Few performances are played with the authority of this band (MSG '72).
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I had forgotten that I had seen them and cannot remember much about the shows themselves. I was enough of a fan to see them twice, at the Forum, then in San Diego. I remember enjoying seeing the shows, but they did not make a lasting impression, obviously.
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Quotebitusa2012 Mick Taylor is listed as playing guitar. Where is he in the mix? I think this is what makes Taylor the ultimate "live boot" artist. If all you knew about the band was from the studio releases you would know that Taylor was a fine guitarist that was often not in or not prominent in the mix. When he shines, he shines, but his playing is often absent or difficult to
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Generally speaking, the '69 performances are very sexy and to me exciting. Later performances are merely exciting. The band would cop to faster tempos but it is a cheap thrill aimed to please. I prefer the stealthy nature of the earlier performances. It fits the lyrics. The Brussels performance is impressive for other reasons, but it makes me feel like I've been run over by a truck
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You can hear Taylor play a Texas boogie riff during the L&G performance of Bitch. For a roadhouse boogie I love this stuff:
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"Madman" is an inspired, extraordinary album and one of my favs. "The Doors" is one of the great debut albums in RnR history. I am reminded that after Light My Fire broke I walked to Darby Park in the Morningside area of Inglewood, CA (near the Forum, more or less) to see this new band, The Doors. They set up in a small gym, played a half an hour, then broke down and moved
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I saw the last San Jose '99 show. It was filmed (as Jagger reminded the audience on more than one occasion), so it was recorded, obviously. Afterward I said that performance would never see the light of day and thus far it hasn't. It appeared to me the band was working way too hard to be exciting and the whole performance felt off. I was in the minority, though. The audience was ro
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Speaking of Shake "Em On Down: I'd like to hear the Stones get into this mode.
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Well, I heard Love In Vain, Live With Me and Midnight Rambler, live, before the album was released. Does that count? Thinking about it now: I saw the 4th live performance of LIV and MR; the 2nd of LWM.
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Interesting, thanks for the post. True the song has been around for ages, but I do not think anything is blase about it. It still jumps out of your speakers in a way the great RnR songs do. The underlying rhythms in the recording are terrific. It was something the band did really well in those days.
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This has become a controversial album for me because of one song and the huge divergence of opinions on the performance. I remember closely listening to YCAGWYW back then and my opinion has not changed since. I listened and listened and when it was over I thought WTF was that? I can be very harsh about what I think of it, but it is ground past traveled. But some people love it and I do not ge
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Yes, the "Ya-Ya's" deluxe release was a joy. To be able to complete the show with the new tracks, to get UMT (with some of my fav Keith playing) and hear Taylor's sweet little solo during I'm Free in that quality, plus Satisfaction...Super! How many people assembled a disc of a complete show in the order played? Someone even spliced in the missing verse on SFTD to comp
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I always thought what the band played on the '69 tour interesting. It was a "comeback" tour of sorts and the addition of a new guitarist added a bit of mystery to the whole thing. It opened with one of the band's greatest singles, it tapped and previewed, respectively, the great BB and LIB albums. Hits from the BJ era were ignored. But it was the 2 Berry and blues numbers
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"Ya-Ya's" is by far my most purchased recording. I have three vinyls, old, older and oldest. And I have at least three disc versions and a full show compilation, an in order version that I and many others assembled when the deluxe version was released. Recently my wife bought an all in one, suitcase type, record player for the grand kids. They are fascinated by it. "You
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I assume MT made some money touring with the Stones. When he has money he takes time off. Or to put it another way he does nothing for extended periods of time. I posted a while back that he would disappear. And he has. He did it after he left the band. He did it when he signed a record contract. He did it after Dylan in '84. I question his motivation with his art and commitment to
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If the band was leery of releasing the film back then, it's not going to change its mind now. I am not sure what I would have thought of it if I had seen it back then, but when I did catch up with the film years (a lifetime) later I thought it a pretty grim depiction of the band and the times. People like to say that "GS" marks the end of the '60's (I do not know what t
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Three times with MT at the Forum in '69, '72 & '73. The L&G performance is a great moment on stage for the band and this time the camera is on the right shot. Jagger is right there and characteristically appreciates the moment. Charlie's flub toward the end does not break MT's concentration. The film of that performance is a treasure.
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Some time ago now, when I used to fool around and do stuff like this, I assembled a collection of songs that I generally called Exile Blues. I know it is not all blues, but like the sound from and the songs are representative of this era. The song list goes like this: Stop Breaking Down Shake Your Hips Casino Boogie Ventilator Blues I Ain't Lying Bluesberry Jam Tumbling Dice Hide
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QuoteGasLightStreet Baby, It's Cold Outside - WORST SONG EVER Winter in LA:
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Mick Martin is a local (Sacramento) bluesman. He has a Saturday afternoon blues show on the local PBS radio station. I think you can stream it. Taylor welcomed him on stage to play harmonica when he played in Chico a number of years ago now. Martin was thrilled to be there and was grateful to receive a recording of the show from me. I have sent him recordings some years back and it was a kic
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After the Brussels performance (1st, don't be obtuse) I wonder if the band knew that it just completed one of its greatest live performances...ever. Can they tell in the moment? Jagger has tremendous stage awareness and he encourages Taylor throughout, but he often did that. As for the Montreux performances, I contend that Taylor fumbles the first one on purpose to give the performance a
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I have posted this before, but I love this performance (and the whole show is great):
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There are some good ones listed, especially the Bobs, but the first one that came to my mind (and my wife's) is The Doors' haunting The End.
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Regarding the RS article: I do not remember Taylor soloing on SFTD in San Diego. But the recording seems to get better as it goes along. Is it the recording or do your ears adjust? In any event...that show has a nice UMT. Otherwise I think the band sounds a bit tired. No wonder. It is its 6th show in 4 nights in 4 cities.
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For my money the sexiest song on Exile is Stop Breaking Down. It certainly has the sexiest riff played by Jagger notwithstanding. But the sexiest album is easy: "Ya-Ya's." I mean that musically and...well...just look at them. From those slow opening chords to the gentle intro of SFM that album is loaded with grooves, confidence and restraint. Every note and chord has a purpo
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This one works for me. Keith gets his riff, Bobby his blow and Taylor his spot. Good band introduction opener.
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Kind of an odd honor for a man who eschews the trapping of stardom and celebrity. But knowing his curmudgeon image perhaps he thought it would be too ungracious to refuse it. He is an odd duck burdened with the love, affection and admiration of his fans. I will ask again: Why do the Stones not cover Gloria on stage? I went to an Oakland show to see Van open, hoping it would happen, but it did
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Somewhere down the line (and I mean decades ago) the band's (Jagger's) put downs and general negativity no longer seemed cool and became tiresome and I realized much to my dismay that in large measure lyric-wise that is all the band had to say. That is where Jagger's mind goes when writing a song, over and over, sex and put downs. It's almost pathological and has become for
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OK, I cheated. I merged my memory with some research and it most probably was "It's All Over Now." Back in the day you got your music mostly on the radio and radio played the singles. It is not a very good song lyric-wise, but it jumped out of your speakers (and still does). And that was enough at the time.
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Has anyone seen this?
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