GRRR Live!
captures the December 15, 2012 concert
the Rolling Stones
held at Newark's Prudential Center as part of their 50 & Counting Tour.
GRRR!
, the multi-format 50th Anniversary compilation, was barely a month old at the time, hence the title of this belated 2023 release:
the Stones
were out hawking their hits, so why not name it after a comp few remember a decade later? As the concert was originally designed as a pay-per-view extravaganza, the show is packed with guest stars, ranging from
' old mate
Mick Taylor
playing on "Midnight Rambler" and New Jersey's own home state hero
Bruce Springsteen
jamming on "Tumbling Dice" to young guns
Black Keys
,
Lady Gaga
, and
Gary Clark, Jr.
&
John Mayer
. The set list offers few surprises -- if you don't recognize a song, that's because it's a new tune added to
-- but
are in fine form, never seeming tired of playing the hits in a fashion that guarantees a splendid time for one and all. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine