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flacnvinyl
T&A we can live vicariously through their stories. Its much better than thinking about the current state of affairs. Only the Stones could go from being the greatest rocknroll band in the world (and extremely anti-establishment), to the single most expensive band in history.. "What can a poor boy do, except sing in a rocknroll band" Ha!
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tornnfrayed
Best sound ever Madison Square Garden 1981. Unbelievable sound
Worst sound ever Carrier Dome 1989. You literally could not tell what song they were playing. It was the worst concert I have ever been to and I have not been to a concert since.
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T&A
raise your hand if you are sick and tired of hearing from fans who got to see the stones in their prime in '72.
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latebloomer
Great photos flacnvinyl, I haven't seen the bottom five before, are they all from Louisville?
T&A, don't be such a party pooper, I like all the stories.
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latebloomer
Great photos flacnvinyl, I haven't seen the bottom five before, are they all from Louisville?
T&A, don't be such a party pooper, I like all the stories.
I found those on Google Image search. I think they are from Wisconsin, Boston and Charlotte but I would need to recheck to verify. My signature is just my home town.
I was always curious about the sound back in 69/72. Those primitive PAs had to be a major pain to work with. I have read bits and pieces about the sound guy who worked the Greatful Dead shows... The guy had to put up with so much stuff that we now take for granted. Having to run something through a compressor (if you had one), vs having a Yamaha LS9 and doing whatever your want!
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bam
Yup, lots of their tempos were faster in '72. They spent (and transmitted) more energy in a 75 minute show then they did in the 2 hour+ shows in later decades.
I can confirm that for the stadium show at Stuttgart attended by probably 50.000 people, Neckarstadion, 19 June 1976. The audience recordings (a fried of mine recorded the show on a cheap cassette recorder) do actually represent the sound back then.Quote
teleblaster
My first show was 76. The sound was clear, pretty load and I could identify each number before the vocals started.
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T&A
raise your hand if you are sick and tired of hearing from fans who got to see the stones in their prime in '72.
Why would you be tired of fans who heard them in their prime - treat it as an education with respect.
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latebloomer
Great photos flacnvinyl, I haven't seen the bottom five before, are they all from Louisville?
T&A, don't be such a party pooper, I like all the stories.
I found those on Google Image search. I think they are from Wisconsin, Boston and Charlotte but I would need to recheck to verify. My signature is just my home town.
I was always curious about the sound back in 69/72. Those primitive PAs had to be a major pain to work with. I have read bits and pieces about the sound guy who worked the Greatful Dead shows... The guy had to put up with so much stuff that we now take for granted. Having to run something through a compressor (if you had one), vs having a Yamaha LS9 and doing whatever your want!
Argh...I see that now. Never saw the Stones back then, but I did see the Grateful Dead in 72 in Baltimore, it was my first big concert. Don't remember much about it, but I do remember it was really loud.
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gripweed
I have a FB friend who did the sound on the STP tour, plus Hawaii and down under in early 1973...
Here's a clip he suggests watching, to get a FEEL of what it sounded like in 1972
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mstmst
Was at the KC show in 72 - as my buddy put it - 'you could feel the wind coming off their amps' - no shit - loud but good. There was a point in Gimme Shelter after the lead that the guitars both hit the rhythm hard and the intensity was beyond belief.
The difference back then was that they really blew thru the songs for maximum impact - 72 was Keith's top moment as a rhythm player - no 'weaving' going on - just full-scale, all out 5-string slamming - hugh slabs of rhythm driving the songs with Taylor blowing leads over the top. I love the Wood years, but for pure intensity, there was nothing like 72-73 for all-out rhythmic impact.