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MisterO
I saw the Stones perform "Sister Morphine" in Chicago in the 90's and the song did not go over well at all. It's was almost a solo vocal and Jagger just sounded like a wounded animal. They actually lost the crowd, people were not interested in Jagger moaning, They were talking among themselves and were completely tuned out.

It was tied with Keith and Ronnie with Bob Dylan at Live Aid for worst performance. I just goes to show some things you think are going to be great just don't always happen that way.

The casual fan that goes to a Stones show want to tap their foot and sing along to HTW. They could care less about the deep cuts.

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BeforeTheyMakeMeRun
In response to the title of the thread...One word...

Profit.

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dcba
To fill stadiums you need to become a human jukebox : just the hits plus a handful of "rarities".

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MisterO
I saw the Stones perform "Sister Morphine" in Chicago in the 90's and the song did not go over well at all. It's was almost a solo vocal and Jagger just sounded like a wounded animal. They actually lost the crowd, people were not interested in Jagger moaning, They were talking among themselves and were completely tuned out.

It was tied with Keith and Ronnie with Bob Dylan at Live Aid for worst performance. I just goes to show some things you think are going to be great just don't always happen that way.

The casual fan that goes to a Stones show want to tap their foot and sing along to HTW. They could care less about the deep cuts.

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Gfmsoccer
While they are still great rock stars, they are also smart businessmen.
They know the only way you can pull off a stadium tour theses days, is an all hits, warhorses show.

Bands that do album shows (Allman Bros, etc) do them in clubs for the hardcore fans who get into that. The Stones filmed that for you in LA, which will be out in the Fall. Stadium shows are not for the deep cut, hardcore fans. They are for 50,000 people who are classic rock fans and like to sign along with your big hits.

Ask ACDC, McCartney, Springsteen and the very few bands that can still do stadium shows. It's a sign-a-long baby! That's why they are there.

You are very lucky they did 4 new songs last night and actually do mix it up a little from show to show. This is their final stadium tour. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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Gfmsoccer
While they are still great rock stars, they are also smart businessmen.
They know the only way you can pull off a stadium tour theses days, is an all hits, warhorses show.

Bands that do album shows (Allman Bros, etc) do them in clubs for the hardcore fans who get into that. The Stones filmed that for you in LA, which will be out in the Fall. Stadium shows are not for the deep cut, hardcore fans. They are for 50,000 people who are classic rock fans and like to sign along with your big hits.

Ask ACDC, McCartney, Springsteen and the very few bands that can still do stadium shows. It's a sign-a-long baby! That's why they are there.

You are very lucky they did 4 new songs last night and actually do mix it up a little from show to show. This is their final stadium tour. Enjoy it while it lasts.

BULLSHIT!!!!

Ever joined a McCartney show the last 20 years???
Only warhorses?

And always this never-ending fairytale that "the Stones have no choice in big venues"???

Gimme a break!!!!

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LongBeachArena72
At the risk of going too off-topic for donvis, who gives a shit which 45-year-old songs they stuff their setlists with?

For the life of me I will never understand why the most important "hardcore fan" discussions center around questions like: why do they insist on playing SFTD instead of Jigsaw Puzzle?

The issue with The Stones is that they are creatively kaput and have not generated excitement for their new music in nearly 35 years.

Everything else, at least in my humble opinion, is arguing over the placement of the proverbial deck chairs on the Titanic.

I say let 'em play whatever makes the most people happy and whatever they can manage with the least embarrassment. They've probably earned that right.

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LongBeachArena72
At the risk of going too off-topic for donvis, who gives a shit which 45-year-old songs they stuff their setlists with?

For the life of me I will never understand why the most important "hardcore fan" discussions center around questions like: why do they insist on playing SFTD instead of Jigsaw Puzzle?

The issue with The Stones is that they are creatively kaput and have not generated excitement for their new music in nearly 35 years.

Everything else, at least in my humble opinion, is arguing over the placement of the proverbial deck chairs on the Titanic.

I say let 'em play whatever makes the most people happy and whatever they can manage with the least embarrassment. They've probably earned that right.

So true. It was 37 years ago they recorded their last great tracks.

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LongBeachArena72
At the risk of going too off-topic for donvis, who gives a shit which 45-year-old songs they stuff their setlists with?

For the life of me I will never understand why the most important "hardcore fan" discussions center around questions like: why do they insist on playing SFTD instead of Jigsaw Puzzle?

The issue with The Stones is that they are creatively kaput and have not generated excitement for their new music in nearly 35 years.

Everything else, at least in my humble opinion, is arguing over the placement of the proverbial deck chairs on the Titanic.

I say let 'em play whatever makes the most people happy and whatever they can manage with the least embarrassment. They've probably earned that right.

So true. It was 37 years ago they recorded their last great tracks.

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Turner68

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LongBeachArena72
At the risk of going too off-topic for donvis, who gives a shit which 45-year-old songs they stuff their setlists with?

For the life of me I will never understand why the most important "hardcore fan" discussions center around questions like: why do they insist on playing SFTD instead of Jigsaw Puzzle?

The issue with The Stones is that they are creatively kaput and have not generated excitement for their new music in nearly 35 years.

Everything else, at least in my humble opinion, is arguing over the placement of the proverbial deck chairs on the Titanic.

I say let 'em play whatever makes the most people happy and whatever they can manage with the least embarrassment. They've probably earned that right.

So true. It was 37 years ago they recorded their last great tracks.

???? Steel Wheels was only 26 years ago.

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lem motlow
i dont mind if we discuss the stones music and what they should use from the catalogue or not

but pul-eeeze do not use the arguement that paul mccartney,U2,bruce springsteen or ac/dc play "deeper cuts" from their careers.

i've seen mccartney,U2 and ac/dc many times and none of them are even near being in the same league as the stones as a live act.springsteen,id be out the door as soon as he started with one of those stories he tells-"well i was drivin with my daddy in the car and"..." adios amigo.

if you take the entire catalogue of all of them combined there isnt one song as good as midnight rambler or jumpin jack flash.





easier not to rely on those kind of songs...when you dont HAVE those kind of songs.