I dusted this CD by first time in years... it's a damn masterpiece.
It rocks your brain, it's amazing.
999, Wicked As It Seems, Eileen, Bodytalks!, Hate It When You Leave!!!, Will But You Won't...all great. I love the sound too, dark and dangerous and the band's performace is outstanding.
I rediscovered this album and it's peaking fast on my favorite solo albums list, very fast actually.

Yup - can't help feeling however, that if Jagger (Wandering Spirit) and Richards (Main Offender) har pooled their talents at this particular period in time we could have had on hell of a Stones album .....but then again ;-)

Yes, totally underrated! It's great. I like Talk is Cheap, too! And I think Wandering Spirit is ok, but not great. And a little confession: I like Goddess! I liked it from the beginning - and it's getting better. Give it another chance!

I think Keef won easily the first round (Primitively Cool vs. Talk Is Cheap), but Jagger took the second round (Wandering Spirit vs. Main Offender). In both cases, an absolutely great single Stones album was lost. It is painful to see how weak Steel Wheel is compared to the material in those solo albums. But then again, we have a dozen or something great Stones albums, but not very many great solo albums. Perhaps it was necessary for Mick and Keith do those solo ones - and for us to catch them without the help of the other Glimmer. Something different for a change.

- Doxa



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My experience was M.Offender lacked the immediate impact of TIC, in that the lyrics were even less linear, Keith was exploring certain musical territory that made it seem to like the debut.On later listenings I found I too prefer it to Talk, the rhythms are more dense, Keith & his backup (fewer guest stars, too) are more confident and the production and ambience - "dark and dangerous" is just right...Loved the '93 tour supporting it. Naturally it sold way less than the more accessable debut. Dont need it to be a Stones album, it's killer as is.

Main Offender..huh ha dont turn ya back on it
.......It's a killer and it'll creep up on ya....slit ya!!!



ROCKMAN

Its as good as any recent stones album.

shidoobee Wrote:
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> Yes, totally underrated! It's great. I like Talk
> is Cheap, too! And I think Wandering Spirit is ok,
> but not great.

i think you're the 'main offender' around here shidoobee! whilst i certainly do like Main Offender, it is simply no match for the greatness that is Wandering Spirit.



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I think it sucks.

I´m sad to say that Keith did not release anything that good after it.

The songs on VL are okay, but the man seems to have lost the fire - he´s in flames on Main Offender!

Raw Iguana

I tend to differ alittle here. How can I stop on BtB was Keith at his best. (Joking)

main offenders feel is where i like ta hang... turn it up!

MO is pure genius.

I know this is blasphemy, but sometimes I wish the Stones had never gotten back together so that Keith would have put out more solo albums.

I really love his live album from the Palladium. And I start to love Talk Is Cheap. For me, Main Offender is a low point, BUT... I can still change my opinion.

Pokalheld Wrote:
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> I really love his live album from the Palladium.
> And I start to love Talk Is Cheap. For me, Main
> Offender is a low point, BUT... I can still change
> my opinion.

I thought the same for years, but Main Offender grown a lot in me.

It's terrific. It and Wandering Spirit kept me interested in the Stones during the dry 90s.

Keith'sgirl Wrote:
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> MO is pure genius.
>
> I know this is blasphemy, but sometimes I wish the
> Stones had never gotten back together so that
> Keith would have put out more solo albums.


You're right. Blasphemy indeed...

Did Keith record his version of Harder They Come during this period, or was it before?

Before--the late 70s.

black n blue Wrote:
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> I tend to differ alittle here. How can I stop on
> BtB was Keith at his best. (Joking)


Hey,that's a great song as are most of the songs on Main Offender.Wicked As It Seems is a highlight.