That's one great looking setlist! I assume it'll be up for sale at the Archives store soon?
Yeah, I think with Brussels Affair it was the next day or something, just long enough so that Google Music could say it had the "Exclusive".
It is a pretty good set, and it sounds great. I think 4 of these tracks appeared on "Still Life", but they sound much better here. Bob Clearmountain did an excellent mixing job. I probably prefer Brussels Affair due to Mick Taylor's guitar work, but this has a whole lot more tracks, better overall selection.
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MysteryTrain, the Stones site sent out a message that Hampton would be going up on the StonesArchive site for the International fans "imminently", so keep an eye out.
funny, I just started really getting into the Stones lately, buying each album and very much enjoying hearing things other than the radio songs that I know well.
funny, I just started really getting into the Stones lately, buying each album and very much enjoying hearing things other than the radio songs that I know well.
Thanks so much for pointing me to the bootlegs!!
Hope you enjoy them. Brussels Affair is probably one of the best Stones live releases ever. Mick Taylor's guitar work is crazy good. I'm really liking this Hampton '81 show, but by this time The Stones were a very different band. Still good music and a very good concert to have, but the Stones in the 60s/70s and The Stones from the 80s or the present are like apples and oranges.
I love that they're doing these archive releases though, very exciting.
Some shows I'm still hoping to see:
Leeds University '71
Back Strap Jacket - Live In Australia '73
El Mocambo '77
And of course something from the Brian Jones era.
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funny, I just started really getting into the Stones lately, buying each album and very much enjoying hearing things other than the radio songs that I know well.
Thanks so much for pointing me to the bootlegs!!
Hope you enjoy them. Brussels Affair is probably one of the best Stones live releases ever. Mick Taylor's guitar work is crazy good. I'm really liking this Hampton '81 show, but by this time The Stones were a very different band. Still good music and a very good concert to have, but the Stones in the 60s/70s and The Stones from the 80s or the present are like apples and oranges.
I love that they're doing these archive releases though, very exciting.
Some shows I'm still hoping to see:
Leeds University '71
Back Strap Jacket - Live In Australia '73
El Mocambo '77
And of course something from the Brian Jones era.
I am enjoying them a lot. Have to say that seeing "Ladies And Gentlemen" on tv last year got me started, just picked that up on dvd. Also reading Keith's book, my girlfriend got it for me for Christmas and that is giving a lot of background on the songs and albums and tours. Great rock and roll history.
I am enjoying them a lot. Have to say that seeing "Ladies And Gentlemen" on tv last year got me started, just picked that up on dvd. Also reading Keith's book, my girlfriend got it for me for Christmas and that is giving a lot of background on the songs and albums and tours. Great rock and roll history.
Yeah, "Ladies And Gentlemen" was amazing. Have you checked out "Some Girls: Live In Texas '78" yet? Even though I'm a bigger fan of the Taylor era, and Jones era than Ronnie Wood era, it's a great DVD/CD set. Like I said earlier, comparing one era to another is like apples and oranges, but it is visually a great film, and musically pretty good too. Lots of energy, I'm sure partly supplied by cocaine but also from the small venue. Mick is completely insane in that show.
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Listening to the Hampton show now. The mix is great, which is more or less the same as Brussels Affair. Love the whole loose, raw vibe to the songs.
Yeah, Bob Clearmountain (who mixed both Brussels and Hampton, as well as Texas '78 and hopefully the 4 remaining shows) did an excellent job with these recordings. I've heard the raw soundboard of Hampton, and heard the audio that was from the PPV broadcast of this show, and he definitely made it come alive. Even the tracks that have seen an actual CD release on "Still Life" (Let's Spend The Night Together is the only one I know for sure comes from the same show) sound so much better on this release. So it's even an improvement over the official (and remastered in 2009) live release. Bob Clearmountain recorded and mixed "Still Life" also, but I guess he's learned quite a bit since '81 or he has better equipment/technology to work with.
I've always heard the '81 tour was great, but for those of us that weren't there all we had as a document was "Still Life", which just wasn't that great. Only 10 songs (4 of which were covers) and not a very good selection. And the recording just doesn't have much life to it. Lots of people had hoped that if they released an '81 show it would have been Kansas City, because Mick Taylor joined them for that show. But Taylor wasn't plugged into the soundboard, just the PA system. So on the soundboard recordings you can only hear Ronnie and Keith, and I haven't heard an audience recording that was even somewhat salvageable to create an official release out of.
