Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Mick Jagger is a Maniac


It isn't enough to say the Stones have still got it. They've got more than ever. More energy, more charisma, more lovability. And if there was ever a shining example of synergy this is it. We were up in the stands alongside the stage which runs the width of the ground, which Mick runs over and over. Dancing like a maniac with those long skinny arms and big hands flailing about but the hips and thighs pulling it all together with tight rhythmic and rapid movements. He is ageless.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you think he was also lip-synching Lindsay? I was at the Auckland show and what was happening on the big screen showed some "timing oddities"....still a great show though.

Lindsay Mitchell said...

I'd guess that is an effect of sound delay. I noticed when he was clapping we were all ever so slightly behind his simultaneous action. We were in a bad place for sound with swirling winds. Definitely no lip-synching. I thought the vocal performances had enough spontaneity about them too absolutely rule that out.