I'm sure the folks at the Rolling Stones website had that review written and ready to publish.

Brown Sugar without sax sounds coooooool!

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Oct 25^th, 2012 at 9:15pm:



fuck

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Oct 25^th, 2012 at 9:15pm:


What a Nice Setlist! They should give it to us for the 6th downloadable Stones Archive!

I would have like to be there for: Route 66 (I'm not sure but i think they only use it as an opener in 1963 for BBC show "This is R&B"), Champagne & Reefer (Only the Stones at last on that inFamous blues), & Midnight Rambler (It was already played in a small Club at the Marquee Club but it was too much long ago)!!!

For information... I remember Lady Jane being rehearsed at every tour since 1989... I only find out a 1989 mention in Nico, but I'm sure they rehearsed it some times... (And we don't talk about the sixties live version with Brian... they should have reheased it too! ;O))

ThankXXXXXXX for all the great posting here! Great Job everybody! & Thanks for the Big Keith picture, it makes my day!

One Love & Love Is Strong!

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Oct 25^th, 2012 at 9:15pm:


thrilling!!!

Well, well, well...hard to get over it, did it really happen? Hell YES !

A few pics I took :

First in line (made it as #4 and #5 in the place) thanks to Angel Pat


Lots of TV Crews :


Angel Pat and Friends :


Packing up the equipment :


Outside the venue

Look at that smile on Charlies face. Priceless.

Those who saw last year's videos I guess, you know the Costello , Summlin' and Little Red Rooster vids...looks like he was just terribly out of practice, works for me !

Steel Wheels wrote on Oct 26^th, 2012 at 6:54am:



People were worried Keith might not bounce back... He definitely had fallen apart by 2006/07 and not everyone rebounds... There's been some breath holding to be sure.

gotdablouse wrote on Oct 26^th, 2012 at 6:39am:


Thanks so much for your first-hand reporting. 

Pdog wrote on Oct 26^th, 2012 at 7:09am:



Anyone who didnt 'doubt' that Keith could pull it off is kidding themselves. He was quite visibly falling apart on a regular basis for much of the final year of the last tour, had undergone surgery after an injury which could have killed him, was having problems with seizures - and since the tour ended, by his own admission, he had hardly pulled on a guitar for years. Add to that the fact that the man is pushing 70, has long term issues with arthritis and is an alcoholic. Had he been in good shape before now, we wouldnt have had to wait this long for some shows.  People seem to forget some of the eye witness accounts of several of the shows post-Fiji - especially the early shows on the fall 2006 US tour and some of the European shows in 2007.

The main reason why the band have had sporadic rehearsals in the last year was to see if he could still cut it. There was no way Jagger was going out on the road and embarrass himself if Keith wasn't functional.  Chuck Leavell even mentioned a couple of weeks ago about how Mick, Ronnie and Charlie were playing well - and when he mentioned Keith he didnt just say that he was playing well, he mentioned that he'd 'built himself back up'. Without going into detail, there were absolutely concerns within the Stones camp about how limited his onstage playing would be and how to get around it.

There's definitely been some lifestyle changes in the recent past (he's pretty much off booze and was only drinking water the whole time they were at that Somerset House bash in July). And the first thing I looked at when I saw that great photo of him onstage with the guitar were his fingers. Maybe its just me but they dont look quite as gnarled as they used to be.

To expect him to be anywhere near the level he was even ten years ago, let alone 20, 30 or 40, is fanciful, but its refreshing to see him on a stage again and apparently playing well - and even better that its with the Stones

Well, that Youtube link from yesterday has the boys cracking through two hot songs. I need more more MORE!

Gazza wrote on Oct 26^th, 2012 at 7:45am:


Good point, I now remember thinking the same yesterday during the show, I mean I had other things to "worry" about but I did take a close look at his fingers at some point after realizing he was playing fine and if I hadn't seen the scary close-up pics over the years I probably wouldn't have noticed anything. How it could have improved I'm not sure. On the other hand I was bit more alamed by his slightly glazed look, but there has to be some impact of his crazy lifestyle over the years