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Rolling Stones’ 1991 Concert Film “Live at the Max” Headed to DVD

11/9/09, 5:55 pm EST


A digitally remastered version of the Rolling Stones’ 1991 film Live at the Max — the first feature-length concert movie to be shot using IMAX technology — will be released on Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow, November 10th. Live at the Max was filmed during the Stones’ 1990 European tour in support of their album Steel Wheels, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. To this day, it remains the most successful IMAX concert film of all-time.

While your TV set isn’t exactly a towering IMAX screen, you still will be able to appreciate Live at the Max’s crisp picture and excellent audio quality. In addition to the Stones’ greatest hits, ranging from “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” to “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the 90-minute film also boasts a trio of Steel Wheels songs.

Look back at the Stones’ beginnings in early photos.

The DVD release of Live at the Max comes just a week after the Rolling Stones’ reissued perhaps their most famous live document, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert, for its own 40th anniversary. Another Stones’ film, the controversial 1972 documentary Cocksucker Blues, recently had a rare screening in New York.

Check out the track list for Live at the Max below:

1. “Continental Drift”
2. “Start Me Up”
3. “Sad Sad Sad”
4. “Tumbling Dice”
5. “Ruby Tuesday”
6. “Rock And A Hard Place”
7. “Honky Tonk Woman”
8. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
9. “Happy”
10. “Paint It Black”
11. “2,000 Light Years From Home”
12. “Sympathy For The Devil”
13. “Street Fighting Man”
14. “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll”
15. “Brown Sugar”
16. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

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Rolling Stones’ Controversial Tour Documentary “Cocksucker Blues” Screens in New York
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Rolling Stones Reissuing “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” With Big Bonuses


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Richard | 11/9/2009, 9:43 pm EST

This was the tour that saw the Stones starting to di out some old nuggets from their catalog and play them live.

Songs like “2,00 Light Years” hadn’t been played live in years, but Mick and Keith dusted it off for this tour.

Anonymous | 11/10/2009, 7:19 am EST

I saw this film about 4 or 5 times in IMAX. It was great then, but a lot of that awesomeness was due to the IMAX format. Don’t know how great this would be at home.

But at the very least, its a good document of the final tour, from the 5-piece Stones lineup.

Zimi Ahzrix | 11/10/2009, 9:15 am EST

er…my library has this dvd. Since 1998.

Ali Beer-Line | 11/10/2009, 9:44 am EST

Zimi, enjoy your 1998 copy.

Jere | 11/10/2009, 10:21 am EST

I have the old DVD, too. Good concert, but not SO great that I’d re-purchase it.

Mike | 11/10/2009, 2:30 pm EST

Looking forward to the Blu-Ray version.

Anonymous | 11/10/2009, 6:36 pm EST

I seem to remember the Stones did a live Pay Per View telecast of one of the 1989 or 1990 shows, with special guests including Axl Rose (who sang Salt Of The Earth with Mick).

I’d rather they have released a DVD of that, as it contained a full show.

Live At The Max is not a full concert.

Where's Bill??? | 11/11/2009, 12:14 am EST

The Pay Per View was on Dec. 19, 1989 from Atlantic City, and guests included Axl and Izzy Stradlin, John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton. It was great.

There is also an un-official DVD from Tokyo in Feb. 1990. This one misses about 4 songs.

Live at the Max was filmed in Europe during the summer of 1990, and is MUCH LESS than a full concert.

yokoono | 11/11/2009, 7:48 am EST

come on there are enough dvds of this period…get LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OUT!!!!!!

Where's Bill??? | 11/11/2009, 1:45 pm EST

I agree. Ladies and Gentleman, from the 1972 US tour, would be great. I have a bootleg DVD of this, but it’s murky.

Also, a 1990 documentary called 25 x 5 with many early performances from the 60’s has never made it to DVD.

EARLIER IS BETTER!

tony montana | 11/11/2009, 2:40 pm EST

great show and i remeber seeing it with my ex and a bunch of friends at some jack ass’s house who was trying to bone every woman i knew including mine.
anyway, had a good time with ya denise and the stones rock great in this one.

yokoono | 11/11/2009, 4:52 pm EST

isnt it funny to play bitch from ladies and gentlemen and then listen to the rolling stone cover band on the max…wheres the passion wheres the fire

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!!!

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