The Rolling Stones - No Security

Another record, another tour, another live album chronicling the whole shebang. The Rolling Stones have followed this basic pattern since the early '80s -- if Keith had been able to get Mick out on the road to support Dirty Work, there damn well would have been a live record in 1987 -- stepping up the production rate in the '90s, eventually winding their way to No Security, a document of the Bridges to Babylon tour of 1997-1998. Since the Stones (or at least Jagger) are sharp businessmen, they have given all three of their '90s live albums a hook, an angle for journalists and fans alike -- Flashpoint was their return to form, Stripped was culled from unplugged and club dates, and No Security contains 11 songs that have never before appeared on a live Stones album. Of course, several of these date from Voodoo Lounge and Bridges to Babylon (five, to be exact), but they also dig out such great songs as "Gimme Shelter," "Respectable," "Sister Morphine," and "Memory Motel," as well as reviving "The Last Time" and "Live With Me," which haven't been on a live record since Got Live if You Want It! and Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, respectively. There are also guest spots from Taj Mahal and Dave Matthews. All of these things give some measure of distinction to No Security, but they don't erase the feeling that this is more of a soundtrack to a spectacle than a musical event. Sure, the Stones are as accomplished as ever, the album is certainly enjoyable, but it just doesn't feel necessary. Which, again, doesn't make it any different than most Stones live records since Love You Live. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Blackburn Assistant Engineer Albert Ferriera Photography Andy Snitzer Saxophone, Keyboards Bernard Fowler Vocals (Background), Percussion Blondie Chaplin Percussion, Vocals (Background) Bobby Keys Saxophone Charlie Watts Drums Chris Potter Producer, Mixing Christopher Marc Potter Mixing, Producer Chuch Magee Technical Support Chuck Leavell Keyboards Claude Gassian Photography Crispin Murray Editing Darryl Jones Guitar (Bass) Daryl Borstein Assistant Engineer Dave Matthews Vocals Dave Rouze Technical Support David Hewitt Engineer Ed Cherney Engineer Gareth Ashton Assistant Engineer Hardi Kamsani Assistant Engineer Henk Vanhelvoirt Assistant Engineer Jean Francois Delort Assistant Engineer Jerry Hall Assistant Engineer Joe Bates Assistant Engineer John Harris Engineer Johnny Starbuck Technical Support, Shaker Jon Bates Assistant Engineer Joshua Redman Saxophone Keith Richards Guitar, Vocals Kent Smith Trumpet Kevin Mazur Photography Leah Wood Vocals (Background) Lisa Fischer Vocals (Background) Mark Fisher Photography Michael Davis Trombone Mick Jagger Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals Mike Cormier Technical Support Mikio Ariga Photography Paul Natkin Photography Peter Brandt Engineer, Assistant Engineer Peter Wiltz Technical Support Pierre de Beauport Production Coordination, Wurlitzer, Coordination Robbie McGrath Mixing Ron Wood Guitar Russ Schlagbaum Technical Support Ryan Hewitt Assistant Engineer Sean McClintock Assistant Engineer Skip Kent Assistant Engineer Steve Shepherd Technical Support Taj Mahal Vocals The Glimmer Twins Producer Tiemen Boelens Assistant Engineer Tony Cousins Mastering Zed Nelson Photography, Cover Photo