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Doxa
Yeah,.. what can I say... With BRUSSELS AFFAIR and HAMPTON '81 - and we could say SOME GIRLS LIVE LIVE 1978 belongs to it as well - they started a series that is strongest set of recorded rock concerts the world ever have seen.. and LA FORUM surely doesn't let us down either. Musically speaking we live at the moment the greatest period since VERY old days... we are in a very privileged position: comparing the peaks with the other peaks... For me picking up the 'favourite' is a matter of the day, and its changes daily. The fame of BRUSSELS and its peak position is something taken for granted, but then: hearing it mixed new way, and having not yet heard performances gave it a new life. But then SOME GIRLS LIVE IN 1978 just exploded the whole scene, and I was sure that 1978 was the absolute peak of not only Woodie but of all yaers... But then HAMPTON made me to rethink that judgemnet - and now LA FORUM seriosly again... Of course, NOW it feels that LA FORUM, and teh band of 1975 - is the "best Stones ever"...

best damn post in years by anyone, hands down - sheer eloquence, heart, soul and love- brilliant - thank you

There is something so unique in each tour in the sense that it had so strong individual features which none else does.. So the possibility to have a 'new'concert in every second months or so gives a nice time to 'taste' and think and grasp and enjoy and reflect its wonderful features, which also offers such a great to celebrate the greatness of this incredible band. I don't even try to be objective about LA FORUM yet. I just... enjoy loving it - every little detail in it; all those sloppy mo,ents, screw ups, Jagger's lost persona, the funky decadence,... just perfect! Those guys define rock and roll (to not forget "sex" and "drugs" either...)

Wow - what an indredible year to be a Rolling Stones fan...

- Doxa

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The Stones are one of those rare bands where each tour has it's own unique vibe, sound, and look. Generally, I can look at a photo and instantly know which tour it's from...or hear a boot and know which tour it's from. With many bands, a tour is just another tour.

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The Stones are one of those rare bands where each tour has it's own unique vibe, sound, and look. Generally, I can look at a photo and instantly know which tour it's from...or hear a boot and know which tour it's from. With many bands, a tour is just another tour.

Yes RS tours from the 60s/70s/early 80s are all unique
But really....can you hear the difference between JJF performed in 1989/1990/1994/1995/1997/1998/1999/2002/2003/2005/2006/2007 ? Not me. It's all the same "act", no "band-personality" shines through.

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stonesdan60
The Stones are one of those rare bands where each tour has it's own unique vibe, sound, and look. Generally, I can look at a photo and instantly know which tour it's from...or hear a boot and know which tour it's from. With many bands, a tour is just another tour.

Yes RS tours from the 60s/70s/early 80s are all unique
But really....can you hear the difference between JJF performed in 1989/1990/1994/1995/1997/1998/1999/2002/2003/2005/2006/2007 ? Not me. It's all the same "act", no "band-personality" shines through.

Valid point. The latter day tours featured very similar arrangements of a lot of songs, but still the tours themselves each had their own vibe to an extent.

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stonesdan60
The Stones are one of those rare bands where each tour has it's own unique vibe, sound, and look. Generally, I can look at a photo and instantly know which tour it's from...or hear a boot and know which tour it's from. With many bands, a tour is just another tour.

Yes RS tours from the 60s/70s/early 80s are all unique
But really....can you hear the difference between JJF performed in 1989/1990/1994/1995/1997/1998/1999/2002/2003/2005/2006/2007 ? Not me. It's all the same "act", no "band-personality" shines through.

Valid point. The latter day tours featured very similar arrangements of a lot of songs, but still the tours themselves each had their own vibe to an extent.

You mean stage design, clothing and merchandise available for sale? Yes, I agree to that.

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alimente
But, a bit more seriously, I think it shows that since 1989, the band does not evolve anymore. Everything's fixed.

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Listen to Ya Ya's, beautiful mixed and a big Fat sound on the instruments (Sure I know it's overdubbed)

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Am I the only one who really don't like the sound/mix of this release? Everything sounds so loud, lifeless, compressend and WAY to modern...it's a 1975 concert recorded on ANALOGUE 16-track multi's, where's the analogue sound?

Same goes for ladies & gentlemen; recorded on 32!-track multi's. The sound really sucked. They said remixed & remastered. Only thing they did is remaster the movie soundtrack, nothing is remixed from the multi's.

Listen to Ya Ya's, beautiful mixed and a big Fat sound on the instruments (Sure I know it's overdubbed)It's the only Stones live album from the old days that's perfect. The extra tracks on the deluxe edition also sound excellent and are NEWLY mixed! So...

Maybe I expected to much, but in my opinion a 1975 concert shouldn't sound like 2012.

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palerider22
...I'd just skip over them anyways...

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NoCode0680
If you don't want to listen to them, I understand, but why delete them?

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TeaAtThree
I deleted them quite by accident. When I downloaded the set into iTunes and then built the playlists to burn the discs, the two songs weren't there -- must be filed differently.

Can't say I missed them...

T@3