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Gazza
I dont recall there being much optimism in 1987-1988 to suggest that there would be any more Stones tours.
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Gazza
I think its a safe bet that most of the people who bought tickets for those shows did so in the anticipation of hearing songs like Jumpin' Jack Flash as opposed to the likes of Let's Work and that Mick knew this and tailored his setlist accordingly.
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Gazza
I remember Bill being interviewed on Breakfast TV in the UK in spring '87 and basically saying that in his opinion the band were finished.
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RisingStone
And I can say without hesitation — ultimately, Mick’s choice of picking more Stones than solo songs ended up as a pleasant surprise for many of us who were there to witness the show, it worked, artistic integrity notwithstanding.
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Gazza
I think its a safe bet that most of the people who bought tickets for those shows did so in the anticipation of hearing songs like Jumpin' Jack Flash as opposed to the likes of Let's Work and that Mick knew this and tailored his setlist accordingly.
I attended all of the four shows in Osaka where the tour started. Actually I was surprised Mick and the band played that many songs from the Stones catalogue (almost two thirds of the entire songs performed) as I had predicted the majority of the setlist would comprise the solo material. And I don’t think that was just me.
Despite the prediction as such being largely shared among the general public (even among casual fans), the tickets went an almost instant sellout as soon as they were released for four nights at the Osaka-jo Hall arena (16,000 seats at max.). Whether Mick would play the Stones or solo material didn’t matter. I don’t think it affected the ticket sale one bit at that moment of time when the Stones as a band had yet to set foot in Japan. The people wanted to see the legend that was Mick Jagger in person. I vividly recollects, as I arrived at the venue every night, the stewards led a long and huge queue of people who bought standing-room tickets to the entrance. Hordes of watchers were seen standing all around the top level of the tiers like sardines.
I feel frustrated every time naysayers who weren’t there post a comment of criticism here — the show was every bit as fantastic as we hoped for, even surpassed our expectation. Mick gave everything, and then some, we were awestruck. I can say for sure that was one of the most exciting shows I have ever seen before or since. In fact — I posted this before — when The Rolling Stones finally set foot and played in Japan two years afterwards, not a small number of people confessed a sort of anticlimactic feeling after the show, claiming that they were more excited by Mick’s solo show to be honest. I tend to agree with this myself although I had seen the Steel Wheels show in America before Japan.
To give a fair point of view, I came across some Aussie or Kiwi fans on the IORR forum (these countries were non-Stones virgin back then) voicing some enthusiastic approval to Mick’s solo show.
And I can say without hesitation — ultimately, Mick’s choice of picking more Stones than solo songs ended up as a pleasant surprise for many of us who were there to witness the show, it worked, artistic integrity notwithstanding.
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Hairball
Mick probably could have just done two hours of some spoken word poetry or some standup comedy on stage alone,
and many of the Stones hungry fans in attendance might have still showered him with frenzied adoration.
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Rockman
“I used to have a rehearsal tape of that band, but it unfortunately went in the fire,” he said. “It sounded amazing.”
what a shame ....
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Gazza
Mick had two albums out by that stage so I dont think anyone would reasonably have expected a full length show of solo material. I guess it was a question of how many/how few Stones songs he would include.
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Hairball
Mick probably could have just done two hours of some spoken word poetry or some standup comedy on stage alone, and many of the Stones hungry fans in attendance might have still showered him with frenzied adoration.
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Gazza
I dont recall there being much optimism in 1987-1988 to suggest that there would be any more Stones tours.
On the other hand Jagger never said the Stones were over. Even though he referred to them as they. I do remember that he didn't like to talk about the Stones when interviewed during his solo years.
It must have frustrating for him: Here he is with his new albums and all the things journalists want to talk with him about is the Rolling Stones...
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DGA35
I still think that some if not a lot of the war between Mick/Keith in the mid to late 80s was to cover up the fact that Charlie was addicted to heroin and that they wouldn't have been able to tour to support Dirty Work regardless.
I don't think anyone knew, at the time, of his condition. I first heard about it in 94 when there was the interview on 60 Minutes. Shocked the hell out of me. Back then, all of my Stones news came from reading music magazines as well as being a subscriber to Beggars Banquet newsletter, which I joined in 83 when there was the insert in the Undercover album to join.
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Hairball
Mick probably could have just done two hours of some spoken word poetry or some standup comedy on stage alone, and many of the Stones hungry fans in attendance might have still showered him with frenzied adoration.
Can you say that to our friends in OZ/NZ, the countries where the tour seemingly caused as equal or even bigger a sensation as in Japan?
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Stoneage
Yep, Ryanpow. Jagger, formula 1A. When he gets a question he doesn't like he just shuts down the interview. Seen it over and over.
He is always, seemingly, very friendly to start with. Then, snap, the interview is over...
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Mick probably could have just done two hours of some spoken word poetry or some standup comedy on stage alone, and many of the Stones hungry fans in attendance might have still showered him with frenzied adoration.
Can you say that to our friends in OZ/NZ, the countries where the tour seemingly caused as equal or even bigger a sensation as in Japan?
Yeah sure, why not - I bet many Stones fans anywhere in the world would have gone berserk had they been that hungry for anything Stones related.
Mick has that certain charisma about him, although seeing him do standup comedy or poetry for two hours might be a challenge for some in attendance.
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Mick probably could have just done two hours of some spoken word poetry or some standup comedy on stage alone, and many of the Stones hungry fans in attendance might have still showered him with frenzied adoration.
Can you say that to our friends in OZ/NZ, the countries where the tour seemingly caused as equal or even bigger a sensation as in Japan?
Yeah sure, why not - I bet many Stones fans anywhere in the world would have gone berserk had they been that hungry for anything Stones related.
Mick has that certain charisma about him, although seeing him do standup comedy or poetry for two hours might be a challenge for some in attendance.
In all honesty, for an average Japanese fan of The Rolling Stones, “seeing him do standup comedy or poetry for two hours” would be an incomparably harder challenge than those whose native tongue is English. I bet Mick can barely keep the crowd’s attention for two minutes
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Yep, Ryanpow. Jagger, formula 1A. When he gets a question he doesn't like he just shuts down the interview. Seen it over and over.
He is always, seemingly, very friendly to start with. Then, snap, the interview is over...
I mean, I love the guy, but he was being a total pr*ck! Good on Alan Hunter for not being intimidated.