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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.

Too many levels for the casual listener to take in. A lyric sheet would help for some too.

I will concede that the studio Beatles > the studio Stones... but the Beatles never made an album as great as Exile on Main Street. Close, but no cigar.

I think Macca used it on his last album, so I would have to agree. Studio, yes. Live, Stones in their prime blew them off the stage.

Little more now that I think of it....Back then (and still now), John was by far my fav. Yesterday and Today came out in the US after Rubber Soul & it was just great back then (still is). It was jam-packed with Lennon songs, including I'm Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert. When Revolver followed in the US, the only John songs on it were She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows ... I doubt they had a Beatles cartoon for those 2. I thought Y&T was a much better LP. Then SFF/Penny Lane was really great, but I wasn't a fan of Sgt. Pepper's, outside of the 1st 3 songs. By Magical Mystery Tour, I was a little older I guess & more in tune to the change in style.

I bought it with my allowance money. I didn't like them at all, wtf. My 6-year-old ears loved Yellow Submarine and the Macca pop though. Liked them by the time I was 9 or so.

Side 2 of Yellow Submarine doesn't count for me lol... though I can listen to the instrumentals on the US Help! if I had to cause I love the movie. It's not on the vote list, but I really love the Hey Jude album.

Oops, that should be I wouldn't change a thing, not would. I would never think of skipping the one's I don't care for, not even Mr. Moonlight.

My fav Neil has changed over the years, but for the past 8 years or so, mine has also been On The Beach, especially the title track.

On a hot summer day like today, I would play Skynyrd before I would play Neil. Cold snowy day, Neil.

Disagree. Not all the songs are great. For instance, I think Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is just OK, dropping AR a notch for me below the White Album. Others would say the same for Revolution #9 and Yellow Submarine (not me though). Then again, I would change a thing about any of them.I’ve listened to White Album more than the others over the past 50 years it’s been out, so my choice is simple.

I would take Neil thru American Stars & Bars or Rust Never Sleeps over Skynyrd thru Street Survivors. Skynyrd had a great run though, no dogs there at all.