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I thought they sounded really good. Chrissy's hair may be white now, but her vocals weren't really missing anything. Some people weren't happy because there were a lot of songs they didn't play (like no Brass In Pocket or Talk of the Town), but I loved seeing them in a smaller club (capacity says 2K, but it felt smaller). Middle of the Road still tore down the house.

Saw the Pretenders Friday night at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, good times and the city parking garage 1 block away was free (always a plus). Don't try taking vids with your phone during the show, Chrissie was going ballistic on people.

Denise Austin in her prime.

Absolutely no surprise now that the BN Blitz was and is a disaster.

I didn't know he was 73, damn! As for Tyler Dunne and his "great sources", Dimwit Doug Whaley had his ear and he regurgitated quite a bit of Lil Doug's BS. Not quite at a Chris Brown-level, but he ended up defending the indefensible a lot of the time... of course, the naive and the less-savvy fans ate it up. A total hack.

I have no problem with them using all the help they can get while playing in their mid-70’s. I agree that they would be better at this point playing smaller venues/residencies at this point, but it’s cool that many younger people have been able to see them now. And of course I need to remember that it’s not always about me. Playing like a Vegas cover band almost 30 years ago when they were in their mid-40’s is inexcusable though.... and I could not disagree more when you compare their sound over the past 10 years zzzzzz to what it was 30 years ago. I can still watch the Some Girls Live in Texas BD with tears in my eyes over how great the sound and performance is. See, the set list didn’t change much at all back then, but the performances were so great, energetic, and LIVE that it really didn’t matter. In the Vegas era, the warhorses all sound the same, show after show.... can’t blame anyone for wanting variety from that. I guess at least Mick doesn’t tell the same stories every show like Macca does.

Dr. Smith & Will Robinson > Kirk & Picard

He was just waiting to cherry-pick the best spot, and then the Russ Brandon scandal broke. Guilt by association, not his fault!

I hate to say it, and I know it's not right, but Keith jumped the shark for me when he cleaned up, lost the glare, and started smiling all the time. Pre-clean-up Keith would never agreed to go Vegas with Mick just to get the band back on the road, and he sure as hell would've never written a #$%^ing book. I've read it, some good stories but a lot of BS.

Hotter than Doris Burke.

I also think it’s their best sounding album, love to crank it loud. It came out my junior year in high school, so that helps too. Well he did have Joe Satriani...I think that’s Keef talking BS again. Bernard Fowler and pre-blimp Lisa Fischer on back-up vocals were more of a problem.

Vegas revue, the blueprint being Mick’s Far East solo tour right before the reunion. Songs played to sound just like the studio versions, nice and slick. Chuck Leavell on lead plink turned way up.Shite back-up singers and full horn section added. And then there’s Matt Clifford. Let me tell you, it was a long drive home from Toronto that night.

I would never say Black and Blue is their best, but for many years now, it has been my fav.

The extremely poor man’s Phil Savage.

I put more weight on the live shows, and for me, they jumped the shark after 1982, although I didn’t know it until the 1st CNE show in 1989, wtf happened?!? I did like Undercover when it came out though, was appalled by Dirty Work, and was disgusted by Steel Wheels.

Another Whaley gem.

Don’t trust the government and don’t trust the official website.

I’d just like to say !@#$ the Chiefs and !@#$ Sammy. Andy Reid in the playoffs.

!@#$ the Packers.

Totally understandable. I had seen them a bunch of times (anyone else at the great Dead/Stones lost weekend in 1981) and liked them (more so him, didn’t like Weir) but it really didn’t click for me until after he passed. I’ve definitely played their shows way more than anyone else over the past 20+ years. I even like the Bob songs and Donna Jean now. That’s fair about the Beatles years. It would’ve been interesting to see them get back together for a tour in 76 instead of Wings Over America. No doubt they were red hot playing clubs before they hit it big. I’ve only seen Macca once, in Philly 2007. I thought the show was very good but not great, very professional but not very spontaneous at all (ie. you’ve seen one show or listened to one boot of a show, you’ve seen or heard them all.) Same is true of the Vegas Stones over the past 30 years, it just is what it is.

That’s cool. The only time Jerry made me cry was the day he died, hate to say it but I pretty much took him for granted before that.

Most would say Macca is the best singer of the 3. He’s got by far the most melodic and prettiest voice, but live, he couldn’t touch the raw emotion and feeling that Jerry had. Once again, it’s not about being technically proficient.

Agreed. The Beatles (especially thanks to Macca) are more pop than rock. The Stones are the greatest rock band ever. It’s all good.

Big difference between studio and live. Live, Jimi didn’t lose a thing with the Band of Gypsys over the Experience. All his bands needed was Jimi and other competent players. Live, Bill Wyman made the Stones swing. His absence was and is most glaring from the bland Vegas Stones lineup. Live, Entwistle and Moon were just monsters. It’s not about being technically proficient, not at all.

I will have to give Jimi the nod over Mick Taylor.