![]() ![]() Some nights after band practice, when the muse is present, and the grooves have been pumping none stop, I can’t even fall asleep because I’m so jacked up with excitement. And all of you who have attended many concerts over the years have experienced it yourselves. That’s why we do it…for the odd moments when the whole thing fuses together and goes to heaven for a little while.” Any musician who has played in a good band (me included) will tell you the same thing. ![]() “When everything is pumping…you actually do get a sense of levitation. The Rolling Stones having become an untamed behemoth of a franchise, he was looking for a band that could play more freely and explore where the music would take them. In a recent interview with David Fricke, Keith Richards explains that is the reason he formed the X-Pensive Winos. Some nights were more successful than others, and while you’d never see any of these bands play poorly, if you hit a show on a great night, you would be rewarded with music that could levitate you off your feet. During performances, while they played their hit songs, they also were continually experimenting, listening to one another and the “music in the room,” searching for the elusive muse that locked-in communication between band members and took the music to a higher level. And that was the beauty of seeing bands like the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, The Who, The Allman Brothers, Santana and others. At least they were that way back in the day. The reason is, The Rolling Stones are the kind of band that works themselves into a rock and roll groove to make the magic work and they don’t play everything note for note the same way every night. These shows have been bootlegged for over 40 the years, and I am one of those folks who have bought a fair-amount of Rolling Stones’ boots. I was reading our own Classics Du Jour the other day when I spied, under “Latest Headlines,” that The Rolling Stones were going to release recordings from two small shows they did in Toronto at the El Macombo club in 1977. Enter for your chance to win a TENACIOUS D Prize Pack including a signed box of fiber bars!.Enter for your chance to win Billy Joel Live from Yankee Stadium on 2CD+Blu-ray AND 3-LP!.Enter for your chance to win a U2 Songs of Surrender 4-LP Super Deluxe Collector’s Box Set.Point of No Regrets: Kansas Carry On With New Album ‘The Absence of Presence’.Keeping the Beat: Longtime Drummer Liberty DeVitto Pens Memoir, Preps Album Release.Ready: Blue Oyster Cult is Back with New LP ‘The Symbol Remains’ An Affair to Remember: Yes to Release Live Set The Royal Affair Tour, Live From Las Vegas.Classic Rock Landmarks: Do They Know It’s Christmas?.Classic Rock Landmarks: Where The Streets Have No Name.The Downside of Fame for Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, and More.Two Legends Pass Away: “The Killer” Jerry Lee Lewis and “The Obscene” Steven Clean. ![]() The Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis: Unlikely Rock & Roll Performance of a Lifetime.Watch: Generation Radio Releases Second Single “Lights Go Out In Paradise”.Watch Julian Lennon’s New Video for “Lucky Ones”.Eric Clapton Releases “Moon River”, a Collaboration with Jeff Beck.YES Announce US Tour: Classic Tales of Yes.Foreigner Announces Limited Edition ‘Farewell – The Very Best of Foreigner’ Album.Graham Nash to Receive John Lennon Real Love Award.Brian Setzer Releases New Solo Single, Announces New Album.Going Down (with John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr)ĩ. It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)ħ. Three songs from the December 13 show (also in Newark) will be available as bonus features on the DVD and Blu-ray: “Respectable” (with John Mayer), “Around And Around” and “Gimme Shelter”. The concert has been re-edited and the audio has been remixed. Since its original airing on pay-per-view in 2012, this show has not been available to fans until now. ![]()
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