From The Vault: The Marquee Club Live In 1971[DVD/CD]

Flashback to 1971 when the Rolling Stones had recently launched their own label Rolling Stones Records and shortly before releasing their first album on that label STICKY FINGERS, they embarked on a 9-city U.K. tour which was a "farewell" outing in their homeland before residing to the South of France for tax exiles. In conclusion of that final strictly U.K. tour, the Stones taped a TV segment at the infamous Marquee Club in London bringing them full circle from where they started out as a live act. Of course, as most Stones fans know, Mick Jagger was a vocalist for Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, who secured a Thursday night residency at the Marquee and their drummer was none other than Charlie Watts[This group featured a young Jack Bruce playing upright bass 5 years before linking up with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker to form Cream].For this special return to the Marquee Club the Stones were video taped for British television. The quality of this performance was pristinely restored for the sharpest image on the DVD disc of this combo package. It was the first thing I watched on my new portable DVD player[A birthday present from my girlfriend] and the quality was so sharp that I couldn't believe how unshaven Keith Richards actually looked yet he rocked his best before his drug period took over the next 5-6 years. I like the way he chimes in vocally on "Live With Me"; "Dead Flowers"; "Bitch" and mid-way through "I Got The Blues".Now the DVD + CD discs share the same track listings with one notable exception. The DVD also contains a performance of "Brown Sugar" from Top Of The Pops which is probably pre-recorded musically but with live vocals over it. Otherwise both discs programs are half Sticky Fingers material(Save for 2 alternative takes apiece of "Got The Blues" and "Bitch") and 3 Stones classics["Live With Me"; "Midnight Rambler" and "Satisfaction"] plus a cover of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock".By this time Mick Taylor(Formerly of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) was fully integrated in the line-up, especially on Sticky Fingers[He was a guest on "Honky Tonk Women" before replacing original member/co-founder Brian Jones and played on 2 tracks off Let It Bleed]. He shines through on "Live With Me"; "Dead Flowers" and "Midnight Rambler". Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman locked tight as a rhythm section[Like Wyman's yellow Fender bass, by the way] Original cofounding member Ian Stewart barrels away at his baby grand piano, especially at the beginning of "Live With Me". On the DVD he's hardly shown but still there[At least in odd shot or two]. Mick Jagger's singing sometimes gets a little raw, probably because of the bottle of booze he occasionally drinks from. Love it when he blows the blues harp(Harmonica) on "Midnight Rambler", which was something he did a lot of in the old days besides Brian Jones[Whose harp playing sounded a tad spooky to me]. This occasion probably marked the use of horns for the first time live unless it was done on the U.K. tour at the time. Sax player Bobby Keys(Who shared the same birthday as Keith) and trumpet player Jim Price, who previously played in Joe Cocker's ensemble Mad Dogs & Englishmen, provided solid back-up to the basic Stones line-up and would do so for their American tour the following year. You can't beat the Bobby Keys sax solo on "Brown Sugar" and not only that, he even tries to replicate the solo in the instrumental break of "I Got The Blues" as done on record by Billy Preston with that gospel-like organ.This Rolling Stones performance caps off their first decade together as a band and the most memorable From The Vault document ever issued. The Stones rocked then and still rock as a senior band. Sadly, Ian Stewart and Bobby Keys are no longer with us but their contributions were musically vital as we remember them. I was fortunate enough to witness them live with the Stones a decade after this Marquee Club show at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ and was filmed for Let's Spend The Night Together by Hal Ashby. I wouldn't hesitate for any other Stones fan to order this historic time piece for DVD and CD combined. Like one of the songs here states: LET IT ROCK!

