It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.

.....and their sound system is designed (?) to cut through sheet metal.

I love the Rolling Stones, but not their last few concerts.

One of the biggest putoffs is the video. The entire concert is filmed
in a studio before it ever hits the road, and that's what is shown on
the video screens. Jagger et al do a masterful job of stepping through
each tune in a precisely choreographed routine, but a lot of times it
gets off a bit. If you're close enough to watch those famous lips
singing on stage, you will notice that they are often out of sync with
the supposed "live" video on the big screens.

Begging the question: If the video is canned, how much credibility can
we assign the music? What are we really hearing in the concert hall? Is
it no more "live" than the video?

Also begging the quesion: If you're not prepared to spend several
hundred dollars or more per seat to sit up close and you are
essentially going to be watching the canned performance on the video
vs. the live performance on stage, why not just say "screw it", rent
the video for $7 when it becomes available, and see the same thing?

Of course then there's the conspiracy theory: With a pre-recorded
concert and a group of convincing doubles, the real Stones could take a
night off every once in a while and nobody would be the wiser.

Sort of like some of the "one-hit-wonder" bands back in the 60's. There
were several cases where a record company would release a song that was
supposed to be the work of some new band but was actually just cranked
out by some studio musicians. The so-called group Steam, from 1969-
("Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Hey, Hey Hey, Goodbye") is a
specific example of this. If the song proved to be a hit, the record
company would cash in by hiring a few different groups of musicians,
teaching them all to play the song at least semi-close to the record,
and then during those few weeks while the song was hovering near the
top of the charts the band could be booked to open concerts for
headline acts in three or four remote locations around the country on
the same night. Nobody knew who the musicians in these one-hit bands
were or what they were supposed to look like, but it was a good way for
the record company to stir up additional hype for the song as well as
to make a few bucks from the gate.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.

.....and their sound system is designed (?) to cut through sheet metal.

I love the Rolling Stones, but not their last few concerts.

One of the biggest putoffs is the video. The entire concert is filmed
in a studio before it ever hits the road, and that's what is shown on
the video screens. Jagger et al do a masterful job of stepping through
each tune in a precisely choreographed routine, but a lot of times it
gets off a bit. If you're close enough to watch those famous lips
singing on stage, you will notice that they are often out of sync with
the supposed "live" video on the big screens.

Begging the question: If the video is canned, how much credibility can
we assign the music? What are we really hearing in the concert hall? Is
it no more "live" than the video?

This is why you go and see someone else instead, like Bob Weir and his
current band Rat Dog. Utterly amazing, and definitely NOT canned.
www.rat-dog.com

And, if it matters, they've been videotaping their shows and offering them
for sale, listed by date, very quickly after each show:
https://www.munckmusic.com/wms/ratdog/index.html

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

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Does the local income level support insane ticket prices?

Good question. I believe about 80,000 paid $90.00 last year in
neighbouring New Brunswick.
Bit of a rivarly developing between them & us....such as a CFL franchise
up for grabs.


People paid as much as $200.00 to see the Stones in NYC last time they
toured. That's nuts.

Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.


.....and their sound system is designed (?) to cut through sheet metal.


Oh yeah? Tthat means I'll be able to hear them from my house... a 15
minute walk from the concert site.

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"Don White" wrote in message
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...s-halifax.html


Does the local income level support insane ticket prices?

Good question. I believe about 80,000 paid $90.00 last year in
neighbouring New Brunswick.
Bit of a rivarly developing between them & us....such as a CFL
franchise up for grabs.


People paid as much as $200.00 to see the Stones in NYC last time they
toured. That's nuts.

Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.


.....and their sound system is designed (?) to cut through sheet metal.
Oh yeah? Tthat means I'll be able to hear them from my house... a 15
minute walk from the concert site.

It'll cut slivers out of your garage door. Not good.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

Catch Aerosmith instead..... much closer to what they were in any one of
the 3 heydays.

-W

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Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

Clams Canino wrote:
Catch Aerosmith instead..... much closer to what they were in any one of
the 3 heydays.

-W

"Don White" wrote in message
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Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.


My son saw them on the 4th playing in Boston, he thought they were back
on drugs. I hope he was wrong, and they were just playing bad. Since
this was their hometown, you would have thought they would have been at
their best, but according to my son, they sucked big time.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Clams Canino wrote:

Catch Aerosmith instead..... much closer to what they were in any one of
the 3 heydays.

-W

"Don White" wrote in message
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Especially since they are only a 'reasonable simile' of themselves from
their hey days.



My son saw them on the 4th playing in Boston, he thought they were back
on drugs. I hope he was wrong, and they were just playing bad. Since
this was their hometown, you would have thought they would have been at
their best, but according to my son, they sucked big time.


I'm not a fan of this type of concert. I'd only go if it was in a small
theater type hall and I was close enough to see them.
When I went to the Tina Turner concert here back in '85, I was up near
the rafters in our hockey arena and had to use binoculars to see Tina up
close.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

Clams Canino wrote:
Catch Aerosmith instead..... much closer to what they were in any one of
the 3 heydays.

-W

Except they're not *medicated* anymore, supposedly.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

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Clams Canino wrote:
Catch Aerosmith instead..... much closer to what they were in any one of
the 3 heydays.

-W

Except they're not *medicated* anymore, supposedly.


ROFL! Keith's not medicated any more. Right! :-) I understand the primary
job of his bodyguards is to keep undertakers at a safe distance from him.

It's official..Stones to play Halifax
 

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...s-halifax.html


Does the local income level support insane ticket prices?

Good question. I believe about 80,000 paid $90.00 last year in
neighbouring New Brunswick.
Bit of a rivarly developing between them & us....such as a CFL franchise
up for grabs.

You been to a broadway play lately? Close to the same price.