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Memo From Turner is full stop.
A cool intro, then it goes nowhere, imo. The bridge... well, I won't go there
Really? I always found the MFT version with Ry Cooder on slide about the best songs that came out of Jagger's mouth. Excellent drums, guitar, bass and vocals.
Too soft, and the band is untight. Cooder is good, though. The songwriting isn't my cup of tea. I like the Stones's rehearsals like version better, but the song isn't really exciting anymore after the first few seconds, for me.
The mix is bad as well.
Feels like Dandie is channeling Keith's antipathy towards the song...
If there is any adjective to describe "Memo From Turner", 'soft' wouldn't be the one to come to my mind...
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Pretty good observation, Doxa...
"Soft"...are we talking about Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" or what?
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It pretends to rock, but doesn't-kind of soft..
Like I said, I like the Stones-version better, hence NOT a good observation
Do you really think the band sounds great on MFT?
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Finally!
60 pages in and perhaps the thread has revealed its true purpose:
The hitherto acclaimed "Memo From Turner," Mick Jagger's first solo single, actually sucks ... and it was all downhill from there!
You gotta wonder why we couldn't have taken care of that on page 1.
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LongBeachArena72
Finally!
60 pages in and perhaps the thread has revealed its true purpose:
The hitherto acclaimed "Memo From Turner," Mick Jagger's first solo single, actually sucks ... and it was all downhill from there!
You gotta wonder why we couldn't have taken care of that on page 1.
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Memo From Turner is full stop.
A cool intro, then it goes nowhere, imo. The bridge... well, I won't go there
Really? I always found the MFT version with Ry Cooder on slide about the best songs that came out of Jagger's mouth. Excellent drums, guitar, bass and vocals.
Too soft, and the band is untight. Cooder is good, though. The songwriting isn't my cup of tea. I like the Stones's rehearsals like version better, but the song isn't really exciting anymore after the first few seconds, for me.
The mix is bad as well.
Feels like Dandie is channeling Keith's antipathy towards the song...
If there is any adjective to describe "Memo From Turner", 'soft' wouldn't be the one to come to my mind...
- Doxa
Pretty good observation, Doxa...
"Soft"...are we talking about Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" or what?
It pretends to rock, but doesn't-kind of soft..
Like I said, I like the Stones-version better, hence NOT a good observation
Do you really think the band sounds great on MFT?
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ryanpow
I came across this clip of Mick awhile ago of Mick Being Interviewed during live Aid. Its clear that he only wants to talk about things related to his solo work. When the interviewer asks about the Stones, Mick turns stone cold, gives a vague and brief answer about recording and takes it upon himself to end the interview with a phony smile. Classic.
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ryanpow
I came across this clip of Mick awhile ago of Mick Being Interviewed during live Aid. Its clear that he only wants to talk about things related to his solo work. When the interviewer asks about the Stones, Mick turns stone cold, gives a vague and brief answer about recording and takes it upon himself to end the interview with a phony smile. Classic.
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I came across this clip of Mick awhile ago of Mick Being Interviewed during live Aid. Its clear that he only wants to talk about things related to his solo work. When the interviewer asks about the Stones, Mick turns stone cold, gives a vague and brief answer about recording and takes it upon himself to end the interview with a phony smile. Classic.
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He definitely didn't have much to say about his Stones brethren - it was all about him!
A shame they didn't play together as a band at Live Aid though - what we were given was Mick solo and the Dylan/Keith/Ronnie fisaco.
I remember watching all of Live Aid live on MTV (or most of it), and Dylan and the Led Zeppelin reunion were really the only two acts I was looking forward to. Ironic as both of those were probably the worst of the entire lineup!
According to setlist fm, this was Micks setlist - is this accurate?
Lonely at the Top
Just Another Night
Miss You
State of Shock (with Tina Turner)
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It) (with Tina Turner)
All I remember is Tina Turner, and I thought it was Mick who joined her set rather than vice versa.
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I would love to know what happened between Mick and Keith for Mick to want to shed the Stones to this degree.
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I would love to know what happened between Mick and Keith for Mick to want to shed the Stones to this degree.
I think it's just all the stuff we've heard about. Keith bad mouthing Mick after he did his record deal without telling any one else about it and preforming Stones songs while on the road. WWIII.
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Excuse me but how does Mick go from writing Memo From Turner to Lets Work
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I would love to know what happened between Mick and Keith for Mick to want to shed the Stones to this degree.
I think it's just all the stuff we've heard about. Keith bad mouthing Mick after he did his record deal without telling any one else about it and preforming Stones songs while on the road. WWIII.
So we all missed out on those years because they were acting like a couple of sulky girls
Oh well never mind, life goes on lol
Funny how this band means so much to so many people. They could have told us all to @#$%& off ten years ago and retired but they didn't.
Its a love hate relationship for me, i still go to see them, i still want more, i still keep thinking they will be amazing, and for the most part they still are. Just listening to JJF, PIB and GS from the recent Hyde Park gig, shit man it makes you high, they are still fantastic, no one like them.
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Rocky Dijon thank you ---- I disagree with your 'Alfie' review, but glad you are here!!
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ryanpow
Interesting comparison to Footloose to Lonely at the Top. I've never noticed that before but I can hear it.
I first became familiar with Lonely at the Top on the first DVD I had of Hampton. It played in the background on the Menu. Mick's song is a sped up version of this mid-tempo rocker:
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Excuse me but how does Mick go from writing Memo From Turner to Lets Work
Because Sympathy For The Devil to Winning Ugly? Or Jumpin' Jack Flash to Might As Well Get Juiced? Street Fighting Man to Streets Of Love? Gimme Shelter to Sweet Neo Con? Brown Sugar to Keys To Your Love? Rocks Off to Stealing My Heart?
ETC!!!!!!!!!!
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love ya work Rocky .... about the only one I trust and read in its entirety
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Excuse me but how does Mick go from writing Memo From Turner to Lets Work
Because Sympathy For The Devil to Winning Ugly? Or Jumpin' Jack Flash to Might As Well Get Juiced? Street Fighting Man to Streets Of Love? Gimme Shelter to Sweet Neo Con? Brown Sugar to Keys To Your Love? Rocks Off to Stealing My Heart?
ETC!!!!!!!!!!
I see what you mean, i know i'm a bit slow but i was thinking that in comparison Keith's solo albums show a connection to Keith's Stones writing with songs like Take It So Hard, How I Wish, Locked Away, Wicked A It Seems, You Don't Move Me, Locked Away etc etc.
We can see a connection in ability, we can see that the same writer took part in these tracks as say Beast Of Burden or BTMMR or Happy.
I just don't see a connection from Mick's writing earlier in his career to Sh'es The Boss.
Sorry just saying