Did you watch the Rolling Stones live today and if so, what did you think?

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[maveric]

1. Old, slow and sad.

I saw the Stones in 1975 when they were at their peak. Tonight they looked old and emaciated.
Watching the "Old Man" Rolling Stones is like watching the "Old Man" Three Stooges films of the 1960's.
Sad.

[Maddy McCall]

5. LOL.

Funny comparison.

I made my son watch it with me, even though he was bored to tears. I told him..."You better watch this. When one of those geezers dies, it's going to be bigger than the Pope's or Reagan's death."

:D

[leftofthedial]

9. dude. in 75, we were saying they were too old to rock and roll

because they were all past 30.

[maveric]

20. But they were still #1 band in the world in 75. Led Zep a close 2nd. IMHO.

Billy Preston was with the band on that tour.

Old Boston Garden in August. No AC at all. About 109 degrees w/humidity inside that old monstrosity. I never saw so many police dogs at one place, in my life. All types of dogs too. Dalmations, Collies, Mastif, St Bernard, Weimerana <sp>, and other non-traditional attack dogs. Cops were present and heavily armored. I wont get into the police brutality I witnessed that night.

They played for 3,1/2 hours with three curtain calls. Preston was awesome that night. He got to do some of his own stuff in between rows of Stones songs.

During "Jumping Jack Flash" a hole opened up on the stage floor where a giant 40 ft, air blown, condom came up and flapped around. Jagger then mounted it and rode it like on a horse. Hey, I was 19 and lovin every minute of it.

They were still great tonight. I guess that their appearances were a little disturbing.

[leftofthedial]

37. they were great in 1975

I just find it hysterical how my own perception of "old" has changed!

What a legacy for a bunch of rock n rollers.

[Floogeldy]

24. How can you say that?

They were energetic and creative. Lots of guitar parts were ad-libbed. It is amazing they are still around performing that well.

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. Same as it ever was!

:hi:

[momophile]

2. fast-forwarded thru it....

yay DVRs!!!

[DS1]

4. I tried

didn't have enough time built up, dammit

[DS1]

3. Fucking TERRIBLE!

True story

My parents called me from a bar in Orlando, wondering if it was REALLY that bad because they couldn't hear too well due to being in a bar.

FUcking pathetic, they need to go, I think Jagger forgot half the lyrics, or just stopped caring.

Fuck them. Fuck off, Stones.

And Mick, you're only allowed to show that much mid-riff if you're a 19 year old girl.

[CatWoman]

6. how old are those guys?

aren't they in their 60's?

[NashVegas]

47. The Stones Have Always Been Sloppy Live

Always. And overrated. But they get away with it because they're the Stones.

That said, the sound was horrid not just for the Stones, but the whole game through. If you saw the musicial acts in the pre-game show, you'll know the sound was just as bad for them.

All the way through the first Stones song, all you could hear was Mick's mic and Keith's guitar. You could almost hear Woody.

Somewhere in Detroit there's a sound guy who's embarrassed to be alive tonight.

[Zookeeper]

49. Yes, the audio was terrible...

I'm no audiophile, but I noticed it right away. But, the logistics of setting up a stage, sound equipment, fireworks, etc. during halftime must be a nightmare.

[ProfessorGAC]

53. That's What I Thought Too

I've always been underwhelmed by the Stones, but this was a new low. The audio was really poor. That guy probably isn't embarrassed by the audio. He's probably embarrassed by being fired!
The Professor

[FVZA_Colonel]

7. It was like zombies had invaded the stage.

I'm sorry, they might still be good musicians, but they are too old. And besides, though it has been said, they should have gotten some motown, or even Eminem.

[johnnie]

Too old for what?

Playing music?

Someone should have told or tell that to Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, David Bowie, Louis Armstrong and many other people who continued to play music after 30.

[johnnie]

8. I thought they rocked

It's cool to see people still doing that at 62 years old. I hate to think there is an age limit on when people need to quit playing music because people don't like wrinkles.

The Stones are still great.

[Skittles]

28. I LOVED THEM!!!

:thumbsup:

[johnnie]

30. Well duh

That's because you are just plain cool Skittles.

[Skittles]

34. I get tired of people moaning about their age

if they still want to play and people still want to hear them, MORE POWER TO 'EM !!!!! :D

[johnnie]

35. I agree 100%

Could you imagine if we all had to stop doing what we do when we turn 30? That would suck.

[Atlas Mugged]

57. Thanks, Skittles

Same here.

[Midlodemocrat]

59. I thought they rocked, too.

I love the Stones. I'll take a crappy Stones performance over what passes for today's music anytime.

[snacker]

10. I would have preferred a little Motown...

afterall, the Super Bowl was in Detroit.

[CatholicEdHead]

11. Horrible audio

The soundboard guy was all messed up and they sounded like there was no sound check done at all.

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16. Seems like Mick's microphone had big problems during the first song.

[NashVegas]

48. Audio Was Bad the Whole Night

Starting with the pre-game show, and continuing through the game. An engineer friend speculated they'd gotten brand new equipment for the bowl and hadn't thoroughly tested everything.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. They were the only thing I *did* watch

Was there something else on? :shrug:

[AKPacker]

13. 1st Super bowl

halftime show I have enjoyed in years.

