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Now from IORR http://www.iorr.org/tour02/hartford.htm
1. Street Fighting Man
2. It's Only Rock'n Roll
3. If You Can't Rock Me
4. Don't Stop
5. Rocks Off
6. Love In Vain
7. Let It Bleed
8. Monkey Man
9. Gimme Shelter
10. Tumbling Dice
--- Introductions
11. Slipping Away (Keith)
12. Before They Make Me Run (Keith)
13. Start Me Up
14. Love Train
15. Honky Tonk Women
16. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
17. Satisfaction
18. Mannish Boy (B-stage)
19. You Got Me Rocking (B-stage)
20. Brown Sugar (B-stage)
21. Midnight Rambler (Encore)
22. Jumping Jack Flash (Encore)
Show start: 9:30pm
Show finish: 11:43pm
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All photos by Steve Miller / AP |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Stones Play Like They're Proving Themselves Anew
October 6, 2002
By ERIC R. DANTON, Courant Rock Critic
When Pete Townshend inducted the Rolling Stones into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, he urged the band not to grow old gracefully, saying, "It wouldn't suit you" and meaning it as a compliment.
No worries.
At the geezerly ages of 59, 58, 61 and 54, respectively, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood show no signs of growing old gracefully. Back on the road for their first tour since 1999, the four main Stones were as alive and energetic Saturday night at the Hartford Civic Center as they have ever been. Perhaps more so - improbably, the band's energy level only rose as the set went on before the musicians took their final bows after nearly 2� hours on stage.
From the opening visceral kick of "Street Fighting Man" to the wonderfully messy finale of "Jumping Jack Flash," the Stones played as if 40 years of history counted for nothing, as if they had to prove themselves anew to the fans in the sold-out crowd, some of whom paid $300 each for their seats.
The audience didn't take much convincing - it was the Rolling Stones, after all.
There's an interesting on-stage dynamic among the members of the band, as each Stone tends to do his own thing. Jagger and Richards spent a fair amount of the show studiously ignoring one another. Mick strutted, danced and preened his way around the stage, while Keef clowned with Wood or played his guitar in front of Watts, with his back to the audience. Wood, meanwhile, demonstrated his mastery of the singular art of strumming his guitar with a lighted cigarette lodged between the fingers of his picking hand.
The lack of interaction early on certainly didn't affect the music. The rolling faux-country of "Let It Bleed" and the buzz-saw guitar riff of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" sounded fresh, though both songs are more than 30 years old. The show seemed to serve as a big ice-breaker for the musicians, who were acknowledging each other more toward the end.
At many Stones shows, the unflappable Watts gets the most applause when Jagger introduces the band. In Hartford, the biggest ovation went to Weston's own Richards, who then sang a few tunes while Jagger disappeared.
The band ended its regular set on a small stage in the center of the arena, where the musicians played a powerful version of "Mannish Boy," a blues classic, before jumping back into the Stones' own catalog with "You Got Me Rocking" and "Brown Sugar." The band returned to the main stage for an encore.
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And what a show it was. Once again, the Stones came through. I just 'happened' to be in Connecticut yesterday, taking a few vacation days at Mohegan Sun Casino, and checked in with Ticketmaster and scored a pair of tickets in the lower portion of section 118, directly across the side of the B-Stage. Wow, what seats.
I went to the pre-party arranged by StonesDoug and ran into a few of the Rocks Off gang, and heard that Doug was saying that the band was a litle under the weather. Mick and Bobby Keys especially. When they hit the stage, Keys was already sweating. I'm guessing this guy was runnig quite a fever. Jagger was pacing himself throughout the show and although he moved arount the stage alot, he picked his moments to gyrate (sp?) and prance. You ladies here would have loved it. Perhaps in this case less was more?
Ronnie was cooking again. He continues to amaze me on this tour. CYHMK just keeps getting better and better. His solo flat out rocks. It sounded a bit better to me than the MSG. The changes from sax solo, to harp and guitar was a bit choppy, but each solo more than made up for it.
