The first side owns it, the second side rolls it, the third side trips it, and the fourth side blows it. This, my friends, is sloppy fortitude: Five gigs in four cities, back when the band was catching its third wind. Here, jams coexist with bored recitals. The Stones live were always a bit iffy. Had this been an EP, history may have smiled; the remaster simply highlights the flaws. Anyhow, people want ze hitz, and in this age of deluxe reissues, the bilge would have shown up sooner or later.
Joe Keaton
Weird tales for the late crowd. And riffs on pop culture.
