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keefriff99
I'm sure I'm in the minority, but Waiting On A Friend is my LEAST favorite of the five-ballad block on Tattoo You.
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GasLightStreet
Wow.
New Zealand original vinyl LP.
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TurningToGold2
I had pulled out my copy of Tattoo You while getting ready for the Superdome concert, leading up to the show, and I had it leaning on the edge of the stack of vinyl beneath the turntable. And I was struck by how utterly cool and visionary the album cover was, for its time. I had other record covers strewn around the living room, in piles, to compare it to, and the Tattoo You cover was so bold and striking. I was remembering how when I bought it, brand new on the day of release in 1981, the glossy cover was so shiny and new and bright. The red and green really popped, especially in rows across the display in the store (they had flipped some around backwards, to show the Keith side). Of course now mine is faded, has some creases, edge wear, etc. But when they were brand new, those covers really didn't look like much else out there at the time.
It's very alluring, when you picture it how it looked in the retail bins, brand new, all shiny and sleek underneath the shrink wrap.I mean I remember back then it felt kind of shoddy in a way, with the cloven foot/pump photograph and the lack of credits or real photos of the band, but it's actually a pretty bold album cover, as a piece of pure album art. Definitely forward thinking.
Just a cool little moment I had while getting pumped up for the show, a few days in advance.
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Madcap
Shocked that Pitchfork spoke so glowingly of that album (which I love). Tops might be the most underrated Stones song of all time!
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Madcap
Shocked that Pitchfork spoke so glowingly of that album (which I love). Tops might be the most underrated Stones song of all time!
Yes, when I saw that Pitchfork had chosen to review Tattoo You my immediate thought was uh oh, are they going to go all woke and and millennial on this record? But this is a balanced and detailed piece which vividly illustrates the feel of the album and its mood and how it was a pivotal album for the Stones.
The only crit I'd have of the article is that they didn't mention the album artwork, which still looks fresh and striking even now. But as far as the writing goes this is the definitive piece on Tattoo You.