The Stones sounded good.



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JUST YOUR FOOL!

Keith at 1:05

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A few more thoughts from last night...


Keith played well enough given his age, his health, and being in the dry desert.
The steely eyed look on his face before unleashing some sort of a dilapidated solo on Sympathy was priceless. Same with Midnight Rambler - he was prowling around the stage like a desert demon. He and Ronnie 'weaved' well, and when Keith couldn't finish a blues lick, Ronnie would finish it for him. Sometimes maybe it was intentional 'weaving', and other times it was Ronnie covering for Keith. The opening riff of Honky Tonk Women could have been heard a thousand miles away - it was loud and clear.You Got the Silver - best version I've ever seen live due to his sincere vocals and Ronnie's surprisingly great slide. The opening riff to Little T&A was seemingly concise and on target, but then I noticed Chuck hiding in the shadows and playing along to it on his keyboards in order to embellish Keith's ramshackled guitar playing. Sounded great, but would have preferred a f*cked up raw version with Keith and his guitar alone.

Mick tried to make a joke about all the food choices - to paraphrase: "back in the old days it was a hot dog and a beer" (or maybe he said soda). "Now you have all these choices, with mushrooms being a popular choice" He was referring to magic mushrooms (psilocybin), but the joke seemed to go over most everyone's heads. Not many people were frying on mushrooms as far as I could tell (maybe some of the younger whippersnappers)- but alcohol and weed was in abundance.

Thankfully no Prince cover - would have been a waste of precious setlist time. Mick did mention him though at one point, saying "like Prince used to say...Party!!!" - or something like that.

Micks voice became nasally throughout to the point of being annoying, probably choosing to sing through his snout rather than his mouth in order to prevent the desert dust from infiltrating his throat. I can attest to the dusty atmosphere - when I got back to the hotel room I blew my nose and a cloud of dust billowed out of each of my ears!

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JUST YOUR FOOL!

Keith at 1:05

Yes!

So glad to read positive reports and see that they changed up the first half of the setlist a bit. I've only had a chance to see the Just Your Fool video and that was awesome. The Stones would do well to take some cues from how well they did on that tune: Let Keith stick to rhythm, which he can still do well. Keith needs to admit that his soloing days are a thing of the past. Let Ronnie play when a solo is required. I hate seeing Keith embarrass himself the way he does on SFTD these days.

"Gonna find my way to heaven ..."

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So glad to read positive reports and see that they changed up the first half of the setlist a bit. I've only had a chance to see the Just Your Fool video and that was awesome. The Stones would do well to take some cues from how well they did on that tune: Let Keith stick to rhythm, which he can still do well. Keith needs to admit that his soloing days are a thing of the past. Let Ronnie play when a solo is required. I hate seeing Keith embarrass himself the way he does on SFTD these days.

Perhaps you're on to something, but hopefully that will never happen. If it came down to Ronnie playing 100% of all solos, I'd probably prefer no solos at all.
I'd rather watch Keith play a simple screwed up lick, then watch Ronnie grimace and squeeze out something that's erratic and over the top.
Keith is still playing lead well enough to hold his own for the most part, and Ronnie is there to help 'weave' when necessary.

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HonkeyTonkFlash
So glad to read positive reports and see that they changed up the first half of the setlist a bit. I've only had a chance to see the Just Your Fool video and that was awesome. The Stones would do well to take some cues from how well they did on that tune: Let Keith stick to rhythm, which he can still do well. Keith needs to admit that his soloing days are a thing of the past. Let Ronnie play when a solo is required. I hate seeing Keith embarrass himself the way he does on SFTD these days.

Perhaps you're on to something, but hopefully that will never happen. If it came down to Ronnie playing 100% of all solos, I'd probably prefer no solos at all.
I'd rather watch Keith play a simple screwed up lick, then watch Ronnie grimace and squeeze out something that's erratic and over the top.
Keith is still playing lead well enough to hold his own for the most part, and Ronnie is there to help 'weave' when necessary.

