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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
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retired_dog
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
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HMS
It has a lot of Blues-feeling, imo. And a great Blues-harp too. Unfortunately it gets too bloated and theatrical after the first three minutes. Anyway it is indeed the best Goddess-track along with God Gave Me Everything. When I first heard Blue it even gave me goosebumps. But the more you hear it the more it loses its impact.
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HMS
It has a lot of Blues-feeling, imo. And a great Blues-harp too. Unfortunately it gets too bloated and theatrical after the first three minutes. Anyway it is indeed the best Goddess-track along with God Gave Me Everything. When I first heard Blue it even gave me goosebumps. But the more you hear it the more it loses its impact.
It's a pop tune with slide and a harmonica, true. And it has a (trustworthy/untrustworthy - pick the one you like) sadness to it.
But it's not a blues song.
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HMS
It has a lot of Blues-feeling, imo. And a great Blues-harp too. Unfortunately it gets too bloated and theatrical after the first three minutes. Anyway it is indeed the best Goddess-track along with God Gave Me Everything. When I first heard Blue it even gave me goosebumps. But the more you hear it the more it loses its impact.
It's a pop tune with slide and a harmonica, true. And it has a (trustworthy/untrustworthy - pick the one you like) sadness to it.
But it's not a blues song.
That's part of the genius here. "Blue" escapes easy classification. It has blues, country and gospel elements. Sort of "Exile" in a nutshell.
I stand by my words, I never heard a more interesting track from them (band/solo) since "Tattoo You". OK, maybe "Continental Drift". But had Mick saved this one for "A Bigger Bang" it would have been hailed as a masterpiece with some Keith touches here and there.
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HMS
It has a lot of Blues-feeling, imo. And a great Blues-harp too. Unfortunately it gets too bloated and theatrical after the first three minutes. Anyway it is indeed the best Goddess-track along with God Gave Me Everything. When I first heard Blue it even gave me goosebumps. But the more you hear it the more it loses its impact.
It's a pop tune with slide and a harmonica, true. And it has a (trustworthy/untrustworthy - pick the one you like) sadness to it.
But it's not a blues song.
That's part of the genius here. "Blue" escapes easy classification. It has blues, country and gospel elements. Sort of "Exile" in a nutshell.
I stand by my words, I never heard a more interesting track from them (band/solo) since "Tattoo You". OK, maybe "Continental Drift". But had Mick saved this one for "A Bigger Bang" it would have been hailed as a masterpiece with some Keith touches here and there.
It's a good song indeed. Post TY from their solo canons, I find songs like Make No Mistake, I Gotta See, Hate It When You Leave, Evening Gown and Wandering Spirit more interesting, though.
Good call on Continental Drift. I'd add Terrifying and How Can I Stop as well.
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
i've never heard the tattoo you track...what album is it on?!
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
i've never heard the tattoo you track...what album is it on?!
I think it is punctuation that throws you off; the comma. Looks like R. Dog was saying something about Tattoo You-era Stones.
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HMS
It has a lot of Blues-feeling, imo. And a great Blues-harp too. Unfortunately it gets too bloated and theatrical after the first three minutes. Anyway it is indeed the best Goddess-track along with God Gave Me Everything. When I first heard Blue it even gave me goosebumps. But the more you hear it the more it loses its impact.
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JJHMick
All this discussion shows that there is a need for (not only) Mick to have another possibility as an output of his creativity. If you listen to Mick's and Keith's solos I hear more differences to a Rolling Stones record than things they share. And that's THE argument for a solo career besides the Stones!!!
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
No the song is only average/
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
No the song is only average/
I'd go a step further and say it's below average.
Sounds like a cross between some of the newfangled junky 'country' that permeates the country charts and a forgotten Black Crowes throwaway.
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
No the song is only average/
I'd go a step further and say it's below average.
Sounds like a cross between some of the newfangled junky 'country' that permeates the country charts and a forgotten Black Crowes throwaway.
Aaaah, the usual "it can't be good because it's from Mick" bullshit.
I sincerely hope that with your high standarts you'll find something enjoyable like, let's say "Infamy", on the next Stones album.
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
No the song is only average/
I'd go a step further and say it's below average.
Sounds like a cross between some of the newfangled junky 'country' that permeates the country charts and a forgotten Black Crowes throwaway.
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JJHMick
All this discussion shows that there is a need for (not only) Mick to have another possibility as an output of his creativity. If you listen to Mick's and Keith's solos I hear more differences to a Rolling Stones record than things they share. And that's THE argument for a solo career besides the Stones!!!
At least my ears hear a lot of songs that would have graced any Stones album since Undercover and could have turned them into, well, simply better albums.
But I also hear subpar stuff on both Mick's and Keith's solo albums (with the exception of Talk Is Cheap and Wandering Spirit that both maintain a high level almost throughout) that makes me wonder why they bothered at all to record it.
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Hairball
Can't think of any diamonds in the rough throughout Mick's entire solo catalogue.
Perhaps there's tiny glimmers of hope, but even they fall short of the mark.
And then there's "Blue", the best track since "Tattoo You", Stones and solo. Unfortunately hidden on a Goddess single b-side.
Read more here:
[www.iorr.org]
i've never heard the tattoo you track...what album is it on?!
I think it is punctuation that throws you off; the comma. Looks like R. Dog was saying something about Tattoo You-era Stones.
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Wandering Spirit is great. What's the problem!!!!
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mtaylor
Wandering Spirit is great. What's the problem!!!!
Agreed.
I think he wanted to prove that at 50 he still had it.
And he did.
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retired_dog
Aaaah, the usual "it can't be good because it's from Mick" bullshit.
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mtaylor
Wandering Spirit is great. What's the problem!!!!