In 2002, the Rolling Stones launched a major tour to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary and support their career-spanning FORTY LICKS collection. For the Stones and their fans, this marked a return to many long-overlooked live favorites and a chance for the iconic British group to show the younger generations how rock & roll was meant to be played. On this double-disc live set, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (both bordering on age 60 during this tour) lead the band through more than 20 classics with their time-defying energy and showmanship intact.
In addition to a slinky "Brown Sugar" and a triumphant, piano-driven "You Can't Always Get What You Want," the Stones break out a number of tunes not often performed in concert, including a jam-heavy, 10-minute version of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and a twangy, rollicking take on "Rocks Off." For a few surprises, Richards takes the lead vocal on Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," Sheryl Crow adds her distinctive voice to "Honky Tonk Women," and soul legend Solomon Burke lends his powerful pipes to his classic "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love." A vibrant, dynamic outing, LIVE LICKS reveals the Stones to be in excellent form a full four decades after their first London gigs.
Live Licks' incorporates all the best live moments from The Rolling Stones record breaking `Licks' tour of 2002/2003. Featuring loads of their classic tracks like `Brown Sugar' and `Paint It Black' as well as less well known (and rarely played live) tunes like `Rocks Off' and `Beast Of Burden', this is the ultimate document from one of the best live bands around. Explicit cover.
Audio Mixer: Bob Clearmountain.
Liner Note Author: Cheryl Ceretti.
Photographers: Jane Rose; Christopher Wahl; Paul Natkin.
The Rolling Stones: Ron Wood (guitar); Mick Jagger (harmonica); Darryl Jones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts .
Personnel: Keith Richards (vocals, guitar); Mick Jagger (vocals, harp, keyboards); Tim Ries (saxophone, keyboards); Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone); Kent Smith (trumpet); Michael Davis (trombone); Chuck Leavell (keyboards); Darryl Jones (bass guitar); Charlie Watts (drums); Lisa Fischer, Blondie Chaplin, Bernard Fowler (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Sheryl Crow (vocals, guitar); Chuck Leavell, Lisa Fischer, Michael Davis , Solomon Burke, Tim Ries, Kent Smith, Bobby Keys, Bernard Fowler .
Rolling Stone (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] bright, hard mix that nails the Stones' matured vigor onstage." Rolling Stone (p.151) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "The greatest hits snap and snarl with renewed authority..."
HORRIBLE!!!!! These guys sound like a parody of a bad Stones cover band. By far the worst live cd I've ever heard. Get one of the earlier live Stones cd's. Flashpoint or Get Yer Ya Ya's are very good. Submitted by George (Nashville) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
........If only Brian could join them! I love anything The Stone do live, The second disc is much better than the first. They need to go back and redo all their old stuff it would send a shock way through the Rock and Roll World that would live another 60 years. If only Brian could join them he would add a touch that words have have yet to be invented. Get this CD. Submitted by Dave (Dave, Memofromturner, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Solid STONES Live! Could Have Had Even More! I was not even aware there were plans for a live set from this tour until a week to it's release. I picked it up on the day it was released and was very pleased with the sound, performances and the rarities on this 2 disc set. The inclusion (ALL on disc 2) of songs rarely performed on the 2002/2003 Licks World Tour (such as Neighbors, Worried About You and Beast of Burden). As well as other gems like Honky Tonk Woman (with Sheryl Crow) and Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (with Soloman Burke)make this 2 Disc set worth it's purchase.
Disc 1 rocks! Period! The main drawback to this release is that several songs were left off this live snapshot of the Licks tour (like Jumpin' Jack Flash, Tumbling Dice, You Got Me Rockin' - all performed more than 100 times or there abouts on the Licks tour. Not to mention other favorites like Sympathy for the Devil and Midnight Rambler.
Now one might think, so they left off several great songs, but this is good nonetheless. TRUE...so true, however Disc 1 clocks in just under 50 minutes. Another 30 minutes or so could have been added worth of music on disc 1 and close to 20 more minutes on disc 2. BR>
In todays world of getting your money's worth, this is worth it, but there could have been just a bit more to boost this release. But I guess FINALLY getting to hear a great LIVE version of a classic Stones tune (at more than 10 minutes too!) such as Can't You Hear me Knocking is worth it! Go get this today! Submitted by harv65 (Santa Rosa, California) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Greatest live band!!! On Disc two of this CD the Stones play some songs that are hard to pull of live. But they they do it in great style. Mick has never sounded better and Ron and Keith play as well as I have ever heard them. Can't you hear me knocking, Beast of burden, When the whip comes down and Monkey man are songs you rarely hear the Stones play. Just these songs alone are well worth the price of this CD. They really sound good on these songs. Disc one is kind of the same old stuff. But this CD is well worth getting. I just wish the Stones would come out with a Bootleg series of stuff like Bob Dylan did. Way to go guys. You are still the best!!!!! Submitted by gregmccary (Rome, Georgia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Average Licks Live Licks is a rather average double CD, but sells at a good price. Get Yer Ya Ya's Out is a much better live album. I have been buying Sones records since a schoolboy in 1964, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about. Live Licks CD 1 is good, in as much as there is no rubbish and long gaps between tracks. Classic song after classic song is churned out, as if they are rehearsing in their sleep. Of course, Charlie and Keith are great. Mick puts on too many silly voices now. CD 2 is such a disappointment that it's too tempting to not turn it off before the end. The recording quality is average and, at long last, the Stones seem to be getting a bit tired of repeating Brown Sugar wherever they go. I hate to say it, but save your money and buy one of their classic live albums - like Ya Ya's or Flashpoint. They were great - and they include Bill Wyman as part of the classic line up. They miss Bill now! Submitted by Chris. (Sarasota FL.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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