They can still rock! :toast:

[Broken_Hero]

14. yeah, for a second...

and then i remember i can't stand them...i am biased, I never liked the stones, if it wasn't for Paint It Black...i would never listen to them...

[GOPFighter]

44. Ditto on Painted Black

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[Kathryn STone]

15. I dunno how else to say it except they sucked

[Alexander]

17. Mick Jagger once said he'd rather be dead than playing at 50.

My, how times change.

I think their best moments were when Brian Jones was still with them (and us).

Then again I did see them in 2002 (Forty Licks tour, in Hartford), and it was a fun time. But they seem to need more backing musicians now than they ever did (including backing vocalists).

I thought the "We could've played this song at Super Bowl I" to be kind of cute.

But Bill Wyman said it best - Brian Jones was the SOUL of the group. And when playing in Detroit, that's pretty much all you need.

At least I saw them before Mick & Keith turned 60.

I've always liked Charlie, probably because he's a jazz drummer at heart, and he sees how ridiculous the whole thing really is.

But I think as long as Keith still walks the earth (does he qualify as undead?), they will roll on.

So part of me wishes they'd just hang it up (especially now that I've seen them). But I do like the fact that they can still ruffle some feathers (Sweet Neo-Con, anyone?) at 60.

[Atlas Mugged]

56. In a recently released Dick Cavett DVD set....

...Cavett asked Jagger if he could see himself performing at 60 (this was in 1972). Jagger says "yes". So, depends on the interview. Actually, the quote you're referencing is about singing 'Satisfaction' at the age of 50, not singing in general. The audience prevents him from kicking that song out of the set. And everytime I see them that one song is the one that gets the entire audience on their feet.

BTW, that Cavett DVD is wonderful. One whole DVD is devoted to Janis Joplin. And the interviews with performers who just came back from Woodstock is a total time warp; almost tragic to look back at the enthusiasm.

[XNASA]

18. I thought they were very predictable.

Especially the choice of songs. 'Start Me Up' and 'Slow Justice' sounded all right, but 'Satisfaction' sounded phoned in.

I have no problem with their ages. I don't see what that has to do with music.

[Omphaloskepsis]

19. Is patheticsad a word?

Performing anal sex on myself is better TV. Jesus fuck, Time for an Apple TV spot. Yeah, I'm dissing U2.


Fucking foul.. I look better in hot pants..

[RoyGBiv]

21. The sound equipment was garbage ...

The mixing was way off. Sometimes you couldn't hear Mick at all. At others you could only hear him. Then all you heard was the screaming of the fans. It was like being in the nosebleed seats at a concert sitting in the midst of screamers.

They did as well as they could under the circumstances.

[LibertyLover]

22. Not too bad

I enjoyed the set. Of course the censors bleeped out stuff according to an article on AOL's home page. I wondered what the heck was going on as I singing along to the lyrics and suddenly a word or two weren't there. I wondered if Mick was loosing it, but apparently not - it was the censors' deciding that lines like "you make a dead man come" were too racy. Oy. My 3 year old daughter loved the music and danced the entire set. When it was over she wanted more. So did I for that matter.

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32. Did he just sing "You make a dead man" or did he mouth the word "come?"

We happened to have the closed-captioning on and they only typed, "You make a dead man"

[Zen Democrat]

41. It was muted in the studio with a 5-second delay.

They also bleeped the word "cocks" in Rough Justice.

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45. I'm so thankful to ABC for insulating me from the actual Rolling Stones.

[LibertyLover]

64. Looked to me like he actually sang

"come".

[Floogeldy]

23. Does my heart good to see them alive and kicking ass!

:)

[tinfoilinfor2005]

25. Watched them amongst an audience of mostly fifty to sixty year olds...

and the consensus was that it was pitiful. Not even us "oldsters" wanted to see Mick showing his bellybutton and jumping around in pants painted around his bowed senior citizen legs. The music was decent and enjoyable for us "oldsters" but his clothes bordered on obscene. Mick should either retire, or get himself a good fashion consultant.

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33. Did his outfit qualify as a wardrobe malfunction?

[Zookeeper]

51. Actually, his tummy was pretty impressive...

most 30's somethings couldn't get away with that. However, I did notice jiggly flab on the back of his upper arms. Time to give up super short sleeves!

[NNadir]

26. My wife thought they were embarrassing.

She can't stand the Rolling Stones. She grew up about 10 years after I did, when the Stones were already becoming parodies of what they used to be. She can't believe they were ever good, but I tried to convince her that once they were exciting. (She agreed that "Wild Horses" was a good song.)

I must admit they were pretty pathetic tonight. I recall that John Lennon said something about not wanting to be jumping around when he was an old man. The Stones would have done better to have retired gracefully.

'Retha though, she did a pretty decent version (for her part) of the "Star Spangled Banner." It's a shitty national anthem, I think, all blood and gore, but some singers can do it in such a way as to make it almost moving. 'Retha was almost there.

