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Interesting. I don't recall seeing even one thing negative from anyone on this board who has heard the album. I am sure there will eventually be some dissenters, but so far it's unanimous love for this fine album!!
I still can't get enough of it, it just gets better with each listen. Just, wow!
Mind you, there will be. Complaints about few Keith-solos and Mick's mannered singing will soon shower over us
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My wife forced me to move over to headphones now...
Hold strong DP...headphones are for sissies...you can't feel em in yer chest!
ya need 3-5 pairs going... one pair for your ears and moar for other areas.
Where do I get chestphones, at the doctor's office?
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Found this cool article on a german web site,have not the time to translate now, but I hope later this evening...
[www.welt.de]
meanwhile, look at these superb pictures made in a recent shooting:
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Interesting. I don't recall seeing even one thing negative from anyone on this board who has heard the album. I am sure there will eventually be some dissenters, but so far it's unanimous love for this fine album!!
I still can't get enough of it, it just gets better with each listen. Just, wow!
Mind you, there will be. Complaints about few Keith-solos and Mick's mannered singing will soon shower over us
And surely you will have something to add Dandelion after the initial love fest has subsided?
Even just a little something? It can't be all 100% perfect, can it?
* You did mention some mechanical sounding rhythm guitar, but don't know if that was a negative.
Meanwhile, I'm still in the dark holding out until Dec. 2nd. Good thing I have a very busy week otherwise I might be a tad jealous - Friday can't come soon enough!
Looking forward to hearing from start to finish over and over again on a good sound system while making memories in the process. While I anticipate the initial impression will be a blast of euphoria (when was the last time there was a great Stones album...'81?), not sure how long the bliss will last. Is it one for the ages? Will it stand the test of time? Or is it more of a novelty of blues covers by a great band that we love? Can't help but think of Mick's quote from back in the day: "I mean what's the point in listening to us doing "I'm A King Bee" when you can listen to Slim Harpo doing it"? Will this album be any different in the long run? Are any of these covers better than the originals?
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Interesting. I don't recall seeing even one thing negative from anyone on this board who has heard the album. I am sure there will eventually be some dissenters, but so far it's unanimous love for this fine album!!
I still can't get enough of it, it just gets better with each listen. Just, wow!
Mind you, there will be. Complaints about few Keith-solos and Mick's mannered singing will soon shower over us
And surely you will have something to add Dandelion after the initial love fest has subsided?
Even just a little something? It can't be all 100% perfect, can it?
* You did mention some mechanical sounding rhythm guitar, but don't know if that was a negative.
Meanwhile, I'm still in the dark holding out until Dec. 2nd. Good thing I have a very busy week otherwise I might be a tad jealous - Friday can't come soon enough!
Looking forward to hearing from start to finish over and over again on a good sound system while making memories in the process. While I anticipate the initial impression will be a blast of euphoria (when was the last time there was a great Stones album...'81?), not sure how long the bliss will last. Is it one for the ages? Will it stand the test of time? Or is it more of a novelty of blues covers by a great band that we love? Can't help but think of Mick's quote from back in the day: "I mean what's the point in listening to us doing "I'm A King Bee" when you can listen to Slim Harpo doing it"? Will this album be any different in the long run? Are any of these covers better than the originals?
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Ross
Interesting. I don't recall seeing even one thing negative from anyone on this board who has heard the album. I am sure there will eventually be some dissenters, but so far it's unanimous love for this fine album!!
I still can't get enough of it, it just gets better with each listen. Just, wow!
Mind you, there will be. Complaints about few Keith-solos and Mick's mannered singing will soon shower over us
And surely you will have something to add Dandelion after the initial love fest has subsided?
Even just a little something? It can't be all 100% perfect, can it?
* You did mention some mechanical sounding rhythm guitar, but don't know if that was a negative.
Meanwhile, I'm still in the dark holding out until Dec. 2nd. Good thing I have a very busy week otherwise I might be a tad jealous - Friday can't come soon enough!
Looking forward to hearing from start to finish over and over again on a good sound system while making memories in the process. While I anticipate the initial impression will be a blast of euphoria (when was the last time there was a great Stones album...'81?), not sure how long the bliss will last. Is it one for the ages? Will it stand the test of time? Or is it more of a novelty of blues covers by a great band that we love? Can't help but think of Mick's quote from back in the day: "I mean what's the point in listening to us doing "I'm A King Bee" when you can listen to Slim Harpo doing it"? Will this album be any different in the long run? Are any of these covers better than the originals?
Good questions. As I am thrilled while listening to new Stones material I ask myself: are there songs I will put on a compile in between their greatest or my favourites? and how many? I can tell you already that I could put at least B&L, AOYL and LR in such compiles but many others are close. If you want a low point, to me sure that is R'EOD. And it is a good point to put the low point I think :-) cheers
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I planned to do the same as you - to wait. However, I caved in and opened the email I received eventually
Nothing is 100 percent perfect ever, though. I have already mentioned that the three first songs - or to be more precise - the two first songs (JYF and HTSYG) were a bit weaker than the rest of the songs on this album.
One of the things I like with this release, though, is that this is a 100 percent band effort, hence it's NOT perfect. In a way, that's the album's main strength. They play the songs, with joy, energy and perhaps naivety and respect. It shines through, much like it did in the early days.
But it is peculiar that no one on here has dragged me down from the Stones clouds as yet.
I'll be back with more comments after another ten spins
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...Don´t need the harmonica in every song ...
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Ross
The only thing I dislike about this album so far, is that right at the end of I Can't Quit you, the music stops and there aren't a dozen more songs following it!
The best remedy is to just go back to Just Your Fool and listen through a couple more times!
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Nice interviews, thanks, love Keith's "the other guys who can play harp like this are dead" !
What's not clear is what happened after they cut these 12 tracks, was there no time to go back to the new material?
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The album is actually brickwalled to death. But who cares? It's so good.
Yeah I had the impression you could hear distortion on just about every instrument, not just the vocals.
But I agree B&L is very good.
I wasn't aware of the term "brickwalled", but I listened last night and thought the whole album seemed flat. Now I know why.
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...Don´t need the harmonica in every song ...
Really? I love it! ... They've been harmonica 'lacking' more in the later year releases compared to the first couple albums. I always loved it when tracks like Black Limo or Love Is Strong came on, just for that!
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.... Gotta love the way that Ride 'em On Down leaps from the starting gates after the wind down of Everybody Knowssss ...... Great track placement ...
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The album is actually brickwalled to death. But who cares? It's so good.
Yeah I had the impression you could hear distortion on just about every instrument, not just the vocals.
But I agree B&L is very good.
I wasn't aware of the term "brickwalled", but I listened last night and thought the whole album seemed flat. Now I know why.
It's possible the distorsion is due to the way it was recorded though. But the sound definitely lacks of depth. There will be a HD version available. Hopefully it'll make things a little better...