A point has been argued now for decades about which stones tour was the best amongst said fans. this '72 tour is usually overwhelmingly the most popular (I prefer the '78 USA tour but hey?) They had 2 of the greatest albums of the 20th century to pull songs from ( Exile and Sticky Fingers ) not to mention other songs Gimme Shelter, Honky Tonk..., Jumpin... which were at the time relatively fresh from studio and therefore more enthusiastically delivered to the audiences on this 72 tour. The umpteen bootlegs of this tour attest to this with amazing performances, the recording(s) of Stevie Wonder in Philadelphia is/are a clear example. The guys themselves were fired up and couldn't wait to back in the USA after the Altamont misery and they burned through the states and wrote the book on rock n roll excess which the likes of led zep followed to a tee and all this was caught and very well I might add on camera in Texas on a couple of what must have been roasting hot nights. The stones glory captured in its prime, the best tour, the best albums, pre-heroin and Mick Taylor on lead guitar. Treasure it! A superb "No Thrills" document of Rock n' Roll at its most glorious.