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Listening to the Hampton show now. The mix is great, which is more or less the same as Brussels Affair. Love the whole loose, raw vibe to the songs.
Yeah, Bob Clearmountain (who mixed both Brussels and Hampton, as well as Texas '78 and hopefully the 4 remaining shows) did an excellent job with these recordings. I've heard the raw soundboard of Hampton, and heard the audio that was from the PPV broadcast of this show, and he definitely made it come alive. Even the tracks that have seen an actual CD release on "Still Life" (Let's Spend The Night Together is the only one I know for sure comes from the same show) sound so much better on this release. So it's even an improvement over the official (and remastered in 2009) live release. Bob Clearmountain recorded and mixed "Still Life" also, but I guess he's learned quite a bit since '81 or he has better equipment/technology to work with.
I've always heard the '81 tour was great, but for those of us that weren't there all we had as a document was "Still Life", which just wasn't that great. Only 10 songs (4 of which were covers) and not a very good selection. And the recording just doesn't have much life to it. Lots of people had hoped that if they released an '81 show it would have been Kansas City, because Mick Taylor joined them for that show. But Taylor wasn't plugged into the soundboard, just the PA system. So on the soundboard recordings you can only hear Ronnie and Keith, and I haven't heard an audience recording that was even somewhat salvageable to create an official release out of.
Man, i would like to hear that KC show with Mick Taylor. HOPING Mick Taylor is with them during the 50th Anny Tour.
I have 2 soundboard shows from 1981( Both Philly shows). They were the first 2 shows of the tour. SBD is good, but the performance was just ok. I was at the first show, and was about 5 yards from the stage.
Man, i would like to hear that KC show with Mick Taylor. HOPING Mick Taylor is with them during the 50th Anny Tour.
I think the second part (if there is a tour) is very likely, but a quality version of that KC show I think is impossible since Mick wasn't plugged into the soundboard. You can easily find an audience recording (though the quality isn't really worth bothering with in my opinion) with a Google search. Ronnie wasn't all that happy with Taylor's playing, saying "He was bulldozing through parts of songs that should have been subtle, ignoring breaks and taking uninvited solos.". But that may have just been Ronnie being cheesed about having his face melted off by a superior guitar player.
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Best place to start with The Stones? Any shows considered classic?
You mean just for live stuff, or where to get started on actual albums?
If it's just live stuff
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - recorded in New York and Baltimore 1969
Archive #1: The Brussels Affair (Live 1973)
Back Strap Jacket (Unofficial Bootleg - Australia 1973)
Some Girls Live In Texas '78 (DVD or Blu-Ray, can be bought as a set with audio CD included or just the film)
Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (no CD, just film, from Ft. Worth and Houston shows of Exile tour)
Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus: Unaired 1968 television special released in '96. DVD or CD sold separately, no set. Includes performances by The Who, Dirty Mac (Lennon, Richards, Clapton, Mitch Mitchell) Jethro Tull and others as well.
With "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out", I highly recommend the 40th Anniversary Box Set. It's only about $40 and comes with 2 extra CDs that the regular album doesn't have. 1 disc is extra Stones tracks, the other is performances by B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner, who were opening acts on the tour. And it comes with a DVD of bonus material.
That's the best stuff out there in my opinion. The second archive release of Hampton '81 is really good, but it's not something I would tell somebody to "start out" with. And there is plenty of other lives stuff out there, both official and unofficial, but that's the best stuff.
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I just noticed they're selling Australia '73 Tour Lithographs on the Stones Archive site.
Pretty much all the merchandise there is related to the bootlegs. I wonder if that's a not so subtle hint that Back Strap Jacket is going to be released. Or at least one of the Australia shows.
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I just noticed they're selling Australia '73 Tour Lithographs on the Stones Archive site.
Pretty much all the merchandise there is related to the bootlegs. I wonder if that's a not so subtle hint that Back Strap Jacket is going to be released. Or at least one of the Australia shows.
"See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
I just noticed they're selling Australia '73 Tour Lithographs on the Stones Archive site.
