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who missed Glastonbury Girl, here it is (audio only):

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i agree to a point.this show was most definitely a huge day for the stones and us.

but if a band just doesnt have it anymore no crowd,no matter how big and loud they are can make them perform at a level above what they have the ability to do.
if that were the case any band who played glastonbury would be as good as the stones were the other night and the show in front of one million on the beach in rio would be the best.but thats not the case- this year for whatever reason,they are just nailing it.

it was by all accounts a great great show with a fantastic crowd and good weather also.i'm not trying to take any of that away,i'm just trying to make the point that the stones didnt just awake from a stupor and start playing great again because they were at glastonbury.they've been really focused and working hard this whole tour,it just became glaringly obvious under such a big spotlight.

Totally agree with you there. The Stones are the greatest rock n roll band in the world after all.

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I finally had the opportunity to watch that an hour plus footage, and yeah, like everyone has pointed out here, it was a wonferful gig. The challange seemed to inspire the band even to higher heights than what we have seen in this tour so far. The lucky ones who were there were truely wittnessing a historical concert. And happy the rest of us well who get to see/hear quite a lot of the show through telly/net.

I don't know how great the band was earlier in the show, but BBC catched the band in its musically best moment. Damn, what a great sequence of that "Miss You", "Midnight Rambler", and - totally out of blue - "2000 Light Years From Home". I really enjoyed hearing so strong musicianship in each of those tracks. Best version of "Miss You" for ages. Jagger owns it - and he hell sure knows how it works like for the audience like Glastonbury's - but Wood, Jones and Keys did a damn fine job. Ronnie's tasty guitar was amaxing. "Rambler" is "Rambler", a bit nervous at first, but give some time, and this band drives it home, and leaves audience breathless. And then, a SATANIC track.... mamma mia! Jagger a "bit" out of key first but the band smoked! Awesome, innovative guitar work by both heroes. Can't really remember when I was the last time listening Stones guitar work with a mouth open; what the hell they are doing!

Taken all those three songs to together... what an incredible hat trick; each showing different angles of their unique, jam-based musicianhip. A groove dance number, followed by a blues opera, and then a trip to 60's psychedelia.... Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones...

- Doxa

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Its so funny to read hard-die fans reviews when you are not longer one of them...you would think people change or at least, accept change.
Accept that just because the Stones change 3 to 4 miserable songs (you cannot say 2000 light years is a great song AT ALL, nor is factory girl: they might not be crappy songs but that doesnt make them remarkable good songs either) of a predictable-boring set list doesn't make it less boring.
Accepting that the only surprise left (and i am still surprised about that myself) about watching this guys play is that they still get on stage and play a song (the same songs they've been playing live over and over the last...40 years? -HTW,JJF,STF,SFD,YCAGWW,MR,BS, yes they have been played that long) you can actually recognize but hey, that doesnt mean they play it majestically or anything. Be a bit more objective.
Its funny to see how positive people are: "the best show i've seen" show after show. Delusion? i think so, otherwise you would feel a bit ripped off voluntarily after paying more than 100 euros when a cover band would be much more worth.
But if somebody says: "the music is the last thing i care about when i go to see the stones nowadays, i just want to see their faces regardless of what they do" that sounds less delusional to me than "it was a great concert, oh, now its glastonbury girl, oh, oh, and they also played 3 different songs than last time".
I dont go to listen to the stones although i once really liked them (and saw them quite a few times too, thanks god not too many). I prefer to keep the good memories. Id like being delusional but the more i appreciate music, the less appealing it gets to waste my money/energy just for the sake of watching old people playing poorly same old songs over and over again.
So i just wanted to see what i might have "missed" at Gbry and from what i heard and saw, i can tell i am glad i didnt go there to see the stones, it seemed pretty lame. Just an opinion. They will still be making money and you thinking they are great and its really ok!

I am and have been very critical of the Stones (to summurize: I think they suck live since 1997), but I was really surprised of this Glasto gig. I think what made it standout was that for the first time in years they where out of their own turf, playing a different stage with a different sound system to a different crowd, and they just had to work really hard. Harder than they normally do. Jagger made mistakes we haven't heard from him since the '81 tour, and that was actually a charm: TD sounded more fresh than it has for the last 15 years.

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Ps You can state that 2000 LY is a great song: I think it is in their top 20 of best songs.

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Its so funny to read hard-die fans reviews when you are not longer one of them...you would think people change or at least, accept change.
Accept that just because the Stones change 3 to 4 miserable songs (you cannot say 2000 light years is a great song AT ALL, nor is factory girl: they might not be crappy songs but that doesnt make them remarkable good songs either) of a predictable-boring set list doesn't make it less boring.
Accepting that the only surprise left (and i am still surprised about that myself) about watching this guys play is that they still get on stage and play a song (the same songs they've been playing live over and over the last...40 years? -HTW,JJF,STF,SFD,YCAGWW,MR,BS, yes they have been played that long) you can actually recognize but hey, that doesnt mean they play it majestically or anything. Be a bit more objective.
Its funny to see how positive people are: "the best show i've seen" show after show. Delusion? i think so, otherwise you would feel a bit ripped off voluntarily after paying more than 100 euros when a cover band would be much more worth.
But if somebody says: "the music is the last thing i care about when i go to see the stones nowadays, i just want to see their faces regardless of what they do" that sounds less delusional to me than "it was a great concert, oh, now its glastonbury girl, oh, oh, and they also played 3 different songs than last time".
I dont go to listen to the stones although i once really liked them (and saw them quite a few times too, thanks god not too many). I prefer to keep the good memories. Id like being delusional but the more i appreciate music, the less appealing it gets to waste my money/energy just for the sake of watching old people playing poorly same old songs over and over again.
So i just wanted to see what i might have "missed" at Gbry and from what i heard and saw, i can tell i am glad i didnt go there to see the stones, it seemed pretty lame. Just an opinion. They will still be making money and you thinking they are great and its really ok!

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Does anyone think Out Of Control would have been killer to see in front of this crowd?!

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Mathijs
I think what made it standout was that for the first time in years they where out of their own turf, playing a different stage with a different sound system to a different crowd, and they just had to work really hard. Harder than they normally do. Jagger made mistakes we haven't heard from him since the '81 tour, and that was actually a charm: TD sounded more fresh than it has for the last 15 years.

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Does anyone think Out Of Control would have been killer to see in front of this crowd?!

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still ill
Here's Sympathy from at a guess, a third of the way back. So the guitars were turned up after all

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still ill
Here's Sympathy from at a guess, a third of the way back. So the guitars were turned up after all

They were really loud on the BBC-stream I watched, epecially Keith.