I was a bit disappointed in the set list for the b-stage, it being the same as MSG. but Mannish Boy was damn good. The absolute highlight was Rambler. Mick let it all out, crouching and prowling the stage and playing off the crowd. Awesome version. If I could just get this song on a boot, I would be a happy man.
Well, this is probably it for me until January. Keep those reviews coming folks and enjoy your shows. You are NOT going to be disappointed.
-Scope
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| chevysales |
great show!
got a pick from keith and a setlist copy from jim callahan both at edge of b stage.
as keith saunters over and missed going for the low five so he reachs down and around to me with a pick to the palm!!!!!!!!!!!
life is fulfilled as i am going nuts and during mannish boy i see rite next to me on rite jim callahan and after a short exchange of words i go back to listening and feel a hand at shirt pocket...............his with his setlist!
my wife is flippin' out as great things in our own backyard.
someone had tossed a joint onstage and a guy with jim dressed in black who was in contact with charlie a few times during mannish boy grabs it and rips it open smells that it is what it is, crouchs down a sucks it up in about 2 hits.
great version of CYHMK, really tite.
first song or 2 had a tad feedback via micks mike fixed by 3rd song.
as has been said ronnie at his best but also very animated with his side of crowd and also with his stage mates 
tired of chucks shtick with jammin' the keys and proceeding to slide/fall off bench at end of his solo (one show was enough).
and as for the strokes i like there straight ahead "1 long song set" as qouted from jaggerspaw friend to me.
and now for something off topic..............hey nellcote love the game so far 3 minutes left in 1st half looks as if patsies ain't doin' any squishin' today 
2 of the better AFC teams going at it today.
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| luxury1 |
WOW--in spite of the unexplained bruises on my body (why does that always happen to me?) this was the best of the three shows I've seen on this tour. The band was so tight, but apparently really enjoying themselves and fooling around-lots of smiles and shoves between the boys and backing members. Let it Bleed--oh my god, does everyone else have to sing along with that one too?? ANd I agree with whomever posted about the Stones releasing Love Train as a single--it would put them over the top again on the charts--they could use the hit. But I also love Don't Stop--I hope that charts well for them. I can't get that song outta me head!!
Good thing I have a couple of months to heal and rest so's I can do it all over again in January. Knowing that helps with my post-show depression that is starting to settle in. |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
Luxy!
Being an EMT, I would be able to help you with those bruises. I could help you with them repeatedly. I have special "ointment" that I could rub those bruises with. I'm a highly trained specialist!
I can also help you with that depression thing. Yep. I could help you get outta that funk...repeatedly. Till you call for Jesus. That's right. You will just be smiling your foxy lil' ass RIGHT OFF!
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| chevysales |
lux, i agree with you it was a great show musically and perfomance wise.
the more i think about it the more i realize it was on same level as msg on the 26th. so other than my orpheaum experience i would say it was best so far for me to which includes 7 shows so far.
btw, i am guy who saw ya at giants and few seats to your left on opening nite (c13) |
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HARTFORD - There are two things that separate The Rolling Stones from the rest of the rock bands living off their old hits.
One, they have a much bigger catalogue to work with; for their "Forty Licks" tour, they rehearsed 130 songs. Two, they really enjoy themselves on stage. You can't fake a smile like the ones Keith Richards flashed all night Saturday at the Hartford Civic Center. And the band, which leaned on its 1969 album "Let It Bleed" (five of the 22 songs), let its enthusiasm bleed into the audience, which responded in kind.
Mick Jagger worked the capacity crowd into Saturday's 2-hour, 15-minute show from start to finish. The only time people sat in any numbers was halfway through, when Richards slowed down the pace with "Slippin' Away," from the "Steel Wheels" album, and that was just a few rows on one half of the floor.
The Stones answered the usual questions about age with an energy level that left little in doubt. Jagger, 59, compensated for not hitting the high notes in the first three songs ("Street Fighting Man," "It's Only Rock'N'Roll" and "If You Can't Rock Me") by taking command of the stage. He strutted, he swaggered, he danced, he kicked, he waved, he snake-wiggled, he protruded those lips, he egged on the fans � he was simply kinetic.
