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This past weekend, the city of
Philadelphia was engulfed by "Stones
Fever"; it seemed that the people were only
talking about the Rolling Stones. Mick
Jagger and his boys invaded JFK stadium
for the biggest rock event in the city's
history.
> Almost 200,000 people attended two
concerts, as the Stones opened their first
U.S. tour in over three years with shows on
Friday and Saturday. The Stones pumped
out such classics as "Jumpin'Jack Flash,"
"Honky Tonk Woman," and "Miss You," as
well as several cuts from their new album
"Tatoo You."
Throughout the day, the air at JFK
stadium was filled with a sense of anticipation,
as energy built for the Stones'
arrival. Finally at 4 p.m., rock's bad boys
took the stage and began the show with
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Whip Comes Down," "Imagination,"
"Shattered" and "Let's Spend the Night
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THE STONES favored classic tracks
spanning their long career, rather than
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trying to promote songs from more recent
albums. In fact, Jagger sang only "She's So
- Cold" from the group's 1980 release,
"Emotional Rescue." Jagger roamed the
200-foot-long pink stage, dancing and
strutting in perpetual motion. One would
never guess that he's a man approaching
iiuuuie age.
The crowd ranged in age from mid-teens
to late-twenties. Many camped out overnight
to ensure their position up front.
Stones fans drove from as far away as South
Carolina to be part of the event.
The concert began at 11:30 a.m. as local
favorite George Thorogood and the
Delaware Destroyers took the stage. Having
the.Delaware bluesman on the bill made
perfect musical sense. The following act,
Journey, was disappointing. It seemed that
most fans concentrated on partying rather
than listening to Journey. Thorogood,
however, held a captive audience with tunes
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Beer," "Ride On Josephine" and "Madison
Blues." Thorogood got the crowd roaring as
he declared: "There's only two kinds of
music ? Rolling Stones' music and blues."
The crowd was rather peaceful on
Saturday, and security people kept things
under control. Undercover narcotics agents
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about 3:50 p.m., a set of pink curtains
featuring the Stones' lips-tongue logo
closed, and the crowd sensed that the show
was about to begin. Jagger took his mike
and announced: "Philadelphia, it's good to
be back, This was a different Mick Jagger,
however, not the same pale rocker clad in a
top hat and black cape we saw in the film,
"Gimme Shelter." Saturday. Jaeger
looked tan and healthy, wearing football
pants and going shirtless throughout much
of the concert. Jagger later put on a
Philadelphia Eagles' jersey, much to the
crowd's delight.
Jagger and Richards could be seen
guzzling Jack Daniels and Beck's beer
throughout the concert; some things never
change. When the two teamed up on
"Satisfaction," (the group's first big hit in
1965) you got the feeling you were looking at
a pair of survivors from a musical world
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27 tunes, many of which featured Richards'
lead guitar. Richards, looking surprisingly
alert, and coherent, appeared to be having
the most fun he can remember in years. The ^
drumming and bass playing of Charlie ?
Watts and Bill Wvman was consistent and
hard-driving. Also present were pianists Ian
Stewart and Ian McLagen, veterans of
many Stones albums.
All day long, fans enjoyed the music and
Deauuiui weatner as well as tne usual
amounts of booze, marijuana, and other
stimulants.
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of "Let It Bleed," "Tumblin' Dice" and
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singing "Time is On my Side," words that
certainly seem to fit Mick Jagger. Time
must be on his side, since he's been on top of
the rock world for almost 20 years now. The
concert ended with Jagger atop a cherry
picker dropping roses on the crowd as the
Stones jammed to "Street Fighting Man."
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