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Oh mylord Mtaylor, you surely have a way with words,keep up the good work...Quote
mtaylorSanctuary, sanctuary - I don't hope you like him, then you're in deep shit. Both @#$%& up inside and outside....Quote
ROPENIHey Mtaylor,for my next post just 4 u, l will get new words,to describe The Stones,and l promise l will not use "Nostalgia Act" to describe them,Would "Vegas Act" be more to your liking??,but you also have the option of just not reading my posts,you have a nice afternoon...Quote
mtaylorROPENI - you make me think of Quasimodo in the movie saying "Sanctuary". You repeat yourself all the time. Just substitute "sanctuary" with "nostalgia act".Quote
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Ladies and Gentlemen, let's hear it for the fantastic standing stones..........
1. Get off of my Cloud
2. It's Only Rock'n'Roll
3. Tumbling Dice
4. Wild Horses
5. Emotional Rescue...alright, alright, me and doom are new but we're just passing through, honest.....
6. Doom and Gloom
7. Bitch (winner song choice)
8. Honky Tonk Women
9. Slipping Away (Keith, with Mick Taylor)
10. Before they make me run (Keith)
11. Midnight Rambler (with Mick Taylor)
12. Miss You
13. Paint it, Black
14. Gimme Shelter
15. Start Me Up
16. Brown Sugar
17. Jumpin' Jack Flash
18. Sympathy for the Devil
19. You Can't Always Get What You Want (with 'The Senzoku Freshman Singers')
20. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (with Mick Taylor)
Great setlist for the first of three nights, but I still have to maintain that Slipping Away has no place in a Stones show anymore, because Keith's voice is so shot. What will be interesting however is to see what they come up with for the next two Tokyo shows, how much variation there'll be.
Lets face it folks The Stones are and have been for the last 20 years a Nostalgia Act,no more no less,it could be Vegas or Tokyo they will play the same songs over and over,this is what the majority of the audience wants,they don't give a shit about M Taylor,hell, most of them probably don't even know who he is,forget about them doing "rare' songs,they only may play some of them at rehearsals,but would never do it at a big concert,once again their audience now days only wants the "hits",so if you want to hear the warhorses for the million times,then pay the $600.00 per ticket and have a great time,the rest of us wanting something different will never get it....
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Brstonesfan
Slipping away has no business at a Stadium show Keith!!!! It totally slows the momentum of the shows. Stick with Happy and BFTMMR. This is getting embarrassing,
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Toru A
Yesterday was my 23rd or 24th Stones show at Tokyo Dome. (I don't remember exactly)
Get Off Of My Cloud
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
Tumbling Dice
This triple rocket launcher really blew my mind.
Perfect three-strand kick off for us Japanese.
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That tends to happen in an Asian country of about 125 million people
Well, Abu Dabi is in Arabic land I suppose, but I didn't see many Arabics on the pics. So it's not that simple. Western Stones tourism is a big business these days.
Asia is the biggest continent on earth. Theres a world of difference culturally between Japan (where western music is massive with the local population) and Arab countries and China (where it isnt)
It's not about western music being available or not, it has to do with the fact that in the UAE, depending on who you ask, between 75% to 90% of the population are expats. With 40,000 Americans, over 240,000 Brits, 20,000+ canadians, etc, it's not hard to see why the crowd in the UAE looked like your average european/american crowd.
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I have never seen anyone thrown out of a Japan show for taking pictures with a phone. They come over to where you are and shine a penlight on you and ask you to stop. Most Japanese are just obedient and don't do it - similar to how most wait quietly until their section is called before exiting the arena. Amazing place.
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Deathgod
Great review BV. The band sound like they are rocking.
How was the stage ? Have they fixed the issues of those in front rows having an obstructed view ?
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Great review BV. The band sound like they are rocking.
How was the stage ? Have they fixed the issues of those in front rows having an obstructed view ?
I think the stage was high, but not as high as in Abu Dhabi. The center walkway was higher than the security people in front of it, I would guess 2 meters (7 feet), so the main stage must have been 2.5 meters may be, slightly lower than Abu Dhabi. But in Japan they have large empty security areas in front of the stage, like 20 rows, so row one is actually not directly in the front. I would say the stage is fairly high but at least here they did not sell expensive tickets where you only see their heads, aand no Charlie...
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6s7s9s
What's the story with no cameras in the Tokyo Dome? Obviously there are a number of photos posted. Is there a search? What if you have one...or a phone?
