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"There was no agenda going in," Richards said. "We just thought, 'Let's see what comes of this.… Playing with a bunch of guys I'd known for ages and always wanted to play together, more than just on odd sessions here and there, it all fell together so naturally, it was really quite a joy.'"

Translation :
by 1987 the Stones were kaput. Mick had scored a point with his solo career so I needed to catch up. So I did TIC. I lost quite a lot of dough with the tour and I realized my fame was not that big after all. So when Mick offered a truce in 1989 I said "yes".

This is so true-I love Keith,he’s the same dirtbag he’s always been.the guy could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo.
He’s got his groupies thinking that solo gig was a great success, it wasn’t.it bombed even worse than Jaggers.Hes got this whole 30th anniversary thing going for an album that peaked at #25 in the States.
I think Main Offender topped out around # 85 or something.
That band was about half as good as the New Barbarians and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the Stones.
“I’m lucky to have been in two great bands”-ok, bro.
I have a friend who met him in the airport ,the whole band were getting off of a Southwest Airlines flight.
He needed that 89 tour,they all did.

I can already smell the hot breath of snipers lining up against you both...a quick and cold reality check is not everybody's taste... Take care, dcba and lem!

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It's not funny but you can't help but smile.

Keith has a long history of confusing the idea of "going straight" with the exchange of one addiction for another.

If he stops drinking JD and starts guzzling Vodka and Orange instead...as far as he's concerned he's kicked it.

Look, we've all, as fans, been morbidly fascinated by Keith's decadent lifestyle over the decades.

I don't care if he's having a few drinks while reminiscing about Talk Is Cheap. I just hope he doesn't keep the party going into the tour. I'm amazed he's altered his lifestyle as much as he has over the past few years...he's not 40 or 50 or even 60 anymore.

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Got my 2CD copy today. Can't say i'm impressed with the "bonus tracks" on the second cd, except maybe for "Mark On Me" which sounds great. "Brute Force" sounds like some of the jams on the Voodoo Brew/Stew sessions.

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"There was no agenda going in," Richards said. "We just thought, 'Let's see what comes of this.… Playing with a bunch of guys I'd known for ages and always wanted to play together, more than just on odd sessions here and there, it all fell together so naturally, it was really quite a joy.'"

Translation :
by 1987 the Stones were kaput. Mick had scored a point with his solo career so I needed to catch up. So I did TIC. I lost quite a lot of dough with the tour and I realized my fame was not that big after all. So when Mick offered a truce in 1989 I said "yes".

This is so true-I love Keith,he’s the same dirtbag he’s always been.the guy could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo.
He’s got his groupies thinking that solo gig was a great success, it wasn’t.it bombed even worse than Jaggers.Hes got this whole 30th anniversary thing going for an album that peaked at #25 in the States.
I think Main Offender topped out around # 85 or something.
That band was about half as good as the New Barbarians and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the Stones.
“I’m lucky to have been in two great bands”-ok, bro.
I have a friend who met him in the airport ,the whole band were getting off of a Southwest Airlines flight.
He needed that 89 tour,they all did.

I can already smell the hot breath of snipers lining up against you both...a quick and cold reality check is not everybody's taste... Take care, dcba and lem!

I am no sniper and hopefully got no hot breath

I just question the point of measuring the quality of something creative trough the lens of how it peaked on the charts. It is a dumb way of measuring. Crap can peak very high in the charts. Sometimes great albums can too. Sometimes they don't.
If you don't like the album or Expensive Winos is very fine with me, I just disagree, but if you try to translate this taste into objectivity or "a reality check" well..

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"There was no agenda going in," Richards said. "We just thought, 'Let's see what comes of this.… Playing with a bunch of guys I'd known for ages and always wanted to play together, more than just on odd sessions here and there, it all fell together so naturally, it was really quite a joy.'"

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by 1987 the Stones were kaput. Mick had scored a point with his solo career so I needed to catch up. So I did TIC. I lost quite a lot of dough with the tour and I realized my fame was not that big after all. So when Mick offered a truce in 1989 I said "yes".

