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Loved them for that tour, but the Jagger barking vocal was annoying...I especially thought they slaughtered Satisfaction.
I agree, but I thought the slurred & growly "singing" he used circa 1975 was even worse.
I think youre wrong, the 1975 voice was not always growly and it was more black. I like his 1975 voice, just listen to IFCRM or Wild Horses or SFTD. You gotta move. (no not you! the song was great, the way they sang it)
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Seen them on all tours since 71, When they played the MNews arena and Wembley arena in 2003 they were definatly NOT vegas, they were raw and at their best.
The Vegas stuff on this board is over the top.
I saw them in 1981 and they sucked. As far as I am concerned 81 was nothing but a blown opportunity. This was the Stones at their most famous, and most popular. The eyes of the world was on them like it never was before, they had no competition anymore, and they laid an egg. They played way to fast, the sound was way too thin, and they butchered their own songs. . I don't think there was one song from that tour that was played as good on stage then it was on record, except for JMI. Plus Jagger was unwatchable on that tour. After that although I loved their albums I thought they were nothing but hype as a live act.
Then I saw them in 1989 in Toronto, and they destroyed. It was the best concert I ever saw. The whole band was on fire from the opening note to the end of the concert. Night and day from 81. The crowd was going crazy from the first song, unlike 1981 when everyone was bored to death. Look at the videos of 1981/82. You can see the dissappointment in the crowd. The only Stones tour I have ever seen where the crowd bored and uninterested.
I saw them again in 1994 and while not as good as 1989 it was still 100 times better then 1981, and it was nothing like Vegas.
You can go on and on about how much you like that it was just the Stones on stage in 1981, but what was coming out of the speakers wasn't good at all. I went to the concert with many people and they all agreed with exactly what I am saying. The movie of the tour confirmed it also.
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pgarof
Seen them on all tours since 71, When they played the MNews arena and Wembley arena in 2003 they were definatly NOT vegas, they were raw and at their best.
The Vegas stuff on this board is over the top.
I saw them in 1981 and they sucked. As far as I am concerned 81 was nothing but a blown opportunity. This was the Stones at their most famous, and most popular. The eyes of the world was on them like it never was before, they had no competition anymore, and they laid an egg. They played way to fast, the sound was way too thin, and they butchered their own songs. . I don't think there was one song from that tour that was played as good on stage then it was on record, except for JMI. Plus Jagger was unwatchable on that tour. After that although I loved their albums I thought they were nothing but hype as a live act.
Then I saw them in 1989 in Toronto, and they destroyed. It was the best concert I ever saw. The whole band was on fire from the opening note to the end of the concert. Night and day from 81. The crowd was going crazy from the first song, unlike 1981 when everyone was bored to death. Look at the videos of 1981/82. You can see the dissappointment in the crowd. The only Stones tour I have ever seen where the crowd bored and uninterested.
I saw them again in 1994 and while not as good as 1989 it was still 100 times better then 1981, and it was nothing like Vegas.
You can go on and on about how much you like that it was just the Stones on stage in 1981, but what was coming out of the speakers wasn't good at all. I went to the concert with many people and they all agreed with exactly what I am saying. The movie of the tour confirmed it also.
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the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
I don't know, Jagger in a stupid American Football outfit... let's say 1978 was the last great one....Quote
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the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
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CrissCrossMindI don't know, Jagger in a stupid American Football outfit... let's say 1978 was the last great one....Quote
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the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
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the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
...untill 1982.
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StonesTod
the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
...untill 1982.
you folks in europe feel so left out all the time, don't you?
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StonesTod
the last great, honest stones rock'n'roll tour. never to be heard or seen again.
...untill 1982.
you folks in europe feel so left out all the time, don't you?
All of us europeans are stuck here only because grandparents couldn't afford the boat-ticket in previous centuries. And now it's too late - we'd be completely lost over there with those skyscrapers....hamburgers.....hawaiian shirts....and self driven wagons - isn't 'car' the term you use...?
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melillo
show some video proof of the crowd being bored in 81-82, every stadium show was packed to the rafters with 90k plus in many cities, they couldnt do that now if their lives depended on it
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melillo
I disagree the crowd looks pretty entertained IMO, and i understand the tix are bought in advance but my point about the attendance was that they dont pack stadiums like that anymore
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melillo
I disagree the crowd looks pretty entertained IMO, and i understand the tix are bought in advance but my point about the attendance was that they dont pack stadiums like that anymore