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SomeGuy
I think every album from Steel Wheels on is too long. As such, I find A Bigger Bang to be a rather enjoyable album, I play it probably more often than any of the late 60s & early 70s ones (but that's for another reason, somehow I dont play highlights that often because theyre too special, sort of).
Coming from Bridges To Babylon (a most deplorable album), A Bigger Bang is a vast improvement in my opinion. From what I read here people experience the album differently, I mean, how can this album be 'overproduced' and 'too raw' at the same time? Personally I thought that the scaled down 'Vegas style' backing vocals and ensemble was a bit of a relief and a slight return to the 5 piece band sound of yore. That, and a good 40 minutes of good songs make it the best of the latter day Stones (original) albums for me.
Seems like in the CD era everybody's albums got too long.
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DandelionPowderman
Rough Justice
Let Me Down Slow
Laugh, I Nearly Died
Rain Fall Down
Biggest Mistake
She Saw Me Coming
It Won't Take Long
Back Of My Hand
Look What The Cat Dragged In
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ALBUM TALK: A BIGGER BANG - [iorr.org]
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Doxa
Funny thing to consider is if Keith's claim in LIFE holds true - that Mick would wanted to record the whole album (A BIGGER BANG) again in a proper studio, but Keith and Was vetoed (because they liked the 'raw feel' on it, or something) - what it would have turned to be like? Had it been polished too much and over-produced? Or could the band have found some new spark and angle to the songs, developed them further, and proper musicians playing the proper instruments, etc?
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GasLightStreet
Maybe it's me.
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ThePaleRider
I remember thinking that the record would be nothing special as soon as I saw the album cover in the record store...
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DandelionPowderman
Rough Justice
Let Me Down Slow
Laugh, I Nearly Died
Rain Fall Down
Biggest Mistake
She Saw Me Coming
It Won't Take Long
Back Of My Hand
Dangerous Beauty
This Place Is Empty
ALBUM TALK: A BIGGER BANG - [iorr.org]