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The big 4 come first in terms of greatness, the order can be flexible. Then comes Some Girls. That is the last great one!
There are many other very good ones but for me it is those 5 and then the rest.
i really suggest you listen to more of the brian jones era stones. they have plenty of records as good as some girls.
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The big 4 come first in terms of greatness, the order can be flexible. Then comes Some Girls. That is the last great one!
There are many other very good ones but for me it is those 5 and then the rest.
I really think Some Girls is hugely overrated..
as i recall B2B was 2 Stones albums in one Keith's album and Mick's album .Everything leading up to when Keith got rid of his nasty habit from the infamous Toronto bust to him reaserting himself creativly lead to quite the nasty dust up with his Glimmer twin and hence forth the schism the ultimatly destroyed the working releationship between Jagger/Richards.After Undercover the glimmers changed the model of how they wrote and produced there albums .Yes they did make nice music together again but never with the same fire .Case in point examine how Dirty work was recorded ,Richards ,Wood, Charlie and Bill would be in the studio cutting tracks then Mick would come in and do his vocals .Not the best vibes in that circumstance.Also no tours from 1982 thru 1989 to when they rolled out the Steel wheels album and tour .Which Steel wheels has some nice songs on it but! So in a way Mick convinced Keith to jump on board and Make all of the treasure that followed and huge world tours packing stadiums and making fans (myself included ) very happy to capture and enjoy our favorite band.Quote
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TheGreekI love B2B, they are a lot of really good tunes on there but it is not the same as UNDERCOVER and previous studio albums.Also i have to mention Voodoo lounge as a good later day Stones album but unlike the really creative and very fertile songwriting from Undercover and before .Quote
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Undercover is the last great one where the Glimmers cared enough to fight about it !
Have you forgotten about the making of B2B?
I agree, but I was referring to the fight on B2B
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I don't get how Stripped is even in the discussion. All versions on Stripped are vastly inferior to the original versions, imo.
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I don't get how Stripped is even in the discussion. All versions on Stripped are vastly inferior to the original versions, imo.
I'm not sure I agree with this - The Spider and the fly, for example, was transformed in the stripped version - both Keith and Charlie fabulous - I'd love to hear them play it as old men - The lyrics would need updating again but Mick has said in latter years he didn't like this song ( too close to the bone perhaps )
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I don't get how Stripped is even in the discussion. All versions on Stripped are vastly inferior to the original versions, imo.
I'm not sure I agree with this - The Spider and the fly, for example, was transformed in the stripped version - both Keith and Charlie fabulous - I'd love to hear them play it as old men - The lyrics would need updating again but Mick has said in latter years he didn't like this song ( too close to the bone perhaps )
The original is great, the Stripped version pales. Even the great Love In Vain, so many great versions, studio, live etc. , somehow they did their worst rendition ever for Stripped.
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Exile.
As much as I love SG, TY I agree with that. Some post Exile albums might be classic for Stones fans but not for the wider audience. Crosseyed Heart - a classic album? Seriously?
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Exile.
As much as I love SG, TY I agree with that. Some post Exile albums might be classic for Stones fans but not for the wider audience. Crosseyed Heart - a classic album? Seriously?
It's a new classic Keith album...
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CoUntry honk is a classic. Love the fiddling. Also one of the earliest experiments with country on a rock record.
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
Exactly! Although it contains no original material it is still one of their best albums, it´s sparkling with power, youth and love for the music. The early Stones are often a bit neglected at this board, at least I got the impression. For most fans the Stones seem to start with LIB or BB, but the albums before weren´t bad (in fact very good - good) and their single-output was simply phenomenal.
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
Their classic albums, understood as their treatment of the music that was classic to them, may be seen as applying to R&B. Then that concerns their first two albums (in UK releases) and, besides, their two studio and one live EPs, plus a couple of singles (perhaps up to "Little Red Rooster" ). It would mean that their classic albums are Rolling Stones vol 1 and 2. Then OUT OF OUR HEADS (UK Version once again) can suitably be seen as a transitional album also in this context, involving a couple of soul or soul/gospel numbers, considered as natural extension of their R&B music.
As to what in this approach is great out of this classical music for the Rolling Stones, is debatable. Myself I would say the first album (vol 1), the EPs and some of the mentionned single stuff.
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
Exactly! Although it contains no original material it is still one of their best albums, it´s sparkling with power, youth and love for the music. The early Stones are often a bit neglected at this board, at least I got the impression. For most fans the Stones seem to start with LIB or BB, but the albums before weren´t bad (in fact very good - good) and their single-output was simply phenomenal.
I seriously doubt that, but honestly, I'm not as well-versed on pre-BB Stones as I should be. I own Aftermath and Hot Rocks, but I've tended to neglect everything pre-BB. I need to fix that.Quote
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
Exactly! Although it contains no original material it is still one of their best albums, it´s sparkling with power, youth and love for the music. The early Stones are often a bit neglected at this board, at least I got the impression. For most fans the Stones seem to start with LIB or BB, but the albums before weren´t bad (in fact very good - good) and their single-output was simply phenomenal.
I agree with your point about the early Stones. I wonder if in 10 years this board will have forgotten about LIB, BB et al and the "classic period" will be considered SG and TY.
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
Exactly! Although it contains no original material it is still one of their best albums, it´s sparkling with power, youth and love for the music. The early Stones are often a bit neglected at this board, at least I got the impression. For most fans the Stones seem to start with LIB or BB, but the albums before weren´t bad (in fact very good - good) and their single-output was simply phenomenal.
I agree with your point about the early Stones. I wonder if in 10 years this board will have forgotten about LIB, BB et al and the "classic period" will be considered SG and TY.
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What was their first classic album? Rolling Stones Now?
THIS ONE!
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I don't get how Stripped is even in the discussion. All versions on Stripped are vastly inferior to the original versions, imo.
I'm not sure I agree with this - The Spider and the fly, for example, was transformed in the stripped version - both Keith and Charlie fabulous - I'd love to hear them play it as old men - The lyrics would need updating again but Mick has said in latter years he didn't like this song ( too close to the bone perhaps )
The original is great, the Stripped version pales. Even the great Love In Vain, so many great versions, studio, live etc. , somehow they did their worst rendition ever for Stripped.
The STRIPPED version of The Spider And The Fly is, playing wise, superiour to the original. They actually sound like a blues band (same with Honest I Do).
Sweet Virginia is, although not as moving as the original, pretty damn good. Not Fade Away is excellent.
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I don't get how Stripped is even in the discussion. All versions on Stripped are vastly inferior to the original versions, imo.
I'm not sure I agree with this - The Spider and the fly, for example, was transformed in the stripped version - both Keith and Charlie fabulous - I'd love to hear them play it as old men - The lyrics would need updating again but Mick has said in latter years he didn't like this song ( too close to the bone perhaps )
The original is great, the Stripped version pales. Even the great Love In Vain, so many great versions, studio, live etc. , somehow they did their worst rendition ever for Stripped.
The STRIPPED version of The Spider And The Fly is, playing wise, superiour to the original. They actually sound like a blues band (same with Honest I Do).
Sweet Virginia is, although not as moving as the original, pretty damn good. Not Fade Away is excellent.
Again, different ears. The original smokes and is a fine reflection of the burbling Brian Jones blues era. The Stripped version sounds like they were sitting around, trying to remember the song. Which they were.