Love You Live [Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

The Rolling Stones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00000APLB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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1977's Love You Live lands near the top of the list of the Stones' half-dozen live albums; especially for the brief set of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf stuff recorded at Toronto's El Mocambo (while Keith Richards was waiting out the legal hassles of a heroin bust five days earlier). Billy Preston is the real star of this show though, and his great piano, organ, and soul shouting are all over this record, especially on the opening soul revue of "Honky Tonk Women," "If You Can't Rock Me," and "Get Off of My Cloud." Keith outpunks the punks on "Happy" and Mick is all Mick--Mr. Pouting and Posing--on the notorious "Star Star." --Michael Ruby

Product Description

Digitally remastered reissue of their 1977 double livealbum in a double slimline jewelcase. 18 tracks, including'Brown Sugar', 'Happy', 'Tumbling Dice' and 'It's Only Rock'N' Roll'. 1998 Virgin release.

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reasons for a Stones fan to buy this album, March 26, 2006

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Len Young - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love You Live (Audio CD)

1) It contains the only officialy released live versions of the overlooked mid-70s classics If You Can't Rock Me, Fingerprint File, and Star, Star, and all sound excellent

2) The version of Hot Stuff on here is better than the album version in my opinion, for what that's worth to you.

3) Good performances of the smash hits You Can't Always Get What You Want and Sympathy For the Devil.

4) A smoking version of Happy

5) The blues and early rock tracks Mannish Boy, Crackin' Up, Little Red Rooster, and Around and Around.

Now if you are a casual fan, you should get Get Yer Ya Ya's Out first. In fact, even the new Live Licks contains more hits than Love You Live if that's what you're looking for. But for the more seasoned fan, there are performances on here from every Stones era up to this point - very early songs, several from the 68-72 years, and at least one song from each 73-76 album. It's a great snapshot of the band at a crucial stage of their development.

Having said that, I can't give it five stars for a couple reasons. First, it's not as good as Ya Ya's. Second, there are a couple terrible performances. Jumpin' Jack Flash is just awful , due to Mick's lack of effort on vocals. I've only been able to get through this track once. If you want this one live, buy Flashpoint or Ya Ya's. In my opinion the Flashpoint version is the best, but anything's better than the one on this album. But when you take this double album as a whole, there is much more good than bad, and several great moments.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love you Live is a great time., January 6, 2007

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Saluki Steve (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love You Live (Audio CD)

This is the best live Stones album since Get Yer Ya-Yas Out. Really enjoy it. Had it on 8-track "back in the day" and finally got the CD version. Band sounds terrific throughout, especially in the club setting. Like the Stones? You'll like this one.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rock and Rollin' Stones, April 26, 2002

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Jinkyu - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love You Live (Audio CD)

I really like to hear Keith Richards do that faster live version of "Happy" in concerts. This Stones standout represents one of those instances in which a great song is slightly marred by having the studio version ("Exile on Main Street") performed too slowly. Actually, altho "Happy" is just right, a few songs on "Love You Live" are a little too fast, like "Get Off of My Cloud" and "Star Star." But overall, it's cool--this recording of concerts in Paris and Toronto is fast-paced, potent rock and roll.

This set has all the songs you want to hear in a Stones concert, like "Honky Tonk Women," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," and "Tumbling Dice." Disk Two begins with Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, etc. stuff, like "Around and Around" and "Little Red Rooster." The sound quality and performance are a bit spotty, but they certainly are not on the last four songs: "It's Only Rock 'N Roll," "Brown Sugar," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "Sympathy for the Devil." What better choices to end a Stones concert can there be! The middle two are the Stones' best rockers ever, in my view, and all four give the band opportunities to open up. This was LP side four in college, and always the choice in parties and car stereos. The soloing is terrific, again, fast paced, and the band is ever so tight, everything clicking perfectly. Keith Richards and Ron Wood are fabulous on guitar, and there are blistering leads on the last three of the four songs. Billy Preston shines on keyboards. "Love You Live" is great live Stones for sure.