Live Licks (bikini cover)

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Brown Sugar

2. Street Fighting Man

3. Paint It, Black

4. You Can't Always Get What You Want

5. Start Me Up

6. It's Only Rock n' Roll

7. Angie

8. Honky Tonk Women

9. Happy

10. Gimme Shelter

See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Neighbours

2. Monkey Man

3. Rocks Off

4. Can't You Hear Me Knocking

5. That's How Strong My Love Is

6. The Nearness Of You

7. Beast Of Burden

8. When The Whip Comes Down

9. Rock Me, Baby

10. You Don't Have To Mean It

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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The Rolling Stones have built themselves a fine conundrum with this double-disc anthology culled from performances on their 40th Anniversary tour of 2002-03, releasing arguably their most comprehensive and compelling live recording at a moment in history when it seems to matter least. The Stones' by now overwhelming spate of live albums has consistently been the most disappointing part of their considerable oeuvre, but the band--particularly the chunky/bluesy twin guitar locomotion of Keith Richards and Ron Wood--are in a form here that rivals the halcyon touring behind Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. Befitting this tour's anniversary aims, they tackle material that ranges from their original Brit Invasion roots ("Satisfaction," "Paint It Black") through 70's superstardom (with Sheryl Crow guesting on "Honky Tonky Women") and a middle-age that was anything but staid. Disc two is largely given over to paying energetic, loving tribute to roots heroes like B.B. King ("Rock Me, Baby"), Otis Redding ("That's How Strong My Love Is") and even Hoagy Carmichael (Richards' raggedly sweet "The Nearness of You"), concluding the show with Mick Jagger's voice triumphantly being joined by soul legend Solomon Burke on a buoyant, gospel-fervent version of his "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love." --Jerry McCulley

Tracks:

Brown Sugar
Street Fighting Man
Paint It, Black
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Start Me Up
It's Only Rock n' Roll
Angie
Honky Tonk Women
Happy
Gimme Shelter
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Tracks:

Neighbours
Monkey Man
Rocks Off
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
That's How Strong My Love Is
The Nearness Of You
Beast Of Burden
When The Whip Comes Down
Rock Me, Baby
You Don't Have To Mean It
Worried About You
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

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The Rolling Stones have built themselves a fine conundrum with this double-disc anthology culled from performances on their 40th Anniversary tour of 2002-03, releasing arguably their most comprehensive and compelling live recording at a moment in history when it seems to matter least. The Stones' by now overwhelming spate of live albums has consistently been the most disappointing part of their considerable oeuvre, but the band--particularly the chunky/bluesy twin guitar locomotion of Keith Richards and Ron Wood--are in a form here that rivals the halcyon touring behind Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. Befitting this tour's anniversary aims, they tackle material that ranges from their original Brit Invasion roots ("Satisfaction," "Paint It Black") through 70's superstardom (with Sheryl Crow guesting on "Honky Tonky Women") and a middle-age that was anything but staid. Disc two is largely given over to paying energetic, loving tribute to roots heroes like B.B. King ("Rock Me, Baby"), Otis Redding ("That's How Strong My Love Is") and even Hoagy Carmichael (Richards' raggedly sweet "The Nearness of You"), concluding the show with Mick Jagger's voice triumphantly being joined by soul legend Solomon Burke on a buoyant, gospel-fervent version of his "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

A trifle less satanic collection of classics.......2007-04-05

The Stones get three points for filling this double CD with favorites such as "Monkey Man" that haven't appeared on previous live albums. The problem is that Mick can't hit the same notes that he could hit when he was 27. "Rocks Off" is downright painful as he ratchets his vocals down. I'd rather hear "no" Rocks Off than a painfully labored version. What MADE the original a classic was its "shot out of a cannon" arrogance. It's like Mick thought about the best part of the song and concluded "Well, we can do without THAT..." No we CAN'T, Mick! The wonderful and amazing Lisa Fischer once again accents "Gimme Shelter," but her ultimate performance of this track can be found on the Japanese import CD single of the "Stripped" version of "Wild Horses" (director Martin Scorsese lifted her bone-chilling vocal solo from that version for a climactic moment in his film "Casino"). There are NO jaw-dropping performances in this set, and with all due respect to the band's fans (I'm one of them), there SHOULD be. Mick's coasting his way through, and to a lesser degree, so are Woody & Keith (although "Happy" is better than the majority of what Mick phones in here). To paraphrase KISS via Homer Simpson, "the Stones used to rock and roll all night and party ev-er-y day. Then it was every other day." Maybe "Live Licks" should have stayed in the vaults. Former strutting rooster Jagger sounds like the heavily bruised veteran of one too many cockfights, and that's sad.