You already know this, so I'm gonna get real redundant anyway and say that this is PRIMO Rolling Stones. I loved Brian Jones and still feel he belonged in the Stones like oat belongs in oatmeal, but the man was gone and though visually Mick Taylor was not as magickal to look at as the man-of-many-instruments, he brought out the god-forsaken Blues element in the band, a cohesiveness that they were to not regain after he'd left.So, as usual no one gets enough camera-time like Von Jagger (not a bad thing, though it does take him until song 3 to get comfortable on the stage), but so what? We didn't expect it and we ain't gonna get what we want, but the groove is on by that old black magic song 3 and away they go into an orbital blues dungeon where we can smell the dank whatchamacallits and feel - most importantly we get to feel this band in all their gloomy glory.This package is a great pumpkin, too, Charlie Brown, because we not only get a DVD and a CD with bonus tracks, we get a booklet and a fold-a-roochi digipak to show off to your people and then they will surely wish that they had bought one too if they didn't so you will be the esteemed fiend who has this and they do not.It's reasonably priced, too so you might want to think about telling that mouse to efficiently move one into a nearby shopping cart. There, you found it, you're that person who loves The Rolling Stones. The one who needs this.Here's hoping they dig up more Taylor-era visual and ear-healants in the future, but for now this is one horse-meaty piece of pie..bye!

The Rolling Stones in 1971 were near their peak creatively and this small club show is an amazing document of this time. The band is young, sexy, and play some of their best songs. Mick Taylor's guitar solos are beautiful; the horn section fills out the lineup and the results are nothing short of incredible. These guys knew they were on fire! Even though the show was filmed in 1971, the lighting is better than other concert films from that time. There are a few priceless shots of the audience. Sound is pretty darn good, depending on the quality of your system I suppose. Highly recommend this DVD for any stones fan.

A surprisingly tame, almost somber performance by the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. After having read Robert Greenfield's Exile on Main St., A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones, I was anxious to obtain this title as I have been a long-standing Stones fan in the first degree. However, for all the much vaunted showmanship of Micky Jaggerio, and the prodigious musical prowess displayed by mighty Mick Taylor and band stalwart Keef Richards, I was only somewhat disappointed by a rather lackluster performance. Decent camera work, and the quality of the recording is surprisingly good given the technology available from back in the day. That this package includes essentially a mirror image CD of the DVD material is further deadening to my ears. The material sounds thread-worn as though the band was just running through the motions, utterly without a sense of passion for the material, which is sad because they were introducing the world to their as of yet unreleased Sticky Fingers, arguably one of their very best recordings. If you want another film of the Stones to add to your library, then this DVD will not leave you wanting. You also get to pick-up on a CD that you can play in your car whenever the mood hits you.

If you're a fan of the Mick Taylor era then you probably already know that you need this in your collection.Get Yer Ya Ya's Out is my favourite live Stones by default, but as far as live Stones goes, in general, this is up there with El Mocambo (Love You, Live...obviously) and Circus, in terms of quality. In other words, Ya-Ya's aside, it belongs in that family of recordings, in terms of its intimacy.It's a television spot so it's intimate, as I say, but still raunchy. Because it is filmed for television, the absence of electricity that an audience can contribute in the perfect setting is noticeable, but in my opinion, this is still a necessary purchase. It's like the Stones are playing for you and a handful of your friends. That would be pretty awesome, yeah? Jagger strains a wee bit here and there, if one is to look for a complaint, but he's in (more than) acceptable form and the band is Hard Core...I wouldn't complain. I love this thing.Personally, I held off buying this for a little while because it's not very long, but I'm glad I have it now and I wouldn't wait until you find it's out of print...you'll regret that if you're a collector and you happen to be dragging your feet.I don't know what else to say except it's worth having, for "Bitch" alone. That, and the rest of the songs are played in the era you want to hear them in. I'll shut up now. Just get it! LOL.

Have been a Stones fan since I saw them on Ed Sullivan back in the 60's! My dad hated them and liked the Beatles better (not for their music lol) but for their neat appearance! The Blu Ray sound and picture quality is excellent! It brings back memories as I saw a band from New York (The Shirts) play at the Marquee Club back in 78!Would defiantly recommend this set for any Stones fan!

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Great show by the Stones with Mick Taylor. Always great to see them in a small setting instead of thearenas.

Fantastic. A must have for every Stones fan.