I like Don't Stop. I liked it on 2002/2003 tour! I like the opening guitar, Jagger's vocals and the camera that was on the neck of Ronnie's guitar.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-23 19:19 by georgeV.

Quote
More Hot Rocks
Love it. Another great Stones tume!!

Yes, I do love that tume. Or do you mean tomb?

I think if they had rewritten the melody a bit, and retitled it,

"STOP, ALREADY", it may have found more of an audience.

none of it. a bad B side.

Love the song and especially the visual on Ronnies solo with the camera on the guitar neck, great Rocker, when someone said the best bit is when it stopped i was thinking the same but mean't when the guitar stopped and Mick sings along with the drum beat. Good one.

Quote
treaclefingers
I like when it actually stops. Ironic, huh?!

indeed.

"Don't Stop" would be an ordinary song if played by any band. The solo is just appaling. What makes the difference to my ears are the few Keith notes just here and there with its inimitable raucous sound.

Quote
Justin

Quote
stones78
At least it's a catchy song. Unlike all the generic "rockers" the Stones have been churning out since Voodoo Lounge...Rough Justice, Flip The Switch, etc. all sound the same.

Flip The Switch....really? I always thought that song was hugely different than the usual stuff we were getting. The musician in me automatically puts it in a different category because Keith is for once NOT using Open G on this song. The song is in E and the riff itself is quite original and out of the ordinary for Keith.

To me it's a really bad song, with no melody to be found. Indistinguishable from any fast-paced 90's/00's number.

The guitars are decent but the chorus is completely uninspired. It's like singing "Brown sugar" without the "How come you taste so good?"

For me it's the Stones trying to sound like the Stones, if that makes any sense.

Some decent jangly guitars and the lyrics are actually quite decent, but the overall impact of the song is not that hot at all.

It's ultimately a disappointment, the boys trying but not really connecting.

Both Flip and Don't Stop are great tunes, up there with I Go Wild and Oh No Not You Again (when played live).

Justin you are spot on! Flip is an unique Stones tune, NOTHING like it.

Keys and Stealin' are also great, especially the production 2002 was much better than 3 years later IMHO.

I usually hate when people defend a crap song by saying "the guitars sound really good", but that's what I find myself thinking whenever I hear this one. Jagger on the open G, right?

Dreadful. To think it was a single as well......

I resisted reading this thread because I figured DON'T STOP is so post-Mick Taylor a lot of bitchy bitchiness by bitches would be set down here. And boy was I right!

As for me, I love everything about DON'T STOP. It's one of my favorite Stones tracks: Charlie's drumming; Mick's vocal; the lyrics; the licks.

P.S. at RollingStones.com's old fan club message board a member of a Stones cover band said when his band started playing DON'T STOP it was greeted with more applause and cheers than most of the other Stones songs.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-07-25 05:06 by Title5Take1.

Quote
71Tele
I usually hate when people defend a crap song by saying "the guitars sound really good", but that's what I find myself thinking whenever I hear this one. Jagger on the open G, right?

Probably not -the main riff is in standard tuning, which is Jagger. Richards does the open G fills.

Not too bad this song, but Jagger's singing is pretty awful.

Mathijs

Ronnie's solo is great, especially when we get to hear it in its entirety at the end.

Help!

Quote
Amused

the song is simple, nothing great, will not go down in history of art, but I like it a lot x) catchy and rocking.

+1

The best part according to me ?

From 2:30 to 2:47 :




The best part of the lyrics IMO ?
"There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
And some memories have tattered as they've torn"



I am a Frenchie ,as Mick affectionately called them in the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 .

It doesn't do anyone any harm, but it's a fine pop/rock song to be played on the FM radio along the lines of Alanis Morrisette and Aerosmith.

It's pure mainstream which makes some fans thinking The Stones are sell-outs, just trying to make a quick bug. Well, that's old news isn't it? The Stones loves the stardom and the money. Always have. Their critics have always thought they where major sell-outs...

It can't be Brown Sugar or Paint It Black anymore, those days are over. Enjoy it while you can, because suddenly they are gone.

... is when it stops

Quote
Tseverin
... is when it stops

Indeed, like the already mentioned Rough Justice and Flip the Switch.
So cheap for such a good band !

Richard from Holland.

Quote
SwayStones

Quote
Amused

the song is simple, nothing great, will not go down in history of art, but I like it a lot x) catchy and rocking.

+1

The best part according to me ?

From 2:30 to 2:47 :




The best part of the lyrics IMO ?
"There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
And some memories have tattered as they've torn"

Not a bad line, although a bit treacly.....which often mars too many of Jagger's latterday attempts at ballads. But so often what happens, for me, is Jagger's voice. He sounds whiny here and no matter good the lyrics are, the delivery can often make it or break a song.

Quote
stupidguy2

Quote
SwayStones

Quote
Amused

the song is simple, nothing great, will not go down in history of art, but I like it a lot x) catchy and rocking.

+1

The best part according to me ?

From 2:30 to 2:47 :




The best part of the lyrics IMO ?
"There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
And some memories have tattered as they've torn"

Not a bad line, although a bit treacly.....which often mars too many of Jagger's latterday attempts at ballads. But so often what happens, for me, is Jagger's voice. He sounds whiny here and no matter good the lyrics are, the delivery can often make it or break a song.

HEY, WATCH IT!

Quote
SwayStones
The best part according to me ?

From 2:30 to 2:47 :




The best part of the lyrics IMO ?
"There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
And some memories have tattered as they've torn"

yaaaaaaa

Quote
phd
"Don't Stop" would be an ordinary song if played by any band. The solo is just appaling. What makes the difference to my ears are the few Keith notes just here and there with its inimitable raucous sound.

Totally agree...that's the 'stones element', where even a boring song is that much more listenable.

This is not an awful song, but just unnecessary given their back catalogue.

the bets part is when, well, when it stops.

Quote
guitarbastard
the bets part is when, well, when it stops.

Not to pop your balloon, but about 8 people have beat you to that punchline!

Just listened to the whole studio version for the first time. I don't mind it, catchy chorus and some nice background guitar parts; Ronnie's solo is short and sweet. But I did hear bits and peices of other songs in there at times (HTW, It Must Be Hell, and something else I can't quite put my finger on).

I like it, but I'm not about to race out and buy Forty Licks. I'll have to give the live version on Four Flicks another chance.

The reference for if this song is bad or good is greatly determined by if you consider yourself to be a connoisseur of the Stones.

If you are a connoisseur, then this song is like cheap wine compared to the exquisite wines that have been served up before.

Think of the total trance of Gimme Shelter for example, and compare it to this ultimately mundane song.

Quote
MileHigh
The reference for if this song is bad or good is greatly determined by if you consider yourself to be a connoisseur of the Stones.

If you are a connoisseur, then this song is like cheap wine compared to the exquisite wines that have been served up before.

Think of the total trance of Gimme Shelter for example, and compare it to this ultimately mundane song.

I agree with your point but I think "Gimme Shelter" is not a good example since it makes look about 99% of their catalog, if not all the rest, mundane... I mean, it is that goddam excellent...

- Doxa

I prefer the remix to the 40L version.

Quote
treaclefingers

Quote
guitarbastard
the bets part is when, well, when it stops.

Not to pop your balloon, but about 8 people have beat you to that punchline!

i thought so, but i was to lazy to go through all the posts. just checked the first few. sorry! ;-)