Still The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band Around.......2007-02-08

I may be one of the few Stones fans left who still enjoys the live albums that follow every tour. Stripped and No security were both great from start to finish. Live Licks continues that tradition. I don't need to hear the live versions of Satifaction or Brown Sugar for the 10,000th time, but when they're placed along side Gimme Shelter, Rocks Off, Monkey Man and Can't You Hear Me Knocking, it all sounds just right. Now Keith, get the Winos together for one more album/tour!!!!

Great album.......2006-10-04

i luv this album. its a little unnecessary for its time. although its great to here some new songs from their tour. oh yeah and i choke the chicken whenever i see the album cover. very hot! imagine a girl or a guy licking you.

A redundant live album!.......2006-03-09

I love the stones. no doubt about it. I have all there albums that they had ever released. Im just wondering why almost all of the songs in LIVE LICKS,particularly in side 1, they had done before in previous Live albums. Any die hard stone fan would be very happy to hear live versions of songs they had done in the past. Live licks could have been much, much better if they had included songs like....SHE'S A RAINBOW, DANDELION, SHE'S SO COLD, ONE HIT TO THE BODY, ALL ABOUT YOU, LOVE IS STRONG,AS TEARS GO BY, LADY JANE,WE LOVE YOU, 2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME,INDIAN GIRL, LITTLE T&A, HANG FIRE, MOTHERS LITTLE HELPER, DON'T STOP,WINNING UGLY, SALT OF THE EARTH, PLAY WITH FIRE, etc, etc.

Anyway, im still anticipating another live stones album in the near future. Hope they do included some of the songs above. Im sure they will release another Live album because the Roliing Stones are here to stay!!!!!!!!

Where's Ronnie?.......2005-12-20

While many of the reviews here are slagging the performances found on this 2 CD set, my only gripe is with the mix. I've got many Stones live releases from various stanges in their career, and the performances found on Live Licks don't really strike me as being sub-par (the best, of course, being on "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" which continues to be the band's gold standard for live releases).

But what does stick out like a sore thumb is the terrible mix. I thought something was wrong with my car stereo at first, until I played the CD's on a variety of different stereos and came to the conclusion that it just sounds that way. For one thing, Keef is mixed WAY too loud. Keith Richards' guitar is cranked to 11, while the entirety of the rest of the band is at about a 6. I love Keith's playing as much as the next guy, but when you have these CD's cranked, his jagged riffs slice into your brain like a ninja sword, while it's tough to make out anything else that's going on. Ronnie Wood is all but invisible here. A big part of the Stones sound is the way he and Keith weave their parts in and out of each other. When it's just Keef, part of the magic is lost, and the sound is noticeably thinner. Even Charlie's drums are buried in the mix. Anyone wanting to hear Keith's guitar playing front and center to try to learn his style will love this CD set, but for those looking for the STONES sound, you may find the sound quality lacking here.

I do like some of the nuggets here that were somewhat unexpected, like Muddy Waters' "Rock Me," and Keef's "You Don't Have to Mean it," from Bridges to Babylon. Of course the trusty warhorses are acounted for, such as "Brown Sugar" and "Satisfaction," but let's be honest - is any fan of the Stones going to get mad and skip to the next song if they hear "Honky Tonk Women" one more time? Not likely. The warhorses are equally pleasing here, and sound as good as you're used to hearing them (except for the mix, of course).

