(Rock) The New Barbarian & The Rolling Stones - Keith Richards Benefit Concert (1979) - 2009 (Bootleg), MP3, 320 kbps

01. New barbarians Concert Introduction (3:30)
02. The / Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller (4:05)
03. F.U.C. Her (4:26)
04. Breathe On Me (9:29)
05. Infekshun (4:08)
06. I Can Feel The Fire (6:35)
07. Am I Grooving You (8:05)
08. Seven Days (4:38)
09. Before They Make Me Run (3:21)

01. Prodigal Son (3:02)
02. Let It Rock (2:55)
03. Respectable (3:04)
04. Star Star (Starfucker) (5:21)
05. Beast Of Burden (6:32)
06. Just My Imagination (Running Away) (6:54)
07. When The Whip Comes Down (4:53)
08. Shattered (4:26)
09. Miss you (9:19)
10. Jumping Jack Flash (7:43)

*) feat. The New Barbarians

The story for this show goes back to 1977 when the Stones decided to record a small club gig in Toronto, Canada, to include on their new live album. Keith Richards was the last to arrive. Unfortunately, he decided to shoot some heroin in the plane’s toilet and left his stuff in his companion, Anita Pallenberg’s bag.
According to the wikipedia, Richards was arrested four days later when Canadian police barged into his hotel room and found a “stash of drugs which were large enough under Canadian law for Richards to face some serious trafficking charges, let alone possession”.
Fortunately for Richards, a blind fan pleaded on his behalf and two years later, the Stones were obliged to play two gigs as atonement. The gigs for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind were quickly finalised, tickets sold, and all proceeds to the CNIB. There were to be two shows and considering the venue’s capacity was only 1,300, not much money landed in the CNIB’s kitty.
Finally, from 30 years ago, a quality soundboard recording of the second night has surfaced. You can now hear what all the fuss was about, listen to a stoned John Belushi play host to Keith’s New Barbarians, listen to jazz legend Stanley Clarke earn his keep playing bass and running circles around Keef, witness the first time duet of Mick and Keef on Prodigal Son and listen to Mick utter four-letter expletives repeatedly on Star Star. It’s a pretty nasty evening.
The show is not without its detractors. A fan marino8so5 posted this on an eBay page advertising the Blind Date double LP:
“This was suppose to be legendary concert/benefit for the blind in ‘79 that Keith and the Stones, Barbarians did as penance for Keith’s heroin bust 2 years earlier. I will have to say it may be legendary in how poorly the Stones performed. The sound recording is not horrible, but it is not close to any of their official live releases like ‘Get Yer Ya,Ya’s out’. There are a few spots that aren’t bad like Let It Rock, Just My Imagination. But almost every other Stones track like Beast of Burden, Respectable, Star F*cker, Miss You, they get lost and can’t find the right chords and it is just pathetic and too painful to listen to. Prodigal Son which was suppose to be a highlight according to Victor Bockris in Keith’s biography is also just bad, Jagger doesn’t even remember a single verse and just mumbles.”
This show was first bootlegged as Blind Date and apparently is from an audience recording. Some fans have noted that Blind Date offers the first show. Sister Morphine’s is from a soundboard of the second show, same night, and is mastered by that label’s maestro, Cool, Cool Hand.
As you can guess from the title of the first bootleg, the Stones did not enjoy performing under duress. It’s quite a mean-spirited show but hey, it’s only rock ‘n’ roll. Enjoy a slice of history.

The New Barbarians:
Keith Richards (guitar, vocals)
Ron Wood (guitar)
Stanley Clarke (bass)
Ian McLagen (keyboards)
Bobby Keys (saxophone)
Ziggy Modeliste (drums)

The Rolling Stones:
Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica)
Keith Richards (guitar, background vocals)
Charlie Watts (drums)
Ronnie Wood (guitar)
Bill Wyman (bass)