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Aug 17, 2015

Music Review: The Rolling Stones - From the Vault: The Marquee - Live in 1971

Music Review: The Rolling Stones - From the Vault: The Marquee - Live in 1971(DVD/CD Edition)

August 14, 2015

By Chaz Lipp, Contributor

Right from the intro of “Live With Me,” it’s clear this show is going to be an indispensable rock and roll artifact. The Rolling Stones' From the Vault series of classic concerts videos has been an undeniable treasure chest for fans of the band and classic rock in general.The Marquee - Live in 1971 offers a small club performance taped for TV broadcast in the U.S., but unused until now. The March '71 performance preceded the release of the Stones’Sticky Fingers album by a few weeks. Four tracks from that classic ("Brown Sugar," "Dead Flowers," "I Got the Blues," "Bitch") were given their live debut at this show at London's Marquee Club. Make no mistake, if you love the Stones then this isn't hyperbole: The Marquee - Live in 1971 is unmissable.

One of the things that makes this such an awesome performance is the small-club vibe. Everything feels scaled back, with the band concentrating on musicianship more than showmanship. This is especially true of guitarist Mick Taylor, who seems more focused than ever on delivering inventive, fluid lines. Mick Jagger swills booze onstage, but manages to somehow remain in control of the proceedings. As seen in the bonus alternate takes (two each of "I Got the Blues" and "Bitch"), he's concerned about getting things just right. With only eight songs in the set, this isn't a lengthy show. But with the exception of a slightly perfunctory "Satisfaction," the energy and inspiration is high. Sax great Bobby Keys is particularly on fire, with an especially muscular solo on "I Got the Blues."

The bonus cuts wind up adding about 25 minutes to the running time. It's great to hear the extra Marquee performances, with Jagger pushing his voice to the breaking point on the extra takes of "I Got the Blues." There's also aTop of the Pops performance of "Brown Sugar." The best extra of all is that Eagle Rock Entertainment has included the entire performance as a live album. It takes a certain time commitment to re-watch a concert video, so having the music on CD is a convenient way to revisit the performance while on the go. The CD even has the four extra takes.

The question is not whether to pick up From the Vault: The Marquee - Live in 1971, it's which configuration to choose. Eagle Rock has issued the set in these combos: Blu-ray/CD, DVD/CD, and DVD/LP. Keep in mind the benefit of Blu-ray is limited to audio, which is presented in lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1. The concert was filmed on standard definition video of a much more technically primitive era. For review purposes, I screened the standard DVD edition and the surround sound mix is punchy. It's worth noting there doesn't seem to be much difference between the BD and DVD, price-wise.

copied from the morton report.com

Chloe Louise an hour ago

love to read about Mick Taylor......he is the best of both worlds for original Stones fans because he is a genuine rock star and super talented--everyone always credits Mick Taylor with the best of the Stones music--yet we get to chat with him on his facebook page......talented and friendly and willing to share his thoughts.........a lovely opportunity for his fans.

Chaz Lipp is a Seattle-based freelance writer whose focus is music and film. As “The Other Chad,” he has written for the online magazine Blogcritics since 2008. When he’s not writing, Chaz can be found trolling jazz clubs, attempting to find somewhere to play his sax (whether anyone wants to hear…

Apr 24, 2013

will the re-addition of Mick Taylor to the Rolling Stones as a "guest" finally unshackle Mick Jagger from Keith Richards.....

copied from The National......

Mick Jagger's latest bid to break orbit from Keith Richards

Nick March

Jul 15, 2011

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Mick Jagger, the frontman of the Rolling Stones, has, according to Keith Richards, been unbearable for 30 years. Richards made this not altogether shocking revelation last year in Life, his appropriately named autobiography. He would also describe his love-hate relationship with Jagger as being "like a marriage with no divorce".