All in all, this is a solid live release from a far-more-than-solid live band. I suspect that with the edits and poor mix, this was something hurried to the shelves, and more care could have been taken with it. I also suspect that most of the anger surrounding the negative reviews are from people who have a dozen other live Stones CD's, and they keep expecting "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, Part II" with each new release. That's probably not going to happen, but while I'm waiting, Live Licks is more than good enough to pass the time.

Frank Zappas Hot Licks & Funny Smells: Live at Moers Festival 2004

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Damned Good Presentation
Brilliant Jazz-Infused Big Band FZ Tribute
Inventive and Entertaining Live Coverage of Frank Zappa

Frank Zappas Hot Licks & Funny Smells: Live at Moers Festival 2004
Colin Towns , and Ndr Big Band
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Release Date: 2005-06-20

Tracks:

Introduction & Anthem
Peaches En Regalia
Eat Tat Question
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Watermelon In Easter Hay
Brown Shoe's Don't Make It
Willie The Pimp
King Kong
Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)
Waka Jawaka
Stevie's Spanking
Sinister Footwear -2nd Mvt
Little Umbrellas
Big Swifty
Black Napkins
Be-Bop Tango
G-Spot Tornado

Customer Reviews:

Damned Good Presentation.......2006-05-05

Colin Towns and his big horn-laden band have really honoured Frank Zappa with this live recording.
The music is more similar to a Zappa concert in that the arrangements aren't just well-played duplicates of the released product, rather more of what it felt like to be in attendance at an actual Zappa concert. It's as if Colin and the boys use Zappa's music as a vehicle to show off their own musical chops and style.

Each peice rings with certain familiarity to the Zappa-penned music, but is executed with the band's own flair and compositional skills evocative of Zappa, but truly their own.

My only gripe is that signature epic Zappa peices the likes of "King Kong" are "horribly foreshortened", to quote the great man himself. The head section of King Kong is played very well and is very familiar, but then the band totally improvises the rest for just under three minutes before segueing smoothly into the next tune. I wished they really let that tune go longer and perhaps revisited the main theme through different instrumentation a few times in-between soloists. Sorry fellas. "King Kong" cannot be reduced to a mere three minutes.

Among my favorite peices are "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" with it's intricate and complex percussion work and "Stevie's Spanking", which begins with unfamiliar guitar jamming before suddenly kicking in with the very familiar opening strums of that rockin' tune. It just sneaks up on you and you feel like Frank and Steve Vai are jamming again. Watermelon in Easter Hay is played very nicely with some of the guitar solo being replaced with horns. Reminded me of the very excellent use of horn that Zappa used to replace the guitar solo in the '88 tour version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven". A nice surprise.

On a side note: I'm curious as to how this particular track was allowed to be released. As far as I know, "Watermelon in Easter Hay" is legend to be Zappa's most personal signature composition, and is not allowed to be recorded by anybody outside of Zappa's own family. I hope that Colin and his affiliates don't have a big lawsuit to contend with as a result, but I'm happy to listen to that beautiful music.

All-in-all, the band performed this difficult Zappa music nicely - not copying it, but evoking the true spirit of what Zappa was about as a composer/arranger and performer.
I think Frank would appreciate the effort and style of this live performance.

Brilliant Jazz-Infused Big Band FZ Tribute.......2006-04-23

Leave it to the Europeans, who always appreciated FZ more than we sad, plaid Americans, to put together a hot band and a shimmering recording like this one. Without a doubt, this is the best Frank Zappa tribute recording I have found. It is a brilliantly arranged, movingly performed homage both to FZ's music and to his legendary live performances. This release achieves the elusive goal of being highly original while at the same time staying very true to FZ's music.

For those who have attended your fair share of FZ shows, this CD will transport you back to the days before the music died in 1993. If you're listening intently, you might even shed a tear for FZ when you hear the highly evocative opening guitar solo to "Watermelon in Easter Hay." This one song is the best single musical tribute to FZ I've yet to hear; listening reminded me very much of the first time I heard Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart For A While," with the same emotional impact.

