I'm all for it

I agree, in that while I like the live versions of HTW, I don't think they stand up to the record, while Brown Sugar live does, which I find kind of odd. Even though they are really quite different, I've always kind of seen them as similar songs, so it doesn't make sense that one works so well live but the other doesn't. I think it's because Brown Sugar is a faster song to begin with, and they play it even faster live. HTW is much slower and more groove oriented, and that's harder to translate live, things can get lost in the open spaces. Wasn't it recorded with that cassette machine playback method they used in the late 60's/early 70's, which gave the guitars the distinct sound that is key to the song. To me that sound is simply lost live, and the grungy sound it's replaced with doesn't do the song justice. It's the curse of a great record with such a unique sound. Brown Sugar was maybe recorded the same way(?), apparently they used that trick a lot then from what I've read, but because it's faster and doesn't have those squealy little country-ish fills, which is one of the key sounds I'm talking about that makes HTW great, it seems to work better live. I feel the same about Live With Me and Sympathy for the Devil, they just don't seem to come across as well live, they are tricky songs that way. To me, they always play Live With Me too fast and it loses that wonderful grit the record had. It's a great song live in and of itself, but not compared to the studio version. Same with Sympathy, Keith's solos back in the day could be great, but the song as a whole pales to the studio. But the studio version was such a complex sounding piece, with so many layers, it's not easy to re-create that effectively live. Especially on the 69-70's tours, which is the period I'm really talking about. I'm just not crazy about the arrangement of the Ya's Ya's version. It's a good song in and of itself which I like, and Keith's solo is great, but the record sounded so good it doesn't stand up in comparison for me.
Camp opens tomorrow @ The Razor.
We will have a lot of new players who need
to get used to our offense & defense.
It will be hot. Many players will not make it.
It will be good to have all of the returning
players back, as well as the new players.
We do not know how we will do this year.
It is hopeful that the players which we've
assembled in the off season will all interact
well together. We will know more in a few weeks.
Season starts with a night game on 14 September
vs division opponent Buffalo.
Buffalo has improved themselves over the off season
with the addition of TO. They are well coached, play
very well in all facets of the game. They are not to
be taken lightly. We will have our hands full with
this division opponent.