Pretty much all the merchandise there is related to the bootlegs. I wonder if that's a not so subtle hint that Back Strap Jacket is going to be released. Or at least one of the Australia shows.
Yeah, I guess the thinking is to take bootlegs people know and love, and put them out with actual decent sound quality. The bootlegs released so far have been "tried and true", Back Strap Jacket would certainly fall in that category. Although the audio on Back Strap Jacket is pretty good for a bootleg, it could be a whole lot better.
It should be noted though that Brussels Affair is not the same show that everybody had on bootleg. The original bootleg was of the early show, the new Brussels Affair is of the second show which nobody knew audio of existed.
By the way they recently put out the video to supplement Hampton. When they released Brussels there was a video put up of Mick and Keith talking/reminiscing about the show, and now they put one up for Hampton. I guess each bootleg will have a little 5-6 minute behind the scenes doc.
Kind of interesting. I didn't know that "Start Me Up" began as a Reggae song. And it was funny what Keith said about the guy running on stage: "I have no idea what this guy's going to do. I don't know if he's going to stab Mick, hug him, kiss him, roll over and screw 'em. I don't know. "
Here's the one for Brussels for those that didn't see it.
At first thought of a Stones tour I kinda thought that they are just getting too damn old at this point. But then again, Buddy Guy and BB King are in their 70's and they still are great live. McCartney is almost 70 and he is still gonna tour too. I really hope they do something special. 50 years is incredible! Is there any other band that has pulled that off?
I may be in the minority, but I thought Bridges to Babylon was a pretty good album. :geek:
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At first thought of a Stones tour I kinda thought that they are just getting too damn old at this point. But then again, Buddy Guy and BB King are in their 70's and they still are great live. McCartney is almost 70 and he is still gonna tour too. I really hope they do something special. 50 years is incredible! Is there any other band that has pulled that off?
I may be in the minority, but I thought Bridges to Babylon was a pretty good album. :geek:
I like Bridges To Babylon too. It was the first new album that came out after I had become a fan (probably around '95 or '96), I was in high school at the time and it was the first time I went out to "buy the new Stones album" which was kind of cool. I really liked it though, and the tour was great.
As for bands making it to 50, I'm not sure if any have. I don't know of any. I know The Who is approaching 50 in a couple of years, but they weren't continuously together through the 50 years, as they "broke up" in '82. This year will also mark the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first album.
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USAT: Any special plans for the Stones' 50th anniversary this year?
MJ: We have lots of special things planned, but I'm not telling you what they are!
USAT: Not even one thing?
MJ: Well, I don't know what's been announced and what hasn't been announced, but everyone asks me about the shows. We haven't announced any shows yet, but I do hope that something happens, even though nothing's booked. There will be lots of lovely things.
Can't help but wonder what special/lovely things there will be. There is going to be an official 50th Anniversary book as the pre-order has already popped up on Amazon.uk. There are rumors on the Stones message boards from usually reliable sources that a stage is already in the works and tour shirts have gone to the printers. I usually don't pay much attention to rumors like that, but there are some actual insiders over there.
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I really hope they do a tour. I seen them in 2006 and I was about 10 feet from the front of the stage...what an amazing experience and concert. Blew my mind. They are amazing. Mick moves around like he is still in his thirtys.
I really hope they do a tour. I seen them in 2006 and I was about 10 feet from the front of the stage...what an amazing experience and concert. Blew my mind. They are amazing. Mick moves around like he is still in his thirtys.
I would love to get to see them again.
Probably my favorite band behind PJ
Yeah, Mick's energy is crazy considering his age. It's even more incredible when you consider that (as shown in one of the Biggest Bang documentaries) that Mick has a backstage running area set up before each show and he does sprints for 20 minutes to warm up for each show. So even before he goes out there and runs/dances/sings for 2 hours or more, he's doing sprints for 20 minutes backstage. Most people his age would probably be on the verge of collapse just after 20 minutes of sprints, much less just doing that as a warm up for a whole concert worth of running and spazzing around. The first time I saw them it blew my mind too. I was pretty close too and they were giving more energy and effort than bands I had seen that were 1/3 their age. They might be old, and rich, but they don't seem to ever do a show on cruise control, they always put on a good show. They put out the same energy in some backwater town as they do if they're playing Madison Square Garden with a film crew there or something. Not saying they're the only ones that do that, Pearl Jam obviously always puts on a good show too. I just find it impressive with the Stones considering their age and how long they've been doing it.
