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rambler44
So first the ticket prices finally got to me on this tour. I paid $180 to be 7 rows from the very top at the Newark PPV show. And yes the Stones played great and the guests were good.
Now I am seeing the reports from the rehearsals and hearing Mick Jagger's comments about fans wanting to hear just the hits and fans not wanting new music and I am getting downright disgusted. Stop playing to the casual fan Mick Jagger!! Hardcore true Rolling Stones fans like the ones on this site DO NOT FEEL THAT WAY!
The Stones are the greatest rock and roll band ever. They have made so many great albums that contain so many amazing songs. Yet Mick Jagger (and yes I feel this falls squarely on his shoulders and not the others) ignores the majority of their work as if it didn't exist. STOP PLAYING IT SAFE MICK!! You are the Rolling Stones for Christ sake!
It's 50 and Counting Mick, which means there are not many chances left. You are fleecing the fans at this point by playing basically the same set list tour after tour. And you do this at a time your contemporaries are giving back to their fans in big ways like playing entire albums on stage. You are bringing Mick
Taylor back. How awesome would it be to play Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile (Let it Loose please!), Some Girls,or Tattoo You (how great would Slave be live!!) played in their entirety on any given night with a few more rare gems throw in and still you could end the show 6 or 7 War Horses.
I honestly believe the reaction to the Stones playing a show like this would be tremendous and I know many true fans like myself are tired of going to a show and basically getting the Hot Rocks album.
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24FPS
Hell, you'd think they'd be bored playing the same old FM Radio staples over and over. I guess they don't get that itch that other artists do to stretch out. And it's not like they'd have to play obscure stuff. Throw in Plundered My Soul. It was a charting record. You've got Mick Taylor for the leads on it.
So Young is a hoot and would be great to hear. Heaven has never been tried on stage. I mentioned Backstreet Girl in other thread. These are songs you don't have to stop the proceedings and announce you're doing something different. Just do them and let the audience catch up to them. Remember how cool it was to play Ruby Tuesday on the Steel Wheels tour? Or how you played 2000 Light Years From Home and the audience ate it up?
For gods sake, hire someone to listen to your catalogue and make suggestions. From what I'm seeing on your rehearsal sheets you ain't exactly exerting yourselves.
Yes, that is very true. But on a tour thats so short, and possibly their last or one of them, and since they are charging so much, they should spread themselves more. Yes, they have played stuff like 2000 Light Years From Home, I Got The Blues, other rarities of that nature. But when its only for a few times it almost barely counts. I like that they are attempting them, but for god sake, be proud of your catalogue and forget about the audience! You guys have been around for 50 years. Its been more than enough time for most of your audience to have seen you once and go through the catalogue, or at the least the popular albums in full. They have dug deeper than most remember, but its way too rare for a band of their stature.Quote
keefriff99
Someone should compile a list of all the songs the Stones have played since the "Vegas" era started in '89.
I bet people would be shocked at the variety of songs.
Yes, too many tours have fallen victim to ultra-safe greatest hits setlists, but they really have dug into their back catalog more than most people think.
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rambler44
So first the ticket prices finally got to me on this tour. I paid $180 to be 7 rows from the very top at the Newark PPV show. And yes the Stones played great and the guests were good.
Now I am seeing the reports from the rehearsals and hearing Mick Jagger's comments about fans wanting to hear just the hits and fans not wanting new music and I am getting downright disgusted. Stop playing to the casual fan Mick Jagger!! Hardcore true Rolling Stones fans like the ones on this site DO NOT FEEL THAT WAY!
The Stones are the greatest rock and roll band ever. They have made so many great albums that contain so many amazing songs. Yet Mick Jagger (and yes I feel this falls squarely on his shoulders and not the others) ignores the majority of their work as if it didn't exist. STOP PLAYING IT SAFE MICK!! You are the Rolling Stones for Christ sake!
It's 50 and Counting Mick, which means there are not many chances left. You are fleecing the fans at this point by playing basically the same set list tour after tour. And you do this at a time your contemporaries are giving back to their fans in big ways like playing entire albums on stage. You are bringing Mick
Taylor back. How awesome would it be to play Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile (Let it Loose please!), Some Girls,or Tattoo You (how great would Slave be live!!) played in their entirety on any given night with a few more rare gems throw in and still you could end the show 6 or 7 War Horses.
I honestly believe the reaction to the Stones playing a show like this would be tremendous and I know many true fans like myself are tired of going to a show and basically getting the Hot Rocks album.
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keefriff99
Someone should compile a list of all the songs the Stones have played since the "Vegas" era started in '89.
I bet people would be shocked at the variety of songs.
Yes, too many tours have fallen victim to ultra-safe greatest hits setlists, but they really have dug into their back catalog more than most people think.
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noughties
Problem is many concert goers go to a Stones concert just to have fun.
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leteyer
I think that he was talking about the "real", "hard core" fans that don't like any of their music since EOME. There are plenty here.
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24FPS
So Young is a hoot and would be great to hear. Heaven has never been tried on stage. I mentioned Backstreet Girl in other thread.
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John&Trish
How about Mick, Keith, Charlie & Ronnie just pick whatever THEY feel like playing...would love to hear their picks. What a concert that would be!
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John&Trish
How about Mick, Keith, Charlie & Ronnie just pick whatever THEY feel like playing...would love to hear their picks. What a concert that would be!
That would be far too dangerous...we need to pick for them.
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John&Trish
How about Mick, Keith, Charlie & Ronnie just pick whatever THEY feel like playing...would love to hear their picks. What a concert that would be!