CAJUNLAWYER
Member
First off, I have not been to a concert of any type since the old days ib the early 70's where you got loaded on the contact high, more often than not, everyone in the band needed to be sobered up enough to play and the technical (read sound) was touch and miss depending on what the "electrician" was smoking/snorting/rubbing in his belly-button when he wired up the instruments/amps/lights. Delays were common place and the show was often less than stellar.
Now, these things are BIG business and from what I saw professional to the n'th degree. Technology has caught up with the Rock Concert industry and it is a good thing indeed. The stage had HUGE screens showing the performers, the sound and lighting were fantastic and to top it off it was THE STONES!!!!!!!!!
And they did NOT disappoint!!! Played everything I wanted to hear-symphony for the Devil was particularly good and the bassist did a great improvisional solo. These boys didn't hold anything back-they left it all on stage. Consummant showmen in every sense of the word. If you like the stones you were very happy at concert's end. The swag was a bit expensive but since I refused to drink any $5 per bottle water or any $9.75 for a 12 oz can of beer, I felt a bit better about buying a hat and T shirt to help old Mick pay for the recent heart surgery.
I remarked to my wife that it was amusing watching all the old people walking around in their stones T shirts reliving their youth when she looked at me and said "You are just as old if not older than pretty much all of them"
Anyway I think Mick is the youngest at 76 (his birthday was the night before) and Charlie Watts is 78-and they were cavorting around like they were in their 30's. All in all a really nice weekend with the missus
Now, these things are BIG business and from what I saw professional to the n'th degree. Technology has caught up with the Rock Concert industry and it is a good thing indeed. The stage had HUGE screens showing the performers, the sound and lighting were fantastic and to top it off it was THE STONES!!!!!!!!!
And they did NOT disappoint!!! Played everything I wanted to hear-symphony for the Devil was particularly good and the bassist did a great improvisional solo. These boys didn't hold anything back-they left it all on stage. Consummant showmen in every sense of the word. If you like the stones you were very happy at concert's end. The swag was a bit expensive but since I refused to drink any $5 per bottle water or any $9.75 for a 12 oz can of beer, I felt a bit better about buying a hat and T shirt to help old Mick pay for the recent heart surgery.
I remarked to my wife that it was amusing watching all the old people walking around in their stones T shirts reliving their youth when she looked at me and said "You are just as old if not older than pretty much all of them"
Anyway I think Mick is the youngest at 76 (his birthday was the night before) and Charlie Watts is 78-and they were cavorting around like they were in their 30's. All in all a really nice weekend with the missus
