Don't treat this thread too seriously, more as a fun, but let's try to choose ultimate live version for each Stones song. I mean the version that is for you the best, way over other live versions. It may be official or bootleg.

I'll start with Tumbling Dice from Ladies And Gentlemen.

TD from Brussels Affair

Tumbling dice everytime 1972-1975.

Otherwise,,,hard to choose.I would pick a show per era.

1969:palm beach:love in vain
1970:essen:dead flowers
1971:i´ll pass
1972:knoxville or akron
1973:Melbourne shows or Honolulu ones:its all over now and gimme shelter
1973:london show:silver train
1975:luxury,fingerprint file,midnight rambler
1976:fool to cry,hot stuff
1978:miss you,when the whip comes down
1981:down the road apice,let it bleed(new orleans)
1982:going to a go go,miss you,you can´t allways get..
1989:undercover,play with fire,2000 light years from home
1990:factory girl,i just want to make love to you
1994:memory motel,you got me rocking,shattered,street fighting man
1995:connection,jumping jack flash,satisfaction
1997:gimme shelter,19th nervous breakdown,out of control,wanna hold you,all about you,jumping jack flash

1998:saint of me,out of control,thief in the night
1999:some girls,moonlight mile
2002:parachute woman,going to a go go,undercover,dance,thats how strong my love is
2003:dance,street fighting man,i can´t turn you loose,gimme shelter
2005:infamy,it´s only r´r(as an encore)
2006:she was hot
2007:she was hot,

Gimme Shelter from Ladies And Gentlemen, June 24 1972. I've never heard it better.

You got the Sun, You got the Moon,
and you've got
The Rolling Stones

Generally the earlier the performance the better in my eyes. The 69-78 shows are often stunning but I like the crazy Brian Jones ones even more. After 1978 I like very little of what they have done live but some of it is ok.

When The Whip Comes Down - Detroit 1978 comes to mind. IMO, the perfect live recording, considering sound, energy and swing.



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You Can't Always Get What You Want, 1973 London, Sept. 8, first show.
Street Fighting Man, 1973 Frankfurt, Sept. 30, second show.

Under My Thumb - Got Live If You Want It
Love In Vain - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
Stray Cat Blues - Leeds 1971
Midnight Rambler - Unreleased Live Album 1972
You Can't Always Get What You Want - 1973 Brussels
Fool To Cry - Paris 4th July 1976
Beast Of Burden - Ft. Worth 1978

When The Whip Comes Down - 1978 Sucking In The Seventies
Tumbling Dice - Knebworth
Let's Spend The Night Together - 1977 El Mocambo
Dance Little Sister - 1977 El Mocambo
Around And Around - 1977 El Mocambo
Happy - 1972 Ladies And Gentlemen The Rolling Stones
Luxury - 1975 Buffalo
Mercy Mercy - 1969 Hyde Park
Down Home Girl - 1969 Hyde Park
Dead Flowers - Leeds
Moonlight Mile - 1999 San Jose

Bye Bye Johnny - Ladies And Gentlemen

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Street Fighting Man - Ya Ya's
Gimme Shelter - Philadelphia 1972

BBJ from Toronto'72 (late show)

nine very definitive versions:
bye bye johnny - welcome to new york
love in vain - welcome to new york
miss you - garden state 78
shattered - garden state 78
sweet little sixteen - garden state 78
brown sugar - garden state 78
midnight rambler - brussels affair
angie - brussels affair
bitch - happy birthday nicky (perth)
rocks off - happy birthday nicky (perth)

others like gimme shelter are too close to call, though obviously nothing post-1975 need qualify lol

All Down The Line- Philly 1972 or Perth 1973
Little Queenie- Perth 1973
Love in Vain- Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
Sweet Little Sixteen- Fort Worth 1978
Brown Sugar- Leeds 1971

What about Midnight Rambler anyone? What's your fave performance of it?

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Bye Bye Johnny - Ladies And Gentlemen

I'm with this...mind blowing raw, raunchy and roll at it's best

midnight rambler hannover 2006!!!!!

under the boardwalk---down by the sea

The hottest/sexiest one for me is Midnight Rambler anytime in the '70's with Mick crawling across the floor & slamming his belt onto the stage! Whew! And the band really rocks it then as well.

Many MR versions from the 1970, 72 and 73 tour are very good/belong to the best. London Roundhouse 1971 isn't bad either if I recall well.

Midnight Rambler - Leeds '71

"Just My Imagination" - Phoenix, '81
"Bitch" - Perth '73
"Miss You" - any of the '78s

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Midnight Rambler - Leeds '71

Really?

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midnight rambler-brussels

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midnight rambler-brussels

I think this transcends the Stones. This might be the greatest 12 minutes of sound ever created by human beings - I'm not kidding in the slightest!

Midnight Rambler and Tumbling Dice from Brussels 1973
Sympathy For the Devil Ya-Ya's 1969
Satisfaction - 1967
Gimme Shelter - 1995 Amsterdam Paradiso
That's How Strong My Love Is - 2003 L'Olympia Paris
Mannish Boy - El Mocambo 1977
Let's Spend the Night Together 1981 versions

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What about Midnight Rambler anyone? What's your fave performance of it?

There are three of them, really:

Hyde Park 1969 - great blues version
New York 1969 - somewhere between blues and rock
Brussels 1973 - 'rock' version

Besides that, I would rate Salt of the earth from Atlanta 1989 an ultimate live vesion of the song. Would not want to miss the studio version with the Gospel singers, of course - it is my favourite Stones song.

Midnight Rambler Brussels
Sympathy for the Devil Ya Ya's
Little Queenie Ya Ya's
Bye Bye Johnny 72
Let it Rock 71
You Can't Always Get What You Want Brussels and LYL
Tumbling Dice Brussels
Mannish Boy LYL
Crackin' Up LYL
Little Red Rooster LYL
Just My Imagination Handsome Girls 78
Miss You Handsome Girls
Hound Dog Handsome Girls
Beast Of Burden Handsome Girls
Under My Thumb Still Life
Play With Fire Toronto 89
Can't You Hear Me Knocking Live Licks
That's How Strong My Love Is 2003 Olympia

Angie from Brussels Affair is a pure gem, which great vintage 70ies keyboards and a good performance from Bill Wyman

Then, the version featured on the 7/7/1990 boot is very different, and great too.

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