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kowalski
Tracks titles say it all ?
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Come On
Harlem Shuffle is a nice cover....Whats more to say except for that Sleep tonight and Stu's hidden blues track is also Worth listening to...
I would lie if I say rest of the songs is good in any way here...
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DandelionPowderman
The Fight version on Crushed Pearl, starting with the chorus (which is different) is way better than the album version, imo.
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HMS
One Hit (to the Body)-----great, greater than great
Fight---very good, almost great
Harlem Shuffle----great, really great
Hold Back---very good
Too Rude-----very good
Winning Ugly----great
Back to Zero---good
Dirty Work----great
Had It with You----great
Sleep Tonight---great
This is the last great album The Stones released. All following albums are incoherent and loaded with fillers. Not this time, unfortunately for the last time! The Stones delivered a hard rocking and ass kicking masterpiece, their best album since Black And Blue, very enjoyable from start to finsish. Steve Lillywhite´s production is marvelous, Dirty Work is not only one of their best albums, it is also one of their best sounding albums, maybe the best sounding Stones-album ever. The bass and the drums are thundering, the guitars are crystal-clear, the voices are brilliant.
The songs are mostly hard guitar-driven rockers, this time the Stones took no prisoners, it is indeed one hit to the body, absolutely amazing how they could manage to put together such an outstanding album with all their personal problems they had at the time this masterpiece was recorded. It seems that the tensions between Jagger/Richards brought out the best of them. To me it sounds less 80s than Undercover or Steel Wheels. It is rocking straight forward with only Back To Zero and Winning Ugly sounding "modern". Back To Zero is the only song on the album one could call weaker, but then again it has an irresistable bridge. Keith has his shining hour with a highly enjoyable reggae tune and a wonderful heartfelt ballad, what more could you ask of him? The cover-version of Harlem Shuffle is a real gem, a smash, by far better than the original. The mean and dirty little rockers Had It With You & Dirty Work are pure pleasure, if you dont like them both, I guess you must have a problem with the Stones in general. What a wonderful return to great form after Mick Jagger´s very disappointing first solo album! I love this album, it was love at first sight (hearing) and it lasts for almost 30 years now. And it´s even still growing.
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HMS
One Hit (to the Body)-----great, greater than great
Fight---very good, almost great
Harlem Shuffle----great, really great
Hold Back---very good
Too Rude-----very good
Winning Ugly----great
Back to Zero---good
Dirty Work----great
Had It with You----great
Sleep Tonight---great
This is the last great album The Stones released. All following albums are incoherent and loaded with fillers. Not this time, unfortunately for the last time! The Stones delivered a hard rocking and ass kicking masterpiece, their best album since Black And Blue, very enjoyable from start to finsish. Steve Lillywhite´s production is marvelous, Dirty Work is not only one of their best albums, it is also one of their best sounding albums, maybe the best sounding Stones-album ever. The bass and the drums are thundering, the guitars are crystal-clear, the voices are brilliant.
The songs are mostly hard guitar-driven rockers, this time the Stones took no prisoners, it is indeed one hit to the body, absolutely amazing how they could manage to put together such an outstanding album with all their personal problems they had at the time this masterpiece was recorded. It seems that the tensions between Jagger/Richards brought out the best of them. To me it sounds less 80s than Undercover or Steel Wheels. It is rocking straight forward with only Back To Zero and Winning Ugly sounding "modern". Back To Zero is the only song on the album one could call weaker, but then again it has an irresistable bridge. Keith has his shining hour with a highly enjoyable reggae tune and a wonderful heartfelt ballad, what more could you ask of him? The cover-version of Harlem Shuffle is a real gem, a smash, by far better than the original. The mean and dirty little rockers Had It With You & Dirty Work are pure pleasure, if you dont like them both, I guess you must have a problem with the Stones in general. What a wonderful return to great form after Mick Jagger´s very disappointing first solo album! I love this album, it was love at first sight (hearing) and it lasts for almost 30 years now. And it´s even still growing.
One can appreciate your enthusiasm. But the best recorded album sound wise is Tatoo You. This album does not meet the expectations on the level of Let it Bleed or even EOMS.
Then again, we all reserve the right to enjoy one album over another. We have all different opinions and I appreciate the post. Maybe I should revisit this album with a clean slate and approach. Even Ronnie Wood has stated in many interviews that this is one of his favorite works.
Again thanks for the nice post-
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Chris FountainQuote
HMS
One Hit (to the Body)-----great, greater than great
Fight---very good, almost great
Harlem Shuffle----great, really great
Hold Back---very good
Too Rude-----very good
Winning Ugly----great
Back to Zero---good
Dirty Work----great
Had It with You----great
Sleep Tonight---great
This is the last great album The Stones released. All following albums are incoherent and loaded with fillers. Not this time, unfortunately for the last time! The Stones delivered a hard rocking and ass kicking masterpiece, their best album since Black And Blue, very enjoyable from start to finsish. Steve Lillywhite´s production is marvelous, Dirty Work is not only one of their best albums, it is also one of their best sounding albums, maybe the best sounding Stones-album ever. The bass and the drums are thundering, the guitars are crystal-clear, the voices are brilliant.
