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What a thrill it was last night to see the Stones again. My evening started off by getting in the lottery line and quickly getting my second set of nosebleeds. I'll be honest - I was bummed out for a few minutes. I had dreams of being in the pit, but don't we all? It wasn't meant to be, but at the cheap price of 85 bucks a seat I was thankful to be in the same room as the Rolling Stones even if it was side view/obstructed view.
My section had it's share of aging, angry "fans" bitching about the seats, the view, the prices, the setlist and everything else. I actually asked one person why they bothered to show up. With so much negativity, I decided that I could do only one thing - support my heroes by dancing harder than every before, singing along to every single song and cheering as loud as I could.
So I did.
Get Off of My Cloud was very uptempo. Keith's great guitar chops were very noticeable from the first riff.
IORR was full on Keef. His Chuck Berry idolization was on! Some things don't come across on cell phone videos, but he provides so many cool and tasty licks to this song. You must be at a Stones concert to get the full effect.
Paint it Black was very strong. That lead into Gimme Shelter, which ended up having an amazing jam at the end. I saw Mick duck towards Charlie's drum kit to blow his nose several times, leaving the ancient art of weaving to cover for him. And what a killer job they did.
Under the Boardwalk is a regional favorite. You don't grow up around here and not know the song by heart by the time you are 5 years old. The entire place knew every single word and sang so loudly that Aaron Neville could hardly be heard at times. His voice was so amazing and it was wonderful to watch him perform with the Stones.
WTWCD was up next - they turned it into an even harder, rockier version than I've heard them do it in the past. it was very punk rock and I heard elements of Oh No! Not You Again in there. Once again, I don't think that will be evident in YouTube videos, but I caught a strong similarity between the two.
Emotional Rescue was so god damn good. Darryl kills it on bass. I tend to think he flavored the song with some "Love Train" (another regional favorite). Maybe I'm just going insane, but I could feel a touch of it in there.
Doom and Gloom has a strange sound effect going up to the point in which Mick hands off the guitar. The first night I thought he had guitar problems, which prompted him to pass off the guitar, but he did the same thing last night. To my ears it's some sort of digital effect that they need to get rid of. An effect shouldn't sound like a guitar with electrical issues.
One More Shot had Keef go out to center stage to rip into that beautiful open g magic. I love the song, especially when he does the background vocals. These two new songs are great to hear in concert. I love them.
I saw MT milling around backstage and knew he was up next. CYHMK was so good. You just had to be there. All of those beautiful vintage guitars, and Keith was very very strong on the signature riff. Again, Keith is playing beautifully in Philly. It's a sheer pleasure to listen to him. MT nailed his signature solo.
HTW took the energy to the next level. I don't know what it is about Keith, but Jesus he is sounding better than I've ever heard him play. It was at this point in the show when I turned to my girl and said "I've got to get better at my guitar!"
You Got The Silver was very good. I saw them getting the Happy guitar and Ronnie's guitar ready, so I knew Happy was up next. I raised my Stones hat with the Mary button into the air. Mary would have loved it. She is greatly missed.
It was around this point that I began to levitate. I let the power and the soul and the energy of the Rolling Stones take over and I just went elsewhere. It was a very emotional remainder of the evening as I watched my heroes not only perform, but absolutely kill it on stage. I'm sure Lady Jane knows what I'm talking about. She's my Stones sister!
At the end of the show, a simple message comes up on the big screens from the band thanking the fans for their many years of support. That really got to me.
The Rolling Stones have gotten me through everything.
And for that, I'll love them till I'm gone.
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