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JimH wrote:
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RCE wrote:

These guys still know how to rock.

Mrs.E and I went to see them a couple of years ago at the beginning
of
the
"Licks" tour at the Fleet Center in Boston. It was horrible because
of
the
disgusting sound system at the Center.

This performance was actually better, sound-wise.

RCE

You think?

The garage band down the block is tighter than the Stones were
tonight.
How the H do you flub up "Satisfaction" after 40 years? You could see
a
couple of the guys were really frustrated- I thought the bass player
was going to climb right up into the drummer's lap for a while there
as
they struggled to get their licks together. Lot's of unhappy glances
exchanged every time somebody screwed something up. They were
literally
"jamming" instead of performing. Very disappointing show.

My suggestion, fewer drugs and less booze before a performance- and
more rehearsals.

Yes sir...I don't know how the Stones justify their outrageous fees.
Have to admit, I've never seen them live...(my son wouldn't let me go
along with him & his buddies when they played the Maritimes last
summer)
but age & lifestyle is really creeping up on these guys.
I like to hear them the way they sounded in the 60s.
Now I don't think they're a reasonable facsimile of a rock band.

I agree. I thought they stunk last night. Maybe that is because I
generally never cared for them.

That's an intriguing comment only because I grew up listening to the
Stones and playing a lot of their music, and have always liked them a
lot. From two somewhat opposite perspectives, we managed to reach a
common conclusion.

Aside from purported drug use (or, in Richard's case, obvious), what do you
suggest they do? Stop doing what they enjoy?