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nobody blows the STONES offstage!!!
Well, that's just not true. I was there. I heard/saw/experienced Guns & Roses totally out muscle, outplay, out-rock the Rolling Stones on Wednesday, October 18th, 1989. I then witnessed the Stones turn the tables on closing night, Sunday October 22nd, 1989. I was there both nights. It happened. The Stones were blown off the stage. Period.
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Doxa
ZZ Top, Helsinki 2003. I have to admit this, even though I don't care about ZZ Top at all.
- Doxa
What was wrong with the Rolling Stones then?
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I was there opening night '89 at the L.A. Coliseum. It was the infamous night Axl harangued the rest of Guns & Roses about their drug use. They absolutely blew the Stones off the stage. The Stones came on like old creaky men playing oldies. In fact I thought I was at an episode of Happy Days when they played It's Only Rock & Roll with this video of 50s sock hops.
However, I was also there for the closing, five nights later. On that occasion the Stones were a well oiled machine that blew G&R away. We always say the Stones are more than the sum of their individual parts, and I witnessed it that night. During Midnight Rambler Bill, Ronnie, Keith & Charlie locked in together into what I can only describe as a golden circle of music to create that unique Stones sound. That is why Bill's departure was so devastating. There's still a band up there playing passable Stones music, but it's not THE ROLLING STONES.
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footlooseman
nobody blows the STONES offstage!!!
Well, that's just not true. I was there. I heard/saw/experienced Guns & Roses totally out muscle, outplay, out-rock the Rolling Stones on Wednesday, October 18th, 1989. I then witnessed the Stones turn the tables on closing night, Sunday October 22nd, 1989. I was there both nights. It happened. The Stones were blown off the stage. Period.
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Love J. Geils and saw them several times with the Stones but they never had the songs to compete.
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I was backstage that Wednesday night and saw two roadies carry Axl on to the stage, one on each alarm, which made his rants seem confusing. I didn't think they blew anyone off the stage, but there was a lot of excitement for Guns in L.A. for those shows, especially opening night, and I think they were responsible for a load of ticket sales. The Stones did seem a little old school showbiz after the emo drama of the Guns set. I suspect there were fewer Guns partisans in the crowd after that first night.
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And someone up there said that at the time of the 2003 SARS benefit the Stones hadn't played in a while.
Au contraire: They paused in the middle of their European tour to fly over to Toronto for that.
They were probably exhausted. They did the show anyway. Good for them.
They did the show....but not for charity...for cash.
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Starr
I have to agree with DandelionPowderman (they don't exist) and yes Paulywaul, I was at Knebworth - LS were very good that night, but although it wasn't IMO one of the Stones greatest gigs by far, they certainly were not "blown off the stage" and it is ridiculous for anyone to say that bullshit. The Stones have never been "afraid" to have great support acts because frankly my dear, no-one tops them.
"till the next time..."
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I have to agree with DandelionPowderman (they don't exist) and yes Paulywaul, I was at Knebworth - LS were very good that night, but although it wasn't IMO one of the Stones greatest gigs by far, they certainly were not "blown off the stage" and it is ridiculous for anyone to say that bullshit. The Stones have never been "afraid" to have great support acts because frankly my dear, no-one tops them.
"till the next time..."
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DandelionPowderman
If you enjoy BS, SFTD, GS and JJF more than anything, Sweet Home Alabama, Fly By Night or You Shook Me All Night Long won't be flooring you and make you see the light all of a sudden.
Other bands have a handicap - the songs, as Teddy mentioned earlier (even when it comes to the brilliant J. Geils Band)
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DandelionPowderman
If you enjoy BS, SFTD, GS and JJF more than anything, Sweet Home Alabama, Fly By Night or You Shook Me All Night Long won't be flooring you and make you see the light all of a sudden.
Other bands have a handicap - the songs, as Teddy mentioned earlier (even when it comes to the brilliant J. Geils Band)
must just be me then because i have seen bands tear it up even though i'm not a fan of then music
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By this I mean, there are several bands who have been said (or claimed themselves) to have "blown the Stones off the stage" when they opened or shared a bill with them. I don't mean this thread to be about bands who have actually done that, but those who have been mentioned, or clamied to do that.
The Stones are THE primo target for this kind of remark/comparison, as who wouldn't love to claim that they blew the "greatest rock and roll band in the world" off the stage? It sets them up to meet awfully high standards, and it's a bit of millstone when you have to deliver such kick-ass goods/performances every night, while at the same time having every opening or supporting band sort of gunning for you. My POV is that very few bands have really done this, though some certainly have, given the particular show. But...to list what I think may be the obvious:
* Lynyrd Skynyrd at Knebworth '76. Most of this is Artimus Pyle talking out of this ass, but to be fair, LS was cooking that day.
* Santana in '81 at Pontiac Silverdome. [Reminded of this because of a comment made in the recent thread about about the demise of the dome.]
* J. Geils and Geo. Thorogood throughout '81? They were great, to be sure, but I doubt they blew the Stones off the stage.
* Ike and Tina in '69 and Stevie Wonder in '72: Actually, I've never heard anybody say either of these two acts came close to blowing the Stones off the stage, but I'm anticipating that some may have heard/read where they did.
[ One act that I'm reasonably sure you cannot say came close to blowing the Stones off the stage was Living Color in '89. Yeah, good band..but they were such a warmup act for that tour. ]
I'm probably missing other obvious ones.
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I was there opening night '89 at the L.A. Coliseum. It was the infamous night Axl harangued the rest of Guns & Roses about their drug use. They absolutely blew the Stones off the stage. The Stones came on like old creaky men playing oldies. In fact I thought I was at an episode of Happy Days when they played It's Only Rock & Roll with this video of 50s sock hops.
However, I was also there for the closing, five nights later. On that occasion the Stones were a well oiled machine that blew G&R away. We always say the Stones are more than the sum of their individual parts, and I witnessed it that night. During Midnight Rambler Bill, Ronnie, Keith & Charlie locked in together into what I can only describe as a golden circle of music to create that unique Stones sound. That is why Bill's departure was so devastating. There's still a band up there playing passable Stones music, but it's not THE ROLLING STONES.
I saw the second night, and Guns were definitely not focused. However, the crowd DID like them. After all, it was their hometown. The Stones were definitely better than they were the second night.
I was at the last show as well, and the results were as you said.