Another year, another vintage Stones concert from one of the oldest and seemingly most documented bands in rock ‘n’ roll history. Filmed at the San Jose Arena in 1999 (not in widescreen, unfortunately), the bad boys of British rock—Mick Jagger (mostly vocals, some guitar), Keith Richards (mostly guitar, some vocals), Ronnie Wood (guitar), and Charlie Watts (drums)—are backed by one of their all-time-best line-ups, including Darryl Jones on bass, Chuck Leavell on keyboards, the late and great Bobby Keys on sax, Blondie Chaplin on percussion, and Lisa Fischer on backup vocals. Sadly, Fischer’s signature song "Gimme Shelter" is not part of the generous 20-song setlist, although there are plenty of other hits here: "Jumpin’ Jack Flash," "Honky Tonk Women," "Paint It Black," "Start Me Up," "Tumbling Dice," "Brown Sugar," and the standard closer "Sympathy for the Devil." This is a mature, supremely confident, very efficient Stones concert, featuring the de riguer B-stage breakout mini-set of three songs: "Route 66," "Get Off of My Cloud" (a rousing blast from the past during which a pair of black panties sail on to the stage), and a 12-minute "Midnight Rambler." Of course, there is the usual price to pay of having to hear Richards sing "You Got the Silver" (plus—adding insult to injury—"Before They Make Me Run"), but overall this is prime Stones in their well-oiled arena-rock-machine form, masterfully playing both their instruments and the audience. Presented in DTS-5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo on DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 and LPCM stereo on Blu-ray, this solid entry from the Rolling Stones from the Vault series also features two audio CDs capturing the entire concert. Recommended. (R. Pitman)
Rolling Stones: No Security—San Jose ‘99
(1999) 118 min. DVD: $24.98 (audio CDs included), Blu-ray: $29.98 (audio CDs included). Eagle Rock Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 5
Rolling Stones: No Security—San Jose ‘99
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