anyone lucky enough to be going?....and live streaming available?....hopefully some good taping or an official tv show very soon.........this should be great!

I hope Keith kicks ass tonight.  I wish I could be there when he takes the stage.

I'm looking forward to reviews and pictures.

FPM wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 9:11pm:


I'm following along here: http://twitter.com/#!/ApolloTheater

FPM wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 9:35pm:


Most welcome, my fine young simian.

Following Blue Lena and miraklwkr (Tamara and Lynn) on Facebook.
Keef has yet to take the stage. It has been an amazing evening thus far.
Many, if not most, of those Artists at the DC event are here.
Where's Mick is MY question.
A tad disappointed it appears he is not there.

I'll update when I can....................

Keef has taken the stage!!!!!!!!!!!!

LadyJane wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 10:42pm:

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23howlinforhubert

Please tell me he found a stringed instrument.

LadyJane wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 10:56pm:

THANKS LJ!!!

A twitter has slowhand joining in on Spoonful/

Wang Dang Doodle

A few fuzzy pics on IORR of Keith playing guitar. http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1554096,page=6

a pic

I see an electric guitar in Keith's hands.  Ah....what a great thing to see!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lady Jane's image

I seem to recognize some musicians from the WH gig, the guitart guy with the ponytail and the chick with the guitar ?

Steel Wheels wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:26am:



WOW! Keith's ready to tour!!,

I don't know, peeps. I'm far from reassured.

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:48am:


+ 1

The more I listen to this the better it sounds. I don't know peeps, I'm all in on this performance!

What did you think of his guitar playing on Little Red Rooster?

The-Worst wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:35am:


great to see even though it's shakey as hell, I kept looking at the tuning pegs on his guitar & being so shakey it looked like 6 pegs on each side, that would make it 12, but can't be?

Look, I've said for years it would fascinating if Keith became a Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits-type vernacular musician who explores anew country and blues and Americana. Add something like that to the literary bon vivant he has become, and you'd have a vitally interesting late-period Keith.

But that's not what he's going to be asked to do this year. He's going to have to play Rolling Stones music this year, when everything in his bones (quite literally!) is telling him he can't anymore.

Oh, things will be alright for the last big go-round.  How could they be any worse than what I witnessed in 2006??  At least Ronnie will be sober this time.  Man, I have boots from '06, video too, and quite often they make me grimace cus of what the guitar players are doing..or not doing...often they are just absent!
But it does seem like mick & Keith are not on the same page.  Micks talkin bout an energetic performance/spectacle,  and Keith is content to sit on a stool and doodle and croon.  I'd like some of both please.

More later

luxury wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 8:23am:


sorry....but that would blow away 50 years of credibility...or what is left of it...I think we now know why there is no tour announcement....Mick is not going to take to the road when Keith can,t play anymore....And he has too much class to say it regardless of Keith;s book shots.....

I have spent 50 years worshipping Keef....he owes me nothing but man from what I have seen of last night is ever so sad.....A few words parsed over Clapton's playing?....He looked drunk old and disinterested...Now I feel old too...sighhhhhhhh

More by Kevin Mazur with thanks to Moy

I'm sitting here crying and shaking my head.
It really is over.
Oh well, we have our memories...........

This hurts bad.

LadyJane wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 9:18am:

ONE NEVER KNOWS ,LJ..I WOULDNT SAY IT'S DEFINITELY OVER.
I JUST THINK IT SHOULD BE.

PUT THIS ON AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER !

Myabe they should have Keith do Q% a before a show and then have him sit in a rocking chair while the band performs....that was sad shit to me.

BEST KEITH YET !!!!!!


BEST STONES YET !!!!!


" Stones is Stones Baby   ........... bigger than ALL of us  ... "


O'kins

Guess I should "weigh in"

I am in the Mel camp I am afraid.  Little Red Rooster was OK, but I couldn't even finish watching the other performances. It was way too painful.

I really have no desire to see a "Stones Spectacle"- especially if one of them is gonna prance around like a Rooster in drag and the other is gonna just sit and lay eggs.  I'd rather have my memories of greatness.

Just watched Little Red Rooster. Started bad. Finished worse.

A few notes about the show:
The guitar player with the pony tail also appearing at the white house gig was Derek Trucks,
the woman is his wife, Susan Tedeschi.

The sax player in the captain's hat is Eddie Shaw.

Other notable no shows were Dr. John and Paul Rodgers.

BB King had a gig in OK Thursday night and TX Saturday, so he wasn't going to make it.

Interesting review of last night's show from Bill German:

http://www.beggarsbanquetonline.com/news.htm

fer chrissakes a mutiny on the good ship lollipop? have your heads i will!!

