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I just received a SHM-CD of Tattoo You. (The one recommended here). I listened to Tops. I was never all that impressed with Mick Taylor in the studio, although I thought he smashed everyone else live. But the songs Tops is criminally overlooked I think it's the Zenith of his studio work with the Stones. It's other worldly good.
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it's me and my mom's favorite song off ty
they really should have given this more of a chance on stage over the years
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It’s amazing to me how the general public is aware of every song by the Beatles and act as though their absolute shit is gold when the Stones are thought of as having 20 or 30 good songs.
Compare this to “ She’s leaving Home” from Sgt Pepper, a laughable overly sentimental snoozer.
Tops is just a next level beautiful song, at least somebody gets it.
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Tops (live in Boulder, CO, USA, 3 October 1981)
The Rolling Stones - Tops, Live 1981 Philadelphia 2
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ProfessorWolf
it's me and my mom's favorite song off ty
they really should have given this more of a chance on stage over the years
Really? The live versions are pretty awful imo and I can't remember too many occasions where the Stones gave certain songs "another try" that initially did not work in concert.
The studio version is one of my favourites, too.
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lem motlow
It’s amazing to me how the general public is aware of every song by the Beatles and act as though their absolute shit is gold when the Stones are thought of as having 20 or 30 good songs.
Compare this to “ She’s leaving Home” from Sgt Pepper, a laughable overly sentimental snoozer.
Tops is just a next level beautiful song, at least somebody gets it.
Fully agree. the Beatles are ridiculously overrated and have way more turds in their catalogue than most bands but somehow get a free pass. I can name more songs that I loathe by the Beatles than ones I actually like.
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it's me and my mom's favorite song off ty
they really should have given this more of a chance on stage over the years
Really? The live versions are pretty awful imo and I can't remember too many occasions where the Stones gave certain songs "another try" that initially did not work in concert.
The studio version is one of my favourites, too.
yes i agree the live versions where terrible all the more reason that they work on it more until it's not
i really think this could have turned into a pretty good stage version if they really worked at it
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I adore Tops. It’s one of my favorite Stones songs. The live versions are much grittier than the studio one, but that rougher sound gives the lyrics a different feel entirely.
Thanks for that detail, northof49.
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ProfessorWolf
it's me and my mom's favorite song off ty
they really should have given this more of a chance on stage over the years
Really? The live versions are pretty awful imo and I can't remember too many occasions where the Stones gave certain songs "another try" that initially did not work in concert.
The studio version is one of my favourites, too.
yes i agree the live versions where terrible all the more reason that they work on it more until it's not
i really think this could have turned into a pretty good stage version if they really worked at it
The song's arrangement does not allow any Stones sloppiness, that's for sure! However, if they had tried it again from 1989 onwards it might have lead to some better results. But somehow I have the feeling that it's one of those songs that weren't made for giant stages...
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lem motlow
It’s amazing to me how the general public is aware of every song by the Beatles and act as though their absolute shit is gold when the Stones are thought of as having 20 or 30 good songs.
Compare this to “ She’s leaving Home” from Sgt Pepper, a laughable overly sentimental snoozer.
Tops is just a next level beautiful song, at least somebody gets it.
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DandelionPowderman
Apart from the Stones, who is overlooking or underestimating it?