Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues - 1970 Milano

[winterguitarking]

Johnny Winters Studio version John Dawson Winter 111, makes this sound sick, it's true.

[TheHeliumkid]

saw them about a year before this in dallas. only keith and mick came out and sat and did this song. i still remember it 42 years later...

[Rabidburt]

Yes, Mick was an outstanding musician but IMHO, he just wasn't dirty enough as a player to compete with Keith's downhome, funky old soul. . the Stones are about personality, not technique. . .no disrespect intended to an excellent guitarist

[clafong9]

My goodness, Mick Taylor's lead playing was something special. Fast and perfect timing. Great songs with his playing made this era of the Stones the best by far.

[uglybettyx1]

Splendosi in Milano Miaoooo!!!!

[divgtrslingr]

I wonder if they were high??

[Kryp2ni8]

@divgtrslingr at a milano concert you are always . . lol

[SuperJumpback]

JUST THINK THIS CAME OFF OF A SOLID ALBUM WITH BRAIN JONES , STILL IN THE BAND , !! BUT I THINK MICK TAYLOR ADD MORE LIFE TO IT WHEN THEY PLAYED IT LIVE BACK IN 69 OFF GET YER YA YA'S OUT LP. THE BEST LIVE ALBUM EVER TO DATE . STILL ROCKS YOU . ****

[FriendlyDD]

ahha the FB milan short ;) ... the best group ever guys, the best. 'It's only rock n roll'..

[RollingStonesTube]

This was the Stones at their best *****

[sigilopator]

Just listen to young Mick Taylor playing lead guitar, man, he sure was the best Rolling Stone guitar player!!!

[forzaambro]

Charlie lleva la camisa del Milan AC....

[Kelly14UK]

Bet the Inter fans " loved " Watts that night lol

[tikidevil]

Mick Taylor was the cat's meow!

[skinny12331]

Eh, che cazzo, gli rolling stones a milano.

[slazear1]

this is great, no big spectacle, no backup band or background singers, just the 5 of them rockin

[leoleao29]

simply my favorite version of this song, which is one of mu "top ten" Stones songs. amazing...

[StephanJK]

Great stuff, thx for uploading!

[elauraburnette]

@idonthavemuchjam You have a great collection, thanks so much for sharing.

[sonicsteev]

love this song!

[anycush]

"click clack"

[tejastiger61]

EXCELL LINETA' !!!! B R A V O !

Thanks you very much... You are very kind .. Obviously you have wonderful taste.. 

Thank you for taking your time to share with the rest of us ... Well done ! Awesome !

[Exilemainstreet]

Holy, shit,  I've never seen any live footage from 1970. Unbelievable.

[SuperColin74]

charlie with the ac milan top on

[mmarneri]

watts rockin the ac milan jersey is awesome

[McQueensMustang]

They obviously replaced the wrong Mick in 1974!

[Sirocco97]

@McQueensMustang mate ,as much as i love mick taylor ,(and jagger can be a tool)..they cant replace him.hes been the voice of the stones since 1962 ,he leaves its all over

[JeffGR4]

Fantastic! Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" seems to have been influenced by this Stones song.

[iardberds]

The greatest rock and roll band in the world. That is when Mick Taylor was playing with them live. He just flat out kicks ass.

[Camel22221]

Album he says "I can see you only 15 years old"..........here he says "13".........now in the South, that is a hanging matter & a capital crime!

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

Bet your mama don't know you scream like that

I bet your mother don't know you can spit like that.

You say you got a friend, that she's wilder than you

Why don't you bring her upstairs

If she's so wild then she can join in too

[santulchix]

Do you have other songs from this concert? I've been there!!! I was only 11 years old!!! Please let me know!

[riffhard]

Also check Keef's Ampeg Plexi Guitar :)

[megadolonte]

The best guitar of The Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor!!!

[vistacruiser67]

@megadolonte I second that!!

[MrMelcior]

@megadolonte Absoloutelly true!!!

[enorbet2]

I dearly love the Stones but I'd have to say that though they refined and perfected "bad boy" within rock 'n roll, they were predated by Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, and of couirse, Chuck Berry...ALL serious bad boys in song and deed.

[satisfaction2000]

Is Bill Wyman the only bass player that only played with his thumb/pick? Never seen him use his other fingers.

[teatonaz]

Response to RosalitaRU8.

You're right, The Stones weren't the first bad boys ever,... but Brian Jones (formed the band with Mic, and taught Keith R. and the rest of London how to REALLY "Party") was probably the first "modern era" mega-addict that made it really big. A genious musician, by all accounts, (many instruments), but drugs made him paranoid & surly, also he couldn't write, so Mic/Keith wanted him out & conspired. They then aggrandized the image most successfully.

[redwoodrebelgirl]

This rocks! I love this version. I can tell you're just 13 years old...I don't want your ID...you say you got a friend who's wilder than you ? why don't you bring her upstairs? if she's so wild she can join in too...

This was '71..and the song came out several years before that. NOBODY was this controversial this early (I would say only Morrison came close!).

There is NO doubt--these ARE the original bad boys of rock!!! And yet, so GOOD..!

[RosalitaBU8]

As great as they are, the STONES are far from being the "original bad boys of rock".

[redwoodrebelgirl]

And who would YOU define as the "original bad boys of rock"?

The Stones were around before any of the OTHER bad boys of rock (who all pretty much copied the Stones--because the Stones set the template!). Morrison is the only one who comes close--and he was a contemporary.

