"But I must say, the exact moment Taylor came in with those first few notes of his solo...I thought I was dreaming.  I had never experienced that at a show before.  I was hypnotized and completely in a different place.  Taylor, that solo, and the Stones were meant to fucking be.  Like I said earlier, I was literally in a daze after he left the stage.  I could not concentrate worth a damn for the next few songs.  I was useless.  I was hungover from CYHMK.  Man, I'd love to relive that again."

Hopefully, Justin, you'll relive it through one of our eyes when they hit Chicago, then the East Coast.
What a great day to be a Rolling Stones fan!!!
I picture luxury and GotToRollMe enjoying the jam together and sharing a high five.  

       

My section totally died during All Down The Line and never recovered.

During Midnight Rambler I heard a harmonica blast that just sounded totally off. Turns out the dude next to me was playing along. I moved.

Totally weird, crazy random moment long after the show. I was walking in downtown with my friends and right on the sidewalk on Olympic between Figueroa and Flower something catches my eye.

It's a guitar pick. Unmistakeable KISS logo. On the other side the Gene Simmons sig. And another one. And another one. 4 total.

How the hell do 4 KISS pics end up on the sidewalk like that?

What the hell?

Was a major KISS fan right up til the 1996 reunion which just makes it all even stranger.

How that's for a review? Maybe I will just let the music speak for itself this time. Get home in about 4 hours, keep your ears peeled.

Last nights Set List is using the tours other Set Lists for rolling papers.

Now if they can just shake up the sequence of the songs. So it's not just nuggets early and then the war horse parade......I know. Picky,picky.

GOOD SHOW..
TO ME HT WOMEN NEEDS TO BE RETIRED;JUST TIRED OF IT

When Jagger is standing next to Ronnie literally WAITING for Taylor to get to the main groove of his solo....you're watching the real Mick Jagger.  Not the performer who's up there posing, making a face or snarling at the audience...you're watching a guy who's up there with his band, and being COMPLETELY in the moment.  You can clearly see Jagger is anxious for Taylor to wrap it up and while Taylor is going nuts on his fretboard, Jagger has got nothing to do except wait for him.  He shares a few laughs with Ronnie and Keith and waits it out, clapping his hands and just listening to the music---something he almost never does on stage anymore.  At one point you can even see him mouth the "Ba da da DAH dah" part as if trying to remind Taylor to wrap it up...for a quick second he almost looks a bit worried (it makes you wonder if THIS was what Jagger feared all along by giving Taylor more songs: long meandering solos?).  The exact second Taylor comes in with that little groove, Jagger turns the "performer" button on again and begins being Mick Jagger again....moves about the stage, clapping to the crowd and pointing and the whole nine yards.  Fascinating as hell.  And fuckin cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEM2Jel38c

FOR JUSTIN, ON BEHALF OF ROCKS OFF!!!

Justin, I am honored to have been your chauffeur last night

CYHMK with Taylor alone was worth the price of admission to all the shows!

It was a great night, Bluz!

Thank you LadyJane! Just revisiting the moment by watching the other videos, I can't explain the release of joy once the final note of CYHMK was played.  I was really surprised that I found myself so emotional but it was as if a huge weight had been lifted.  Apparently, this was what I needed but never knew it!  The roar of the crowd explained it all.  We were really touched to have them share that with us.

WaiteringOnAFiend wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 3:53pm:


All good points.  The fact is I thought it was refreshing to see Mick almost without control for those few moments.  He tried to steer the ship a certain direction but the tides were way too strong for him.  It was, for me, something I had never really seen before and was very entertained by!  Because I as well felt like I was going along for the ride and not knowing where Taylor was going.  For a small moment, things were legitimately unpredictable.

It may have been me who mentioned MJ being a little anxious.  But not without good reason, there were a huge chunk of new songs in the set and everyone was on their toes. But mainly, the huge traffic jam on "One More Shot" seemed to have left a bad taste in his mouth for the rest of the show.  After that train wreck, Mick seemed to have been unsure about simple changes in songs like "Tumblin Dice" or "Sympathy For The Devil", needing assurance from Chuck that he was singing the correct parts or even on pitch.  I specifically recall a moment when Mick was confused about when Ronnie's solo came in during "Start Me Up."  He was giving some points and cues even though it was way too early in the song.  He and Ronnie shared a laugh about it.  I also recall at one point Mick making a face in frustration  as he turned over to Chuck for a nod of approval, and Chuck wasn't looking up to give him one.  In fact, I noticed a lot of times when Mick turned to Chuck and Chuck was playing, head down, focused on his work--which I thought was weird because he always made himself available for direction and guidance for all the members throughout each song.  At times, Chuck seemed to almost ignore Mick for extra help.  But I do no mean that in a negative connotation.  It looked to me as if Chuck was handing them back the trust to  work things out on their own.  Just my own observation and opinion there.

Mel Belli wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 3:59pm:


I know what you mean.  I've been in those situations--which is why I sympathized with MJ a little bit---but that didn't mean I wasn't enjoying the hell out of it!

Hopefully MJ doesn't tell him to shorten it, almost every performance of this song on the Licks tour clocked in at 10 minutes when Ronnie took the solo.  Last night's performance came in at about 8 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vtILjo26ew

...and that was the case even when "Rambler" was in the set which was another 10 minute tune.  

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2013/05/the_rolling_stones_-_staples_c....