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Thankful the first set was released
It was amazing to listen to going to Charlotte and recently coming back from Gainesville ..long trips
I mean like 4 hours of great music
Thank you again for this body of work87

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Thankful the first set was released
It was amazing to listen to going to Charlotte and recently coming back from Gainesville ..long trips
I mean like 4 hours of great music
Thank you again for this body of work87

This is why I've (kindly, I think) argued with Gazza over the years about unfinished Stones recordings being released.

The perception that they need to have things finished... especially in regard as to when they started the songs or recorded the songs and, in some cases, finished them (loads of albums, between LET IT BLEED and UNDERCOVER, and recently with the EXILE, SOME GIRLS, GOATS HEAD SOUP and TATTOO YOU deluxe reissues, regardless of timeline issues) is not, perhaps, as relevant as some may think.

If it was, why are the bootlegs so bootlegged and popular, as they are, amongst fans?

Granted, it may be more along the lines of 1.5 million people interested, not 3 or 7 million, for that matter in regard to some album sales back when that mattered. But over time... who knows. Every day someone somewhere "discovers" music which may more than not include The Rolling Stones.

Regardless of the fact that The Beatles were long done with when the anthologies came out, anything from the Stones up to 1994, at this point, but maybe more so, long term, 1989, and even that can be dialed back to 1986, and 1983 and 1980... could've had a similar treatment.

That fan base is really starting to get old.

Although there's no way to gauge sales in regard to bootlegs, when sales mattered during the times of REWIND and JUMP BACK and FORTY LICKS yet alone the various studio albums within those - there is an interest in what the Stones have done amongst unfinished, half way finished and even "finished" songs that have never been released.

And they have loads of them.

Just as long as they aren't mastered by Stephen Marcussen.

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That fan base is really starting to get old.

Although there's no way to gauge sales in regard to bootlegs, when sales mattered during the times of REWIND and JUMP BACK and FORTY LICKS yet alone the various studio albums within those - there is an interest in what the Stones have done amongst unfinished, half way finished and even "finished" songs that have never been released.

And they have loads of them.

Just as long as they aren't mastered by Stephen Marcussen.

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I would even take this a little further. I find the lack of outstanding boxed sets from The Stones -- like Dylan's bootleg series...

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Is there 10 unreleased songs That we have never heard of?
Does anyone know how many sessions They had in the last 5 years

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Was there a band /company meeting In the last 3 months?

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Is four flicks still getting a release??

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That fan base is really starting to get old.

Although there's no way to gauge sales in regard to bootlegs, when sales mattered during the times of REWIND and JUMP BACK and FORTY LICKS yet alone the various studio albums within those - there is an interest in what the Stones have done amongst unfinished, half way finished and even "finished" songs that have never been released.

And they have loads of them.

Just as long as they aren't mastered by Stephen Marcussen.

I would even take this a little further. I find the lack of outstanding boxed sets from The Stones -- like Dylan's bootleg series, countless super deluxe editions by artists like The Who or The Yardbirds or Chuck Berry -- a disgrace. So far all boxed sets (starting with Ya-Yas) have been rip-offs. (Ya-Yas with a single disc of four live songs?! Seriously?). And it's not just the lack of unfinished Stones material. Keef could have put out boxed sets of his first two solo albums that weren't only pretty looking but contained more than a few jams and an audio concert. I regard his first two solo albums a truly exciting and creative period of his career. It's a pity that we cannot see more video footage, or hear more in- progress riffs from the Man.
It is indeed puzzling why they do not release more unfinished takes. Who wouldn't like to hear how Satisfaction or Jumping Jack Flash or Emotional Rescue evolved from take to take?
It's not only a bad decision in terms of business, but it's also disrespectful to fans. It is also painful to see how much more thought and care goes into other artists' reissues. I doubt generation X will be interested in previously unreleased material by The Stones put out in 20 years' time when indeed Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift rule their world...

