One thing is for certain; we can agree to disagree bar or no bar beers or tequilla.
The entire album (ST
is an indictment of Jagger’s inability to reconcile himself with the fact that he is famous (infamous) for a certain kind of music/sound/vibe. Beck and Rodgers were hired to affect a new sound and it failed for Jagger.
I will admit that he needed to get through this debacle in order to make Goddess.
Wandering Spirit however, is without a doubt a magnificent record. It’s producer, (Rick Rubin) was intent on getting Jagger to accept and embrace his strengths and notoriety; for Rubin this ultimately led to a somewhat acrimonious ending of that relationship.
“Sweet Thing” is as great a song as “Miss You”; the beat, the falsetto the groove, it doesn’t get more visceral than that when a song makes you leap out of your seat and onto the dance floor. Better even still is that the music is as current today as it was 15 years ago