For me from BtB tour: star hitting the screen and then Satisfaction - great. I also like "Fanfare for the common man". I'm a bit dissapointed with present tour intro.

I thought the bigger bang intro with start me up works really well, with the fireworks and then the flames on stage. JJF is a great opener but for the current intro SMU works better, from a theatrical point of view.

The BtB intro with the big star and then the fireworks exploding from around the video screen only worked well in the dark. It looks awesome on the st louis dvd, but was not as effective when i saw them at the stade de france, because it was still daylight. The 99 intro (might as well get juiced) was a real tension builder, as you see them walking from the dressing room and then the elevator door opens! Electrifying!

I think all of the stones intros are great, and they are memorable and form a special part of the show that you always remember well.

I love to watch the intro on the live at the max dvd, watching all the backstage action, charlie jogging around, ronnie with those stupid glasses with the eyeballs on springs! And then all those bloody loud explosions!

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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

No Security was my fave.
It felt dangerous!
ZZ Top had an interesting intro where an egyptian mask snorted a sheet that was over the stage. And then the band was underneath the sheet.
so of course it looked like the mask snorte a huge pile of coke. the opening song 'Got Me'Under Pressure had a cocaine reference. very funny!



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No contest - No Security. Even though the backstage footage was quite obviously pre-filmed.

No Security was a fantastic opener! It's now been copied by so many other bands it isn't funny.

The Bigger Bang intro movie is rather good with all kinds of things flying about the screen: rockets, rocks, Stones silhouettes, tongues and if I'm not mistaken, even a banana.

It lacks a bit of momentum from the BANG-kind though, like the explosion on the BtB tour. Especially in daylight it is a bit lame.

I've never seen the No Security intro. Anyone have a clip of it or something?

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> I've never seen the No Security intro. Anyone have
> a clip of it or something?

Its the best intro....I love the 75/76 intro also very much..and the clasical 78 intro(with firecrackers!)...the intro fo this tour is not what i would call a bigger bang ,mind you I think its the weakest intro ever done by the boys....better just walk on stage,thought..but it aint the intro gladly its the show ...if your tour is called ABB ,let me hear it...!!!!Bang!!!BTW the 89/90 intro was a killer too!!!



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I saw No Security intro in Groningen (NL). You are right guys: it was great

rooster Wrote:
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> the intro fo this tour is not
> what i would call a bigger bang ,mind you I think
> its the weakest intro ever done by the
> boys....better just walk on stage,thought..but it
> aint the intro gladly its the show ...if your
> tour is called ABB ,let me hear
> it...!!!!Bang!!!
Agreed, I had big expectations considering the name of the tour, when I saw it I was rather disappointed. They should have had some really large explosion. I mean BIG!! BOOM!! Lots of fireworks. Instead they recycle the effects they had on the 89/90 tour and put some kind of psychedelic video on the screen.

Lizard Wrote:
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> rooster Wrote:
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> > the intro fo this tour is not
> > what i would call a bigger bang ,mind you I
> think
> > its the weakest intro ever done by the
> > boys....better just walk on stage,thought..but
> it
> > aint the intro gladly its the show ...if your
> > tour is called ABB ,let me hear
> > it...!!!!Bang!!!
> Agreed, I had big expectations considering the
> name of the tour, when I saw it I was rather
> disappointed. They should have had some really
> large explosion. I mean BIG!! BOOM!! Lots of
> fireworks. Instead they recycle the effects they
> had on the 89/90 tour and put some kind of
> psychedelic video on the screen.

Hey Lizard, where did you see the Stones on A Bigger bang? Just recently in Europe? and was this your second show now? just curious.

I didn't yet, only the DVD's, unfortunately. I will be seeing them monday.

Great!!! I bet you are pretty excited. Do you have decent seats? Who all is going with you?

Monday we be screaming and shouting so hard you wont hear the intro!!!!We Dutch,used to get at least four shows every tour sometimes more!Now ,its one and,I lle be lucky to be there!!!Its gonna be real special I feel it!!



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Absoulute favourite - continental drift during the urban jungle tour.
Most exiting and uncompareable heartbeating concert intro.
For me of course

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> Great!!! I bet you are pretty excited. Do you have
> decent seats? Who all is going with you?

Excited indeed, epspecially as the show will be filmed. About the seats, unfortunately I'm in the stands, my fellow concert-goers have back problems, hahaha. And they've cancelled, so now I'm stuck with those tickets, good tickets by the way, near the stage on Keith's side. The only person I'm going with is my pa, the others, some friends of my father, like I said have cancelled, nobody near to my age ofcourse. I would have liked to have gone with a friend but the few friends I do have don't like the Stones, and even if they wouldn't, they would pay 100 dollars to go see them. But then again, my pa is paying for the tickets, so I'm not complaining.

Continental Drift -> SMU

Or how about Take The A-Train, that's still my favorite.

My favorites are the 81-82 tour with Take the A Train and then opening with Under My Thumb. Also I loved the Voodoo opening with all the percussion leading into Not Fade Away.

Both were unique ideas and different songs to open the show. Not sure if we will ever get a surprise opener again, or anything that they have not done before.



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> Or how about Take The A-Train, that's still my
> favorite.


Yeah, on that one..i say cheers!!God bless the Duke!!

Indeed. It wasn't very spectaculair but it had a lot of energy in it in a way!!

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> Monday we be screaming and shouting so hard you
> wont hear the intro!!!!We Dutch,used to get at
> least four shows every tour sometimes more!Now
> ,its one and,I lle be lucky to be there!!!Its
> gonna be real special I feel it!!


oh rooster, man, I am so glad you will be there too. I can't wait to hear how you and Lizard enjoyed the show. I'll be thinking about you two on Monday. Will Nico be there?

81 tour,take a train..... then the guy screams ladies n gentlemen etc .etc
Fab ending with ol Hendrix!

Its a great grooving tune that'''Take a train '''Thing.I wish they would use''We Love you''As the intro for this Euro leg...that slamming jail door..is really a bang!!!!

rooster Wrote:
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> Its a great grooving tune that'''Take a train
> '''Thing.I wish they would use''We Love you''As
> the intro for this Euro leg...that slamming jail
> door..is really a bang!!!!

Yeah, Lisa would do very well WEEEEEE LOVVVVEEE YOOUUU.

Lukester Wrote:
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> rooster Wrote:
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> > Monday we be screaming and shouting so hard
> you
> > wont hear the intro!!!!We Dutch,used to get at
> > least four shows every tour sometimes more!Now
> > ,its one and,I lle be lucky to be there!!!Its
> > gonna be real special I feel it!!
>
>
> oh rooster, man, I am so glad you will be there
> too. I can't wait to hear how you and Lizard
> enjoyed the show. I'll be thinking about you two
> on Monday. Will Nico be there?

Well,If everything works out fine..Im there...Nic,Wont go..as far as I know..and he told us the reasons..Well...Erik Snow...Thanks again!!!..I think Im gonna tape it..as always...need that exitement!!!Wish you would go to Luke!!



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I'll be there in spirit my fine feathered friend

He'll be able to feel it a bit when the DVD comes out!! Nothing near the real experience ofcourse.

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> He'll be able to feel it a bit when the DVD comes
> out!! Nothing near the real experience ofcourse.

Uhh...I send him my ugly AR tapes!!!with all the roars!!!on it,like in the seventies!!!

Hi Rooster, it would be great with a roostleg LP of the Amsterdam show.
But then again, they might confiscate your equipment.