This is so true-I love Keith,he’s the same dirtbag he’s always been.the guy could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo.
He’s got his groupies thinking that solo gig was a great success, it wasn’t.it bombed even worse than Jaggers.Hes got this whole 30th anniversary thing going for an album that peaked at #25 in the States.
I think Main Offender topped out around # 85 or something.
That band was about half as good as the New Barbarians and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the Stones.
“I’m lucky to have been in two great bands”-ok, bro.
I have a friend who met him in the airport ,the whole band were getting off of a Southwest Airlines flight.
He needed that 89 tour,they all did.

I can already smell the hot breath of snipers lining up against you both...a quick and cold reality check is not everybody's taste... Take care, dcba and lem!

Lol, no it's OK, i'm in a great mood today, i'll let it ride

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I find myself revisiting Main Offender more often than TiC.

I fully admit that TiC is a better, more complete, more well though-out album, but Main Offender rocks harder to my ears. Some of those riffs are just nasty, relentless, and heavy as hell.

A lot of them are half-realized sketches of songs, but...just my preference.

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lem motlow
It’s not a knock on Keith,he’s in his element when holding court with his drinks and smokes and telling stories about the past.
Everyone knows he embellishes and makes things up but it’s part of his charm,he’s not testifying in a murder trial.
Pointing it out doesn’t mean I hate Keith,that’s silly.I actually find the stuff he says hilarious most of the time.
It’s an old tradition with the Stones,Bill said in the early days Brian would make up crazy shit and tell the press and they would just print it as gospel and the band would read it later and go into fits of laughter.

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I find myself revisiting Main Offender more often than TiC.

I fully admit that TiC is a better, more complete, more well though-out album, but Main Offender rocks harder to my ears. Some of those riffs are just nasty, relentless, and heavy as hell.

A lot of them are half-realized sketches of songs, but...just my preference.

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I find myself revisiting Main Offender more often than TiC.

I fully admit that TiC is a better, more complete, more well though-out album, but Main Offender rocks harder to my ears. Some of those riffs are just nasty, relentless, and heavy as hell.

A lot of them are half-realized sketches of songs, but...just my preference.

I recently bought all three of his albums on CD (I only had them on vinyl and my record player broke down) and I still like all three of them. They all have their weak (Big Enough, Body Talks, Blues in the Morning) and their strong (Make No Mistake, Hate It When You Leave, Illusion), their cool (Rockawhile, Wicked As It Seems, Trouble) and their odd-one-out (It Means A Lot, Substantial Damage).
I find Talk Is Cheap less of a unity as Main Offender or Crosseyed Heart, but I think on average I listen to all three of them equally.

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Ok, listened to the bonus CD. It's great to get some outtakes - but the pearls are still in the safe. Instead we got some jam sessions, some cover-jams and not half of the great tune mark on me. What a shame...

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I find myself revisiting Main Offender more often than TiC.

I fully admit that TiC is a better, more complete, more well though-out album, but Main Offender rocks harder to my ears. Some of those riffs are just nasty, relentless, and heavy as hell.

A lot of them are half-realized sketches of songs, but...just my preference.

I recently bought all three of his albums on CD (I only had them on vinyl and my record player broke down) and I still like all three of them. They all have their weak (Big Enough, Body Talks, Blues in the Morning) and their strong (Make No Mistake, Hate It When You Leave, Illusion), their cool (Rockawhile, Wicked As It Seems, Trouble) and their odd-one-out (It Means A Lot, Substantial Damage).
I find Talk Is Cheap less of a unity as Main Offender or Crosseyed Heart, but I think on average I listen to all three of them equally.

If you think Blues In The Morning is weak, what can i say.

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I may be in the minority, but I love the bonus disc! It reminds me of Jamming With Edward. Where that little gem was a showcase for Nicky Hopkins, this one features the great Johnnie Johnson. I love the loose jams and the songs fit the mood. Nice "bonus"!

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I find myself revisiting Main Offender more often than TiC.

I fully admit that TiC is a better, more complete, more well though-out album, but Main Offender rocks harder to my ears. Some of those riffs are just nasty, relentless, and heavy as hell.

A lot of them are half-realized sketches of songs, but...just my preference.

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Bashlets
I know we all have different opinions but If CROSSEYED HEART is a snooze fest then that’s a sleep I really love. LOL

Jeroen