Ok, when I go to Stones shows I usually save the newspaper the next day to sort have remember the time of the show, been doing this since the early 80's. I was going through stuff and came across yet another review which talks about the Stones' set list. I know this has been beaten to death here but I think us fans are not the only ones that are making these sort of comments, read below.


Mighty Mick comes through



Jagger leads Rolling Stones through another parade of hits

Published in the Asbury Park Press
BY CHRIS M. JUNIOR
STAFF WRITER

(PHOTO: MARK R. SULLIVAN/GANNETT NEW JERSEY)
Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger was in fine form Thursday during the
band's concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford.

Bands are a lot like sports teams: When one or two players are slightly
off
their game, it's up to the others to pick up the slack.

The Rolling Stones brought their latest tour to Giants Stadium in East
Rutherford on Thursday, and although Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood
struggled at times with their guitar solos and some of their riffs,
Mick
Jagger was in peak form both as a singer and a showman. The rail-thin
Jagger's voice was strong from start to finish as he constantly worked
all
areas of the stage during the usual 21-song, roughly two-hour show. Almost identical to the last time the band was in East Rutherford with
the exception of a new stage and two or three new songs.

Sporting tight black pants and a glittery, silver jacket over his first
of
many shirts, Jagger strutted his way through "Start Me Up," the opening
song. He had trouble getting the crowd to clap along with him during
"You Got Me Rocking," a throwaway song that unfortunately has managed
to
become a staple of the band's recent tours.

Through "Shattered," the third song, Jagger, Richards, Wood and
poker-faced
drummer Charlie Watts were assisted only by bassist Darryl Jones and
pianist Chuck Leavell. But for "Tumbling Dice," a song that
gets Satisfaction-like treatment being in the set list for almost every show since its introduction in 1972,
they also were joined by a trio of backup singers and a
four-piece horn section.

The randy "Rough Justice," a song from the new Stones album, "A Bigger
Bang," featured snarling slide guitar work from Wood. Images of the
late
Ray Charles were shown on the giant video screen as the band covered
the
Charles signature "(Night Time Is) The Right Time," during which Jagger
and
backup singer Lisa Fischer faced off much like they've done in the past
when singing "Gimme Shelter." This unfortunately was the only
surprise of the night.

Jagger left the stage after "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" for the
customary two-song Richards segment.

"As usual, it's good to be back, and it's good to be anywhere," the
open-shirted Richards said with a smile before he and the band played
"The
Worst," an underrated ballad that seems to go unnoticed in large
venues,
and "Infamy," the last track on "A Bigger Bang."

Jagger returned to the stage with a Jessica Simpson-style headset
microphone
for "Miss You." During the song's bridge, a section of the stage lifted
up,
taking the Stones, Jones and Leavell toward the middle of the stadium
floor. They played two entire songs in that area before the section was
moved back to the main stage while the band performed "Honky Tonk
Women."

Other show highlights included the 1997 gem "Out of Control," with
Jagger
mixing in a few spins and finger snaps to go along with his arm waving,
and
the anthem "Jumpin' Jack Flash," with Richards snapping his head back,
kicking his left leg and playing the signature riff with extra force,
as if
punching the strings.

Although Jagger said many years ago that he didn't envision singing "(I
Can't Get No) Satisfaction" past age 40, the 62-year-old performed the
same hits again, leaving many to wonder if they forgot how many other
well-known songs they have written in the past. Talking to many fans after the show, this seemed to be the only real complaint.

Opening the Stones show was Alanis Morissette, who presented her
manufactured angst in a much more subtler fashion, even with a full
band
backing her. Morissette's harmonica wheezing during "You Learn" and
"Hand
in My Pocket" was amateurish but not nearly as frustrating as her stage
stalking, which bordered on obsessive-compulsive behavior. When she
wasn't
playing guitar, Morissette often walked forward to one end of the
stage,
backpedaled toward the middle, did the moves in the other direction and
then repeated the entire process.

Time stood still — and at first, so did Morissette — during the
slower-than-slow "Uninvited," and judging from the largely indifferent
crowd response at the end of her set, she wasn't exactly a welcome
opener.

The Rolling Stones will perform Oct. 10 and 12 at the Wachovia Center
in
Philadelphia and Jan. 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Thursday's set list

"Start Me Up"

"You Got Me Rocking"

"Shattered"

"Tumbling Dice"

"Rough Justice"

"Ruby Tuesday"

"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"

"(Night Time Is) The Right Time"

"The Worst"

"Infamy"

"Miss You"

"Oh No Not You Again"

"She's So Cold"

"Honky Tonk Women"

"Out of Control"

"Sympathy for the Devil"

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"

"Brown Sugar"

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

"You Can't Always Get What You Want"

"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)"








Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-10-26 22:26 by J-J-Flash.