Looking at the band's output over that same period, it's hard to disagree. The creative spark that once propelled the Stones to the top of the world was extinguished years ago, replaced by an efficient, profitable but largely cheerless union of two of rock and roll's greatest figures.
Indeed, Tattoo You, released in 1981, marked the band's last truly great album. There have been high points since - notably, patches of 1983's Undercover and fragments of 1994's Voodoo Lounge - but the modern era has been largely fallow, a time when Jagger and Richards may have stopped fighting, but they also stopped loving each other, too.
Periodically, Jagger has tried to break free from the ties that bind, only to find out that Richards was right all along: theirs is a marriage from which there is no escape. Or is there?
Last week Jagger announced his latest bid for liberation, this time as one-fifth of a fledgling supergroup called SuperHeavy.
Despite the band's big name, Jagger is the outright star of an otherwise middleweight combination, in which the other members are Dave Stewart, most famous for being one-half of the Eighties duo Eurythmics; AR Rahman, the composer of the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack; Damian Marley, known in these parts for cancelling his appearance at the Womad music festival last year, and Joss Stone, once a platinum-selling teenage prodigy, but most recently in the news for being the subject of a thankfully foiled murder plot.
Miracle Worker, SuperHeavy's first single, broke cover late last week (an album will follow in September) and while the reactions of Jagger's most ardent fans have generally been warm, the song has yet to seriously trouble the download charts in either the US or the UK. Which is a shame. The track, an odd and not particularly innovative mishmash of styles, features vocals by Marley, Stone and Jagger (whose opening salvo is to declare that "there's nothing wrong with you that I can't fix" - a message for Richards, perhaps?) is, nevertheless, hookey enough to warrant a place on a longish list of tracks to wile away the summer to.
According to a video posted on the SuperHeavy website, the idea for the band came to Stewart when he was in the Caribbean where, he explains in the slightly absurd manner of a mystic rock star: "I went to the top of a hill and when I got [there] a light was kind of coming through the leaves on the trees and I had this flash of how there could be a fusion of music from different parts of the world ... I never actually thought it would happen."
But happen it has, and SuperHeavy could well be Jagger's smartest move for a generation. Of all his work outside the Stones, his one-hit 1985 collaboration with David Bowie is most fondly remembered.
Now with SuperHeavy, Jagger might once again have the creative forces surrounding him to ease the burden of expectation we continue to place on the greats of a bygone era, although only time will tell whether the unusual mix of a performer-producer (Stewart), composer (Rahman), dancehall-reggae star (Marley) and soul singer (Stone) will end up delivering that elusive success or even the fusion to which Stewart alluded to.
One thing we do know: Jagger won't be distracted by his supergroup for long, especially when his best buddy-worst enemy is waiting patiently for him to roll home to the Stones. Even if we hurt the ones we love the most, we can't help returning to them either.

Apr 6, 2013

Ronnie Wood Talks About Stones Tour With Mick Taylor and Returning to his Radio Show on Absolute Classic Rock Today 4-6-2013

Ronnie Wood Talks About Stones Tour, Mick Taylor, his radio show and twitter account on Absolute Classic Rock Today 4-6-2013

He confirmed that the Stones tour, including Hyde Park, this July, will include Mick Taylor and he will be playing even more songs than he did in December. He would love to resume his rdio show again as soon as he has time and he has extablished a twitter account, from the suggestion of his wife, to let everyone know about his art work, upcomming events showcasing his talents in painting, touring with the Stones and his activities with other groups, as well.

It was so fun to hear Ronnie Wood on the radio again today. I listen to him on the Absolute Classic Rock Station from the UK.

Previously, he had been on every Sat at 2 PM Pacific but recently he said he has just been so busy with his new marriage and getting ready for the Stones tour this summer and in recent past months there just has been no time.

He said he loves doing the radio show, it is fun and interesting but right now he has to many other things to concentrate on and he will be glad to resume his radio show once again after things calm down.

He is enjoying his new marriage and he has recently returned from spending time in Barcelona.

Personally, I do not blame anyone for leaving London, after just returning from a very fun, but chilly vacation there. London is my favorite city to visit. I love just being there--I have fun just looking at everything but this time it was so cold I could not even enjoy photographing my favorite fountains. That would be The Italian Gardens in Hyde Park.

Ronnie also talked about the Rolling Stones playing in Hyde Park this July. The best news ever--he confirmed that Mick Taylor will be joining the Stones again and playing on even more songs now and of course the DJ mentioned Midnight Rambler.

Everyone I know who follows the Rolling Stones says Mick Taylor is the best and they cannot wait to see him again. They say that Mick Taylor is a lovely person and that when he was in the group they were at their musical highpoint.

Of course Ronnie Wood was very gracious as always when he talked about Mick Taylor and other members of the group, as well.

Ronnie, I will miss your radio shows every Saturday but I can't wait to see your on tour.

There are many ways to listen to Absolute Classic Rock--I google it, go to the website and then listen live--that works for me but their are several other ways to listen, too.

I will be going back to their website for interviews with Mick Jagger and David Bowie.

It's fun to listen to a radio station from another country. I feel so international.

David Bowie is extremely popular and very loved in London. He currently has an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The people were literally lined up out the door to see the show. It includes renting a headset and following the recording, listening to music and learning about his famous costumes. The price was 14 pounds and I still had to make an appointment to see it later in the day so I am sorry to say I missed it as we already had tickets to a show.

here is a link to the website:
http://absoluteclassicrock.co.uk/

here is a link to The Victoria and Albert Museum

http://www.vam.ac.uk/

the museum is really worth seeing--the cafe is excellent and it is very easily accessible on the tube--and best of all it is free.....

here is a picture of Ronnie...we always listen to Ronnie every Sat...Ronnie listening to Ronnie.....he is wearing his sunglasses to look more like a rock star....really, he's just as cute as a button, just like Mick in his younger days.......

here is David Bowie at the V and A:

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chloelouise

Dec 29, 2012

Rolling Stones Get Loose With Mick Taylor in First Newark Show John Mayer joins the band on guitar for 'Respectable'

from Rolling Stone Music...........