This is not a collection of reworked "hits." The only thing that comes close would be either "Peaches En Regalia" or "G-Spot Tornado." This is a collection for the experienced and knowledgeable FZ fan, who's got the "Stevie's Spanking" riff in his head when he sees the title, who remembers when "Black Napkins" debuted on "Zoot Allures" and all of the great audience participation FZ choreographed with the "Be-Bop Tango." The CD stands together as a single performance piece. As a live recording, the crowd presence is there, but not overwhelming. There are no board fades, with the band vamping and waning under Towns' direction as they move deftly from one song to another.

The band has a very impressive sound. This is a truly boss big band, with 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, a tuba, 5 saxes, and then keyboard, bass, guitar, percussion, and drums. This lineup harkens back to the Greatest Band You Never Heard in Your life and that 1989 ultimate, self-destructive FZ tour (which I saw in Mannheim, Germany), and then some. There is a core sound which is unmistakably Zappa, with some remarkably imitative yet original guitar work by Stephan Diez, and a number of sax solos which have both the sound and feel of the sax work captured on the "Live in New York" album.

Total running time is over 65 minutes, with extended jams on "Eat That Question," "Watermelon in Easter Hay," and "Little Umbrellas/Big Swifty." All tracks are instrumental, with the exception of only three words, spoken twice. A bold and clear baritone intones, "Just smells funny" early in "Intro and Anthem." This, of course, refers to FZ's classic line from the "Be-Bop Tango" from the "Roxy & Elsewhere" album, where he says, "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." This is Colin Towns' way of telling us in three simple words that he's very, very hip to FZ, his music and history, and that this concert will be a jazzy homage to the hungry freak who laid it all down so many years ago. A good comparison is the well-done, clearly respectful, but ultimately uninspiring 2004 "Greggary Peccary & Other Persuasions" release from Ensemble Moderne; the FZ sound is there, but it's too close to the original, too tone-on perfect and antiseptic, and ultimately a bit hollow.

The CD opens with a pseudo-band warm-up, which transitions into the twisted "Introduction & Anthem." Towns' choice of this tune as an opener seems to be a clear homage to Frank's country of origin. The band transitions right into a ballsy and up-tempo take on my all-time favorite, "Peaches En Regalia." This is a traditional FZ closer, and I interpret its placement early in the program as a position of honor. It's a pretty divergent arrangement, but then again, how many different times did FZ rework it himself? A few of the harmonies are arranged a little differently, and the bridge is pretty far out here. The band's horns are boss in every way, early in the show, coming hard and fast to punch up the chorus.

"Eat That Question" follows, and is an extended jam, very true to the original FZ sound. "Willie The Pimp" which got a rough and arguably ugly makeover by Captain Beefheart, gets a radical overhaul here, becoming a rocking jazzy piano breakdown, straying close to ragtime at times. Another personal favorite, "Let's Make the Water Turn Black," is arranged strongly up-tempo, becoming a big-band ska tune. It's not a bad take, but it's definitely different. The closer is "G Spot Tornado," and it's thoroughly enjoyable. It's slowed down a bit, with a rocking drum backing and some hot solos that make truly danceable; I'd call it avant garde stripper music. All of the other tracks are equally enjoyable-I've been playing this CD non-stop at home for over three weeks now.

Bottom Line: This is not an entry-level FZ recording. If you're new to FZ and thinking about an initial purchase to see what the fuss is all about, or even if you've got a few albums and are looking to expand your collection, wait on this one. Round out your original FZ release acquisitions first, until you reach the point where the titles on this CD, and all of their versions as performed by FZ/MOI are thoroughly familiar to you. Then you'll be ready to truly appreciate this recording. This is an absolutely fantastic album, and stands alone as inspired and expertly performed instrumental rock/jazz, but is best appreciated by the more mature and experienced FZ/MOI aficionado, those devoted ones who know all of the titles at first glance, who know what they want to hear, and can look forward to and appreciate seriously different yet unmistakably reverent arrangements of hard-core FZ standards.

