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WorriedAboutYou
I am enjoying the hell out of this release.
Sorry but you're missing the point. This is an official release, not a bootleg. And a very expensive one at that. We should expect more than a slightly better than average sounding bootleg. There are tonnes of 'official bootlsgs' released by other artists which soumd much better. Hell the Stones themselves have released much better sounding stuffQuote
bakersfield
I think it's hilarious that so many of us who spent years listening to crap bootlegs back in the day are now bitching about official releases that are in a different league. My go-to bootleg from the 82 tour was 'Never Stop' from Gothenburg. It sounds horrible now. Wembley is 100 x better.
I was at Wembley on 25/6/82 and the recording sounds just like the gig did. A little murk doesn't detract from the experience. I was just now listening to 'Let it Bleed' - pure joy - the greatest rock and roll band in the world at their very best. Brick walled, lossy or pristine,...I don't care ...Let's enjoy it!
You know more about guitars than me, but could the guitar in the left speaker that plays the riff from the Dobie Gray original be Taylor? And why couldn’t Taylor be the bass on WOAF? And has Keith ever discussed anywhere his guitar playing on WOAF? It does seem strangeTaylor played on every known song from the Goats Head Soup. Sessions, ( whereas Bill and Keith do not), but Taylor is not on WOAF.And didn’t Taylor say in 1981 he played on WOAF?Quote
Mathijs
I am still not very positive about the new release....I really dislike Fiji Jim and especially the horrendous fake reggae version of Start Me Up. What the F was Jagger thinking to take an early outtake and overdub it to death? Fast Talking always was very much cliché, and Jagger's new singing makes it even more cliché.
But, I really like Troubles AC, SSS, DA and It's a Lie. Great tunes that Jagger did a great job on. And I actually really like Come to the Ball -this is the kind of music that nobody makes anymore, I like Jagger's off-the-cuff singing here, and listen to Wyman pushing the beat. Great!
Then the Wembley show...It just doesn't sound very nice in my opinion, it is just not very pleasant to listen to. The sound is not much better than a good bootleg, very midrange heavy and very cluttered. And the band sounds like they simply have no fun at all. They play like they are having a fight. Jagger sounds like he is not comfortable at all, and he is acting out a persona, with a fake English accent (to my ears at least).
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Taylor1
You know more about guitars than me, but could the guitar in the left speaker that plays the riff from the Dobie Gray original be Taylor? And why couldn’t Taylor be the bass on WOAF? And has Keith ever discussed anywhere his guitar playing on WOAF? It does seem strangeTaylor played on every known song from the Goats Head Soup. Sessions, ( whereas Bill and Keith do not), but Taylor is not on WOAF.And didn’t Taylor say in 1981 he played on WOAF?
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Taylor1
I find it hard to believe that Taylor is not playing on WOAF in some capacity. Bass? There is no song from the Goats Head Soup sessions he is not playing on
Interestingly on outtakes of WOAF, I can hear an acoustic guitar being played in the background but can not hear it on the official release unless it is buried in the mix. Perhaps that was Taylor?
Of all the dozen or so outtakes I know, and some are not yet released as far as I know, there is no Taylor to be found. Not on the original take from 1972, and not on any of the overdub session versions from 1981. There indeed is an acoustic guitar added and later removed, there's versions with different percussion than on the final version, there's a run through with Sonny Rollins, but Taylor simply is not heard anywhere.
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ChrisM42
Part One:
Tattoo You "40th Anniversary" edition bonus CD is very interesting and entertaining:
Living in the Heart of Love - First surfaced around 1981 on the LP titled "Lonely at the Top" with the title "Living is a Harder World' and later "Living is a Harder Love'. The LP was a fantastic outtake compilation and one of the 'must haves' of this genre. It has been re-issued many times on LP's, Picture Disc and CD's.
Recorded: at Musicland, Munich, Germany, early 1974
Note: This sounds like the original lyric and vocal from the time period. There are guitar solos added at the break.
Fiji Jim - First surfaced on the fantastic 2LP's 'Accidents Will Happen' and 'The Paris Rehearsals' also around 1981-1982. I found these LP's at a small record store in San Jose called 'The Dedicated Record Collector' on my way home from work. It was an unbelievable rush to listen to the music on these records. The 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version adds piano.
Recorded: Late 1977 in Paris, France. It's a 'Some Girls' outtake!
