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ROLLING STONES
The Biggest Bang
CPI DVD
"You can't always get what you
want..."
So, the Rolling Stones at 45
present their "Biggest Bang," in
a new custom 4 DVD set
presented in jaunty Dolby
Surround 5.1, and DTS.
Never mind that like their
previous 4 Flicks DVD box set,
the release will at first be
exclusive to Best Buy stores,
which will again cause all the
other retailers to think fond
thoughts of Mick and Keef. (Not!)
Regardless, this new
extravaganza is simply a
must-have for all hard-core
Stones fans, and maybe also for
those who wonder into the their
local Best Buy and see it
playing on the big screen in all
its 6 channel glory.
(And perhaps this will be the
way that the multi-channel
music format finally takes off, as
it still pretty earth-bound even
after 10 years of availability and
raves from most audio fans.)
In any event, this set kicks off
with the Stones' Bigger Bang
tour taking Austin, Texas by
storm last year with an outdoor
concert in front of a huge,
enthusiastic-is there any other
Stones kind?-crowd.
18 tracks beginning with You
Got Me Rocking, and ending
with Brown Sugar get the job
done nicely.
The Stones even do country
comfort with a go at Bob Wills is
Still the King.
DVD 2 features the band's set in
Rio de Janeiro, and a mini
documentary of their visit.
DVDs 3&4 cobble together sets
from Japan, China, and
Argentina, and rehearsals for
the 2 year still on marathon from
Toronto, and a tour
documentary, plus some duets.
Production values throughout
are excellent, with music mix by
veteran Bob Clearmountain
Although I consider any Stones
to be pretty much at least good
Stones, the large-humongous-
stage employed by the band
appears to me to somehow
diminish the music.
Yes, visually it is stupendous,
and the swells who can afford
the private seats above and
behind the band would surely
approve, absolutely.
Yet, even though in Austin a part
of the football field like
performance platform broke
from the motherboard and rolled
into the crowd, shifting the band
back to the days of say 1972, it
still somehow seems almost
Vegas-like, rather than (old)
Stones-like.
But the Stones still try(and rock)
hard, with a stellar back-up
band, including, for those
interested in rock trivia, Blondie
Chaplin, a former Flame, Beach
Boy.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
obviously even after all these
years, have a fabulous work
ethic.
Here's a thought, though: if this
set is "The Biggest Bang" at 45,
will the 50th anny be "The Last
Bang," with the original band
members all at or near 70 years
of age?
Man, you'd think these guys
would have to settle down
sometime, but, hey, this is
afterall, still, the greatest rock
and roll band in the world.
And maybe even in 2012.
ROLLING STONES
The Biggest Bang
CPI DVD
"You can't always get what you
want..."
So, the Rolling Stones at 45
present their "Biggest Bang," in
a new custom 4 DVD set
presented in jaunty Dolby
Surround 5.1, and DTS.
Never mind that like their
previous 4 Flicks DVD box set,
the release will at first be
exclusive to Best Buy stores,
which will again cause all the
other retailers to think fond
thoughts of Mick and Keef. (Not!)
Regardless, this new
extravaganza is simply a
must-have for all hard-core
Stones fans, and maybe also for
those who wonder into the their
local Best Buy and see it
playing on the big screen in all
its 6 channel glory.
(And perhaps this will be the
way that the multi-channel
music format finally takes off, as
it still pretty earth-bound even
after 10 years of availability and
raves from most audio fans.)
In any event, this set kicks off
with the Stones' Bigger Bang
tour taking Austin, Texas by
storm last year with an outdoor
concert in front of a huge,
enthusiastic-is there any other
Stones kind?-crowd.
18 tracks beginning with You
Got Me Rocking, and ending
with Brown Sugar get the job
done nicely.
The Stones even do country
comfort with a go at Bob Wills is
Still the King.
DVD 2 features the band's set in
Rio de Janeiro, and a mini
documentary of their visit.
DVDs 3&4 cobble together sets
from Japan, China, and
Argentina, and rehearsals for
the 2 year still on marathon from
Toronto, and a tour
documentary, plus some duets.
Production values throughout
are excellent, with music mix by
veteran Bob Clearmountain
Although I consider any Stones
to be pretty much at least good
Stones, the large-humongous-
stage employed by the band
appears to me to somehow
diminish the music.
Yes, visually it is stupendous,
and the swells who can afford
the private seats above and
behind the band would surely
approve, absolutely.
Yet, even though in Austin a part
of the football field like
performance platform broke
from the motherboard and rolled
into the crowd, shifting the band
back to the days of say 1972, it
still somehow seems almost
Vegas-like, rather than (old)
Stones-like.
But the Stones still try(and rock)
hard, with a stellar back-up
band, including, for those
interested in rock trivia, Blondie
Chaplin, a former Flame, Beach
Boy.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
obviously even after all these
years, have a fabulous work
ethic.
Here's a thought, though: if this
set is "The Biggest Bang" at 45,
will the 50th anny be "The Last
Bang," with the original band
members all at or near 70 years
of age?
Man, you'd think these guys
would have to settle down
sometime, but, hey, this is
afterall, still, the greatest rock
and roll band in the world.
And maybe even in 2012.
ROLLING STONES
