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Yeah, exactly. Usually, if he says anything, it's something vague like "I think it's from Exile on Main Street" when introducing Rocks Off yesterday, or "we haven't done this song on this tour" when introducing Fool To Cry.Quote
PaintMonkeyManBlack
He does only on a few
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24FPS
I've never understood why Mick feels the need to announce what song they're getting ready to play. It takes away from the rush in the crowd when they start playing a song and recognize it after a few chords. The Stones don't need to tell an audience. I'm referring specifically to a video I just saw of them doing 'Out of Time' in Berlin. Mick tells them it's an old song they've enjoyed doing. He could have just gone into it, but he announced what song it was. It was obvious the crowd knew the song from the jump. It would have been much cooler to let them realize it on their own.
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24FPS
I've never understood why Mick feels the need to announce what song they're getting ready to play. It takes away from the rush in the crowd when they start playing a song and recognize it after a few chords. The Stones don't need to tell an audience. I'm referring specifically to a video I just saw of them doing 'Out of Time' in Berlin. Mick tells them it's an old song they've enjoyed doing. He could have just gone into it, but he announced what song it was. It was obvious the crowd knew the song from the jump. It would have been much cooler to let them realize it on their own.
Oh. So how about changing your thread title then?
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More Hot Rocks
I guess he's never been or heard a Stones show live. Is doesn't happen.
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ribbelchips
Mick is a control freak, maybe he wants to make sure that Keith accidentally starts the wrong song
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StonedRambler
He only announces the more obscure songs. I never in my life heard him say "alright, this one's called Jumping Jack Flash!"
In fact 90 percent of the setlist is unannounced.
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StonedRambler
He only announces the more obscure songs. I never in my life heard him say "alright, this one's called Jumping Jack Flash!"
In fact 90 percent of the setlist is unannounced.
Understood, but the point is he announced the name of any of the songs when in years past they just played them and if you didn’t know it too bad.
It is a part of the more fan friendly attitude the band has taken, Mick speaking the native language, mentioning local traditions etc
Are we mentally unbalanced for noticing such small things? Pretty much yes.
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hockenheim95
"This one's called @#$%&". Kennwort 76 "Let's Spend The Night Together, Let's Spend The Night Together"
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ribbelchips
Mick is a control freak, maybe he wants to make sure that Keith accidentally starts the wrong song
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HalfNanker
He started doing it when Charlie stopped (see 5:15!):
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Never get tired of that old video…. Charlie speaks and Brian sings. So much fun to see.
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StonedRambler
He only announces the more obscure songs. I never in my life heard him say "alright, this one's called Jumping Jack Flash!"
In fact 90 percent of the setlist is unannounced.
Understood, but the point is he announced the name of any of the songs when in years past they just played them and if you didn’t know it too bad.
It is a part of the more fan friendly attitude the band has taken, Mick speaking the native language, mentioning local traditions etc
Are we mentally unbalanced for noticing such small things? Pretty much yes.
That's not true. He did announce some songs all the time. From every Tour announcements come now up in my ear. In Hyde Park 69 He announced many new songs including "Gimme a little Drink" and "Honky Tonk Women". At altamont "Brown Sugar". In 1973 "This one's called Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo"and "This one's called @#$%&". Kennwort 76 "Let's Spend The Night Together, Let's Spend The Night Together". In 1981 "we're gonna do one from last year this one's called Let me Go, Baby please Let me Go" and "we're gonna do Songs er never recorded before and the first one's by Eddie Cochran called Twenty Flight Rock". In 1989/90 "This one's called Sad Sad Sad One Two One Two Three Four" and "Between a Rock and A Hard Place", Almost hear you sigh and Factory Girl. More examples are Shine a Light, Live with me, Dead Flowers, Rip this Joint, respectable and the Spider and the fly from Paradiso 95. From El Mocambo Luxury, Melody, Hand of Fate, Around and Around and maybe more.
I could go on with this list forever. He always introduced new or rare Songs. Nothing has changed Here.
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Hairball
The only time it might be appropriate to announce a tune is when it's a new one such as Living in a Ghost Town aka "our lockdown song", or an obscure cover tune.
But considering Ghost Town is the only relatively new tune they play (and it isn't even really new anymore), aside from it Mick shouldn't feel the need to announce any of the others.
He could just say "This next one's an oldie but goodie most of you will remember" if he feels the need to announce a tune, and leave it at that.
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ribbelchips
Mick is a control freak, maybe he wants to make sure that Keith accidentally starts the wrong song
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hockenheim95
"This one's called @#$%&". Kennwort 76 "Let's Spend The Night Together, Let's Spend The Night Together"
careful now, don't type out your kennwort by accident