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Idorh
My wife passed away last Sunday after a 9-hour surgery due to constricted blood vessels. I don't want anyone around me right now, and I am intensely enjoying the album Hackney Diamonds. The album exudes emotion and energy. It soothes my grief.
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Idorh
My wife passed away last Sunday after a 9-hour surgery due to constricted blood vessels. I don't want anyone around me right now, and I am intensely enjoying the album Hackney Diamonds. The album exudes emotion and energy. It soothes my grief.
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GasLightStreet
I've had time away from HD - and anything else.
Sold my house (home) of the last 10 years and, in the duration of being homeless for 11 days, I ordered, for reasons I have yet to figure out, HONK (2 cd) and TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE.
After getting in to the "new" house and getting a few things in order, started listening to them (as well as Dr Dre's THE CHRONIC and NWA - saw the Jimmy Kimmel show with Dre, Snoop and 50 and thought... I remember THE CHRONIC and Snoop starting out...).
Been listening to a few other things - Teskey Brothers, Beatles RED and BLUE albums (reissued but, as well, original CD issues ha ha), Jimmy Buffett, Pink Floyd, Beth Bombara, Drive-By Truckers, Elvis Costello, The Doors, Jason Isbell, Chuck Berry's last album, and AC/DC's POWER UP.
I find it interesting to listen to legacy artists' new(er) albums than just going to the vlassics: even with HD, it will never gain the attention, time wise, of even STEEL WHEELS (a vagillion times more interested in listening to HD than SW yet...) unless, of course, I opt for new vs old (I don't really need to listen to BEGGARS-SOUP in comparison to listening to HD). I'm more interested in the new than the old: I'd rather listen to Angry than Jumpin' Jack Flash.
HD is excellent. It won't surprise me in 10 or 15 years when the Stones are done or dead that HD is considered amongst their best LPs.
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MadMetaphoricalMax
"HD is excellent. It won't surprise me in 10 or 15 years when the Stones are done or dead that HD is considered amongst their best LPs"
I have a strong premonition that you will be proved right! It's lean, mean, a shower and a grower, it's not overstuffed, every track has something good going for it, which cannot be said of most legacy albums - recent Who and Macca ones I'd reviewed had good stuff, but lots of stuffing TBH. Somehow, the Stones avoided on that on HD, and it still sounds to me like a bit of a miracle, for a band like the Stones to make this and this time in their careers and lives.
PS be interested in comments on the new Beatles Red and Blue remixes/reissues
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
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dedospegajosos
No it is not. Sticky Fingers is a GREAT album.
And besides I didnt say I dont like HD, I like it a lot, I just dont think it is a great album, it is good though, kinda like steel wheels.
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No it is not. Sticky Fingers is a GREAT album.
And besides I didnt say I dont like HD, I like it a lot, I just dont think it is a great album, it is good though, kinda like steel wheels.
I think the comparison with Steel Wheels is very accurate. Good but not great.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
Spot on Gas
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
Spot on Gas
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
Spot on Gas
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
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dedospegajosos
Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
Spot on Gas
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
Yeah, when I listen to such gems like OUT OF OUR HEADS or AFTERMATH I certainly am not missing 'the classic Stones' sound from the 70's' either. Quite the contrary: those are wonderful exactly as they are. It is great that the albums from dfferent eras sound different. The opposite would be awful.
- Doxa
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Some of my random thoughts about HD:
-It is better than A Bigger Bang and Blue & Lonesome, but I like ABB more
-Voodoo and Bridges ar far superior.
-I feel really happy they released a new album.
-It is good, not great by any strech of the imagination.
-It is absolutely ok and a pretty rational thing to do to love this album given the circumstances in witch it came to be.
Spot on Gas
- Mick shines on it and it makes me happy to hear the man sing like this at his age.
-The abscense of Charlie really hurts this album. It is too damn noticeable.
-The bass and drums sound awful.
-Get close is the best song, cool guitars, cool vibe, very danceable, a lot of energy and that beautiful sax.
-Most of the other songs, nothing better than Doom and Gloom.
-The guitar solo section on Depending on You and Tell Me Straight are very beautiful pieces of music. Love those 2 moments.
Everyone is entitled to feel about the album in any way they want, though I find the bolded point a little condescending. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but it sort of plays that way, as though we don't really know what we're listening to and just relieved to be listening to something new. I completely disagree with your observation and point, if that was correct. ie, we're right to "love" the album given the "circumstances" and not possibly because it's actually good or great.
BELAY THAT PARLAY!
What's in bold is already understood by thousands, maybe even millions. As it has always been since (enter album title/year here).
Weak.
As always, there's one issue with such a judgement as "better than nothing": aside from critical judgement there is a fan base that says yey or ney.
Yet still there is one own's judgement.
Overall, there is other. The best since (etc) here.
It's now, not then. Is it good? Yes.
That's all that matters.
And if someone doesn't like it, fine. At this point, it's no different than saying they don't like STICKY FINGERS - their loss.
Anyone can talk blue in the face into a total disgrace and Spock, beam me up, otherwise - there's no comparing it to previous albums.
It's a GREAT album.
Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
Yeah, when I listen to such gems like OUT OF OUR HEADS or AFTERMATH I certainly am not missing 'the classic Stones' sound from the 70's' either. Quite the contrary: those are wonderful exactly as they are. It is great that the albums from dfferent eras sound different. The opposite would be awful.
- Doxa
And I have 0 interest in them regurgitating anything. That is why Driving me too hard is my least favorite of HD.
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Silver Dagger
Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
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Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
This seems to be a misunderstanding that pops up sometimes in this thread.
I don't think hardly anyone wants the Stones to imitate great albums from the past. I don't want an imitation Let It Bleed or a second EOMS. They tried that with Voodoo Loung and nobody liked it very much.
If I want them to do something great "like EOMS was great", that doesn't mean that I want them to repeat EOMS. Take Tattoo You. That was a great album again, like EOMS was great, but not like EOMS.
I agree with Doxa that pre-HD, Steel Wheels was the last time they had a consistent album, a bit slick indeed, but a unified feel and with a slightly new feel, which is to appreciate. The same can be said of HD. They are both good albums but neither is great. (IMHO).
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MKjan
The Rolling Stones have many great albums. HD is one of them. Over 60 years of
great albums.Enjoy.
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Doxa
... Spot on Gas. It stands alone on its own merits. The most common argument is that it's not as good as so and so. Why do people feel the need to compare all the time? Do people really want the band to regurgitate the classic Stones' sound from the 70s? I certainly don't. That was then but this is now. It's a great album.
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dedospegajosos
No it is not. Sticky Fingers is a GREAT album.
And besides I didnt say I dont like HD, I like it a lot, I just dont think it is a great album, it is good though, kinda like steel wheels.
I think the comparison with Steel Wheels is very accurate. Good but not great.