Originally posted by Papo:Thank's for sharing your impressions, LikeASong.
"The lack of emotions" you're talking about - I get what you mean, I sort of feel the same. Jagger is playing a role, I think. He does it incredibly well and I enjoy Stones concerts a lot (will see four this year) and Hyde Park 2013 is among my Top Five concerts of all time. But rarely it is an emotional affair. There are exceptions, e.g. Jagger singing Worried About You in Düsseldorf in 2014 - that felt like coming from the heart.
Very often, Keith's set is the emotional highlight for me at the Stones' shows.
Or, in general, Charlie Watts' performances and his introduction.
I expect to get emotional next Monday in Amsterdam when the intro/ hommage to Charlie starts and then seeing the band, as Charlies death hit me hard last year, also thinking that my days of seeing the Stones live were over.
Honestly, I am glad they continue and will enjoy every minute of the concerts this year, even trying to avoid the toilet break.
Mick's intro to Sad Sad Sad the other day:
"Este es nuestro primer tour en Europa sin Charlie. Le echamos mucho de menos".
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"This is our first tour in Europe without Charlie... We miss him very much".
That was easily the most emotional moment of the show, together with Gimme Shelter with the Ukraine references.