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My first Stones album was Tattoo You. I remember thinking Undercover was a letdown after that one. And even more so Dirty Work. And, in fact, every album to come after that...
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The only real great songs are Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Silver Train and Coming Down Again.
Angie and Coming Down Again are the only great songs, and those songs are also setting the mood of the album, imo.
The "letdown" surely has something to do with that mood, after the energetic Exile?
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rattler2004
2. GHS suffers not just to following Exile, but also to foloowing the Triumphant '72 Tour...where they were Rock and Roll excess, the ultimste stars, the band that survived and thrived following the 60s...Dieties.
3. The letdown, in my opinion is that people expected a bombastic rock and roll assault and instead got a laid back, lush, reflective, and brooding musical exhale...
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The only real great songs are Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Silver Train and Coming Down Again.
Angie and Coming Down Again are the only great songs, and those songs are also setting the mood of the album, imo.
The "letdown" surely has something to do with that mood, after the energetic Exile?
100 Years Ago is a mighty fine tune imo, thanks in large part to Mick Taylor, the unique clavinet, and the extended jam at the end.
Silver Train on the other hand has never been a real favorite, and although there's nothing really wrong with it, there's also nothing truly great about it - it just exists.
As for Angie, it's one of their greatest ballads and I actually prefer it to Coming Down Again which might seem sacrilege to some.
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) simply rocks - I have fond memories of listening to it on Made in the Shade as a 12 year old.
Once again, Mick Taylor's guitar playing is exquisite, there's good lyrics, Mick is great, Charlie kicks it hard, and the horn section is top notch.
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The Stones biggest let down. No way. Not by any measure. Their biggest let down (s) started with Steel Wheels, and culminated with A Bigger Bang. GHS is a funky eclectic album melding the vibe of Exile with a foot in a new funkier direction. A very underrated album.
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UrbanSteel
Someone who calls Goats Head Soup, Stones Most Biggest let down album, must be an idiot.
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UrbanSteel
Someone who calls Goats Head Soup, Stones Most Biggest let down album, must be an idiot.
Seemingly Keith Richards called it a junky album.
I don't like @#$%& on the album, a bit "empty". The other songs sound quite ok to me, and the '73 live versions are realy great , imo.
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HMS
I expected great things when they "reunited" for Steel Wheels. But in fact it turned out to be one of their most disappointing albums.
The tension and anger of WWIII was good for the aggressive sound of DW.
Steel Wheels suffered from smoking the peace pipe.
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whitem8
The Stones biggest let down. No way. Not by any measure. Their biggest let down (s) started with Steel Wheels, and culminated with A Bigger Bang. GHS is a funky eclectic album melding the vibe of Exile with a foot in a new funkier direction. A very underrated album.
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The only real great songs are Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Silver Train and Coming Down Again.
Angie and Coming Down Again are the only great songs, and those songs are also setting the mood of the album, imo.
The "letdown" surely has something to do with that mood, after the energetic Exile?
100 Years Ago is a mighty fine tune imo, thanks in large part to Mick Taylor, the unique clavinet, and the extended jam at the end.
Silver Train on the other hand has never been a real favorite, and although there's nothing really wrong with it, there's also nothing truly great about it - it just exists.
As for Angie, it's one of their greatest ballads and I actually prefer it to Coming Down Again which might seem sacrilege to some.
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) simply rocks - I have fond memories of listening to it on Made in the Shade as a 12 year old.
Once again, Mick Taylor's guitar playing is exquisite, there's good lyrics, Mick is great, Charlie kicks it hard, and the horn section is top notch.
It's limited how hard Charlie can "kick it" on Angie, Winter, Coming Down Again, Hide Your Love and most of 100 Years Ago.
That's half of the album.
Lead guitar can never save the songs or an album per se, imo. I like the first half of 100 Years Ago best, for instance. Maybe the song would have been a classic with the acoustic treatment?
Taylor's playing on a somewhat formulaic Hide Your Love is excellent, though.
Silver Train and Star Star are not real Stones rockers. Something is missing, imo. Keef's rhythm?
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Someone who calls Goats Head Soup, Stones Most Biggest let down album, must be an idiot.
Seemingly Keith Richards called it a junky album.
I don't like @#$%& on the album, a bit "empty". The other songs sound quite ok to me, and the '73 live versions are realy great , imo.
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I agree, M Taylor solo is the highlight of the album for me.
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The only real great songs are Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Silver Train and Coming Down Again.
Angie and Coming Down Again are the only great songs, and those songs are also setting the mood of the album, imo.
The "letdown" surely has something to do with that mood, after the energetic Exile?
100 Years Ago is a mighty fine tune imo, thanks in large part to Mick Taylor, the unique clavinet, and the extended jam at the end.
Silver Train on the other hand has never been a real favorite, and although there's nothing really wrong with it, there's also nothing truly great about it - it just exists.
As for Angie, it's one of their greatest ballads and I actually prefer it to Coming Down Again which might seem sacrilege to some.
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) simply rocks - I have fond memories of listening to it on Made in the Shade as a 12 year old.
Once again, Mick Taylor's guitar playing is exquisite, there's good lyrics, Mick is great, Charlie kicks it hard, and the horn section is top notch.
It's limited how hard Charlie can "kick it" on Angie, Winter, Coming Down Again, Hide Your Love and most of 100 Years Ago.
That's half of the album.
Lead guitar can never save the songs or an album per se, imo. I like the first half of 100 Years Ago best, for instance. Maybe the song would have been a classic with the acoustic treatment?
Taylor's playing on a somewhat formulaic Hide Your Love is excellent, though.
Silver Train and Star Star are not real Stones rockers. Something is missing, imo. Keef's rhythm?
In case it was unclear, I was referring to Charlie "kicking it" specifically to Heartbreaker, as obviously there's not much kicking on Angie, Winter, Coming Down Again, and Hide Your Love.
As for 100 years ago, it already is a classic in my mind. Giving it the acoustic treatment would have been different for sure, but I don't think it could possibly have been better as the final blast of momentum and blazing guitar are a big part of it's charm. That's almost like saying CYHMK might have been better if given the acoustic treatment?!!! As someone who loves and appreciates a great lead guitar (from Hendrix to Page to Blackmore to Clapton to J.Beck to Duane Allman to Mick Taylor to Johnny Winter, etc. etc., etc.), I think a great solo can elevate a song to a higher level - even saving a mediocre tune. But that's not saying a lead solo is necessary to make a great song or album - there's plenty of great rock music that has not even a hint of a great solo or any type of solo at all. Some great Stones songs featuring Ronnie on lead would be an example of mediocre playing that doesn't take away from the tune as a whole, and alot of great Punk rock features no solos at all.
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Not sure what Can You Hear the Music has to do with this...