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EasterMan
Funny how these reviewers are calling A Bigger Bang "terrible" and "lukewarm". If Hackney Diamonds was released in 2005, I'm not sure it would've been as well received as A Bigger Bang.
Angry and Sweet Sounds of Heaven are decent singles, but I think some fans would've dismissed them as cheesy and mainstream if they were released in 2005.
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StonedRambler
Some things that should not be missing from any cheap Stones review:
- best album since Some Girls/Exile / their playing is the best since [insert random year here]
- their combined age ("together they are 235 years old...")
- some standard puns using their song titles that have been used for 40+ years ("Stones fans will definetly get some Satisfaction" "Stones fans still get what they need" "It's only rock n roll but fans still love it")
- their last tour / album?
- some Beatles / Stones comparison
- calling them "rock n roll dinosaurs", "rock n roll grandpa's" or something similar
- that Jagger is still running 12 miles on stage
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EasterMan
Funny how these reviewers are calling A Bigger Bang "terrible" and "lukewarm". If Hackney Diamonds was released in 2005, I'm not sure it would've been as well received as A Bigger Bang.
Angry and Sweet Sounds of Heaven are decent singles, but I think some fans would've dismissed them as cheesy and mainstream if they were released in 2005.
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EasterMan
Funny how these reviewers are calling A Bigger Bang "terrible" and "lukewarm". If Hackney Diamonds was released in 2005, I'm not sure it would've been as well received as A Bigger Bang.
Angry and Sweet Sounds of Heaven are decent singles, but I think some fans would've dismissed them as cheesy and mainstream if they were released in 2005.
Par for this particular course. ABB was praised mostly highly in 2005, but after release and onto a new album is put down. Babylon received mostly good notices in 1997, was written off as uneven or boring in 2005.
Almost a scorched earth policy for output post SG or TY. Critics adopt a return-to-form review narrative for the latest, and disregard previous. Repeat cycle each new release.
ABB was a fine album, one I still listen to. Not as good as Babylon or Wheels overall, but a very worthy Stones album.
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StonedRambler
Have I missed anything?
Yeah, another recurring theme appears to be that ABB wasn't a super-great album.
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StonedRambler
Have I missed anything?
Yeah, another recurring theme appears to be that ABB wasn't a super-great album.
"It Won't Take Long" being the stand out track from ABB, didn't even get released as a single, plus its better than the two new singles from Hackney Diamonds, it's hard to work out the politics of this band and the biased one way traffic from so called STONES fans.
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StonedRambler
Have I missed anything?
Yeah, another recurring theme appears to be that ABB wasn't a super-great album.
"It Won't Take Long" being the stand out track from ABB, didn't even get released as a single, plus its better than the two new singles from Hackney Diamonds, it's hard to work out the politics of this band and the biased one way traffic from so called STONES fans.
Stand out track?? I can't stand 'It Won't Take Long'. Dreary. Plodding. I skip it when I listen to ABB.
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wupperstein
The song is called "Ivy League". You can find it on Fully Finished Studio Outtakes
and it's from the Voodoo Lounge Sessions.
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Have I missed anything?
Yeah, another recurring theme appears to be that ABB wasn't a super-great album.
"It Won't Take Long" being the stand out track from ABB, didn't even get released as a single, plus its better than the two new singles from Hackney Diamonds, it's hard to work out the politics of this band and the biased one way traffic from so called STONES fans.
Stand out track?? I can't stand 'It Won't Take Long'. Dreary. Plodding. I skip it when I listen to ABB.
Is it Okay for me to think it's a stand out track though, i think it's got a feel of Gimme Shelter to it.
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Rockman
Critics advice should be taken with a grain of salt.
Some put their sentences in a different order than the previous critic just by copying sections.
rearrange the sentence of the guy before 'em ....don't take critics too seriously ..... just cut/paste and a lot of 'em
Yes..I know them, they're really quite tame
I had to rearrange their jail sentences
And give them both another name .... Spanish Sticky & Bitchus1220
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wupperstein
The song is called "Ivy League". You can find it on Fully Finished Studio Outtakes
and it's from the Voodoo Lounge Sessions.
Ahh! Thank you. I knew it was too familiar, but I could t place it. The accompanying video appears to be more recent sessions. I thought the instrumental version on the Voodoo (Brew/Stew?) was a standout there. There is so much good stuff on FFSO!
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Have I missed anything?
Yeah, another recurring theme appears to be that ABB wasn't a super-great album.
"It Won't Take Long" being the stand out track from ABB, didn't even get released as a single, plus its better than the two new singles from Hackney Diamonds, it's hard to work out the politics of this band and the biased one way traffic from so called STONES fans.
Stand out track?? I can't stand 'It Won't Take Long'. Dreary. Plodding. I skip it when I listen to ABB.
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GerardHennessy
... In fact there is not a single Stones album that I dislike or dismiss in its entirety. Even the oft-proclaimed 'turkeys' - Satanic Majesty's and Dirty Works - have found their own niche in my affections.
And I have no doubt that HD will become another much loved addition to my collection as well...
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rtr
Saw a link for Get Close and Depending on You a few weeks ago. Are they still available somewhere to check out? Thanks
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Topi
The Globe and Mail ranked the songs in their review.
[www.theglobeandmail.com]
They're saying "Get Close" is the second-best song on the album after SSOH.
"Tell Me Straight" comes in third.
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