Rolling Stones/Germany 8.3.2022

Although Mick was hit with trouble at the beginning of the tour when he was infected with COVID-19, he recovered quickly, as is typical of 2022, and successfully completed the summer “SIXTY” tour. Reflecting the current era in which video shooting has become too popular, the audio sources were not as widely available as expected, but still, starting with the appearance of the best-selling “BRUSSELS AFFAIR 2022” audio source, high-quality audiences began to appear. For the final performance in Berlin on August 3rd, which was the last day of the tour, unlike the previous days, multiple audience recordings have appeared. The quality literally varied from pin to pin, but among them, the audio that boasted the highest sound quality was the audio of the YouTube video. However, it is not the audio of the smartphone video. When a maniac put together the audio sources of the same day scattered on YouTube and made them into one live video, he overlaid it with an audio source recorded earlier. The sound source that appeared was superior to any of the audience recordings on the day, but it was a really great quality because it was a sound source that appeared after “BRUSSELS AFFAIR 2022”. The closeness of the sound image is as powerful as Brussels and “LYON 2022” that have been released so far. Not only the closeness of Mick’s singing voice, but also the way Keith’s rough cutting resonates vividly is overwhelming. This power is a sound quality that can be enjoyed whether it is played at a loud volume from the speaker or listened carefully with headphones. However, the happy excitement of the aunt on the right side of the sound source this time is a bit annoying. The beginning of the live was still good, but the switch started to turn on around “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, and she screamed quite a lot in “Miss You” and “Midnight Rambler”. Perhaps that’s why there are parts where the sound fluctuates during the performance in several songs such as “Rocks Off”, which may be because the taper was struggling to avoid the aunt next to him. Moreover, it’s easy to see that the aunt, who was so happy and excited, becomes quiet when it comes to “Happy” (bitter smile). However, it is certain that the sound quality is worth releasing, and the powerful sound image is still wonderful. Especially since it is the last day of the “SIXTY” tour. On the tour, “19th Nervous Breakdown” was dropped from the regular position at the end of the Paris performance on July 23, and “All Down The Line” made its tour debut in this position in Berlin. However, since it had been a long time (although they had performed it on last year’s tour), Mick forgot the lyrics after the first song and the song became increasingly strange. In the video from that day, Mick was caught apologizing to Chuck while playing. However, after that, the performance was full throttle, as befitting the final day of the tour, and it shone brightly. “Rocks Off”, one of the repertoires revived by Steve Jordan, was also a great performance on this day, and “Out Of Time”, the highlight of this tour, seems to have completely established itself as a repertoire. I hope they will continue to play it. What’s more, the fact that “Fool To Cry” was played by vote on this day is irresistible for enthusiasts. After all, the release of El Mocambo is still fresh in our memory. I can’t help but think that they played it well. In addition, if the song is played in Berlin, it’s natural that enthusiasts will think of the 1976 tour. Such a performance is also truly wonderful, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of 1976 and El Mocambo. A great performance was also shown in Minneapolis last year, and I can’t help but hope that they will play it more on stage. On the other hand, Keith seems to be a typical Stones person to see the incident that almost caused a big mess by mistaking the song structure after the interlude of “Happy”. However, in the finale “Satisfaction”, Mick’s high tension, repeatedly chanting “Gattagatta”, reminiscent of the 1960s, was intense, and it was a great performance worthy of the final day of the tour. The final day of the latest tour will be released with a powerful and superb audience! Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany 3rd August 2022 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (67:38) 1. Intro/Charlie Watts Tribute 2. Street Fighting Man 3. All Down the Line 4. Tumbling Dice 5. Rocks Off 6. Out of Time 7. Fool to Cry 8. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 9. Living in a Ghost Town 10. Honky Tonk Women 11. Band Introductions 12. You Got the Silver 13. Happy Disc 2 (70:17) 1. Miss You 2. Midnight Rambler 3. Paint It Black 4. Start Me Up 5. Gimme Shelter 6. Jumping Jack Flash 7. Sympathy for the Devil 8. Satisfaction