![]() But the crucial regular band member was guitarist Mick Taylor, looking like a pre-Raphaelite cherub dropped into a nest of gargoyles. It's also clear by now that this was the most varied and cohesive set of players for the group - the sidemen were Bobby Keys on saxophone, Jim Price on horns and Nicky Hopkins on piano. The Rolling Stones reflects an early-days concept of what a rock show should be - an almost punk-like spareness to the stage set, 15 songs in a punchy 82 minutes, and a furious, almost deranged set of final numbers. When Mick Jagger performs "Jumpin' Jack Flash" in Ladies and Gentlemen, he's not merely invoking a world-famous rock 'n' roll classic - he's incarnating it. And all the fancy camera angles and inspired lighting and steely professionalism in Scorsese's movie can't make up for that. Yes, presidents are more comfortable with rock 'n' roll these days, but the Stones are fundamentally transformed: They're not dangerous anymore. ![]() It's hard to get across what a scandal it would have been in 1972 if any high government official, let alone an ex-president, had such an intimate public connection with a Rolling Stones concert. Music Interviews The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Looks Back At 'Life' In Shine a Light, Bill and Hillary Clinton greet the band before the show - and, in fact, the two performances were a benefit for the ex-president's AIDS Foundation and a celebration of his 60th birthday. The Rolling Stones on your own flat-screen TV rather than in the hit-and-miss quadraphonic setup in which it was originally released in a few theaters.īut wait - what about Martin Scorsese's 2008 Stones movie, Shine a Light, certainly the most cinematically rich documentary of the band? I think the difference between Ladies and Gentlemen and Shine a Light is captured in a moment before the music even starts. One is Gimme Shelter, but that Altamont documentary isn't really about the Stones, is it? The other one was more talked about than seen over the years, but you can finally enjoy Ladies and Gentlemen. Of the films that feature The Rolling Stones in concert, there are two that matter. The Rolling Stones shows Mick Jagger performing in Texas in 1972.
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