| January 11th, 2006 08:45 AM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
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| January 11th, 2006 09:08 AM |
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| throbby |
Is Mick getting off? |
| January 11th, 2006 10:16 AM |
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| moy |
Stones fans have a gas, gas, gas
The world's most enduring rock band was in fine form last night at the Bell Centre, exceeding all expectations and proving they haven't faded away
T'CHA DUNLEVY, The Gazette
Published: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
They didn't start with Start Me Up. After more than a month off, the Rolling Stones rejigged their set list before 18,000 fans at the Bell Centre last night, opening with what had been a late-show favourite in the fall - Jumpin' Jack Flash.
Photograph by : JOHN MAHONEY
And from the get-go, it was clear that Mick Jagger and his, er, boys were in fine form. While looking a tad scrawny, the flamboyant frontman has lost little of his pep. He bounded out, skipping, strutting, dancing, arms flailing, hands casting imaginary spells.
"Salut les quebecois," he said at song's end, to the standing, roaring crowd. It was the first of many French greetings, and old favourites.
After pushing through She's So Cold, Tumblin' Dice and the new Oh No Not You Again, Jagger paused to catch his breath.
"Tout va bien?" he asked, pulling up his T-shirt, exposing his bellybutton. "J'espere que oui. Now we're going to do a really old song, which I'm trying to remember the words to."
It was Tears Go By, and it was beautiful. With Keith Richards and Ron Wood on acoustic guitars, and Charlie Watts offering up a muffled backbeat, the swaying classic showed the flipside to the Stones' party-rockin' antics, as well as the emotional resonance of Jagger's voice.
There were several such moments, where the band exceeded expectations and proved that while they are clearly getting up there, they can still put out. A perfect example was Midnight Rambler, turned into a multi-textured, 10-minute epic that went from barroom stomper to esoteric blues jam and back.
Or Get Off My Cloud, rendered with playful understatement from the back of the arena (after an entire section of the stage carried the band across the room). Honky Tonk Woman took them into the hit-filled homestretch - and sent this reporter off to meet deadline.
But lo and behold, they had done it again. The leather-faced lugs had looked old-fogeyism in the eyes and laughed - cackled, even. And with ticket prices topping out at $350, you can bet they did so all the way to the bank.
Hometown rocker Anik Jean struggled through an uneven set to ultimately win over the sparse early-evening crowd. |
| January 11th, 2006 11:59 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
Pleased with the set. I like the subtle changes. Especially the 1-2 punch of Keiths set!!! And dropping SMU from the opener - although, what they really should do is move SMU to the Bstage!
I'd like to hear a boot of As Tears Go By. But definately would prefer them to skip ATGB & RFD at any show I'm at. Such a buzz kill and a waste of the precious 6 & 7 slot. Especially considering that in that slot you could get Dead Flowers, All Down The Line, Heartbreaker etc
Night Time needs to be put to bed for awhile too
great start for 06 set list wise. As far as set lists go, they dont have to rattle the tree, but please continue to shake the branches a little and keep us on our toes! |
| January 11th, 2006 12:01 PM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Saint Sway wrote:
Pleased with the set. I like the subtle changes. Especially the 1-2 punch of Keiths set!!! And dropping SMU from the opener - although, what they really should do is move SMU to the Bstage!
personally speaking, I'd prefer it if they moved it right out to the fuckin' car park! |
| January 11th, 2006 12:07 PM |
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| Saint Sway |
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Gazza wrote:
personally speaking, I'd prefer it if they moved it right out to the fuckin' car park!
I'd love it if they dropped SMU from the set!!!! But they wont.
it bores me as an opener. it bores me in the final run. B-Stage would be a nice change for it. |
| January 11th, 2006 12:23 PM |
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| jb |
Like in 81.....mid concert..... |
| January 11th, 2006 12:47 PM |
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| Martha |
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LadyJane wrote:
Empty, As Tears Go By, Happy.............yep......I'll be damned....that BAND is playing for me....and my Mom is on the stage.
I am in tears......
LJ.
I am THRILLED for you LJ.
I've experienced the same thing with Bob. I feel spoken to through the set list ( I felt that connected) and I have broken down at shows many times...tears of happiness and sadness combined...it's a wonderful place to go...bring plenty of tissues!
I love you sweetie!
Counting down the daze...SUMMIT!
