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Doxa
You know, it is incredible how amazing this band is at its best.. They define rock music in their own terms. Lennon once said that if rock and roll should be renamed it would be called Chuck Berry. Wrong. It is The Rolling Stones. Nothing else even close.
El Mocambo, my babe...
- Doxa
well i think i would says it's chuck berry and the rolling stones
but i agree at there best nothing comes close
Chuck Berry created the platform, the original idea. The Stones showed whatever could be done with that, without losing the touch to the origin. The Stones fulfilled the whole idea of rock and roll, by their music, by their image, by everything. The Beatlelogists, or poor old Macca, can only show excuses and tell us funny stories of 'progression' and all that 60's bla bla bla, but in the end, the Stones only bodify eternal rock and roll, like Lennon admitted. Be it good or bad. No one wants to be, if thinking about career in rock music, be any boring Paul McCartney, everyone wants to be Mick Jagger or Keith Richards. Those dudes created the whole idea what 'rock star' is all about.
- Doxa
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Big Al
Oh, bloody hell! Onboard the train home from an arduous days’ slog, wanting to listen to what everyone here is raving about; my earphone battery has died!
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Bjorn
I never bought Love you live. Did not like the sound 75-76. But this sounds great. Cool. Hot stuff!
True, but I think they rushed it before. 1973 (e.g. Brussels) is already quite fast. This El Mocambo performance was rather an exception. Most of the 1976/77 performances weren't that slow either. Also agree that the BTB versions are great, good tempo. Unfortunately guitar wise a bit sparsely compared to the El Macombo versionsQuote
yeababyyea
Tumbling Dice was still interesting here. In 1978 they started to rush it, and never really slowed it down again. The BTB-tour was a nice exception though when it was a bit groovier again.
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Maindefender
Can only hear 30 seconds, but sounds fine.
Longer preview - [Music.Apple.com] .
Listening to this underlines how tame, weak, and far removed their live performances have become in these latter years - happens to some of the best I suppose.
They've now become shadows for the most part...no Bill, no Charlie. And then there's a feeble Keith, with Chuck filling the void, and the backup singers dominating.
Mick is clearly their biggest strength these days, whereas in the olden days they were a well rounded team, and all were pieces of a puzzle. Even Ronnie was significant piece back then.
Looking forward to this release, and re-experiencing the way they were...back when they were truly a great rock and roll band...somehow much of that greatness disappeared around Steel Wheels...
I saw greatness in '99. The No Security Tour in Anaheim. Keith and Charlie were both on. After that it was a slow slide down.
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Bashlets
I never liked TD off of LYL with all the overdubbed vocals.
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RobertJohnson
Billy's and Olli's contributions are really essential, particularly on Hot Stuff.
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Tumbling Dice sounds awesome
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Paul Kersey
Can't stop listening to Hot Stuff. What a band!
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JumpingKentFlash
I absolutely love how they’re playing. It’s killer! But what in the name of all things holy was Bob Clearmountain thinking with that mix? It sounds like it’s in a stadium. The club intimacy is nowhere to be found. What’s even worse is that in between songs you can hear it’s in a club. When the music plays it’s very different. It’s really a strange decision. I would have expected it to sound more like the LYL El Macombo side.
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RobertJohnson
Billy's and Olli's contributions are really essential, particularly on Hot Stuff.
Love their work with the Stones. Love it. They were the frenzy of -75.