Couldn't agree more Dale, what a way to start a show, like a boxing match the first round is all important, Keef is and always has been "The Man"🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥💯
Eddie wrote his own songs with bands still covering them, created a totally unique sound, then dies as a passenger in a car. Life truly makes no sense.
I had a guy from Leicester, England live me in Texas in 83. He saw Gene Vincent after the accident and he said he was really bummed out, drunk and kept falling down because of his whole leg cast. He said he totally Rocked out.
"Never thought I'd do this before but here I am a knocking on her door my cars out front and it's all mine a forty one Ford not a fifty nine..." Takes me back to 1959 when I was 12, a family friend had bought a brand new red '59 Ford convertible, what thrill riding around in it... Loved this song back then.
Keith takes this great classic at a slightly slower pace than you usually hear it, & the band builds in some terrific rhythmic patterns as the song progresses… Keith on superb form here!
Saw this tour at the Tower in Philly and thought to myself.."if the Stones brought half this much tension to their shows".. One of the most dynamic shows I've ever seen and I've seen more than a few.
To all you youngins out there, if you don't know who Eddie Cochran was, let this excellent cover by Keith be your introduction. Eddie was one of the true, great early rockers and one of too many that have died far too young. So stop listening to most of the horse shit that passes for todays "popular music" and dig into the rock and blues archives, it will do you no harm!
Eddie Cochrane was "Something Else"... That car's bad looking man, get somethin' else. Here's a fact .. little known fact. When in the early days when the Beatles were being formed. it was Paul Macartney's knowing the words of Eddies' "Twenty Flight Rock" that enabled John to give Paul the thumbs up .. you're in! Twenty Flight Rock was featured in one of the best Rock And Roll Films ever. That film :~ "The Girl can't Help It" The film is worth watching for the great 1950s stars on it, many long since departed. Not just Eddie, Fats Domino, Little Richard and lots of other greats ... It's all on RU-vid somewhere. Little Richard sang the film's title intro ... with words like "When she walks by, the bread slice turns to toast." Mansfield sure had a figure...
Happy 76th Birthday Keith !!! I was 15 years old in when I saw The Rolling Stones in 1975 @ MSG Yep, my favorite band in the world. I saw The Expensive Wino's on 12/18/1988 on Keith Richards Birthday in NJ's Meadowlands Arena not to mention Bobby Keys shared that date of birth, they had the great Johnny Johnson up on stage playing piano that night and they played I Could Have Stood You Up but I did, did, didn't, yeah yeah yeah & Run Rudolph Run we where sing Happy Birthday all night - and Keith wished the audience a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year ! And what a night to remember. .. The Stones Will Roll On - Bobby Keys RIP !!!!!
Love the way Keith is just prolonging the solo when the band obviously think they’re getting back to a verse. The band is off cause professional enough to catch up on the situation. A musician like Keith Richards has to be surrounded by professionals because he’s so unprofessional himself. That’s meant as a compliment, mind you 😂
This song was covered by Keith, Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols, and the New York Dolls, among many others... it's probably fair to say it's one of the most influential and admired songs of the early rock n roll era.
This is February 13, 1993 at Boston's Orpheum Theatre. I was 7th Orchestra LEFT (Stage Right). Keef was right in front of us for his solo on this number. So, we're somewhere there in the shadows on those shots from behind Keef. Only thing that sucked was the houselights being up for the entire show to accommodate the film crew. Went back for the next night, too (Feb 14th). Keef wore a Bonsai headband throughout that show (filming was for Japanese release). Both concerts were well worth the price of admission. Gotta say, Keef blew Mick outta the water when it came to going solo, but then KR has always been the heart and soul of the Stones.
2:56 Steve Jordan was a bad ass then and more so now as Charlie's replacement. I've seen the Stones 5 times with Steve. He is not Charlie. The Stones are still THE ROLLING STONES ! ! !
