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I think that with Tattoo You in 1981 their mission was pretty much accomplished. Not as a live act but as a recording act. They seem to think the same if you study their setlists.
Still, 1964 to 1981 is a long productive period compared with most acts.

Harlem Shuffle was played every show of the 1989-90 tours. Same with Undercover Of The Night.

One Hit was played something like 14 shows and oddly enough it took them that long to figure out it doesn't work live. Then for some reason they apparently attempted it again in 1995 but from what I can figure fortunately only for one show.

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I think that with Tattoo You in 1981 their mission was pretty much accomplished. Not as a live act but as a recording act. They seem to think the same if you study their setlists.
Still, 1964 to 1981 is a long productive period compared with most acts.

I agree with you about 90%.

Harlem Shuffle was played every show of the 1989-90 tours. Same with Undercover Of The Night.

One Hit was played something like 14 shows and oddly enough it took them that long to figure out it doesn't work live. Then for some reason they apparently attempted it again in 1995 but from what I can figure fortunately only for one show.

In regard to their set list essentially stopping with 1981 since the BANG tour, perhaps, that leaves space that shows they actually play post-1981 songs.

Harlem Shuffle was played live once in 2019. UOTN has been played on the VOODOO tours, 1999 SECURITY tour, LICKS and the BANG tours.

Rock And A Hard Place for some VOODOO, BRIDGES and LICKS shows.

Mixed Emotions in 2016 for one show.

Sad Sad Sad has had a bit more air time - VOODOO, LICKS, and 3 of the NO FILTER tours.

The Stones obviously have some love for UNDERCOVER, similar to how they do with GOATS HEAD SOUP. Wanna Hold You was played on the BRIDGES tours and the 2007 BANG tour. She Was Hot during the BANG tour.

The only other post-1981 tunes they've played, more so than any of the ones mentioned above, have been Slipping Away and You Got Me Rocking.

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I seem to think 'One Hit' was only played up to '89. It's a song that should have worked live.
Maybe it's just one of those great cuts (like 'Rocks Off') that doesn't come off live.
Others like 'Anybody seen my Baby' are understandable not working live. I watched the Double Door again, and that song weak.

IMO the good songs on DW are great (One Hit, Had it w/ you, Harlem Shuffle, Too Rude, and the first part of Dirty Work; before it completely falls apart). But the bad, is oh so bad, that it corrupts the entire album. Jagger tries to mask the tuneless cuts 'Hold Back' and 'Fight' with screaming; and "winning', 'Zero' are flatout embarrassing.

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I think that with Tattoo You in 1981 their mission was pretty much accomplished. Not as a live act but as a recording act. They seem to think the same if you study their setlists.
Still, 1964 to 1981 is a long productive period compared with most acts.

Harlem Shuffle was played every show of the 1989-90 tours. Same with Undercover Of The Night.

One Hit was played something like 14 shows and oddly enough it took them that long to figure out it doesn't work live. Then for some reason they apparently attempted it again in 1995 but from what I can figure fortunately only for one show.

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Actually Undercover was never played in 1990, not in Japan and not in Europe.

Are you sure One Hit was played once in 1995, do you know where?

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I think that with Tattoo You in 1981 their mission was pretty much accomplished. Not as a live act but as a recording act. They seem to think the same if you study their setlists.
Still, 1964 to 1981 is a long productive period compared with most acts.

I agree with you about 90%.

Harlem Shuffle was played every show of the 1989-90 tours. Same with Undercover Of The Night.

One Hit was played something like 14 shows and oddly enough it took them that long to figure out it doesn't work live. Then for some reason they apparently attempted it again in 1995 but from what I can figure fortunately only for one show.

In regard to their set list essentially stopping with 1981 since the BANG tour, perhaps, that leaves space that shows they actually play post-1981 songs.

Harlem Shuffle was played live once in 2019. UOTN has been played on the VOODOO tours, 1999 SECURITY tour, LICKS and the BANG tours.

Rock And A Hard Place for some VOODOO, BRIDGES and LICKS shows.

Mixed Emotions in 2016 for one show.

Sad Sad Sad has had a bit more air time - VOODOO, LICKS, and 3 of the NO FILTER tours.

