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keefriff99
I don't get all the hate for Hold On To Your Hat. No, it's not much of a SONG, but the guitar work is so scorching and thrilling that I enjoy listening to it.
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keefriff99
I don't get all the hate for Hold On To Your Hat. No, it's not much of a SONG, but the guitar work is so scorching and thrilling that I enjoy listening to it.
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DandelionPowderman
There's something with the flow on this album that isn't right, but it's still the best latter-day Stones album, imo.
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Palace Revolution 2000
I wish I could find a link to Dandy's album threads.
Sad Sad Sad - 7. Never wild about it. But often the Stones will take a song on the road; or revive it years later, and it jumps up much higher in my esteem. Like "Dance" e.g.
Mixed Emotions - 8.5 So good, and a comeback song for sure. Lyrics matched the whole peace treaty after WW3. Keith wrote that song twice (Take it so hard)
Terrifying - 7.5 not sure; at times I like it more; lyrics are silly
Hold on to your Hat - 7.5 it's like the "Neighbors" or "Lies" for this album
Hearts for Sale - 9 - my favorite cut off the album; love the backing vocals in chorus
Blinded by Love - 2 - one of my alltime least fave Stones cuts. The lyrics are moronic, but more than that I think the song collapses under the weight of instrumentation. Was a time when Stones knew how to do a Country song. You don't need EVERY Country associated instrument on there.
Rock and a Hard Place - 2 - I don't know why I dislike it so much. It's a Jaggerized Soul Survivor riff; but it is all too labored.
Can't be Seen - 7 - it is okay; good swing. Always reminds me of some other song, the melody.
Almost Hear you sigh - 8 - I wonder if Keith should have sung it. It is a very good song. Jagger takes just a bit too far.
Continental Drift - 9 - This is where Jagger's restlessness really pays off. Excellent track; excellent production.
Break the Spell - 7.5 - yes
Slipping Away - 9 - One of Keith's better closing ballads. Beautiful song.
Keefriff found Dandy's thread. Not sure how to combine.
I always thought mixed emotions was a great comeback track and should have made more of an appearance in later tours instead of pretty much being dropped after steel wheels. Probably one of their better later day rock tracks.Quote
Chris Fountain
Mixed Emotions should ranked higher than a "4" Same with R & HP. The guitar work in Mixed Emotions is outstanding, This song should be a warhorse.
I think SSS is overrated. Overall, not a bad album for a come back tour.
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Rocky Dijon
So talking of STEEL WHEELS, I've heard two tracks on the album feature Jimmy Rip's licks from his session in the Summer of 1988 with Mick, Ronnie, and Charlie: "Break the Spell" and "Hold On To Your Hat." That's not to say Keith didn't overdub guitar as well, but allegedly some of the licks we're hearing on those two album tracks are Jimmy. In that respect, they can be seen as the dry run for WANDERING SPIRIT the same way DIRTY WORK had tracks featuring the nascent Winos.
I would expect some will probably say there's no way that's Jimmy playing on those tracks. I'm most interested in what Mathijs and Bard have to say about it. The source, however, would know so it's just a question of whether they're mistaken or not. I suspect it is indeed Mr. Rip and felt like kicking myself for not having thought of it first after I was told. I wouldn't have known 30 years ago when I played the album over and over, but it certainly should have occurred to me by the time I heard WANDERING SPIRIT.
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Rocky Dijon
So talking of STEEL WHEELS, I've heard two tracks on the album feature Jimmy Rip's licks from his session in the Summer of 1988 with Mick, Ronnie, and Charlie: "Break the Spell" and "Hold On To Your Hat." That's not to say Keith didn't overdub guitar as well, but allegedly some of the licks we're hearing on those two album tracks are Jimmy. In that respect, they can be seen as the dry run for WANDERING SPIRIT the same way DIRTY WORK had tracks featuring the nascent Winos.
I would expect some will probably say there's no way that's Jimmy playing on those tracks. I'm most interested in what Mathijs and Bard have to say about it. The source, however, would know so it's just a question of whether they're mistaken or not. I suspect it is indeed Mr. Rip and felt like kicking myself for not having thought of it first after I was told. I wouldn't have known 30 years ago when I played the album over and over, but it certainly should have occurred to me by the time I heard WANDERING SPIRIT.