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rollmops
Mick said in the 94 rolling stone Mag interview :
"But there were a lot of things that we wroe for VL that DW steered us away from : groove songs, African influences and things like that."
Any idea if eventually the Stones used those "grooves and African influences"?
I know that in 1976-77 when Mick and Keith worked with John Philips, African vibes showed up on some of the songs(Zulu Warrior). Did Mick wanted to do more of those type of songs?
World music/african grooves and the Rolling stones?
I don't know if there is a market there. I believe VL is a great record the way it is.
Rockandroll,
Mops
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GasLightStreet
(Don Was is) definitely anti-groove. Charlie and I worked on a lot of groove tunes that never made it on to the record. That was the one thing I was slightly disappointed by.
- Mick Jagger, May 1994
I'm certainly not anti-groove, just anti-groove without substance, in the context of this album. They had a number of great grooves. But it was like, OK, what goes on top of it? Where does it go? I just felt that it's not what people were looking for from the Stones. I was looking for a sign that they can great real serious about this, still play better than anybody and write better than anybody.
- Don Was, May 1994
[timeisonourside.com]
Out of the studio recordings from those boot boxes I recall about 5 tracks that really sounded killer that they apparently didn't finish. Ivy League (the studio recording with harmonica is Hold On You apparently - [www.youtube.com]). I thought was fantastic. It may just be an element but Living In A Ghost Town reminded me of this tune.
You Got It Made, of course. Make It Now is nice. Get It Made is interesting but it might be a bit too close to a MAIN OFFENDER leftover.
There are a few others but finding them on Youtube Music is basically - I could drive to Pensacola faster and that's 5 hours away.
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Paulhanrahan
Hopefully the PC crew don't shoot me down. Does anyone remember the dialogue (on Stew, Residue etc) between Keith and Ronnie which culminates with Ronnie saying "It's a tall order for 2 queers"!? Referring to himself and Keith "taking on" The Supremes and The Temptations.Very funny.
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Paulhanrahan
Hopefully the PC crew don't shoot me down. Does anyone remember the dialogue (on Stew, Residue etc) between Keith and Ronnie which culminates with Ronnie saying "It's a tall order for 2 queers"!? Referring to himself and Keith "taking on" The Supremes and The Temptations.Very funny.
(Intro and outro) You Got it made
[youtu.be]
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Paulhanrahan
Hopefully the PC crew don't shoot me down. Does anyone remember the dialogue (on Stew, Residue etc) between Keith and Ronnie which culminates with Ronnie saying "It's a tall order for 2 queers"!? Referring to himself and Keith "taking on" The Supremes and The Temptations.Very funny.
(Intro and outro) You Got it made
[youtu.be]
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gotdablouse
There is some stuff on CD3 of Voodoo Stew that was clearly a lot more adventurous, like Bump And Ride, Middle of the Sea, Monsoon Ragoon, Zulu, Samba, etc...not terribly convincing, you can see why Don Was nipped it in the bud !
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Elmo Lewis
Yeah, mine's from Brian Jones, but I like all eras of the band.
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Testify
I think that any album, seen in retrospect by the authors, you would change it, the only exception is if it was a very successful album. I think that immediately after the release of the album they would do it differently.
It's normal ... that's why I never give much importance to artists' opinions on their albums.
I think VL was a great album, well played and I love all the songs, however due to its retro nature, you can't do two in a short time, it's no coincidence that the next album (BT has deviated considerably .
In my opinion it was the right album at the right time.
In VL the band worked very well together, and it was a throwback to the old days.