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duke richardson
Because of his contributions to this song, it seems clear that Taylor should have been credited with co-writing. a lot of the comments in this thread are indicating that he was involved in more than just playing that great guitar on this track.
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71Tele
It does sound like two or three song fragments strung together. The "lazy bones" part is definitely different from the rest.
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skipstone
Prog Stones? That's probably the dumbest thing I've read this year.
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No Taylor involved??
Jagger isn't able to make such a relatively complicated composition on his own.
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I bet Jagger wanted to release a glam rock album with tracks like this and Fast Talking, but only 100 years survived.
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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100 Years Ago glam rock? Where's the glamour? If I would use to express myself like you do I would say: What a load of bollocks. But I won't say that. I just don't think you're right.
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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100 Years Ago glam rock? Where's the glamour? If I would use to express myself like you do I would say: What a load of bollocks. But I won't say that. I just don't think you're right.
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Of course, the Stones aren't a glam rock band. Bit these tracks get as close to it as possible, and that's in my opinion the reason why GHS an IORR never really convince: they tried too hard to be modern -and modern was glam in '73.
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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100 Years Ago glam rock? Where's the glamour? If I would use to express myself like you do I would say: What a load of bollocks. But I won't say that. I just don't think you're right.
may i say it on your behalf, then? WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS! there...we both feel better now.....
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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100 Years Ago glam rock? Where's the glamour? If I would use to express myself like you do I would say: What a load of bollocks. But I won't say that. I just don't think you're right.
may i say it on your behalf, then? WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS! there...we both feel better now.....
Well, they even switched from Olympics to Trident....ooooh, why would they do that? To sound like Steely Dan? I think not!
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Concerning the credits:
Some of the songs we used (for the album) were pretty old. 100 Years Ago was one that Mick (Jagger) had written 2 years ago and which we hadn't really got around to using before.
- Mick Taylor, 1973
As there's umpteeth layers of keyboards I guess Preston was involved in the arrangements as well. Guitars are fairly limited to Taylor's lead guitar.
Concerning the 'complicity' of the track -in the end it is just D taking down in whole steps, almost a copy of Cream's White Room, and the track is clearly an attempt at anything Bowie and Ronson did at the time. I bet Jagger wanted to release a glam rock album with tracks like this and Fast Talking, but only 100 years survived.
The keyboards and brass is what makes it sound a bit more complicated, and that's just another word for "un-Stones-y". It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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It's glam rock, and although it is a good track, it never really convinces.
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100 Years Ago glam rock? Where's the glamour? If I would use to express myself like you do I would say: What a load of bollocks. But I won't say that. I just don't think you're right.
Jagger clearly was impressed with Bowie and Ronson's work, proven by the dozens of pics of him and Bowie, and the sudden change in dress to glitter and beyond. Jagger recorded various tracks in this Ziggy Stardust range -Fast Talking, Slow Down & Stop, Save Me, 100 Years, Mr. D ., these kind of tracks. Piano driven, gritty guitar, eloquent vocals. Even Slade comes to mind.
Of course, the Stones aren't a glam rock band. Bit these tracks get as close to it as possible, and that's in my opinion the reason why GHS an IORR never really convince: they tried too hard to be modern -and modern was glam in '73.
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jamesfdouglas
I have always loved this song, one of my favourites if not the favourite off of Goats Head. Is Keith doing anything at all on this track? Ah well... Mick, Mick and Billy are more than enough to keep this scorcher cooking!!
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skipstone
Prog Stones? That's probably the dumbest thing I've read this year.
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skipstone
Prog Stones? That's probably the dumbest thing I've read this year.
Better to take a look at your own postings before dishing out such a comment. It is dumb to view the term progressive in a narrow minded way.
100 Years Ago is progressive within the context of the music of The Rolling Stones.