Rolling Stones/Brazil 2.20.2016

This is a recording of the Rio de Janeiro performance on February 20th from the sound source of the 2016 “AMERICA LATINA OLE” tour. From the perspective of the entire tour, it is a live performance that is just worthy of the middle stage. Speaking of Rio, the enthusiasm of the audience is always fierce, as the Stones’ Rio performances have proven so far. That’s why it’s guaranteed that this will also be a hot live performance. Let’s actually listen to the sound source that will be released this time. This is already… the excitement unique to the enthusiastic Rio. Even just the SE before the Stones appearing is playing, the venue is in a big fever! Since it was recorded from such an audience, the sense of realism is real and vivid. This is the exciting feeling that can only be achieved by recording an audience. On the other hand, the voices of the surrounding people who are excited sometimes crack. The Stones’ performance itself is captured with a fairly on sound image, and in that respect it certainly surpasses the past two titles. That’s why, because the sound image is close, the edges of the sound often crack when Mick’s song goes to a high key in the Stones’ performance. It is true that these negative points exist, and it cannot be denied that this is the limit of South American audience recording. As a recording from 2016, it is still rough. It is unclear whether the recording quality will appeal to everyone, but the interaction between the enthusiastic excitement of the Rio audience and the Stones’ hot performance in response to it is wonderful! I don’t know what to say, but if you are a fanatic, you should get used to the cracking of the edges of the sound, which is noticeable in the first half of the live performance (laughs). That’s right, more than the cracking of the sound, the excitement of the Stones’ live performance in a country different from America and Europe is transmitted to the whole… The release was decided because of the appeal of such an audience recording. Here, the Stones’ performance is just hot. I can assure you that in this respect, it has gone beyond the past two titles. After all, it was so heated that saxophonist Carl Densen played “The Girl from Ipanema” while “Like A Rolling Stone” was called in the request corner. Of course, there was also a respect for Antonio Carlos Jobim, born in Brazil. Starting from there, “Like A~” is Mick’s singing and the excitement of the audience is intense! With that momentum, “Doom And Gloom” is also an outstanding performance these days. It is also intense that Keith’s “You Got The Silver” is also very exciting. And it is also great that Ronnie plays an unusually energetic performance from the middle to the latter half of the live. “Midnight Rambler”, which was mass-produced in Europe two years ago, became more and more intense as the performance progressed, but the main character was Ronnie. Especially at the end, he literally finished with a fire-breathing play. He shone even more in the encore “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. The series of edgy phrases reminiscent of the play of the 1975 US tour when Ronnie had just joined the Stones is sure to make live recording enthusiasts grin. The “AMERICA LATINA OLE” tour has not released as many albums as expected, but even if the recording is rough, if you can hear the Stones’ latest hot performance… I hope such enthusiasts will enjoy this release! Estadio Do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 20th February 2016 Disc 1 (63:03) 1. Intro. 2. Start Me Up 3. It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll 4. Tumbling Dice 5. Out Of Control 6. Like A Rolling Stone 7. Doom And Gloom 8. Angie 9. Paint It Black 10. Honky Tonk Women 11. Band Introductions 12. You Got The Silver 13. Before They Make Me Run Disc 2 (74:00) 1. Midnight Rambler 2. Miss You 3. Gimme Shelter 4. Brown Sugar 5. Sympathy For The Devil 6. Jumping Jack Flash 7. You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with Coral Da PUC-Rio) 8. Satisfaction