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kleermaker
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
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still ill
I think half the problem was that the tv coverage began with Miss You, Rambler and 2000 Light Years, a pretty underwhelming start for the average viewer, especially considering all the hype. Add to that the bland audio with which the band chose to present themselves. The fact that from Sympathy onwards it was clearly excellent, was kind of lost amongst all the online critisism.
Seemingly, the only people at the festival who thought it was no good were presenting on BBC2 at the time!
Should have stuck with not televising it. Word of mouth on it would have been fantastic and enough in itself.
Though, oddly, Miss You was one of my own personal highlights of the set.
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kleermaker
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
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kleermaker
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Although the sound mix isn't very good I like this version. It seems like he plays a little closer to the original recording. I don't want it to sound like that exactly, but this has a blend of everything.
Listening to it once, I think it is up there with the LA show. I was at Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 2. Hopefully, we will get this version with better sound.
Thanks again Kleermaker!
You're welcome Blackie. I agree with you. As for the sound mix: we're spoiled! I'm used to the old bootlegs that were recorded without almost professional equipment. I love the Taylor solo. It takes a couple of listens, like all good music. The way he's exploring the possibilities is interesting to me. Music is about feel and emotion, not about perfection. Taylor still has that feel and lyrical approach. That's what I love in his playing.
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It is about feeling and emotion. I love the way he plays on this version, he plays off the original and creates some new sounds as well. Exciting but dangerous! That's what I like about him, you don't know what he will play.
He can still play though, maybe they will work him in more if the tour continues. If so, I think Taylor will even play better. I am not looking for 72 tour days though, it's unrealistic. I just want to feel a good vibe in the music he plays.
There has to be a better sound quality out there.
I actually feel like flying to London for the second show!
Are you going?
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Blackdog
I would like to hear SFTD as well with Taylor. I don't care for the modern day version.
Maybe we will get lucky and hear Love in Vain.
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Blackdog
If they play SFTD for 18 minutes I'm hoping he will be included. I may be flying into London if the first show is like this!
Do you have a link?
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Blackdog
If they play SFTD for 18 minutes I'm hoping he will be included. I may be flying into London if the first show is like this!
Do you have a link?
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
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I was out of the UK last weekend so didn't see the gig live on BBC but recorded it via my PVR. I watched it last night.
Reading this thread , it strikes me that it's one of those "you had to be there" gigs.
I felt the BBC coverage portrayed a flat performance. The cameras seemed preoccupied with Mick and the dynamism of a Stones gig was not conveyed. Friends and colleagues who watched the live TV coverage and know of my Stones obsession were disappointed and a couple accused me of laying on the BS when I've said what a great live act the Stones are.
I'm a veteran of 24 Stones gigs; the first Hyde Park gig will be my 25th. I just know that Hyde Park will be so much better, a proper Stones gig. I'd have loved to have been at Glasto, buy for me the two O2 gigs were a hell of a lot better.
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still ill
I think half the problem was that the tv coverage began with Miss You, Rambler and 2000 Light Years, a pretty underwhelming start for the average viewer, especially considering all the hype. Add to that the bland audio with which the band chose to present themselves. The fact that from Sympathy onwards it was clearly excellent, was kind of lost amongst all the online critisism.
Seemingly, the only people at the festival who thought it was no good were presenting on BBC2 at the time!
Should have stuck with not televising it. Word of mouth on it would have been fantastic and enough in itself.
Though, oddly, Miss You was one of my own personal highlights of the set.