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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Come On wasn't on Dirty Work. More Hot Rocks IIRC.
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treaclefingers
Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
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treaclefingers
Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
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"Winning Ugly" always had a nice Motown vibe to me.
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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
Yes, the really disappointing thing was the cover...insofar as I remember thinking, "OK, wrapped in red cellophane, OK, interesting...A hype sticker with a cartoon chick with droopy boobs captioned "Are ya gonna follow the beat, or do I gotta whip ya?"
Huh? ...(cellophane quickly removed) ugh, what are those colours they are wearing?? Why are they sprawled out on the floor and furniture?
OH well, the music at least can't be as bad as the cover.
Let's put on the album shall we (WARNING, you are about to get a 'blow by blow' account of my first DW listen)...hmmm, what's this first track? ONE HIT TO THE BODY, nice, not bad at all, guitars sound razor sharp, Mick screaming...I like it...NO, I LOVE IT!
What's next then?...FIGHT, uh...a little argumentative for my taste. What's the next one, HARLEM SHUFFLE, right, that's the single, umm...OK a little limp, next track? HOLD BACK...what the hell was that? That sounded stupid!
TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
Wow...side one done already? Perhaps we're just building to a crescendo?
OK, flip the record over, cue the stylus....lead track side two, WINNING UGLY, huh??? What the hell was that? "I Wanna Be On Top...I Wanna Win that Cup and get my money baby"?? As bad as the music is, the lyrics are atrocious!
OK, things are bound to get better now, BACK TO ZERO oh my gawd, this is awful...I've only got three songs left and I'm in tears!
DIRTY WORK...this is the album's title track, WTF?!?!...now I'm depressed.
HAD IT WITH YOU...a surprise...not bad. Not great mind you, but compared to what we've had to this point, not to f'ing bad!
SLEEP TONIGHT...OK, we're invited to take a hit with Keith and pass out.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
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TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
Yes, the really disappointing thing was the cover...insofar as I remember thinking, "OK, wrapped in red cellophane, OK, interesting...A hype sticker with a cartoon chick with droopy boobs captioned "Are ya gonna follow the beat, or do I gotta whip ya?"
Huh? ...(cellophane quickly removed) ugh, what are those colours they are wearing?? Why are they sprawled out on the floor and furniture?
OH well, the music at least can't be as bad as the cover.
Let's put on the album shall we (WARNING, you are about to get a 'blow by blow' account of my first DW listen)...hmmm, what's this first track? ONE HIT TO THE BODY, nice, not bad at all, guitars sound razor sharp, Mick screaming...I like it...NO, I LOVE IT!
What's next then?...FIGHT, uh...a little argumentative for my taste. What's the next one, HARLEM SHUFFLE, right, that's the single, umm...OK a little limp, next track? HOLD BACK...what the hell was that? That sounded stupid!
TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
Wow...side one done already? Perhaps we're just building to a crescendo?
OK, flip the record over, cue the stylus....lead track side two, WINNING UGLY, huh??? What the hell was that? "I Wanna Be On Top...I Wanna Win that Cup and get my money baby"?? As bad as the music is, the lyrics are atrocious!
OK, things are bound to get better now, BACK TO ZERO oh my gawd, this is awful...I've only got three songs left and I'm in tears!
DIRTY WORK...this is the album's title track, WTF?!?!...now I'm depressed.
HAD IT WITH YOU...a surprise...not bad. Not great mind you, but compared to what we've had to this point, not to f'ing bad!
SLEEP TONIGHT...OK, we're invited to take a hit with Keith and pass out.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
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It should say...
Possibly the most underrated and least valued album of the Stones' career, Dirty Work finds the band at its rawest and most rhythmically challenged, a reflection of the tumult within the band when it was recorded. True Stones fans have long worn their appreciation of Dirty Work as a hip badge of honor, similar to how people seem to love a broken down car that isn't worth fixing.
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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
Yes, the really disappointing thing was the cover...insofar as I remember thinking, "OK, wrapped in red cellophane, OK, interesting...A hype sticker with a cartoon chick with droopy boobs captioned "Are ya gonna follow the beat, or do I gotta whip ya?"
Huh? ...(cellophane quickly removed) ugh, what are those colours they are wearing?? Why are they sprawled out on the floor and furniture?
OH well, the music at least can't be as bad as the cover.
Let's put on the album shall we (WARNING, you are about to get a 'blow by blow' account of my first DW listen)...hmmm, what's this first track? ONE HIT TO THE BODY, nice, not bad at all, guitars sound razor sharp, Mick screaming...I like it...NO, I LOVE IT!
What's next then?...FIGHT, uh...a little argumentative for my taste. What's the next one, HARLEM SHUFFLE, right, that's the single, umm...OK a little limp, next track? HOLD BACK...what the hell was that? That sounded stupid!
TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
Wow...side one done already? Perhaps we're just building to a crescendo?
OK, flip the record over, cue the stylus....lead track side two, WINNING UGLY, huh??? What the hell was that? "I Wanna Be On Top...I Wanna Win that Cup and get my money baby"?? As bad as the music is, the lyrics are atrocious!
OK, things are bound to get better now, BACK TO ZERO oh my gawd, this is awful...I've only got three songs left and I'm in tears!
DIRTY WORK...this is the album's title track, WTF?!?!...now I'm depressed.
HAD IT WITH YOU...a surprise...not bad. Not great mind you, but compared to what we've had to this point, not to f'ing bad!