It appears I am in the minority when it comes to the Little Red Rooster performance. I really like it a lot. It sounds like a good slow blues. All across the internet people are saying basically the same thing-that Keith is a shell and the end of the band is near.

I disagree. 

Reading these boards filled with negativity is nothing new. No matter what board I join, no matter the topic (cars, home theater, movies, radio, etc.) , thing usually end up negative. The car I enjoy, the movie I like, the radio station I listen to-most people disagree with me.  My lesson learned is I will spend more time listening to music than reading about it on a computer screen.

Oh Steel  wheels , you do sound like Charlie brown tonight.   And u are right.  Too much negativity is never a good thang.

BILL PERKS wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 10:38pm:

The contrast in performances this week from Mick @ the WH & Keith @ The Apollo are just stunning.

Rolling Stone magazine's reviewer is ecstatically positive. Go figure. Maybe it sounds better live than on YouTube

Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and More Celebrate Hubert Sumlin in New York
'It's good to be back,' Richards told crowd. 'It doesn't get any better than this.'

Matt Kent/Kevin Mazur/WireImage

By PATRICK DOYLE
February 25, 2012 8:05 PM ET

Close to midnight last night at New York's Apollo Theater, Eric Clapton had just finished a thunderous take on classic blues number "Forty Four" when Keith Richards ambled onstage with no introduction. Wearing a dark blazer, long green scarf, fedora and a huge grin, he embraced Clapton and stood center stage to massive applause, delivering a smoky take on Wolf’s "Going Down Slow," a chronicle of a frail man who has savored life’s greatest pleasures. "Man, I've had things that kings and queens will never have," Richards growled. "In fact, they don't even know about them, let alone get ’em. And good times? Mmmm...." He hovered around Clapton and then stood sidestage by the piano while Clapton delivered a throaty verse and then weaved clean-toned solos with young Austin guitarist Gary Clark Jr.

There were many highlights at Howlin for Hubert – a tribute to guitarist Hubert Sumlin, who played in Howlin’ Wolf’s band for decades and passed away on December 4th due to heart failure – but that was the peak. It was Richards’ first major musical appearance since the Rolling Stones last toured five years ago, and he showed little rust. After "Going Down Slow,"  he sat down and played metallic 12-string slide while singing "Little Red Rooster," and then strapped on a Gibson electric guitar to sing and trade licks with Clapton on "Spoonful." "It’s good to be back," Richards said, peering up to the balcony before breaking into a cackle. "Goddamn, it’s good to be back."

The entire show, which featured all-stars including Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Jimmie Vaughan, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II and Elvis Costello –  plus overlooked legends like Wolf’s former bandmates, harmonica player James Cotton, guitarist Jody Williams and saxophonist Eddie Shaw – was one for the history books. The event originated while Sumlin was still alive as a celebration to mark his 80th birthday. It stayed that way; Guest after guest recounted Sumlin’s unfaltering positivity and passion for his instrument. At one point, Toni Ann Mamary, Sumlin’s longtime manager and companion, tearfully recalled Sumlin tellling her, "I’m gonna be there. I don’t care if I play – I’m going to be there." She added, "Can you feel him?"

The night began with a film featuring classic Sumlin performance footage and a recent interview with him, where Sumlin humorously described how he found his own piercing signature sound after Wolf strongly urged him to lose the guitar pick. The stage lights then revealed two massive portraits of Sumlin behind the stage. His sunburst Stratocaster sat on a stand at center stage, with his trademark feathered cap hanging off of it. Clapton emerged – with short, slicked-back hair and wearing a blazer – with Cotton, Sumlin’s old musical partner.  Clapton kicked the night off howling an acoustic, stomping "Key to the Highway," complemented by Cotton’s razor-sharp harp fills.

Each set came and went in a flash. Performers were backed by an incredible house band including Steve Jordan and Jim Keltner, two of the best drummers alive, bassist Willie Weeks and pianist Ivan Neville. An early highlight was Jimmie Vaughan performing an electric solo version of "Six Strings Down," a tribute to fallen gunslingers. When he sang "Albert Collins up there / Muddy and Lightnin’ too / Albert and Freddy / playing the blues," it was easy to feel more than one spirit in the room. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and 77-year-old Jody Williams jammed on Williams' ferocious 1957 instrumental "Lucky Lou," Shepherd unleashing flurries of loud, screeching notes.  The New York Dolls’ David Johanson – who sang lead at many of Sumlin’s shows in recent years – emerged for "Evil," replicating Howlin' Wolf’s vocals with a weathered cat-scratch howl.

Another video of "Spoonful" in better quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCpEnAs8vuI&feature=player_embedded#!

Nellcote wrote on Feb 26^th, 2012 at 10:39am:

Nellie,your not going to make real wild child sleep with the fishes are you?

