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powerage78
Glad Keith is back.
Did he go anywhere?
I told you that 90 percent of his playing was great on the other shows. If 90 percent is great, sometimes it goes all the way to 100 percent as well
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keefriff99
Now THAT'S more like it.
Those of us critiquing Keith's playing think we're somehow taking pleasure in it or "trolling"...couldn't be further from the truth, but if one of them is playing poorly, I'm not going to sugar-coat my critique.
Those above clips were rocking. Great to see them playing like that.
Well i'm pleased Keith put a smile on both our faces and even more pleased that he did it by show 4 and not show 10 or 12.
I know you wasn't trolling Keith, like me, you was probably disappointed in him, and lets face it Keith can do better when he gets his shit together, as we can see from last night.
But some people have used this thread to troll Keith and very few people came to his rescue or believed as i did that he would get better.
Credit where credit is due,and i feel great for Keith and the boys, but as Longbeach just suggested, this will no doubt be a rocky up and down ride with Keith, that goes without saying.
I thought Mick really raised his game last night, Charlie and Ronnie too.
This is going to be a roller coaster ride
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powerage78
Glad Keith is back.
Did he go anywhere?
I told you that 90 percent of his playing was great on the other shows. If 90 percent is great, sometimes it goes all the way to 100 percent as well
Hahaha...
90% ???
You give KR way too much credit.
He was lucky to be physically playing for 50% of those first 2 shows...and half of that was nowhere!
We will agree he had a good night last night.
But he will fluctuate with each show.
Get ready for a drop...
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His «better years» were not consistent either. He's really bad on the Marquee, for instance, did some really awkward 1969-shows. Some say he was out it in 1975. 1978 gets a lot of flak. And I haven't even mentioned the 1981 Philly-shows yet...
So, yes, Keith Richards is up and down, like Spanish Tony put it so nicely. The point is, on a good day – even today – he's a joy to listen to.
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powerage78
Glad Keith is back.
Did he go anywhere?
I told you that 90 percent of his playing was great on the other shows. If 90 percent is great, sometimes it goes all the way to 100 percent as well
Hahaha...
90% ???
You give KR way too much credit.
He was lucky to be physically playing for 50% of those first 2 shows...and half of that was nowhere!
We will agree he had a good night last night.
But he will fluctuate with each show.
Get ready for a drop...
I take into account that he is 73 years old, knocked his head and has a heavy case of Heberden's nodes. Perhaps you forgot that?
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powerage78
Glad Keith is back.
Did he go anywhere?
I told you that 90 percent of his playing was great on the other shows. If 90 percent is great, sometimes it goes all the way to 100 percent as well
Hahaha...
90% ???
You give KR way too much credit.
He was lucky to be physically playing for 50% of those first 2 shows...and half of that was nowhere!
We will agree he had a good night last night.
But he will fluctuate with each show.
Get ready for a drop...
I take into account that he is 73 years old, knocked his head and has a heavy case of Heberden's nodes. Perhaps you forgot that?
Pleeeaase..yeah i appreciate he is old and has had his issues like being drugged up most of his life etc..but age shouldnt be an excuse when you are prepared to tour and gouge your "fans" for cash. You are fair game for criticism if you ask me.
If you are using age as an excuse for his demise then you should listen to Pete Townshend these days. Still pounds out great guitar..he might even be 95% great during his shows.
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Worth every penny? That depends....
There are many diehards from the past who refuse to see them now for various reasons (the main one seems to be the decline of the performance), so doubt they would think it's worth ever penny.
I'm somewhere in between - while I would never pay the outrageous face value prices they're asking, I would see them again on my own terms by purchasing heavily discounted tickets in which case it might be worth every penny. Even that's not always a guarantee to be satisfied though, as the mini-Vegas show proved. Paid a fraction of face value, yet still felt a bit shortchanged - although Midnight Rambler was a pleasure to witness again.
If the Stones ever come back to California, I wouldn't hesitate to see them...I would just be patient and wait for the massive price drops.
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keefriff99
I'm trying to temper my criticism and praise. While they sounded good last night, it wasn't transcendent. Last night was about the baseline competence I would expect from a band of the Stones' caliber...so it's not like they had an out-of-this-world show, but they simply sounded energetic and in a nice groovy sync, which is a welcome shift.
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Has (still) anybody doubts about Keith's abilities ?
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(yeah ... they are older ... they sometimes make mistakes ... but they still can do very, very well ...) -> so you can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get exactly what you need :-)
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MonkeyMan2000
I love that lick. I think in 81/82 he played it on almost every song. Took me quite a while to get that one
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The point is, on a good day – even today – he's a joy to listen to.
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thrak
I've just watched some clips from Zurich. Keith play was very good. No @#$%& up, even Sympathy solo. It's really raw, loud as hell and good. He's almost 74 and he's doing allright. I hope he'll be as good as in Switzeland till the end of the tour. There are slight @#$%& up but i can live with it.
I'm glad Keith is back.
It's good to see him with Telecaster. Please comare Dancing with mr D with Gibson and Tele. Now it's a much better sound.
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k is doing these sprightly little clear jazz chords or something;
in danger of going to half-flamenco or after dinner band; the guys w suits and stuff...dunno wtf but it's really cool in it's way;
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LOL.
Keith wants to take the band in a Spanish, jazzy, glasses clinking in the background direction, but Mick wants him to keep those warhorses rockin'. What can a poor boy do?
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powerage78
We CAN trust YT videos for Zurich gig ?
Just a question, cos' we couldn't for the 3 first ones...
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Isn't Mr D in standard tuning, DP?
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I love that lick. I think in 81/82 he played it on almost every song. Took me quite a while to get that one
He really did ... funny to hear it now, and on that song. I’ve always associated it with the live “Let Me Go,” probably because I heard it first in the Hal Ashby movie.
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Isn't Mr D in standard tuning, DP?
Yes
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MonkeyMan2000
I love that lick. I think in 81/82 he played it on almost every song. Took me quite a while to get that one
He really did ... funny to hear it now, and on that song. I’ve always associated it with the live “Let Me Go,” probably because I heard it first in the Hal Ashby movie.
What lick are you all referring to?
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powerage78
We CAN trust YT videos for Zurich gig ?
Just a question, cos' we couldn't for the 3 first ones...
Yes, we can; life is good.
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TO ALL THE KEITH BASHING CRITICAL IDIOTS...
HERE'S HOPING THAT YOU ALL MAKE IT TO 73 !!!
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I love that lick. I think in 81/82 he played it on almost every song. Took me quite a while to get that one
He really did ... funny to hear it now, and on that song. I’ve always associated it with the live “Let Me Go,” probably because I heard it first in the Hal Ashby movie.
What lick are you all referring to?
This lick.
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