This could possibly be the most perfect Stones album ever. With Jagger and Keith both on vox, Keith and Taylor on guitars, Ron on Bass, Ollie Brown on Percussion. Great songwriting, much dope. The other guys are all the types who fit in with the Stonescrowd (except Paul Shaffer).
Any thoughts on this album?

well, it's not what i'd call the most perfect anything,
but it grooves me a lot more than i expected, that's for sure.
Oh Virginia, Zulu Warrior and Mr Blue sound particularly good to me.
great cover art too. :E


"What do you want - what?!"
- Keith

Pleasant disc, really nothing special. I've never heard much "Stones" sound in the tunes, although many others do. Worth picking up for the Keith pictures, if for no other reason. KR at his most junked-out.

Karl

Karl, I can not believe you don't hear the "Stones" in there. Might be John's vox.

ChelseaDrugstore Wrote:
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> Karl, I can not believe you don't hear the
> "Stones" in there. Might be John's vox.


Probably. Always sounded a little too folky-hippie to me, which probably comes from Phillips' easy-going smooth voice. A couple of nice Taylor licks in there though!

Karl

The greatest thing about the CD is the story in the liner notes how the master tapes were lost for more than 20 years!

PECMAN

It can't be true that YOU like that album!

I bought it because, well, easy to guess, there were so many stones involved.

To be precise:

?œMr Blue (Phillips)
Drums : ? / Bass : Ron Wood / Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Keith Richards / Electric Guitar : Chris Spedding / Keyboards : Jean Rousell / Percussion : Ollie Brown? / Backing Vocals : Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
?œShe's Just 14 (Phillips)
Drums : Yogi Horton / Bass : John Regan / Electric Slide Guitar : Keith Richards / Acoustic Guitars : Sid McGinnis / Keyboards : John Phillips / Tamb : Jeb Guthrie / Backing Vocals : Mick Jagger
?œWilderness Of Love (Phillips)
Drums : Yogi Horton / Bass : David Wooford / Electric Guitar : Keith Richards / Acoustic Guitar : Sid McGinnis / Keyboards : Paul Shaffer / Percussion : Jeb Guthrie / Backing Vocals : ?
?œOh Virginia (Phillips)
Drums : ? / Bass : Ron Wood / Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Mick Taylor / Acoustic Guitars : Keith Richards & Chris Spedding / Keyboards : Jean Rousell / Percussion : Ollie Brown? / Backing Vocals : Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
?œSunset Boulevard (Phillips)
Drums : Yogi Horton / Bass : David Wooford / Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Keith Richards / Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Chris Spedding / Keyboards : John Kito / Percussion : Debra Dobkin / Backing Vocals : ?
?œPussycat (Phillips)
Drums : Yogi Horton / Bass : David Wooford / Electric Guitar : Keith Richards / Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Chris Spedding / Piano : John Kito / Percussion : Debra Dobkin / Backing Vocals : ?
?œZulu Warriorr (Phillips/Jagger)
Drums : ? / Bass : Ron Wood / Electric Guitars : Mick Taylor & Keith Richards / Keyboards : Jean Rousell / Percussion : Reebop Kwaku Baah / Backing Vocals : Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Michelle Phillips & Laura MacKenzie Phillips / String Arrangement : James Biondillo
?œVery Dread (Phillips)
Drums : ? / Bass : Ron Wood / Electric Guitar : Chris Spedding / Acoustic Guitars : Mick Taylor & Keith Richards / Keyboards : Jean Rousell / Percussion : Ollie Brown? / Backing Vocals : ? / String Arrangement : James Biondillo
?œ2001 (Phillips)
Drums : Yogi Horton / Bass : David Wooford / Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Keith Richards / Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Chris Spedding / Keyboards : John Kito / Percussion : Debra Dobkin

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OK, it's not all rubbish. It could not be.

But I find it all in all extremely weak. It has no guts. Phillips vocals are as lame as ever. All in all a very boring work.

Of course if you analize the performance, the music is well played, there is taste but that can't be enough. The more if you notice (impossible not to) the awful cheesy-flowerpower-grasssmoker arrangements. Did Harvey Jay Goldberg ever work for Kit Kat Abdullah Stevens?


C

I played it once and never listened to it again. I found it to be dull.

A great one, but hardly the best Stones disc.

JumpingKentFlash

better than ABB (how's that for picking a fight?)

wow t&a! they're gonna nail u to the wall!

i'm used to it

Sounds like what would have happened if Mick made a solo album in the 70's. Its not bad but I don't like John's voice at all. If Mick were doing lead vocals it would make me feel entirely different.

No like John's voice? Even on Monday's?