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texas fan
Yeah, Erik -- all true, but Knebworth was sketchy even for '76.
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liddas
I have only bits and pieces of the show, and from what I hear it was a very good show, with moments of excellence and a superb set list.
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Which is the best boot for the Knebworth show?
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Silver Dagger
I'd take the 76 tour anyday over the 81/82 tour when the songs were played too fast and sounded cold and emotionless. And being played in stadiums made them lose the intimacy of hearing them in an arena.
Anyway, getting back to Knebworth - you had to really be there to appreciate it. Yes, sure they played sloppy but the excitement of that setlist far outweighed any musical shortcomings. Sometimes it's good just to live for the excitement of the moment and that sure was the case here.
We had been kept waiting for 5 hours and for them to finally take to the stage was an incredible relief after the scorching hot day and then freezing cold night.
Hearing Route 66, Stray Cat Blues, Around And Around, Dead Flowers, Let's Spend The Night Together and other songs for the first time was an incredible experience - under-rehearsed or not. In fact I'd rather hear the Stones play under-rehearsed than many of today's groups' slick and over-polished note perfect live shows. This is rock'n'roll we're talking about - not a classical orchestra.
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I'd take the 76 tour anyday over the 81/82 tour when the songs were played too fast and sounded cold and emotionless. And being played in stadiums made them lose the intimacy of hearing them in an arena.
Anyway, getting back to Knebworth - you had to really be there to appreciate it. Yes, sure they played sloppy but the excitement of that setlist far outweighed any musical shortcomings. Sometimes it's good just to live for the excitement of the moment and that sure was the case here.
We had been kept waiting for 5 hours and for them to finally take to the stage was an incredible relief after the scorching hot day and then freezing cold night.
Hearing Route 66, Stray Cat Blues, Around And Around, Dead Flowers, Let's Spend The Night Together and other songs for the first time was an incredible experience - under-rehearsed or not. In fact I'd rather hear the Stones play under-rehearsed than many of today's groups' slick and over-polished note perfect live shows. This is rock'n'roll we're talking about - not a classical orchestra.
Yes, I'll go with all that, (although I did really enjoy Bristol & London '82 too) Knebworth for me at least was a fantastic weekend, great setlist, great atmosphere and in those days perfect renditions of songs (ala Pink Floyd etc) were becoming very unfashionable anyway...(just getting me tongue out me cheek - I can just imagine Keith thinking about stuff on that level too........) - .....yeah brilliant weekend - Lynyrd Skynyrd too of course - the nearest anything ever came (for me at least) to that after was Bob Dylan et al at Blackbushe in '78 - but still not there with the Stones.
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I'd take the 76 tour anyday over the 81/82 tour when the songs were played too fast and sounded cold and emotionless. And being played in stadiums made them lose the intimacy of hearing them in an arena.
Anyway, getting back to Knebworth - you had to really be there to appreciate it. Yes, sure they played sloppy but the excitement of that setlist far outweighed any musical shortcomings. Sometimes it's good just to live for the excitement of the moment and that sure was the case here.
We had been kept waiting for 5 hours and for them to finally take to the stage was an incredible relief after the scorching hot day and then freezing cold night.
Hearing Route 66, Stray Cat Blues, Around And Around, Dead Flowers, Let's Spend The Night Together and other songs for the first time was an incredible experience - under-rehearsed or not. In fact I'd rather hear the Stones play under-rehearsed than many of today's groups' slick and over-polished note perfect live shows. This is rock'n'roll we're talking about - not a classical orchestra.
Yes, I'll go with all that, (although I did really enjoy Bristol & London '82 too) Knebworth for me at least was a fantastic weekend, great setlist, great atmosphere and in those days perfect renditions of songs (ala Pink Floyd etc) were becoming very unfashionable anyway...(just getting me tongue out me cheek - I can just imagine Keith thinking about stuff on that level too........) - .....yeah brilliant weekend - Lynyrd Skynyrd too of course - the nearest anything ever came (for me at least) to that after was Bob Dylan et al at Blackbushe in '78 - but still not there with the Stones.
