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marianna
Keith Richards is asking people $600 a ticket to watch him play and he messes up intros all the time, and has for years on end. Professionals shouldn't do things like that so often, and you can hear that he messed up that intro to "Start Me Up" whether you ever picked up a guitar yourself or not. Just listen to the record or other live performances where he didn't mess it up like that. He's not consistent, and intros are glaring. Not all bands' songs have such distinct intros, but songs such as "Start Me Up" and "Brown Sugar" do. Keith created those intros, and it's not like he's improvising some alternate version that sounds good.
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marianna
If he gets as much love for playing the way he does now, maybe more love than when he played better when he was younger, he has no incentive to either try harder or give up his playing time to Ron.
So, we are all Keith enablers. There has been so much pschyobabble on this thread and others, coupled with scarf-gate, and a certain amount of ageism, as in he should just hang it up cause he's old, arthritic, borderline senile...you name it. It's making my head spin. Keith plays what he wants to play because it's his prerogative to do so and because he obviously enjoys it. We should just enjoy it too.
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keefriff99That was brutal to listen to...not a good way to kick off a big show. Ugh.Quote
schillid
Did Keith REALLY begin Start Me Up on the WRONG FRET??
Both of you! Give up your fan cards....there will be NO critical thinking around here......and you called yourselves fans......
Best show ever...
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Aquamarine
KR plays better and has come up with better riffs than 99% of other guitarists, and 100% of the knowalls in this thread. I hope he ignores them as he has all the idiots he's encountered in his long (but not THAT long) and productive life.
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TeddyB1018
Are Marianna and Proud Mary different logins for the same poster? Just asking.
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belld
Atmosphere, build up, anticipation. Just a thought.
The Vaccines got the audience attention and got some reaction. The gap before the Stones came on was quiet and muted. Sound system very low and I cannot remember any tracks never mind good sounds. A missed opportunity to crowd please and build up the anticipation and atmosphere. I have many memories of the opposite at previous outdoor gigs with feel good all around. Did I miss something?
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DandelionPowderman
Marianna, if you can't hear that it is Keith who's doing the spanish licks on RAAHP, or don't know his love for that kind of playing, you really have a lot to learn. And I suggest you do so before you're sitting down in front of your pc and write BS like this. Geez..
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stonesmog
Dear Rolling Stones, just wanted to say you were right about Miss You & I was wrong. It was the one song the youngsters were still singing as they danced away from the show.
Thank you for a great show and particularly All Down The Line & Bitch but everything really.
Thank you for the kind people who posted such great quality film. I've watched "Gimme Shelter" so far & it's utterly amazing.
Thank you Bjornulf for all your hard work & dedication. This site is brilliant.
I'm still buzzing from Saturday night & wish I could be there again next Saturday but thanks to this lovely site and some kind fans I feel that I will be able to share some of the excitement. Please keep posting.
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Carnaby
If that's the way Keith plays it, that's the way the song goes.
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Maindefender
This is quite pathetic. Keith had an off night for one reason or another. Maybe he was dosed, who knows.
His body of work since November has been consistently very good. I hope he quiets everyone on the 13th.
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KatieGirlYes! (Confessions of a tech dummy. How do you get the thumbs up emoticon? Plus the lovely Keith one?)Quote
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Carnaby
If that's the way Keith plays it, that's the way the song goes.
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LQ1977
Had a blast in Hyde Park! ..~~.. Hyde Park was a real experience for us and we LOVED IT!
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Maindefender
This is quite pathetic. Keith had an off night for one reason or another. Maybe he was dosed, who knows.
His body of work since November has been consistently very good. I hope he quiets everyone on the 13th.
A couple of bum notes at the start of the opening song is hardly an 'off night'.
he was almost Segovia-like compared to some of the playing in 2006-07.
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Maindefender
This is quite pathetic. Keith had an off night for one reason or another. Maybe he was dosed, who knows.
His body of work since November has been consistently very good. I hope he quiets everyone on the 13th.
A couple of bum notes at the start of the opening song is hardly an 'off night'.
he was almost Segovia-like compared to some of the playing in 2006-07.
Spot on, Gazza!
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toomuchforme
Scarf or DVD purpose ? Eagle rock has blocked my SMU vid
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TeddyB1018
Are Marianna and Proud Mary different logins for the same poster? Just asking.
slightly sexist remark - there are women's names and both're criticizing Richards (for different reasons, but it's nothing), therefore it's the same person. revealing that you do not confuse MunichHilton,Trylan, TGRNRBITW, Stones Tod, sonoma, sietan and others who all sound exactly as one person - sorry, guys
I can assure you that I am using only one name on this forum.Just saying
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Carnaby
If that's the way Keith plays it, that's the way the song goes.
See the smiley face in the upper right corner of the message typing box? Click on it and it will (it should) open up a bunch of funny smiley faces including the thumbs upor you can type in ( t u ) but with no spaces in between the lettrs.
As far as the Keith one, someone custom made that one. To use the Keith smiley face copy/paste this line [I M G]http://oi44.tinypic.com/2vdp2xi.jpg[/I M G] except remove the spaces ( s p a c e s between letters) which I had to add to IMG > I M G, other wise it posts the Keith smiley face.Thanks Max! Have to wait for my son to get home to do the Keith one. He'll roll his eyes like I'm an idiot, but that's how it goes. I'm just learning how to use my smart phone.
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KatieGirl
[qute=Max'sKansasCity] Thanks Max! Have to wait for my son to get home to do the Keith one. He'll roll his eyes like I'm an idiot, but that's how it goes. I'm just learning how to use my smart phone.