The 1972 shows (the Ladies and Gentlemen film in particular) and certain 1978 shows (the Live in Texas film) are GREAT, flat out essential IMHO, but I'm surprised how much of what came in-between has been uneven or disappointing, at least to me. The 1973 shows are still good and both versions of Brussels Affair (the bootlegged KBFH broadcast and the recent official release) are great, but after that, the shows sound more and more uneven to me. Some numbers are better than others but certain parts will become disappointing like Mick's singing or Keith himself, who can still be good but not at the same level as before. (In fact, he's kind of the "weak" link in Live in Texas - compared to Ladies and Gentlemen, you can see he's physically not at the same level, but it's not a factor because he's still fine and their show's dynamics has changed, with Mick being more center stage and Ronnie having a bigger role and becoming a better fit with the Some Girls material.)
― birdistheword, Sunday, 15 May 2022 20:21 (two years ago) link
Lol, seem to recall that El Mocambo “Crackin’ Up” getting a lot of airplay at the time.
― Don't Renege On (Our Dub) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 15 May 2022 20:49 (two years ago) link
I haven't listened to the covers, but I sampled a handful of originals - paying less attention to Mick, the band does sound great. Charlie especially - he's always amazing.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 15 May 2022 20:52 (two years ago) link
I think inconsistency has kind of been the thing with the Stones throughout their career. I recall that bit Jim Dickinson talking about them recording at Muscle Shoals saying they flat out sucked for a few hours worst bar band ever getting nothing done and then out of nowhere they cut the track for "Wild Horses" as it is on the record.
I need to check out that El Mocambo show. I wish Zep, Sabbath and Floyd had as many good live recordings in the can, but it looks like they don't.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Sunday, 15 May 2022 23:54 (two years ago) link
Wish they’d release that Brussels Affair show as a stand-alone thing, don’t want to buy the $100+ super deluxe Goat Heads Soup just to get it.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 16 May 2022 00:28 (two years ago) link
I got a bootleg of it. This is the one I got, it was not expensive.
https://www.amazon.com/Brussels-Affair-Rolling-Stones/dp/B0055LMEPI/ref=sr_1_2?crid=H4JNNDEXBZZD&keywords=brussels+affair+stones&qid=1652662150&sprefix=brussels+affair+stones%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-2
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Monday, 16 May 2022 00:50 (two years ago) link
xp It really should get a standalone release. It's weird it hasn't since so many lesser shows were.
FWIW, it was released years ago as a lossless download, and it was reasonably priced - I think $10? - so I got it and burned it on to a CD-R, which I still have. The CD in the box set uses the exact same mastering.
― birdistheword, Monday, 16 May 2022 01:39 (two years ago) link
xp - been keeping my eye out for that bootleg version, but it's unavailable everywhere atm.
Meanwhile, this El Mocambo release really does live up to the hype.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 17:25 (two years ago) link
This new 4 part BBC series "My Life As A Rolling Stone" sometimes feels like a glorified EPK. I don't care what Lars Ulrich, Sheryl Crow or Chrissie Hynde think of The Stones (sorry?). But the old codgers are enjoyable to watch and listen to. The Ronnie Wood episode is especially good though the overall feeling is that these guys, who I love with all my heart, are the coolest of relics from a time when sex, drugs n' rock n' roll held a lot more meaning than today.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 July 2022 16:58 (one year ago) link
i will seek this iut
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 July 2022 17:29 (one year ago) link
out
This is the best version of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" I've ever seen/heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ylZvdk3VU
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 5 August 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
That was pretty awesome! Great-looking restoration - IIRC they restored all of their short films for their 50th anniversary (partly for that Crossfire Hurricane doc as well). I kind of wish they'd put them on a Blu-ray like the Beatles did with 1+, but at least they're streaming.
― birdistheword, Friday, 5 August 2022 15:57 (one year ago) link
The 'Micky Stardust & The Spiders From Dartford' clip!
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 August 2022 17:03 (one year ago) link
Charlie weirdly the only one dripping with sweat and looking like he's about to pass out in that clip.
So who else sitting in adding percussion and organ?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 August 2022 17:21 (one year ago) link
Hmm, I guess the recording is some combination of the recorded track and ... live vocals?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 August 2022 17:25 (one year ago) link
Bonham was so much better at sweating and almost passing out, it's not even close.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 5 August 2022 17:33 (one year ago) link
Charlie: ("OK, just breathe ... 1,2,3,4, kick, snare, kick, snare ... breathe ... 1,2,3,4 ... gosh, are all the lights pointed right at me? ... 1,2,3,4 ... what did I have for dinner, didn't everyone eat the same thing? ... not even Mick is sweating, what is wrong with me? ... ")
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 August 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
I don’t think those are live vocals - for one thing, there are backing vocals but nobody else there is singing
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Friday, 5 August 2022 18:10 (one year ago) link
I kind of wish they'd put them on a Blu-ray like the Beatles did with 1+, but at least they're streaming.
