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Bottom line is that the best post-Wyman tour is No Security, hands down. And yes, I was there. As I was for VoodooBridgesLicksABiggerBang. This band doesn't compare to the '99 band. It's been a gradual slide since then.

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you're referring to the inevitable overdubs ? :-)

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SO BRAIN DEAD THREAD LIKE THIS, FROM THE SAME OLD NAME-CHANGING-IMBECIL-POSTER JUMPIN JACK IS OK BUT STONESTOD IS BEING BANNED?
OK; BUT QUITE FRANKLY; I'M FEELING CHEATED. NO WONDER PEOPLE LIKE GAZZA IS STAYING LOW. SO WILL I.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

It's spelled 'imbecile'. Other than that I agree.

So what do you think of Ronnie and Steven Van Zandt?

In terms of them stating the Stones are playing better than ever, or similar? Well, I strongly suspect they don't believe that literally. IF questioned, I am certain there would be some sort of qualification/clarification to their statements.

As you have gotten older have you never had anyone say to you, (a relative, co-worker, neighbor, friend, loved one, whoever) "Oh, you look GREAT" "You're looking better than ever" This may be because you were just discharged from the hospital without a trip to the morgue. Or, it may be due to putting on new or formal clothes, or you got a haircut, or lost or put on a few pounds, or someone is happy to see you after a long time...etc etc.. well, you get the idea...

Don't be a nut. You don't believe what Ron Wood or Steven Van Zandt allegedly said any more than the rest of us do.

I am not sure what I believe at this point (on this subject) anymore - heard so damn many different opinions from so many different voices. I thought stonesstein summed it up the best. I am certainly not qualified to determine the technical abilities of the guitar players of the Rolling Stones. They sound great to me, always have, with the exception being the rare videos that show up here where they are obviously having an off performance.

Steven Van Zandt put his comments in writing in Rolling Stone magazines 100 Greatest Artists that was updated in 2011. Maybe he has a different opinion about this tour, but since the general consensus around here is that this tour is at least as good as Licks and better than ABB, I would think his opinion would still be pretty much the same. Maybe he can come forward and expand on what he had written in the magazine?

Personally I don't care if this is the worst edition of the Rolling Stones ever. I still enjoy watching and listening to them. The videos that have been posted here have sounded fantastic (to my untrained ears) and you know that when the DVD comes out it is going to sound even better.

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When I was young and full of testosterone the sport of boxing seemed legitimate to me. As an old man I think it should be banned. Ali sure was entertaining though, he made a brutal sport fun to watch until you grow up and realize the terrible toll it takes on the human body. It is hard for me to even look at Ali these days.