Sounds like you were at a lot of the same festivals I went to in the 70s Mike. I managed to get to all the Knebworths from 74 to 79
74 - Allman Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Alex Harvey Band, and Tim Buckley
75 - Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart, Roy Harper, Linda Lewis
76 - Stones, 10CC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Hot Tuna, Don Harrison Band
78 - Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, Boomtown Rats, Rockpile,Wilko Johnson''s Solid Senders
78 - Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Devo, Brand X, Atlanta Rhythm Section
79 - Led Zeppelin, New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Southside Johnny, Commander Cody, Fairport Convention
Also made it to both The Who shows at Charlton 74 and 76, and a few Hyde Park free shows - Queen and Kevin Ayers/Nico.
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I'd take the 76 tour anyday over the 81/82 tour when the songs were played too fast and sounded cold and emotionless. And being played in stadiums made them lose the intimacy of hearing them in an arena.
Anyway, getting back to Knebworth - you had to really be there to appreciate it. Yes, sure they played sloppy but the excitement of that setlist far outweighed any musical shortcomings. Sometimes it's good just to live for the excitement of the moment and that sure was the case here.
We had been kept waiting for 5 hours and for them to finally take to the stage was an incredible relief after the scorching hot day and then freezing cold night.
Hearing Route 66, Stray Cat Blues, Around And Around, Dead Flowers, Let's Spend The Night Together and other songs for the first time was an incredible experience - under-rehearsed or not. In fact I'd rather hear the Stones play under-rehearsed than many of today's groups' slick and over-polished note perfect live shows. This is rock'n'roll we're talking about - not a classical orchestra.
Yes, I'll go with all that, (although I did really enjoy Bristol & London '82 too) Knebworth for me at least was a fantastic weekend, great setlist, great atmosphere and in those days perfect renditions of songs (ala Pink Floyd etc) were becoming very unfashionable anyway...(just getting me tongue out me cheek - I can just imagine Keith thinking about stuff on that level too........) - .....yeah brilliant weekend - Lynyrd Skynyrd too of course - the nearest anything ever came (for me at least) to that after was Bob Dylan et al at Blackbushe in '78 - but still not there with the Stones.
Sounds like you were at a lot of the same festivals I went to in the 70s Mike. I managed to get to all the Knebworths from 74 to 79
74 - Allman Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Alex Harvey Band, and Tim Buckley
75 - Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart, Roy Harper, Linda Lewis
76 - Stones, 10CC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Hot Tuna, Don Harrison Band
78 - Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, Boomtown Rats, Rockpile,Wilko Johnson''s Solid Senders
78 - Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Devo, Brand X, Atlanta Rhythm Section
79 - Led Zeppelin, New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Southside Johnny, Commander Cody, Fairport Convention
Also made it to both The Who shows at Charlton 74 and 76, and a few Hyde Park free shows - Queen and Kevin Ayers/Nico.
Only made it to these 3 Knebworths...I was only 15 for the Floyd show and in army boarding school in Dover then. The IRA were active as you'll know...The regular army used to patrol the school grounds in case there was an attempted hit...Me and a few mates got caught by them in the middle of the night trying to escape to get to Knebworth.........
I did also see Ian Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon (my second fave band) on the Sunday after the New Barbs.....so that was a cracker weekend too...And of course the Who down the Vetch Field in Swansea shortly after seeing the Stones at Earl's Court in '76..I used to sell programs for the football club so had a free pass to the ground....I thought it can't harm to try with a bit of cheek...it worked..I got me and 5/6 mates in for nothing..............
Amazingly Pete Townsend remembered playing there when the Who came back and played the new Liberty stadium in 2007..."Oh yeah, the old ground...right next to the nick...they had a free show"
Did I read right that you support Man City ?...My hearts in my mouth for that first game.........talk about an induction..Swansea's first 3 away matches...Man.City, Arsenal & Chelsea...I hope we're not thinking after that maybe we should have stayed where we were.................
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I'd take the 76 tour anyday over the 81/82 tour when the songs were played too fast and sounded cold and emotionless. And being played in stadiums made them lose the intimacy of hearing them in an arena.
