In 1964, The Rolling Stones arrived to absolute mayhem for their first show in NYC, after the release of their debut album The Rolling Stones. Having played New York City multiple times, at several venues, it was only fitting that in January 2003, as part of their 40th anniversary tour, they made it a point to return to New York’s most celebrated arena… Madison Square Garden.

The Rolling Stones’ 40-year celebration tour with the NYC crowd bearing witness to a razor-sharp performance is evidenced throughout this entire set.

On June 10th, 2022, Mercury Studios will proudly present Licked Live In NYC on DVD+2CD, SD Blu-ray+2CD, as well as a standalone 2CD and 3LP.

Originally released in 2003 as an HBO special and as part of the Four Flicks package, this concert has been fully restored and remastered with four previously unreleased songs: “Start Me Up”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Gimme Shelter”, and “Sympathy For The Devil.”

CD 1:
1. Intro 2. Street Fighting Man 3. Start Me Up* 4. If You Can’t Rock Me 5. Don’t Stop 6. Monkey Man 7. Angie 8. Let It Bleed 9. Midnight Rambler 10. Tumbling Dice* 11. Band Introductions 12. Thru And Thru 13. Happy [*Previously unreleased]

With this live recording perfectly capturing the adrenaline-pumped excitement - both on stage and from the crowd - and the pure, unfiltered energy that only the Stones’ proficient repertoire and body morphing stage antics ever could, the set is kicked off in some style with the pulsating psychedelia (complete with with creepy sitar chords and piano) of Street Fighting Man, one of my own personal favorites, and one where Charlie is the stoked engine of the Start Me Up locomotive, and the comes the duo of the vibrant If You Can’t Rock Me and the brilliant R&B pop rock of Don’t Stop.

The crazy lyrics embedded within Monkey Man make it yet another stand out highlight here and that is itself backed by the languishing beauty of Angie, the masterfully laid back blues, low key guitar and piano rock of Let It Bleed, the rhythmic blues, and Mick-driven harmonica of Midnight Rambler, a gently rambunctious, yet quintessential Stones turn on Tumbling Dice, and after some quick band introductions, the first disc rounds out on the emotional, Keith-sung Thru And Thru, and also carried by Keith’s riff and vocal, the vibrant Happy.

CD 2:
1. Gimme Shelter* 2. You Got Me Rocking 3. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking 4. Honky Tonk Women (with Sheryl Crow) 5. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 6. It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) 7. When The Whip Comes Down 8. Brown Sugar 9. Sympathy For The Devil* 10. Jumpin’ Jack Flash [*Previously unreleased]

The second disc opens on one of the most memorable opening riffs of any tracks in the history of rock, the totally haunting Gimme Shelter which is then followed by the thunderous groove within You Got Me Rocking, and then we get the open-G tuned guitar intro by Keith on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, one of the best drum sounds ever recorded on Honky Tonk Women (albeit this version also features, and even though she totally rocks it, a vocally husky Sheryl Crow), and then comes yet another incredibly iconic and fantastically built guitar riff on the pulsating (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.

Up next is yet another bow to the great Charlie Watts, the heartbeat of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band on the incredulously performed It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) and then comes the seamless convergence of guitars between both Keith and Ronnie on When The Whip Comes Down, the cool sounds and riffs of Brown Sugar, this collection closing on the atmospherically-charged smoothness of Sympathy For The Devil and the monumental opening chords along with the magically masterful irruption of the devastating main riff on the truly spectacular Jumpin’ Jack Flash.

Joining Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts were Darryl Jones (bass, backing vocals), Chuck Leavell (keyboards, backing vocals), Bobby Keys (saxophone), Bernard Fowler (backing vocals), Lisa Fischer (backing vocals), Blondie Chaplin (backing vocals, acoustic guitar/ percussion), Tim Ries(saxophone, keyboards), Kent Smith (trumpet), and Michael Davis (trombone) who set the Garden’s stage ablaze.

The addition of three bonus performances from Amsterdam and rehearsal footage gives an insider’s view of the Rolling Stones gearing up for this tour. The SD Blu-ray package includes the additional 51-minute documentary Tip Of The Tongue, which captures the conception and preparation of the Live Licks tour’s innovative three show / three venue approach.

Inspired to switch up venues on a nightly basis between arenas, ballrooms, or theaters, and setlists along with it, the band are captured preparing for this tour from the recording studio in Paris to the rehearsals in Toronto.

A dynamic performance delivered at one of the most celebrated of venues, Rolling Stones Licked Live In NYC showcases a landmark, celebratory moment in the lives of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.

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