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Stoneage
Creatively the Stones were done in the late seventies. Some Girls was the last LP that counted. In the eighties they could have stayed with their genre or follow trends.
They did something in between. To me their post 1981 output is pretty much irrelevant. Maybe with an exception for Undercover. Apparently Sir Michael thinks the same.
You just have to look at their setlists to realize that.
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Unfortunately with the exception of the brilliant Thru And Thru and the OKish I Go Wild, everything after the first 5 songs is utter rubbish and an embarrassment. Honestly, put any of those songs up even next to the rockers on Emotional Rescue and you'll know what I'm talking about. They ain't no roll. And not even no rock for that matter.
The songs that have stemmed from those sessions on the recent FF boot would have made VL a far stronger album.
Tracks 2 and 3 are rubbish and track 5 is just flake!
Love Is Strong, The Worst, Moon Is Up, Out Of Tears, I Go Wild, Baby Break It Down, Thru And Thru and Mean Disposition... that alone is a pretty damn good LP.
Moon Is Up, Baby Break It Up, Mean Disposition, Out Of Tears - are you kidding me. This is the band that made Exile On Main Street, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and they are stumbling into their old age. Really, give it up if you can't be tough any more. These songs are lame. It's old man's rock. I don't know when you first got into the band but I expect a hell of of a lot more.
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24FPS
The problem is that it was a 'comeback' album. Bill split, and they seemed to have felt a little lost. That Golden Period was over. The consciously made a retro album, one that harkened back to their old songs. It is definitely not a courageous album artistically. Bridges was much more ambitious, but unfortunately had mixed results.
I rarely listen a post Wyman Stones album. Blue & Lonesome being the big exception. I can just listen to the first 30 years. Most everything past that is faint echo. (Except for a single hear and there. Doom and Gloom and Ghost Town are pretty damn good).
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Yes, I think that's what it was.
Their interest and creative interst was in their own projects.
Then, 'oh let's get together to record an album for a tour again'
Worst drum sound and bass of any Stones album.[/b]
4-5 nice songs
We all differ on which those are.
(ps fairly ignorant on the out-takes - except Storm, Jump ontem and one or two others. But that bass is so bad, had no appetite to investigate further)
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None of these suggestions would have made the album better in any way. The album is what it is.
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None of these suggestions would have made the album better in any way. The album is what it is.
It's a good album, with the worst sound ever e many mistakes about the choice of the songs.
Many alternate takes are better than the official versions (I go wild, You Got Me Rocking, Suck on the Jugular, Brand New Car...).
How can you not choose The Storm, So Young, Cocaine Blues, You Got It Made...?!!
How you can not complete the work on interesting groove like Middle of the Sea or Monsoon Ragoon?!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2021-04-01 09:12 by KRiffhard.
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I made my own edited version which I quite like - 50 mins..
01 Moon is up
02 Love is strong
03 I go wild
04 The worst
05 Brand new car
06 Out of tears
07 I'm gonna drive
08 Jump on top of me
09 Thru and thru
10 Break it down
11 You got me rocking
12 Blinded by rainbows
Recently, I have been listening to the Stones later day albums from Steel Wheels and beyond, and out of all of those albums, I've grown in my appreciation of Voodoo Lounge. I do agree with comments made by others over the years that if Voodoo Lounge was whittled down to 10-12 choice cuts like above, I think it would have been better received.
Yes, I agree. I guess with the appearance of CDs, a lot artists including the Stones got sucked up in the "Got to fill the CD" mentality.
Absolutely Eddie. Less is more.
Exile had more!
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Unfortunately with the exception of the brilliant Thru And Thru and the OKish I Go Wild, everything after the first 5 songs is utter rubbish and an embarrassment. Honestly, put any of those songs up even next to the rockers on Emotional Rescue and you'll know what I'm talking about. They ain't no roll. And not even no rock for that matter.
The songs that have stemmed from those sessions on the recent FF boot would have made VL a far stronger album.
Tracks 2 and 3 are rubbish and track 5 is just flake!
Love Is Strong, The Worst, Moon Is Up, Out Of Tears, I Go Wild, Baby Break It Down, Thru And Thru and Mean Disposition... that alone is a pretty damn good LP.
Moon Is Up, Baby Break It Up, Mean Disposition, Out Of Tears - are you kidding me. This is the band that made Exile On Main Street, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and they are stumbling into their old age. Really, give it up if you can't be tough any more. These songs are lame. It's old man's rock. I don't know when you first got into the band but I expect a hell of of a lot more.
You're saying that about those songs? Those are LET IT BLEED compared to quite a few others on VOODOO yet alone after. Be "tough"? That's ridiculous.
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Each to their own. No point arguing with taste in that case. Just giving my opinion but it does seem to echo a common feeling amongst older Stones fans at least that they are spent force creatively. I guess if you saw them in 73 you might feel the same so excuse my age..
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None of these tracks will ever be played live again (not that they appeared frequently back in 94/95). That's quite telling as to how the band view VL.
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it does seem to echo a common feeling amongst older Stones fans at least that they are spent force creatively.
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it does seem to echo a common feeling amongst older Stones fans at least that they are spent force creatively.
To be fair to the band they themselves probably don't really how they could make so many masterpieces between 68 and 72.
Around the time of "stripped" Keef compared songwriting to something that's sent to you like a radio broadcast, you just have to spread your antennas and "get it".
If you follow that reasoning you have to notice their reception was exceptionnaly good between 68 and 72.
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it does seem to echo a common feeling amongst older Stones fans at least that they are spent force creatively.
To be fair to the band they themselves probably don't really [know] how they could make so many masterpieces between 68 and 72.
Around the time of "stripped" Keef compared songwriting to something that's sent to you like a radio broadcast, you just have to spread your antennas and "get it".
If you follow that reasoning you have to notice their reception was exceptionnaly good between 68 and 72.
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Voodoo Lounge was a massive comedown after the magnificent Steel Wheels. Rammed full of pointless filler, their absolute worst song in You Got Me Rocking, juvenile lyrics, no Bill, awful artwork...
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Blinded by Rainbows ,Sweet hearts Tgether,and Out of Tears are great songs.Only would replace Suck on the Juggler and Baby Break it Down with Jump on Top of Me and a complete Zipmouth Angel Suck on the Juggler may be the worst Stones songever.Baby Break it Down sucks too
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Stoneage
You Got Me Rocking is their only post 81 warhorse. At 15th place on their setlist top list. Played 448 times on tour.
[www.setlist.fm]
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You Got Me Rocking is their only post 81 warhorse. At 15th place on their setlist top list. Played 448 times on tour.
[www.setlist.fm]
A bit embarrassing - not only a horrible tune, but also the fact they've tried to force-feed it while most in attendance give it the thumbs down.
That said, can't think of any other post '81 tunes that are truly warhose worthy - maybe their cover of Harlem Shuffle should have been played more, but alas it's a cover...