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marcovandereijk
At least at the Tokyo show Keith is playing some great funky rhythm during the verses
of Sympathy.
From 2005 on, he didn't even play anything else than his solo's and some (loud) licks during
the chorus.
Come to think of it, maybe the Tokyo version is one of the best versions of Sympathy
for the Devil of the last 30 years. I can dance to that! Hell, I can't even NOT dance.
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Stoneage
Die Stern claimed that the whole 94/95 tour was on a loop!
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The african drums are an essential part of the song, so I forgive them not to have 15 drummers travelling with them only for playing a few minutes... as long as everything else is live it doesnt bother me.
if they can hire a choir for a few minutes for You Can't Always Get… they should be able to hire some conga players for SFTD!
Ollie Brown, like in 1975/1976 - SFTD is much better from the GYYYO / LYL
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Wild Slivovitz
In Glastonbury was pretty good, IMO
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marcovandereijk
From Ron Blanks review of the Ottawa show (Ottawa 2005 review):
Sympathy for the Devil featured some events that I'm not sure how to explain. Following the second chorus, Mick took a break where Keith would normally play the first solo. But just as soon as he started it, Keith left the stage behind Charlie. Then Charlie too also left! I had never seen that during the middle of a song before. Then Charlie first came back, and started tentatively to play again. Then he stopped. Just as we were beginning to look around at other fans, Keith returned. He looked like he was ready to play then, so the group of Ronnie, Keith and Darryl stood around in front of Charlie and played a long solo break before Mick finally stepped in and did the final verse. We will have to wait for an explanation of what occurred.
Dave da Souza wrote:
Sympathy For The Devil - lots of problems. usually one of my faves live but it started weak. after a long pause between the last song and this one, the drum machine faded in. mick wasn't ready and made his way to the top of the stage. keef's guitar was way too loud. he left the stage twice and came back with a new guitar each time. the worst part was charlie stopped 3 times and even left the stage once. I think the click track on the drum machine must have been @#$%& because blondie walked up to charlie and tried to keep him in time with his tamborine. too bad. if anything good came out of this, at one point it sounded like a jam session only with bongos, piano, some of ronnie's guitar and mick singing
Brad Dale:
Sympathy For The Devil - Good, but, I don't know if something was wrong with this one. It sounded like Charlie's drums kept cutting out. At one point, he got up from the kit and went backstage for 20 seconds or so. It almost seemed like the band got lost in this one. Then, the song turned into the samba like the album version. Keith was backstage, then out, then backstage again. Ronnie was standing in front of the drum kit kind of shaking his head and laughing. It was like the guitars and drums were on a channel that kept cutting out. But Mick, being the showman that he is, kept the crowd pumped on this. The screen zooms in on a well endowed blonde in the crowd, and she makes the most of her 4 seconds of fame. This was my first show of the tour, so I don't know if anyone has any input on the arrangement from other shows.
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DandelionPowderman
It's not the loop, nor the arrangement per se, that bothers me. It's Mick's singing. It's flat without passion on this particular number these days, imo.
With the aggression and right amoung of arrogance back, the song is great.
SFTD has become a «break» for Mick and a «say hello to the audience»-number for Keith..
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DandelionPowderman
It's not the loop, nor the arrangement per se, that bothers me. It's Mick's singing. It's flat without passion on this particular number these days, imo.
With the aggression and right amoung of arrogance back, the song is great.
SFTD has become a «break» for Mick and a «say hello to the audience»-number for Keith..
It's the most modern Stones-by-numbers on cruise control song there is. Since 1989!
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DandelionPowderman
The synth "harp" on Miss You and I Just Wanna Make Love To You was much worse, imo.
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Was a variety of samples used for that "ringing" bit when they played Rain Fall Down in concert?
Some friends studied every clip available and couldn't work out who was playing that.
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DandelionPowderman
The «ringing» was played by Mick, using some kind of effect pedal. If you mean the leading riff, that is.
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DandelionPowderman
The «ringing» was played by Mick, using some kind of effect pedal. If you mean the leading riff, that is.
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Mick's playing chords, though, and the "ringing" is more a single-string effect.
Later in that clip it looks like Ronnie and/or Keith are playing something that might be that,
but in other clips not, and/or the guitarists all keep turning their backs. It's a mystery.
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Okey dokey! Thanks Dande dear xox
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Ronnie's backing it up too, isn't he. It's a group effort.
I love the Rolling Stones.
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Ronnie's backing it up too, isn't he. It's a group effort.
I love the Rolling Stones.
He probably watches Keith closely, and comes to the rescue when Keith slips a fret or two off