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VOODOO LOUNGE TOUR - REVIEW BY REVIEW
(FROM OPENING NIGHT, AUGUST 1, RFK STADIUM, WASHINGTON D.C.)
"If anything, the performance of the Stones harked back to the glory days
ofthe '60s. -- JD Considine, Baltimore Sun
"Much of the crowd was on its feet all night from the youthful abandon of 'All
Down the Line,' to the grungy cheekiness of 'Honky Tonk Woman,' to the
power-chording of 'Start Me Up'." From the start, the Stones signalled that
there would be bows aplenty to the past, and the songs would be played with
the urgency, venom, and strength that made them so breathtaking first time
round. -- Richard Harrington, Washington Post
"The Rolling Stones came out smoking last night. So did their stage. . . One
of the greatest things about a show like Voodoo Lounge is that once they' ve
established they aren 't just doing a greatest hits show, none of the
catalogue is out of the question. They may never do some tunes again, but
they're leaving the possibility open." --David Hinkley, New York Daily News
"The crowd sang along until it was hoarse. Familiar scene. Familiar triumph."
-- Steve Morse, Boston Globe
"The show is a magnificent cross-section of big hits, rarities, new tunes and
choice covers. . . The battering ram of a show finds the Stones rock'n'rolling
like hellions on wheels." -- Edna Gundersen, USA Today
The world's most, ahem, venerable band kicked off their 12th North American
tour here lastnightwith a defiant, in-your-faceperformance for a pumped up
sell-out crowd of 55,000 at RF Stadium. -- John Sakamoto, Toronto Sun
"The Stones haven't just outlasted their mid-'60s contemporaries as stadium
headliners. They have outplayed them too. " -- Jon Pareles, New York Times
"The Rolling Stones still can crank out high-octane rock'n'roll." -- Richard
Keil, Associated Press
"'Satisfaction,' as in 'I can't get no,' sounded totally of the moment, a
Nirvana-like wall from thegut instead of fodder for a classic rock radio
countdown. What impressed most was that the Stones didn't cave in to the
distractions of putting on a stadium show. They came to rock." -- Greg Kot,
Chicago Tribune
"The Rolling Stones kicked off their first World Tour in six years last night
and proved that they still do that voodoo that only they do so well. . .
Flares exploded, lights blazed. The air was electric, hot, humid. When all is
said and done, there is nothing quite like the excitement, or the buzz, of a
Stones stadium show." -- Lisa Robinson, New Yorlc Post
While the Stones are the focal point, the Voodoo Lounge set is an incredible
spectacle, inspired, it seems by militaristic Klingon architecture." -- Lynn
Sweet, Chicago Sun Times
"Three songs in, the Stones had already answered their own million-dollar
challenge. Yes, these old men can still rock a football stadium. The Voodoo
Lounge stage setup is another mind-boggling topper in a career of monumental
productions." -- Ira Robbins, New York Newsday
"Band's defiant tone heralds the new Stone age. The roar from 55,000 signalled
consensual lust and the night's romance was under way. This is a band that
still loves to rock, still loves its audience, and vice versa." -- Peter
Howell, Toronto Star
"The Stones maintained a rocking pace for most of the night, mixin the band' s
biggest hits, such as 'Tumbling Dice' and 'Beast of Burden,' with material
from the new Voodoo Lomge album. " -- Gary Graff, Detroit Free Press
"The Stones are known for the spectacles, and this one was an eye-blitzer." --
Elizabeth Renzetti, Toronto Globe & Mail
"Stones sizzle as World Tour opens. They uncorked an enthusiasm for songs old
and new that belied their advanced years." -- AP, Philadelphia Daily News