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