Inventive and Entertaining Live Coverage of Frank Zappa.......2006-04-15

Overall I like this album a lot. My only complaint is that the production is not the best. At times the details of the performance are not as clear as they could be. Maybe it just came down to what level of engineering they could afford, but this is not a Zappa production. Now I know he's gone and we won't be hearing his particular slant on the guitar any more, but good production is still possible, so that was a bit of a let down. None the less, it is a live album and the sound is growing on me as I write this review.

Complaints I have read about the Imaginary Diseases album relate to the arrangements not making enough use of the full diversity of the brass and horns. Well, Colin Towns put this selection together doing just that, making full use of the diversity of the brass and horns. The arrangements are very adventurous but still very true to Zappa in my opinion. Peaches is not just a same sounding rerun and there are some interesting harmonic variations and small solo insertions. Eat that question is firstly ominous and then it's all over you. Followed by a whimsical Let's Make The Water Turn Black.

Controversially, there's a rendition of Watermelon In Easter Hay. What I like here is that the guitarist doesn't have a style like FZ's and he doesn't try to sound like him. I like the way it's played here within the context of a big band. Brown Shoe's Don't Make It is a cut down version and the music is perfect for big band. Then come Willie The Pimp, King Kong and Pound For A Brown and just like with Peaches they don't just mimic any version you've already heard. The composed sections of Waka Jawaka are probably the closest to the original of all the pieces on the album.

Stevie's Spanking is played like a big band having a rock jam, Sinister Footwear -2nd Mvt is not a densely melodic version but is just very much a sinister ambience, Little Umbrellas/Big Swifty is very nicely done and starts off with a very interesting arrangement of Little Umbrellas. The Big Swifty part refers not to the themes of that piece, but to a medley of well known themes from various great composers including Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture that is taken from the latter part of the arrangement of Big Swifty on Make A Jazz Noise Here. Black Napkins has a really nice throaty sax solo, that guy didn't learn to play that way at a school, Be-Bop Tango is a short version which starts with some really nice piano work, and G-Spot Tornado, well it sounds like a big band doing G-Spot Tornado.

All in all I would highly recommended this album. What I would really like of course is the opportunity to see a show like this in the flesh.

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(Generally) Good Performances, Bad Editing
Pretty good live Stones, but it could have been better
A Stiff And (Mostly) Uninteresting Live Album
Live Licks; Best Since "Ya Ya's"
Muffled Old Men

Live Licks (bikini cover)
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Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Brown Sugar
Street Fighting Man
Paint It, Black
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Start Me Up
It's Only Rock n' Roll
Angie
Honky Tonk Women
Happy
Gimme Shelter
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Tracks:

Neighbours
Monkey Man
Rocks Off
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
That's How Strong My Love Is
The Nearness Of You
Beast Of Burden
When The Whip Comes Down
Rock Me, Baby
You Don't Have To Mean It
Worried About You
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

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Customer Reviews:

(Generally) Good Performances, Bad Editing.......2006-03-21

Although this set contains too many of the same old songs, the Stones play them quite well. However, botched editing marred what could have been a memorable live album. "Rocks Off" is a prime example: Jagger badly muffs the lyrics, and the problem is compounded by the amateurish editing. It seems that it would have been better to have eliminated this cut, if a better version could not be found. Also, do we really need Sheryl Crow on "Honky Tonk Women"? I don't buy Stones albums to hear Sheryl Crow. Further, why is Keith Richards singing "The Nearness of You"? This song just doesn't fit in a Stones set. Aside from the less-than-careful song selection and dreadful editing, there are a few worthy moments here; unfortunately, there just aren't enough of them to justify buying this album. There are bootlegs which are far superior to this.

Pretty good live Stones, but it could have been better.......2005-08-11

This is a pretty good live album. I've seen some people complain about the sound, but it's not that bad, it's just not truly great, and that goes for the album itself as well I suppose.

If you don't own any live Stones, you won't mind the fact that songs like "Start Me Up", "Street Fighting Man", "Honky Tonk Women" and "Satisfaction" have been available live for a long time and on several different albums. And if you do, well, then you're probably considering to buy this album because of disc two, which features a dozen rarely heard songs which have never appeared live before.

