In my opinion I think Mick shouldn't have put the female back up on some Exile tracks. I think without it would have been great.

I love the female backup. But who's singing--ala Keith style backup--on Dancing In The Light? Was wondering that... and Plundered has some other backup vocals...

Love the chick singers on Exile....gives it a real gospel and throwback feel.

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Love the chick singers on Exile....gives it a real gospel and throwback feel.

+1

They are part of the essence of the album. Such criticism is silly.

"Such criticism is silly." Ditto

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In my opinion I think Mick shouldn't have put the female back up on some Exile tracks. I think without it would have been great.

You mean the original album? there's not a note that should have been done differently. The backing vocals were soulful and gorgeous.

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In my opinion I think Mick shouldn't have put the female back up on some Exile tracks. I think without it would have been great.

I agree .
It makes the Exile tracks sound false.

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I love the female backup. But who's singing--ala Keith style backup--on Dancing In The Light? Was wondering that... and Plundered has some other backup vocals...

Mick is doing his own harmony on dancing in the light.
Original album - back-up vocals are awesome.
New songs - they're fine. Ya don't like 'em, don't listen to 'em.

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Mick is doing his own harmony on dancing in the light.

He sounds very much like '72 Keith singing backup.

They sound great to me as well!

should have taken them on tour in 72

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In my opinion I think Mick shouldn't have put the female back up on some Exile tracks. I think without it would have been great.

You mean the original album? there's not a note that should have been done differently. The backing vocals were soulful and gorgeous.

Exactly!

<Re: Did the female back up make exile horrible?>

No

This thread must be a joke.

I reject the premise that Mick makes all artistic/creative decisions, and the rest of the band has no say...

No.

"female back up make exile horrible"

... and loud guitars do not fit the rock'n roll genre?

Shine A Light or Tumbling Dice without the girls singing back up? No way.

What tracks could you be referring to? Tumbling Dice? Let It Loose? Two of the most revered tracks in the Stones catalog?

While we're at it, let's get rid of that horrible "female back up" on Gimme Shelter as well.

What nonsense.



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Mick is doing his own harmony on dancing in the light.

He sounds very much like '72 Keith singing backup.

Interesting, yeah, maybe a bit. Of course it is Mick if you give it a good listen. Besides, we know the words were written and recorded last year.

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This thread must be a joke.

"Guy walks into a bar with 2 versions of Exile on Mainstreet under his arm, bartender says to him, he says, 'why you got two copies of that record under your arm', the guys says to him, he says, '...........insert punchline here......."

Let's see if we can complete the joke!

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This thread must be a joke.

"Guy walks into a bar with 2 versions of Exile on Mainstreet under his arm, bartender says to him, he says, 'why you got two copies of that record under your arm', the guys says to him, he says, '...

"That's just the way I listen to records.....and don't these female back-ups sound horrible?"

I always thought that Micks lead and Keith backing vocals destroyed Exile. Not to even mention the guitars - without them Exile would sound totally different. While I am at it, I would also argue that also Bills bass makes Exile horrible. Charlies drumming...my god, what a letdown. Nicky plink plink Hopkins - I would not let him anywhere near a rock and roll record. And the lyrics are not very convincing too. Theres also some awful sax on the record. And some cheap sounding percussion.

Thinking about it, Exile is only saved by the female backing vocals. And the cover.

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I always thought that Micks lead and Keith backing vocals destroyed Exile. Not to even mention the guitars - without them Exile would sound totally different. While I am at it, I would also argue that also Bills bass makes Exile horrible. Charlies drumming...my god, what a letdown. Nicky plink plink Hopkins - I would not let him anywhere near a rock and roll record. And the lyrics are not very convincing too. Theres also some awful sax on the record. And some cheap sounding percussion.

Thinking about it, Exile is only saved by the female backing vocals. And the cover.

even the cover is a little suspect. Black and White...how cliche!

Ever since they stopped including the postcards, they totally lost me.

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This thread must be a joke.

"Guy walks into a bar with 2 versions of Exile on Mainstreet under his arm, bartender says to him, he says, 'why you got two copies of that record under your arm', the guys says to him, he says, '...

"That's just the way I listen to records.....and don't these female back-ups sound horrible?"

that doesn't work...how about, "it's cuz I like to play both records at the same time on different turntables, because I hear it was recorded in mono, and I prefer stereo".

Now THAT, is a punchline....maybe not funny, but at least on topic!

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This thread must be a joke.

"Guy walks into a bar with 2 versions of Exile on Mainstreet under his arm, bartender says to him, he says, 'why you got two copies of that record under your arm', the guys says to him, he says, '...........insert punchline here......."

Let's see if we can complete the joke!

He says; "i love this record so much that i wouldn't know what to do when i would loose it, so i bought two copies, if i loose one, i still have the other".

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This thread must be a joke.

"Guy walks into a bar with 2 versions of Exile on Mainstreet under his arm, bartender says to him, he says, 'why you got two copies of that record under your arm', the guys says to him, he says, '...........insert punchline here......."

Let's see if we can complete the joke!

He says; "i love this record so much that i wouldn't know what to do when i would loose it, so i bought two copies, if i loose one, i still have the other".

The only thing funny about that punchline my friend, is the fact that you thought it was funny!

Damn, I was going to start the "Merry Clayton" ruined "Gimme Shelter" thread, but enough for one night!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The backup singers are purely sublime. And create The Stones ragged alter in their church of excess to fully appreciate the beauty in skating so close to death. Wonderful and holy.



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