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Alright we're between releases in the anniversary year, so let's talk Stones albums. Curious to see what PJ fans think of this one.
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Bullshit "Sgt. Pepper" knockoff, genius, or just "blah"?
As an album it certainly doesn't work the way it should in my mind, especially with the Sgt. Pepper comparisons. But it has some great tracks. This really could have been a genius album with the likes of Citadel, 2000 Man, She's A Rainbow and 2000 Light Years From Home. I'll even allow On With The Show, as it has a pretty inspired vocal melody (I can't help but think this track inspired Waiting For The Worms on The Wall), and is pretty great at times. But the overall execution, some of the filler in between, and the way it just doesn't flow at all really holds it back. To me this is a masterpiece that could have been, they didn't quite have enough pieces to finish the puzzle though, and were maybe a little too stoned to execute it properly. But the individual songs that do work, work fucking great.
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OK, the rumors were true. Archive Release #3 - "L.A. Friday" released today on Google Music, expected to be released tomorrow (as that was the official release date given) on StonesArchive.com
"L.A. Friday" - Live At The Los Angeles Forum 1975
1. Honky Tonk Women
2. All Down The Line
3. If You Can't Rock Me
4. Get Off Of My Cloud
5. Starfucker (Star Star)
6. Gimme Shelter
7. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
8. You Gotta Move
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want
10. Happy
11. Tumbling Dice
12. Band Intros
13. It's Only Rock N' Roll (But I Like It)
14. Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
15. Fingerprint File
16. Angie
17. Wild Horses
18. That's Life (Billy Preston on Lead Vocals)
19. Outta Space (Billy Preston on Lead Vocals)
20. Brown Sugar
21. Midnight Rambler
22. Rip This Joint
23. Street Fighting Man
24. Jumping Jack Flash
25. Sympathy For The Devil
Can't wait to hear this. I'm at work right now so I can't really listen.
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OK, after 1 listen (clocking in at 2.4 hours) I'm VERY impressed. Some opinions on the Stones board is that this is the best of the Archive series so far, even better than Brussels Affair. Making it one of, if not THE best live album. I'm not sure I would go that far, because Woody is no Taylor, but in the beginning, when he still had something to prove, he was pretty fucking fantastic. There are some things that make this a bit of a better release, namely the length and song selection, and secondly Billy Preston's set shaking things up.
Some of the highlights:
If You Can't Rock Me/Get Off Of My Cloud: Similar to the medly on Love You Live (though not the same) but broken up into two tracks instead of one. GOOMC was reworked for these medley performances into a bit of an Open G rocker, which sounds pretty good.
You Gotta Move: Again, similar yet different from that on Love You Live, not to mention a better/clearer mix. Played on electric guitar instead of acoustic as on the studio version and Ya-Ya's version. Never my favorite song, but sounds great here.
You Can't Always Get What You Want: A pretty long version, clocking in over 15 minutes, but unlike the Brussels version there is no extended saxophone solo, it's all guitar solo here. Dueling guitar solos between Ronnie and Keith actually.
Wild Horses: Never heard a version like this before, song was sort of updated to stay with the times and has their mid-70's sound. It's not acoustic, it's played on electric with sort of the funky flange tone heard on Fingerprint File.
That's Life & Outa-Space: Billy Preston's two songs. I didn't know some white boys from England could sound so funky. Is that Bill Wyman or Bootsy Collins?
Midnight Rambler: Another 15+ minute jam. Hard to decide if I like this one as much as the Brussels version, but it's pretty damn good.
Street Fighting Man: I don't know why, but this version sounds great. I think they're just in a pretty good groove, and the beat in the intro is different and pretty cool.
Sympathy For The Devil: 10+ minute version. In the old days the song was very raw (like on Ya-Ya's) and guitar driven, these days the guitar takes a backseat and the song is mainly the beat, the piano, and Mick singing while the crowd sings the "woo woo" part. This version is sort of in the middle. It's getting away from the raw sound and has prominent piano, but the guitar is still very intact and prominent. This is sort of the missing link between the 60's versions and what it is today.
