Growing up in the 70′s, my first stereo was a killer 8 Track Player. I had a nice little 8 Track collection at the time, but one of two Tapes I tried to play to death was The Rolling Stones Some Girls (Foghat Live was the other). Each time I hear a track from that album come on the radio (esp. “Far Away Eyes”), I have to crack a little smile while the memories come flying by… “Those were the good ‘ol days” … well check this out, the Stones have released a great dvd from the Some Girls tour of 1978.
Recorded at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth Texas, July 1978 (on 16mm film) on the day the album hit number one on the sales charts, Some Girls Live in Texas documents The Rolling Stones were as tight and committed on stage as they had sounded in the studio. With audio remastered by Bob Clearmountain, this disc really portrays the The Rolling Stones Some Girls era very well.
Influenced by the success of Punk and New Wave, the tracks on Some Girls Live are short, up-tempo, and straight to the point… the stage is very stripped down… the music is front and center. The show features mainly tracks from the Some Girls album with a hand-full of classic scattered in the mix. Charlie Watts (drummer) really shines, lying down the tempo for the boys. Fairly new guitarist, Ron Wood, seems to find his footing on this album & tour. And Jagger and Richards are true to form with both up front, doing what they do… overall the band seems to be very tight, and ready to roll. I would have loved to see the band expand the songs a bit, but that’s just not the way it was… I really enjoyed the dvd none the less… and highly suggest ya check this one out!
Here’s a little sample….
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