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JumpingKentFlash
I remember Mick saying “Oh I hate that @#$%& album” - Think it was about TSMR. I believe it’s in the book called It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.
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Stoneage
Sir Michael has always had some distance to his work. Almost as if he was ashamed of it. He doesn't care which songs were on which album. And generally doesn't like to talk about the past.
Some think this distance and indifference is cool. What makes a rock star. But I would imagine fans spending steep money on all these re-issues looking at this carelessnes with some dismay.
I mean if someone did this to their collection he would be in trouble...
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Doc
Mick also said years ago he did not understand all the fuss about Exile.
Keith said it would have been a killer album if released as a single record instead of a double.
I kinda agree
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Big Al
I seem to recall Mick being dismissive of Betweem the Buttons.
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Stoneage
Sir Michael has always had some distance to his work. Almost as if he was ashamed of it. He doesn't care which songs were on which album. And generally doesn't like to talk about the past.
Some think this distance and indifference is cool. What makes a rock star. But I would imagine fans spending steep money on all these re-issues looking at this carelessnes with some dismay.
I mean if someone did this to their collection he would be in trouble...
Stoneage, have you seen the 'Being Mick' documentary?.........There's a scene in that which I reckon completely undermines this 'cool carelessness'.......He has a room in his house where everything (outtakes etc) is stored meticulously......
Also, he remembers all the lyrics but can't remember which album the song is one - "what album is this on Bill? - BS - I'd call him out on that.......
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Sir Michael has always had some distance to his work. Almost as if he was ashamed of it. He doesn't care which songs were on which album. And generally doesn't like to talk about the past.
Some think this distance and indifference is cool. What makes a rock star. But I would imagine fans spending steep money on all these re-issues looking at this carelessnes with some dismay.
I mean if someone did this to their collection he would be in trouble...
Stoneage, have you seen the 'Being Mick' documentary?.........There's a scene in that which I reckon completely undermines this 'cool carelessness'.......He has a room in his house where everything (outtakes etc) is stored meticulously......
Also, he remembers all the lyrics but can't remember which album the song is one - "what album is this on Bill? - BS - I'd call him out on that.......
Maybe, Eddie. But look at that (above) video clip for instance. What is he doing? Throwing those records around like they had no value whatsoever....
Is this good PR? I mean the poor fans pay steeply for this and probably treats the product as a holy grail. How much is that set by the way?
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JumpingKentFlash
I remember Mick saying “Oh I hate that @#$%& album” - Think it was about TSMR. I believe it’s in the book called It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.
But he also said while being interviewed walking on a beach in the '80s that he really liked 2000 light years and 2 years later it was in the Steel Wheels/urban Jungle setlist....
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Stoneage
Sir Michael has always had some distance to his work. Almost as if he was ashamed of it. He doesn't care which songs were on which album. And generally doesn't like to talk about the past.
Some think this distance and indifference is cool. What makes a rock star. But I would imagine fans spending steep money on all these re-issues looking at this carelessnes with some dismay.
I mean if someone did this to their collection he would be in trouble...
Stoneage, have you seen the 'Being Mick' documentary?.........There's a scene in that which I reckon completely undermines this 'cool carelessness'.......He has a room in his house where everything (outtakes etc) is stored meticulously...............
Also, he remembers all the lyrics but can't remember which album the song is one - "what album is this on Bill? - BS - I'd call him out on that.......
Maybe, Eddie. But look at that (above) video clip for instance. What is he doing? Throwing those records around like they had no value whatsoever....
Is this good PR? I mean the poor fans pay steeply for this and probably treats the product as a holy grail. How much is that set by the way?
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JumpingKentFlash
I remember Mick saying “Oh I hate that @#$%& album” - Think it was about TSMR. I believe it’s in the book called It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.
But he also said while being interviewed walking on a beach in the '80s that he really liked 2000 light years and 2 years later it was in the Steel Wheels/urban Jungle setlist....
If it s the interview on the beach where a little girl interrupts asking him to sign her t-shirt, he says TSMR was a "lovely album".
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Hairball
Keith doesn't like A Bigger Bang:
"I don't know if we got the tracks in the right order or something like that. Sometimes, it can make the difference on a record, the way it flows".
And Charlie wasn't too keen on the title of ABB:
"I'm not a great lover of the title for this tour and record, but what it conjures up is fantastic, and that's what sold me".
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Hairball
Keith doesn't like A Bigger Bang:
"I don't know if we got the tracks in the right order or something like that. Sometimes, it can make the difference on a record, the way it flows".
And Charlie wasn't too keen on the title of ABB:
"I'm not a great lover of the title for this tour and record, but what it conjures up is fantastic, and that's what sold me".
Keith on ABB on FaceBook today
"I had a great time with Mick putting this thing together; there's this sort of effortless Rock n' Roll friendship that comes across in the writing" Keith Richards.
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