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I liked SSS, glad they played it is a song that I love.
Listening again from the video posted above, it's not even that bad, some inaccuracies that the Stones usually do especially on songs that don't often play live, but all in all I liked it.
So do I. I guess, nobody expected that glitch during the song, at least the band and Keith.
Having said that, I remember that "Ghost Town", too, met not too many positive judgements...
I saw the video of Ghost Town from Tampa just an hour or two ago and it brought tears to my eyes. IMO, they played that song almost flawlessly, and very intense. I also feel, that you must have the balls to play a song like this in this way in a stadium, slowing down the pace in front of such an audience. Respect!
The video composition, too, added much to the song, I find. Whaddya think?
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Did anyone else notice that when Keith, Mick and Ronnie took the final bow and turned to walk off stage there was no giant picture of Charlie on the screens like there was in St Louis and Charlotte? The screens immediately went to tongue and “see you soon”. When did they stop putting up the big picture of Charlie that the final 3 waved to as they walked off?
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Mixing up the setlist is great. The surprise is a huge part of the experience.
I just question what they mixed it up with.
For the greatest band of all-time winding it down, likely the last time they play in the U.S., certainly the last time they play in Tampa, not to mention there are only a couple of spots where they can add something different, there are a lot better doable options than SSS, even with a solo that's in tune.
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Mixing up the setlist is great. The surprise is a huge part of the experience.
I just question what they mixed it up with.
For the greatest band of all-time winding it down, likely the last time they play in the U.S., certainly the last time they play in Tampa, not to mention there are only a couple of spots where they can add something different, there are a lot better doable options than SSS, even with a solo that's in tune.
You can’t have it both ways. If you want them to mix up their set lists you have to accept that you might not always like how they mix it up. Or, since you seem to think the world revolves around you, should they run their set lists by you before the show to make sure you approve?
I was there and I’ll take the song the way they played it over not having it at all any day of the week. Geez, people will complain about anything!
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We all chanted Charlie Charlie in the beginning the crowd was fire
G.admission was wild
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Got my lucky dips. I know it's hard to complain because they were so cheap, but kinda disappointed compared to all the other success stories this leg...
Rear GA. Oh well... will try to make the best of it.
Some people have had success getting in the pit just with their LD wristband. Worth a shot.
Friend just texted a pic with LD Pit2..
If there's a take away, perhaps be leery of picking up early when the Rear GA's aren't sold out (at least not last I checked)..
In the case of Tampa, the time you picked up LD made no difference as the tickets were already pre-sorted in sealed envelopes with buyers' names on them.
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I liked SSS, glad they played it is a song that I love.
Listening again from the video posted above, it's not even that bad, some inaccuracies that the Stones usually do especially on songs that don't often play live, but all in all I liked it.
So do I. I guess, nobody expected that glitch during the song, at least the band and Keith.
Having said that, I remember that "Ghost Town", too, met not too many positive judgements...
I saw the video of Ghost Town from Tampa just an hour or two ago and it brought tears to my eyes. IMO, they played that song almost flawlessly, and very intense. I also feel, that you must have the balls to play a song like this in this way in a stadium, slowing down the pace in front of such an audience. Respect!
The video composition, too, added much to the song, I find. Whaddya think?
Wow, that was a nice watch. They really have put thought on it, including the video composition, and they really play it well.
But it is sad to hear the rather lame reception by the audience. I had higher hopes for "Ghost Town" to rise a bit over a normal 'latest Stones single" category, but it seem to have suffered the same fate as about any Stones single since "Start Me Up". So it's like, say, "Don't Stop", "Rough Justice" or "Doom&Gloom" - causing not much thrill when played live. A cynic in me thinks that for 'casual fans' the Stones shows since 2012 have been especially attractive, since they know that the band will not play any odd songs from a new album....
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It's weird seeing one person with a mask when no one else wears one (especially weird when it's the new guy)
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...Then, they play SSS and Keith completely misses the right key for the solo. The only thing that really puzzles me here is the fact that he didn't change his playing on the fretboard at once but kept on playing the wrong notes. Just like he had no good monitoring on stage and couldn't hear his own playing, but this I can't imagine to be true. Not with a production of that scale and quality they have running now. And, too, Keith is not deaf. So that would be a question I really would like to have answered.
I'm sure, Mick and Keith will discuss those moments with the production team running this tour, as they will have done with this fabulous incident with the missing 10string acoustic guitar for Wild Horses before.
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...Then, they play SSS and Keith completely misses the right key for the solo. The only thing that really puzzles me here is the fact that he didn't change his playing on the fretboard at once but kept on playing the wrong notes. Just like he had no good monitoring on stage and couldn't hear his own playing, but this I can't imagine to be true. Not with a production of that scale and quality they have running now. And, too, Keith is not deaf. So that would be a question I really would like to have answered.
I'm sure, Mick and Keith will discuss those moments with the production team running this tour, as they will have done with this fabulous incident with the missing 10string acoustic guitar for Wild Horses before.
Yes, it does seem ridiculous that Keith couldn't hear himself - but if he could've heard himself AND the band... there are huge holes on stage where the sound is phased, lopsided and/or zero.
Keith has had the odd slippage out of key (Miami 1994 SFTD is possibly the greatest screwup I've ever heard - until this one) but, unlike Mick, Keith relies on stage monitors... and if he can't hear what he's doing and he's not exactly or even nearly paying attention, well, he's just gonna play - wrong.
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I liked SSS, glad they played it is a song that I love.
Listening again from the video posted above, it's not even that bad, some inaccuracies that the Stones usually do especially on songs that don't often play live, but all in all I liked it.
So do I. I guess, nobody expected that glitch during the song, at least the band and Keith.
