I saw them in Tampa last night....They are still the Greatest Rock-N-Roll Band on Earth. What a show. You can see they are having fun doing their gig, like a high school garage band with nothing to lose. At $45 a tee shirt, you can say they have it made!
It was the first time I ever saw them in an arena setting but was not disappointed at all.
They mixed 4 or 5 cuts from the new cd in with their classics. These new cuts like Rough Justice are so much better live than the studio version. It fits in with an old interview Keith Richard gave where he said all of their music is written with the intention of playing it live and for any kid with a guitar to cover it with a little practice.
They did a tribute to Ray Charles (Night Time is the Right Time) as Lisa Fischer (the long time back up singer, they should pay her as part of the band) brought the house down when she came up front with Mick to share the vocals. They did some country (Dead Flowers), blues (Back of My Hand)and disco (Miss You) along with their standards. They played one old studio rocker I never heard live before..She's so Cold.
The press and radio made sport of them, but this morning they are all raving how it was best rock show in Tampa...well since the last time they toured.
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