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July 27, 2006

My Ideal Stones Set

With the Rolling Stones playing Zilker Park in Austin October 22nd, Joe Gross of the Statesman asks us for our ideal top 25-song Stones sets. Here's mine in fairly chronological order. I considered adding newer songs like "Saint of Me" and "Rough Justice" to be realistic, but who am I kidding? They are good, but don't cut it.

  1. 19th Nervous Breakdown (Single)
  2. That's How Strong My Love Is* (Out Of Our Heads)
  3. Paint It, Black (Aftermath)
  4. Under My Thumb (Aftermath)
  5. Ruby Tuesday (Between The Buttons)
  6. 2000 Man* (Their Satanic Majesties Request)
  7. She's A Rainbow* (Their Satanic Majesties Request)
  8. Jumpin' Jack Flash (Single)
  9. Street Fighting Man* (Beggars Banquet)
  10. Sympathy For The Devil (Beggars Banquet)
  11. Live With Me (Let It Bleed)
  12. Monkey Man* (Let It Bleed)
  13. Midnight Rambler (Let It Bleed)
  14. Gimme Shelter (Let It Bleed)
  15. Honky Tonk Women (Single)
  16. Brown Sugar (Single)
  17. Moonlight Mile* (Sticky Fingers)
  18. Rocks Off (Exile On Main St.)
  19. Happy (Exile On Main St.)
  20. Tumbling Dice (Exile On Main St.)
  21. It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) (It's Only Rock 'N Roll)
  22. Miss You (Some Girls)
  23. Emotional Rescue* (Emotional Rescue)
  24. Start Me Up (Tattoo You)
  25. Undercover Of The Night* (Undercover)

(* Not played on 2005 tour.)

Near Misses:

  1. Get Off Of My Cloud
  2. 2000 Light Years From Home
  3. Soul Survivor
  4. Bitch
  5. Dead Flowers
  6. I'm Free
  7. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
  8. Mother's Little Helper
  9. Hang Fire
  10. You Can't Always Get What You Want
  11. Before They Make Me Run
  12. Sweet Virginia
  13. She's So Cold
  14. Waiting On A Friend

Update: Sirius has compiled its own list of people's favorite Stones' songs and will be playing the top 100 during Labor Day weekend.

Posted by timothompson at July 27, 2006 02:19 PM