Quotedimtim I just hit the ticketmaster link posted here on my phone and the 69.50 option popped up. The link posted here is correct, but I am not sure that they are actually selling any $85 tickets. Has anyone actually purchased them? This show seems to have sold quite well (at the revised prices). I think we'll see that pattern for the remainder of the tour. If $600 seats don't sell, th
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For Exile, I would have preferred the unfinished session tapes. I find the additions jarring. i realize I am probably in the minority.
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QuotewopperlaBut wait a minute -- what's this? Charlie's still on stage adjusting his drums! We yell and wave to Charlie, he waves back. After he finishes he walks up to center stage and tosses one of his sticks to those lucky folks over there. Then he comes right over to our side, tosses a stick and I grab it! I immediately hand to my friend John who is a drummer. What a start! A GREAT OMEN!
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I think that it is their weakest opener ever. It made sense at the very beginning of the Tour, when they seemed to have a concept of going chronologically for the first half of the show (see the exerpt from the first London show below), but they bailed on that concept fairly quickly. If they have to start with an early hit, far better choices would be The Last Time or Under My Thumb (or 19th Ne
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Quotekowalski Jumpin' Jack Flash from Anaheim : Great clip. Guitars seem to be very prominent in the mix, which is nice.
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I have those three CD singles. I have never seen them on video, though. Such a wonderful performance - and Rod's last really great moment. I still remember watching it on TV on vacation in an apartment in Honolulu and being amazed. The intimacy of the venue, along with Woody's presence, drew a tremendous performance from Rod - alternately joyous and contemplative, you could see the pride he w
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Absolutely beautiful. Should go for a small fortune.
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QuoteGrison Actually this is late, but the Pit in Anaheim was very crowded compare to all other previous Shows we have seen. This is good information. I think then that the best thing to do is line up early. You can always decide later that you would prefer to move around.
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It was nice being right up front in Oakland. If I were to do it a second time, I wouldn't mind taking it easy, walking around and enjoying the food and atmosphere, anywhere in the pit is great, and only the first few rows are packed.
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I don't understand downplaying Taylor's contributions. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard a lot of bootleg tapes in my time, and I think Taylor was at all the sessions, at all of the shows and played on all of the tracks during the Sticky Fingers/Exile period, the peak of the Stones as both a studio and live band. That's a huge contribution.
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Didn't Taylor play bass on Tumbling Dice. He should be in the R n R hall of Fame just for that.
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I can't remember anymore - does Four Flicks have Budokan? That was a great show.
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It's not as bad as it looks. Anaheim is much better than staples for nosebleeds
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You know, Carlo, if you had simply asked nicely that instead of cutting and pasting info from your site, you asked folks to visit it, you probably would have gotten a Much better reaction.
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24FPS - I think you are probably quite a bit mistaken in your view of how fans regarded Taylor back in the day. Many of us saw the band live - my first concert was the Stones in Hawaii when I was 12 years old. Back then Mick and Keith were all over the stage while Mick T, Bill and Charlie were glued to their spots. I loved me all, but Mick T was a star in my eyes. Perhaps I was lucky to see t
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QuoteBig Al It's now time for the 'ol 'warhorses' May as well turn in. Excitement over, folks! Spoilsport!
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That's a pretty cool picture - panorama function on the mobile?
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QuoteNICOS There are more people on earth that saw the Tongue then the Apple......... No the Stones will not be the best selling artist.............or they should release another 5 golden records on a row Quotedrbryant Ridiculous? This took 30 minutes of my life, but it was worth it. How cool are the Stones? The Stones may never outsell pop
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I might go for Hot Rocks. All of the ABKCO vinyl has been very good.
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I think that eventually, the could overtake Led Zeppelin and be the best selling rock band. However, rock bands will have a hard time outselling pop acts like Madonna, Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Abba, Celine Dion, etc. I think that some day, many years from now, Abba may actually overtake them all to become the best selling pop act.
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DVD is Ladies and Geltlemen. Audio - Brussels Affair.
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I had the good fortune of being at the Olympic stadium for the last day of the Athletics events. Jamaica set the world record in the 4x100 and Mo Farah won the 5000 meters in front of the loudest crowd I have ever heard. When I got home I watched the replays on youtube. It wasn't the same.
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Captain Jack didn't like the seat location of his $85 tix, I assume.
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If recordings of any kind (much less youtube cellphone videos) were comparable to being at a live performance, there would be nobody lining up to see the Stones, the Playboy Jazz Festival, the Boston Symphony Orchestra or the NY Metropolitan Opera. For those who have not experienced it, I highly recommend going out of your way to see a live show. It's a wonderful experience.
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Never felt that at any point during the shows that I attended. I would say that if you have the opportunity to see the band, do it. You'll have a blast.
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At stadium shows, front row usually has a compromised view of the rear of the stage. However, on this tour, the Stones are using a typical arena stage, slightly elevated, but no problem seeing most of the rear of the stage. The one exception might be dead center, where the stage juts out slightly. Otherwise, the view should be fine. I was second row, but it was equal to the rail since the two
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QuoteDoxa "Beast of Burden" is messy, but that's never a big problem with the Stones. They are not a Toto, right? Doxa This says it all for me. Last night, I saw Tommy Iommi's one-man guitar assault with Sabbath. Tonight, I just got back from seeing a show by Orianthi, the female guitar virtuoso. Either of them have ten times the chops or Keith or Ronnie at this stage of their care
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QuoteNWSooner For the VEGAS show, I purchased 2 sets of $85's, but with 2 different credit cards that had different mailing address but the name on the card was the same. When we arrived at the front of the line I laid down my e-mail confirmations and she said All I need is your last name a picture ID, I gave her my drivers licensed and told her I purchased two pair, she told my name to the guy b
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QuoteIsakSun I Think that Rolling Stones doesn't change the setlist that often is because of Keith. I remeber the last tour where almost didn't play at many songs because he didn't know the chords and instead of playing chords he played licks all the time. On this tour the play it safe, which is good in a way but boring. Well, if you've followed the Stones over the years, you know that, with th
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Quotewhitem8 Quotedrbryant I saw them at Ozzfest Japan last night. Got there in time to catch Tool, and then Sabbath. Huge crowd, great show. How was Ozzie. I read a review of the show in Melbourne. It said he was fantastic on the first four songs, then he lost the plot. Was out of time, seemed to struggle with the lyrics. Then a long drum solo and he came back and was better. He teetered
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