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Title: (Generally) Good Performances, Bad Editing
Review: Although this set contains too many of the same old songs, the Stones play them quite well. However, botched editing marred what could have been a memorable live album. "Rocks Off" is a prime example: Jagger badly muffs the lyrics, and the problem is compounded by the amateurish editing. It seems that it would have been better to have eliminated this cut, if a better version could not be found. Also, do we really need Sheryl Crow on "Honky Tonk Women"? I don't buy Stones albums to hear Sheryl Crow. Further, why is Keith Richards singing "The Nearness of You"? This song just doesn't fit in a Stones set. Aside from the less-than-careful song selection and dreadful editing, there are a few worthy moments here; unfortunately, there just aren't enough of them to justify buying this album. There are bootlegs which are far superior to this.
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