Track Listing

1. Jumpin' Jack Flash
2. Carol
3. Stray Cat Blues
4. Love In Vain
5. Midnight Rambler
6. Sympathy For The Devil
7. Live With Me
8. Little Queenie
9. Honky Tonk Women
10. Street Fighting Man

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1247 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 48 minutes

CD Description
Returning to the American concert scene after a three-year layoff, the Rolling Stones recorded GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! during a triumphant two-date stand at Madison Square Garden in late November 1969 that found B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner opening for them. Having amassed an impressive recorded output during their three years away from touring, the Stones peppered their sets with hits, including "Honky Tonk Women","Jumpin' Jack Flash", and "Street Fighting Man". Tipping their collective hats to Chuck Berry, the band also included covers of "Carol" and "Little Queenie" alongside more blues-influenced numbers such as "Stray Cat Blues" and "Love In Vain".
Having been a member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, new guitarist Mick Taylor parlayed his experience into some impressive slide guitar work. The piFce-de-resistance of what is arguably the best live Rolling Stones recording is the eight-minute-plus reading of "Midnight Rambler". Between Mick Jagger's unearthly harmonica playing and the tight interplay between Taylor and Keith Richards, the sinister vibe emanating from this song was eerie, foreshadowing the tragedy that would occur at Altamont less than two weeks later. Observant fans will catch the cover's subtle visual reference to acertain lyric from Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna" from BLONDE ON BLONDE.

Customer Reviews

Play very loud
I've always loved this album but this remastered edition just blew me away. It's the Stones' best live album by several light years, both because of the songs they play and because as a live band they were at their absolute peak, with the newly recruited Mick Taylor firing on all cylinders and Keith ... well, Keith does what Keith does, arguably better than on any other Stones record - check the solos on Little Queenie for starters. The real revelation of this remastered version, though, was Bill Wyman, whose bass playing is far more creative than you'd think from his reputation as the boring quiet one. He simultaneously locks in with Charlie Watts to provide rock solid rhythm while playing some fascinating and at times quite leftfield variations on what you'd expect him to be doing at any given point. Did I fail to mention Mick Jagger? Well he's on pretty damn fine form too.

The selections from the then new Let It Bleed (Love In Vain, Midnight Rambler, Live With Me) equal or improve on the studio versions, the two Chuck Berry covers are an easy excuse for Keith to do what he does best, the opening Jumping Jack Flash is superb ... really, the only bum note is the (to put it mildly) politically incorrect lyrics to Stray Cat Blues, wherein Jagger reduces the female protagonist's age (15 in the studio version) to 13. I don't imagine for one moment that he'd write a lyric like that now, but it is a bit cringeworthy. Maybe it was about Bill Wyman ...

This superb album is a worthy member of the sequence of great Stones albums running from Beggars Banquet to Exile On Main Street and is as good as any of them. In fact it's one of the greatest rock albums ever made.

Very Good And On Occasions Truly Great - By Far The Best (officially) Released Live Stones Album
For a group renowned worldwide as 'the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world' the Stones have struggled to show much in the way of evidence in their released live output, however i'm pleased to say 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out!' proves to be a happy exception.
The 1969 tour was far more sophisticated than the Stones earlier tours where the audience had come as much to hear the Stones perform as to scream. The level of sophistication in the Stones performance was improved no end with the arrival of virtuoso guitarist Mick Taylor as well as the Stones having a better sound system.
'Get Yer Ya Yas Out!' shows the Stones as they are nearing their peak as live performers and mixed in with the many really good performances are a few truly great ones - my favourite, perhaps, being 'Sympathy For The Devil' which has a different arrangement to the studio version yet is no less effective. Keith Richards and Mick Taylor's playing here is truly memorable with their guitar interplay as much of their sound has a harder rock approach than had been typical of the Stones up until this point. Taylor's stinging lead on 'Stray Cat Blues' is another perfect example along with the delicate 'Love In Vain'. The two Chuck Berry covers 'Carol' and 'Little Queenie' are slowed down a little to reveal a real swagger in their delivery which is typically the essence of the classic Stones sound. Add to these great versions of 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', 'Street Fighting Man' and the dextrous 'Midnight Rambler' and it's really hard to go wrong.
I'm not entirely in agreement with the view that 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out!' shows the Stones at their absolute peak however, especially in light of the many live Stones bootlegs which have been circulating over the years. There has been a lot of overdubbing on many of the songs and a few do sound considerably better in the 'Gimmie Shelter' film from the same concert performances ('Jumpin' Jack Flash' for example). Also the Stones are a little 'stiffer' sounding on this tour than some of the later Mick Taylor period tours (particuarly 1972-73) when they really did exemplify the essence of rock 'n' roll.
However, what 'Get Yer Ya Ya Out!' proves is that by 1969 the Stones live experience was just as unique as their run of classic albums from this same period and the purpose of these performances were not really about recreating what was achieved in the studio. The Stones live sound was far removed from their studio sound with the emphasis being on a more hard edged bluesy rock feel with different arrangements (unlike in more recent years) and this makes for some fascinating listening. These live versions offer some nice alternatives.
No other (officially) released live Stones album comes close, although there are a few concert performances hiding in the vaults which could give 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out! a good run for its money.

I think I lost a batton on me traasers!
This is the best chance to hear what the stones were like live in the 60's (except for the DVD, 'stones in the park') as the sound on 'got live if you want it' is not too good. To be totally honest i think this is one of the best live Stones shows ever recorded. It is very different to more recent live albums such as 'No Security' as it is totally raw. No backing singers, no jazz band, just the band on stage playing their classics.
Recorded in 1969, Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones and does a fantastic job.
The highlight, in my opinion, is the excellent version of 'Love in vain'.
They perform a version of 'Sympathy for the Devil' which is very different from more recent and they finish off with 'street fighting man'.
Although only ten songs long, it is a true classic. Ofcourse the sound is not as good as newer live albums but what the hell. It Rocks!