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 The Boys Show How It's Done Yet Again!! April 3, 2008
A. Genetta (Chester County, PA USA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow. Although I saw the Stones 4 times during the Bigger Bang tour (including the Atlantic City show!) and felt they were superb, I was a little apprehensive about this new live soundtrack. Would it be just another live rendering of their greatest tunes yet again...?
The answer is a resounding NO!! These guys have captured, yet again, just what the spirit and excitement of rock 'n roll is all about. Certainly the unusual set list is a big factor here (Loving Cup, Some Girls and She Was Hot for starters!).
But it's the sheer zeal and love for playing this music, along with the excellence of Mick's singing and the band's playing that comes through song after song. It IS the best live Stones album since Ya-Ya's.
Utimately the CD just reminds me all over again why I've been such a huge Stones fan all my life. I hope this CD puts the band straight back up to #1 on the charts...they deserve it! Rock on guys.
The Best Rolling Stones Live Album Ever. April 19, 2008
Anthony Nasti (Staten Island, New York United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yes, you are reading this right.
While most Rolling Stones may consider it blasphemous to name anything other than 1969's classic "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" as the band's definitive concert recording, this hardcore fan of TGR&RBITW honestly believes that they have outdone themselves nearly 40 years later with the soundtrack to their magnificent Martin Scorsese directed rockumentary, "Shine A Light."
This 2 disc set captures the band at the height of their powers and proves that after 40 years, they still are better than any other band currently going. Mick, Keith Ronnie & Charlie (as well as their ace team of supporting musicians) sound tight, energized and youthful (not bad considering they're all over 60), and the setlist reflects their unbeatable musical legacy.
The old warhorses ("Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Tumbling Dice," "Sympathy For The Devil," "Start Me Up," "Brown Sugar," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,") are all present, and while they've been done before, the versions done here make them sound new again, as The Rolling Stones put an extra amount of raw, unbridled passion that has defined their music for 46 years into these performances. In fact, the version of "Satisfaction" is the best version of the song I've ever heard.
But the real highlight is the rare performances that for the most part make up the majority of the set. "Shattered," "She Was Hot," and "All Down The Line" sound fresh and furious while "Just My Imagination" and "Faraway Eyes" are soulful and invigorating. Keith's "You Got The Silver" from "Let It Bleed" makes it debut in a Stones show and is marvelous. Keith also tackles "Little T & A" and "Connection," both of which sizzle. Of the bonus numbers, which are all great and should've been in the finished film, the highlight is a magnifcent, emotional "Paint It Black," which sounds even better than it did in 1966.
The guest spots on the album are indeed welcome and they all blend in well with the band. Jack White make a great younger counterpart to Mick on "Loving Cup," while Christina Aguilera brings down the house on "Live With Me." The best of the three, however, is Buddy Guy, who performs on the blazing "Champagne And Reefer."
This is a wonderful companion to the film, which is excellent. And while there's some songs that should've been included ("Honkey Tonk Women," "Get Off My Cloud," Street Fighting Man," "Midnight Rambler" and the Scorsese fave "Gimme Shelter"), it's hard to find much fault with this collection.
 Go and see the movie! May 14, 2008
Tadeusz Palac (Santo Domingo, DR)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like many fans of the "good ole' days" of the Stones, I also thought they were past it...until seeing the movie over the weekend! Scorsese has redefined the rock concert video! Absolutely brilliant. Had the good fortune of seeing it in IMAX so maybe that's what gave it something extra. It was almost like being at the show. Just My Imagination is a revelation. To some they may be a bunch of old geezers, but they can still blow most youngsters off the stage. Went out and bought the CD...not quite the same experience but still worth a listen. But can't wait for the DVD to come out!
