I hate the Black Eyed Peas. Have hated them ever since the first note they played. Wasn’t really a note, was some kind of sampled noise. They are horrible. Fergie, on the other hand, is fantastic. And not just to look at.
Look at her taking Merry Clayton’s part in Gimme Shelter. Despite the lackluster white-boy music of U2, she nails it.
For no reason, the Stones performing Gimme Shelter at the height of their powers. Mick Taylor rocks the house.
And as all Mick’s moves were copied from Tina Turner, it’s oddly self-referential.
You nailed the characterization of U2’s playing here. Just look at Bono playing. He’s strumming the guitar as if he’s playing Margaritaville. Love the video from 72.
I think the best part is when Fergie starts aggressively imitating & flirting with Mick Jagger. I get the feeling that she’s whipping out all the moves that she used to do to Mick’s poster when she was in Jr. High and his big-lipped image hung on her closet door.