Note: The vocals and lyrics are new, but not completely. Many of the themes are included in the rewrite by MJ. I deciphered the original lyrics a long time ago. It was very tough and required a lot of repeating over very small portions of the song to pick up a clue. Found here:
[www.rollingstonesnet.com]
There are also added guitar parts and a slide guitar (presumably from Ronnie) and harmonica break added. The original solo guitar parts are mixed down.
Troubles a' Commin' - First heard on "Fully Finished Outtakes". I've checked for earlier instrumental versions of this song under different titles and have not come across it. Please correct me if I missed it. The musical structure resembles 'Crazy Mama' IMHO.
Recorded: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, early 1979. An 'Emotional Rescue' outtake.
Note: There is guitar soloing added to the track.
Shame, Shame, Shame - A cover of the sensational bluesman Jimmy Reed. First surfaced on titles such as "Place Pigalle" VGP-362 and "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2.
Recorded: Paris France, early 1978. A 'Some Girls' outtake. Also played live at the "Double Door" Chicago, September 1997.
Note: The guitar intro was overdubbed to clean-up the opening lick. Sounds like the original raspy vocal with a major sound upgrade as in all the tracks released on the bonus disc.
Drift Away - First heard on "Lonely at the Top" LP from 1981.The original vocal made famous by Dobie Gray and perfectly covered by The Stones on this track.
Recorded: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany early 1974. An 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll' Outtake (released in October 1974).
Note: This sounds like the original period vocal with improved sound.
It's a Lie - First heard on "Paris Results" Vol. 2 on Outsider Bird Records released in the 90's and other titles such as "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2, 'Fully Finished Outtakes' and 'Silver Linings' DAC-208.
Recorded: Paris, France late 1979. Sugar Blue the harp player on Miss You is on this track. An "Emotional Rescue" outtake.
Note: Slide guitar added to the 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version. Slide track remains and vocal reworked with really just part of the chorus in-tact for the 'Lost & Found' bonus track.
Coming Soon: Part Two!
Chris M.
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Taylor1
but could the guitar in the left speaker that plays the riff from the Dobie Gray original be Taylor?
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ChrisM42
Part One:
Tattoo You "40th Anniversary" edition bonus CD is very interesting and entertaining:
Shame, Shame, Shame - A cover of the sensational bluesman Jimmy Reed. First surfaced on titles such as "Place Pigalle" VGP-362 and "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2.
Recorded: Paris France, early 1978. A 'Some Girls' outtake. Also played live at the "Double Door" Chicago, September 1997.
Note: The guitar intro was overdubbed to clean-up the opening lick. Sounds like the original raspy vocal with a major sound upgrade as in all the tracks released on the bonus disc.
Coming Soon: Part Two!
Chris M.
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Taylor1
could the guitar in the left speaker that plays the riff from the Dobie Gray original be Taylor?
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Mathijs
Then the Wembley show...It just doesn't sound very nice in my opinion, it is just not very pleasant to listen to. They play like they are having a fight.
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Then the Wembley show...It just doesn't sound very nice in my opinion, it is just not very pleasant to listen to. They play like they are having a fight.
Mathijs
Fine description of this tour!
I remember reading a contemporary interview in which Keith hissed that pitiful Jagger was out of breath after only 3 numbers. I always had the impression he rushed the tempos in 82 just to piss Mick off.
(I really like that tour btw).
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Taylor1
You know more about guitars than me, but could the guitar in the left speaker that plays the riff from the Dobie Gray original be Taylor? And why couldn’t Taylor be the bass on WOAF? And has Keith ever discussed anywhere his guitar playing on WOAF? It does seem strangeTaylor played on every known song from the Goats Head Soup. Sessions, ( whereas Bill and Keith do not), but Taylor is not on WOAF.And didn’t Taylor say in 1981 he played on WOAF?
(There were) two songs on Tattoo You (I played on). One was called Tops and the other was called Waiting on a Friend.
- Mick Taylor, 1993
[www.timeisonourside.com]
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Mathijs
Then the Wembley show...It just doesn't sound very nice in my opinion, it is just not very pleasant to listen to. They play like they are having a fight.
Mathijs
Fine description of this tour!
I remember reading a contemporary interview in which Keith hissed that pitiful Jagger was out of breath after only 3 numbers. I always had the impression he rushed the tempos in 82 just to piss Mick off.
(I really like that tour btw).
"They play like they are having a fight." As Herakleitos said: "Polemos panton men pater esti." (Unfortunately, IORR does not accept original Greek. Therefore the quote is in Latin transcription.)
