Of these 2 new songs forty licks which do you prefer or think better? Do you think either is VERY good? Quality addition to their extensive catalogue or both / either could do without / throwaway?? MEZ

Keys To Your Love is the best of the four 2002 tracks in my opinion.It's kind of like a cross between Beast Of Burden & Worried About You.

Yes I forgot to state my thoughts. Keys to your love more original type while Stealing heart any standard type direct "dime a dozen" sounding basic tune altough its alright also. Keys to Love a lot better I think.

Keys = B Stealing = C- I'm correct right?

"Keys to Your Love" is one of the strongest ballads of the Stones. I never understood the bad reviews of the new songs on "Licks". The new four songs were a great promise for the next album, and ABB fullfills it. It is simply great.

I 2nd that notion! Keys gets better to me each listen while Stealing stays the same level. Doesn't grow on you Ya know

even though i don't do ratings, here i am to stand up for Stealing My Heart.
i've never understood why so many people reject this number.


"What do you want - what?!"
- Keith



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Neither of these songs break any new ground, they are passable, nothing amazing. However I prefer 'Stealing my heart' because of the Slide guitar solo, I love it! It's a long solo, pretty simple but effective, with charlie's drumming as well.

I remember being at a pub near here, and I put 'stealing my heart' on, as the pub had 40 licks on the jukebox, and all my friends gave me Shit, saying this was the worst song on the album!



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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

Neither. If I had to select between the 4 new tunes on 40 Licks, it would be Don't Stop by default.

four great songs, stealing my heart rocks!

Don't Stop is good but not great, but I can't stand the other three new songs on this album. I forgot to list them in the "worst songs by the Stones' thread. To me they have not had a decent ballad since Out of Tears. Oh wait, also This Place Is Empty. Most others from '89 and up I don't like, though. Slipping Away would be another exception.

i think don't stop is the only descent effort of the four new ones. i just can't get into the other three.

I like "Keys To Your Love " better, altough "Stealin' My Heart" rocks, even if it's nothing special.

"got to be worked on
don't have no bark nor bite..."

ALL 4 songs on 40 licks were dire IMHO .

It was the one reason I dreaded them making a new album .

I'm pleasantly suprised by ABB. Not perfect by any measure,but more than anyone could expect at this stage of the game.

it would of been better like this;

Oh no not you again
It won't take long
Streets of love
Rain fell down
She Saw Me Coming
Rough Justice
Dangerous Beauty
Laugh I nearly died
Look what the cat dragged in
This place is emrty
Driving too fast


sc uk

Stealing My Heart must be one of the worst tracks they ever recorded.
Keys has a nice groove.

No Let Me Down Slow,Back Of My Hand,Infamy,or Neocon?In my opinion,all of these songs are better than Look What The Cat Dragged In.

"Keys To Your Love" is one the most under-rated songs recorded by the Stones.I love it. Just wish the boys would release the rest of the songs from the sessions that produced it. Chuck Leavell mentions the song by Keith (from the same sessions)called "Smooth 180" as being a fun track that he hopes will one day be released....what else could be left-over?

ohnonotyouagain Wrote:
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> Don't Stop is good but not great, but I can't
> stand the other three new songs on this album. I
> forgot to list them in the "worst songs by the
> Stones' thread...........


Too funny ohnonotyouagain. You are not the only one who has conveniently "forgotten" these 3 other tunes.

I enjoy KtYL, find it somewhat hypnotical...
Keith's LMT is a deep, moving and worked out production.
I don't like the other two.

Don't Stop is my fave from the Licks sessions because of the guitars, especially Ronnie's. Stealing My Heart comes in second. I think it's a solid and rocking album track, and if it was on ABB, it would be in the top 3. Keys To Your Love, another excursion in falsetto, is pleasant as well with this great acoustic guitar part. Were it on ABB, it would be in the top 6. Losing My Touch is somewhat out of place on Forty Licks, but since having listened to This Place Is Empty, I prefer it over the latter, but not over You Got It Infamy.
Instead of these 4, unfortunately there are long stretches of monotony on ABB.