After +/- five years of bickering and solo excursions by Jagger then Richards, the Stones reunited to reboot with a new album and a massive tour. The tour set list was a feeding frenzy for fans as they dug deep into their vast catalogue and included tunes that had not been played live since the mid 1960s ('Ruby Tuesday', 'Paint It Black', 'I Just Wanna Make Love to You', 'Play with Fire', 'Little Red Rooster'). The absolute high point throughout the tour was '2000 Light Years from Home', the first tune from the underrated album Their Satanic Majesties Request ever played live, and seguing into a completely revamped and dramatic 'Sympathy for the Devil'.
While the finesse of the Mick Taylor era cannot be replicated, all the Stones were in excellent health and mood for the tour and the performances were powerful. The massive staging, props, and back up musicians and vocalists created an appropriate backdrop for a premium presentation of the Rolling Stones musical history.
The only rarities were in the final concerts in Atlantic City, including Hound Dog Taylor's 'Boogie Chillen' and a first ever performance of 'Salt of the Earth' with Axl Rose sharing the lead vocal.
As the tour went to Japan and Europe in 1990 some tunes were substituted with new ones such as 'Blinded by Love' and 'Almost Hear You Sigh' from the Steel Wheels album.
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