In Brief

*** The Rolling Stones, “No Security,” Virgin. This is the sixth official live album from the Stones, which raises the question: What’s the point? To provide a stocking stuffer for baby boomers, of course. But the Stones’ market-driven motives aside, this actually ranks high among its in-concert recordings. The playing is top-notch, the song selection is not entirely predictable, and there are even soulful duets with Dave Matthews and Taj Mahal. Go figure.

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