Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary - Update AUS/NZ '14

dr122931 wrote:

I was at the show in Vegas last night and it was amazing. My only complaint is I wish they would play more deep cuts and get rid of some of the radio hits

What songs do you want them to play?

I'd love to see them dig deep and bust out something like:

Jigsaw Puzzle
Dance Little Sister
Luxury
Jiving Sister Fanny
100 Years Ago
Hand Of Fate
Claudine

As well as some well known songs they just don't play much. Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Sway, Rocks Off, Monkey Man, Hang Fire, Play With Fire, etc. Also anything from Bridges To Babylon is cool with me.

dr122931 wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

dr122931 wrote:

I was at the show in Vegas last night and it was amazing. My only complaint is I wish they would play more deep cuts and get rid of some of the radio hits

What songs do you want them to play?

I'd love to see them dig deep and bust out something like:

Jigsaw Puzzle
Dance Little Sister
Luxury
Jiving Sister Fanny
100 Years Ago
Hand Of Fate
Claudine

As well as some well known songs they just don't play much. Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Sway, Rocks Off, Monkey Man, Hang Fire, Play With Fire, etc. Also anything from Bridges To Babylon is cool with me.

I was really hoping we would get rocks off or sway last night because they were on the fan vote-in. In addition to your suggestions, I would love it if they would add stuff like torn and frayed, sweet virginia, winter, star star, loving cup, waiting on a friend, you got the silver, moonlight mile, little T&A, shine a light, time waits for noone, and/or Ruby Tuesday to the setlist rotation. I really liked the some girls and exile reissues, it would be neat to occasionally play one of the "new" some girls/exile songs (plundered my soul or don't be a stranger both come to mind) instead of the two new Grrrrr songs.

The stones have created so much great music, it's impossible for Mick and Keith to have a setlist that makes everyone happy. I would love it if they dig a little deeper, but 75% of the people who are at their shows don't know half the songs you and I mentioned. That said, I've seen them twice on this tour and both shows were amazing. They are playing at an unprecedented level and I would be willing to bet it is their last tour.

Yeah, I know they can't do all deep cut setlists. I understand the reality of concerts, I've been a casual fan going to plenty of shows myself and not wanting to hear the b-sides or whatever. Over on the Stones boards people talk all day about dropping the "warhorses". For the prices people are paying to see the Stones, they better fucking play Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash, etc. I just meant those are some songs I'd like to see thrown in those wild card spots in the setlist.

I'm always game for Star Star, but I think it may be a little "obscene" for a modern Stones show. They played it a few times in '03 and dropped it. I got to see it in '97 as the "Web Choice" song for the show, and I'm surprised they played it even then, or at any post-82 show. I was even a little surprised when they played Little T&A when I saw them in '06. There were quite a few young ones in the audience with their parents, a lot of conservative looking folks, and stuff like that. I know the song isn't as bad as Star Star, but I still felt weird singing along about "tits and ass" with little kids around. I couldn't see Mick dropping the F bomb over and over and singing about feminine hygiene with pre-teens in the audience. Stones concerts are more family friendly affairs these days.

Somebody over on IORR just turned me onto the "Philadelphia Special '72" bootleg, some of which is on the Unreleased Decca Live Album, but the whole thing is really good. The version of Gimme Shelter on there is probably one of the best versions, rivaled only by the version from Brussels '73 (the first show, not the official bootleg, the unofficial one).

Taylor's guitar work is unreal here. So is Keith's rhythm playing. The whole thing is unreal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btyhKUvAaZU

They should have gotten Dave to also play on "It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)", it was great when the Foos played it with Jagger on SNL. I thought the Jagger/Foo Fighters version was better than any Stones live version as it was played similar to the album arrangement and not the straight forward Chuck Berry style rocker like the Stones have always done it. When I first heard it live it took me a minute to even realize what song it was, when Mick started singing the chorus I realized what it was.