Grrr Live! The Rolling Stones Artist

{|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 {|the Stones|}' 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 {|GRRR!|} -- but {|the Stones|} 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