Which band is the best live band?
It's always going to be subjective, but for me, it's The Rolling Stones, without a doubt.
And they’re not even my favourite band. These guys are.
And I really don’t like the Stones’ whole corporate, greedy, money grabbing thing they’ve got going.
I paid £150 to see them in 2006, and it was eye-wateringly expensive then, and it’s still a bloody fortune today. I’d never pay that to see another band, and it’s unlikely I’d pay that to see the Stones again, no matter how good they are.
And yet…and yet…when they play live, really, seriously, all is forgiven.
I’ve been going to concerts for nearly forty years now, and I’ve been to some amazing shows, but no one, no one, even comes close to the Stones. They absolutely are in a league of their own, and when they play live, you’re watching history onstage, you’re a part of that history. When they play live, they make every one of their songs a masterpiece, and they’re the consummate entertainers. No one gets short changed either, it’s a massive stage show, light, sounds, fireworks, and amazing, amazing musicianship.
I liked them so much, I paid £125 to see them again the next year. But as good as they were, and I have no regrets, I’ll keep my money for seeing two, maybe three concerts for the price of one Stones ticket from here on.
And I don’t say this lightly, but the Rolling Stones are even better onstage than Cold Steel.
Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard
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