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Locked away for some thirty years, this 1968 Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed take on the traditional Royal Variety Show, was originally shelved on the request of Mick Jagger (apparently because he didn't like the way he looked on camera and thought the Stones were upstaged by an explosive Who). He need not of worried, this curious and entertaining period piece serves as much to illustrate the insanity of '60s rock craziness and indulgence as it does portray the Stones, in fact Jagger is quite magnificent in full "satanic majesty" mode, while the rest of the Stones, including a messy Brian Jones in his last public performance, do nothing to harm their considerable reputation (especially when you consider some of their more recent career violations). Including clowns, trapeze artists and Yoko Ono, plus performances from the likes of The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull and of course the Stones themselves (tackling the likes of "Jumping Jack Flash", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Sympathy For The Devil", etc), this DVD version now comes with numerous extra backstage and performance footage, interviews and of course the requisite historical overviews. Certainly indulgent, put entertaining none-the-less. Recommended. |
