Love You Live by Rolling Stones (The) (CD, Jan-2004, Virgin Records USA)

This set seems at times that they're played too fast for Mick to get the vocals out. It starts out with him just shouting at times instead of singing. I don't know if that's from the drugs they were taking at the time, but after you get used to it, Mick kind of sounds badass. You never know what you're going to get live, but the Stones pull it off in fashion. Mick starts to sound more like his old self on Star, Star. This one starts off a slower batch of live tunes that finish out the first disc including a moving You Can't Always Get What You Want. The second disc starts off bluesy with Mannish Boy, and stays that way for the next 3 songs. Then the Stones show why this a great live album. They start really getting their groove on with It's Only Rock 'N Roll and Brown Sugar. Then they save the best for last, blasting out Jumping Jack Flash, and Sympathy For The Devil. Listen to the solo for Jumping Jack, and not just Keith. Ron Wood shows us why the Stones hired him, staying tight with the rest of the band, but still standing out and rocking. I've never seen the Stones live, but hearing live stuff like this make me hope I can see them before they hang it up. To be able to see Keith do the many solos to Sympathy would pretty much top anything that music could ever offer me.