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| Gimme Shelter |
I loved it!!!! Especially "Champagne & Reefer" w/Buddy Guy. I'm definately going to see it again. I went Saturday night and the crowd was really into the movie. I liked Keith's "I'm Bushed." line |
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| steel driving hammer |
How many times do I gotta say Stones Rule You Bastards? |
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| Sioux |
Maybe a few more... |
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| sammy davis jr. |
Sound- A
Performance-C
Picture- A
Overall, I liked the movie. Like others, I wish there had been more flashback segments. Hell, a whole movie of interviews and snippets would be great. They showed many interviews I'd never seen before. The concert itself I found underwhelming. The IMAX experience enhanced the whole thing, sound and vision but on a standard screen, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it half as much. Keith really has to consider learning a new riff- I mean seriously, he does the same lick over and over about 30 times thru the whole movie, just in different keys. His Musicianship is dragging down the band at this point. It'll never happen but Ronnie should play all the lead, or hire someone. Ronnie played very admirably IMO, and it was nice to hear the horns nice and clear. Liked the effect of hearing each individual over the rest of the band as they cut to them. Drums could have been mixed louder. On a positive Keith note, he actually sings pretty well. |
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| Fuck! |
Hi guys, Y
Yesterday i went to the Dutch Premmiere of SAL @ Tuschinski Theatre, Amsterdam.
ANYWAY, HERE'S MY REVIEW:
it's a great 2 hour movie but i think it's kinda strange watching a concert in a movietheatre, i'm not used to this sort of thing. i constantly had the need to get up and dance but everybody was just stitting and watching a movie. i'd rather be at a rolling stones concert!
some great moments in there, but also some weak dull moments... sometimes you feel like they try too hard, and i think marty's should've show us more from the rest of the band, not just mick jagger, the rolling stones are four guys marty!
i'd rate it 7/10 great but enough seen after two times... can't wait for the DVD Extra's
Fuck!
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| Some Guy |
it was kind of strange to see Brandon Lee as The Crow duet with Mick in Loving Cup. |
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| luxury1 |
Charlie was right!! It's not boring--and it is quite beautiful to watch, if one can describe a concert film as "beautiful"--the rich colors, the artful editing, the dramatic close-ups--really an engaging film. I don't think it is the band's best performance, however. I was so aware of Mick "working"--and he is best when he lets himself loose at times. I, too, would have preferred more wide shots of the entire band, but this is Marty's valentine to the Rolling Stones. Loving Cup was a highlight for me--Jack White was so thrilled to be up there with them, you can't help but smile along with him. And that song has always been what I consider to be a quintessential Stones song,--never tire of it!! She Was Hot kicks ass, Some Girls with Mick's loud guitar was too cool, Far Away Eyes always a treat. |
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| ebmp |
quote:
sammy davis jr. wrote:
Sound- A
Performance-C
Picture- A
Keith really has to consider learning a new riff- I mean seriously, he does the same lick over and over about 30 times thru the whole movie, just in different keys. His Musicianship is dragging down the band at this point.
YES! Man! He does the saaaame lick in every fucking song! The one he does on his "solo" on SFTD. |
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| andrews27 |
I saw it tonight. My advice is to try to see it in a science museum IMAX theater, instead of the mall theater Imax screen. At a museum (having seen Stones at the Max there, back when) you'll get more screen curvature, including at the top. Also better sound, and probably louder - the museum theaters being well soundproofed.
The product? Beautifully filmed, with many angles that recalled The Last Waltz. But the sound mix is flattish and curtailed. This becomes really evident when the two-song encore comes on louder and with more space between the instruments than the bulk of the film.
They made the same mistake as Ladies and Gentlemen, and, if I remember, Stones at the Max - not enough wide shots of the band, probably because the Beacon is smallish and they had a lot of reverse shots with the audience in them, so the wide shot camera would have showed up. If so - so what, big deal? In IMAX, you need those long establishing (and re-establishing) shots to re-orient the audience from those flurries of quick, tight shots.
Also, it was a bummer that the title track wasn't shown performed on stage. I heard it on NPR and it sounded fabulous, and I was disappointed to miss it. I know, Marty wanted to avoid the obvious move - but for most of the audience, the version I heard on NPR would have delivered a big emotional payoff. I came prepared to drop a tear, and left saying, "Aw, fuck!"
I had no problems with Jack White's performance, and Christina Aguilara on Live with Me cut dead the hesitant Cheryl Crow version at Joe Robbie in the live PPV 1994. Christina was sexy and aggressive, the latter quality perhaps the source of the someone else's complaint about her acting humorless up there.
I could have used more bright red onstage to counteract all that black and gold. And the IMAX format did make the Beacon look more tiny and curved than it actually is - I've sat in the front of that balcony for Robert Palmer, Allman Bros, etc.
Except during the encore, the guitars were lacklustre and inconsequential, with Ronnie having a slight edge on Keith, though the slide and pedal steel helped. At least Keith was not the embarrassment he was at Zilker Park.
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| glencar |
Andrews, you can here the entire version of Shine A Light on the CD. |
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| andrews27 |
quote:
glencar wrote:
Andrews, you can here the entire version of Shine A Light on the CD.
Yeah, I know - it's on my payday list. I wanted to *see* it though, and I bet I'm not the only one.
I know it's in the Stripped TV film, too. |
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| Bloozehound |
Telling how general consensus amongst fans rates Champagne & Reefer as the highlight of the set, which was basically due to the Stones feeding off Buddy Guy's over the top, solid performance while on the other hand modern day pop sensations Jack White and Christina Aguilera looked like clueless, lame ducks who ruined two of the coolest songs of the set
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| Joey |
quote:
Bloozehound wrote:
Telling how general consensus amongst fans rates Champagne & Reefer as the highlight of the set, which was basically due to the Stones feeding off Buddy Guy's over the top, solid performance while on the other hand modern day pop sensations Jack White and Christina Aguilera looked like clueless, lame ducks who ruined two of the coolest songs of the set
I would like to nuzzle you . |
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| Soldatti |
I saw it today, AWESOME. These guys are out of this world. |
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| Slavegirl |
Just saw it for the second time last night...I don't think its gonna get old for me! I agree Jack White seemd like an awestruck little kid dwarfed by his idols. His vocals couldn't compare to Mick's! I liked Christina though I felt like their number together was pretty awesome. Like I said on a previous post I though the inclusion of the CLintons was off the mark. I think the Stones should avoid American politics at all costs, but thats just me. But of course, the movie was fucking awesome and I want to see it again and again |
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