I had noticed that the "something is really wrong" crowd had been unusually silent after Lyon, Barcelona, and Lisbon. Do good shows not interest you much? Or are they conveniently ignored because they don't fit your conspiracy theories?
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This is much better:
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I am usually more inclined to listen to live as opposed to studio records, but this is one song where I think none of the live versions (with the possible exception of the 1969 tour) comes even close to recreating the magic of the studio version. Has a lot to do with the sound of that riff and the difficulty in replicating the vocals, IMO.
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The only thing more depressing than "renewing acquaintances" with a spouse is getting stuck with one in the first place.
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HelterSkelter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > #1 PARIS #2 BUENOS AIRES #3 this ones tough, I'd > say VENICE but it's not exactly "normal life" with > so many tourists everyday. As a native of Venice, I am a bit amused to see it on top of any "livable" list. It sure is beautiful, but also nauseatingly boring and horr
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Weather and cost of living don't seem to be very important criteria here.
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I'm loving it, even from a distance. I hope they make it to Bangkok this fall...
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Good for you, Turd. I didn't much like your review of the Frankfurt show, as I thought it vastly overstated the significance and the representativeness of that one bum show you had the misfortune of attending. But I am glad you got to see a good one for a change. I hope our boys aren't finished yet, but it's probably reasonable to expect more ups and downs as time goes by.
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These days, I spend my time between Boston and Bangkok.
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rooster Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > While you studying...i liked the fact Jagger > taking the cat walk...run into this crowd..great!! How can you be sure it's not a stunt man doing that?
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Four Stone Walls Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's because, apart from Ronnie's jangling lead > fills (as per the record) I am hearing two rhythm > guitars. Fair enough, but how can you tell which is which?
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Four Stone Walls Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >it is so clear that Blondie is playing Rhythm - Pardon my ignorance, but clear from what? Is it clear because of something you see in the video or because your prior beliefs lead you to interpret it that way? PS: You really can't win with you people. When they sound bad, it's because Keith is br
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Turd On The Run Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Taking into account that some of Keith’s sets on > this tour have taken on the tone of Grand Guignol > Theater - and since these sets have always been > about giving Keith a moment in the spotlight and > Mick a breather before the homestretch of the > B-stage show and the beloved[?], raucous
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PhD candidate in Political Science and Government, Harvard University. "Work" consists of writing my (almost completed) doctoral dissertation and travelling around to strange, faraway lands.
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deuce Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Well folks, I'm a guitar > player and I consider myself a good one. Better > than Keith? Maybe. Getting off your medications was not a good idea deuce.
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The only point the side by side comparison convinces me of is that he just can't take the booze and drugs as well as he did in 1972. That, however, is hardly a surprise. I am just 30 and in damn good health, but I would be totally useless (if not dead) if I ingested today the amounts of drugs and alcohol I used to consume 10 years ago.
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StonesTod Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > can't see it happening....and, frankly, I don't > think they are that great of a blues band anymore > anyway...as Nikki and others have pointed out - > look at what they generally choose for live covers > these days - not standard blues songs - rather r&b > covers that allow Mick, Lis
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Pretty far fetched right now, though it might be a possibility in the future as old age sets in and their (Mick's) athleticism may no longer allow for stadium shows. I am sure it has been on their minds, too. Incidentally, Eric Clapton's album covering old Robert Johnson songs is truly excellent IMHO.
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svendborg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Okay...it looks like they finally have gotten the > act together :-) Mick does say it takes about 20 shows to get it right...
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Didn't think there were a whole of people watching this "sport" left.
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Freedom of speech means you are free to say what you want, not that what you say should go unchallenged.
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They're still a whole lot cooler than the losers who spend their day nitpicking their performances and complain they are not the same band they were in 1969.
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Georges Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Between She was hot and Waiting on a friend, Mick > said in French that the new French Prime Minister > was in the audience. As a result, the audience > started booing loudly. Had a (not so) similar moment at the Globen in 1998. When Mick announced that the king of Sweden was there, I jeered loudly - onl
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Lorenz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think we've ever gotten that many > conflicting reviews... I think it's probably a case of the "see what you want to see" phenomenon - on both sides of the matter. Unsurprisingly, the "conflict" is about Keith. Those who follow the band closely probably have a firm opinio
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bigbang Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In counterpoint to a lot of the discussion here, I > have to admit I felt like writing them off, and > said so here, after the Anaheim concert in Nov > 2005. It was a terrible show.... Come Nov. 2006, > at Dodger Stadium, and they completely redeem > themselves, in my eyes anyway. So, anything could
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Probably as much as potato salad's wife/girlfriend laughs with her friends about what an idiot he is.
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Watch the Austin show first. It will cleanse your soul of all the crap you read on this board.
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With all due respect, this is a load of cheap, pretentious hyperbole. That some people would call this review poetic is besides me. We all know by now that Keith can play great one night and look completely lost the next. But this has little to do with strokes, mental problems, senility, or the onset of Alzheimer's disease. He is probably just wasted. And it seems reasonable to me that a
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If you can't afford to go to the shows, that's your problem. They have the right to set whatever prices they please and live with the consequences of what that means for ticket sales. So far they seem to be doing pretty good. If that's too high for you may consider getting a new job or focusing on cheaper entertainment. I don't go around bitching about Lexus because I can�
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micwer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't buy the whole brain surgery thing. Keith > is just getting old and he seems to be choosing > the nights when he wants to give it all. He was > pretty sloppy at Radio City, pretty good at Giants > Stadium and plain fantastic at both Beacon shows. > BV might say that it's just "
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