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Greenblues
Surely they could've been prepared to look more appealing. The photos on "Pay, Pack and Follow" just seem to be private snapshots. They show the whole mess that would've been glamourised or edited out on real cover shots. And it's no big surprise IMO, as the intended album never got a proper release (at least not at the time).
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peoplewitheyes
Just listening to this in the first time in a decade or more.
Just struck me how similar Oh Virginia is to Dead Flowers/Winter, although it's all pretty derivative I suppose.
But it's great to hear Keith's guitar, and a sweet Mick Taylor solo. Mick J sounds pretty into it on some of the tracks.
Looking back at these old posts, it seems to get pretty trashed. But I think it catches some pretty groovy mid-70s Stones essence.
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peoplewitheyes
Just listening to this in the first time in a decade or more.
Just struck me how similar Oh Virginia is to Dead Flowers/Winter, although it's all pretty derivative I suppose.
But it's great to hear Keith's guitar, and a sweet Mick Taylor solo. Mick J sounds pretty into it on some of the tracks.
Looking back at these old posts, it seems to get pretty trashed. But I think it catches some pretty groovy mid-70s Stones essence.
Oh Virginia is by far my favorite cut on that record and the only one I revisit. I would’ve much preferred Keith or Mick to do the lead vocals though – when John got Mick Taylor back in the same room with the Glimmer Twins he should’ve excused himself and let them jam like it was 1972. As you say, Taylor’s solo is sweet but John gets in the way of what could’ve been a Sticky Fingers moment. Still a nice tune of course. And the album is worth owning if only for the liner notes in which John pats himself on the back for managing to get Mick Taylor to ‘play over his head.’ I'll bet Taylor never forgave him for that...