Sisterhood is powerful!
xxoo,
Martha |
| January 11th, 2006 06:36 PM |
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Glad to see IORR was given the old heave-ho tonight -- good song but just a little over-played. |
| January 12th, 2006 05:36 AM |
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| corgi37 |
If i never hear IORR again, i wont be sad. Miss You too. Even HTW. Start me up is fine by me, but they need to shorten it. Stick to 3 1/2 mins - not 7.
I'm gladdened Street fighting is still out. Though saddended Get up, stand up, hasnt been rolled out for awhile.
There is so much they can add/delete. Out of control, Gimmme Shelter, lets spend the night together, bitch, heartbreaker, starfucker, live with me - all easily dropped in.
But what i would love is stuff like: Long, long while, paint it black, harlem shuffle, short and curlies, love is strong, and sway again. |
| January 12th, 2006 10:34 AM |
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| jb |
quote:
corgi37 wrote:
If i never hear IORR again, i wont be sad. Miss You too. Even HTW. Start me up is fine by me, but they need to shorten it. Stick to 3 1/2 mins - not 7.
I'm gladdened Street fighting is still out. Though saddended Get up, stand up, hasnt been rolled out for awhile.
There is so much they can add/delete. Out of control, Gimmme Shelter, lets spend the night together, bitch, heartbreaker, starfucker, live with me - all easily dropped in.
But what i would love is stuff like: Long, long while, paint it black, harlem shuffle, short and curlies, love is strong, and sway again.
Only good version I ever heard was LYL!!!! |
| January 12th, 2006 11:14 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
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M.O.W.A.T. wrote:
Glad to see IORR was given the old heave-ho tonight -- good song but just a little over-played.
throw out all of those over played war horses already
they call themselves the worlds greatest R&R band... then act like it. Learn to play some fucking other songs already!!!
bunch of fuckin robots playing HTW, Miss You, Satisfaction, IORR, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, Sympathy, JJ Flash EVERY FUCKING SHOW!
SAME SHIT EVERY NIGHT
its beyond Vegas or Boy Band slick crap.
Stones are too ROBOTIC
REAL BANDS dont play the same exact show every night
give those fucking tunes a rest already!! PUT THEM OUT OF THEIR MISERY!! THE WAR HORSES WERE REAL HORSES THEY"D BE SHOT!!! |
| January 12th, 2006 11:17 AM |
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| glencar |
Oh shut up. |
| January 12th, 2006 11:21 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
pull your head out of your ass Glencar
those songs have been shamefully beaten to death and you know it |
| January 12th, 2006 11:22 AM |
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| glencar |
I don't disagree but I think they still like 'em & the audience likes 'em. If I ever deigned to see a Block Craws show, I'd expect to hear the first 3 hits & frankly, it would suck if I didn't. I could do w/o "Remedy" though. |
| January 12th, 2006 11:37 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
most everyone here would feed their loved ones to rabid wolves to attend a Stones where they finally dropped the overplayed warhorses and played the nuggets that we've all been dying to hear.
if they showed up at MSG and dropped Satisfaction, IORR, JJF, HTW, SMU, BS etc in favor of Sway, Stray Cat Blues, If You Cant Rock Me, Let It Bleed, Crazy Mama, Slave, Loving Cup, Hang Fire, Some Girls, Salt Of The Earth and Torn & Frayed it would INSTANTLY be considered the greatest Stones show ever. People would be foaming at the mouth to get a copy of the show.
NO ONE is foaming at the mouth to get a copy of the roboticly repeated Bang shows. |
| January 12th, 2006 12:10 PM |
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| Nellcote |
This has turned into one of the more animated threads I've read in a while. |
| January 12th, 2006 12:35 PM |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
I'd actually be quite happy to never hear Gimme Shelter live. It's great live, but it's also one of the songs that has pretty much been done to perfection in the studio, and no live version will ever live up to it for me. It's already sealed for me. |
| January 12th, 2006 02:33 PM |
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| jb |
quote:
Ihavelotsajam wrote:
I'd actually be quite happy to never hear Gimme Shelter live. It's great live, but it's also one of the songs that has pretty much been done to perfection in the studio, and no live version will ever live up to it for me. It's already sealed for me.
Philly Special, Brussels, Perth and Sydney 73!!!! |
| January 13th, 2006 12:15 AM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Can I get a witness? Backstage with the Stones
Published: Thursday, January 12, 2006
One beefy member of the Bell Centre security detail nudged his co-worker backstage.
"Where are they?" he asked.
"They're right in front of you!" the beefy security guard was informed. "Can't you see them?"
"Are you serious? That's not them! No way! I can't believe it," he muttered to his co-worker.
