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liddas
My Some Girls song by song review
Miss You. Absolute masterpiece (even if the album version is the "worse" - only because its the shortest). Live (78 and 81) it was one of the highest peaks in the stones career. One of the sexiest bass lines ever. Charlie's drumming (and above all, his work on the Hi-Hat) is just divine. The counterpoint between Ron and Keith's guitars is the definition of Groove. Jagger? One of his best vocals ever, and that killer rap ...
Whip. Another absolute masterpiece and live another of the highest peaks in the stones career (actually, I can never make up my mind if this is better than Miss You or the other way round). The first A / D chords banged by Keith is a deadly hook, but what comes next is just guitars as are played in heaven, with one of the greatest crescendo finale of any stones song.
Imagination. Guess what: absolute masterpiece! It makes the original a 100% stones song. In 78 / 81 this song was another stunning masterclass of rock and roll. It is not an easy song to play the way it's done on SG, because it has a very very delicate structure. The guitars are just perfect. And I particularly love Rons work under the "Every night I hope and pray" bit.
Some Girls. The title track is absolute masterpiece #4 of the album. Everything rotates around JAgger's fat open G strum. Ron's guitarwork in the instrumental breaks is just stunning. One of the best lyrics ever. And so true ...
Lies. No love for this, but make no mistake, it IS a masterpiece. The punkiest punk song the stones ever played. Particularly great is the weave of guitars of that that great intro riff.
Faraway eyes. Best "country" song by the stones, best pedal steel on a stones song, my fav Jagger lyrics ever (thank you jesus, thank you lord) one of the best FOff singing by the same too. In other words, a masterpiece.
Respectable. The album version is a masterpiece. So incredibly good that live the stones never were able to recreate that brillant mix of sexy laid back groove and punk aggressivenes. But that is another reason to love the studio version.
The songs listes so far can be defined the album "fillers".
Before they make me run is Keith's best rocker, so masterpiece is a reductive definition. The weave between guitar and vocals is incredible. Just follow the accents and the loseness of the strums. There is that Tarlè's pic of him sitting on the floor at Nellcote with a wasted grin and a tele in his arm that describes exactly this song.
Beast of Burden is a killer mix of sacre (keith's sublime guitarwork) and profane (jagger's coarse vocals). Live it always is the higlight of the show. One of the best songs ever written by any band.
Shattered. What is this? The stones in 78 came up with something totally original, new, exciting. Keith opens the games with a killer riff, Ron raises the level to heaven. In one word genius!
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Terribly overrated. One of my least fav Stones albums, along with turds like Dirty Work and Undercover. Songs like Miss You, Lies, Shattered and Respectable belong to the worst crap that was ever written.
A very very bad album.
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kleermaker
Doxa, you said: "Let's just say that it [Some Girls] is the BEGGARS BANQUET of the 70's - it saved their career and gave them a new life."
Could/Would you explain that and what "new life" do you exactly mean? And how long did it last? Any opinions on the title of this album?
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kleermaker
Tele, a serious (not ironically meant) question to you:
Do you understand anything of the comments of Edward, pmk251, gimmelittledrink and myself? Can you imagine that we don't consider this album as "the new Beggars Banquet", like Doxa does, but as "musical fluff" as pmk251 called it, or "bubble gum music" as gimmelittledrink qualified it?
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kleermaker
Tele, a serious (not ironically meant) question to you:
Do you understand anything of the comments of Edward, pmk251, gimmelittledrink and myself? Can you imagine that we don't consider this album as "the new Beggars Banquet", like Doxa does, but as "musical fluff" as pmk251 called it, or "bubble gum music" as gimmelittledrink qualified it?
Sure, I understand. I just disagree. And I don't think of it as any kind of Beggars Banquet. I think it was a perfect record for the time. Yes, they were influenced by punk and disco, but they "Stones-ified" it. That is, they made those influences their own rather than the imitative quality that say, "Hot Stuff" had to it. I also think the much-overlooked title track has some down and dirty Mick Jagger guitar playing on it, and "Beast of Burden" is one of the funkiest, coolest vibes they ever got on record. The "filler" material ("Lies", etc.) serves its purpose in the way the lesser Exile songs do, by maintaining the vibe and feel. Plus, I love the way Bill and Charlie rise to the "more fast numbers" occasion! I can safely say I will probably never again be in the mood to put on "Black and Blue" or "Undercover", but SG will always be a summer rotation record for me.
And, speaking of "fun" kleermaker (not ironically meant) I played many of these songs in bands for years: Beast, Miss You, Imagination, and Whip, especially; and they were a blast to play. Maybe not that technically challenging, but when things got slow we could always thrash those A-to-D chords on Whip and have a great workout. The arrangements are fast and loose, and there's lots of room for riffing and twanging. Nothing is more "fun" than the countryish break on "Whip" when modulates to the G-to-D bit. Admittedly we're not talking Chopin here, but it's a joy to play, especially if you have a Fender Telecaster.
Just one man's opinion.
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kleermaker
Tele, a serious (not ironically meant) question to you:
Do you understand anything of the comments of Edward, pmk251, gimmelittledrink and myself? Can you imagine that we don't consider this album as "the new Beggars Banquet", like Doxa does, but as "musical fluff" as pmk251 called it, or "bubble gum music" as gimmelittledrink qualified it?
Sure, I understand. I just disagree. And I don't think of it as any kind of Beggars Banquet. I think it was a perfect record for the time. Yes, they were influenced by punk and disco, but they "Stones-ified" it. That is, they made those influences their own rather than the imitative quality that say, "Hot Stuff" had to it. I also think the much-overlooked title track has some down and dirty Mick Jagger guitar playing on it, and "Beast of Burden" is one of the funkiest, coolest vibes they ever got on record. The "filler" material ("Lies", etc.) serves its purpose in the way the lesser Exile songs do, by maintaining the vibe and feel. Plus, I love the way Bill and Charlie rise to the "more fast numbers" occasion! I can safely say I will probably never again be in the mood to put on "Black and Blue" or "Undercover", but SG will always be a summer rotation record for me.
And, speaking of "fun" kleermaker (not ironically meant) I played many of these songs in bands for years: Beast, Miss You, Imagination, and Whip, especially; and they were a blast to play. Maybe not that technically challenging, but when things got slow we could always thrash those A-to-D chords on Whip and have a great workout. The arrangements are fast and loose, and there's lots of room for riffing and twanging. Nothing is more "fun" than the countryish break on "Whip" when modulates to the G-to-D bit. Admittedly we're not talking Chopin here, but it's a joy to play, especially if you have a Fender Telecaster.
Just one man's opinion.
which chopin tunes do you work into the set?
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Come On
1978 Bowie released 'Heroes'
"Heroes" was released in '77...
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DandelionPowderman
Tele71:
<And I don't think of it as any kind of Beggars Banquet. I think it was a perfect record for the time.>
My guess is that this is Doxa's point by the comparison. A new direction, which gave the group a kickstart - just like Beggar's Banquet did after the pop/acid trip with the two albums in 1967. In that perspective, I agree with Doxa,