palmerdavidk

This tour was my first experience with The Stones. Saw them in the Superdome in New Orleans. Was and I think still is the largest indoor concert of all time. I was a junior in high school. I've been fortunate enough to see them many times since, but there will never be another 1st time like this time.

The tour used a lot of high tech effects back in 1981, only some of which are picked up on the movie screen. This tour and movie coincided with the infancy of MTV. I can still picture "Waiting on a Friend" video being played every other hour on MTV.

This movie captures The Stones back when they were written off for the umpteenth time. Everyone was writing about how old these guys were and couldn't believe they were going on a stadium tour. This movie proved all of the media critics wrong.

This movie isn't about the quality of the singing, or how tight the band sounded. The Stones have never been about that. Its rock and roll dammit! These guys put on a good show and I think it was adequately captured by this film.

If you like The Stones, you will more than likely enjoy this film. If you are looking for a biography of who The Stones are, this isn't your film.

Also, I believe this tour was The Stones 1st venture into commercialism and the corporate world. The tour had a major international sponsor.