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Palace Revolution 2000
IMO the Stones played the right setlist for this corporate type gig. These are obviously not Stones fans, and will only want to 'hear' the most-played hits.
I think frustration from posters sets in because the band has been doing that very setlist at all PREVIOUS gigs too. At shows where they had more than enough leeway to add deep cuts, to experiment.
I hope, that maybe the Stones had to return some kind of favor to someone, and this is why they did this disgrace of a gig. I can't help think of a time when the Stones would have turned this kind of employment down; and thrown in a middle finger.
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jambay,
I was just joking. There was no secret message between the lines... I share your comments about the shows, though. Nowadays it's more about the format than the actual content, see also "Havana Moon". But the blues album is at least ...something. Just like the vault releases though, it comes years too late to generate a huge buzz outside loyal fans circles. I know a lot of people of my age who have left the "Stones building" in recent years already, they just don't take them serious anymore, comparable maybe to as how I see the Beach Boys (although their anniversary album was quite good!) - still alive and touring, but nothing left to say. I think it's also noticable on this board, lots of good people gone who were always open to interesting discussions. I see why their audience is getting smaller, and not only for demographic reasons! They counter that with lesser gigs (also due to their age, to be fair) and higher ticket prices, and financially it all works out for them in the end. Corporate gigs like this one just fit the general scheme of things now, I'm afraid.
True; that was decades ago. And I am very much aware that the Stones today, are not 25 year olds, high on dope, cruising through the land. Still - there are lines that do not fade with age; lines that IMO one should not cross. And I don't buy this; that it's ALL a young man's game. Neil Young, Springsteen, Nick Cave, Tom waits stand firm by their principles. I don't know...by saying that they charge an arm and a leg for tickets nowadays, isn't that just even more reason for them not to do a rehearsal gig for millions, but to throw it for their fans?Quote
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Palace Revolution 2000
IMO the Stones played the right setlist for this corporate type gig. These are obviously not Stones fans, and will only want to 'hear' the most-played hits.
I think frustration from posters sets in because the band has been doing that very setlist at all PREVIOUS gigs too. At shows where they had more than enough leeway to add deep cuts, to experiment.
I hope, that maybe the Stones had to return some kind of favor to someone, and this is why they did this disgrace of a gig. I can't help think of a time when the Stones would have turned this kind of employment down; and thrown in a middle finger.
That was decades ago. Why is getting paid by a corp. for a rehearsal any more of a disgrace than charging what they do for tickets? They wanted a rehearsal and getting a big corp. to give them a few million is more attractive than an actual pre-tour club gig for fans. And the setlist for this crowd is the same as for their shows, the hits that the vast vast majority of fans at any show want to hear and the hits that they play at every show. So they rehearse what they are going to play. No disgrace here, just reality.