The Rolling Stones perform at Prudential Center on December 13, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

By Patrick Doyle

December 14, 2012 8:30 AM ET

Seven songs into the Rolling Stones' set at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, last night, a roadie handed Mick Jagger a printout. "We're going to do a request," Jagger said, adding that fans voted for a song of their choice on the band's new mobile app. The winner? 1964's "Around and Around."
"That's an old one, isn't it?" Jagger said. "We haven't done that one in a long time!" (According to fan site It's Only Rock and Roll, they last played the song at Toronto's El Mocambo Club in March 1977). They tore through the Chuck Berry classic, Jagger clapping upward and dancing furiously as if channeling his old T.A.M.I. Show performance, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood weaving double-string licks as the song swung in a way it never really has before. "Yes!" Jagger said with a grin afterward. "That's right!"
The Rolling Stones 1963-1969: Behind-the-Scenes Snapshots
The Stones got loose last night, their fourth of five 50th-anniversary shows this year. Without the high-profile guests of the other recent shows (Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton), the band seemed to revel in playing with each other. Charlie Watts grinned ear to ear as he pounded the brooding intro to "Paint it Black," Wood nearly bounced out of his chair while nailing the pedal steel lines to "Happy" while Keith belted the song with such glee he appeared emotional. Jagger was chatty and personable between possessed performances, at one point reflecting on playing Newark in the summer of 1965. "Thank you for 50 years of coming to our shows," he told the crowd. "Thank you very much."
Like the other recent shows, the set began with largely early- to mid-Sixties cuts; they played "Get Off of My Cloud" with machine-gun attack, and were triumphant on "The Last Time." It's a marvel to see them play these songs, all sounding fresh again after years of dormancy.
The night's first truly bone-chilling moment came during "Gimme Shelter," when the band conjured a dark musical storm while backup singer Lisa Fischer howled lead vocals alongside Mick for the first time since the Bigger Bang tour, reminding us no one does the job better. (Mary J. Blige sang with Jagger at one of two London shows and in Brooklyn, and Florence Welch handled the other London show.) "I love you!" Jagger told Fischer afterward.
Jagger soon welcomed John Mayer for "Respectable," a welcome surprise song choice. Mayer delivered with a manic, wicked solo; Ronnie Wood matched him with his own, grinning as he effortlessly pointed his guitar neck toward the crowd. Richards went next, firing away rhythmic blasts with intent focus. But Mayer took the last word with a frenzy of flashy notes. It felt like bad form, but Keith didn't seem to care, flashing a giant grin – this was a party. They soon flashed forward, nailing the new time-shifting apocalyptic workout "Doom and Gloom," a new live highlight.
"New Jersey is the only place you don't have to be working out to wear a track suit," Jagger joked. He also made reference to the "12-12-12" benefit at Madison Square Garden the night before. "We had an amazing time," Jagger said. "We even had Bruce open up for us." (Springsteen joins the band on Saturday in Newark). The night's only weak moment was "One More Shot" where everybody seemed so lost it nearly fell apart, the band looking at each other for cues. Afterward, Keith shrugged at the crowd and laughed.
But there was nothing quite like seeing Mick Taylor play with the Stones again. For his first time playing with the band on U.S. soil since 1981 (he played with them in London late last month), he emerged unassumingly and unannounced, but as soon as Richards launched into an 11-minute "Midnight Rambler," Taylor unleashed flourishes of virtuosic greatness that were unmistakably him. As Jagger howled furious harp lines, Taylor rocked back and forth, grooving harder than he did on the entire 1972 tour while the band gave him plenty of room to stretch out. "Mick Taylor!" Jagger said afterward. "He's great! Really good!"

It was a marathon from there, the band nailing the slinky air-tight groove of "Tumbling Dice" – Keith played the riff eyes-closed, as if meditating in it and a raucous "Brown Sugar." The guitars blared full force in "Jumpin' Jack Flash," with Richards grinning with each riff stab as Jagger punched the air as he sprinted the catwalk tirelessly; after a heavy "Satisfaction," Taylor returned to take a bow with his old bandmates.
Earlier in the night, during his solo set, Keith Richards referenced Hurricane Sandy while talking to the crowd. "I know you guys had a rough time. We admire the way you stuck with it. Keep on trucking, you know?" We felt the same way about them.
Set list
"Get Off of My Cloud"
"The Last Time"
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
"Paint It Black"
"Gimme Shelter"
"Respectable" with John Mayer
"Wild Horses"
"Around and Around" (first since El Mocambo March 5, 1977)
"Doom and Gloom"
"One More Shot"
"Miss You"
"Honky Tonky Women"
"Before They Make Me Run"
"Happy"
"Midnight Rambler" with Mick Taylor
"Start Me Up"
"Tumbling Dice"
"Brown Sugar"
"Sympathy for the Devil"
Encores:
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

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Aug 17, 2015