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Taylor1
And why couldn’t Taylor be the bass on WOAF? And has Keith ever discussed anywhere his guitar playing on WOAF? It does seem strangeTaylor played on every known song from the Goats Head Soup. Sessions, ( whereas Bill and Keith do not), but Taylor is not on WOAF.And didn’t Taylor say in 1981 he played on WOAF?
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Mathijs
Then the Wembley show...It just doesn't sound very nice in my opinion, it is just not very pleasant to listen to. They play like they are having a fight.
Mathijs
Fine description of this tour!
I remember reading a contemporary interview in which Keith hissed that pitiful Jagger was out of breath after only 3 numbers. I always had the impression he rushed the tempos in 82 just to piss Mick off.
(I really like that tour btw).
"They play like they are having a fight." As Herakleitos said: "Polemos panton men pater esti." (Unfortunately, IORR does not accept original Greek. Therefore the quote is in Latin transcription.)
Krêtes aeì pseûstai.
Mathijs
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ChrisM42
Part One:
Tattoo You "40th Anniversary" edition bonus CD is very interesting and entertaining:
Living in the Heart of Love - First surfaced around 1981 on the LP titled "Lonely at the Top" with the title "Living is a Harder World' and later "Living is a Harder Love'. The LP was a fantastic outtake compilation and one of the 'must haves' of this genre. It has been re-issued many times on LP's, Picture Disc and CD's.
Recorded: at Musicland, Munich, Germany, early 1974
Note: This sounds like the original lyric and vocal from the time period. There are guitar solos added at the break.
Fiji Jim - First surfaced on the fantastic 2LP's 'Accidents Will Happen' and 'The Paris Rehearsals' also around 1981-1982. I found these LP's at a small record store in San Jose called 'The Dedicated Record Collector' on my way home from work. It was an unbelievable rush to listen to the music on these records. The 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version adds piano.
Recorded: Late 1977 in Paris, France. It's a 'Some Girls' outtake!
Note: The vocals and lyrics are new, but not completely. Many of the themes are included in the rewrite by MJ. I deciphered the original lyrics a long time ago. It was very tough and required a lot of repeating over very small portions of the song to pick up a clue. Found here:
[www.rollingstonesnet.com]
There are also added guitar parts and a slide guitar (presumably from Ronnie) and harmonica break added. The original solo guitar parts are mixed down.
Troubles a' Commin' - First heard on "Fully Finished Outtakes". I've checked for earlier instrumental versions of this song under different titles and have not come across it. Please correct me if I missed it. The musical structure resembles 'Crazy Mama' IMHO.
Recorded: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, early 1979. An 'Emotional Rescue' outtake.
Note: There is guitar soloing added to the track.
Shame, Shame, Shame - A cover of the sensational bluesman Jimmy Reed. First surfaced on titles such as "Place Pigalle" VGP-362 and "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2.
Recorded: Paris France, early 1978. A 'Some Girls' outtake. Also played live at the "Double Door" Chicago, September 1997.
Note: The guitar intro was overdubbed to clean-up the opening lick. Sounds like the original raspy vocal with a major sound upgrade as in all the tracks released on the bonus disc.
Drift Away - First heard on "Lonely at the Top" LP from 1981.The original vocal made famous by Dobie Gray and perfectly covered by The Stones on this track.
Recorded: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany early 1974. An 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll' Outtake (released in October 1974).
Note: This sounds like the original period vocal with improved sound.
It's a Lie - First heard on "Paris Results" Vol. 2 on Outsider Bird Records released in the 90's and other titles such as "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2, 'Fully Finished Outtakes' and 'Silver Linings' DAC-208.
Recorded: Paris, France late 1979. Sugar Blue the harp player on Miss You is on this track. An "Emotional Rescue" outtake.
Note: Slide guitar added to the 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version. Slide track remains and vocal reworked with really just part of the chorus in-tact for the 'Lost & Found' bonus track.
Coming Soon: Part Two!
Chris M.
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Taylor1
And why couldn’t Taylor be the bass on WOAF? And has Keith ever discussed anywhere his guitar playing on WOAF? It does seem strangeTaylor played on every known song from the Goats Head Soup. Sessions, ( whereas Bill and Keith do not), but Taylor is not on WOAF.And didn’t Taylor say in 1981 he played on WOAF?
The bass is clearly Bill Wyman.
We just don't know who was present at which session exactly, and there's more tracks where somebody claims he played but was overdubbed later on (like has happened with Wyman quite often). There are stories about Bill Wyman being robbed or worse in Jamaica, and that he and Taylor and their wives left earlier as they felt unsafe. On GHS there are more tracks that have a Taylor overdub from later on, from LA or London, like his Heartbreaker solos and the bass on Can't You Hear the Music. Either he didn't play on the original track, or it was erased. We just don't know.
