Welcome To Shepherd's Bush [2 CD's + Blu-ray] (2024)

""Welcome To Shepherd's Bush" captures a surprise show from 1999. The Stones were gearing up for a stint at London's Wembley Stadium and booked a night at Shepherd's Bush Empire, a 2,000-capacity club. Instead of trotting out the usual hits or reminding the crowd of their most recent album, the Stones used the night to go a little bit off the beaten path. The band plays the late-night blues stroll "Melody" from 1976's "Black And Blue" for the second time since it was debuted at another secret club show in 1977, and the Voodoo Lounge track "Moon Is Up" is played live for the first (and possibly only) time. Sheryl Crow takes the stage to sing guest vocals on "Honky Tonk Women," and a full horn section and host of backing vocalists make live favorites like "Tumbling Dice" and "Brown Sugar" crackle with energy. "Welcome to Shepherd's Bush" is exciting for its live and direct close-up on one of the greatest rock & roll bands ever." (AllMusic; 3,5 uit 5 sterren)