I know it will never happen, and I know what you mean about Ronnie. He can be erratic, but when he wants to deliver, he still has the chops, if he would just stop clowning. One thing I used to like about Keith in the old days was that he knew his limitations and didn't try to exceed them. Sadly, that's no longer the case.

"Gonna find my way to heaven ..."

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The opening riff to Little T&A was seemingly concise and on target, but then I noticed Chuck hiding in the shadows and playing along to it on his keyboards in order to embellish Keith's ramshackled guitar playing. Sounded great, but would have preferred a f*cked up raw version with Keith and his guitar alone.

No comment... Just the reality on almost every song.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-10-15 22:31 by powerage78.

^^^

That is a comment....

Loved the video Andreea.
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I really get the feel of how good that first night with Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones must have been to everyone there.

Enjoy the next two nights of fantastic music by really great performers.

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So glad to read positive reports and see that they changed up the first half of the setlist a bit. I've only had a chance to see the Just Your Fool video and that was awesome. The Stones would do well to take some cues from how well they did on that tune: Let Keith stick to rhythm, which he can still do well. Keith needs to admit that his soloing days are a thing of the past. Let Ronnie play when a solo is required. I hate seeing Keith embarrass himself the way he does on SFTD these days.

Perhaps you're on to something, but hopefully that will never happen. If it came down to Ronnie playing 100% of all solos, I'd probably prefer no solos at all.
I'd rather watch Keith play a simple screwed up lick, then watch Ronnie grimace and squeeze out something that's erratic and over the top.
Keith is still playing lead well enough to hold his own for the most part, and Ronnie is there to help 'weave' when necessary.

I know it will never happen, and I know what you mean about Ronnie. He can be erratic, but when he wants to deliver, he still has the chops, if he would just stop clowning. One thing I used to like about Keith in the old days was that he knew his limitations and didn't try to exceed them. Sadly, that's no longer the case.

When the Stones eventually call it a day, Ronnie should form a solo band and he can clown around all he wants - I'm sure it would be good.

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The opening riff to Little T&A was seemingly concise and on target, but then I noticed Chuck hiding in the shadows and playing along to it on his keyboards in order to embellish Keith's ramshackled guitar playing. Sounded great, but would have preferred a f*cked up raw version with Keith and his guitar alone.

No comment... Just the reality on almost every song.

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And the connection between the pic of Dylan and his Band to what I wrote about Little T&A is?
(apologies if obvious, just a bit groggy due to Desert madness)

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When the Stones eventually call it a day, Ronnie should form a solo band and he can clown around all he wants - I'm sure it would be good.

Actually Ronnie is way more focused when he's touring solo. Which is disturbing since I don't like to see him being a clown with the Stones.

Ronnie is still able of playing great guitar solos, especially when playing blues. As the blues songs are working so well they should play 5-7 songs from the new album in a row instead every show.

Give Ronnie lots of space to solo and maybe invite some special guest blues player, Keith can stay with holding the rhythm.

It's really annoying to see how the show was taken to a different level when they played ''Just Your Fool'', just to see them directly move on to something less intriguing...

Pic mistake.

What you tell Hairball is priceless.
Just the true fonction of the keyboards on stage.
THE ULTIMATE TABOO.

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And the connection between the pic of Dylan and his Band to what I wrote about Little T&A is?
(apologies if obvious, just a bit groggy due to Desert madness)

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When the Stones eventually call it a day, Ronnie should form a solo band and he can clown around all he wants - I'm sure it would be good.

Actually Ronnie is way more focused when he's touring solo. Which is disturbing since I don't like to see him being a clown with the Stones.

Ronnie is still able of playing great guitar solos, especially when playing blues. As the blues songs are working so well they should play 5-7 songs from the new album in a row instead every show.

Give Ronnie lots of space to solo and maybe invite some special guest blues player, Keith can stay with holding the rhythm.

It's really annoying to see how he show was taken to a different level when they played ''Just Your Fool'', just to see them directly move on to something less intriguing...

