I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

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I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

Precisely! Having the guitar play the original marimba licks on UMT was magic and it rocked! I heard later versions where they tried to duplicate the marimba intro onstage and it just felt lifeless. At least in 2006, they did a more guitar oriented version again!

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Stoneage
I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

Precisely! Having the guitar play the original marimba licks on UMT was magic and it rocked! I heard later versions where they tried to duplicate the marimba intro onstage and it just felt lifeless. At least in 2006, they did a more guitar oriented version again!

Now there's a song where the studio version is magnificent, and all live attempts have been less than stellar. You can't replicate that Jones/Wyman/Watts jazzy rhythm on stage.

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Stoneage
I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

Precisely! Having the guitar play the original marimba licks on UMT was magic and it rocked! I heard later versions where they tried to duplicate the marimba intro onstage and it just felt lifeless. At least in 2006, they did a more guitar oriented version again!

Now there's a song where the studio version is magnificent, and all live attempts have been less than stellar. You can't replicate that Jones/Wyman/Watts jazzy rhythm on stage.

Right, you can't replicate that onstage, which is why post-1981 live version sounded limp. But in 1981, they took the bare bones of the song, arranged it for guitars...for the stage...and rocked it up. It was one of my favorite opening numbers ever back then. Keith just hammering out those descending licks...magic!

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I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

What about 19th Nervous Breakdown in 2005?

There isn't any.

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Stoneage
I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

What about 19th Nervous Breakdown in 2005?

Now there's a rare example of the Stones changing the studio version in modern times but that hasn't happened much! Really liked that version.

Shattered is a great epic later day song. On Some Girls it is the perfect closer and a perfect answer to the punks and a decayed love letter to New York City. I love the 78 live versions, Mick sings it brilliantly! And the guitars are ferocious. 81 tour, I was never a big fan of Mick's voice on that tour. I think the Leeds version is much better.

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I think the Still Life tour was the last time the Stones were able to do decent live versions (and put some life into them) of older songs without copying them straight off.
Shattered and Under My Thumb are good examples of that. Even the covers were interesting during that tour. Like Going To a Go-Go and Just My Imagination.

What about 19th Nervous Breakdown in 2005?

Sure, there are exceptions to the rule. Some pre-tour gigs, the 2002-03 (arena and club) tour and, maybe, the 1999 tour had some grains of gold. I was painting with the broader brush here!

Detroit 1978?

Lexington 1978 if the below information is correct and I don't doubt it. I don't have time to compare.

870927A 27th September: US radio (D.I.R.) ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour’, incl.
- Miss You (MJ/KR) -live in Hampton 18.12.81
- Hang Fire (MJ/KR) -live in Tempe 13.12.81
- Beast Of Burden (MJ/KR) -live in Chicago 25.11.81
- She’s So Cold (MJ/KR) -live in Tempe 13.12.81
- Honky Tonk Women (MJ/KR) -live in Houston 18.7.78
- Shattered (MJ/KR) -live in Lexington 29.6.78
- Tumbling Dice (MJ/KR) -live in Detroit 6.7.78
- Jumping Jack Flash (MJ/KR) live in Houston 18.7.78
- Brown Sugar (MJ/KR) -live in Brussels 17.10.73 (1st show)
- Happy (MJ/KR) -live in Brussels 17.10.73 (1st show)
- Gimme Shelter (MJ/KR) -live in Brussels 17.10.73 (1st show)

Memphis 78 check it out

AGREED : Memphis, 1978!