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Spud
No idea .
I've always been rubbish at this.
It changes on an almost weekly basis.
I always find it interesting when folks on these pages say that they haven't listened to such and such an album for years.
I tend to spin pretty much everything on a fairly regular basis and it's surprising how often even the older records manage to elicit a new reaction from me with some aspect or other.
I think that, sometimes, when stating that we don't like this and don't like that...we should maybe give it another listen with open ears and mind.
[ ..and What's wrong with DW if you're in the mood for some raucous guitar music ? ]
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I do have a question and this is not asking you to "justify" anything as we like what we like.
It's more that you have Tattoo You and Dirty Work at the same level...I can personally understand the relative disdain for Dirty Work but wonder what it is about Tattoo You that turns you off?
Just very curious. Thx Witness.
treacle, look at thread page 8 in the album thread for TATTOO YOU, if you like.
Oh lovely, an Easter egg!
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Witness
What do you mean, treacle? I showed you where you might find it. And I am not against revisiting that post. But usually I prefer not to provoke the feelings of other posters.
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What do you mean, treacle? I showed you where you might find it. And I am not against revisiting that post. But usually I prefer not to provoke the feelings of other posters.
Oh hey no worries...I didn't mean to offend. I was just teasing a bit for your "making" me look for it. I can take it down if you like, NP.
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What do you mean, treacle? I showed you where you might find it. And I am not against revisiting that post. But usually I prefer not to provoke the feelings of other posters.
Oh hey no worries...I didn't mean to offend. I was just teasing a bit for your "making" me look for it. I can take it down if you like, NP.
Now that it is there, let it remain.
I made you look for the post because you yourself asked for my views on that album, if you remember.
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I've not digested Hackney and Lonesome enough for a placement.
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1. TATTOO YOU
2. EMOTIONAL RESCUE
3. VOODOO LOUNGE
4. BRIDGES TO BABYLON
5. UNDERCOVER
6. STEEL WHEELS
7. HACKNEY DIAMONDS
8. A BIGGER BANG
9. DIRTY WORK
10.BLUE AND LONESOME
I'll note that I count FLASHPOINT, FORTY LICKS, EXILE RARITIES, SOME GIRLS RARITIES, GRRR, GOATS HEAD SOUP 2020, and LOST AND FOUND as partial new releases as well "Ghost Town" as a standalone single.
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I've not digested Hackney and Lonesome enough for a placement.
Fair enough. It's only been out for almost 7 and a half years, after all
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I've not digested Hackney and Lonesome enough for a placement.
Fair enough. It's only been out for almost 7 and a half years, after all
I am a bit embarassed not to have given Lonesome much playtime, barely know it and for Hackney, I need to revisit it after a good pause to see what I feel about it.
I recall when SW and VL came out, how I really wanted to love them and played them alot, but nowdays they don't get exposure with me. Maybe I should revisit them again with fresher ears, though it feels like a chore to do...
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...I think that, sometimes, when stating that we don't like this and don't like that...we should maybe give it another listen with open ears and mind.
[ ..and What's wrong with DW if you're in the mood for some raucous guitar music ? ]
OK...as you've asked the question (and I don't lieeeee), one thing wrong with DW is Mick's SINGING IN ALL CAPS.
The other is the quality of the writing.
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Wow! This thread had ‘circle jerk’ written all over it but most posters resisted the urge to whip it out. Bravo!
I state emphatically that HD doesn’t belong in the top 3 and the majority of posters agree. TY, ER and UC – there’s your top 3, no need to start a poll. Oh, a few kooks will always put Dirty Work on top, but hey, it takes all kinds. I myself am not completely immune to making extravagant claims about records. For example, I know TY is better quality but I rate ER higher because it was my first Stones record. So if somebody slips, say, Steel Wheels, into the top 3 because it was their first Stones record, ok, it’s a pardonable offence. But nobody on this forum can say HD was their first Stones record and therefore it completely irrational to rank HD in the top 3. Of course, there is no penalty or fine for being irrational. I just hope you’re less reckless in other aspects of your life.
1. Emotional Rescue (5.0) Let Me Go
2. Tattoo You (5.0) Start Me Up
3. Undercover (4.5) Undercover of the Night
4. Voodoo Lounge (3) The Worst
5. Dirty Work (2.5) Sleep Tonite
6. Steel Wheels (2) Mixed Emojis
7. Bridges to Babylon (2) You Don’t Have to Mean It
8. Blue & Lonesome (2) Little Rain
9 HD (1.5) WWW
10. ABB (1) Rough Justice