 1000 times better live (and I love the studio version).
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Post by sixtiesfan on Aug 10, 2008 5:15:41 GMT -5
Lyceum in the Strand (probably around 1970). It was a small venue, the atmosphere was fantastic, and the band were great.
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Post by Wakeup on Aug 10, 2008 11:34:50 GMT -5
I'm split between the 'Bridges To Babylon' and 'No Security' gigs. They were playing great at both. I'd tip it towards 'N.S.' because it was a smaller venue which brought the band much closer. That was nice.  |
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Post by Smiley on Aug 12, 2008 20:25:43 GMT -5
 This t-shirt still looks like i bought it recently! - ;D |
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Post by donl on Aug 13, 2008 18:27:03 GMT -5
i saw steel wheels at shea and i thought it was good not great. that being said i think that the stones are a band you only need to see once. i feel that they are a singles band with the exception of a relatively few albums that are good start to finish (exile, beggars). unfortunately with the exception of OPL and working man's cafe our favorites from back then do not make good albums now. i saw the who in'06 and they played new stuff fromwire and glass i think it was called that just didn't cut it,mccartneys last 2 albums taking 4 or 5 from each would make 1 good album(which i did for my ipod). this is probably my own bias but the only band that could make an interesting new album would be the kinks judging by ray and daves recent output. the stones are a legendary live band but play predictable sets. just my opinion here, no disrepect to stones fans intended.
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Post by HollyH on Aug 13, 2008 19:27:16 GMT -5
It used to be that a band went on tour to promote an album -- now they record an album so they'll have an excuse to go on tour, where the real money is. (Money that comes out of OUR pockets.  ) I agree that the Stones are better performers than they are recording artists, seeing them on stage is the whole point. But it's a shame that they play such gargantuan venues -- the thrill doesn't always reach all the way out to the cheap seats, where the kids who most nourish rock & roll have to sit. So instead they're playing a calculated, carefully thought-out setlist to an aging audience who've paid so much for their tickets, they can't afford to admit it if it's a letdown. Can you imagine the Stones playing requests from the audience? ;D |
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Post by Smiley on Aug 13, 2008 19:37:00 GMT -5
Oh, so true HH! I took Kev to see the Bigger Bang Tour. I must admit.. them cheap seat ain't soooo cheep! After the ticket b@stard charges, they were well over $100 each. Needles to say, it was worth the price after we found out BUDDY GUY was opening! After they played a few songs together, I had a lot of SATISFACTION! Kevin thought it was the greatest thing he ever saw... He kept asking me... "Isn't this the greatest!?" I didn't admit it to him, I had seen better, MUCH better from this band, years before.  |
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Post by complicatedlife on Aug 13, 2008 20:20:31 GMT -5
Can you imagine the Stones playing requests from the audience? ;D They actually did that on their tour after Bridges to Babylon. People were asked to vote on certain songs listed on the Stones website before each show and the "winning" song was the one added to that night's show's set list. Not as cute or quaint as paper plates, but the Stones ain't cute or quaint. Whereas our boys are quite adorable. |
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Post by davek729 on Aug 13, 2008 21:13:09 GMT -5
The only time I saw them was the 1981 tour at Madison Square Gardens. They weren't quite at their best that night--Keith looked kind of ill and didn't quite have it together. It was still a total gas to see them live.
James Brown was supposed to open up for them, but he canceled and we got Screamin' Jay Hawkins instead. Interesting.
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Post by Smiley on Aug 13, 2008 21:30:53 GMT -5
Can you imagine the Stones playing requests from the audience? ;D Not as cute or quaint as paper plates, but the Stones ain't cute or quaint. Whereas our boys are quite adorable. YES, QUITE!   |
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Post by ginnie on Aug 15, 2008 18:55:05 GMT -5
I've never seen the Stones live - never wanted to really. I don't know, there are just some acts that I'm satisfied listening to - not seeing them live.
Unless my ears deceive me, a lot of concert footage I've seen of the Stones from 1980 on is dissapointing. And I'm talking about the song arrangements and quality of their playing. Especially Keith. It just seems he's getting lazier and lazier with his fingering to the point where he's impersonating himself. And in concert they seem to play everything twice as fast as the recorded versions, which is irritating.
"Get yer ya ya's Out" is by far my favourite live Stones album - of course Mick Taylor is on that one.
Doesn't it seem like they are just going through the motions now?
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Post by sixtiesfan on Aug 16, 2008 5:27:18 GMT -5
I've never seen the Stones live - never wanted to really. I don't know, there are just some acts that I'm satisfied listening to - not seeing them live. Unless my ears deceive me, a lot of concert footage I've seen of the Stones from 1980 on is dissapointing. And I'm talking about the song arrangements and quality of their playing. Especially Keith. It just seems he's getting lazier and lazier with his fingering to the point where he's impersonating himself. And in concert they seem to play everything twice as fast as the recorded versions, which is irritating. "Get yer ya ya's Out" is by far my favourite live Stones album - of course Mick Taylor is on that one. Doesn't it seem like they are just going through the motions now? They still do great rock & roll live. Keith's arthritis sometimes gets the better of him, IMO, but he's no slouch onstage!!! Videos don't do their live sound any justice whatsoever. The Stones are great live, though sometimes if you're a bit far from the stage the sound quality isn't great (that's true for any band in a stadium though). |
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Post by HollyH on Aug 16, 2008 10:48:19 GMT -5
I have to say I'm with you on this, sixtiesfan -- I was astonished at how much better they are live. It's something magical, like charisma. (By the same token, I don't think videos convey how exciting Ray is live, either.) However, I don't have so much interest in seeing them live these days, given the sizes of the venues and how choreographed the shows have become. I like the feeling of spontaneity you get in a Ray concert better. Back in the day, with the Kinks -- to quote Frank -- "anything could and usually did happen."
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) I agree that the Stones are better performers than they are recording artists, seeing them on stage is the whole point. But it's a shame that they play such gargantuan venues -- the thrill doesn't always reach all the way out to the cheap seats, where the kids who most nourish rock & roll have to sit. So instead they're playing a calculated, carefully thought-out setlist to an aging audience who've paid so much for their tickets, they can't afford to admit it if it's a letdown.