Rolling Stones Live

[donald]

So what did you all think of the Stones on the Super Bowl?

I thought they were OK.  Actually pretty good all things considered.  I concede the Mick appears to be in better condition than I am, prancing and singing like he does without running out of wind.

Charlie looks and sounds fine.  Ronnie was respectable.


Keith looks very tired.  More tired than ever.  But what really stands out when I've seen their recent performances, is that Keith apparently no longer sings. 

In fact, only Jagger is singing now.   I miss those discordant harmonies. 

I guess Keith is simply unable?  That is what was missing in the performance at the Super bowl.

[mark goddard]

The Stones SUCKED....their guitars were out of tune and Jagger can't sing his way out of a paper bag.
he sounded winded as all hell.........when do people realize that he is impersonating Tina Turner and a
bad impersonation at that.
Jagger the white bluesman ...yea right .....black people must look at the Stones and shake their heads ,
Jagger doing his Solomon Burke , Wilson Pickett , Don Covay ( who he really, copied !!!) routine for all the white people.
Like Pat Boone singing Little Richard songs.......

[donald]

I really hadn't thought of it that way.

[Old Rake]

I hadn't either, considering they're responsible for some of the BEST MUSIC ANYBODY'S EVER MADE.

[donald]

But would someone please address my comment/question about Keith.  Why is Mick singing alone, no harmony, not even of the classic discordant Stone variety?

Is Keith UNABLE to do it?

[Jeff Mason]

Did Keith ever harmonize with Mick that much live though?  On record no doubt, but I don't seem to recall much attempt at that in Gimme Shelter, for instance.

[donald]

I don't recall.

[I. Spaceman]

On the early tours he did.
Check the live cut of I'm Movin' On, with Keith singing "Yes, I'm MOVIN'!". Killer.
In fact, play all your early Stones albums today.

[mark goddard]

I saw the stones two weeks ago , and i'm telling ya Mick and Keith stay as far away from each other as possible.

[I. Spaceman]

Yep, and they have sucked live since 1972.

[no]

I just wanted to hear "If You Can't Rock Me."

[Don't Back Down]

I saw it, and I still don't care for the Stones that much, but that's my opinion. I really enjoyed Paul McCartney's during last year's Superbowl. Brian should do it next year,  haha

The Motown pre-game was pretty awesome with Stevie Wonder in there, that was my favorite part of the whole thing, aside from watching Pittsburgh win hehe

[JScott]

Mick's in pretty good shape for an old dude.

New song sounded good and provided the only dose of freshness or life.

I'm so done with the Stones. Somebody needs to do an intervention to get 'em to stop.

They're tired, predictable, sloppy, corporate,  geriatric money whores.

I love 'em, but they've gotta go.

[al]

They also make the huge mistake of thinking a big stage is a good idea. Bands should be TOGETHER in the middle of the stage, not spread out over a huge oval. Looks stupid and gives you no sense of a group. They've been doing that since I saw them in 76 and they were crap then too.

And Satisfaction is the lamest live song in their repetoire.

The new song sucked too.

[Sheriff John Stone]

The sound/mix was messed up for most of "Start Me Up". I prefer the studio version of this song to the live version(s). I always think it loses something live.

While I thought they performed "Rough Justice" pretty well, I question the selection of the song. I understand why they chose it (something new, gotta stay current), I wish they'd have chosen one of their many classics. When you're only playing a 3 song set, and with that repetoire...

I thought "Satisfaction" was awesome. Jagger gave me goosebumps. I have never seen a singer his age (what is he, 62?) perform like that. Tremendous performance!  Not to sound like the current Brian Wilson, but with some of the music that is out there today, I thought the Stones made a statement, showing what real rock and roll sounds like. I LOVED IT!

[forgetemarie]

Ack, people are picky!  The Stones are great!  I loved the tongue stage, I loved the rough 'n' ready guitars, I loved Mick, I loved the whole thing.  Keep in mind that the Stones are the first and only act to actually perform live at the Super Bowl, everybody else has used pre-recorded tapes, including McCartney last year. 

As for Keith, he really hasn't done back-up vocals much since "Steel Wheels."  His voice has dropped about an octave, and he can no longer do those whiny high parts.  If he does sing back-up, he's mixed in with Blondie, Lisa Fischer, and Bernard Fowler.  He barely can croak out the two solo songs he does in the middle of their concerts.  Mick and Keith joined hands and took a bow together at the end of the Superbowl performance, and put their arms around each other during the final whole-band bow.  I think they still get along after all these years.

I've seen 'em five times, including last year at SBC Park.  For that one, I just stood outside the park with a few thousand other fans and watched the video screens over the fence (can't see spending that kind of money on a stadium show).  You either like 'em or you don't.  They're not at their peak, for sure, but I'd still rather listen to and watch them than most acts out there. 

[Boxer Monkey]

Yep, and they have sucked live since 1972.

Huh -- wha? Dude, you are absolutely the LAST person I would've expected to throw out that tired old line! (With all due respect ... )

I know a few people who saw them back when and they are in consensus that the Stones were far, far better in their late '80s and '90s shows than they were in their supposed "heyday." (One person with whom I'm not personally acquainted but who also is agreement on this point is the great Nick Kent, who oughtta know ... ) I thought "Stripped" was a fun album and way underrated as far as live Stones outings go. I can't vouch for the Super Bowl show because I didn't see it, and I haven't seen the Stones live in 12 years, but when I did see them they fodaing COOKED, no matter what ANYbody says. I mean,  even if Keith Richards is leaning so far into his cups and riffs he's about to fall over, how bad can you suck when you've got Charlie Watts -- who irrefutably STILL HAS IT -- back there driving?

I won't make any claims that they've made a great record since the '70s, but the Stones live are still worth seeing, even if it's a mere, paltry entertainment. As far as such things go, it's about as good as you can get.

[I. Spaceman]

Yep, sorry to blow the same old trumpet. But I genuinely feel that they haven't sounded good since then, from evidence of countless bootlegs and the few shows I've seen.

[Boxer Monkey]

Well, then ...

TO THE PAVEMENT!!!!!!!!

[I. Spaceman]

 

[RobtheNobleSurfer]

Having seen the Stones a little over a week ago, I can say that, well...... the Stones are basically a high end oldies act. Reading about their tours in ROLLING STONE, one gets the impression that  they want to remain current and focus on their obscurities. But the show I saw leaned very heavily on the familiar hits with only 3 songs from A Bigger Bang being played.  It was quite a spectacle, though and Keith and Charlie Watts do know how to rock an arena, but personally, if I'm going to see an expensive arena show, I'd rather see Paul McCartney.

[Boxer Monkey]

Having seen the Stones a little over a week ago, I can say that, well...... the Stones are basically a high end oldies act ... If I'm going to see an expensive arena show, I'd rather see Paul McCartney.

We all know Macca has much too much integrity ever to THINK of trading on his past ...

[b.dfzo]

You could just go see Coldplay...unless, they're not a. expensive enough or b. old enough?

[RobtheNobleSurfer]

Having seen the Stones a little over a week ago, I can say that, well...... the Stones are basically a high end oldies act ... If I'm going to see an expensive arena show, I'd rather see Paul McCartney.

We all know Macca has much too much integrity ever to THINK of trading on his past ...

Macca's an oldies show too, but I enjoyed his shows more than I enjoyed the Stones. Of course I'm a Beatles fiend...

[RobtheNobleSurfer]

You could just go see Coldplay...unless, they're not a. expensive enough or b. old enough?

or c.) I'm not enough of a fan to want to see them. Especially when Clocks is the only song of theirs that I really like.