Having said that, I remember that "Ghost Town", too, met not too many positive judgements...
I saw the video of Ghost Town from Tampa just an hour or two ago and it brought tears to my eyes. IMO, they played that song almost flawlessly, and very intense. I also feel, that you must have the balls to play a song like this in this way in a stadium, slowing down the pace in front of such an audience. Respect!
The video composition, too, added much to the song, I find. Whaddya think?
But it is sad to hear the rather lame reception by the audience. I had higher hopes for "Ghost Town" to rise a bit over a normal 'latest Stones single" category, but it seem to have suffered the same fate as about any Stones single since "Start Me Up". So it's like, say, "Don't Stop", "Rough Justice" or "Doom&Gloom" - causing not much thrill when played live. A cynic in me thinks that for 'casual fans' the Stones shows since 2012 have been especially attractive, since they know that the band will not play any odd songs from a new album....
- Doxa
without a doubt the playing of Ghost Town was an absolute highlight and lowlight for me...highlight because the song live is awesome..the groove is great and the band loved playing it...it was executed perfectly...lowlight...because people ran for the aisles and the bathroom and for food....knowing the hits were right around the corner....back to the same old same old....what a disappointment that was.
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I noticed when I picked up my Lucky Dips the sign said "All Lucky Dip entries are at Gate A". Gate A was the floor entry gate. I received Rear GAs. Was there anyone with a Lucky Dip in Tampa that was given seats or something other than Rear GA? Personally, I think the Rear GA is the worst place in the stadium (aside from maybe upper deck side stage) and I have LDs for the upcoming Las Vegas show. I really hope they aren't doing entirely Rear GA LDs for that show.
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...Then, they play SSS and Keith completely misses the right key for the solo. The only thing that really puzzles me here is the fact that he didn't change his playing on the fretboard at once but kept on playing the wrong notes. Just like he had no good monitoring on stage and couldn't hear his own playing, but this I can't imagine to be true. Not with a production of that scale and quality they have running now. And, too, Keith is not deaf. So that would be a question I really would like to have answered.
I'm sure, Mick and Keith will discuss those moments with the production team running this tour, as they will have done with this fabulous incident with the missing 10string acoustic guitar for Wild Horses before.
Yes, it does seem ridiculous that Keith couldn't hear himself - but if he could've heard himself AND the band... there are huge holes on stage where the sound is phased, lopsided and/or zero.
Keith has had the odd slippage out of key (Miami 1994 SFTD is possibly the greatest screwup I've ever heard - until this one) but, unlike Mick, Keith relies on stage monitors... and if he can't hear what he's doing and he's not exactly or even nearly paying attention, well, he's just gonna play - wrong.
You really think that Keith doesn't have some decent sound from the stage monitors? Or he isn't paying attention? Well, if that will proof to be the case, I'ld find it odd, to say the least. Odd, but not impossible.
It could also be the case, that he's so concentrated to play his solo spot that the others kind of fade out of his attention - like you said above. Again: odd, but not impossible.
Kind of funny: while it sounds bad, I love the band for this even more. I'ld prefer this anytime over some other 100% choreographed, fixed show-productions other acts might take to the stage.
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True, although if someone starts the wrong song, they will stop and start over.
Happened on the last tour, was it Chicago 2?
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...Then, they play SSS and Keith completely misses the right key for the solo. The only thing that really puzzles me here is the fact that he didn't change his playing on the fretboard at once but kept on playing the wrong notes. Just like he had no good monitoring on stage and couldn't hear his own playing, but this I can't imagine to be true. Not with a production of that scale and quality they have running now. And, too, Keith is not deaf. So that would be a question I really would like to have answered.
I'm sure, Mick and Keith will discuss those moments with the production team running this tour, as they will have done with this fabulous incident with the missing 10string acoustic guitar for Wild Horses before.
Yes, it does seem ridiculous that Keith couldn't hear himself - but if he could've heard himself AND the band... there are huge holes on stage where the sound is phased, lopsided and/or zero.
Keith has had the odd slippage out of key (Miami 1994 SFTD is possibly the greatest screwup I've ever heard - until this one) but, unlike Mick, Keith relies on stage monitors... and if he can't hear what he's doing and he's not exactly or even nearly paying attention, well, he's just gonna play - wrong.
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I liked SSS, glad they played it is a song that I love.
Listening again from the video posted above, it's not even that bad, some inaccuracies that the Stones usually do especially on songs that don't often play live, but all in all I liked it.
So do I. I guess, nobody expected that glitch during the song, at least the band and Keith.
Having said that, I remember that "Ghost Town", too, met not too many positive judgements...
I saw the video of Ghost Town from Tampa just an hour or two ago and it brought tears to my eyes. IMO, they played that song almost flawlessly, and very intense. I also feel, that you must have the balls to play a song like this in this way in a stadium, slowing down the pace in front of such an audience. Respect!
The video composition, too, added much to the song, I find. Whaddya think?
But it is sad to hear the rather lame reception by the audience. I had higher hopes for "Ghost Town" to rise a bit over a normal 'latest Stones single" category, but it seem to have suffered the same fate as about any Stones single since "Start Me Up". So it's like, say, "Don't Stop", "Rough Justice" or "Doom&Gloom" - causing not much thrill when played live. A cynic in me thinks that for 'casual fans' the Stones shows since 2012 have been especially attractive, since they know that the band will not play any odd songs from a new album....
- Doxa
without a doubt the playing of Ghost Town was an absolute highlight and lowlight for me...highlight because the song live is awesome..the groove is great and the band loved playing it...it was executed perfectly...lowlight...because people ran for the aisles and the bathroom and for food....knowing the hits were right around the corner....back to the same old same old....what a disappointment that was.