I would be interested to hear some opinions on which are the best live versions of " Start Me Up " .

In particular , I am looking for opinions of the best post - Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle performances of this song.

The opener on the "August Children" release seems pretty good for a 1990 version.

Is the Isle of Wight 2007 performance any good ??

I know the FLASHPOINT version was worked on in a studio but it's still pretty kick ass. SEVENTH OF JULY boot is pretty good.

Possibly the best one is the Atlantic City PPV show performance. That's always been my fave.

The one they used to open one of their shows.

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Flashpoint and especially the FM broadcast of Wembley '90 are killer versions from 89/90. Hampton '81, Leeds '82 great too. Lastly, Hyde Park '13 rocks hard too, especially with the reworked intro!

Dallas, Texas 1989 it's from a bootleg Texas Rangers

Flashpoint or Atlantic City.

The UJ versions have a very tinny guitar sound.

The tempo of the 89-90 tours is the best I think. Fast and snappy, tight, solo. Not the lumbering yawn like it was in 81-82 or every tour since 89-90.

The version I heard on the No Security Tour in Anaheim topped all of them. It happened about 3/4ths into the show. Keith hit the first three notes and then just stood there dramatically, waiting for the audience to roar. Then steamers exploded out of the ceiling and the song continued. It was real gunslinger, man.

I like the Tokyo ' 90 broadcast version a lot, especially the VGP version. First you got pause music, it stops, a huge applause of the audience, then the Continental Drift music starts...stops... continues and goes faster and faster, than a huge explosion and Keith strikes the first chords of Start me up! Wow!

I like the earlier SMUs.

I've always liked the version on Still Life

If you're searching "powerful" versions, check the MTV VMA '94 performance too. Even with the mistake (live broadcast and The Stones), they're working hard.

I Think the last show at the O2 in august 2007 captures the song at its best.

Something about the mood and the way they all contribute, especially Charlie.

I like the 81/82 versions, including the Still Life and LSTNT versions, overdubs and all
But it was a remarkable fresh opening of the 1989/1990 tour. And with those explosions at the same time as they started playing......good memories!
But just like Miss You and Brown Sugar, it didn't need to stay in the setlist after that, I'd say

Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

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Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

What is overdubbed on the SMU version on Flashpoint, btw? I can't hear any overdubs on that version - maybe it's just my ears

Miss You, however, is an overdub-fest...

None comes close to the original studio version though. I'm afraid...

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None comes close to the original studio version though. I'm afraid...

Re-creating the guitar sound on the original is impossible <3 Mesa Boogie

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Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

What is overdubbed on the SMU version on Flashpoint, btw? I can't hear any overdubs on that version - maybe it's just my ears

Miss You, however, is an overdub-fest...

Ronnie's solo is an overdub.

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Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

What is overdubbed on the SMU version on Flashpoint, btw? I can't hear any overdubs on that version - maybe it's just my ears

Miss You, however, is an overdub-fest...

Ronnie's solo is an overdub.

That's hilarious if true. It's the same solo he played throughout the tour...

I was recently listening to Start Me Up from the '94 VMA's. I was impressed. They slowed it down from how the played it on steel wheels. Keith's playing is really good throughout. Lots of energy on this version.



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Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

What is overdubbed on the SMU version on Flashpoint, btw? I can't hear any overdubs on that version - maybe it's just my ears

Miss You, however, is an overdub-fest...

Ronnie's solo is an overdub.

That's hilarious if true. It's the same solo he played throughout the tour...

He didn't play always the same on SMU. There is a great difference between the sterile overdub on Flashpoint and the vivid solo in Toronto (If you don't have the boot, compare the solo on "Atlantic City" to the solo on Flashpoint). It is more colourful, more flesh on the bones and so on. It fits essentially better to the rocking tune and Keith rhythm guitar, on Flashpoint it is a thin and incoherent series of notes.



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Yes, there are differences, but those are just small nuances, imo.

Anyways, it will never be a guitar solo that determines whether it is a good version of SMU or not for me

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Toronto '89. There is a soundboard, great solo by Ronnie. This had to be on Flaspoint and not the sterile overdubbed version. One of the few songs from the Vegas era that I prefer to versions from the genuine era before.

What is overdubbed on the SMU version on Flashpoint, btw? I can't hear any overdubs on that version - maybe it's just my ears

Miss You, however, is an overdub-fest...

Ronnie's solo is an overdub.

That's hilarious if true. It's the same solo he played throughout the tour...

Not exactly. All of the solos I've heard have been completely different, with the best one being the Atlantic City solo. The FLASHPOINT solo is great but he had time to get everything right about it since it's an overdub! The solo in At The Max is horrible.

Cirkus 2003 is pretty good, better than the Olympia 2003 version released on Live Licks. The 2013 versions are just slow and horrible (except for Hyde Park which are kind of boring too). I reallt hope Start Me Up will sound better in 2014.

My fav version is isle of wight festival.
ronnie nailed the guitar break.

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Anyways, it will never be a guitar solo that determines whether it is a good version of SMU or not for me

I agree. This is a funky song. Its about the rhythm and the riff.

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The version I heard on the No Security Tour in Anaheim topped all of them. It happened about 3/4ths into the show. Keith hit the first three notes and then just stood there dramatically, waiting for the audience to roar. Then steamers exploded out of the ceiling and the song continued. It was real gunslinger, man.

Was it the first show on February 9th (with Moonlight Mile , Sweet Virginia , Before They Make Me Run , Thief in the Night , and Imagination) or was it the 2nd night on February 11th (with Memory Motel , Shine a Light , You Got the Silver , You Don't Have to Mean It , and When the Whip Comes Down) ??

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None comes close to the original studio version though. I'm afraid...

AMEN,IS LAME LIVE

I was moved to tears by the Folksmen's version...







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