SLEEP TONIGHT...OK, we're invited to take a hit with Keith and pass out.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
Liked your analysis....was laughing with each description of all the songs.
Wow, I forgot all about the red cellophane & sticker but can certainly recall it now. Two albums in a row with stickers: Undercover & DW. Must have been a mid-80's thing.
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Gteat review, treacle! It brought back a lot of memories. Not good ones, though.
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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
Yes, the really disappointing thing was the cover...insofar as I remember thinking, "OK, wrapped in red cellophane, OK, interesting...A hype sticker with a cartoon chick with droopy boobs captioned "Are ya gonna follow the beat, or do I gotta whip ya?"
Huh? ...(cellophane quickly removed) ugh, what are those colours they are wearing?? Why are they sprawled out on the floor and furniture?
OH well, the music at least can't be as bad as the cover.
Let's put on the album shall we (WARNING, you are about to get a 'blow by blow' account of my first DW listen)...hmmm, what's this first track? ONE HIT TO THE BODY, nice, not bad at all, guitars sound razor sharp, Mick screaming...I like it...NO, I LOVE IT!
What's next then?...FIGHT, uh...a little argumentative for my taste. What's the next one, HARLEM SHUFFLE, right, that's the single, umm...OK a little limp, next track? HOLD BACK...what the hell was that? That sounded stupid!
TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
Wow...side one done already? Perhaps we're just building to a crescendo?
OK, flip the record over, cue the stylus....lead track side two, WINNING UGLY, huh??? What the hell was that? "I Wanna Be On Top...I Wanna Win that Cup and get my money baby"?? As bad as the music is, the lyrics are atrocious!
OK, things are bound to get better now, BACK TO ZERO oh my gawd, this is awful...I've only got three songs left and I'm in tears!
DIRTY WORK...this is the album's title track, WTF?!?!...now I'm depressed.
HAD IT WITH YOU...a surprise...not bad. Not great mind you, but compared to what we've had to this point, not to f'ing bad!
SLEEP TONIGHT...OK, we're invited to take a hit with Keith and pass out.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
Liked your analysis....was laughing with each description of all the songs.
Wow, I forgot all about the red cellophane & sticker but can certainly recall it now. Two albums in a row with stickers: Undercover & DW. Must have been a mid-80's thing.
Thank you for your kind words...I'm blushing.
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Errr... correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't Anthony De Curtis paid to write that article by Rollingstones.com? Or was it lifted from another paid job, such as the liner notes on an album? Whatever, the article is just a sales job... airbrushing... "a hip badge of honour"??? No sir, the album just sucks. We can think about why it sucks, maybe it is the songs, maybe it is the lack of input from Jagger or Watts, maybe it is the singing style, maybe it is the production style, maybe it was just the influence of mid-1980s corporate rock... whatever, it sucked! It would be great if an official site for a band could just be honest when outlining the history or discography of a band. Instead of, essentially, reducing everything to the same level ('all our albums are great!').
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Ridiculous. This is a lousy album and has nothing to do with a 'shouting Mick' or a "too loud Charlie".
The writing is pathetic. Back to Zero, Hold Back, Dirty Work??
Come On!
Agreed. It's a very poor effort. It was the first and only Stones album that I have ever disliked. I still listen once in a while but it's way back on the list, even behind Metamorphosis.
Yes, the really disappointing thing was the cover...insofar as I remember thinking, "OK, wrapped in red cellophane, OK, interesting...A hype sticker with a cartoon chick with droopy boobs captioned "Are ya gonna follow the beat, or do I gotta whip ya?"
Huh? ...(cellophane quickly removed) ugh, what are those colours they are wearing?? Why are they sprawled out on the floor and furniture?
OH well, the music at least can't be as bad as the cover.
Let's put on the album shall we (WARNING, you are about to get a 'blow by blow' account of my first DW listen)...hmmm, what's this first track? ONE HIT TO THE BODY, nice, not bad at all, guitars sound razor sharp, Mick screaming...I like it...NO, I LOVE IT!
What's next then?...FIGHT, uh...a little argumentative for my taste. What's the next one, HARLEM SHUFFLE, right, that's the single, umm...OK a little limp, next track? HOLD BACK...what the hell was that? That sounded stupid!
TOO RUDE...stones doing reggae (I thought Keith got that out of his system with the Harder They Come single)...whoa though...this time they're trying to do it 'straight'...don't worry, I'll forget about this one quickly...
Wow...side one done already? Perhaps we're just building to a crescendo?
OK, flip the record over, cue the stylus....lead track side two, WINNING UGLY, huh??? What the hell was that? "I Wanna Be On Top...I Wanna Win that Cup and get my money baby"?? As bad as the music is, the lyrics are atrocious!
OK, things are bound to get better now, BACK TO ZERO oh my gawd, this is awful...I've only got three songs left and I'm in tears!
DIRTY WORK...this is the album's title track, WTF?!?!...now I'm depressed.
HAD IT WITH YOU...a surprise...not bad. Not great mind you, but compared to what we've had to this point, not to f'ing bad!
SLEEP TONIGHT...OK, we're invited to take a hit with Keith and pass out.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??????
Liked your analysis....was laughing with each description of all the songs.
Wow, I forgot all about the red cellophane & sticker but can certainly recall it now. Two albums in a row with stickers: Undercover & DW. Must have been a mid-80's thing.
Thank you for your kind words...I'm blushing.
Treaclefingers, I look forward to you (hopefully) providing a comprehensive overview of more albums song-by-song like you did with Dirty Work. That was very cool!
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crappy album