QuoteCristiano Radtke Robert Greenfield wrote an excellent article on the April 15, 1971 edition of Rolling Stone magazine about the Farewell Tour. I also read some excerpts of his book on the Amazon link and now I've preordered my copy. Fantastic. I remember reading this when I was a teenager in a compilation from Rolling Stone before their 1975 Tour of the Americas. Thank you for the li
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If you ever doubt that the Rolling Stones of 1972/73 were the greatest rock band of all times then jut listen to the last 10 minutes of their legendary Brussels concert in autumn of 1973 /(when Goat's Head Soup was #1 with a bullet worldwide, and they were being accused of going 'soft')...this is their absolute apex...no band - not even the Pistols in 1977 - ever rocked harder, fas
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QuoteAnastasia60 This will be our first time in Zurich as well!! IORR gatherings are amazing - makes the whole Stones concert experience that much better And Mariannerl - we booked rooms at the florhof for our first 3 nights in Zurich, then on show night we are staying at the Crown Plaza... So - what do you recommend we do for our first time in Zurich? Not hiking/biking - we are more int
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Quotestonehearted I have Ethan Russell's book. Coffee table size with lots of large photos. Beautiful book. Highly recommended. Altamont continues to fascinate. I have bootleg recording of the concert and - even in their muddy, sludgy sound - prove that it was one of the Stones' greatest shows. Perhaps the greatest, if one fully comprehends the context.
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QuoteCristiano Radtke Quotemariannerl QuoteGangster-of-love Marianne, is there any recommendation for possible a pre-show meeting of IORRians? Would be pretty nice Since I am admin of Stonestreff Board some of our members would love to meet. I guess we can do that together with iorreans (some are members here and there) I will keep you informed here Count me in! Count me in too...ju
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QuoteGangster-of-love Indeed, GC is far away from cheap and as far as I remember, I paid in 2007 240 Euros for the Frankfurt gig plus the 100 Us$ for the official pre-sale on rs.com. Frankfurt 2007 was perhaps the most frustrating and disappointing Stones concert I ever attended. They were literally giving away tickets for free at show time, the sound was pathetic, the crowd was lame, and Keit
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QuoteJumpinjackflash59 Seems pretty fair to me. I missed Berlin, probably the most interesting venue this tour, and i'm disgusted seeing those hundreds for sale everywhere on ebay, viagogo and other places at insane prices. "Far to be the cheapest, but the easiest tixs ever. Ticketing service started just on time, didn't slow down, after a pair of minutes it was done. I wish it wou
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I got mine for nothing. And that is how much it was worth.
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The system is a total bait and switch. I tried to get front-of-stage standing room at 12:02. Sold Out. Sure. 1500 people booked their standing room tickets the second before me. Bullshit.
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Tried to get my ticket for Berlin. Logged on at 12:01. Gave my password. Nothing available. Wonderful. Great system you freaking teutons.
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Quotes083874 Boy I hope you folks in Europe get the MT experience. You deserve it. And it would be nice, if instead of having him come on and off stage three times they do a special set in right in the middle of the the show with him. Tops(since all three guitars player played on the track) Slipping Away Happy Midnight Rambler Tumblin Dice I don't know why Sway CYHMK Three guitar
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Utterly fantastic! DiamondDog7 (and everybody else), thank you!
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Wonderful interview...and I LOVED the attendant videos...'Did Everyone Pay Their Dues?'...WOW!!!!!!! Who is playing that wild guitar in the background?
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I received this email from a friend who attended the show...I had nbeen waiting for his report...here it is: "Well all I can say is the intangible magic is obvious from the 1st chord. 170,000 people peacefully cramming in to witness the event. Many simply to see the curio of the rolling strolling bones FINALLY doing glastonbury, and many to see if they could actually manage not to bore th
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Quotestonehearted Apparently this YouTube user hasn't yet received the memo, so we can enjoy it while it lasts.... My God...THIS IS EPIC...fast forward to Satisfaction (with Mick Taylor on acoustic guitar...wha????...unleash that mother and the stage will take off into the stratosphere!) and watch Keef's vicious solo and Jagger literally jumping out of his skin with electricity...
