The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
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Primary Contributor: Rolling StonesDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Dolby
Published: 2007
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: RST Concerts
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Movie Review: Biggest Bang for your buck !
Summary: 5 Stars
Biggest Bang is essential viewing as a document of the Rolling Stones 2005/2006 world tour. It is a 4 x DVD set, filmed in Texas, South America (Brazil & Argentina) & Far East (Japan & China), I think BEFORE the coconut tree! Speaking of which, Keith Richards is such a character & raconteur, that in one segue in the Far East section of the DVD, Keith says of Shanghai "I hear they have a Chinatown there!" Boom. Boom.
There are plenty of extras/bonus features on each DVD. For instance, DVD 1 has sound-check or rehearsal footage of the Stones playing Muddy Waters' I Can't be Satisfied with Mick Jagger playing along on slide guitar! DVD 4 in the set is given over to a documentary of the whole tour including the Superbowl.
I think the centrepiece of this DVD set is probably the free Brazil concert on Rio's Copacabana beach. It's an amazing scene & atmosphere. The Stones seemed genuinely excited about this concert and it was reflected in their performance. It was captured well on film and you can almost feel the heat of that Rio night.
Biggest Bang has songs featured from their most recent CD release Bigger Bang, as would be expected. But Biggest Bang is overwhelmingly more versions of the same old songs. Take that as a given, that's what the Stones do; and I'm glad they still do. But there are still some interesting song variations to their set. The highlight for me, was the inclusion of Sway from (from Sticky Fingers). I have never heard or seen that song performed live before. It was from their greatest era and whilst I have never thought Ronnie Wood (God love him!) was at the level of the great Mick Taylor on guitar, Ronnie does a very good job on Sway. In fact I think Ronnie generally plays the best I've seen of him in recent years. I believe he was on the wagon for this tour, much to Keef's chagrin. Other highlights for me were the included versions of Bitch and Gimme Shelter from Shanghai, complete with Mick's intro in mandarin, and the humorous segue about censorship in China preventing the Stones from performing certain songs. I also liked their performance of the country music song Bob Wills Is Still The King from Texas (of course!).
DVD packaging & included booklet with Biggest Bang seems cheaper than the Four Flicks DVD set from the 2002/2003 tour, as if the whole project was outsourced & cut down to a price. But this is a minor criticism, and I suppose fair enough, because the more deluxe feeling Four Flicks was very expensive when it first came out, and Biggest Bang isn't bad value for 4 x DVDs. Sound & vision are excellent.
I didn't catch the Stones shows on the 2005/2006 tour and didn't know, until I watched this DVD, what that tour looked like, or sounded like. I think I'd have to say the 2005/2006 tour, notwithstanding some great highlights on Biggest Bang, wasn't as good, for some intangible reason, as the 2002/2003 world tour. But I am not necessarily saying Four Flicks is better than Biggest Bang. They are both different and good in their own ways and Biggest Bang is nevertheless an excellent Rolling Stones DVD set in its own right.
Hey, it's The Stones. I can't give less than 5 stars.
Postscript: If you REALLY wanted to see the Stones at their peak, find a bootleg DVD of Ladies & Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones, from their 1972 American tour. It was a theatrical release in 1974, but I have never seen it officially released on DVD. I used to have the official release VHS, but now I've got to settle for a bootleg DVD. Hey guys, let's have the official release of it. Please!
Summary of The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
Disc 1: Zilker Park, Austin, Texas Opening (intro) 1.You Got Me Rocking 2. Let's Spend The Night Together 3. She's So Cold 4.Oh No, Not You Again 5. Sway 6. Bob Wills Is Still The King 7. Streets Of Love 8.Ain't Too Proud To Beg 9. Tumbling Dice 10. Learning The Game 11. Little T&A 12. Under My Thumb 13. Get Off My Cloud 14. Honky Tonk Women 15. Sympathy For The Devil 16. Jumpin' Jack Flash17. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 18. Brown Sugar Bonus Features:Austin Mini-Documentary Disc 2: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Opening (intro) 1. Jumpin' Jack Flash 2. It's Only Rock 'n Roll 3. You Got Me Rocking 4. Wild Horses 5. Rain Fall Down 6. Midnight Rambler 7. Night Time Is The Right Time 8. Happy 9. Miss You 10. Rough Justice 11. Get Off My Cloud 12. Honky Tonk Women 13. Start Me Up 14. Brown Sugar 15. You Can't Always Get What You Want 16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Bonus Feature: Rio de Janeiro Documentary Disc 3: Rest Of The World Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Opening (intro) 1. Let's Spend The Night Together Sapporo (segue) 2. Rain Fall Down Tokyo Dome (segue) 3. Rough Justice Cherry Blossoms (segue) Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China Opening (intro) 1. Bitch 2. Midnight Rambler 3. Gimme Shelter 4. This Place Is Empty That's What I Do (segue) 5. It's Only Rock 'n Roll China, A Slow Process (segue) River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina Opening (intro) 1. Worried About You Football Chant (segue) 2. Happy 3. Miss You Ronnie & Audience (segue) 4. Paint It Black 5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Featurettes: 1. Bonnie Raitt featurette "Shine A Light" 2. Eddie Vedder featurette "Wild Horses" 3. Dave Matthews featurette "Let It Bleed" Duets: 1. "Shine A Light" featuring Bonnie Raitt 2. "Wild Horses" featuring Eddie Vedder 3. "Let It Bleed" featuring Dave Matthews 4. "Wild Horses" featuring Cui Jian Jukebox Feature Disc 4 Salt Of The Earth A Bigger Bang Tour DocumentarySimilar DVD Movies
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