Live Licks [Live][Original recording remastered]

The Rolling Stones

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: UMe
• ASIN: B002OT731O
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,364 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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 (But I Like It)

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. 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 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Digitally remastered reissue of The Rolling Stones 2004 live album.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Stones live. Not their best but not bad either., December 30, 2009

By	Timothy Hunter "walktowardsthelight" (The land of the free, home of the brave) - See all my reviews

Like a Vietnam War-era aircraft carrier still out in the waters and in full military service, the Rolling Stones seem to be set to go on playing concerts forever. This is not really as bad as it first sounds. Disc One starts off with a one-two punch of 'Brown Sugar' and 'Street Fighting Man', with the band belting off the blues-rock hits to an enthusiastic crowd. The vibe pretty much survives intact through the entire CD, although their rendition of 'Satisfaction' appears rather wooden and tired for someone who's just re-listened to the album cut. Listening to Keith Richards sing the lead vocals in 'Happy', a criminally underrated song by all means in the first place, live is a complete treat. The guest vocals in 'Honky Tonk Women' is almost worth the cost of the whole thing, as well.

The momentum keeps going for the first few songs on Disc Two, particularly with the under-rated hits 'Neighbours' and 'Rocks Off'. But listening to the members jam on 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' gets old very fast. The rest of the CD seems to disintegrate from there, with subdued performances that seem like the songs have been played in a wooden box at four-fifth speed and then re-recorded.

All in all, the band shows their age in a very noticeable way in both CDs. The raunchy roars and riffs that you expect come across more like loud purring and chanting. The group isn't like a tiger that's lost their claws just yet, but that vibe infects a large part of the collection. I would recommend it to Stones fans and to classic rock fans in general (which probably describes the majority of Americans), but not for someone looking for just an overview of their hits or for a good example of what the Stones have done live.