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Thank you, Sebastian. I just downloaded into my Kindle Reader App and I perused a few pages...great read! I will read it and leave a great review on Amazon. Thanks again...the book looks fascinating.
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The prices they are demanding is a perfect example of their hubristic, almost comical mis-reading of the times...especially in light of the fact that it is now clear that their collaborative creative well (which is how the best Stones music was created) is bone-dry and a new album is a pipe-dream...so it is on with another lucrative Victory Lap Tour. Doom an Gloom (the new tune) is a great, ki
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On the one hand I am excited. The band sounds refocused. On the other hand I am really disappointed that the band chose to tour without a new album. And the price of the tickets (commented on ad nauseum everywhere) is another downer. It will be interesting to see how the shows sell. This is the ultimate Rolling Jukebox tour. The state of the economy will certainly play a role...I can
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Schillid, this is bloody amazing. It could well be a very rare and valuable item. What a find!!! Beautiful. The care and creativity and expense that goes into these old Rock posters are something we will never see again in this age of digital distribution and utterly devalued music. This is like hieroglyphics to younger generations.
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This is insane. Just amazing. I hope they feel the light and heat and realize that the world is theirs in 2013...a new album, a limited (but wider) tour with the same focus and tightness...dates in Europe...Argentina...some more dates in the States...the possibilities...! Please integrate Mick Taylor into it somehow...and Bill Wyman if possible. I did not think these skinny óld cats would hav
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Quotemidimannz They're hideous Lol, WHAT a stupid comment! These Guys, my/our friends since 1969, are still playing, and why we can't others enjoy the music, if you dont like it, why not?, My elderly advice to you, shut up! If you can't afford it, it's because you aren't earning enough. WE dont care. I'm working my tits off to see a concert next year that's im
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Great read. Great find. A true time-capsule back to the mid-80's. Hard to believe, after reading the article, that the Stones are back in New York this week...26 years later...still together and singing for their supper! Thank you!!
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I've spent the last several hours or so flying through these posts and watching the videos. Thank you to everyone for being so generous with your words, pictures, and videos. What a rush to hear Keith once again locked into his guitar! And Ronnie's playing is also so terrific. Jagger is really singing again!!! The nasal twine is almost gone and his strong, supple voice is once again
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QuoteDuane in Houston I applaud The Stones for 50 years of great music and all that goes along with it. I think it's fantastic that they are taking the dinosaur out (one last time?) to celebrate their 5Oth anniversay as the world's greatest rock-n-roll band. And I am verily impressed that they are getting people to pay $1000 for a ticket.... God Bless free enterprise and good old wester
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Quoteotonneau Quotepinkfloydthebarber Quotepaulywaul Quotepinkfloydthebarber Lots of grumbling about stones show ticket prices. gosh hey, if you think prices are too high, then DONT GO ok? is this so hard? thanks How about this for a suggestion to you - on behalf of a great many people that somewhat unsurprisingly are inclined to think the prices are a just a little bit on the hig
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The Rolling Stones are the Fat Duck of the entertainment industry. Mathijs Mathijs are you serious, 9 months to get a seat in these restaurants? I would say it's time to expand at any cost! If you'd expand people would not be paying the big bucks anymore, so you would earn less as overhead will grow. If you decrease the amount of tables you will have to increase prices so less
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The Stones sound energized...the new song rocks...let's hope the vibe holds. Fantastic inside information. Thank you!
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QuoteRedhotcarpet A M A Z I N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This band never - ever - looked cooler. With the exception of Brian Jones in 1966 and 1968 of course. Thanks for posting. Seen some of them before but some I think are new uploads? Amazing pics. Handbook in how to be a rock star. Having been at several of the shows in New York pictured here I have to concur...the Stones -- already the cooles
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QuoteChrisM Or to give themselves a more continental aire, "Les Garcons de la Plage' Brilliant.
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What a drag...Mike Love once again kills the Good Vibrations. I enjoyed the tour and really liked the album...some real gems in it. Can he really be that obtuse? The Beach Boys brand has just been somewhat burnished and rehabilitated by the last tour and album...and he wants to drag it back into the dusty attic of mutual acrimony? What the hell is the matter with that old coot?
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