![]() Yes, presidents are more comfortable with rock 'n' roll these days, but the Stones are fundamentally transformed: They're not dangerous anymore. It's hard to get across what a scandal it would have been in 1972 if any high government official, let alone an ex-president, had such an intimate public connection with a Rolling Stones concert. Music Interviews The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Looks Back At 'Life' ![]() In Shine a Light, Bill and Hillary Clinton greet the band before the show - and, in fact, the two performances were a benefit for the ex-president's AIDS Foundation and a celebration of his 60th birthday. ![]() The Rolling Stones on your own flat-screen TV rather than in the hit-and-miss quadraphonic setup in which it was originally released in a few theaters.īut wait - what about Martin Scorsese's 2008 Stones movie, Shine a Light, certainly the most cinematically rich documentary of the band? I think the difference between Ladies and Gentlemen and Shine a Light is captured in a moment before the music even starts. One is Gimme Shelter, but that Altamont documentary isn't really about the Stones, is it? The other one was more talked about than seen over the years, but you can finally enjoy Ladies and Gentlemen. Of the films that feature The Rolling Stones in concert, there are two that matter. The Rolling Stones shows Mick Jagger performing in Texas in 1972.
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