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And Gentlemen The Rolling Stones
1974 film now on DVD captures no-frills Stones concerts.
Transformer inspired stages, pyrotechnic &
electronic special effects and super-sized props have turned stadium and
large arena concerts into the kind of over-the-top spectacles that
action-adventure films turn into when more time and money goes into
special effects than quality screen plays and actors. Ask someone about
the U2 3600
tour, the Roger Waters Wall
tour or the Rolling Stones Bigger Bang tour and chances are
good the first thing they will talk about relates to the staging.
Bruce Springsteen might be the only stadium/large arena Rock artist
left determined to keep visual trappings of his stage set up from
eclipsing the music.
Ladies And Gentlemen The Rolling Stones takes us back to
the days when a Rolling Stones concert was all about the music -
when the only props and special effects were Mick's clothing and a
dab of glitter. Filmed during the 1972 Exile On Main Street
tour, the movie also has long shots of band members instead of the
thousands of speed-cut glimpses that make so many modern concert movies
and music videos come off like they were produced or edited by someone
using crystal meth to treat their A.D.D.
Although the film was cobbled together from four concerts in Texas, it
would be easy to believe it was all recorded during one show were it not
for Mick's rotating wardrobe. Anyone who caught the tour probably ranks it
among the best concert experiences in their life - and the movie does a
good job of conveying why. The band is at it's live peak. Jagger
and Richards push and play off each other brilliantly, and Mick
Taylor is given enough time and space in the songs to demonstrate why
he is still sorely missed by fans that got to see the Stones before
he departed at the end of 1974.
The 14 songs from the tour performances are augmented with some great
bonus material, including rehearsal versions of Shake Your Hips,
Tumbling Dice and Bluesberry Jam, plus 1972
and 2010 interviews with Mick Jagger.
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