Suprisingly, The Rolling Stones still bring it in the live show!! I saw them in 89, 94, 99 and they were the best shows that I have ever seen. I have the 40 Licks DVD with a bunch of live footage taped within the past year and they still rock!

I don't think I even know that Sting song, Riggs. He's not bad, but its sure no Ghost In The Machine stuff.

You are right on the Stones! I paid $125 for a ticket 10 rows back and 10 rows up from the right of the stage when they played here in '99. (And that was a bargain!! Tix were going for $400 for similar seats in NYC.) It was worth every dime. I sat with a few other people like me- "Yea my friends are up and in back, they think I'm STOOPID for paying this much, I don't care- STONES RULE!" When it was over, we were buried in streamers, balloons and confetti, and we agreed that we would have gladly paid double for the experience of being that close to the worlds greatest band!

One thing I do remember was that in between a couple of songs, main lights off, Jagger walked up to Keith as he was switching guitars behind a speaker and told him "that last one*%in ROCKED KEEF!!" and Keith agreed. Here they are in Milwaukee, on a weeknight, 40 yrs into their career, with all the excitement of kids putting on their first big show. The enthusiasm was real, the show was the awesome!!

I have to disagree with Cher.  I adored her as a kid and my family loves her still.  In a strange way Cher created a bond with my daughters and me.  As a Cher fan, when Believe came out, my girls liked listening to the same music as dad.  They love the old songs too.  We are going, for the fifth time, to see her in concert at the end of the month.

I do agree about Sting.  Loved his music but saw his concert at MGM Grand a few months ago.  What a poor performance.

Duran Duran should have given it up after Hungry like the Wolf.

Oh, CP, I know you didn't.  You can't insult my boys!  O.K., you can because you have a right to your opinion and you have a right to it, but I don't agree with it.  I have loved every one of their albums that have come out.  And I can be fickle, it's not blind faith saying that.  No, they didn't all get critical acclaim, but the Rolling Stones have only had a couple of number one hits and look at them.  (my dad, who is the TRUE music trivia whiz told me that, I couldn't believe it.)  Their new album is awesome and they have as much reason to stay around as Cher.  I didn't like all the cycling of band members, so I'm glad that's over (knock on wood), but I think they are still great and as good, if not better, than some of the bands that are out there.  And as if God is listening and agrees, freezeframe is now playing A View to a Kill (and I didn't request it).