The 69 tour and the 72 tour featured Jagger the stud. 75 and 78 were more clownish. You might say 81 had an athletic look to it. Of all the many tours, Which Mick Jagger was your favorite and why? Thanks!

Well you descriped it pretty good there. Every period had his own look. I don't have much footage of the '69/'72 period, i love the way he moved during '75/'78 except his clothes were a bit studid. I never liked Jagger during the '81/82 tour. I hate his "singing" and his look. He was always chewing gumand had stupid clothes on. From '89 on he is just the perfect and best frontmen there is IMO. Maybe he doesn't dance as he did during the previous years but he is just to @#$%& good. Midnight Rambler on FF is just Jagger at his best!!!!

Cheers,
Wuudy

He was often doing a James brown take off in the early days,
mid sixties or so was still quite noticable. Costume and dance
steps had most appeal to me in 1969 and Voodoo Lounge tour.
As good as the music was during most of the seventies there
was an aweful cringe factor to the way he acted and danced
onstage with the bisexual thing, for me anyway.

Quite frankly, I'd rather he didn't bother much with any of that
stuff, and just focus on the singing, being a rocker. Indeed
if weren't for the Stones gig, can't say I'd bother much
with him. He DEFINATELY nneds the band, especially Keith
and Charllie, as a foil. But just my opinion.

hey davido you can,t be more wrong.do you think a keith richards band will do the trick?i think only m.jagger tries something new in the band,and it,s up to him to save the stones,as several times before.that,s my opinion

Well Harlem, you may be right, he's certainly played his part
as have they all. But it's definately a band, the sum
of the whole is greater than the parts. Plus Micks
the only one who can sing! Oooops! Gonna git somebody
on my case for this one too..............=8-0 ;-)

Mick in 1975 and 76, 77 78 is Mick Jagger at his best. He was good in 72 also but Ithink he peaked in '75. Love his clothes! Mick is still good on stage except his voice aint the same of course. Keith has lost it all. From cool to clown. 81-82 was terrible but mostly because of his clothes. Man, they are so ugly but today I almost think they are OK because of that. Merry Christmas all of you!

Don't agree. 81-82 was Jagger at his best; best clothes, best singing and dancing. 78 was also great. After 82 he looks more like a gentleman then a rockstar. Well dressed but no rock'n roll.

Personally I thought the way he dressed for most of
the seventies/ early eighties was embarrasing,
but to each their own, and sdoesn't matter
really I still loved the tunes.

Mick's look and moves in '69 were best for me. '72 was obviously cool too but a little too glam rock looking with those spangly jumpsuits.

how do i post a picture here?

Jagger was at his best 1969-78. I am not so keen on the very forced movements of the later years. i think he's trying too hard to prove himself.

Just take a look at the Gimme Shelter documentary. He defined the rock star image on stage... Legendary performences.

Yes i think he was best in 69 too,
dance moves were still pretty James Brown
and he didn't look like a drag queen/
gay dandy punk yet. The other eras have
a lot going for them, but not in the
Jagger dress/ dance dept IMHO.

Look, Mick has stage presence and a great live voice, but his dancing is a poor rip off of Tina Turner. Even he admits it. It's more emotive modern interpretive (said: no set choreography)dance a la Twyla Tharpe, than anything else. There's no discipline; it's just repetitive motion w/no sense of flow or expression.



"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

The Menace of Mayfair Wrote:
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>There's no discipline; it's just
> repetitive motion w/no sense of flow or
> expression.
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Well, Rock'n roll is not supposed to be The Lake of Swans, isn't it?
Merry Christmas!

I think Jagger was best during the tours in 69, 72 and 73, but I can not say for sure since I never attended any shows then cause I wasn't born! But what I have seen and heard I'm really convinced Jagger got his best period on stage.

But I really like him today as well, I think his voice is much better than it used to be in 78, 81\82 and he sings better on Voodoo Lounge than Undercover, DW and SW. On stage in these days he is good.

wuddy i could not agree with you more.midnight rambler on flicks is mick at the peak of his game,stunning performance.which i might add really capture much of the live performace,i know i was there.

john scialfa

I think Mick Jagger has some learned moves, but alot of his moves he goes with the flow. Everyone has their own body movements its all in how you make use of them. LOL
Everything changes
I don't think he has to work as hard as he does anymore, only because his admirers and followers are very content with seeing the Rolling Stones PERFORM.
Would you agree or disagree?

69: Loved that move where he put his hands over his head, humps, and acts like he's eating (?) something

72: Great clothes. Loved those jumpsuits. An ex-girlfriend saw one at the RNR Hall of Fame and swears he's a size 4!!!!

75: Terrible clothes. Liked the long hair, and think it's his best "dancing" tour.

78: Loved that red/pink cap he wore!

81: Everything was bad.

Post 81: Wish he'd quit wearing those long coats (what do ya call em, dusters?) Keith too!

karl

'Don’t forget, if you’re on your bike, wear white'

I really love Mick in the seventies. I too wasn't so impressed with him on the 81 tour and since then he really hasn't appeal to me very much.
I love the way he used to twist and twirl in his own natural way. I don't think he is as flexible these days and the more choreographed moves of recent years leave me cold.

Such Critics!? Just Love All His Moves. WTF

I don't think Mick has had a " BAD TOUR" but in terms of moving and dancing, I loved the '72 and '75 and all tours except the 1978 tour. I did not love the set list much, never loved " Some girls" and thought the Stones later tours from '89 on were incredible for different reasons.The early tours were raw energy and as they evolved the show became more paced, more theatrical but still as powerful and Mick learned to pace himself and move with the changes. Any Stones show is better than any other rock show.

'69 and '72 my favorite, Hated, cringed at the pajamas in 75, the crap in 78 and the football pants in 81. '89 on, perfect for that stage of their career(Although the short hair in 89 sucked) . Just one long-time fans opinion.

I personally love the long coats that they wear. I think they really make the outfits and the rebelliousness of the whole image.

I loved the 'moves' jagger pulls during 89/90 tour whilst doing light years from home.... the pretend bow and arrow et all.....

Hilarious!

Jaggers changed over the years but he's always been the greatest front man except James Brown.

'72 and '75 no doubt, if only we can freeze time.

Hated '78 at the moment but grow to love it. When he came out on stage (at the big A) I tought he was a jerk who had climbed the stage and felt sorry for the guy, I thought he was going to get kick out (violently) But no, it was Jagger wearing that pimp red hat.

In the 70's, expecilally in 1972/75...

1969. Less spectacular, less sophisticated.
But first years also looks good.

72 was a heavlily Tina -Turner infuinced period.

1972: Perfect, the partners in crime doing what they do best. Mick moves like a stud, he's a bitch in Keith's leash
1973: Micks hair is not good, his danicing is perfect in that clip of SFM, very good but not perfect
1975: Wonderful, the never looked better, moved cooler or were harder
1976: The cocaine whore, I love it of course but it's not the best

1978: it's good, I like it but the magic is gone. When it comes to Mick.
1981: Horrible. The cloths, his singing (although I love them for being sloppy), the coke jaw, the "dancing" is just terrible, disgusting.
1989- : Mick has his moments, he can dance or move pretty good but it's not the same thing, he doesnt work the songs, and he "isnt" the songs, like in 1972, 73 or 75 or even 78. Or 81.

I think his "clownish" style is more European (??) or something. Or just his own, he was sloppy and this is what he did, the lotus was Jagger's stage, he owned it (with Keith). 1973 seems to be influenced by Nurejev.



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