There are some areas in which this release can't touch Brussels though. My favorite track on Brussels is Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker), everybody is great on it. Taylor's lead guitar is amazing and Keith's rhythm work is inspired, the version on this album is OK, but nothing special. Ronnie's lead guitar on All Down The Line doesn't even come close to approaching Taylor, and while the version of Happy on Brussels is great, the one here is kind of a trainwreck. It almost completely breaks down to be honest, I don't know what happened. I'm surprised they didn't just replace it with a version from one of the other L.A. Forum shows, or do like Pearl Jam and leave it off entirely. None of the Exile tracks are nearly as inspired here as they were in '73.
Also, Mick's vocals aren't the best. I think he's having a multi-substance night. Although this does lead to some funny improvised lryics and some funny chatter. He seems to be in the habit or referring to everybody, whether it be The Stones, Billy Preston, or the audience as "muthafucka(s)". There are a few moments where he's incomprehensible, but none of it detracts from the show. In fact, that's kind of what you expect from them in those days. Part of what made Some Girls Live In Texas '78 so entertaining was watching how unbelievably fucked up Mick was.
Long story short, great release. Can't wait to listen to it again.
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I will be downloading the flac version tomorrow. I have the bootleg dvd of this show and it is great. Fingerprint File is another standout on this boot (Bill Wyman plays synth, Ronnie Wood takes over on bass and Mick Jagger plays a real good rhythm guitar on this song).
There is speculation that the next show to be released will probably be Tokyo Feb. 26, 1990 (also know as Cold Steel Blue) which is probably the best sounding of all the Stones later boots. Keith's guitar work on Sympathy for the Devil is probably some of his best live and most aggressive ever. I have the Sister Morphine boot of this show and I really can't see how the Stones themselves could improve on this.
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There is speculation that the next show to be released will probably be Tokyo Feb. 26, 1990 (also know as Cold Steel Blue) which is probably the best sounding of all the Stones later boots. Keith's guitar work on Sympathy for the Devil is probably some of his best live and most aggressive ever. I have the Sister Morphine boot of this show and I really can't see how the Stones themselves could improve on this.
That sounds good, but with only 3 releases left in the series (though maybe if the sales are going well there will be more) we still don't have a Brian Jones era release. Plus I'm holding out hope for El Mocambo '77 and any of the Australia '73 shows since Back Strap Jacket is my favorite boot. The Perth show would be great, or preferably Perth and Sydney like on the bootleg.
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Yeah, I think with Brussels Affair it was the next day or something, just long enough so that Google Music could say it had the "Exclusive".
It is a pretty good set, and it sounds great. I think 4 of these tracks appeared on "Still Life", but they sound much better here. Bob Clearmountain did an excellent mixing job. I probably prefer Brussels Affair due to Mick Taylor's guitar work, but this has a whole lot more tracks, better overall selection.
Edit: OK, it's up now
http://www.stonesarchivestore.com/Dept.aspx?cp=53655_54918
Thanks so much for pointing me to the bootlegs!!
Hope you enjoy them. Brussels Affair is probably one of the best Stones live releases ever. Mick Taylor's guitar work is crazy good. I'm really liking this Hampton '81 show, but by this time The Stones were a very different band. Still good music and a very good concert to have, but the Stones in the 60s/70s and The Stones from the 80s or the present are like apples and oranges.
I love that they're doing these archive releases though, very exciting.
Some shows I'm still hoping to see:
Leeds University '71
Back Strap Jacket - Live In Australia '73
El Mocambo '77
And of course something from the Brian Jones era.
I am enjoying them a lot. Have to say that seeing "Ladies And Gentlemen" on tv last year got me started, just picked that up on dvd. Also reading Keith's book, my girlfriend got it for me for Christmas and that is giving a lot of background on the songs and albums and tours. Great rock and roll history.
Yeah, "Ladies And Gentlemen" was amazing. Have you checked out "Some Girls: Live In Texas '78" yet? Even though I'm a bigger fan of the Taylor era, and Jones era than Ronnie Wood era, it's a great DVD/CD set. Like I said earlier, comparing one era to another is like apples and oranges, but it is visually a great film, and musically pretty good too. Lots of energy, I'm sure partly supplied by cocaine but also from the small venue. Mick is completely insane in that show.
