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GetYerAngie
The first real disappointment to me as a fan. I wasn't impressed with the sound of the quitars and Mick's singing while jogging (nothing El Mocambo there) - and Twenty flight rock and Going to a go-go were pointless and "old hat" as covers. Not to mention the intro jazz-thing. I heard it quite a lot the first month it was out, though. But the feeling of disappointment was too strong - and I turned to New wave, John Cale, Lou Reed and stuff like that putting my Stones-fanship on pause - or making it a phase that I had grown out of. And listening to Undercover and Dirty work didn't help me back on the Stones-track. The pause didn't stop till Steel Wheels.
I felt Mick's singing was much better than on any tour since 69... though certainly not as good as 89 and later.
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wonderboy
Disliked. It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs, Charlie was just going through the motions, Jagger running around and shouting between breaths, the oldies were silly.
I think that was the last tour when they showed up and just winged it. Jagger then 'retired' from the Stones and only agreed to come back if they tightened up and sacrificed spontaneity for professionalism (just my theory).
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<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
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HamburgerToGo
While I am indeed conscious of the dreaded "ageing elitist" tag, it admittedly DOES amuse me just how many of these "youngsters" posting here only initially knew The Rolling Stones via Hot Rocks, TY, ER and Still Life.
Please - do your research, kiddies, for teen nostalgia rarely qualifies / quantifies as Greatness.
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While I am indeed conscious of the dreaded "ageing elitist" tag, it admittedly DOES amuse me just how many of these "youngsters" posting here only initially knew The Rolling Stones via Hot Rocks, TY, ER and Still Life.
Please - do your research, kiddies, for teen nostalgia rarely qualifies / quantifies as Greatness.
What amuses me even more is that many of the «kiddies» who discovered the Stones through, say, Bridges To Babylon know WAY more about the Stones than many who discovered them in 1962. Go figure that!
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DandelionPowderman
<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
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DandelionPowderman
<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
How about overall sound? The criticism at the time is that it was too 'clean' and I listen now and think the same ... It's almost like a studio album. I much prefer the boots, like Hampton where you can still hear raw, live, great music! Still Life is irritating to my ears, for the most part! Hampton takes me back to the day, the sound I remember hearing when I first saw Stones live, also in '81!
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DandelionPowderman
<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
How about overall sound? The criticism at the time is that it was too 'clean' and I listen now and think the same ... It's almost like a studio album. I much prefer the boots, like Hampton where you can still hear raw, live, great music! Still Life is irritating to my ears, for the most part! Hampton takes me back to the day, the sound I remember hearing when I first saw Stones live, also in '81!
I don't disagree at all, although I like Still Life for what it is: a doctored live album.
However, keep in mind that the official Hampton has the same overdubs as on Still Life (LSTNT, TIOMS) + vocal overdubs on Miss You. Even though there are overdubs on Hampton I still prefer the official release (at least over the Swinging Pig-bootleg I have).
But, as I said, I don't disagree
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DandelionPowderman
<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
How about overall sound? The criticism at the time is that it was too 'clean' and I listen now and think the same ... It's almost like a studio album. I much prefer the boots, like Hampton where you can still hear raw, live, great music! Still Life is irritating to my ears, for the most part! Hampton takes me back to the day, the sound I remember hearing when I first saw Stones live, also in '81!
I don't disagree at all, although I like Still Life for what it is: a doctored live album.
However, keep in mind that the official Hampton has the same overdubs as on Still Life (LSTNT, TIOMS) + vocal overdubs on Miss You. Even though there are overdubs on Hampton I still prefer the official release (at least over the Swinging Pig-bootleg I have).
But, as I said, I don't disagree
When I was young and naive, it bothered me to learn about overdubs on live albums. But today my thinking is that the purpose of a live album is to capture the VIBE of a particular tour. So, just as Ya Ya's captures the 1969 vibe with some overdubs, Still Life does a good job capturing the spirit of the 1981 tour. Some things that can be overlooked at an actual concert need some fixing for a release people will scrutinize over and over. The overdubs are forgiven...although it took me years to say that! Are there any famous bands whose live albums have zero overdubs? And if they claim that, are they lying?
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DandelionPowderman
<It felt like the guitarists were just noodling, not really playing the riffs>
The riffs on:
Under My Thumb
Let's Spend The Night Together
Shattered
Going To A Go Go
Let Me Go
Time Is On My Side
Imagination
Start Me Up
Satisfaction
sound fine to my ears.
You sure you're not mixing up with some other songs in the 1981/82 setlist (because some other songs were more loose..)?
How about overall sound? The criticism at the time is that it was too 'clean' and I listen now and think the same ... It's almost like a studio album. I much prefer the boots, like Hampton where you can still hear raw, live, great music! Still Life is irritating to my ears, for the most part! Hampton takes me back to the day, the sound I remember hearing when I first saw Stones live, also in '81!
I don't disagree at all, although I like Still Life for what it is: a doctored live album.
However, keep in mind that the official Hampton has the same overdubs as on Still Life (LSTNT, TIOMS) + vocal overdubs on Miss You. Even though there are overdubs on Hampton I still prefer the official release (at least over the Swinging Pig-bootleg I have).
But, as I said, I don't disagree
When I was young and naive, it bothered me to learn about overdubs on live albums. But today my thinking is that the purpose of a live album is to capture the VIBE of a particular tour. So, just as Ya Ya's captures the 1969 vibe with some overdubs, Still Life does a good job capturing the spirit of the 1981 tour. Some things that can be overlooked at an actual concert need some fixing for a release people will scrutinize over and over. The overdubs are forgiven...although it took me years to say that! Are there any famous bands whose live albums have zero overdubs? And if they claim that, are they lying?
Agreed.
I'm pretty sure SAL was free of overdubbing.
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DandelionPowderman
...However, keep in mind that the official Hampton has the same overdubs as on Still Life ...
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DandelionPowderman
...However, keep in mind that the official Hampton has the same overdubs as on Still Life ...
Had no clue about that, wow. Still I was referring to my original bootleg of Hampton, 3 LP set, which sounds amazing! Although I bought the official Hampton, I've yet to listen to that version yet.
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umakmehrd
I loved this album when it came out it never came out of my cassette player for at least 6 months - great memories from that summer of 82 and that music was the backdrop...
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umakmehrd
I loved this album when it came out it never came out of my cassette player for at least 6 months - great memories from that summer of 82 and that music was the backdrop...
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FrogSugar
Limited shelf space here, between Still Life, Hampton and Leeds, I went with Hampton!