Howdy -

In my opinion, the Modern Stones were born someplace between Undercover and Dirty Work. The clowning and silly songs of the previous incarnation (Some Girls, Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You, Undercover) was replaced by a desire to produce a more modern, serious sound (Dirty Work, Steel Wheels, etc). You know what I mean?

This being my assumption, what is your favorite Stones song of the Modern Period? Mine is, without a doubt, "Highwire". Politicized (dated?) lyrics aside, it sounds to me like the freshest thing they've released in the past 20 years! Whaddya think?!?

She was black... and her eyes were blue!



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I find it hard to find any truly great songs from this period. One or two ballads from Voodoo Lounge aren't bad such as Blinded By Rainbows, Out Of Tears and Thru And Thru.

Agree - Highwire finally made me a fan back in 1991 (at the age of 15).
My top 5 since 1985:

1. Highwire
2. Love Is Strong
3. Saint Of Me
4. Anybody Seen My Baby
5. Blinded By Rainbows

A lot of truly great songs:

One Hit
Almost Hear You Sigh
Sleep Tonight
Love Is Strong
Slipping Away
The Worst
Blinded By Rainbows
Thru and Thru
Saint Of Me
Out Of Control
Out of Tears
Mixed Emotions
Highwire

and others.

By the way I never understood why Highwire was not included on Forty Licks. I thought this was some kind of hit in 1991. At least I saw it nearly daily on MTV and it made me a fan...

tomstones Wrote:
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> Agree - Highwire finally made me a fan back in
> 1991.

Hey, me too. Although I was 11.

Anybody seen my baby!!!!!
Great Song, Great Video!!
The "coolest" tune they´ve ever recorded

Might as well get juiced

There are a bunch worth mentioning for me.

One Hit
Brand New Car (don't know why so many people hate this song, its got a great blues feel)
Blinded By Rainbows
Thru and Thru
Flip The Switch
Jump on top of Me
How Can I Stop

Might as well get juiced

Rock and a Hard place & Slipping Away (SW)

You got me rocking & mean disposition (VL)

the complete B2B (save Saint of Me and Too Tight which never grew on me)

I think that DW was the last album of the "old" stones. This for many reasons.

It was the last album to be released only on LP - the CD era recordings are for many reasons completely different: they include some more sperimental stuff and seem to be adressed not only to rockers.

By the time Steel Wheels was released, not only Jagger, but also Keith had completed a "complete" side project (LP + Tour) not as rolling stones. Jagger songs up to DW were always in a "keith" fashion, and blended well in the overall sound of the album. Starting from Steel Wheels one can easily say who did what.

The organization of the mastodontic SW/UJ return tour made the Stones a more controlled "professional" band. A big mass of side musicians and effects was added.

Bill Wyman quitting the band after that tour completed the process.

C

Brand new car (you're right hound dog)
Love is strong
slipping away
out of tears
Hearts for sale (great song, often overlooked)

But #1: Out of control

Mr Edward







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Yeah Liddas, good points all. I guess it's a bit of a grey zone.

Already over me

I am the only one who likes that song?

Nope, I like that one too.

I forgot an aweful lot (Hearts for sale, Might As Well Get Juiced, Jump On Top Of Me, I'm Gonna Drive, Always Suffering, Already Over Me, Dirty Work,..., the list goes on and on)

What the hell... I just like the "modern stones"

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> The organization of the mastodontic SW/UJ return
> tour made the Stones a more controlled


DUDE! Mastodontic? I thought this board was in English?

(actually it's "mastodonic")

:-)

karl



'Don’t forget, if you’re on your bike, wear white'



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Continental Drift

the word "great" flies around too liberally. If Jumpin' Jack Flash, Satisfaction, YCAGWYW, SFM, BS, GS, MR and others like that are the standard by which we define a great Stones song, then they haven't had one in 25 years (at least).

I agree T & A. Let's just say my personal faves from this era are One Hit, Highwire, Saint Of Me and The Worst.

I think that still if B2B is a good record, itis still no Stones record.

One Hit
Sleep Tonight
Highwire
Too Tight

Thats the best there is!

One hit...

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Saint of Me

The only Stones song of the past 20 years that I truly like is Don't Stop. I think that's one that'll grow on people over the coming years. Ironically, some of the others that I don't mind are the B sides like Fancy Man Blues, So Young and Jump On Top of Me.

I agree, they have had some great b-sides, besides the ones you mentioned The Storm I have always liked and Cook Cook Blues, I think that is a b-side.

She Was Hot

Love Is Strong

Brand New Car

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

Of course there is (chronologically) Highwire, Sparks Will Fly, Jump On Top Of Me, Too Tight and Don't Stop to mention. And there is also Brand New Car, Moon Is Up, You Don't Have To Mean It, Out Of Control and Stealing My Heart too. It looks like during the modern period, Keith has a treaty that allows him to sing at least 2 songs on one album, including best ofs and live albums. A lead vocal by Ron Wood would interfere with that, so I don't think he will be allowed to do one on a Rolling Stones song.

One Hit
Had It With You
Almost Hear You Sigh
Slipping Away
Highwire
Love Is Strong
Out Of Tears
I Go Wild
Flip The Switch
Already Over Me
Don't Stop

Rockers - I Go Wild, Saint of Me, You Got Me Rocking

Ballads - Blinded by Rainbows, Sleep Tonight , Out of Tears

1)out of control
2)saint of me
3)slipping away
4)highwire
5)blinded by rainbow
6)the worst