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Mick got trapped in his borderline camp-singing style, just like Keith did with the open G-stuff. By «trapped» I mean that people expect to hear more of it. Those sounds became «them».
But Keith found a way out of it in the 70s. There are barely any open G-guitars from him on Some Girls, Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You. He sort of went back to basic rockabilly, Berry, rock'n'roll.
That said, Mick has his moments of sincerity, even today.
Evening Gown perhaps?
Fool To Cry at the London Stadium (1st night) was a 'shivers down your spine' moment, I thought.
If he really means to express himself with that accent, yeah, perhaps
«People say I'm a drinkerrrrr»
I imagine he did, I mean ~90% of country singers don’t actually have accents the way they sing. It’s all part of the show, doesn’t mean they aren’t sincere.
I don't understand why some people feel the singer should sound "sincere". Sincerity can be so boring. Humorless. One-dimensional. Celine Dion may sound sincere, but I wouldn't listen to her if you paid me. With Jagger, I listen because he is so much fun to listen to and has a thousand different personae. He is incredibly multidimensional, and I don't give a rat's ass if he actually believes what he's singing as long as he takes me somewhere far, far away. And, most of the time, he does that, better than any other singer in the world.
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yaaay SILVER TRAIN THREAD iS BACK, PEOPLE!
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yaaay SILVER TRAIN THREAD iS BACK, PEOPLE!
How very fitting that a chain about a song about a train is becoming so looooooooong.
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OMG - I don't believe I'm reading some of these other comments.
Silver Train is a fabulous, joyous affirmation of life.
It's a song that could easily have found its way onto Exile On Main Street, part of a two trains symphony of locomotive exultation with All Down The Line.
In fact thinking about it, ST could form part of a fantastic concept album about trains mentioned in Stones' songs. Love In Vain, No Expectations and Still A Fool (Two Trains) are three others that easily spring to mind.
Silver Train is one of those songs that has that incredible sense of musical momentum - no pun intended - that the Stones are so masterful at creating. The song picks you up and sweeps you along and the next thing you know you're a passenger on board the greatest rock'n'roll express train 'going home on a south bound train with a song in your mouth'.
It may have ended up on Goat's Head Soup - which for me just about hangs on to the coat tails of Exile, at least in sentiment and playing - but the song itself has Sticky Fingers and Exile written all over it.
And Mick Talor just shines and shimmers on this song. For me Silver Train is first class rock'n'roll written and recorded by a band that were still firing on all cyclinders.
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flilflam
Is Silver Train about the ingestion of cocaine ? Or am I reading too much into this entertaining song ?
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tommyturbo76
Sorry to wake-up this tread since BV hates that, but in 2018 it woke up after 4 years...