Doxa wrote on Feb 26^th, 2012 at 12:21pm:


You should hang around more.  

I just watched the YouTube videos of the event. Read all the comments.  Thought about it. Here's my comments.

Everyone "peaks" ~ it's true KEEF, MICK, even Clapton and Beck are all past their prime. But that doesnt mean they should hang it up! Music is their LIFE, and even if they arent the same as they used to be (and NONE of us are) I dont see that to be a reason to discontinue doing the thing in life that brings them happiness! The Stones really started with playing THE BLUES, so getting old is one sure reason to sing the blues! Nobody likes getting old, but I dont picture them in rocking chairs crying over the fact that they cant do what they used to do. I still love seeing KEEF play, and the head injury made it difficult for KEEF to sing and play at the same time. I dont hold it against him and I will continue to support my band, The ROlling Stones, all the way to the end baby. I am not expecting to see them play like they are young again. But I am expecting to see them do what they love to do most, play music. So it aint over until yet! Rock on!

, Gazza wrote on Feb 26^th, 2012 at 1:57pm:


Gazza, you are the voice of reason. I am the voice of longevity. If the Stones were a car, the mileage would be way up, it needs a trip to the body shop, a paint job, and a freshly charged battery, and the machine should keep rolling until the wheels fall off! With the proper attention, some well built cars can go for 50+ years even if they have been parked in the garage for a while! Tune them up and give them some gas!

Gazza wrote on Feb 26^th, 2012 at 2:32pm:

So what you're saying is,we need a Brand New Car? BTW,weren't you at this show Gazza?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pS6HGIu-7g

All this talk of cars....

Gazza- as always- has made a good point.

Musicians who love their music  don't quite making music.  They may stop touring for awhile, but they continue to create and play their instruments.  As much as I'd love to see a Stones show on a much smaller scale and without the hoops, whistles, and sequined jackets, I can be happy with the memories of them from them in the past.  Remember, it broke our hearts to see Keith struggling on stage 5 years ago.  Maybe Jagger could get himself in shape for THE Rolling Stones as he has taken better care of himself over the years,  but Keith on the other hand.....

To be hashed and rehashed, and rehashed again.  Time will tell...

Rolling Stone review:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/keith-richards-eric-clapton-buddy-guy-and...

Heart Of Stone wrote on Feb 26^th, 2012 at 3:33pm:



This is the crux and whilst most of us accept him for what he is and acknowledge that he's given us a lifetime of pleasure, the dividing issue is whether or not you'd go to the considerable expense of paying to witness it.  To some, its simply a case of being in the same room and giving 'support' no matter what as if its a football team, and thats reason enough to go - to others, its a question of whether what you're listening to merits the financial sacrifice and also whether or not you're comfortable with seeing someone you care about decline before your eyes.

I can see both sides of the argument, to be honest. Maybe I'm at a bit of an advantage in some ways as 2007 was the first time that I had some degree of acceptance that it might be the 'last time' and that after 47 Stones gigs, I didnt 'need' to see more shows in future, even if I would 'like' to see some more.  I still pretty much feel the same way. A new Stones tour is a bonus at this point, but I've already made up my mind that for various reasons, the days of feeling compelled to see more shows that I can afford are gone. *






(* I realise of course that once a tour starts, I will end up eating my words, will spend a year obsessively chronicling the tour on the internet, will go to concerts in nine countries like I did last time and bankrupt myself in the process. Don't say you havent been warned. )

It's funny, Keith sings the blues like an Englishman and even country as well. There is a charm to it, but it's one of the reasons I think you don't hear him on the faster numbers (I don't mean this show, but in general because like most others I suspect there are other reasons he can't go crazy on the guitar anymore). Mick on the other hand has most of the inflections down and his accent is more convincing. Keith and Ronnie on Boogie Chillin on Steel Wheels was dynamite and Crawlin Kingsnake on Mr. Lucky is one of my favorite Keith moments ever.

It's on™

they are gearing up the machine.

odd to see Keith without the eye liner

All very true.

However, I'm unaware of any classic (or antique) car that's been able to work properly after being fuelled for decades by a combination of heroin, cocaine, bourbon and vodka, whose engine has been slowed after the bonnet collided with a tree and whose accelerator is showing increasing signs of arthritis.



This one might have a few miles left on the clock yet, but I'm not sure about lengthy road trips - especially ones that involve a lot of speed.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 8:11am:


so true. They may be antiques but please........Take her on the highway for a little spin
I want to see the kind of shape she's in!

Nellcote wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 12:55pm:


I agree Nellie.
Flannel shirt, no eyeliner, totally gray.
I love him as much or more than ever.

Holy fuck! Keith is playing with a slide and obviously having a ball.