one of their best so called "ballads". Ever performed that live in concert?

i really like it!

No, it has never been performed live in concert. It's a nice song and a reminder of a time when the B-side mattered.

Love this song!

There was a rumour that Jimmy Page is responsible for the solo, no?

Originally slated for release on GHS, hence it's production credit to Jimmy Miller. Yep a great song...I remember being pretty ecstatic after finally hunting down the IORR 45 at some point in 1988.

Interesting that it was slated for release on Goat's Head Soup. I wonder why they thought something as dull as Silver Train or Hide Your Love would be better? Then again, I kinda like the fact it's a hidden treasure. B-sides ruled!

Lovely song.

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There was a rumour that Jimmy Page is responsible for the solo, no?

I've read that as well but all things point to Taylor, not Page, playing that. That's more Taylor's style anyway, that fluidity. Page wasn't that fluid.

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There was a rumour that Jimmy Page is responsible for the solo, no?

I've read that as well but all things point to Taylor, not Page, playing that. That's more Taylor's style anyway, that fluidity. Page wasn't that fluid.

That HAS to be Mick Taylor - and you really tell its from the GHS sessions....it is a great song - it is absolutely amazing what the Stones were considering B-sides and not releasable material - they still blow me away from 1968-1978 - it was just poring out of them...

One of my favorite Stones songs; has all those 70's Stones elements.

When Jagger uses the country twang in his voice, it's always great. He should do more of that. He's great on TTLN, but there's many examples. You Win Again from SG DeLuxe for instance.

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I love that song!

Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind...

Hey now.

I love "Hide Your Love."

Funny timing. I just won a portable turn-table. I have not had a turn-table to play my records in over 20 years. I got out the old 45s and the first song I played was Through the Lonely Nights.

don't give me that ole one two, one two three four

I also remember buying some kind of boot collection of official songs (with Mick on the cover next to the Seine river) a couple of years later, so probably in 1990, at a record fair because it had TTLN on it. Really good quality, don't remember any crackles so it must have been from a good '45.

Anyawy here's the RS article that said TTLN (TTLH actually) and Criss Cross were on GHS : [www.rollingstone.com]

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The recording is completed and approved. Included are ten original Jagger/Richards songs, of which only "Silver Train" has been recorded previously (by Johnny Winter). The other nine titles are "@#$%&," "Hundred Years," "Can You Hear the Music?" "Through the Lonely Hours," "Angie," "Hide Your Love," "Crisscross," "Do Do Do Do" and "Dancing with Mr. D," described as a "voodooish reggae."

Missing : Winter and Coming Down Again

Should have dropped the HYL jam and yes, Silver Train possibly.

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Interesting that it was slated for release on Goat's Head Soup. I wonder why they thought something as dull as Silver Train or Hide Your Love would be better? Then again, I kinda like the fact it's a hidden treasure. B-sides ruled!

Coming Down, Winter, Angie......bunch of mid-tempo numbers.....You would have missed Silver Train.

My favorite ballad from IORR if it had made it on the record. I love it, when i heard it "for the first time" i realised it must have been one of the first Stones song i´d ever heard because i found this nice strange feeling and memory as having heard it when i was 1 or two years old (the other one is Cherry oh baby).
I hoped they would play it with Taylor on this tour (and please do guys if you read this). It would be well recieved i´m sure because it´s such a good and catchy song.

beautiful song...love the old picture sleeve

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Interesting that it was slated for release on Goat's Head Soup. I wonder why they thought something as dull as Silver Train or Hide Your Love would be better? Then again, I kinda like the fact it's a hidden treasure. B-sides ruled!

Coming Down, Winter, Angie......bunch of mid-tempo numbers.....You would have missed Silver Train.

No cause we would have had "Criss Cross"! See the "approved" line-up for GHS above ;-)

Sucks it didn't make it, but I am in the minority of people who like Silver Train. Sure it sounds like ADTL, but if it was alternated with it on tours, it may have evolved into a classic rocker.

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Sucks it didn't make it, but I am in the minority of people who like Silver Train. Sure it sounds like ADTL, but if it was alternated with it on tours, it may have evolved into a classic rocker.

I always considered goats head soup a disaster because of its direction. For any other band it would have been a peak but for them it was a sign they'd lost the edginess. Lester bangs declared the end of rock n roll in his review of it. They took a wrong turn once before with TSMR but Keith corrected it and out came beggars banquet. But this time he couldn't be bothered and IORR was more of the same. Good songs played well but that's not good enough if you want to be the GRNRBITW.

Sorry for the tangent I was trying to understand why I never held silver train and ADTL in the same category. Silver Train is a derivative rehash IMO.

After exile I can understand where you are coming from < I stand to be corrected if it wasn't after exile, had a drink > But to me GHS stands out as one of my favourite albums.

Has I said I have had a drink.

It was after exile yes.
I enjoy listening to GHS. Just think it was a sign of what the next 40 years would bring, that's all.

It's a great song, but I kinda understand why it was left off GHS.

While it's a pretty little song, it doesn't bring anything "new" to the table. We can always debate if Hide Your Love or Winter are better or worse than Through The Lonely Nights, but they at least explore new and differen sounds, not heard much previously.

I'm glad it got released. It's one of those hidden gems.

Possibly their greatest B-side.

They could've easily left Angie off and put this one on. But then they wouldn't have had that huge sappy hit.

Oh well.

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Sucks it didn't make it, but I am in the minority of people who like Silver Train. Sure it sounds like ADTL, but if it was alternated with it on tours, it may have evolved into a classic rocker.

I always considered goats head soup a disaster because of its direction. For any other band it would have been a peak but for them it was a sign they'd lost the edginess. Lester bangs declared the end of rock n roll in his review of it. They took a wrong turn once before with TSMR but Keith corrected it and out came beggars banquet. But this time he couldn't be bothered and IORR was more of the same. Good songs played well but that's not good enough if you want to be the GRNRBITW.

Sorry for the tangent I was trying to understand why I never held silver train and ADTL in the same category. Silver Train is a derivative rehash IMO.

Good points......GHS is like Godfather III, victim of previous success. I like IORR too, hut you start to really feel the difference in the Mick & Mick songs and the Mick and Keith songs. I guess I like Silver Trains "potential".

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Sucks it didn't make it, but I am in the minority of people who like Silver Train. Sure it sounds like ADTL, but if it was alternated with it on tours, it may have evolved into a classic rocker.

I always considered goats head soup a disaster because of its direction. For any other band it would have been a peak but for them it was a sign they'd lost the edginess. Lester bangs declared the end of rock n roll in his review of it. They took a wrong turn once before with TSMR but Keith corrected it and out came beggars banquet. But this time he couldn't be bothered and IORR was more of the same. Good songs played well but that's not good enough if you want to be the GRNRBITW.

Sorry for the tangent I was trying to understand why I never held silver train and ADTL in the same category. Silver Train is a derivative rehash IMO.

Good points......GHS is like Godfather III, victim of previous success. I like IORR too, hut you start to really feel the difference in the Mick & Mick songs and the Mick and Keith songs. I guess I like Silver Trains "potential".

perfect analogy.

Kind of why I think the SG through UC is underrated......There was a four album peak that IMO, never has/will be surpassed.