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CamRS
Kennedy,
Although I am a fan of GHS and love this remix, I have been pondering the same thing since listening to the instrumentals.
I think it was more than just Billy Preston influencing the Stones at the time. While I was not born until until later, in 1972-1973, Exile was still considered somewhat of a disappointment and produced no hit singles, which seemed like a big deal to Mick based on his comments about the album.
So if your last album has mixed reviews and no hit singles, do you double down on that sound or try to do something different? Obviously, they decided to take the songs in a different direction, but I wonder if Exile had been labeled a masterpiece from the get-go, would the band have stuck with that sound, or would they still have gone in the direction they took?
- Cam
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vertigojoe
I think when your hired hand extra keyboard player ends up with 2 solo tunes in the middle of the setlist its fair to say his influence has perhaps gone too far.
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vertigojoe
I think when your hired hand extra keyboard player ends up with 2 solo tunes in the middle of the setlist its fair to say his influence has perhaps gone too far.
Well someone here who was a direct witness of the 1975 year of the band said it was a stroke of PR genius as that year Preston was a superstar.
But I get your idea : I never listened to these 2 songs on the 75 recordings I own.
And the fact that the 2 Preston cuts are missing on most audience tapes from the tour prove not everybody was OK with Billy taking centerstage... "turn that bloody recorder off man! We're here only for the Stones" :-)
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Rokyfan
I thought his dominant keyboards spoiled many numbers on the 75 tour.
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vertigojoe
I think when your hired hand extra keyboard player ends up with 2 solo tunes in the middle of the setlist its fair to say his influence has perhaps gone too far.
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GasLightStreet
I've made some album playlists where, regardless of when they were finished, songs that were recorded for album A that ended up on album B or etc. Like STICKY FINGERS - it had quite a few more tracks on it making it a double album. Or BLACK AND BLUE, SOME GIRLS and EMOTIONAL RESCUE, as well as GOATS HEAD SOUP prior to the reissue, getting the TATTOO YOU tracks and various B-sides added.
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NilsHolgersson
When you look at the bootleg series Bob Dylan's team put out for his albums like More Blood, More Tracks and Trouble No More, these Stones "super deluxe" releases are really short and sad in comparison. You don't get a lot of takes or unreleased demo songs
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NilsHolgersson
When you look at the bootleg series Bob Dylan's team put out for his albums like More Blood, More Tracks and Trouble No More, these Stones "super deluxe" releases are really short and sad in comparison. You don't get a lot of takes or unreleased demo songs
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wonderboy
Scarlet, Criss Cross and All the Rage tells me that Keith was still coming up with riffs and putting the tracks together -- but they didn't have a functional producer to get them organized. And sorry to say, where was Mick? These lyrics sound like they were made up on the spot.
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NilsHolgersson
When you look at the bootleg series Bob Dylan's team put out for his albums like More Blood, More Tracks and Trouble No More, these Stones "super deluxe" releases are really short and sad in comparison. You don't get a lot of takes or unreleased demo songs
I bet they're saving some for a future release!