Now, I don't know why these rarities have to be compiled on a disc of their own...I would have preferred them to be mixed in with the old warhorses on disc one. But that's the way things are, and it's nice to have them.
Disc one is highlighted by powerful renditions of "Paint It Black" and "Street Fighting Man", and disc two features a really good, bluesy "Monkey Man" and a wonderful take on the classic blues "Rock Me Baby". "Brown Sugar" is alright, too, and I'm sure it was very provocative and exciting thirty years ago when Jagger first changed the line "like a young girl should" into "like a young man should". I'm kinda tired of it by now, though.

Sir Michael Jagger is actually the main reason why I've given this album only three stars. His vocals are frequently sloppy and unfocused, and while I expect that from Keith Richards, Jagger used to be a better singer than this. Perhaps he still is, but "Live Licks" is not his finest hour. He is not terrible, but he is also very rarely great, and I hate that annoying faux-country slur of his.

Still, it's good to hear the 60s soul cover "That's How Strong My Love Is" and the driving (if slightly ragged) "Rocks Off". And of course one of my personal "cult" favorites, Keith Richards' swinging reggae-number "You Don't Have To Mean It".
The band is really good, too, as tight as a 13-man combo can be. "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" and "Love You Live" remain the best live Stones albums in my book, but dedicated fans should find something to like here as well. One hour and fifty minutes of music on a double live album from a 43-year-old band is a bit stingy, though...they could've found room for another ten songs.

"Live Licks" is a decent album, but if you really want the taste of the Stones' "Licks" tour, go for the DVD set "Four Flicks". Yeah, it's kinda expensive, but it is so much better...and it has Keith Richards' wonderful performance of "Slipping Away" from London's Twickenham Stadium, one of the highlights of the entire tour.

A Stiff And (Mostly) Uninteresting Live Album.......2005-05-14

One listen to "Live Licks" will instantly wipe away any memory of "Get Yer Ya - Ya's Out", "Love You Live", "Flashpoint" and "Stripped - and not in a good way. "Live Licks" is a blah document of easily the Stones' best tour in history.

This two disc set contains of 23 tracks. Given the wealth of material performed on this tour (and the amount of room left on both discs), this album could have included 45 tracks. But we're stuck with these forgettable moments of sound.

Disc one has the band basically sleepwalking their way through big hits like "Brown Sugar" and "Start Me Up". Honestly, there are times on this record where their performances recall the drugged out 1980 and 1981 tours, arguably their worst. Keith is still the guitar wizard he is known to be, but he wastes his talents here. The rest of the band isn't much better, either. Mick stumbles through half the songs. The only salvagable performances on the record are "Street Fighting Man" and "Happy".

Disc two is little better. However, I will admit that the producers made excellent choices by including "When The Whip Comes Down" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking". However, the rest of this disc averages about the same as the first disc.

This is really a sad representation. It doesn't feel like a real concert. The worst thing is that neither "Sympathy For The Devil" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - easily the two most exciting songs in any Stones concert - are included. Also, "Tumblin' Dice", "Miss You" and "You Got Me Rocking", three big hits and concert highlights, are absent, as well as the many little known gems revived during the tour - "Star Star", "Let It Bleed", "Bitch", "Live With Me" and especially "Midnight Rambler" should have all been included. In my opinion, what they should have done was release a concert of the January 18th, 2003 concert at Madison Square Garden that was on HBO - I was there - on cd. That would have made for a great live album. That show was one of their best ever.

This is a dirty shame. Hopefully, their next live album will be better.

Live Licks; Best Since "Ya Ya's".......2005-01-30

Just ignore all the negative reviews of "Live Licks". A little history is required to fully appreciate what this album represents. When "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" came out in 1970, it showcased a band that could turn in spectacular performances that were both rocking and professional. In a sense, the Stones jinxed themselves with that release because we now know it was heavily doctored with studio overdubs. Just compare the songs on the album to the way they sound on the film, "Gimme Shelter" or bootlegs from that period. The band really didn't sound that good. Therefore, when they followed up with more honest, undoctored live albums like "Love You Live", and "Still Life", people compared them to "Ya Ya's" as if they'd slipped when that was really how they sounded all along.