Sweet Virginia directly followed 'Just Your Fool' and was truly captivating out in the desert - even the most casual of fans were caught up in it's charm.

But yes it would be GREAT to see 5-7 songs from the new album!

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Always love to see your fantastic post Andreea..........................

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Pic mistake.

What you tell Hairball is priceless.
Just the true fonction of the keyboards on stage.
THE ULTIMATE TABOO.

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And the connection between the pic of Dylan and his Band to what I wrote about Little T&A is?
(apologies if obvious, just a bit groggy due to Desert madness)

Well you didn't have to delete the great pic of Dylan and his band as I wanted to save it in my random Desert Trip folder.
Please re-post...even temporarily - I will grab it ASAP!

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It's a BV pic

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It's a BV pic

OK - got it.

ps - if you're going to use my quote as your signature, please give credit where credit is due..."Hairball" would suffice.

edit - never mind, I see you did!

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Done

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What I have seen and heard of them since 2012 makes me think that

-Charlie is as good as ever. Thunder in right hand, lightning in left.

-Ronnie plays better than in 2006/07, 1981/82 and 1994/95.

-Keith plays less but more impressive stuff. He´s still the Riffmaster.
Even the occasional bum notes sound right in their own special way. His intros are often marvelous/better than on records.

-Mick is as good as he was 20 years ago. On stage he sings better than in a studio setting. The live-rendition of "Just your fool" blows the studio version away. He still is the best frontman the world has ever seen - and that's part of what makes Stones concerts great - the fans.

None of them is "struggling".
If they struggle then they must have been struggling ever since the world began. They do NOT struggle.

I don't post here often, but I was there last night and I agree with almost everything above. The Stones were great last night and not struggling. The one point above I would modify is regarding Keith's intros. He did some very well last night and a couple really screwed up. GOOMC was a terrible intro, but Keith's been screwing up some intros for a long time. He's playing better than during ABB (and Ronnie is playing much better than then}, but Keith's probably not as good as when they returned for the five 50 and counting concerts.

I'm looking forward to seeing them next week twice in Vegas. The middle part of the set last night, starting with Little TnA was outstanding, even Miss You, which I don't like that much, but the fans around me loved it - and that's part of what makes Stones concerts great - the fans.

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What I have seen and heard of them since 2012 makes me think that

-Charlie is as good as ever. Thunder in right hand, lightning in left.

-Ronnie plays better than in 2006/07, 1981/82 and 1994/95.

-Keith plays less but more impressive stuff. He´s still the Riffmaster.
Even the occasional bum notes sound right in their own special way. His intros are often marvelous/better than on records.

-Mick is as good as he was 20 years ago. On stage he sings better than in a studio setting. The live-rendition of "Just your fool" blows the studio version away. He still is the best frontman the world has ever seen - and that's part of what makes Stones concerts great - the fans.

None of them is "struggling".
If they struggle then they must have been struggling ever since the world began. They do NOT struggle.

I don't post here often, but I was there last night and I agree with almost everything above. The Stones were great last night and not struggling. The one point above I would modify is regarding Keith's intros. He did some very well last night and a couple really screwed up. GOOMC was a terrible intro, but Keith's been screwing up some intros for a long time. He's playing better than during ABB (and Ronnie is playing much better than then}, but Keith's probably not as good as when they returned for the five 50 and counting concerts.

I'm looking forward to seeing them next week twice in Vegas. The middle part of the set last night, starting with Little TnA was outstanding, even Miss You, which I don't like that much, but the fans around me loved it - and that's part of what makes Stones concerts great - the fans.

Indeed, playing is better than ever. Keith is executing those solos better than I've seen him do in decades.

Best show ever.

Since 1969.

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RaiseTheKnife, powerage78, I sincerely ask: why all the resentment?
I get negative reviews, I get disappointment, I get being let down,
and I get losing money.
But, pretty brutal on and on, like carrying a hard core grudge?