I've just played it at apartmentbuilding-covering volume to get pumped up for tonights match, I usually do in fact... no way I know to show my appreciation for this SMOKING HOT piece of pure Rolling Stones brand RnR...

Jelle

A lot of great comments here!

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Rev. Robert W.
I watched that tune absolutely ignite the Capitol Theater during the MTV "Live at the Ten Spot" gig.

YES! Truth be told, if I were to choose any other performance aside from St. Louis it'd be this one. Ronnie is absolutely brilliant on this. In fact the entire show is great. I always thought they should've put this version on No Security. The Buenos Aires version is good--but I didn't appreciate the edit/cut at the end of the song!

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grizzlybear
A magic moment !
Keith walking with biiig steps towards Mick. Guitar and harmonica solo joined together.
What was He whispering ( or shouting ) in Mick's ear ?

Yes, a favorite moment of mine as well. I think Keith was just egging and pushing Mick as he played the harmonica. I think I see Keith mouth something like "Play that harmonica, motherf*cker!" I've noticed several times Keith seems to have a secret "fetish" when Mick plays the harmonica. Sometimes you see moments when Mick wails on the harmonica and you see Keith grin or smile or make a gesture--and you know he's loving it.

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TooTough
The Midnight Rambler of the 90s.
Fantastic live, with the quiet/loud change, the guitars and the harmonica
solo at the peak. Remember when Mick blew the harp and Keith was strolling
around him?

HA! I never thought of it that way. But yes...the MR of the 90's definitely!


To me, OOC during No Security or any other time after '97 didn't do it for me. I'm real stubborn about this but I personally feel that 1997 was a very special year for the Stones. There was something about their sound and their performances that was just so fresh, angry and bold. In my mind, 1998 was a turning point for them I feel, that continues today. I don't know how to explain it or define it but from 1998 on--they haven't been exactly the same.



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It was played back to back with Saint of Me on the BTB shows that I saw....one of the few songs that I had never heard before seeing it in concert and I was completely blown away....Mick was crazy flying around the stage (Houston)...and Saint of Me was fantastic as well....that was a great tour!

Awesome song live. And would be a better choice than playing You Got Me Rocking every tour. Two of the highlights for me at the first Fenway show were Out of Control and Back of my Hand, sadly they were both dropped shortly after.

Seems like each tour they drop tunes that shouldn't be. I always wished they kept playing One Hit to the body in 89, let the song evolve a bit.

I'd love to see them make Out of Control a perma-part of their tour sets. But not the truncated version from the Bigger Bang tour --the whole, blows-all-the-doors off version from the Babylon tour. If you get a chance, listen to the version they played at the '97 VH1 fashion awards. Keith's amp is turned WAY UP and it blows through your speakers like a train through your living room. It is breathless and wonderful.

I'd also recommend an absolute smoker of a version from Edmonton 1997, available on a soundboard from that show.

OOC was a milestone for me as a stones fan. When they started touring again in 1989, I was neck deep in family life, kids, tight money, etc. so by the time the B2B tour started I had not seen them since 1981. I wondered if they had become just a Vegas greatest hits band, and heard the complaints about too much brass and backup singers.
Heading out for one of my kids school functions one night, I popped a tape in the VCR for the hell of it to record the MTV 10 Spot appearance. Remember they had to cancel a coupld weeks earlier because Mick was ill? When I finally got to watch the tape a few days later it was 'Tumbling Dice - not bad but I miss the strong break before the outro', 'ASMB - is this what the Stones have become?', 'Sister Morphine - great to hear, but they cut a verse and Ronnie's solo's & fills left a lot to be desired'.
Then OOC - incredible. I've always been partial to Keith, but Mick totally blew me away with his performance. That sneering grimace, the nasty harp playing, that crazy walk/dance all the way across the stage during the outro. He single handedly restored my faith that they could still create and perform great new material. Keith's driving guitar and Ronnie's wah-wah playing were icing on the cake. It was like another Midnight Rambler - an album cut with little airplay that just explodes on stage. My son was just becoming a Stones fan and said 'wow, I didn't know Ronnie could play like that'. Fortunately, by the time they came to town a couple months later I had scraped together enough cash for an expensive (at the time) $100 seat. 10 yrs later and I still have that VCR and pop it in once in a while and get goose bumps all over again.

