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lem motlow
It still amazes me how fckd up the band and the audiences were on that tour, I’m not sure how we lived through it to be honest.
The abbreviated sets were designed to be a short,fast almost punk style show that featured alot of Some Girls.
No MR,YCAGWYW,GS etc.it didn’t lend itself to a long show with a bunch of songs.
Good thing ,I doubt any of us could’ve remained upright for that long.
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Kevinstones78
In the summer of 1978 some girls album was released my cousin got tickets to go see them in Philadelphia. That was the beginning of a lifetime of loyalty and love for the Rolling Stones. My first bootleg Garden State 78 was tremendous along with the one at the Capitol theater, there were highs and lows in the tour but it was enough to keep me there for the rest of my life great rockin, king biscuit, flower hour, all that good stuff
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rbk
It was the best of tours, it was the worst of tours.
Prime example of the former? Ft. Worth, Passaic or Detroit.
Prime example of the latter? Cleveland (AKA the worst Stones show ever performed. In a literal Dante's Inferno sort of atmosphere.
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illyad1960
I have been listening to Captain Acid's version of the Woodstock Rehearsals. Couldn't help but notice plenty of songs rehearsed but most not played.
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illyad1960
Does anyone know the reasoning for the short set list and the excluded songs rationale?
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rbk
It was the best of tours, it was the worst of tours.
Prime example of the former? Ft. Worth, Passaic or Detroit.
Prime example of the latter? Cleveland (AKA the worst Stones show ever performed. In a literal Dante's Inferno sort of atmosphere.
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Bashlets
At the time fans and critics were not pleased it was mostly SG especially for the big stadium shows. Rolling Stone magazine at the time was brutal
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Bashlets
At the time fans and critics were not pleased it was mostly SG especially for the big stadium shows. Rolling Stone magazine at the time was brutal
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Bashlets
At the time fans and critics were not pleased it was mostly SG especially for the big stadium shows. Rolling Stone magazine at the time was brutal
That's ridiculous! Even back then, damn those Stones for playing 8 new songs!
They toned it down for 1981 and only played 6 new songs (on average) and only 4 SG songs - and only 1 ER song. You know, they really compromised.
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Bashlets
At the time fans and critics were not pleased it was mostly SG especially for the big stadium shows. Rolling Stone magazine at the time was brutal
That's ridiculous! Even back then, damn those Stones for playing 8 new songs!
They toned it down for 1981 and only played 6 new songs (on average) and only 4 SG songs - and only 1 ER song. You know, they really compromised.
Pretty much half of the 1981-82 setlist consisted of songs from 1978-81 - in other words (as the 1978 tour was only about 25 shows in the US and often in arenas and theatres) half the show was new to many of the audiences (similar to 1978)
Some Girls (5) - Miss You, Whip, JMI, Beast of Burden, Shattered
Emotional Rescue (2) - Shes So Cold, Let Me Go
Tattoo You (5/6)- Start Me Up, Hang Fire, T&A, Neighbours, Black Limousine, Waiting on a Friend (1981 only) plus Tops (a handful of outings in 1981)
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Shawn20
July 13, 1978 - New Orleans. Pure magic!