Guitarists Richards, 58, and Ronnie Wood, 55, made it all look effortless. Same went for 61-year-old drummer Charlie Watts. Richards, of Weston, elicited the best dirty chords he could, most especially on the smoldering burn that was "Gimme Shelter." And when he smiled, it took 10 years off his prematurely aged face.
But a Stones show is truly a band effort. Jagger, Richards, Watts and Wood are the four official members, but the others have been around long enough to count for more than footnotes. Keyboardist Chuck Leavell was a big presence. Darryl Jones, on bass, was rock-steady, while the horns, led saxophonist Bobby Keys, made their presence known, especially on "Rocks Off." The backing singers - Lisa Fischer, Bernard Fowler and onetime Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin - were dead-on, too.
It's hard to pick out highlights in a show full of them, but one was a four-song block of tunes from "Let it Bleed": Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain," "Let It Bleed," "Monkey Man" and "Gimme Shelter." Another was the full-steam version of The O'Jays' "Love Train." Another was a rousing "Satisfaction."
The second stage only got a three-song workout at the end of the set. They flubbed the beginning of the last song, "Brown Sugar," but it was still worth it because the band took on a different dynamic. In close quarters, the energy level was more concentrated, more powerful. The group unleashed raw energy on Waters' "Mannish Boy," with Jagger sounding his best of the night and the guitars never sounding nastier.
And while the Stones did but one encore, one is all you need if it's done right: a rousing "Midnight Rambler" - the last "Let It Bleed" selection - and an explosive "Jumping Jack Flash." The Stones did not go quietly. No nursing homes yet, I'm afraid.
Meanwhile, the world's greatest rock'n'roll band took the most hyped young rock band in years, opening act The Strokes, to school. The problem with the young New Yorkers isn't the musicianship in the least; it's that someone forgot to tell them that it was a rock SHOW.
Fab Moretti is a high-impact drummer, and I'd take him and both guitarists in my band any time (lead Albert Hammond Jr. and rhythm guy Nick Valensi, both furious players). But singer Julian Casablancas, who barely moved, save to take a swig off his Heineken, was way too blas� and disaffected for someone in his early 20s - especially someone in his early 20s opening for the Stones.
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Fran Fried can be reached at (203) 789-5678 or [email protected] .
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| Jaxx |
[quote]luxury1 wrote:
WOW--in spite of the unexplained bruises on my body (why does that always happen to me?)
funny you should say that! my legs are an absolute mess after last week. i have no idea where all those bruises came from.... |
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| luxury1 |
Jaxx--I think we just get way too into it!! |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
You fine ladies are welcome to the services of my highly trained healing hands anytime you have the need. I'm a professional! We EMTs have the best hands in the business. |
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| glencar |
It was another great show. The Stones were on! It seemed like they did an extra minute of "Love Train" for some reason. The applause had started & then Mick said, "One more time! Love train, love train..." I bought tix in Sec 1, Row V right on the walkway 4 days before the show. I'm not sure why the Stones are holding up these tix till the last minute. It makes me feel foolish for buying tix early for other shows. |
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[quote]CS wrote:
Jagger, 59, compensated for not hitting the high notes in the first three songs ("Street Fighting Man," "It's Only Rock'N'Roll" and "If You Can't Rock Me") by taking command of the stage.
Could someone tell me what are the high notes in IORR? If there's some parts too high for Mick, he must have been singing only one note throuhgout the song... |
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| lotsajizz |
Hartford was THE show of the four I've seen this tour. Yes, the set list was pretty much like MSG or Fleet Center (but nice surprises like a perfect Love In Vain--thank you Woody).....but performace by the band put it over the top....and after a tight start by Mick, he kicked it up perfect. The blues tunes -- Love In Vain, Mannish Boy, and Midnight Rambler -- were the highlights in my mind...and Hartford was the best arena thus far...smaller by 3-4,000 than the others, great sight lines -- at least for us. I'd go back there again.....and I am glad I have January tiks for Fleet Center--THEY ARE ON TOP!!! |
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