I am a follower of the Stones since 1964. I was 9 years old. Eight years later, my older brother buys tickets for the Houston 4 pm show. It would be my first concert. Five of the fifteen songs in the movie are from this performance. The Stones had played 2 shows in Fort Worth on Saturday, June 24, 1972, and they played 2 shows the next day at the University of Houston. All songs are from Beggars Banquet through Exile on Main St., with Bye Bye Johnny thrown in. Hopefully, they have improved the video for this great movie (the soundtrack has survived in good shape as heard through various bootlegs). Keith's vocals for Happy were overdubbed & a mess was made of it in the film. A mystery, because there is a performance on youtube that is not overdubbed. The vocals are ragged, but it's Keith so who cares? No inflatable women or bridges to small stages, just a band who is focused on showing how good they really are. Mick Taylor is a great guitarist and a highlight, but Keith's rhythm guitar work is amazing, The rhythm section is playing hard, with a horn section from Texas, the legendary Nicky Hopkins on piano, and the best front man in the business. I even think it may be Ian Stuart at the piano during Brown Sugar. Very few shots of the audience, the focus being on the band. If at least one of these songs don't impress you, you are not a rock fan. A must see.

Folks, assuming the video transfer and audio mix are even close to what they were upon this film's initial release, anyone who purchases/views this is in for a treat. This is the Stones at their absolute zenith, with their greatest lead guitarist (Mick Taylor), performing the very best of their vast catalog (from their first post - "Exile" tour, yet still including much from "Beggar's Banquet," "Let It Bleed" & "Sticky Fingers") and Jagger's swagger & voice in peak form.

I have a very raw bootleg of "Ladies and Gentlemen..." and even with poor resolution, the genius shines through. The Stones were never better - and that's saying a lot.

Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones are both clearing their vaults of material we haven't seen in many years, if ever. This concert film was shown in theaters very briefly in 1974 and again in 2010. On DVD for the first time, it gives us an amazing 1972 set performed in Texas at the apex of the Glimmer Twins' career. The band is on fire and Jagger shakes his skinny a** off. Add the awesome Mick Taylor on guitar, Nicky Hopkins on piano, a tight horn section, a killer set list, and a low price, and you've got a must-see, must-hear, and must-have for any fan. After all, ladies and gentlemen, this is the greatest rock and roll band in the world! These 15 songs, originally released on the albums "Beggar's Banquet," "Let It Bleed," "Sticky Fingers," and "Exile On Main Street," are all classics:

Brown Sugar

Bitch

Gimme Shelter

Dead Flowers

Happy

Tumbling Dice

Love in Vain

Sweet Virginia

You Can't Always Get What You Want

All Down the Line

Midnight Rambler

Bye Bye Johnny (a tribute to Chuck Berry)

Rip This Joint

Jumping Jack Flash

Street Fighting Man

Rehearsal footage and interviews with Jagger from 1972 and 2010 round out the DVD. I give it four stars only because of the relatively grainy transfer and slightly muddy audio mix, but these are artifacts of a film and of technology that are 38 years old. The Stones' impact on the world and our memories is indelible. Don't settle for the geriatric group we recently saw on Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" (good as it was). Go back to the source, back to when rock was young and dangerous!

Saw Ladies and Gentlemen last night, and was not disappointed in what I remember from 30+ years ago. Definitely biggest highlight was the sound. Theater was playing second disc of just released Exile cd, and when the movie proper kicked in you could feel the surround sound and volume go up several notches. Unlike the bootleg copy I've been watching the last 15 years you could hear Nicky Hopkins, Bill Wyman, Charlie, and both guitars playing off each other. (and feel the bottom end) I agree that both the focus and the lighting both were not what we are used to seeing in movies of the last 30 years or so. I think a lot of that had to do with when this was made. The lighting for this tour was pretty advanced for its time (huge mylar mirror hanging above and in front of the stage with giant spots behind the band shining behind and reflecting back at them). Probably not the best for shooting a movie. I agree a lot of the lighting was focused on Mick, and that was probably intentional at the time. But again, this makes the bootleg dvd look like a black and white silent movie. (not that I haven't enjoyed it)

Highlights from the movie were Tumbling Dice, especially the end with Keith, Charlie and Bill building that groove that you wish would go on for another 10 minutes, with Mick T. adding his special flourishes to it. Midnight Rambler that is as good as or better than the Ya Ya's version, because here the lighting during the mid section highlighting the tension of the song, and then when the whole band kicks in at the end with the whole stage lighting up works better than any million dollar stage and lighting has worked over the last 30 years. And last the last 3rd of the concert, starting with Midnight Rambler, and going thru Bye, Bye Johnny, Rip this Joint, (with Mick telling the audience they've been sitting on their a**es long enought), Jumpin' Jack Flash (where the house lights kick up and you get to see the crowd, for the first time, going crazy), and Street Fighting Man is what takes this from a great rock and roll concert movie to the GREATEST rock and roll movie of all time.

Three minor disappointments, when I went to this last night, there were only about 10 people in the theater. This was good because we were center theater, getting great sound with nobody around us, but made me a little sad that this might be an era of rock that isn't appreciated for what it was. Second, the bonus features that were on the origninal Fathom news release for this were not shown (the Montreux rehearsal footage, and the Old Grey Whistle test footage). Hopefully, they're on the DVD. Lastly, when I saw this in the mid 70s, I remember the theater lights going down, and nothing but a black screen, with background noise, and little blurbs of very occasional lights until you saw people going on stage and you heard the announcer say, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones. Now you have Eagle Rock Presents, and Ladies and Gentlemen breaking that up. All these did not diminish the fact that this lived up to the memories of this from almost 35 years ago.

I've went on too long. Seeing this again after 3 plus decades got me pretty fired up. Hopefully, the sound and improvement in picture can be transfered to DVD. (along with the bonus stuff that wasn't there last night.) This is THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL CONCERT MOVIE ever made.

This is one of the greatest rock 'n' roll films ever made, performed by, arguably, the greatest rock 'n' roll band ever during, unarguably, their creative peak. Some things not mentioned that really impressed me: Keith, the rock 'n' roller for life, is so into the music that he spends much of his time facing the drums, playing directly to Charlie. Jagger's musical professionalism really stands out. There are many instances where he makes a point of not hogging the limelight when it's the other musicians time to shine. Sometimes it's just by turning his back to the audience during someone's solo. Other times, when the spotlights just don't want to move away from Jagger, he'd move over behind the soloing musician to force the light onto them. When Keith starts singing "Happy", Jagger not only turns his back to the audience, but points a wagging finger at Keith to get the obstinate spot operator to illuminate the right musician. And there was that moment during Bobby Keys' sax solo in "Rip This Joint" where Jagger starts to move away from Keys, but then comes back to adjust Bobby's microphone. The mark of a true professional and something you just don't see much at that level of the music world stratosphere.

Taylor's solo during "Love In Vain" proves by itself what a great guitarist he is. And there is one short phrase in his "Street Fighting Man" solo that should make send rock guitarist into ecstasy. Can you figure out which one it is?

If you are anywhere CLOSE to being a fan and/or student of Rock 'n' Roll, you need to see this movie.