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Crackinup
OOC was a milestone for me as a stones fan. When they started touring again in 1989, I was neck deep in family life, kids, tight money, etc. so by the time the B2B tour started I had not seen them since 1981. I wondered if they had become just a Vegas greatest hits band, and heard the complaints about too much brass and backup singers.
Heading out for one of my kids school functions one night, I popped a tape in the VCR for the hell of it to record the MTV 10 Spot appearance. Remember they had to cancel a coupld weeks earlier because Mick was ill? When I finally got to watch the tape a few days later it was 'Tumbling Dice - not bad but I miss the strong break before the outro', 'ASMB - is this what the Stones have become?', 'Sister Morphine - great to hear, but they cut a verse and Ronnie's solo's & fills left a lot to be desired'.
Then OOC - incredible. I've always been partial to Keith, but Mick totally blew me away with his performance. That sneering grimace, the nasty harp playing, that crazy walk/dance all the way across the stage during the outro. He single handedly restored my faith that they could still create and perform great new material. Keith's driving guitar and Ronnie's wah-wah playing were icing on the cake. It was like another Midnight Rambler - an album cut with little airplay that just explodes on stage. My son was just becoming a Stones fan and said 'wow, I didn't know Ronnie could play like that'. Fortunately, by the time they came to town a couple months later I had scraped together enough cash for an expensive (at the time) $100 seat. 10 yrs later and I still have that VCR and pop it in once in a while and get goose bumps all over again.

NICE!

Yup...I was pretty impressed with this performance of OOC. If there was one word to describe it: tight. They were absolutely tight as a band. Ronnie's solos were majestic.



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Yes sir, great live song; in Nashville it was right before Far Away Eyes.
Yee Ha that was indeed a great show too !!

All of you get the soundboard version of San Diego 1998
and listen to Keith´s guitar before the harmonica solo...
goosebumps and wet eyes, I tell you!

Out of Control LIVE

...was an unexpected highlight of the 97/98 tour...very strong.

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

Have this favorited on youtube..and fortunate enough to have the dvd.

just awesome.

forgot I uploaded to google--long ago.
bigger picture.Maybe a little fuzzier than the smaller version





HOLY COW___Is this a new feature? I posted the link and the video was posted?????????????? its not what I wanted..lol



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I find the LP version to be a great track. I like the edit version just as much. And the performance on No Security is excellent, as the same with the DVD. Perhaps Out Of Control and Flip The Switch were their two faves to play from the album simply because they rock so hard. Saint Of Me had a lot of energy as well. It seems that that tour they were stoked on performing the new material. It's too bad they didn't have that energy for ABB.

And I really love the fact that FOUR Bridges To Babylon songs appear on No Security - the most of any record they've toured for to make a live album.

....i'd like to have seen what george martin could've done with that 'song', that simple waa waa with creeping bass line...........

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Spud
I suppose this is where the "setlist whiners and moaners" have a point.
Sometimes the new songs work really well on stage....but there's never any room on the set list to fit them in on subsequent tours. Shame.

There is always room, but with every tour since 89, the setlist shrinks. The happy medium is to add a few numbers. So you add 15 or 20 minutes to a less than 2 hour show.

That will satisfy the warhorse panhandlers and those who desire a more diversified show.

Right On!

Play a little longer, diversify it. We don't need an opening act.

Allright,I may go down swiningig on this. But I just listened to the live version from Oakland on the opening night of the No Security tour. Twice...counting the night I was there That's 3 times I've heard that version. Still not geting any better.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

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sweetcharmedlife
Allright,I may go down swiningig on this. But I just listened to the live version from Oakland on the opening night of the No Security tour. Twice...counting the night I was there That's 3 times I've heard that version. Still not geting any better.

