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The Rolling Stones in the press: “The Stones Rock Honolulu” (by Stephen Morley)
STONES TAKE HONOLULU BY STORM The Rolling Stones lit up Honolulu like a rock ‘n’ roll volcano. Fresh off their Nicaraguan charity gig, they hit the H.I.C. Arena with flashing lights, mirrors, and 8,500 screaming fans. Jagger, in a shiny white jumpsuit and headband, stomped and posed like a mix of Bowie and Alice Cooper, oozing drama. Keith joined him for It’s All Over Now before they ripped into a fiery Happy. Wild, loud, and unapologetically outrageous—pure Stones chaos.
STILL STEAMING from their Nicaraguan charity concert at the L.A. Forum, the Stones appeared amidst a battery of coloured lights and mirrors at the H.I.C. Arena, Honolulu, last weekend, before an 8,500 sell-out audience who screamed until they finally drowned the first chords of “Brown Sugar” — and that set the atmosphere for the rest of the evening.
Jagger, in clinging white body suit with reflecting headband and matching bracelet, with hand on hip and left leg stomping, gave out all the campness of Bowie and the aggressiveness of Cooper to an act that would leave them both bewildered.Second number “Midnight Rambler” was coupled with a stage act guaranteed to arouse hysteria. Keith Richard joined Jagger on “It’s All Over Now,” and then the duo moved into a loud and electric “Happy.” Both came over as extrovert and bigoted to the extreme; daring you to question their authority.
Their versatility was well displayed in the slow acoustical number “Sweet Virginia.”Wyman, Taylor and Watts remained facially unexpressive as usual — but musically dynamic. With Nicky Hopkins (piano), Jim Price (trumpet and trombone) and Bobby Keys (sax), there couldn’t be a better band to project an artist of Jagger’s class. This concert (and indeed the whole tour) was evidence that the Stones are not living on nostalgia, but have introduced a new and vibrant spirit to their programme. (Ref. The Rolling Stones Honolulu) It just remains to ask how long must the English audience now wait to see it for themselves?
*The NME (New Musical Express) is a British music journalism magazine founded in 1952, known for covering rock, pop, and alternative scenes, influencing music culture with reviews, interviews, and charts.
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