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Silver Dagger
It's among the best 10 songs they've released over the last 20 years - which isn't actually saying much.
Still, it's a great rocker but pretty predictable Stones by numbers fare. They usually have at least one out and out rocker like this on their albums over the last 30 or so years.
Start Me Up, One Hit (To The Body), Mixed Emotions, You Got Me Rocking, Rough Justice, Doom & Gloom - all have that same Stones swagger and are released as singles to get us all going but then usually the rest of the latest album they're promoting is patchy to say the least.
We know if it's a classic as the Stones themselves will keep it in their set lists or unearth it from time to time. I don't think this one will see the light of day again.
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Silver Dagger
It's among the best 10 songs they've released over the last 20 years - which isn't actually saying much.
Still, it's a great rocker but pretty predictable Stones by numbers fare. They usually have at least one out and out rocker like this on their albums over the last 30 or so years.
Start Me Up, One Hit (To The Body), Mixed Emotions, You Got Me Rocking, Rough Justice, Doom & Gloom - all have that same Stones swagger and are released as singles to get us all going but then usually the rest of the latest album they're promoting is patchy to say the least.
We know if it's a classic as the Stones themselves will keep it in their set lists or unearth it from time to time. I don't think this one will see the light of day again.
I think many of the "Stones by numbers-tunes" are written by Mick.
Seemingly, something often gets lost "in translation" when Mick writes the riffs by himself, and Keith doesn't have any impact on them - or merely is just filling in, imo.
We can add Highwire, Sad Sad Sad, Hold on To Your Hat, I Go Wild, Driving Too Fast and Don't Stop to that list as well.
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Maindefender
One again, if BB was streamlined a bit it would have been really good. Plus leaving Under The Radar and Don't Want to go Home off is a head scratcher. How cool would it be to get just 45 minutes of strong material for a new release!
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wandering spirit
i would say a typical late-day stones rocker...no reason not to like it (as Doxa argued so convincingly), but nothing special...Doom and Gloom i consider far more inovative, interesting and superior....
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MadMax
Great song but the brickwalling and the digital "sizzling" (as described earlier, great description!) sound destroy the overall positivity.
Should've been produced and mixed like One More SHot and D & G and the bonus SG album.
Let it Breathe!!!
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MadMax
Great song but the brickwalling and the digital "sizzling" (as described earlier, great description!) sound destroy the overall positivity.
Should've been produced and mixed like One More SHot and D & G and the bonus SG album.
Let it Breathe!!!
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RollingFreak
I'll never understand why everyone hates it, but I think this is a killer song. Not joking, I think its their best rock song since Tattoo You. I can only say that I'm biased because I'm young and this was the first (and only) studio album they put out while I was actually conscious of who the Stones were, and I remember putting on that new CD and this flying out of the speakers. I did, and still do, think it is kick ass. I remember hearing it and thinking "this is the Rolling @#$%& Stones!" Double entrees, great riff thats reminiscent of classic Stones, fast rocker. Everything I want in new stuff by them. Great track and I will always love it. I'd love to hear something new from them like that instead of Doom and Gloom or One More Shot.
But I know I'm in the minority.
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Maindefender
One again, if BB was streamlined a bit it would have been really good. Plus leaving Under The Radar and Don't Want to go Home off is a head scratcher. How cool would it be to get just 45 minutes of strong material for a new release!