Seattle
Sunday, June 4 (2 shows)
With ostensibly complete recordings of
both Seattle concerts already in wide circulation, there is probably little to
be gained set-wise from the local press clippings, and sure enough the written
evidence at hand just repeats portions of the song inventory we already know
from the audio. About the only unusual
clue comes from the Post-Intelligencer review, which treats the
afternoon show:
The Stones, with Mick Jagger doing the vocals, did 18 songs and were on
the
elevated stage for nearly an hour.
Of
course, discovering an 18-song set in Seattle would be a major revelation, but
the reviewer immediately undercuts his credibility with the laughable “nearly
an hour” timing, and he mentions only one concert song by its title. On the other hand, Robert Hilburn (LA
Times) notes that seven Exile songs made the Seattle repertoire, and
his tally is consistent with what we hear on the audience tapes (Rocks Off,
Happy, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, All
Down The Line, Rip This Joint).
One tiny incongruity in the Seattle press
mosaic emerges when Greenfield’s Rolling Stone account is
added. Writing about the evening show,
he mentions in almost perfect order 15 of the expected 16 songs (omitting only Loving
Cup), and describes Jagger’s outfit as the workshirt over the white
jumpsuit. Greenfield appears to be
mistaken about the white jumpsuit, for three local reports have Jagger attired
that evening in greenish yellow pants and decorated black tank top. (A photograph in one daily shows Jagger in
Greenfield’s “work shirt” over what appears to be the pants and tank top
outfit.) The Turnerian “sleeveless
shirt” garb reappears in San Francisco, Hollywood, Denver, Chicago, Fort Worth,
and St. Louis, mostly at afternoon performances.
Many fans have wondered why the tape of
Seattle’s evening concert carries that singular instrumental tease of Loveliest
Night Of The Year just before Happy. The recording itself reveals no discernible vocal clues from
Jagger or the arena crowd, and Greenfield offers no tips either. Fortunately, one local press reviewer did
commit the rather simple explanation to print, so there is no need to crank up
your headphone volume any louder in search of a tape-based answer. From across the decades, here is the
ear-saving solution, courtesy of Seattle Flag:
When some of the
power went out for a few moments, Nicky Hopkins launched into
Loveliest
Night Of The Year on the piano and Mick went on dancing.
Finally, permit me a technical correction
to this Seattle line in STP:
In one of those neat intermeshings of art and legal procedure, the jury
in
San Mateo, California, returns a verdict of not guilty on the
murder-conspiracy
charge facing Angela Davis just as the Stones go on stage for the third
show of
the tour, and the second of the day.
Although
news of the verdict may not have reached the entourage until the late show
(10:30 p.m. start), the ruling itself was delivered in San Jose at 12:35
that Sunday afternoon, more than three hours before Stevie Wonder would open
the first concert (4 p.m. start).
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YCAGWYW |
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“Johnny B. Goode” = BBJ |
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Jagger: “at the end he draped himself in
a British flag and later threw it on the floor” Opening: Stevie Wonder |
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LA
Times: “In addition, the group did Loving
Cup at the first show in Seattle.” Seattle
Times: “He closed his afternoon show chanting
the anarchic lines of Street Fighting Man, while spinning a British
flag over his shoulders – before contemptuously dropping it in a heap – at
the same time twirling a hand microphone like a yo-yo.” Seattle
Flag: “The first
set. The second set, which was best? Tycobrahe: ‘The first set they weren’t
together, I could hear their exchanges on the telephones, they weren’t
pleasant.’” |
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Northwest Passage |
Rolling Stone |
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Brown Sugar |
Brown Sugar |
Brown Sugar |
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Bitch |
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Rocks Off |
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Gimme Shelter |
Gimme Shelter |
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Happy |
Happy |
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Tumbling Dice |
Tumbling Dice |
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Love In Vain |
Love In Vain |
Love In Vain |
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Sweet Virginia |
Sweet Virginia |
Sweet Virginia |
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Loving Cup |
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Loving Cup |
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YCAGWYW |
YCAGWYW |
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All Down The Line |
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Midnight Rambler |
Midnight Rambler |
Midnight Rambler |
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Bye Bye Johnny |
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Rip This Joint |
Rip This Joint |
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JJF |
JJF |
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SFM |
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Jagger: “lime green pants” Rambler: “Keith Richards was having trouble with his amplifier on that
one and they started it a second time.” Opening: Stevie Wonder |
Jagger:
“slipping off his work shirt to reveal a pure white jumpsuit underneath” Opening:
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Jagger: “Mick was wearing the same
clothes he had on all day: white shoes, skin-tight green pants that matched
the color of his eye-shadow, a black silk tank shirt with a picture of
Marilyn Monroe in a blue bathing suit surrounded by a galaxy of gold stars on
the front. A jacket and belt were discarded early on.” |
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Seattle Times: “a pair of skin-tight green
trousers, white shoes and a black undershirt decorated in gold sequins” NW Passage: “At one point, ironically only a few songs after starting the
show with Brown Sugar, Jagger said, ‘Something very nice happened
today. Does anyone know what happened today? (pause) Angela Davis got free
today.’” Seattle Flag: “But what is this presence that Mick has? And what is
this tease? When he should be singing about girls, he’s singing about boys,
he’s constantly caressing his fine ass and all night he’s sticking his tongue
out and roaming it around those turgid, pink lips.” Rolling Stone: “It was not until the second
show in Seattle that the music outdistanced the street fighting.” |
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Seattle
Flag1 * 2 * 4 * 5
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Seattle
Times1 * 2 * 3