Great acompaniant for film May 19, 2008
Rabudman (Nashville,TN)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
With the exception of one song, the movie is much better. There are some less well known jewels which I love. True hardcore fans will love it. Some of the highlights on Disc One-All Down The Line is great. When Mick sings about the whistle blowing, "hear it for a thousand miles", Ronnie wale's on a lead that can be heard for a thousand miles. Just My Imagination(which the Stones have completely stolen away forever from the Temptations). After Mick's surprise expletive the song totally explodes and in the film you actually see it move to a higher level. Champagne&Reefer is a great song that loses some of it's intimacy without the benefit of actually seeing not only Keith and Buddy dueling but also Ronnie on third guitar and Mick on harmonica competing for attention on stage. All four legends standing toe to toe tearing the house down. You Got The Silver transfers well to CD with Ronnie and Blondie doing great. I wish Keith would have done one off of "Wheels" or "Bridges" for his other solo spot, which I believe are a better showcase of his great songwriting talent than the chosen "Connection". Regrettably the anger in Mick's face when they burst on stage and while singing Jumping Jack Flash and the look on the rest of the bands faces(We've still got something to prove)just doesn't transfer to CD. On the CD, She Was Hot sounds so-so. But in the film you can see Mick and Mr. Fowler pointing back and forth at each other during the song. And whatever you do, don't forget Ms.Fischer dancing with Mick. With everything bouncing up and down and everything bouncing in the right place during this song makes it come alive on screen.
Disc Two-The Intro where we hear Scorsese say "We cannot burn Mick Jagger, very simple" is pretty funny, especially when after Brown Sugar we hear Mick complain that the lights "are burning up my a--".
Live With Me is by far and away the best song on the CD, but it doesn't come off like that in the film. I saw the film five times and it seems as if the sound is actually cut back in the film when this song begins. Also the choppy cut away shots totally shut this song down. On the inner sleeve of my old copy of Let It Bleed it states "This record should be played Loud". Take that advice for this song. This song should be played loud. Very loud. Extremely loud. In fact, as loud as you can stand it. As loud as your speakers can stand it. Since "Ya-Ya's" the Stones have been famous for their "Magical Mixing Techniques" and they have apparently worked their magic on the film version of this song. For whatever reason, the CD version totally blows the film version clear out of the water. There's a bass lick right after Ms. Aguilera belts out "The butler has a place for her behind the pantry door"(which she sings like she may have been there a few times herself)that is not even audible in the film at all. It's obvious some editing has taken place here. Everyone on stage in this song seems to kick it up a few notches. I my opinion, this would be an excellent choice for a single but the band doesn't always release its strongest songs for singles. This one song justifies the purchase. After the performance of this song Start Me Up is kind of a let down, but the band come back to life for what in the film is the encore. Brown Sugar and Satisfaction are very good versions. If fact almost at the end of Satisfaction it sounds as if Charlie is about to take the song onto a new level and keep playing but it turns out to be a classy way to end a classic. The last four tracks or "Bonus Tracks" seem to have been added as an afterthought. O'yea, we don't have the name of the movie anywhere in the movie. We better put in Shine a Light. The last four songs are good but lose something without the benefit of being able to put a visual to them. I hate to say this but I like the album cut of Shine a Light better than this one. Hopefully the performance of these songs will be included in the "Extras" on the DVD.
Mick has done some creative re-writing of some of the lyrics. The line about black girls in Some Girls has been removed. Which, while I don't particularly like the re-editing of some of my favorite classic songs, I must say I would have been uncomfortable explaining this line to my fourteen and thirteen year old niece and nephew. Changing the line about taking the "receiver off the hook" to "turn the hole damn thing off" was clever since allot of phones don't have receiver's anymore. Instead of some girls leaving a "lethal dose" they now leave "a little dose". The preacher in Faraway Eyes now asks for twenty dollars instead of ten. Inflation I guess. During this song Keith messes up the lyrics and tries to play it off but someone in the audience busts him on it and you can see in the film and hear on the CD, he laughs about it and tells the person to "shut up", but in a good natured way. Over all I love the Stones so I love this CD. As I said "Live With Me" is worth the purchase price everything else is extra. Why they didn't play up this song more is beyond me. I mean, why have Jack White on the cover of Rolling Stone and interview with him? The best you can say about his duet is that he didn't blow it. It wasn't bad overall but Christina's performance puts him to shame. I don't even like Christina Aguilera's kind of music. I've never purchased any of her music. A couldn't name one song she has ever done. For me she was always in the category of "famous for being famous". After listening to the CD version of this song I have a new respect for her talent. A must have if you've seen the film.
Most amazing if you saw the movie April 5, 2008
JA (Grand Rapids, MI)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Rolling Stones are still the greatest rock-n-roll band of all time. The 2-CD album has the entire soundtrack (and more) from the film. The best part of the CD, unlike the film, is that Bill and Hillary Clinton don't get put in the spotlight. Could there be any link between the release of the film and Hillary's decline in the polls? Regardless of that minor negative, the CD has some of the most energetic Stones work in a long time.
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