The Stones obviously have some love for UNDERCOVER, similar to how they do with GOATS HEAD SOUP. Wanna Hold You was played on the BRIDGES tours and the 2007 BANG tour. She Was Hot during the BANG tour.

The only other post-1981 tunes they've played, more so than any of the ones mentioned above, have been Slipping Away and You Got Me Rocking.

And Out Of Control of course...

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I saw them twice in 1989, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. I don't remember them playing Harlem Shuffle, and I was looking forward to it. They didn't play anything from Dirty Work when I saw them. I don't think they played Undercover of the Night either, though they might have one of the nights.

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I saw them twice in 1989, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. I don't remember them playing Harlem Shuffle, and I was looking forward to it. They didn't play anything from Dirty Work when I saw them. I don't think they played Undercover of the Night either, though they might have one of the nights.

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I saw them twice in 1989, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. I don't remember them playing Harlem Shuffle, and I was looking forward to it. They didn't play anything from Dirty Work when I saw them. I don't think they played Undercover of the Night either, though they might have one of the nights.

They played UOTN all 4 shows.

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I saw them twice in 1989, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. I don't remember them playing Harlem Shuffle, and I was looking forward to it. They didn't play anything from Dirty Work when I saw them. I don't think they played Undercover of the Night either, though they might have one of the nights.

They played UOTN all 4 shows.

Where did you get the setlists for the individual nights? I'd love to see them.

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I saw them twice in 1989, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. I don't remember them playing Harlem Shuffle, and I was looking forward to it. They didn't play anything from Dirty Work when I saw them. I don't think they played Undercover of the Night either, though they might have one of the nights.

They played UOTN all 4 shows.

Where did you get the setlists for the individual nights? I'd love to see them.

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I listened Harlem Shuffle at high volume yesterday and WOW!!

It reconciled me with Dirty Work.

Everybody plays songs written by others BUT the only covers that really deserve that name are the ones that improve the original song. And the Stones always hit the target.



(and Bill Wyman as always adds the supreme flavour)

Curious.

How does that reconcile you with DIRTY WORK?


Hi Gas

It reconciles me in the sense of wanting to listen the record again and being less critical. There are some gems in there.

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Dirty Work certainly ain't the best album they ever made...

but for me , one reason so many folks think its the worst is Steve Lillywhite's horrible production.

[ To be fair to him ..it was endemic in the '80s ]

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"Had It With You" is a good example that the Stones were still trying to be experimental and avoided repeating themselves. But at the same time an example how desperated and forced their ideas of reinventing themselves started to be like when there was no real inspiration. I mean the idea of 'not sounding like a typical Stones R&B number', hey let' s leave the bass out!

But still the tune is one of the best things in the album, me thinks, despite being like the Mother of all fillers. But unfortunately that tells more about the over-all quality of the album.

But dammit - they still tried something with that album, no matter hard it was. It is an interesting album.

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When the occasional anti-DW thread pops up here, I feel an urge to play my old worn out LP bought on release date: I still enjoy it a lot, I still love the cover art (sooner or later I will by myself one of those suits!) I still can't nail Keith's guitar fills on Sleep Tonight (one of his best ballads). I don't even skip winning ugly and back to zero anymore

It's no Exile, but I like it!

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When the occasional anti-DW thread pops up here, I feel an urge to play my old worn out LP bought on release date: I still enjoy it a lot, I still love the cover art (sooner or later I will by myself one of those suits!) I still can't nail Keith's guitar fills on Sleep Tonight (one of his best ballads). I don't even skip winning ugly and back to zero anymore

It's no Exile, but I like it!

C

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I listened Harlem Shuffle at high volume yesterday and WOW!!

It reconciled me with Dirty Work.

Everybody plays songs written by others BUT the only covers that really deserve that name are the ones that improve the original song. And the Stones always hit the target.



(and Bill Wyman as always adds the supreme flavour)

Curious.

How does that reconcile you with DIRTY WORK?


Hi Gas

It reconciles me in the sense of wanting to listen the record again and being less critical. There are some gems in there.

Aside from the misquote, are you talking about U or DW?