I love this version! Blows the studio version away. One of those songs that is much better live than studio, such as Out Of Control. Can't believe I'm saying this but like Neighbors better here than the 81 versions. His enunciations of many words / verses the recent Neighbors renditions make me laugh in a good way MEZ

Awwww Man Yeah...kicks like a mule on steroids....



ROCKMAN

That it does Rockman!

Whacked it on a CD comp sometime back and
alotta people contacted asking where it was
from....Couldn't believe it when they were told......

General reply was
"EEErrr got Live Licks but haven't really listened to it....!!!



ROCKMAN

Oops, was it Live Licks ? The only "real" Stones album I don't have. I thought bootlegs were a better choice. Very good version of Neighbours yes

James Lynn wrote:
" Can't believe I'm saying this but like Neighbors better here than the 81 versions."

I believe you, because have the same opinion!

I love this version of Neighbours too. I love the studio cut,but the '03 versions are superior to the live renditions of '81 and '82. Keith is in full Chuck Berry mode on this Paris rendition.

btw, it's NEIGHBOURS, not NEIGHBORS, lol!

of course it's neigbours ... bloody American English :-)

James Lynn Wrote:
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> I love this version! Blows the studio version
> away. One of those songs that is much better live
> than studio, such as Out Of Control. Can't believe
> I'm saying this but like Neighbors better here
> than the 81 versions. His enunciations of many
> words / verses the recent Neighbors renditions
> make me laugh in a good way MEZ

You are so wrong..

Never cared for the studio version much but this live version is totally different and much better, has a bit of that Chuck Berry influence thrown in.

It doesn't touch the 81/82 version or the studio version! If it has female backing singers as opposed to RW/KR then its not good!

On the studio version of Neighbours Ronnie, Charlie and Stu were the heroes who got this song rocking.
On this Live Licks version Keith is the BIG hero who carries the song together with Mick.

Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> Oops, was it Live Licks ? The only "real" Stones
> album I don't have. I thought bootlegs were a
> better choice. Very good version of Neighbours yes


Yup, me too up until recently. I gladly didn't buy this one since it came out because I didnt' want to support it. I got it recently after moving away and not having many Stones CDs with me. I use this to jam on guitar with.

I have to say...almost all the songs from Four Flicks don't sound like they are. Vocally and the way they're mixed...make it sound completely different.

But yes Neighbors ROCKS!

Paul Kersey Wrote:
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> It doesn't touch the 81/82 version or the studio
> version! If it has female backing singers as
> opposed to RW/KR then its not good!

When I saw it live, it was from the small stage; so no big entourage.

The Live Licks version really rocks, I prefer Mick's singing to his shouting on the record, but Bobby Keys has not got the slightest chance against Sonny Rollins.

If you truly think the '03 version tops the '81/'82 version you must be listening with your ass.

Mathijs

"Neighbours" is one of those cuts that has a sign of well of creativity getting dry and I think the only real filler in otherwise great Tattoo You album. I find it surprising that they re-discovered it decades later. In Live Licks they also sound like 'isn't this boring song, lads, but bloody easy to play without rehersial and guitarists even remember the basic chords, well, at least another of them..."

Anyway, that was my opinion.

- Doxa



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I prefer the live 81 versions by far. The newer versions aren't bad but Mick sounds a little flat. I do like how Keith restructures the song in a Berry kind of way. But for me nothing beats the 81 versions.

bobby keys doesnt' play on the Live Licks Neighbors. Its the other sax player, on the alto saxaphone. I think thats Tim Ries right?



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