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Limited triple vinyl LPs. The Rolling Stones' historic and triumphant return to Hyde Park was without doubt the event of the summer. Over 100,000 delirious fans of all ages packed into the park for two spectacular outdoor concerts to watch Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood do what they do best. The Stones delivered a five star performance that had both fans and critics singing their praises. The set packed in hit after hit and saw the band joined by former guitarist Mick Taylor for a special guest appearance on two songs. 

 The Rolling Stones long ago sealed their legacy as The World’s Greatest Ever Rock & Roll Band. Debate over whether or not this is true has raged interminably for decades, and there’s little point in wasting precious words explaining that I’m firmly encamped on the “damn straight they are” side of the argument.

Given that Sweet Summer Sun is essentially a “greatest hits” parade, played out to a vast, mixed crowd on a glorious day in Hyde Park, all that therefore remains to do is look to see if there is anything to detract from the experience of The World’s Greatest Ever Rock & Roll Band live. The selfish fan in me thinks that having only one song from Exile on Main St. – the Keith Richards-sung ‘Happy’ – is unforgiveable, but then look at the songs that did make the cut: ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘Brown Sugar’, ‘Satisfaction’, ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, ‘Gimme Shelter’... it goes on like this, with 15 of the 16 songs genuine contenders for a place in the pantheon of the very very best rock songs ever written. Only 2012 single ‘Doom and Gloom’ feels a little perfunctory here, but then hey, they were always going to include it and besides, it wasn’t at all bad.

When it comes to a Stones show it almost feels as though you’re obliged to mention their age, be it in reverence to the energy of a bunch of sex- and septuagenarians taking to the stage or in illiberal embarrassment of the elder statesmen daring to think that they can recapture their glory days. Keef’s grey hair aside though, there’s a timelessness to the performance here that even outstrips the band’s Glastonbury performance earlier in the summer. Jagger is lithe and eloquent, Ron Wood sears and Charlie Watts imbibes his playing with a crashing energy that belies his grumpy demeanour. Whilst Richards may have declined as a guitarist, this is more than compensated for by Wood’s improvement over the years and a guest appearance from Mick Taylor, who scorches ‘Midnight Rambler’ and reminds us that he’s still the best player The Stones ever had.

Critics of the Glastonbury performance suggested the band struggled to straddle the right line between veteran pros and ramshackle rock & roll band, but here they are never less than perfect. ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ and ‘Honky Tonk Women’ are loud and loose as they should be; ‘You Got The Silver’ and a gorgeous piano-led version of ‘Ruby Tuesday’ are tight and played right at the limits of the band’s capabilities. There’s also some stunning bass work by underrated long-term collaborator Darryl Jones, not least on ‘Miss You’.

The Rolling Stones – Sweet Summer Sun (Hyde Park Live)

Tracklist

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Promogracht BV
• Copyright © – Promogracht BV
• Licensed To – Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
• Exclusive Retailer – HMV
• Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BD25956

Credits

• Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Darryl Jones
• Choir – London Youth Choir, Voce Chamber Choir
• Design – Studio Fury
• Directed By – Suzi Digby OBE*
• Directed By [London Youth Choir] – Rachel Staunton
• Drums – Charlie Watts
• Executive-Producer [Eagle Rock Entertainment] – Geoff Kempin, Terry Shand (3)
• Film Director – Paul Dugdale
• Film Producer – Jim Parsons
• Film Producer [Executive Producer] – Julie Jakobek
• Guitar – Ronnie Wood*
• Guitar [Special Guest] – Mick Taylor
• Guitar, Vocals – Keith Richards
• Keyboards [Musical Director] – Chuck Leavell
• Keyboards [Musical Integrator] – Matt Clifford
• Legal [Music Clearances] – Peter Afterman
• Legal [Rolling Stones Legal Affairs] – Smyth Barkham
• Management [Charlie Watts & Ronnie Wood] – Sherry Daly
• Management [Keith Richards] – Jane Rose
• Management [The Rolling Stones], Executive-Producer [The Rolling Stones] – Joyce Smith (3)
• Photography By – Brian Rasic*, Dave Hogan*
• Saxophone – Bobby Keys
• Saxophone, Keyboards – Tim Ries
• Vocals – Bernard Fowler, Lisa Fischer
• Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Mick Jagger

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