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2000man
great LP. one bad song
Cherry oh baby? If so I'll go with that too..........I love Black & Blue
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GasLightStreet
Still astounds me to this day that they left Slave and Worried About You unfinished. Just imagine the album with those tracks on it as well.
Had they finished them, of course.
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GasLightStreet
Still astounds me to this day that they left Slave and Worried About You unfinished. Just imagine the album with those tracks on it as well.
Had they finished them, of course.
But this would have lessened the effect of Tattoo You, and TY was very important in bringing the younger generation into the fan fold at the time because it made them seem like a great and credible, viable band--otherwise, the last glimpse of greatness would have been Some Girls, and with just Emotional Rescue and Undercover defining their music for the first half of the 80s, perhaps my generation wouldn't have taken to them so readily and completely. Also without TY Undercover wouldn't have had the same impact. TY was a very important release that was done at the right time, and every track was crucial to its success.
Plus with Black and Blue being so-so and hit or miss with so many fans, it magnifies the effect of Some Girls, which was seen at the time as a major comeback--and if B&B had been the flawless major blockbuster that some here like to envision, then Some Girls might have been viewed at the time and retrospectively as just another Stones album.
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DandelionPowderman
Lovely album. Very versatile, and with fantastic production.
I like all the tracks.
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buttons67
i agree black and blue would be great, if some songs were replaced by others, and more were added on.
but they wernt, so judging black and blue on its own merits, its a great sounding album, buts its too short and as such needs most of the songs to be strong, which they are not.
crazy mama
memory motel
are the high points.
hand of fate
fool to cry
hey negrita
are average at best, although sound quality is clearer than previous albums.
melody
hot stuff
cherry o baby
are disappointing.
the albums not really my cup of tea but i can see how others like it.
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Maindefender
Save Me or Plundered my Soul may have made their way to TY, never know. I think Hey Negrita bumped Slave and Worried Bout You got bumped by the two existing ballads. Black & Blue might make for an interesting deluxe package?
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GasLightStreet
Someone that bothers with Wikipedia needs to correctly fix the Black And Blue page, partly because of this lack of information right here:
"Fool to Cry" was the only track from Black and Blue to appear on the Stones' career-spanning greatest hits albums Forty Licks in 2002 and GRRR! in 2012.
Oh I see. So Sucking In The Seventies, Rewind and Jump Back don't count.
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crumbling_mice
Love it all...a great record and as many of you have asserted, the production/mix is perfect and they never really got back to this standard, although Some Girls came close. It captures the Stones sound and the boys are playing really well. The various guitarists who were being 'auditioned' also do a great job. Hey Negrita is just the funkiest and raunchiest Stones song thanks to Ron's brilliant riff. I'm off to give this a spin, it;s been too long!