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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

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They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

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Upon hearing the 2002 outtakes one might think they "avoided" an album to tour with.
The tour itself was awesome. They really sounded good. The Four Flicks set is a must have.

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Rocky Dijon
They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I agree. But then: their material pre-Tatoo you was so much better. I love Steel Wheels but if I compare it to Let it Bleed...

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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

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1. The played their last show in Poland -5%
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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

Sorry to say this folks butI think after the US next year it could be curtain time. I don't want it but look at their ages,can't keep going forever.I do wish them the best.

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Rocky Dijon
What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

Sorry to say this folks butI think after the US next year it could be curtain time. I don't want it but look at their ages,can't keep going forever.I do wish them the best.

Curtain time in the US, perhaps, but no way they're not wrapping it up in England.

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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

Sorry to say this folks butI think after the US next year it could be curtain time. I don't want it but look at their ages,can't keep going forever.I do wish them the best.

Curtain time in the US, perhaps, but no way they're not wrapping it up in England.

Hopefully the other UK nations get a wee shot too. 6 shows in England plus 1 each in Scotland and Wales, all attracting big crowds shows there is demand here. Their final show really ought to be in London though as the home city of all 4 Stones. If all stay healthy then there's definitely more gas in the tank based on this year's efforts.

On Saturday I went to my village post office in Oxfordshire to collect a parcel. The young woman who served me asked me about my Stones Tee and excitedly told me how she was a long time massive fan and finally saw them at London 2 in May. She was early 30s and married with kids so bigger priorities in life but she was thrilled to finally have seen them. There are tens of thousands more like her all over the country. I'd love them to do another UK Tour like this year's and it would be the perfect swansong.

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What I mean is this, after BRIDGES a new album was not the impetus for the tour. As it was, VOODOO LOUNGE material came at the expense of STEEL WHEELS material and BRIDGES material came at the expense of VOODOO LOUNGE material. With the exception of "You Got Me Rocking" they were not building a setlist respecting their latterday work so much as alotting a bit of time for new songs amidst the greatest hits. That didn't happen in 1981 where they kept 5 songs from SOME GIRLS and added as many songs from TATTOO YOU and two more from EMOTIONAL RESCUE. And yes, that's not including Keith's lead vocal spot.

Starting with LICKS, they only played one new song. I know there wasn't a full album, but they didn't even bother playing the other new songs. On A BIGGER BANG, there was less emphasis on new material. The most consistent songs were the two rockers. By a couple shows in 2006, they played no material from A BIGGER BANG. That was no longer a tour driven by an album. It was a nostalgia tour with a half-hearted effort to acknowledge the relevance of new material. Since 2012, they've done one or two new songs and for the past three years that means material drawn from an album of covers. They've had exactly two new Jagger-Richards tracks recorded since 2005 (13 years ago) that they've bothered to play live and they dropped them several years ago already.

They still put on an amazing show. They're remarkable performers, but they didn't even attempt to play material from the EXILE or SOME GIRLS bonus discs. As performers, they've been a nostalgia act for nearly twenty years. Some would argue longer. They're still creative in as much as they write and record material, but their decision to not keep building material from the eighties, nineties, and beyond into their setlist the way someone like Springsteen or Dylan has done means the perception is the material isn't releavant since TATTOO YOU. That hurts catalog sales, airplay, and the public perception as well as their own perception and confidence in themselves as artists. From that perspective, the nostalgia banner has been flying for quite some time.

I felt they became a nostalgia act when I heard they were touring a greatest hits album in 2002 with Forty Licks. I remember thinking "I guess that's longest a rock band can go before that happens." I was wondering how long a band could go before it stopped being about a new album and using The Stones as a template because they had been around the longest. I'm still fascinated with how long they will be together and when and why it will end.

Sorry to say this folks butI think after the US next year it could be curtain time. I don't want it but look at their ages,can't keep going forever.I do wish them the best.

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If I had known I would become part of the most quoted conversation in recent memory, I'd have made sure I'd spelt relevant properly.

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If I had known I would become part of the most quoted conversation in recent memory, I'd have made sure I'd spelt relevant properly.

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Disk Jockey on NYC radio station tonight said that he had it on very good authority that Stones would be playing NYC, likely MSG, Newark and Nassau, this Fall.

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"Do You Get Overwhelmed By This Site?"

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"Do You Get Overwhelmed By This Site?"

This really made me laugh, thanks :-)