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DandelionPowderman
Hot Stuff 10/10
Hand Of Fate 8/10
Cherry Oh Baby 7/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 8/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 5/10
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DandelionPowderman
Hot Stuff 10/10
Hand Of Fate 8/10
Cherry Oh Baby 7/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 8/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 5/10
I completely agree with you – if you deduct 5 points for each an every song…
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DandelionPowderman
Hot Stuff 10/10
Hand Of Fate 8/10
Cherry Oh Baby 7/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 8/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 5/10
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switchblade1975
in 1976 I was 18 and have already seen the Stones 2 times,saw both shows in Boston in 1975,I got the lp Black and Blue the day it went on sale,when I was paying for it I a asked the salesperson what they would do with the poster of of the lp, the one with the girl who is all black and blue,and she took it off the wall and gave it to me,I still have it.
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DandelionPowderman
Hot Stuff 10/10
Hand Of Fate 8/10
Cherry Oh Baby 7/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 8/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 5/10
I completely agree with you – if you deduct 5 points for each an every song…
Agree with you. Musically and on stage 1976 isn't their best year.
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slewan
where did they record this video? (there's advertisement in German ('Nordstern Versicherungen')in the back (at 1:40))
the four videos were shot in Ostseehalle Kiel, May 1st 1976 - the day before the concert in the same venue, all directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
I've read before it was Frankfurt's festhalle, the first stop on the tour. But maybe the Nordstern advertisement indeed points to Kiel. Do you you have any more info on this? Not that I'm doubting, just interested.
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1962
Hot Stuff 11/10
Hand Of Fate 10/10
Cherry Oh Baby 10/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 11/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 11/10
Black & Blue is awsome
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loog droog
Sorry to disagree, folks.
But I bought it back in '76 on the day it came out, and as much as I wanted to like it, I had to admit that overall it was obviously a
let
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strat72
Outside of the big four it is one of my favourites.....
Hey Negrita & Hot Stuff are seriously funky grooves.
Hand of Fate & Crazy Mama are punchy Stones rockers.
Memory Motel & Fool To Cry are beautiful ballads.
Love it......
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slewan
where did they record this video? (there's advertisement in German ('Nordstern Versicherungen')in the back (at 1:40))
the four videos were shot in Ostseehalle Kiel, May 1st 1976 - the day before the concert in the same venue, all directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
I've read before it was Frankfurt's festhalle, the first stop on the tour. But maybe the Nordstern advertisement indeed points to Kiel. Do you you have any more info on this? Not that I'm doubting, just interested.
See Felix Aeppli: TUG1974-1977Up.pdf
I just checked - Lindsay-Hogg was not the director of the Black&Blue videos, the other infos are correct.
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DandelionPowderman
Hot Stuff 10/10
Hand Of Fate 8/10
Cherry Oh Baby 7/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 8/10
Melody 10/10
Fool To Cry 10/10
Crazy Mama 5/10
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MisterDDDD
Perhaps received better for those of us old enough to enjoy it new.
Was such a departure that fit so well with the era. Similar to GHS imo.
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Hairball
As a whole I like it better than Undercover and every other album that followed in the latter era,
yet think it's one of the weakest albums prior to Undecover and the era that preceeded with Emotional Rescue probably being the weakest.
That said, there are some truly great tunes I've always loved from it.
On a scale of one to ten:
Hot Stuff - 9 - I remember it blasting out of the radio when it was released, and always love the funkiness with Mick's out of control vocals and the amazing guitar solo from Harvey Mandel.
Hand of Fate - 9.5 - The second it kicks off I'm hooked and the singing/stinging solo blazes trails...still wonder how great/different the Stones might have been had they kept Wayne Perkins
Cherry Oh Baby - 1...Maybe even a zero as the Eric Donaldsen version is far superior in every way, while this version is simply obnoxious and unlistenable.
Memory Motel - 7 - One of the sweetest, and when Keith chimes in "She's got a mind of her own...", well it really is quite genius the way that tune works.
Hey Negrita - 2 - Gotta give Ronnie a bit of credit for trying, but many of his Stones contributions are far better (Everything is Turning to Gold, et al.)
Melody - 3 - Hokey faux jazzy junk...something Bette Midler might have recorded...though I do love all of the guitar bits throughout.
Fool to Cry -2 - Generally pure crap, though it does find a nice groove towards the end with some nice guitar parts...
Crazy Mama - 8 - Maybe a nine...needs to be cranked up to 10...simple and effective Stonesy rock and roll in ever way.
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terraplane
It's always been my favourite Stones album.
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Witness
Hot Stuff 9/10
Hand Of Fate 5/10
Cherry Oh Baby 6,5/10
Memory Motel 10/10
Hey Negrita 3/10
Melody minus 2/10
Fool To Cry 8,5/10
Crazy Mama 8,5/10