This probably won't happen...or if it does, it'll be an Abkco release that doesn't need the Stones' approval. Given Abkco's track record of such things (like the wan Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! box), they'll probably fuck it up somehow.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 5 August 2022 18:11 (one year ago) link
There are extra hoots and whoops and stuff, too, that are not on the recording, so I dunno what's going on. Kind of like a Peel Session?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 August 2022 18:13 (one year ago) link
The "Miss You" clip has some visual similarities, and also uses an alternate vocal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hic-dnps6MU
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 August 2022 18:18 (one year ago) link
Wait, I've been talking about this JJF clip, not the one unperson posted (the non-makeup/glam one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGd7SkdETro
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 August 2022 18:21 (one year ago) link
✓
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 August 2022 18:55 (one year ago) link
god, just thinking about how bonham died makes me want to throw up
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 August 2022 19:08 (one year ago) link
i love the little improvisations mick throws in throughout the clip unperson posted. he's always doing that (often to the song's detriment, as their career goes on, imo) but the way he did it in the 60s was so perfect.
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 August 2022 19:13 (one year ago) link
yeah (ma ma yeah?) there's also that extra high keith harmony on "all right now." or it's more pronounced or something.
― Thus Sang Freud, Friday, 5 August 2022 19:34 (one year ago) link
Charlie’s tempo acceleration on Honky Toni Women is without parallel
― calstars, Friday, 5 August 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link
“Oh, he meant to do it like that”
Abkco has just up the original 'Drag' version of the "Have You Seen Your Mother..." promo film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARY3-RYy90
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 September 2022 18:26 (one year ago) link
...and here's the clip that would replace it, featuring insane footage of their '66 Royal Albert Hall shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVY9I0XP-g8
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 September 2022 19:06 (one year ago) link
Get a real job, Jagger … pic.twitter.com/qB6CLQ4wGt— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) March 15, 2023
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 March 2023 06:03 (one year ago) link
all this time i've been thinking they're a rock'n'roll outfit.
― Thus Sang Freud, Thursday, 16 March 2023 09:07 (one year ago) link
it's only rock'n'roll (but Mick hopes people don't think they're a rock'n'roll outfit)
― dicbo=v2-ubswizzb&hrt (stevie), Thursday, 16 March 2023 09:54 (one year ago) link
I don’t know what the heck Mick’s stylist was on, but love this iteration of the tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyoaWjVXYM
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 5 November 2023 17:57 (seven months ago) link
He could bring back the kneepads but this time they’d be primarily preventative aids
― calstars, Sunday, 5 November 2023 18:39 (seven months ago) link
Tour Kicked Off In Houston (didn't go)...Did Not See That Back Half Of The Encore Coming
Setlist Start Me UpGet Off of My CloudRocks OffOut of TimeAngryBeast of Burden (fan-voted song)Mess It Up (live debut)Tumbling DiceYou Can't Always Get What You Want (followed by band introductions)Little T&A (first time since 2016; Keith Richards on vocals)Sympathy for the DevilGimme ShelterHonky Tonk WomenMiss YouPaint It BlackJumpin' Jack FlashEncore:Sweet Sounds of Heaven(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction100 Years Ago (first time since 1973)2000 Light Years From Home (First time since 1989)
Encore:Sweet Sounds of Heaven(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction100 Years Ago (first time since 1973)2000 Light Years From Home (First time since 1989)
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 29 April 2024 04:26 (one month ago) link
Also: Mick Met Tarkus
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 29 April 2024 04:49 (one month ago) link
no Gomper? disappointing
― Kraal Disorientation Chamber (emsworth), Monday, 29 April 2024 08:41 (one month ago) link
i think those last two songs only occurred in someone's imagination.
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 29 April 2024 09:57 (one month ago) link
(running away with them?)
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 29 April 2024 10:06 (one month ago) link
some encores just wanna be played all night
― budo jeru, Monday, 29 April 2024 15:21 (one month ago) link
I don't have that much time to jam
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 29 April 2024 17:06 (one month ago) link
The thought of 80 year old Keith singing “her 80 year old tits and ass” is *vomits*
― calstars, Thursday, 9 May 2024 23:43 (one month ago) link
well, he has been married, by all accounts, happily since 1983, so congrats to him loving his wife like this.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 May 2024 23:47 (one month ago) link
Patti was so great in They All Laughed!
― Big Bong Theory (stevie), Friday, 10 May 2024 00:08 (one month ago) link
^On MAX now, for the curious.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 May 2024 00:13 (one month ago) link
Anita Pallenberg docu "Catching Fire" is really good for the anecdotes and old footage. We never really get a hold of what made her click, though. Seems the children in the 70s Stones' circle were the ones who really suffered.
― completely suited to the horny decadence (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 10 May 2024 08:25 (one month ago) link
Watching the DVD of their tour closing Leeds show from 1982, it's fun and amusing to watch. They sound great - I really wish I could've seen Keith like this, he's in top form - but the clothes are kind of ridiculous, in a way that seems partly intentional. First time you see Mick, his first name is in big letters on his red and white jacket with the puffed up sleeves. Wyman looks like they caught him in the middle of a jog and he was like, "oh, we go on NOW?" and then he just jogs directly to the stage and plays as is 'cause at this point it's just a job so whatever. Seeing Wood open the show with a cigarette in his mouth (where it will stay) is hilarious to me - like I've seen musicians quickly put one out or spit out their gum before kicking off a show, but no, not Wood.
I think this whole show is in broad daylight - when's the last time the Stones have done a show completely in the day? You'd think they'd be more inclined to do that now in their golden years.
― birdistheword, Friday, 24 May 2024 01:22 (three weeks ago) link
^^^Wyman joggin’
― calstars, Friday, 24 May 2024 01:24 (three weeks ago) link