Yeah, Bob Clearmountain (who mixed both Brussels and Hampton, as well as Texas '78 and hopefully the 4 remaining shows) did an excellent job with these recordings. I've heard the raw soundboard of Hampton, and heard the audio that was from the PPV broadcast of this show, and he definitely made it come alive. Even the tracks that have seen an actual CD release on "Still Life" (Let's Spend The Night Together is the only one I know for sure comes from the same show) sound so much better on this release. So it's even an improvement over the official (and remastered in 2009) live release. Bob Clearmountain recorded and mixed "Still Life" also, but I guess he's learned quite a bit since '81 or he has better equipment/technology to work with.
I've always heard the '81 tour was great, but for those of us that weren't there all we had as a document was "Still Life", which just wasn't that great. Only 10 songs (4 of which were covers) and not a very good selection. And the recording just doesn't have much life to it. Lots of people had hoped that if they released an '81 show it would have been Kansas City, because Mick Taylor joined them for that show. But Taylor wasn't plugged into the soundboard, just the PA system. So on the soundboard recordings you can only hear Ronnie and Keith, and I haven't heard an audience recording that was even somewhat salvageable to create an official release out of.
Man, i would like to hear that KC show with Mick Taylor. HOPING Mick Taylor is with them during the 50th Anny Tour.
I have 2 soundboard shows from 1981( Both Philly shows). They were the first 2 shows of the tour. SBD is good, but the performance was just ok. I was at the first show, and was about 5 yards from the stage.
I think the second part (if there is a tour) is very likely, but a quality version of that KC show I think is impossible since Mick wasn't plugged into the soundboard. You can easily find an audience recording (though the quality isn't really worth bothering with in my opinion) with a Google search. Ronnie wasn't all that happy with Taylor's playing, saying "He was bulldozing through parts of songs that should have been subtle, ignoring breaks and taking uninvited solos.". But that may have just been Ronnie being cheesed about having his face melted off by a superior guitar player.
You mean just for live stuff, or where to get started on actual albums?
If it's just live stuff
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - recorded in New York and Baltimore 1969
Archive #1: The Brussels Affair (Live 1973)
Back Strap Jacket (Unofficial Bootleg - Australia 1973)
Some Girls Live In Texas '78 (DVD or Blu-Ray, can be bought as a set with audio CD included or just the film)
Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (no CD, just film, from Ft. Worth and Houston shows of Exile tour)
Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus: Unaired 1968 television special released in '96. DVD or CD sold separately, no set. Includes performances by The Who, Dirty Mac (Lennon, Richards, Clapton, Mitch Mitchell) Jethro Tull and others as well.
With "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out", I highly recommend the 40th Anniversary Box Set. It's only about $40 and comes with 2 extra CDs that the regular album doesn't have. 1 disc is extra Stones tracks, the other is performances by B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner, who were opening acts on the tour. And it comes with a DVD of bonus material.
That's the best stuff out there in my opinion. The second archive release of Hampton '81 is really good, but it's not something I would tell somebody to "start out" with. And there is plenty of other lives stuff out there, both official and unofficial, but that's the best stuff.
Pretty much all the merchandise there is related to the bootlegs. I wonder if that's a not so subtle hint that Back Strap Jacket is going to be released. Or at least one of the Australia shows.
Pretty much all the merchandise there is related to the bootlegs. I wonder if that's a not so subtle hint that Back Strap Jacket is going to be released. Or at least one of the Australia shows.
Another one of their more well-known bootlegs?
Yeah, I guess the thinking is to take bootlegs people know and love, and put them out with actual decent sound quality. The bootlegs released so far have been "tried and true", Back Strap Jacket would certainly fall in that category. Although the audio on Back Strap Jacket is pretty good for a bootleg, it could be a whole lot better.
It should be noted though that Brussels Affair is not the same show that everybody had on bootleg. The original bootleg was of the early show, the new Brussels Affair is of the second show which nobody knew audio of existed.