Anyway, getting back to Knebworth - you had to really be there to appreciate it. Yes, sure they played sloppy but the excitement of that setlist far outweighed any musical shortcomings. Sometimes it's good just to live for the excitement of the moment and that sure was the case here.
We had been kept waiting for 5 hours and for them to finally take to the stage was an incredible relief after the scorching hot day and then freezing cold night.
Hearing Route 66, Stray Cat Blues, Around And Around, Dead Flowers, Let's Spend The Night Together and other songs for the first time was an incredible experience - under-rehearsed or not. In fact I'd rather hear the Stones play under-rehearsed than many of today's groups' slick and over-polished note perfect live shows. This is rock'n'roll we're talking about - not a classical orchestra.
Yes, I'll go with all that, (although I did really enjoy Bristol & London '82 too) Knebworth for me at least was a fantastic weekend, great setlist, great atmosphere and in those days perfect renditions of songs (ala Pink Floyd etc) were becoming very unfashionable anyway...(just getting me tongue out me cheek - I can just imagine Keith thinking about stuff on that level too........) - .....yeah brilliant weekend - Lynyrd Skynyrd too of course - the nearest anything ever came (for me at least) to that after was Bob Dylan et al at Blackbushe in '78 - but still not there with the Stones.
Sounds like you were at a lot of the same festivals I went to in the 70s Mike. I managed to get to all the Knebworths from 74 to 79
74 - Allman Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Alex Harvey Band, and Tim Buckley
75 - Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart, Roy Harper, Linda Lewis
76 - Stones, 10CC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Hot Tuna, Don Harrison Band
78 - Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, Boomtown Rats, Rockpile,Wilko Johnson''s Solid Senders
78 - Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Devo, Brand X, Atlanta Rhythm Section
79 - Led Zeppelin, New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Southside Johnny, Commander Cody, Fairport Convention
Also made it to both The Who shows at Charlton 74 and 76, and a few Hyde Park free shows - Queen and Kevin Ayers/Nico.
Only made it to these 3 Knebworths...I was only 15 for the Floyd show and in army boarding school in Dover then. The IRA were active as you'll know...The regular army used to patrol the school grounds in case there was an attempted hit...Me and a few mates got caught by them in the middle of the night trying to escape to get to Knebworth.........
I did also see Ian Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon (my second fave band) on the Sunday after the New Barbs.....so that was a cracker weekend too...And of course the Who down the Vetch Field in Swansea shortly after seeing the Stones at Earl's Court in '76..I used to sell programs for the football club so had a free pass to the ground....I thought it can't harm to try with a bit of cheek...it worked..I got me and 5/6 mates in for nothing..............
Amazingly Pete Townsend remembered playing there when the Who came back and played the new Liberty stadium in 2007..."Oh yeah, the old ground...right next to the nick...they had a free show"
Did I read right that you support Man City ?...My hearts in my mouth for that first game.........talk about an induction..Swansea's first 3 away matches...Man.City, Arsenal & Chelsea...I hope we're not thinking after that maybe we should have stayed where we were.................
Yes, I'm a Man City fan Mike and I've supported them since October 67 - the season they amazingly came out of nowhere to win the old first division. I thought you were an Arsenal fan? Anyway, that's a baptism of fire for Swansea. It'd be worth putting a few bob on them beating City - as we all know anything can happen to that crazy team.
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stones78
I'll take this tour over the TOTA anyday. Don't know why. The 75' tour is my least favorite from before the "Vegas era".
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texas fan
Yeah, Erik -- all true, but Knebworth was sketchy even for '76.
I wouldn't say that, mate; because the highlists of Knewbworth 1976, surpassed the incredible boring European Tour 1976 performances. The surprise was that they had the nerve to do these songs on stage, without rehearsing as much as needed; to say the least.
I'd rather listen to Knewborth 1976 than MOST of the depressing 1976 European Tour concerts (exceptions being; 1st Cologne, 1st and 4th Paris, Barcelona and both Leicester shows (thanks, mr ABT)
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Palace Revolution 2000
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