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I wonder whose idea it was to put overdrive on Keith's bass. This, I think, is what gives the bassline and also the whole instrumental a lot of character past the obvious Stones by the numbers riff. With my band in the studio, we sometimes use overdrive on the bass part to hide some inaccuracies, so that less editing needs to be done and it can sound intededly rough and raunchy.

But, at the same time, I don't think that Darryl would have been allowed to use such a fat overdrive tone, if he played on Angry. It really takes up a lot of space in the mix, just as much as the guitars. Can't say that about B&L...

I agree that the bass is very dominant in the mix, but I kinda like it. I don't know much about sound engineering so I am still wondering what it is exactly what gives the song such a modern feel. The riff is very basic and old-school, but the production makes the song fresh, especially the chorus. There's a lot of melody to it and Mick is singing it very well.

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I can’t believe how many people are scandalized [...]

[...]They are a joke.

The real joke is that some people think others are scandalized by the video. It's like the drunk granddad telling a naughty story during christmas diner, ("nudge nudge, wink wink"). Nobody is scandalized. It's just boring, sad and tacky. I would have loved a scandalizing video. Rock n roll is supposed to kick against the same old ideas, this video does the opposite. Maybe some old men like it, but I bet most younger people are not impressed.

And it's a pity, because I like the song. I don't think you can compare it to Start Me Up, which impressed even people who didn't care about the Stones. But the chorus is definitely more catchy and alive than their other singles of the past 30 years.

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bauk77
Are the old billboard clips in the video synched with the actual lyrics?

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Are the old billboard clips in the video synched with the actual lyrics?

yes, smart video archive research

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After ten times listening I've never expected that to say: weaker than DON'T STOP.
Well glad the're still active...

I'll have to agree with you. Boring generic riff, annoying lyrics, lousy chorus. Don't Stop is a masterpiece in comparsion.

Hopefully the rest of the album will be better. I'm happy to get anything new at all at this point.

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I wonder whose idea it was to put overdrive on Keith's bass. This, I think, is what gives the bassline and also the whole instrumental a lot of character past the obvious Stones by the numbers riff. With my band in the studio, we sometimes use overdrive on the bass part to hide some inaccuracies, so that less editing needs to be done and it can sound intededly rough and raunchy.

But, at the same time, I don't think that Darryl would have been allowed to use such a fat overdrive tone, if he played on Angry. It really takes up a lot of space in the mix, just as much as the guitars. Can't say that about B&L...

I agree that the bass is very dominant in the mix, but I kinda like it. I don't know much about sound engineering so I am still wondering what it is exactly what gives the song such a modern feel. The riff is very basic and old-school, but the production makes the song fresh, especially the chorus. There's a lot of melody to it and Mick is singing it very well.

Yes, the bass is wicked! The instrumental production is quite basic but it works. Very compressed, which makes it a bit hard to really work out the individual guitar parts as the hearing gets tired, but it slaps! Now for the chorus, I've already expressed this a few times: It sounds modern because the vocal has many layers with Mick singing falsettos and deeper lines. Then they lined up oll of the consonants. This is my main gripe with the song because while it sounds modern, it already sounds dated (2010's) because vocal production has already moved on from this sterile style back to a more performance- and human-oriented style.
I personally would have loved if Mick just did his 28-year-old Keith impression for the backing vocals. The same voice he uses when he does the vox on the deluxe sets

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That's true, Rising stone, those hair metal vids were tacky and embarrassing, and that's how I feel about this element of the Angry video.

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Taylor1
I like the song but think the mix is weird Mick’s vocals are very clear and mixed up high.And I think he is playing the riff.But the other instruments are muddy.

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I like the song but think the mix is weird Mick’s vocals are very clear and mixed up high.And I think he is playing the riff.But the other instruments are muddy.

Since the 70s that's been the biggest turn off for me, Micks vocals too high in the mix, with the exception of Tattoo You, that really worked for Mick but after that his voice changed and it's been overbearingly high in the mix.
He's always been good at ballads though, that range in his voice is still great to this day, and nothing Mick does is all bad though and like everyone else I'm really looking forward to the album even if there isn't anything particularly different about it, Stones by numbers is better than no Stones at all, I've missed their albums these past 18 years.

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ANGRY, like you probably haven't heard it before.

[youtu.be]

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ANGRY, like you probably haven't heard it before.

[youtu.be]

Oh please. What don't you just F... Off.


We are here talking about just released official Rolling Stones recording. As it is.

- Doxa

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ANGRY, like you probably haven't heard it before.

[youtu.be]

Oh please. What don't you just F... Off.


We are here talking about just released official Rolling Stones recording. As it is.

- Doxa