Because the Rolling Stones are Fuckin' Awesome, That's Why #2

   Two live versions of "Brown Sugar," the show opener from the 1973 European tour, reveal just how inconsistent the band could be.

   This is from the second show on Oct. 14 at Ahoy Hall, in Rotterdam. It barrels along furiously, and is nearly a match for the fabled Brussels version. Listen to Keith and Mick Taylor take it home.

   This is from a month earlier (Sept. 13), the first show at City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. It finds the band seemingly in a drug stupor. They do not barrel along. They lope. They stagger. And they almost fall down.