Mathijs: Everybody has an off-day. That DVD (Bangalore) is not so good I agree. I mean: I've seen better. But it's not THAT bad. The Stones have never been about swinging. It's always been about rocking our skulls like hell. Now I'm not saying that you're saying this, but sometimes it sounds a bit like you want them to be The Rythm Kings or something. Boring. Ronnie's solo on Don't Stop is the worst on it by the way. That's the ultimate "pose-instead-of-play" you'll see. On Darryll: It swings better with him than it ever did with Bill Wyman. The thing is that Darryll is a better bassist than Bill. The thing Bill had, was that he was inventive on his bass. And he swung very good with Charlie. But watch him now. Playing with The Rythm Kings. That's what I call BORING, BORING, BORING.........In case no one got that, I said it was BORING!!!!!
Back to the Bangalore DVD: Lisa Fischer is on top form on it. Check her howl on Gimme Shelter, which is a GREAT version. Midnight Rambler rocks too. Angie is good. Slipping Away is lovely. YCAGWYW is cool too. JJF is not bad either.
There's LOTS of shows from the latter part of the Licks Tour that rocks like hell. The British shows were good. The Spanish ones too.
When the new album comes out, and Keef has made some kick-ass songs, I'll be watching you eating your words. Have some faith man.
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