I'll never forget Smokey Robinson doing the Star Spangled Banner at some sporting event, when he broke into the middle of the rendition to sing "America." It was fucking beautiful.

[MrSlayer]

27. The sound was fine for me.

I thought they looked like the Stones. They played well. It's just that Mick can't remember the words to the songs.

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46. Reminds me of Frank Sinatra in his last concerts - he used a teleprompter.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. I'll always love the Stones.

Yeah, they're old. So am I. I still love 'em. Though I sort of wonder whether Keith Richards is actually dead....

[Nostradammit]

31. Absolute Rubbish

Just plain bad music.

Most.Over-rated.Band.Ever.

[Zookeeper]

36. Considering Mick's age, I can't imagine him doing better...

than he did. I hope I can still jump around like that when I'm his age, although I did notice during the close-ups that he was out of breath.

Being a native Detroiter, I was perturbed that the Stones were chosen for this half-time show. The people who created the Motown sound would have been a better choice, or Eminem, or IGGY and THE STOOGES! If they really wanted to go out on a limb (fat chance, this is football) they could have had the White Stripes. Really! Save The Stones for some half-time show in a city that doesn't have a fabulous musical heritage.

[peekaloo]

38. Good to hear them pull out something obscure like that "girly action"

song or "Starve Me Up".

:sarcasm:

Actually I heard them from another room and was glad I wasn't watching.

[LeFleur1]

40. Actually

Actually, the Rolling Stones looked pretty much the same as they ever did. True, they sounded a bit worse. It's the times that have changed. Now instead of skinny, homely boys running around the stage in tight pants people want to see naked thirteen year olds bumping and grinding.

The sound system was bad today. It was bad during the Motown pre game show, too. Why would the sound system be bad at the Super Bowl? Were they saving money by getting the homeless to work as both sound technicians and referees?

[peekaloo]

61. Welcome to DU LeFleur1.

:hi:

It did sound bad but then again the sound system was inside a "Ford".

:-)

[LibDemAlways]

39. I'm 53 and can think of damn few

other rock acts still performing live today that were around when I was in junior high. Their longevity is amazing. They took in over 160 million touring last year, so they obviously still have an audience.

By the way, my 12 year old watched the halftime show with me, and her only question was why didn't Mick Jagger have any visible tattoos.

[sandnsea]

42. Glad I didn't pay to see them

My sister and her husband did, glad I didn't fork over the dough. They need to learn a thing or two from Rod Stewart and how to stay in the game by aging with grace. That was just sad. I was really looking forward to it too.

[Zen Democrat]

43. Paul McCartney had great sound last year. The Stones didn't today.

I don't know why, but the sound mix was lacking. The only person who sounded good all day was Aretha, and I don't think she needed a sound system.

[sshaw1980]

55. Paul McCartney

was rockin' last year !!! awesome show...

the sound this year was just awful and ruined the show... a few chuckles were had
watchin' mick behave like a brash young rocker... they still amaze me with their stayin'
power...

[Robeson]

50. Didn't see them. I took the halftime opportunity to take a bathroom....

...break...:hurts:

[AmericanErrorist]

52. They should have played

"Sweet Neo Con".

[Burma Jones]

58. Where were the Erectile Dysfunction ads?

I suppose the Stones WERE the E.D. ad....

So, will Oasis play next year's Super Bowl?

[kedrys]

60. They sucked desperately

The s.o. has seen them live, and evidently they suck unremittingly even when the sound is good. I applaud the fact that they're still out there kickin' it, but they suck.

[Dervill Crow]

62. I've never been a particular Stones fan, but I thought they were great.

The sound system sucked, and I remembered Mick saying that he hoped he wouldn't be singing "Satisfaction" when he was 60. I think they've aged well; not being pretty boys to begin with certainly helps in that regard.

[El Fuego]

63. They ROCKED man!!

:thumbsup:

[HuckleB]

65. Not good.

They lost it years ago, and never gained it back. 1981 was supposed to be a farewell tour. They should have stuck to that plan.

[bleedingheart]

66. I can't wait for them to perform with walkers, canes and wheelchairs

hahahahah

I like their music but it wasn't as good as I though it would be...

[Mizmoon]

67. Horrible. Utterly horrible.

and it hurts me to say so.

[kwassa]

68. The Stones are quite fit and active for guys in their early 60s

The age jokes are dumb. All the Stones, even Keith, is in much better physical condition than most guys that age, including most of their rock contemporaries.

Mick had plenty of energy and vitality on the stage. The sound quality was not the best, but I thought they did a good job.

I've seen the Stones in a relatively small concert setting, and they are a great live performance band.

[nutsnberries]

69. Mick Jagger has UnderArm Dingle Dangle

it was amazing to me that he's so thin and yet he's got that dangle.


~i found the whole thing entertaining in an amusing sort of way.
not bad, not good... it just *was*

...oh, and his belt was blingy. :)

[goodboy]

70. they sucked. the sound was terrible and they played terribly. if that's

how they play in concert, anyone who pays to see them is a sucker.