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crawdaddy
Big thanks to BV for all the time he must have spent, getting the reviews, pics etc. of Chicago 1 for all of us to see on IORR.
I know we will see it...... (but I don't expect it from him) ……...all again on each gig of the North America Tour.
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StonedRamblerI don't think in 2017 anybody said they were playing better than in 2016. Especially the first 2017 gigs were way worse that any 2016 concert and I remember people (including myself) really worriying about Keith. 2018 was on a whole different level and (only judging from the videos) this time it is even better than 2018Quote
powerage78
It's magic.
The Stones are always better during the current Tour than during the previous one...
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sundevil
let me throw in an alternative 2 cents from section 335. could have been sitting in a section that had bad sound. for most of the night they were an unholy mess. that is more from the house mix than the band. too often you "saw" guitar playing but did not hear it. strong opening and sad, sad, sad rocked, with nasty guitars. you got me rocking was nasty, too. but the acoustic songs did not work. undercover and out of control would work better there. keith "fell down" on sympathy but funnily enough gave a good solo on honky tonk. also, bless his heart, after his songs keith recognized things weren't going too well and just stood there (like the first NJ show /NJ was good keith though) trying to make things right. zero crowd reaction for mick during midnight rambler (thought that was funny, they had it coming). the zero reaction seemed to be a good kick in the pants. had sasha turned off for gimmie shelter (?) and mick at the end of satisfaction (?). if they got a new sound guy he's gotta up his game by about a million. he's just gotta up his game period. opening night boo-boo's are not that big a deal, but they gotta get a lot better than last night for the $1000 tickets they are charging.
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powerage78
Well, "best show ever", "awesome" in the reviews though...
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StonedRamblerI don't think in 2017 anybody said they were playing better than in 2016. Especially the first 2017 gigs were way worse that any 2016 concert and I remember people (including myself) really worriying about Keith. 2018 was on a whole different level and (only judging from the videos) this time it is even better than 2018Quote
powerage78
It's magic.
The Stones are always better during the current Tour than during the previous one...
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TumblinDice76
Hairball-great show! It almost seemed like the 2 hours flew by. Ron Wood continues the same energy he had on Zip Code tour. Keith was much more reserved then in '15 but very focused. He may have been just laying back and letting Mick have his night. Who knows. You Gotta Move as part of Rambler was great. Sad Sad Sad was played with such enthusiasm and energy that you couldn't help but enjoy it. If it is "The Last Time" they went out with a bang for me.
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Sad Sad Sad was a killer, even better played than during the Steel Wheels Tour
I can’t ageee, going by the YouTube videos I’ve seen. A positive is that it was a rawer rendition, but a little rusty-sounding, still. It’ll improve if they keep it in rotation. The 1989-90 renditions were polished, of course. I enjoyed Keith’s solo in this performance, however. A little too Chuck Berry-like, perhaps. Is it me, or have a lot of keith’s solos lost some of their individuality and uniqueness. Everything sounds like Chuck Berry, now.
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MidnightGambler
Sad Sad Sad was a killer, even better played than during the Steel Wheels Tour
I can’t ageee, going by the YouTube videos I’ve seen. A positive is that it was a rawer rendition, but a little rusty-sounding, still. It’ll improve if they keep it in rotation. The 1989-90 renditions were polished, of course. I enjoyed Keith’s solo in this performance, however. A little too Chuck Berry-like, perhaps. Is it me, or have a lot of keith’s solos lost some of their individuality and uniqueness. Everything sounds like Chuck Berry, now.
Please.... Critiquing a performance from YouTube phone videos. That is ridiculous
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jumpingjackflash5
This is awesome.
[www.youtube.com]
No need to worry about band's performance and power.
They still have it all.
Amazing. It’s truly remarkable how good they sound given their age. I might cry on Tuesday night at the possibility that it could be the last time I see them.
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Hairball
From my neck of the woods on the west coast of the US in my living room sitting in a recliner while reading IORR and listening to varoius feeds, the show was fantastic!
In fact I woke up in such a good mood this morning I tossed about $120 to the Rolling Stones via their online store!!!
Calm before the storm right now...my wife and I are flying out to Chicago tomorrow for an anniversary trip, and gonna see if the show is as good in person as what I experienced last night.
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gotdablouse
Right, again I thought his playing was fine, better than in Hamburg 2017 by a country mile but I've never seen him look like he did on SFM at 2'48 : [youtu.be]
Guess he was focusing !
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gotdablouse
Right, again I thought his playing was fine, better than in Hamburg 2017 by a country mile but I've never seen him look like he did on SFM at 2'48 : [youtu.be]
Guess he was focusing !
Wow! That was one hell of a wonking clam!!!!!!!!
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jumpingjackflash5
This is awesome.
[www.youtube.com]
No need to worry about band's performance and power.
They still have it all.
Amazing. It’s truly remarkable how good they sound given their age. I might cry on Tuesday night at the possibility that it could be the last time I see them.
I was close to tears during Angie...astonishing that we all picked the right band to fall in love with, huh?!
I suggest they play a third song out there each night.
Two wasn’t enough.
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gotdablouse
Right, again I thought his playing was fine, better than in Hamburg 2017 by a country mile but I've never seen him look like he did on SFM at 2'48 : [youtu.be]
Guess he was focusing !
Wow! That was one hell of a wonking clam!!!!!!!!
Wha? He’s done way worse than that over the years.
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makemeburnthecandle
On the 7th day God created The Rolling Stones
Brian sends his thanks, but say's he isn't god.
Well said, HM
Though thanks to everyone who remembers what Bill Wyman once said: "...No Brian Jones -No Rolling Stones".
And that's the truth!
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makemeburnthecandle
On the 7th day God created The Rolling Stones
Brian sends his thanks, but say's he isn't god.
Well said, HM
Though thanks to everyone who remembers what Bill Wyman once said: "...No Brian Jones -No Rolling Stones".
And that's the truth!
So who are those impostors that have been playing for the last 50 years?