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Their function might be somewhat similar, but the notes are, well, different? Unless I compare the wrong parts here?
Different notes, but there is a bit of the melody in Suspicious' verse that is almost that same as the melody in Place's chorus.
Listen to what Keith plays on Suspicious between 0.15 and 0.20, then listen to what Mick plays on Place at 1.30.
That said, I agree that the songs are completely different.
And both are, on my book, just perfect.
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DandelionPowderman
Their function might be somewhat similar, but the notes are, well, different? Unless I compare the wrong parts here?
Different notes, but there is a bit of the melody in Suspicious' verse that is almost that same as the melody in Place's chorus.
Listen to what Keith plays on Suspicious between 0.15 and 0.20, then listen to what Mick plays on Place at 1.30.
That said, I agree that the songs are completely different.
And both are, on my book, just perfect.
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"Suspicious" and "Illusion" are the absolute highlights of the album.
I desperately wanted to like CH but it really sounds like a spent old man rearranging old riffs/melodies. Like with Suspicious – it’s not bad, it starts to draw me in - even though Keith can hardly sing anymore (if you can even call that singing – more like a guy on a respirator straining to make himself heard) – but then there’s a refrain that sounds exactly like ‘This Place Is Empty’ – exactly – and I wanna puke.
Illusion is the gem IMO but only because Norah breaks her back on it.
Ironically enough, I don't think your description is that far off, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing (although I do think that he actually sings better than in the 80s and 90s and I don't really see the connection with This Place is Empty either (a song I don't like at all)).
He's no longer the guy who wrote to-the-point rockers like Satisfaction, JJF or Tumbling Dice. What he does more is creating loose, seemingly ad-libbed, atmosphere, based on licks, spaces, and an interchange of his own singing and some backing vocals. It's more jazzy than pop, more impressionist than getting straight to the point. Rolling Stones - as opposed to the Beatles - never really had a lot of sing-along popsongs, but Keith goes even farther away from that. You cannot really sing Suspicious or Illusion, while doing the dishes or waiting for the bus. But you can just sit back and enjoy the mosaic. If you want songs, listen to the Big Four (or Six). If you want something else, CH is a good album (apart from Blues In the Morning, which breaks the spell for me), with Suspicious and Illusion as the highlights.
But I am rambling..., sorry.