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Brstonesfan
Let's be intellectually honest and admit these new shows so far been a disappointment . While we are grateful to still see them tour, when the best thing said about Keith is he didn't flub the intros it's not very encouraging. The only real impact musically is Mick T and Jagger on MR. Why not use him on more songs and add some real punch into a very , very weak guitar mix. The stones became the greatest band when Taylor got them to rock and we could compete with LZ and the others, but sadly, since he left we have, with few exceptions become a very soft band. The weaving has not worked and instead sounds like one guitar trying unsuccessfully play lead. The true weaving was MT and KR when he as able to play.
We can no longer get by with Keith AWOL. Jagger must realize it is very close to the end to allow this to continue. Our legacy is taking a hit every time we play
and people think that is what the Stones sound like.
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Toru A
Yesterday was my 23rd or 24th Stones show at Tokyo Dome. (I don't remember exactly)
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Let's be intellectually honest and admit these new shows so far been a disappointment . While we are grateful to still see them tour, when the best thing said about Keith is he didn't flub the intros it's not very encouraging. The only real impact musically is Mick T and Jagger on MR. Why not use him on more songs and add some real punch into a very , very weak guitar mix. The stones became the greatest band when Taylor got them to rock and we could compete with LZ and the others, but sadly, since he left we have, with few exceptions become a very soft band. The weaving has not worked and instead sounds like one guitar trying unsuccessfully play lead. The true weaving was MT and KR when he as able to play.
We can no longer get by with Keith AWOL. Jagger must realize it is very close to the end to allow this to continue. Our legacy is taking a hit every time we play and people think that is what the Stones sound like.
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Yesterday was my 23rd or 24th Stones show at Tokyo Dome. (I don't remember exactly)
That's incredible. You really should write a book or create a blog about it.
I would definitely find it to be interesting.
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Brstonesfan
Let's be intellectually honest and admit these new shows so far been a disappointment . While we are grateful to still see them tour, when the best thing said about Keith is he didn't flub the intros it's not very encouraging. The only real impact musically is Mick T and Jagger on MR. Why not use him on more songs and add some real punch into a very , very weak guitar mix. The stones became the greatest band when Taylor got them to rock and we could compete with LZ and the others, but sadly, since he left we have, with few exceptions become a very soft band. The weaving has not worked and instead sounds like one guitar trying unsuccessfully play lead. The true weaving was MT and KR when he as able to play.
We can no longer get by with Keith AWOL. Jagger must realize it is very close to the end to allow this to continue. Our legacy is taking a hit every time we play
and people think that is what the Stones sound like.
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Toru A
Yesterday was my 23rd or 24th Stones show at Tokyo Dome. (I don't remember exactly)
That's incredible. You really should write a book or create a blog about it.
I would definitely find it to be interesting.
It's not so special.
You Can't Judge a Book by number of attendances.
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Toru A
Yesterday was my 23rd or 24th Stones show at Tokyo Dome. (I don't remember exactly)
That's incredible. You really should write a book or create a blog about it.
I would definitely find it to be interesting.
It's not so special.
You Can't Judge a Book by number of attendances.
I think average stones fans are going to Tokyo Dome over 20 times .(plus 2 Mick's solo shows)
Fantastic Toru! Have you seen any shows outside of Japan? Europe? US?
I'll go to Budokan tomorrow to see Eric Clapton.
He has played over 80 times at Budokan since 1974.
I heard diehard Clapton fans have been completing every one of his shows at Budokan.
It's just incredible.
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Let's be intellectually honest and admit these new shows so far been a disappointment . While we are grateful to still see them tour, when the best thing said about Keith is he didn't flub the intros it's not very encouraging. The only real impact musically is Mick T and Jagger on MR. Why not use him on more songs and add some real punch into a very , very weak guitar mix. The stones became the greatest band when Taylor got them to rock and we could compete with LZ and the others, but sadly, since he left we have, with few exceptions become a very soft band. The weaving has not worked and instead sounds like one guitar trying unsuccessfully play lead. The true weaving was MT and KR when he as able to play.
We can no longer get by with Keith AWOL. Jagger must realize it is very close to the end to allow this to continue. Our legacy is taking a hit every time we play and people think that is what the Stones sound like.
Oh, good grief. Look, some people do want more MT. I get it. I got it the first 10,000 times from the same 10 FANS who keep posting it to the IORR forum but frankly, unless you are a BAND MEMBER what's this "we" shit?
Nothing personal but this ain't your legacy - it's theirs! They have a right as artists to decide the show they wish to perform. If you don't like what MJ and the guys are presenting this time around you have the right to stay home.
For anyone who believes the band went soft 40 YEARS AGO change the channel already! The Rolling Stones will continue to roll on with or without you.