Sweetcharmedlife,

My favorite hockey fan from the west coast. I was just watching the Harlem Globetrotters goofing around in your shark tank today. If I ever get up there we must check out a game, preferably a Sabres game with a big win like earlier this season

Anyways you need to have the right buzz to appreciate the song at its best.

Sicilian,the right buzz is never a problem for me. ....The Sabres actully won a few games lately huh?.....My beloved Sharkies won a thrilling shootout today. Jeremey Roenick buries the game winner against his former team.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Yeah their streaky this year. They got screwed in Atlanta last night. Winning the game until 17 seconds left. Atlanta scored on a 6 on 3 powerplay (they pulled their goalie for the extra man) then won the shootout. But we beat them 10 to 1 a few weeks ago.

Roenick is a punk. How is our man Grier that you stole from us a couple seasons ago?

Yeah but he's our punk and Grier is still kicking ass.....Oh and thanks again Boston,for the worst trade in sports history.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"



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Hi all.

I was looking forward to Out Of Control during the last part of ABB tour, but...
If they had played it in Madrid, everybody there would had gone out of control for sure.

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Justin
Bridges was my first tour that made me a fan. I remember watching the St. Louis show countless times. Endlessly watching it again and again. This song blew me away then, and it still does.

Man. I did the exact same thing. I watched St. Louis over and over again also. And OOC was one of the best. Need I say that while the studio track rocks, the best version is the Don Was live mix version?

JumpingKentFlash

I've never been able to find the Don Was live mix version. Is it the same one on No Security only remixed? What's the deal with it? Is it anywhere on youtube? I was only ever able to find the single with the LP, edit and goofy stupid remix versions...those stupid 'call out hook' things @#$%& wastes of space...

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skipstone
I've never been able to find the Don Was live mix version. Is it the same one on No Security only remixed? What's the deal with it?

That version came from MSG 98, unlike the No Security version (Buenos Aires) - and can only be found on a promotional release cd single.

they had the cage in Oakland which I don't think lasted too much longer since it didn't really fit in with the stripped down NS set. Never have heard the boot but I remember it being pretty hot



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I've never been able to find the Don Was live mix version

It was a Virgin USA Promo only 5" CD single release....but
surprisingly quite often turns up in the second hand bin of record shops...

Also included as bonus track on Rio 98 VGP198

THEROLLINGSTONES - OUTOFCONTROL - DPRO-13159







ROCKMAN

It really is great live. Not too excited about the studio version. This is one of those rare tracks like MIDNIGHT RAMBLER that just screams to be played live. Saw it in 97, and 99. It was also played the first 3 shows of ABB tour. The crowd up front at Fenway was a little too stuffy for my liking, and I thought the performance of that song both nights was mediocre. However, the show in Hartford Connecticut this song exploded. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

It should be played live often.

Brilliant - thanks for posting!

Out of Control is one of the two songs that, to me, Mick performs best. He really acts it out like a maniacal monster, especially near the end when he would move from one side of the stage to the other. Toward the end of the BTB tour, he would pull his t-shirt out of his pants, put the bottom of it in his mouth, sneer, and move arms outstretched to the end of the runway. During the No Security shows, he outdid it by pulling the shirt over his entire head in one fast, fell swoop, and continue walking/dancing to the end of the runway. A short glimpse of it is available on the Charlotte 1999 version that JP from France was selling a while back. If anyone can post it, you'll see how great it was.

very energetic, let's groove tonight kind, alternative rythms, wonderful trompet (like on the extended version of "terrifying"). A wonderful mixture.
The live version is maybe better than the studio one.
I agree this one should be back in the set, as opener : it would start slowly in the dark, then a quick light on Mick, quick one on Keith and so on... then the explosion : fireworks, maximum guitars volume ! wouah