Now, after 40 years on the road, The Rollings Stones have documented proof that they've truly evolved into the band people believed they were in 1969. The sound is hard and bright; the performances are passionate, human, yet totaly professional. True, there are some repeats on disc one, but you won't find better renditions of "Street Fighting Man", "Paint it Black", "It's Only Rock and Roll", and many others. Disc two is a treasure with obscure tunes that most Stones fans have been drooling to have official live versions of for years. For those who just don't "get it", it's like Keith says, "Ya gotta be there." Having attended actual Stones concerts since the mid seventies, I can tell you that the sloppines of "Love You Live" or "Still Life" truly represents the band's sound at that time. Having been blown away by the greatness I witnessed on their 2002 Licks Tour, I can tell you that "Live "Licks" is a brilliant tribute to a band that has achieved true greatness after all these years. If this album doesn't move you, you're just not into what The Rolling Stones live are all about.

Muffled Old Men.......2005-01-29

You can almost hear their shawls blowing in the wind on some of the songs. I'm a died in the wool Stones fan. I have everything. But this is far from their best effort. It sounds muddier than some bootlegs. The playing is poor and the energy - the boys need some Geritol! You can hear Mick running out of breath on Rocks Off. Everything Stripped was, this isn't. While it is nice to get some of the more obscure songs, this is for only real fans. There are plenty of other better examples of how great the Stones are live.

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Got Live If You Want It! + 11 Bonus Tracks

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Got Live If You Want It! + 11 Bonus Tracks
Rolling Stones
Manufacturer: CD Maxium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000K5XOB2

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This is a special edition Russia Import version of this album on cd. It has all 12 songs on the original album plus an additional 11 bonus tracks. Please see the photo above for a list of songs.

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Live in Europe
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Manufacturer: Happy Appy Records
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ASIN: B000CAEB4E
Release Date: 2004-11-23

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ASIN: B000CAGD5Y
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Live Blues
Long Distance Call
Manufacturer: Long Distance Call Blues Band
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA9D8S
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

Other Side of Town
Mississippi Steamboat
Taildragger
I Love My Baby
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She's into Something
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Live Licks
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Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002N2J8G
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Brown Sugar
Street Fighting Man
Paint It Black
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Start Me Up
It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)
Angie
Honky Tonk Women
Happy
Gimme Shelter
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

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Neighbours
Monkey Man
Rocks Off
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
That's How Strong My Love Is
Nearness of You
Beast of Burden
When the Whip Comes Down
Rock Me, Baby
You Don't Have to Mean It
Worried About You
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
If You Can't Rock Me

Album Description

Japanese pressing features a bonus track on disc two, 'If You Can't Rock Me'. Also included for the first pressing only is a bonus Rolling Stones sticker for the first pressing only. Recorded on their mammoth 2002/2003 Licks world tour, the Rolling Stones' latest live album is a testament to the band's incredible staying power. After some 40 years in the business, the Stones are still drawing huge crowds all over the world with the promise of an inimitable live experience. And on 1st November, the release of the new double album, Live Licks, looks set to capture on CD the charisma and talent that has led to the Stones' putting on the top three most successful world tours of all time. Recorded on the recent Licks world tour, the double album was recorded in venues right across the globe and features performances of some of the best-loved tracks from the Stones' sterling back catalogue. In addition, you'll also find their lesser-known songs and inspired cover versions that also made up part of the fantastic Licks set. 25 tracks in total. Virgin. 2004.

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1. Brown Sugar
2. Street Fighting Man
3. Paint It, Black
4. You Can't Always Get What You Want
5. Start Me Up
6. It's Only Rock n' Roll
7. Angie
8. Honky Tonk Women
9. Happy
10. Gimme Shelter

1. Neighbours
2. Monkey Man
3. Rocks Off
4. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
5. That's How Strong My Love Is
6. The Nearness Of You
7. Beast Of Burden
8. When The Whip Comes Down
9. Rock Me, Baby
10. You Don't Have To Mean It