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I like this lp although it wasn't a huge seller.
It topped the US and UK charts! The single went number 3 in the US.
....coming off the heels of Some Girls had a lot to do with it. In retrospect a lazy follow-up.
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I like this lp although it wasn't a huge seller.
It topped the US and UK charts! The single went number 3 in the US.
....coming off the heels of Some Girls had a lot to do with it. In retrospect a lazy follow-up.
And after listening more the "lazy follow-up" turned out to be great. See the reviews in this thread
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deardoctor
Great great great album!
But it took me 10 years to realize
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Chris Fountain
I was just doing research - I didn't realize that Ronnie Wood played bass on album version of Emotional Rescue song itself. Preference includes the deeper richer bass tones. However, live version works as well ( a bit trebled). Caught it in Boston Circa 2014. The Chicago "you tube" version from same tour proves very similar to the Boston concert (Friday Night) .
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I was just doing research - I didn't realize that Ronnie Wood played bass on album version of Emotional Rescue song itself. Preference includes the deeper richer bass tones. However, live version works as well ( a bit trebled). Caught it in Boston Circa 2014. The Chicago "you tube" version from same tour proves very similar to the Boston concert (Friday Night) .
I hate to say this, and yes perhaps I’m envious my self imposed RS live exile just missed ‘Emotional Rescue’ live 2013 (I came back 2015)
Anyway, yo Chicago. Lame audience. The only one grooving was Mick’s trainer from the side. Chicago didn’t feed him.
Hyde Park ‘Emotional Rescue’ seems quite different crowd wise, I don’t own the DVD, but clips off utube makes me guess this was the most recent best live version of ‘ER’
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Chris Fountain
I was just doing research - I didn't realize that Ronnie Wood played bass on album version of Emotional Rescue song itself.
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Testify
I love this album! I do not know why many Stones fans do not give it the right credit. I do not even agree that it is a minor version of Some Girls, in my opinion they are two very different albums starting from the sound ...
EDIT. Ronnie Wood is a great bass player, just listen to something from the jeff beck group to get an opinion. He also played bass on the Rolling Stones tour of the 75 on Fingerprint File.
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Swayed1967
Dance (Pt.1) - Good riffing inside an oddly depressing tune – it feels as if you’re dancing with junkies. 3
Summer Romance - I love the energy born of Jagger’s sleazy joie de vivre. Unfortunately his vocals are so over the top it’s impossible to take this song even remotely seriously (a more menacing delivery a la Stray Cat Blues might’ve turned this into a classic). Not surprised I loved it as a high schooler but would have to (reluctantly) call this filler today. 6
Send It To Me - The intro isn’t nearly as dazzling as Keith and Ronnie probably thought it was – there’s something off about it – but Mick saves this one with his hammy vocals. You can just imagine him strutting around like a hopped-up aerobics instructor on speed had they made a video for this. 7.5
Let Me Go - This is the way I prefer Mick to sing, subdued with a slightly drunken drawl. Perfectly crafted Rolling Stones song. Pure aces with me (and even though Mick’s lyrics begin to stink up later albums starting with this one the idea of hanging out in a gay bar to evade some clingy woman is pure genius IMO and I only wish I had the balls to try it myself). 10
Indian Girl - Ok, I guess it’s the preposterous lyrics which have earned this song so many rock razzies but I still think it’s a beautiful ballad with great performances all around IMO. 7.5
Where The Boys Go - I wish there was a pic of those girls who enter the song like cartoon characters towards the end on the album jacket. And I wish each album included a pair of their panty hose. Other than that, I’m not too interested in this song. 2
Down In The Hole - Great moody song which like ‘Let It Loose’ just isn’t catchy enough to make it into my weekly rotation. But it’s always a treat to hear. 9
Emotional Rescue - Fantastic bass line. It’s kind of kitschy and goofy and impossible to pull off at karaoke but this, for better or worse, is Mick at his coolest in 1980. 9.5
She's So Cold - Great guitar play which like a lot of the songs from this period forward deserved better lyrics. But there’s no denying that this is a latter day classic. 9.5
All About You - You don’t have to be a junkie to write a love song like this but it probably didn’t hurt. Grateful to Keith for stuff like this. 10
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Kurt
Bought this one on cassette, a sign of the times, right when it came out.
Rocked it all summer long in the car.
What great memories...
Love it.
All of it.
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Kurt
Bought this one on cassette, a sign of the times, right when it came out.
Rocked it all summer long in the car.
What great memories...
Love it.
All of it.
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Swayed1967
Dance (Pt.1) - Good riffing inside an oddly depressing tune – it feels as if you’re dancing with junkies. 3
Summer Romance - I love the energy born of Jagger’s sleazy joie de vivre. Unfortunately his vocals are so over the top it’s impossible to take this song even remotely seriously (a more menacing delivery a la Stray Cat Blues might’ve turned this into a classic). Not surprised I loved it as a high schooler but would have to (reluctantly) call this filler today. 6
Send It To Me - The intro isn’t nearly as dazzling as Keith and Ronnie probably thought it was – there’s something off about it – but Mick saves this one with his hammy vocals. You can just imagine him strutting around like a hopped-up aerobics instructor on speed had they made a video for this. 7.5
Let Me Go - This is the way I prefer Mick to sing, subdued with a slightly drunken drawl. Perfectly crafted Rolling Stones song. Pure aces with me (and even though Mick’s lyrics begin to stink up later albums starting with this one the idea of hanging out in a gay bar to evade some clingy woman is pure genius IMO and I only wish I had the balls to try it myself). 10
Indian Girl - Ok, I guess it’s the preposterous lyrics which have earned this song so many rock razzies but I still think it’s a beautiful ballad with great performances all around IMO. 7.5
Where The Boys Go - I wish there was a pic of those girls who enter the song like cartoon characters towards the end on the album jacket. And I wish each album included a pair of their panty hose. Other than that, I’m not too interested in this song. 2
Down In The Hole - Great moody song which like ‘Let It Loose’ just isn’t catchy enough to make it into my weekly rotation. But it’s always a treat to hear. 9
Emotional Rescue - Fantastic bass line. It’s kind of kitschy and goofy and impossible to pull off at karaoke but this, for better or worse, is Mick at his coolest in 1980. 9.5
She's So Cold - Great guitar play which like a lot of the songs from this period forward deserved better lyrics. But there’s no denying that this is a latter day classic. 9.5
All About You - You don’t have to be a junkie to write a love song like this but it probably didn’t hurt. Grateful to Keith for stuff like this. 10
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35love
Do you rate a song high (a 9 or 10) if you skip it or very seldom listen to it?
If you have Emotional Rescue on (the turntable, a CD, tape)
do you skip ‘All About You’?
While I feel the effort, emotion etc. on ‘All About You’ is worthy of a high score, the fact that it is a grind of guts on the floor depressing has me skip it all the time/ never listen to it.
Therefore, I personally give it a low number.
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35love
Do you rate a song high (a 9 or 10) if you skip it or very seldom listen to it?
If you have Emotional Rescue on (the turntable, a CD, tape)
do you skip ‘All About You’?
While I feel the effort, emotion etc. on ‘All About You’ is worthy of a high score, the fact that it is a grind of guts on the floor depressing has me skip it all the time/ never listen to it.
Therefore, I personally give it a low number.