I seem to be in the minority here but I thought ABB was a pretty damn good album.
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QuoteFather Ted The protracted jams on Hampton added nothing but a slow death to what were otherwise good performances. It's as if they forgot to stop. Oh well, I guess we all have different tastes. I personally loved the long jams in 1981. Sometimes they could be train wrecks, but on a good night they could be pure magic.
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QuoteCristiano Radtke QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Has Melody EVER been done live? I've never seen it in a set list. Two times, at least: El Mocambo 1977 and Shepherds Bush 1999. Oh, thanks! Never knew that!
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Quotetomcasagranda Jamming is something the Stones have never done much of; you would never get them doing an Allmans, or a Dead, or even Gov't Mule (although I love Stoned Side of the Mule). It's never been them. There were a lot of exceptions to that during the 1969 - 1982 era. Solos were never exactly the same twice on a lot of songs. Just listen to Hampton 1981. They're jamm
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The jamming days unfortunately ended as of 81-82. Ever since 1989, they've been sticking more closely to the studio arrangements. It guarantees a "safer" performance and less train wrecks, but oh how I miss the days when they would cut loose onstage!
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Has Melody EVER been done live? I've never seen it in a set list.
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QuoteFrom4tilLate I get amazed that someone would call this "filler." From the beginning it has been one of my faves off TY. It's a so-so song, but a GREAT track. Charlie and Bill swing like mad. I used to bang my head like a hyper pigeon to this track. Tommy Yes - Bill is awesome on this! Just listen also to the difference between live versions from 81-82 and the lackluster ver
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Quotewith sssoul My copy of The Last Tour also has a shot of Mick in the cherry picker on the back - different than the one RockMan's posted, but no kid on a milk crate in sight. Hmmm...wonder if I had a different edition of the book - but thanks for trying!
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QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash There was a book published about the 1981 Tour called "The Last Tour." On the back cover is a picture of a kid (taken from behind) standing on a milk crate facing the stage at JFK Stadium, Philly...That was my friend Kenny. The book was by Philip Kamin, and I've lost my copy. If anyone can provide a picture of the back cover, I'd be oh so grateful...
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There was a book published about the 1981 Tour called "The Last Tour." On the back cover is a picture of a kid (taken from behind) standing on a milk crate facing the stage at JFK Stadium, Philly...That was my friend Kenny.
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QuoteCome On I'm sorry to mention it but Keith has a hell of a clunker in 'Too Rude' from DW...could that song be Stones answer to Beatles version of 'I Wanna Be Your man' which isn't exactly brilliant? Is 'Too Rude' ever played live? Only by Keith and the Winos.
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QuoteDandelionPowderman I'm pretty sure they would have played Citadel had they toured behind TSMR. Love that song!
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Quotehot stuff QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Quotehot stuff Back to zero & Sweet Neo Con are a tie for me. I can live without either of those, but still could sit through them easier than I can through Cherry Oh Baby... REGGAE not your thing! I'm not a big fan of CHERRY OH BABY either but the Stones were getting into reggae and its nothing more than a filler. Not good or bad. No real passi
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Quotefranzk QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Quotefranzk Quotetatters SG probably held the record for most songs played in a single tour (or in a single show, for that matter) until the Stones played all of SF at a club show in 2015 Not really. 8 songs from Some Girls were played in 1978 while 10 songs from Bridges To Babylon were played in 97/98. I seem to recall that 8 songs from SG were typically play
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Quotehot stuff Back to zero & Sweet Neo Con are a tie for me. I can live without either of those, but still could sit through them easier than I can through Cherry Oh Baby...
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Nothing jaw-dropping like Ya Yas or Brussells, but still a very good live album. I like the fact that it sounds much more raw than FP or NS.
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As a die hard Stones fan, even many of their much maligned efforts have a place somewhere in my heart (of stone) - with one glaring exception: I still cannot get past Cherry Oh Baby from Black and Blue. Anyone else care to share their least favorite Stones cut? Talking studio recordings only please...
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Quotefranzk Quotetatters SG probably held the record for most songs played in a single tour (or in a single show, for that matter) until the Stones played all of SF at a club show in 2015 Not really. 8 songs from Some Girls were played in 1978 while 10 songs from Bridges To Babylon were played in 97/98. I seem to recall that 8 songs from SG were typically played but all or most of them were p
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash QuoteTumblin_Dice_07 Quotebanditpanda Happy to find this thread. In 1969 at MSG Keith hadn't found Tele's yet and I'm not sure if he had discovered open G at that time. If that is the case for the opening song of the set, Jumping Jack Flash, for which I'm not yet sure of he was using the Dan Armstrong or a Les Paul did he play in s
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Would it be safe to say that Some Girls has the most played songs of any album in the post- Big Four Era?
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QuoteTumblin_Dice_07 Quotebanditpanda Happy to find this thread. In 1969 at MSG Keith hadn't found Tele's yet and I'm not sure if he had discovered open G at that time. If that is the case for the opening song of the set, Jumping Jack Flash, for which I'm not yet sure of he was using the Dan Armstrong or a Les Paul did he play in standard tuning or open E or Open G with capo
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Quoteshortfatfanny QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Quotetatters QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Makes me wonder which album has the most songs played live? In know that in 78 they payed most of Some Girls. Anybody know the stats? Every song on SF and LIB has been played at least once. SG probably holds the record for most songs played in a single tour (or in a single show, for that matter). Thanks for the clar
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Quotetatters QuoteHonkeyTonkFlash Makes me wonder which album has the most songs played live? In know that in 78 they payed most of Some Girls. Anybody know the stats? Every song on SF and LIB has been played at least once. SG probably holds the record for most songs played in a single tour (or in a single show, for that matter). Thanks for the clarification Tatters! Having been a huge f
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Makes me wonder which album has the most songs played live? In know that in 78 they payed most of Some Girls. Anybody know the stats?
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Quotetimmyj3 Thanks, nicer article. I know I am in the minority but have always really like Dirty Work. Kind of in the middle to middle upper part of the catalog. Its an good listen, not a classic. Actually, I also liked it when it first came out...but I was a rabid 26 year old fanatic who would've been thrilled with anything at that point. I still like it more than most people here s
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Here's an interesting bit about everyone's favorite - lol - album.....
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Quotestones2000 You mean do the Stones play it live anymore? Yup, they play it pretty frequently. Actually, they played it at most of (if not every) show on Zip Code I've been seeing the Stones since 1978 and the only Miss You-less concert I saw was at Giants Stadium n 2006 where Under My Thumb took Miss You's usual slot.
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Quotepeoplewitheyes i think i asked this before, but don´t remember the reason... Why were they playing Stadium shows in the sun of the afternoon? Didn´t they wait till sundown/evening to play. Seems so odd to me. Good question. They did that in stadiums in 75, 78, and 81. Maybe Mick was trying to save money on stage lighting!
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Thanks everyone for the great pics. Brings back fond memories as 78 was my first Stones tour.
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