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DandelionPowderman
It's out of print, it's not available on Spotify and I'm not sure if it's on iTunes either.
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MKjan
I think it deserves a lot more appreciation, maybe the cover killed it.
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emotionalbarbecue
Forgotten gem....mnnnnn....
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liddas
The main problem I have with NS, and LL for what matters, is that it essentially is a compilation of live songs that has nothing to do with the flow of the concert. All this in an era in which so many complete shows are available as boots in great quality. When I pick up a live recording I want to experience - or remember - an actual concert.
Maybe NS is exactly what many "set list moaners" would like to get at a real show. But for me, as a show, the flow is not exactly exciting. It's entertaining at the best.
All that said, there sure are some great performances there. Out of control and thief of the night are outstanding. Shelter is good too.
I agree that respectable is so so.
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UnpurePurist
Love the inclusion of Corinna with Taj Mahal
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DandelionPowderman
According to Blue Lena the tracks are taken from these shows:
- Amsterdam Arena, Holland
- River Plate Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Zepplinfield Nuremberg, Germany
- TWA Dome St. Louis, Missouri
- MTV's Live At The 10 Spot.
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grzegorz67
Anyone have a song by song list of whcih shows they're taken from?
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DandelionPowderman
I've been listening a lot to this brilliant live album lately, as I recently got it on vinyl. This is imo a neglected live album in the Stones's catalogue.
It's out of print, it's not available on Spotify and I'm not sure if it's on iTunes either.
The new songs off B2B are absolutely magnificent. Same with Sister Morphine, Live With Me and Waiting On A Friend. The only so so tracks are GS and Respectable, imo. Even YGMR rocks here!
A great live album that showed the latter day Stones on par with their best work, imo. It deserves more appreciation. Amen!
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alimente
Another case of albums that seem to suffer not from the material that's on there but from the material that's missing:
The idea of a live album not focusing on the warhorses, but "rarer" live tracks is well-meant, but the omission of tracks like "Little Queenie" (a tour highlight plus a new, fast arrangement compared to YaYas), She's A Rainbow, Crazy Mama -just to name a few- really spoils it for me.
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stonehearted
<<maybe the cover killed it.>>
I blame Dave Matthews.
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alimente
Another case of albums that seem to suffer not from the material that's on there but from the material that's missing:
The idea of a live album not focusing on the warhorses, but "rarer" live tracks is well-meant, but the omission of tracks like "Little Queenie" (a tour highlight plus a new, fast arrangement compared to YaYas), She's A Rainbow, Crazy Mama -just to name a few- really spoils it for me.
Yeah, they could easily have made it a double album.
However, I'm not sure if the performances of Crazy Mama and She's A Rainbow in particular were good enough for a release.
I'm not sure if it's suffereing from anything, though. Maybe in sales - but the quality is top notch, imo.
Sister Morphine is excellent!
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alimente
Another case of albums that seem to suffer not from the material that's on there but from the material that's missing:
The idea of a live album not focusing on the warhorses, but "rarer" live tracks is well-meant, but the omission of tracks like "Little Queenie" (a tour highlight plus a new, fast arrangement compared to YaYas), She's A Rainbow, Crazy Mama -just to name a few- really spoils it for me.
Yeah, they could easily have made it a double album.
However, I'm not sure if the performances of Crazy Mama and She's A Rainbow in particular were good enough for a release.
I'm not sure if it's suffereing from anything, though. Maybe in sales - but the quality is top notch, imo.
Sister Morphine is excellent!
Well, they doctor here and they doctor there, so with a bit of doctoring on Rainbow and Crazy Mama they could have cleaned the rough edges of these tracks as well.
I agree that even YGMR sounds absolutely fantastic here.
However, the commercial outcome of NS was disappointing to say the least, I seem to recall that in the UK, they sold roughly only between 900 to 1000 copies in the first week after release! Surely must have been given Mick a hint that the commercial appeal of projects that were aimed more or less at their hardcore fan base is actually quite limited.
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liddas
The main problem I have with NS, and LL for what matters, is that it essentially is a compilation of live songs that has nothing to do with the flow of the concert. All this in an era in which so many complete shows are available as boots in great quality. When I pick up a live recording I want to experience - or remember - an actual concert.
Maybe NS is exactly what many "set list moaners" would like to get at a real show. But for me, as a show, the flow is not exactly exciting. It's entertaining at the best.
All that said, there sure are some great performances there. Out of control and thief of the night are outstanding. Shelter is good too.
I agree that respectable is so so.
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liddas
The main problem I have with NS, and LL for what matters, is that it essentially is a compilation of live songs that has nothing to do with the flow of the concert. All this in an era in which so many complete shows are available as boots in great quality. When I pick up a live recording I want to experience - or remember - an actual concert.
Maybe NS is exactly what many "set list moaners" would like to get at a real show. But for me, as a show, the flow is not exactly exciting. It's entertaining at the best.
All that said, there sure are some great performances there. Out of control and thief of the night are outstanding. Shelter is good too.
I agree that respectable is so so.
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LL? What's that?