Stoned In Staten Island
Rocks Off Regular
Offline
Cold Italian Pizza
Posts: 86
2000 Light Years from Home
Gender: 
|
Hope no one minds me giving this a bump as this was a very special show for me.
This was my first show since 2005 (at the old Giants Stadium, fittingly), and I went into this show with a huge sense of trepidation; I had been wary of the band's staying power after hearing some of the band's 2018 shows, where I felt the tempos dragged, Mick sounded extremely weak and fatigued, and Keith's playing was toothless at best and heartbreaking at its worst.
Those doubts were erased pretty much the second Keith ripped into "Jumpin' Jack Flash"; it was clear that this was the band I fell in love with, the sharp, dangerous unit that created the soundtrack to so many moments in my life.
They kept that energy all night; at no point did they sound like they were phoning it in or dragging in energy. Every song had a groove and a punch. On paper, I could've done without "You Got Me Rocking," "Harlem Shuffle," and even "Monkey Man" (I love it, but I'd heard it before and was pulling for "Rocks Off"), but these songs turned out to be huge highlights of the evening. As a set list nerd, I was just happy to say I got a song that had not been played in 30 years.
The biggest highlights for me were "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Midnight Rambler," "Paint It Black" (the one Top 5 fave I had never heard), "Brown Sugar," and "Gimme Shelter"; in particular "Gimme Shelter" is my favorite song of all time and this was honestly the best live version I've ever heard. It sounded so strong and powerful and had the chilling, apocalyptic edge it seemed to be missing for a long time.
Seeing the band so on target at this stage in the game was inspiring and I left the stadium on such a high knowing how capable they are of still bringing it to this day.
|
Pages: 
MetLife Stadium, NJ#2 Aug 5, 2019 - Live streaming, Setlist, Photos, Parties, etc (Read 7,514 times)
