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lox

Wow!!

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Brstonesfan
Did the venue fill up?

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Promoman
Worried
Doom and Gloom
Out of Control
Street Fighting Man
Tumbling Dice
Sympathy
Satisfaction

Easlily my best footage ever

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waterrats
ok, another 10:

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Worried
Doom and Gloom
Out of Control
Street Fighting Man
Tumbling Dice
Sympathy
Satisfaction

Easlily my best footage ever

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thecitadel
Just back at my hotel - totally knackered. To get to the front of the PIT required queuing from 3 pm, so standing until midnight. Phew. 9 hours non stop. German transport system back was excellent. Danke Schon Angela.

I'd bumped into Bernard F in the street yesterday evening and he commented, when asked, how the band was playing really well. Tonight demonstrated that Mr Fowler is a master of the understatement.

There were a few "mistakes" - incuding one from Mick on Brown Sugar. Any slip caused smiles and support from the rest of the band. Keith even said "follow me" during Can't be Seen - after I think his teleprompter stopped. Did they all forget how to end SFM?

But as I've said before, that cameraderie and looseness is what makes a great band, its what the Stones are all about. You can keep the clinically perfect arrangements and performances for Pink Floyd or One Direction.

If tonight was any pointer (or one direction....), the Stones are entering another awesome phase. Yes the setlists might be a bit more limited (very good tonight and a couple of surprises - but I'd have liked Sing This All Together - honest!).

But the spirit; the performance; the glances and asides; the power and looseness - all the things that separated the Stones from others who played the same type of music ; they are all on maximum volume through the drive channel.

Add in Mick as ever the consumate performer; Keith on brilliant form (and so so powerful in the open-tuning numbers); Ronnie playing manically (was he on heat or something else) and Charlie grinning like a cat. Awesome.

A couple of words about the terrible two who people on this forum love to hate. Chuck was playing some delightful stuff, especially on Miss You. He has a little less of a leader role when the rest are on this form, maybe giving him space to stretch out a bit. Lisa must have been reading some of the schoolboy comments here. She was belting it out in Germany; really top performance. No question she cuts the mustard (as we Brits say).

On this form its a pity they finish Europe in only a couple of weeks - they really should carry on. Passion like this cannot be wasted.

Oh and as usual I met some very nice folks - especially the Dutch couple behind me and Terje (I think thats how it is spelt). I enjoyed sharing such a great evening.

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MartinB
Just back from Dusseldorf, did not read any previous reviews as not to get biased.

I thought this was a fantastic show. Powerful and loud. Sharp guitars. Keith perhaps the best I have heard him since 40 licks or even before. Worried about you may have been less smooth than in Zurich, but all the rest was superb. JJF, SFM, OOC... even SFD - at one point Ronnie had to change his guitar and Keith played alone, but with what a force! And BS - so much energy...

From the 4 shows I have seen this tour so far, this was clearly the best.

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...And I'm thinking: What's coming next - after Australia? There must be a life for the Stones when the big stadium tours are over. Rock on? Growing old gracefully? I suggest: try both!