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country honk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "While I sadly agree with your assessment of > Keith's faculties to a degree...keep in mind that > he's only been SINGING the same two songs every > night, but he still needs to play guitar on 19-20 > other songs. > > It's laziness more than lack of mental abilities. &
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Coolest part is KR's backing vocals, IMO.
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Excellent post. It'll take me a while to digest and try to respond, but I have to take issue with one small point. Like yourself, I'm also a HUGE Springsteen fan. (I think we're a minority...a lot of people don't like both Bruce and the Stones). Anyway, while Bruce isn't playing Born to Run on the Devils and Dust acoustic tour, you'd be hard pressed to come up with t
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> > Waste of time. I dont "have to" do anything. I've > argued this for years until i'm blue in the face, > so if you're really that desperate to look for my > opinions on ticket prices at length, I'm sure a > quick dig through the archives should find plenty > of posts from me on the subject. > > The argument that its "cap
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I'll say it again. If the Stones can virtually fill the arenas and stadiums charging up to $450, then that's what the tickets are worth. Entire Economic textbooks have been written on the topic (of supply and demand). One can argue the "relative worth" to them all day long. But if that means that the ticket is too much for THEM to spend, then evidently someone else is buying i
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Torn and Frayed
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Luxury
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Gazza Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > balls Sorry Gazza, but I have to agree with this. If they can put a**es in 95% of the seats at $160 - $450 per, then the price is worth it. It's pure capitalism. Anything else is just an extraneous argument. Further, I agree that selling tickets for less than they can get cheapens their worth.
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Ernest Craven Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its not so much about bum notes cos they made > plenty in the 70's and early 80's but what they > had then is the ability to play as a band and not > a big vegas act. Why do they need all the extras > on stage?? Because they can't do it anymore.. > simple! I seriously dont believ
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I have a problem throwing Mathijs and Gazza in the same category. Mathijs' posts are virtually 100% dissenting and critical. There has to be some redeeming factor in this band, doesn't there? On the other hand, Gazza's posts are usually more objective and well thought out.
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J.J.Flash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > who wants a sugar-coated rah rah board that > worships the ground the stones walk on. i love > that we can criticize and give praise. otherwise, > it would be the most boring forum ever! Would that be Brown Sugar coated?
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T&A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > virgil Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just keep analyzing the s..t out of > everything and > > don't enjoy one moment of the tour. > > > > > > "an unanalyzed tour is one not worth attending" > > This c
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> > > I wonder if you realize that we're talking about > the music, not the pyrotechnics, Mick's costumes, > Lisa's boobs or the spotlights show, all of them > things I cannot taste with my ears (although > tasting Lisa's boobs with my ears wouldn't be > bad...) > > > The IORRean formerly known as Cousin Lou > (There´
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I wonder if you realize how ridiculously ironic it is that you start the second sentence of this mindless, rambling post with "I haven't seen any shows yet."
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As BV has mentioned countless times, the setlist is not necessarily a barometer of the quality of the show. For Philly #2 many songs were played in a different sequence than in prior shows. The pacing was phenomenal. BOMH into MR was worth the price of admission. You had to be there. Reading the list of songs played tells about a tenth of the story.
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Impossible to cap it at two, but if pressed I'd have to say Rocks Off and Torn and Frayed.
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Chippy - So cool, man. I was in Section 7 (facing the front of the b-stage) and I'm re-living MY and HTW thanks to your vids. Thanks!
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Great Drake. I can't resist this, though: Only "Sway" could get a practicing Southern Baptists to say, "Yeah, F*** Yeah"
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Probably the sanest response to the whining and bitching I've ever read. Whether proud is a newbie or a veteran, he/she has his/her finger planted firmly on the pulse of the whole deal.
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For those that think it's about the money...you've got it wrong. It stopped being about the money 20 years ago. The Stones (at least Mick and Keith) have descendents into the 22nd century with more than enough money. I firmly believe it's about the love of the music. It can't be easy for artists of their ages to deliver a show with the intensity of the show I witnessed Wednesd
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Rule of thumb: add 1 hour 45 minutes to the time printed on the ticket.
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Ok. I stand corrected. Sounds like a few here have more info than me. I was just listening to the Fort Worth, TX show. The intro voice sounds weak and somewhat amatuerish. Did Mick do this backstage or through a different mike? Because when the lead vocals come in for Let It Rock it sounds much stronger.
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Can someone who attended 1978 shows please settle this? I definitely don't think it's Mick. For no other reason that, even as early as 1978, the words "Rolling Stones" were such a valuable trademark that MJ wouldn't cheapen it to say "Rolling F***ing Stones".
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Whether it's Sam Cutler or Chip Monck, it's DEFINITELY not Jagger. Why would a member of the band introduce the band? Especially the Stones.
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Post of the day!!
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Did a Google search for Sam Cutler 1978 and was directed to a site selling boots. For the June 1978 show at Palladium in New York, it reads "...with no Sam Cutler introduction." Implied is that he did do the others. For what it's worth.
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Gazza, I'm pretty sure it was Sam Cutler in 1978 also.
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The name of the person who did this introduction escapes me. But, if I'm not mistaken it's the same person who introduces the band on Get Yer Ya Yas Out. In listening to the Handsome Girls collection, he drops the F-Bomb more than once. Another variation is "And now from England, the f***ing, amazing Rolling Stones." Also, as mentioned above, the great Chuck Berry cover "
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What amazes me is that someone who is so obviously clueless about the Rolling Stones would spend so much effort reviewing A Bigger Bang. That's one of the problems I have with the customer reviews on Amazon. Everyone thinks they're an expert. People like this dude probably think that Jann Wenner is going to read their journalistic masterpiece and offer them a job as a music critic for R
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