By the way they recently put out the video to supplement Hampton. When they released Brussels there was a video put up of Mick and Keith talking/reminiscing about the show, and now they put one up for Hampton. I guess each bootleg will have a little 5-6 minute behind the scenes doc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrxMGgQT8ok&feature=player_embedded#!
Kind of interesting. I didn't know that "Start Me Up" began as a Reggae song. And it was funny what Keith said about the guy running on stage: "I have no idea what this guy's going to do. I don't know if he's going to stab Mick, hug him, kiss him, roll over and screw 'em. I don't know. "
Here's the one for Brussels for those that didn't see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbnrHE9lP1g&feature=related
I may be in the minority, but I thought Bridges to Babylon was a pretty good album. :geek:
I like Bridges To Babylon too. It was the first new album that came out after I had become a fan (probably around '95 or '96), I was in high school at the time and it was the first time I went out to "buy the new Stones album" which was kind of cool. I really liked it though, and the tour was great.
As for bands making it to 50, I'm not sure if any have. I don't know of any. I know The Who is approaching 50 in a couple of years, but they weren't continuously together through the 50 years, as they "broke up" in '82. This year will also mark the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first album.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-02-23/mick-jagger/53224832/1
USAT: Any special plans for the Stones' 50th anniversary this year?
MJ: We have lots of special things planned, but I'm not telling you what they are!
USAT: Not even one thing?
MJ: Well, I don't know what's been announced and what hasn't been announced, but everyone asks me about the shows. We haven't announced any shows yet, but I do hope that something happens, even though nothing's booked. There will be lots of lovely things.
Can't help but wonder what special/lovely things there will be. There is going to be an official 50th Anniversary book as the pre-order has already popped up on Amazon.uk. There are rumors on the Stones message boards from usually reliable sources that a stage is already in the works and tour shirts have gone to the printers. I usually don't pay much attention to rumors like that, but there are some actual insiders over there.
I would love to get to see them again.
Probably my favorite band behind PJ
Yeah, Mick's energy is crazy considering his age. It's even more incredible when you consider that (as shown in one of the Biggest Bang documentaries) that Mick has a backstage running area set up before each show and he does sprints for 20 minutes to warm up for each show. So even before he goes out there and runs/dances/sings for 2 hours or more, he's doing sprints for 20 minutes backstage. Most people his age would probably be on the verge of collapse just after 20 minutes of sprints, much less just doing that as a warm up for a whole concert worth of running and spazzing around. The first time I saw them it blew my mind too. I was pretty close too and they were giving more energy and effort than bands I had seen that were 1/3 their age. They might be old, and rich, but they don't seem to ever do a show on cruise control, they always put on a good show. They put out the same energy in some backwater town as they do if they're playing Madison Square Garden with a film crew there or something. Not saying they're the only ones that do that, Pearl Jam obviously always puts on a good show too. I just find it impressive with the Stones considering their age and how long they've been doing it.
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Bullshit "Sgt. Pepper" knockoff, genius, or just "blah"?
As an album it certainly doesn't work the way it should in my mind, especially with the Sgt. Pepper comparisons. But it has some great tracks. This really could have been a genius album with the likes of Citadel, 2000 Man, She's A Rainbow and 2000 Light Years From Home. I'll even allow On With The Show, as it has a pretty inspired vocal melody (I can't help but think this track inspired Waiting For The Worms on The Wall), and is pretty great at times. But the overall execution, some of the filler in between, and the way it just doesn't flow at all really holds it back. To me this is a masterpiece that could have been, they didn't quite have enough pieces to finish the puzzle though, and were maybe a little too stoned to execute it properly. But the individual songs that do work, work fucking great.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stones-5-th-anniversary-tour-pushed-back-to-2-aa3-20120314
4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022
Artwork they have, which is similar in motif to the other releases (and the handwriting looks the same)
I'm curious what the article says, but alas I don't speak Spanish.
http://stonesplanetbrazil.blogspot.fr/2012/03/la-1975-pode-ser-o-proximo-bootleg.html
Edit: I was just told it's Portuguese, not Spanish. Any Portuguese speakers?