All we know is that to date we do not have a version of WOAF with Mick Taylor on any instrument. It was either recorded without him, or his parts were erased.
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ChrisM42
Part One:
Tattoo You "40th Anniversary" edition bonus CD is very interesting and entertaining:
Living in the Heart of Love - First surfaced around 1981 on the LP titled "Lonely at the Top" with the title "Living is a Harder World' and later "Living is a Harder Love'. The LP was a fantastic outtake compilation and one of the 'must haves' of this genre. It has been re-issued many times on LP's, Picture Disc and CD's.
Recorded: at Musicland, Munich, Germany, early 1974
Note: This sounds like the original lyric and vocal from the time period. There are guitar solos added at the break.
Fiji Jim - First surfaced on the fantastic 2LP's 'Accidents Will Happen' and 'The Paris Rehearsals' also around 1981-1982. I found these LP's at a small record store in San Jose called 'The Dedicated Record Collector' on my way home from work. It was an unbelievable rush to listen to the music on these records. The 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version adds piano.
Recorded: Late 1977 in Paris, France. It's a 'Some Girls' outtake!
Note: The vocals and lyrics are new, but not completely. Many of the themes are included in the rewrite by MJ. I deciphered the original lyrics a long time ago. It was very tough and required a lot of repeating over very small portions of the song to pick up a clue. Found here:
[www.rollingstonesnet.com]
There are also added guitar parts and a slide guitar (presumably from Ronnie) and harmonica break added. The original solo guitar parts are mixed down.
Troubles a' Commin' - First heard on "Fully Finished Outtakes". I've checked for earlier instrumental versions of this song under different titles and have not come across it. Please correct me if I missed it. The musical structure resembles 'Crazy Mama' IMHO.
Recorded: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, early 1979. An 'Emotional Rescue' outtake.
Note: There is guitar soloing added to the track.
Shame, Shame, Shame - A cover of the sensational bluesman Jimmy Reed. First surfaced on titles such as "Place Pigalle" VGP-362 and "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2.
Recorded: Paris France, early 1978. A 'Some Girls' outtake. Also played live at the "Double Door" Chicago, September 1997.
Note: The guitar intro was overdubbed to clean-up the opening lick. Sounds like the original raspy vocal with a major sound upgrade as in all the tracks released on the bonus disc.
Drift Away - First heard on "Lonely at the Top" LP from 1981.The original vocal made famous by Dobie Gray and perfectly covered by The Stones on this track.
Recorded: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany early 1974. An 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll' Outtake (released in October 1974).
Note: This sounds like the original period vocal with improved sound.
It's a Lie - First heard on "Paris Results" Vol. 2 on Outsider Bird Records released in the 90's and other titles such as "Paris Results" DAC-103, disc 2, 'Fully Finished Outtakes' and 'Silver Linings' DAC-208.
Recorded: Paris, France late 1979. Sugar Blue the harp player on Miss You is on this track. An "Emotional Rescue" outtake.
Note: Slide guitar added to the 'Fully Finished Outtakes' version. Slide track remains and vocal reworked with really just part of the chorus in-tact for the 'Lost & Found' bonus track.
Coming Soon: Part Two!
Chris M.
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TravelinMan
Facts:
Keith Richards never speaks of the song; it’s obviously a Jagger song
Mick Taylor said he played on it, and they worked on it in LA
There is an acoustic and an electric guitar on the Tattoo You version
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TravelinMan
Facts:
Keith Richards never speaks of the song; it’s obviously a Jagger song
Mick Taylor said he played on it, and they worked on it in LA
There is an acoustic and an electric guitar on the Tattoo You version
There's no acoustic on the official release; if there's a second guitar it's an electric, something that is difficult to hear because of the incredible amount of reverb, bounced to the other channel.
To quote Keith Richards: "sometimes there are four or five (?) different guitars
on a track, and you wouldn't even notice it".
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TravelinMan
Facts:
Keith Richards never speaks of the song; it’s obviously a Jagger song
Mick Taylor said he played on it, and they worked on it in LA
There is an acoustic and an electric guitar on the Tattoo You version
There's no acoustic on the official release; if there's a second guitar it's an electric, something that is difficult to hear because of the incredible amount of reverb, bounced to the other channel.
To quote Keith Richards: "sometimes there are four or five (?) different guitars
on a track, and you wouldn't even notice it".