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 enlarge | Artist: The Rolling Stones
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 798
Format: Deluxe Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001096102
UPC: 602517647442
EAN: 0602517647442
ASIN: B0013V2B34
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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 my appetite was satisfied! June 3, 2008
Well all I can say is that the boy's have done it again. I went to see the movie with much anticipation. I went alone due to broken promises from the guy's. So There I was (sad to say) the only one in the theatre in a suburb of New York City. And the show was unbelievable on the screen. But to now have the soundtrack deluxe cd has completed the scene for me. This cd is an awesome display of the old aged rockers at their best. I used to say the cd STRIPPED was the best live performance , but I can say now that this cd SHINE A LIGHT has surpassed my thoughts and puts a great smile on my face. I must say I was never anticipating a disappointment. At times some shows I have seen I wanted a little more from Ronnie or KEITH. But the both showed me they care and brought it home in this production of shine a light. Ronnie was awesome and he Litterally blew me away on YOU GOT THE SILVER. Mick was the showman he is and never disappoints. And Keith was a pleasure. Charlie blows me away everytime. and buy the disc it rocks.
Shine A Light: Original Soundtrack June 2, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's the Greatest Rock and Roll band in history. Of course it's a great albun!
Great Stones CD (and film) May 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is Stones' excitement all the way. They mix it up, produce the new with the old--entertain and energize.
 Has its moments May 23, 2008
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
The Stones continue the pattern of a studio CD followed by a live CD with Shine A Light. This one is a little different that there is a Martin Scorcese film that goes with it. (Or does the CD go with the film?) I'm not only a Stones fan; I'm a collector. So I buy every CD they put in the racks.
I'm beginning to feel used.
Here's an interesting observation on the CD. It doesn't include any songs from the previous studio CD, A Bigger Bang. In fact, this CD does not include any Rolling Stones song released in the past 20 years. And only 3 of the songs were released in the 1980s. Most were released in the 1970s, with the Some Girls album contributing four songs.
Is it any wonder I feel cheated?
So what makes this different than any of the four other live CDs I've had to buy in the past two decades? The band's style of playing has remained virtually unchanged. If you put all the live CDs in your iPod and hit 'shuffle' they would sound as if they were all recorded during the same tour.
So why do I keep buying this stuff?
There is some good stuff here. There are songs that have never appeared on a live CD, like She Was Hot and Shine A Light. There is a great version of Loving Cup, an obscure track from Exile on Main St., that features Jack White of the White Stripes. Buddy Guy joins in on Champagne and Reefer, a late-model Muddy Waters tune.
And there are the songs that long time fans call "the warhorses" that are performed and nearly every concert, like Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, Start Me Up, and Brown Sugar. I guess there has to be something for the tourists.
I haven't seen the film yet, but I probably will at some point. The clips I've seen look very good and I look forward to seeing it. Maybe it will help me appreciate this CD a little more.
Because the music itself is pedestrian. Or maybe I'm just tired of hearing Jumping Jack Flash played live for the nth time. At times the band sounds like they're just going through the motions, even on a song like She Was Hot that the band rarely performs.
There is one line in Some Girls that made me smile. On the Some Girls album, the line goes, "Some girls give me children that I never asked them for." On this CD, he sings, "Some girls give me children and I only had sex with her once!" That must be what he told Jerry before she kicked him out.
Yeah, I've bought into "the machine" (another fond term used by hardcore fans). And I'll buy the next CD too. I guess I still listen for those magic moments that do come, but are now fewer and farther between.
The truth is, the Stones haven't really lost a step. Some fantastic performances have been recorded and are available (if you know where to look, wink, wink) from every decade of the band's history. Check out the intensity of the Saitama, Japan show that's included on the Biggest Bang DVD. Seek out the entire show (if you know where to look, nudge, nudge). The Stones can still bring it, when they want. But as another reviewer has noted, sometimes they're on and sometimes they're off.
They're mostly off on Shine A Light. And it had so much potential...
The Rolling Stones still rock! May 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Surprise, surprise! Mick, Keith and the gang, now in their 60's, can still rock the house. I have every other Rolling Stones live recording and I would rate this one second behind the classic Get Yer Ya Ya's Out. Song selection is excellent, a great mix of standards and deeper album cuts. The guests, Buddy Guy, Jack White and Christina Aguilera add nice texture to the songs they contribute on. Bottom line, though, the Stones put on a great show. Sound quality is great, you can hear every riff distinctly and the band is very tight. Unlike some of the Stones' other live albums, there is not a laid back, going through the motions vibe - the band attacks these songs, the rockers stomp and the ballads groove. Stones fans will love this album and newcomers to the band will want to hear more.
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