[RosalitaBU8]

The STONES, in England, "set the template"?

[redwoodrebelgirl]

I'm not saying that they set the template for "rock and roll" which started in America--I'm saying that they set the template for the "bad boys of rock" .

I can't think of anyone who was more thoroughly BAD than Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (and Morrison). I cannot think of anyone "Badder"--nor anyone among rock's other "bad boys" that did not simply follow in the footsteps laid down by these original archetypes.

[redwoodrebelgirl]

Just my opinion...and I am certainly open to hearing other viewpoints! :)

[lysergicdeez]

@RosalitaBU8 I can't think of any other band at that point who were as openly rebellious, as angry, or as explicit and reckless as the rolling stones... from england

[lysergicdeez]

@lysergicdeez *who were from england

[RosalitaBU8]

Ah, England: the birth place of country, blues, gospel, slave chants, work songs, "rock n' roll".

[lysergicdeez]

by that logic i guess it originated in africa, troll

[RosalitaBU8]

This is not just "logic", this is historical fact.

And no, the continent of Africa had not one thing to do with America's blues, rockabilly, country, gospel, slave chants, worker's songs, zydeco, etc. that formed what Alan Freed called, "rock n' roll".

[lysergicdeez]

no, it isnt. the stones were influenced by black musicians in the states, being the inspiration does not mean you were the inventor. they blended it all to create their own music. so who are the original 'bad boys'? muddy waters and robert johnson?

[RosalitaBU8]

There is no greater rock n' roll band in current existence than the Rolling Stones. I've enjoyed them in concert a total of six times, on a total of four different tours. I love the Stones.

But, they were NOT rock n' roll's first. They were not the first "explicit", not the 1st "reckless", they were not the first "bad boys".

[markwasthere]

johnny thunders made keith look like a jonas brother

[redwoodrebelgirl]

@markwasthere:

Dude, "Keith" and "Jonas Brother" in the same sentence is pure sacrilege.

[kingalow1]

johnny thunders = talentless Keith wannabe

[steveconn]

i think skynyrd stole the lick of Sweet home alabama from this version. sounds alot alike.

[TheMilanese1]

@steveconn maybe but the stones took it from the velvet undergrounds "heroin"

[steveconn]

Not this version, however. Tempo's totally different.

[RosalitaBU8]

SKYNYRD stole nothing.

[steveconn]

Sweet Home from '72 sounds ALOT like Stray Cat on Get Yer Yas Yas Out from '70.

All I'm saying.

[glassslide]

Awesome--but it sounds like the tape is running a tad slow.

Even so, the way they changed this from a Velvet Underground inspired rocker on Beggars Banquet to a cool blues groove is killer. Mick Taylor totally shines!

[frankty67]

Yeah they rocked it up here and on the live Get yer ya ya's out album.The Stones were at their pure Rock and Roll peak in this 1969 period,what do you say...

[cusick6364]

This sounds like the same version thats on "Get Your Ya Ya's Out". Great tune!! These are truly the greatest rock n' roll band.

[neverindoubt]

The thing is, these guys actually LIKE playing, there are enough jam sessions and live appearances to keep us busy for a century

[davidkahan]

images don't match sound :-(

[TheMilanese1]

MILAN A.C this is poor suondwise but taylor is shining

[Alertezlesbabies]

Le son est dégueu, awful, the jersey is the one from Milan AC

[DoctorNumber46]

ah thank you, i wasn't sure if it had changed over the years.

[DoctorNumber46]

what club is charlie watts supporting with his shirt? I know it's a football jersey but it kinda looks like AC Milan, although that can't be, can it?

[dockaiser]

As they play Milano that evening, why not ?

[stevierotterdam]

I reckon I prefer this version to the one on Beggars Banquet. Quality!

[hardcorefan05]

very tripping live version of this classic song.... cool,raw & amazing...!

[annaBANNAH143]

man they r soooo amazin its not even funny

[MattDylan420]

mick taylor is the best!

[varelastone]

Pese al regular sonido son los mejores Stones de la historia, la voz de Jagger y los punteos de Taylor son sublimes.

[valeriodelponte]

Io c'ero.....!!!!!

[Kelly14UK]

Check Charlie Watts' AC Milan top.

[goonchistaw]

mick taylor = superb

[satisfaction2000]

Interesting how they added horns to this song after the 1969 tour.

[demonsbutterfly]

Great Raw Sound. It just don't sound like that no more!! Love it. The stones ere always a swinging Garage Band.

[78rstp]

As Mick J. says evan band should tour - shows how good a band is -this was a great time -

[26034807]

So great, I saw them for the first time in Copenhagen 1970 :D

[guywalker29]

Very nicely put together. Love the sound. Someone told me that Howlin Wolf records sound best on a quiet night down the block, and I think the audio reproduction here is a good example of when a mic is set up in the back of a hall how good that can be. Cheers.

[leoleao29]

fuckin´awesome. Stones at their best!

[StevenGA1011]

here, here, raise a glass cheers!

[csncsn00]

primo ottobre 1970 (palasport milano) - la data precedente 29 settembre roma palaeur (io c'ero!)

[tommyd417]

great vid..thanks

where did you get this???

[Finallybenunderstood]

Check out Mick at 4:25! Phew, that's one hard worker.

[Finallybenunderstood]

Those stray cat blues can be depressing, but this is sweet, thx.