The songs are mostly hard guitar-driven rockers, this time the Stones took no prisoners, it is indeed one hit to the body, absolutely amazing how they could manage to put together such an outstanding album with all their personal problems they had at the time this masterpiece was recorded. It seems that the tensions between Jagger/Richards brought out the best of them. To me it sounds less 80s than Undercover or Steel Wheels. It is rocking straight forward with only Back To Zero and Winning Ugly sounding "modern". Back To Zero is the only song on the album one could call weaker, but then again it has an irresistable bridge. Keith has his shining hour with a highly enjoyable reggae tune and a wonderful heartfelt ballad, what more could you ask of him? The cover-version of Harlem Shuffle is a real gem, a smash, by far better than the original. The mean and dirty little rockers Had It With You & Dirty Work are pure pleasure, if you dont like them both, I guess you must have a problem with the Stones in general. What a wonderful return to great form after Mick Jagger´s very disappointing first solo album! I love this album, it was love at first sight (hearing) and it lasts for almost 30 years now. And it´s even still growing.
One can appreciate your enthusiasm. But the best recorded album sound wise is Tatoo You. This album does not meet the expectations on the level of Let it Bleed or even EOMS.
Then again, we all reserve the right to enjoy one album over another. We have all different opinions and I appreciate the post. Maybe I should revisit this album with a clean slate and approach. Even Ronnie Wood has stated in many interviews that this is one of his favorite works.
Again thanks for the nice post-
Chris, I didn't know Ronnie regarded 'Dirty Work' as one of his favourite works. I know of course he had a huge role in it; with Jagger missing in action for a lot of the initial writing, it must have been great for Ronnie and Keith to put the band and team (with some wonderful guest musicians) together, and to work up all of those guitar-heavy tracks. There is some great playing on the album, I don't think anyone would deny that.
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HMS
One Hit (to the Body)-----great, greater than great
Fight---very good, almost great
Harlem Shuffle----great, really great
Hold Back---very good
Too Rude-----very good
Winning Ugly----great
Back to Zero---good
Dirty Work----great
Had It with You----great
Sleep Tonight---great
This is the last great album The Stones released. All following albums are incoherent and loaded with fillers. Not this time, unfortunately for the last time! The Stones delivered a hard rocking and ass kicking masterpiece, their best album since Black And Blue, very enjoyable from start to finsish. Steve Lillywhite´s production is marvelous, Dirty Work is not only one of their best albums, it is also one of their best sounding albums, maybe the best sounding Stones-album ever. The bass and the drums are thundering, the guitars are crystal-clear, the voices are brilliant.
The songs are mostly hard guitar-driven rockers, this time the Stones took no prisoners, it is indeed one hit to the body, absolutely amazing how they could manage to put together such an outstanding album with all their personal problems they had at the time this masterpiece was recorded. It seems that the tensions between Jagger/Richards brought out the best of them. To me it sounds less 80s than Undercover or Steel Wheels. It is rocking straight forward with only Back To Zero and Winning Ugly sounding "modern". Back To Zero is the only song on the album one could call weaker, but then again it has an irresistable bridge. Keith has his shining hour with a highly enjoyable reggae tune and a wonderful heartfelt ballad, what more could you ask of him? The cover-version of Harlem Shuffle is a real gem, a smash, by far better than the original. The mean and dirty little rockers Had It With You & Dirty Work are pure pleasure, if you dont like them both, I guess you must have a problem with the Stones in general. What a wonderful return to great form after Mick Jagger´s very disappointing first solo album! I love this album, it was love at first sight (hearing) and it lasts for almost 30 years now. And it´s even still growing.
One can appreciate your enthusiasm. But the best recorded album sound wise is Tatoo You. This album does not meet the expectations on the level of Let it Bleed or even EOMS.
Then again, we all reserve the right to enjoy one album over another. We have all different opinions and I appreciate the post. Maybe I should revisit this album with a clean slate and approach. Even Ronnie Wood has stated in many interviews that this is one of his favorite works.
Again thanks for the nice post-
Chris, I didn't know Ronnie regarded 'Dirty Work' as one of his favourite works. I know of course he had a huge role in it; with Jagger missing in action for a lot of the initial writing, it must have been great for Ronnie and Keith to put the band and team (with some wonderful guest musicians) together, and to work up all of those guitar-heavy tracks. There is some great playing on the album, I don't think anyone would deny that.
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HMS
One Hit (to the Body)-----great, greater than great
Fight---very good, almost great
Harlem Shuffle----great, really great
Hold Back---very good
Too Rude-----very good
Winning Ugly----great
Back to Zero---good
Dirty Work----great
Had It with You----great
Sleep Tonight---great
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DandelionPowderman
<Too Rude one of the few successful Keith Reggaes>
Few?
The Harder They Come
Too Rude
Words Of Wonder
You Don't Have To Mean It
Love Overdue
Which one was not successful?