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Doxa
At least they tried. Namely, seriously reinvate and update their sound. That alone is a merit in my book even though the results are not so convincing. They haven't tried that much ever since. It was partly for that reason why retro-like VOODOO LOUNGE, and tracks like "Love Is Strong" sounded sonically so good at the time - the band at least sounding like good ole Stones, even though weren't much more substance. Better to play it safe.
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Doxa
At least they tried. Namely, seriously reinvate and update their sound. That alone is a merit in my book even though the results are not so convincing. They haven't tried that much ever since. It was partly for that reason why retro-like VOODOO LOUNGE, and tracks like "Love Is Strong" sounded sonically so good at the time - the band at least sounding like good ole Stones, even though weren't much more substance. Better to play it safe.
- Doxa
For more head-to-head comparisons, I look to I Go Wild and You Got Me Rocking both of which showcase the Don Was brokered Jagger-Richards compromise.
Rock And A Hard Place at least has a time and place - it is somewhat more effective and "better sounding" than "I Go Wild". It is also a masterpeice in relation to "You Got Me Rocking"
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DandelionPowderman
YGMR always get an undeserved rap by the fans because of the lame live renditions AFTER 1995.
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DandelionPowderman
YGMR always get an undeserved rap by the fans because of the lame live renditions AFTER 1995. The studio version still sounds good, nowhere near the mediocrity of IGW. RAAHP is a pop/rock stadium number, a big song, compared to the two others, imo. Not my favourite, though.
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frankotero
Carster- have you heard this version? [...]
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His Majesty
It's awful, but yet some what ace at the same time.
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MileHigh
Like running your fingers along a sterile chalky blackboard.
About six months ago I watched it from At the Max and it seemed to really rock, making me think that it was one of those songs that was uninspiring in the studio but worked on stage. I had another watch and listen just now and I didn't feel it this time.
I think that we need to give the Stones a break for being "average rockers" from the mid Eighties onwards.
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treaclefingers
I liked it at the time as well...a relief after Dirty Work. Just doesn't stand the test of time though...ironically One Hit To The Body from Dirty Work, which I kind of see as it's brethren, is a far better song.
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Title5Take1
I'm going to indulge and link my own thread, to—again—put dismissive criticisms of the Stones in perspective >>> [www.iorr.org]
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drewmaster
A lame, embarrassing attempt to sound relevant. Pretentious lyrics, irritating melody, and horribly sterile production. I would take Back to Zero any day over this garbage.
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Rockman
Yeah has some good lines in it ...
And the city gets bigger as the country comes begging to town