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proudmary
It seems from all the vids and photos that Mick was genuinely happy to be at this stage.I wonder if Oslo audience gave him some extra love
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Gazza
If they dont know the band's catalogue by now (and no, I'm not expecting them to have an anally retentive insight into it), its their problem. Not ours. Nor the band's. Rolling Stones CDs cost about 5-10% the cost of a Rolling Stones concert ticket. The band really shouldnt have to be held musically hostage to people who have more money than musical taste,
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The Worst.
Mick had a message for all of you that complain about the total number of songs in the set list. I think it was before Honky Tonk Women, that Mick pointed out the fact that when they did their first gig in Norway some 49 years ago, they only played 9 songs - which he admitted was "a bit cheap". And now, half a century later (when they're in their 70s), they perform a phenomenal concert lasting for more than two hours.
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The Worst.
Mick had a message for all of you that complain about the total number of songs in the set list. I think it was before Honky Tonk Women, that Mick pointed out the fact that when they did their first gig in Norway some 49 years ago, they only played 9 songs - which he admitted was "a bit cheap". And now, half a century later (when they're in their 70s), they perform a phenomenal concert lasting for more than two hours.
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Gazza
If they dont know the band's catalogue by now (and no, I'm not expecting them to have an anally retentive insight into it), its their problem. Not ours. Nor the band's. Rolling Stones CDs cost about 5-10% the cost of a Rolling Stones concert ticket. The band really shouldnt have to be held musically hostage to people who have more money than musical taste,
I don't think it's an audience problem it's a band problem. Jagger knows what he and what he can't expect from his band members. In 2012-14 they're bound to play songs they know well.
The Stones have never been the Jimi Hendrix Exp : in 67 JH and his band listened to "Sergeant Pepper" once backstage before a show and pfff! they decided to play the song live, and they did,and they did it well. The Stones have never been like this : they're a slow machine.
They can't play "Hang Fire" or "Hand Of Fate" like this <snap of fingers>
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proudmary
It seems from all the vids and photos that Mick was genuinely happy to be at this stage.I wonder if Oslo audience gave him some extra love
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The Worst.
Mick had a message for all of you that complain about the total number of songs in the set list. I think it was before Honky Tonk Women, that Mick pointed out the fact that when they did their first gig in Norway some 49 years ago, they only played 9 songs - which he admitted was "a bit cheap". And now, half a century later (when they're in their 70s), they perform a phenomenal concert lasting for more than two hours.
You were there,The Worst? Did he say something else? some jokes in Norwegian? and what the story about the A-Ha song?
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The Worst.
Mick had a message for all of you that complain about the total number of songs in the set list. I think it was before Honky Tonk Women, that Mick pointed out the fact that when they did their first gig in Norway some 49 years ago, they only played 9 songs - which he admitted was "a bit cheap". And now, half a century later (when they're in their 70s), they perform a phenomenal concert lasting for more than two hours.
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
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DoomandGloom
Setlist complaints are nonsense. The shows are longer than many of their prime eras. The RS were never known for playing a different show each night, that's the Grateful Dead. I loved them as well but a different experience. I watched the MR from yesterday, it could not be better. A miracle, there is only one band on earth that can bring this level of legitimacy to the stage. I wish I was there but am waiting patiently here in New York.....
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
Yep. Some good choices last night.
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
Yep. Some good choices last night.
Yes, there is no need to whine about those songs or the first 8 songs of the show. But from song 9 the setlist is carved in stone. And the 2-song Keith set in the middle is frankly lame and unimaginative. Pee break quality.
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drbryant
You have to remember - how many people track Stones setlists on a nightly basis? Of those people, how many actually attended shows in the US or Asia on this latest tour and will be attending shows in Europe this summer? I'm just guessing, but maybe a couple hundred? This whole "setlist" thing has only become a fashionable topic since the internet has allowed people to sit at their computers monitoring the shows. I mean, back in 72, they played the same setlist every single night of the tour, and they were the greatest live band in history.
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You have to remember - how many people track Stones setlists on a nightly basis? Of those people, how many actually attended shows in the US or Asia on this latest tour and will be attending shows in Europe this summer? I'm just guessing, but maybe a couple hundred? This whole "setlist" thing has only become a fashionable topic since the internet has allowed people to sit at their computers monitoring the shows. I mean, back in 72, they played the same setlist every single night of the tour, and they were the greatest live band in history.
This, x 1000. The vast majority of people only attend one show, and they don't care what the band played at the previous show, or the one before that. I think the Oslo setlist was a great one, and if it was the only Stones show I was seeing this year, as I'm sure it was for most people who were there, I'd have been more than happy.
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
Yep. Some good choices last night.
Yes, there is no need to whine about those songs or the first 8 songs of the show. But from song 9 the setlist is carved in stone. And the 2-song Keith set in the middle is frankly lame and unimaginative. Pee break quality.
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DandelionPowderman
Why whine about Worried About You, All Down The Line, Emotional Rescue, Let's Spend The Night Together and Can't Be Seen anyway? It's not like they're always playing these songs in Europe, is it?
This time they did change the setlist around a bit
Yep. Some good choices last night.
Yes, there is no need to whine about those songs or the first 8 songs of the show. But from song 9 the setlist is carved in stone. And the 2-song Keith set in the middle is frankly lame and unimaginative. Pee break quality.
All the real whiners are gone..........
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Stoneage
Dr Bryant has a point there. But the difference is that back in 1972 most songs were less than 4 years old and not that "overplayed" live.
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The Worst.
Mick had a message for all of you that complain about the total number of songs in the set list. I think it was before Honky Tonk Women, that Mick pointed out the fact that when they did their first gig in Norway some 49 years ago, they only played 9 songs - which he admitted was "a bit cheap". And now, half a century later (when they're in their 70s), they perform a phenomenal concert lasting for more than two hours.