"Trust me, that's them!" the dubious fellow was informed.
Small wonder, the security guard had difficulty identifying the Rolling Stones backstage at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night. Though they may be the world's biggest rock 'n' roll band, the boys therein, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts, are decidedly - um - little. (Guess-timate average height: maybe 5-foot-4.) And lean. (Guesstimate average weight: maybe 120 pounds soaking wet.)
And, for that matter, not exactly boys, either. Jagger and Richards are 62; Watts, 64; and Woods, the baby at 58.
And when they are surrounded by their own beefy security detail and their statuesque wives and girlfriends, the Stones can easily get lost in the shuffle.
But the leanness goes a long way toward explaining their longevity. No matter what kind of lifestyle they project to the world, these guys are taut and in shape. No way Jagger could strut two hours on stage, night after night, if he were an out-of-control party animal. Nor could Watts and Wood afford to overindulge. And "Keef" Richards - well, that's another story, because he has clearly inked some kind of deal with the devil. As has oft been stated, in the event of nuclear war, only Keef and cockroaches will survive.
The Stones came out of their various backstage dressing rooms minutes before they took the stage Tuesday night. Prior to their arrival, VIPs and members of their entourage were cleared away from the back of the stage.
Aside from tour promoters Donald Tarlton and Michael Cohl, security and wives and girlfriends of the band and this fly on the wall, only a dynamite-sniffing German shepherd - bigger than any of the Stones - had full access to the area.
The rock 'n' roll biz may appear laid-back, but the Stones are no-nonsense off-stage. Hell, Watts could easily pass as a staid Brit banker. Jagger could play the role of an economics prof -which would be no stretch for this London School of Economics alumnus. Wood would be right at home in an avant-garde art colony - or on the set of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings. And Keef - well, he still looks the part of a buccaneer, which may explain why Johnny Depp used him as a role model for Pirates of the Caribbean. But even Keef ain't exactly swigging bottles of Jack Daniels backstage.
No high-fives were exchanged between the Stones and the few on hand to greet them before they took to the stage. It was all gentle handshakes and oh-so-polite British boarding-school patter.
"Great to see you again," Jagger told Tarlton. "So great to be working with you again."
Richards confided to Tarlton: "Don't know what to do when I'm at home. Home for me is the road."
And with those pleasantries, the Stones morphed into Peter Pans once again, raced on stage and leapt into a dyna-charged rendering of Jumping Jack Flash and two hours of unrelenting, crowd-pleasing rock.
Tarlton was in awe: "These guys are the best. They don't phone it in. They could easily get by on oldies alone and no rehearsals. But they spent six hours the day before (Monday) rehearsing here."
It's worth noting that none of the backstage partying before the Stones performed involved the guys themselves. At the VIP Rattlesnake Lounge backstage, the Stones travelling entourage and sundry visitors were feasting on giant shrimp, scallops, jerk chicken, cheese, fruits and veggies. They also tended to go more for the assortment of fine wines than the fruit juices offered.
The Stones arrived at 5 p.m. Tuesday, but remained ensconced in their dressing rooms for the next four hours. Wood's room was dubbed Camp Recovery. The ever-cool Watts had the Cotton Club. Keef, natch, occupied Camp X-Ray. Mick chose the aptly titled Workout Room, which contained both state-of-the-art exercise equipment and a jogging track.
The Stones' back-up singers and musicians shared two other dressing rooms, and had access to the Leisure Room, equipped with a pool table.
"People have such misconceptions about the Stones and, for that matter, most other rockers," said Rick Annett, production manager for Gillett Entertainment at the Bell Centre. "These guys take their business very seriously. That's why the Stones are still going so strong more than 40 years later."
But Annett, too, was taken aback when he first encountered the Stones up close. "We always have this illusion that stars are big, but it's amazing because it's almost always the opposite. They may seem so much larger than life, yet Shania Twain, Cher, Bono and the Stones are anything but big."
But Tarlton, who towers over all the Stones, doubts the guys are much fazed about their size. "They're big where it matters - at the box office. It's not an accident the Stones were the No. 1 rock touring attraction last year, taking in almost $200 million. They're rock 'n' roll giants."
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© The Gazette (Montreal) 2006 |
| January 15th, 2006 07:46 PM |
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| gypsy |
January 10, 2006
Photos courtesy of AP:
[Edited by gypsy] |
| January 16th, 2006 09:00 PM |
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| Soldatti |
The age is catching them very fast. |
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