"L.A. Friday" - Live At The Los Angeles Forum 1975
1. Honky Tonk Women
2. All Down The Line
3. If You Can't Rock Me
4. Get Off Of My Cloud
5. Starfucker (Star Star)
6. Gimme Shelter
7. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
8. You Gotta Move
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want
10. Happy
11. Tumbling Dice
12. Band Intros
13. It's Only Rock N' Roll (But I Like It)
14. Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
15. Fingerprint File
16. Angie
17. Wild Horses
18. That's Life (Billy Preston on Lead Vocals)
19. Outta Space (Billy Preston on Lead Vocals)
20. Brown Sugar
21. Midnight Rambler
22. Rip This Joint
23. Street Fighting Man
24. Jumping Jack Flash
25. Sympathy For The Devil
Can't wait to hear this. I'm at work right now so I can't really listen.
Some of the highlights:
If You Can't Rock Me/Get Off Of My Cloud: Similar to the medly on Love You Live (though not the same) but broken up into two tracks instead of one. GOOMC was reworked for these medley performances into a bit of an Open G rocker, which sounds pretty good.
You Gotta Move: Again, similar yet different from that on Love You Live, not to mention a better/clearer mix. Played on electric guitar instead of acoustic as on the studio version and Ya-Ya's version. Never my favorite song, but sounds great here.
You Can't Always Get What You Want: A pretty long version, clocking in over 15 minutes, but unlike the Brussels version there is no extended saxophone solo, it's all guitar solo here. Dueling guitar solos between Ronnie and Keith actually.
Wild Horses: Never heard a version like this before, song was sort of updated to stay with the times and has their mid-70's sound. It's not acoustic, it's played on electric with sort of the funky flange tone heard on Fingerprint File.
That's Life & Outa-Space: Billy Preston's two songs. I didn't know some white boys from England could sound so funky. Is that Bill Wyman or Bootsy Collins?
Midnight Rambler: Another 15+ minute jam. Hard to decide if I like this one as much as the Brussels version, but it's pretty damn good.
Street Fighting Man: I don't know why, but this version sounds great. I think they're just in a pretty good groove, and the beat in the intro is different and pretty cool.
Sympathy For The Devil: 10+ minute version. In the old days the song was very raw (like on Ya-Ya's) and guitar driven, these days the guitar takes a backseat and the song is mainly the beat, the piano, and Mick singing while the crowd sings the "woo woo" part. This version is sort of in the middle. It's getting away from the raw sound and has prominent piano, but the guitar is still very intact and prominent. This is sort of the missing link between the 60's versions and what it is today.
There are some areas in which this release can't touch Brussels though. My favorite track on Brussels is Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker), everybody is great on it. Taylor's lead guitar is amazing and Keith's rhythm work is inspired, the version on this album is OK, but nothing special. Ronnie's lead guitar on All Down The Line doesn't even come close to approaching Taylor, and while the version of Happy on Brussels is great, the one here is kind of a trainwreck. It almost completely breaks down to be honest, I don't know what happened. I'm surprised they didn't just replace it with a version from one of the other L.A. Forum shows, or do like Pearl Jam and leave it off entirely. None of the Exile tracks are nearly as inspired here as they were in '73.
Also, Mick's vocals aren't the best. I think he's having a multi-substance night. Although this does lead to some funny improvised lryics and some funny chatter. He seems to be in the habit or referring to everybody, whether it be The Stones, Billy Preston, or the audience as "muthafucka(s)". There are a few moments where he's incomprehensible, but none of it detracts from the show. In fact, that's kind of what you expect from them in those days. Part of what made Some Girls Live In Texas '78 so entertaining was watching how unbelievably fucked up Mick was.
Long story short, great release. Can't wait to listen to it again.
There is speculation that the next show to be released will probably be Tokyo Feb. 26, 1990 (also know as Cold Steel Blue) which is probably the best sounding of all the Stones later boots. Keith's guitar work on Sympathy for the Devil is probably some of his best live and most aggressive ever. I have the Sister Morphine boot of this show and I really can't see how the Stones themselves could improve on this.
London 2013 "The Dundas Hookers on Crack" Show
That sounds good, but with only 3 releases left in the series (though maybe if the sales are going well there will be more) we still don't have a Brian Jones era release. Plus I'm holding out hope for El Mocambo '77 and any of the Australia '73 shows since Back Strap Jacket is my favorite boot. The Perth show would be great, or preferably Perth and Sydney like on the bootleg.