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I know most people say "Every Time I Break Her Heart" is from 1977-78 b/c it sounds like some variation of "Far Away Eyes" but to me it sounds more like 1982 sessions. Keith's guitar sounds very similar to the other Undercover songs plus "She Was Hot", Mick's 'manly vocal' he had going during that time period.

I absolutely agree with you. 1982 is much more fitting sound wise. And it is certainly not a 'pre-' version of Faraway Eyes.

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Con-1982 : back then Jagger was just dying to stay relevant and he was starting to chase the latest musical trends, so why would he write a song in a style as dated, old and passe as country? UC was all about new sounds.

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Just listening to this collection again and "Built That Way" is a stand out track for me. What a wonderful groove the whole band is in, would have been a great song If they finished it. Is that Chuck on Piano?

"Keep It Cool" is another good one. It's kind of like Jazzy a version of Fingerprint File, and it has that New-Wavish guitar sound that's on Too Much Blood.

Edit... I read that Built That Way was an 85 outtake, but I checked on a thread here that said it was from 75. That makes more sense because it sure sounds like Billy on piano. And the guitar tone sounds like 75.

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Just listening to this collection again and "Built That Way" is a stand out track for me. What a wonderful groove the whole band is in, would have been a great song If they finished it. Is that Chuck on Piano?

"Keep It Cool" is another good one. It's kind of like Jazzy a version of Fingerprint File, and it has that New-Wavish guitar sound that's on Too Much Blood.

Edit... I read that Built That Way was an 85 outtake, but I checked on a thread here that said it was from 75. That makes more sense because it sure sounds like Billy on piano. And the guitar tone sounds like 75.

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Just listening to this collection again and "Built That Way" is a stand out track for me. What a wonderful groove the whole band is in, would have been a great song If they finished it. Is that Chuck on Piano?

"Keep It Cool" is another good one. It's kind of like Jazzy a version of Fingerprint File, and it has that New-Wavish guitar sound that's on Too Much Blood.

Edit... I read that Built That Way was an 85 outtake, but I checked on a thread here that said it was from 75. That makes more sense because it sure sounds like Billy on piano. And the guitar tone sounds like 75.

Most definitely from '75. I'm actually a bit insulted that they left this stellar track off of Black and Blue. Could have easily replaced "Melody." It also sounds like Wayne Perkins on guitar along with Keith. Check out this article from New Music Express published on Dec. 21, 1974. If you look at the paragraphs all the way to the right towards the bottom, the writer states he attended the Stones sessions from early December and goes on to talk about a song they've been working on that started off as a "Heatwave" riff and than turned into something "Amazingly original." This would be "Built That Way."

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ryanpow
Just listening to this collection again and "Built That Way" is a stand out track for me. What a wonderful groove the whole band is in, would have been a great song If they finished it. Is that Chuck on Piano?

"Keep It Cool" is another good one. It's kind of like Jazzy a version of Fingerprint File, and it has that New-Wavish guitar sound that's on Too Much Blood.

Edit... I read that Built That Way was an 85 outtake, but I checked on a thread here that said it was from 75. That makes more sense because it sure sounds like Billy on piano. And the guitar tone sounds like 75.

Most definitely from '75. I'm actually a bit insulted that they left this stellar track off of Black and Blue. Could have easily replaced "Melody." It also sounds like Wayne Perkins on guitar along with Keith. Check out this article from New Music Express published on Dec. 21, 1974. If you look at the paragraphs all the way to the right towards the bottom, the writer states he attended the Stones sessions from early December and goes on to talk about a song they've been working on that started off as a "Heatwave" riff and than turned into something "Amazingly original." This would be "Built That Way."

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Interesting, the article seems to say it's Jagger on the Piano.

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if built that way is a rip off of heatwave, 90% of rock'n'roll/rhythm and blues songs are a rip off something

paul weller built a reputation on great grooves like this, and rightly so

shame on em for shelving it

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if built that way is a rip off of heatwave, 90% of rock'n'roll/rhythm and blues songs are a rip off something

paul weller built a reputation on great grooves like this, and rightly so

shame on em for shelving it