I prefer Rough Justice, his slide, when he's on live sounds amazing



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-02-13 20:32 by CrazyDadda.

Yeah that Rough Justice slide will slice ya like V8 chainsaw on nitro....



ROCKMAN

My fave: The Worst slide...Voodoo era.

Love the slide (actually all the guitar work) on Rough Justice--great way to kick off a record and a song that never fails to get the blood pumping.

Yeah shoulda made first Bang single with
Back Of My Hand on b-side....Woulda been another classic double whammy....but..



ROCKMAN

i still can't believe they never releases lmds as a single!!!??!
extremely lovely guitar work.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-02-14 03:24 by Beelyboy.

I can't believe they didn't release Under the Radar (or include it on the record) I think it is one the best songs of the post 1981 era, actually a song that, imo, ranks up with all of their recognized great tunes.

But, yeah Rockman, a Rough Justice/Back of My Hand would have made for one kicking single. Of course, since radio where I live SUCKS who knows if anyone here would have noticed.

i know! i know! it wouldn't have . . .

Ronnie's still got good sensibilities with his slide for the most part. Having said that - his work on both RJ and YGMR is lame, lame, lame.

Oh, that is a little rough,even for you, Tod, one of the songs, I will refrain from comment, but RJ has got some nice sounding guitars and I think Ronnie's slide sounds cool.

I do think that Ronnie is best utilized on slide, steel...when they exploit his versatility---sure worked out well on Some Girls, Emotional Rescue and all those killer outtakes from that era.

Rough Justice is a much better song than You Got Me Rocking Now. The latter gets boring after a few listens, which is right about when the former becomes really interesting.

In the very early 90s keith said he'd only ever written 2 songs, I think he'd say 3 now, there aren't many new stones songs that aren't a nod to You Got Me Rocking!

OLDKR

I remember a review describing the Rough Justice guitar as "like an aroused python on an oil slick" - but whoever wrote it thought the guitarist in question was Keith.

The thread should be called Woody's Slide-Rough Justice = You Got Me Rocking.

It practically the same song.

Glass Slide Wrote:
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> Oh, that is a little rough,even for you, Tod, one
> of the songs, I will refrain from comment, but RJ
> has got some nice sounding guitars and I think
> Ronnie's slide sounds cool.
>
> I do think that Ronnie is best utilized on slide,
> steel...when they exploit his versatility---sure
> worked out well on Some Girls, Emotional Rescue
> and all those killer outtakes from that era.

that's the point, GS. These "by the numbers" slide workouts by Ronnie are so pedestrian and basic (not to mention virtual clones of one another) that they belie Ronnie's sliding talents. Aside from his killer work on '81-era LIB, I've yet to hear him really bust out a slide solo that rivals his best work with the Faces. I am waiting...ting...ting.....



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-02-14 19:18 by StonesTod.

I just listened to Rough Justice last night after a full month of not hearing it (i didn't have the cd with me) and it was so great to hear it. Lyrically, it's ok. But musically...catchy as hell and just damn fun. Best rocker since "Start Me Up."..IMHO.

Generally speaking, Woody's slide playing tends to be repetitve. He grabs a phrase and plays it over and over, like he's stuck on it. He has neither the imagination nor the skill to expand it. If he talked the way he plays guitar he would say a few words, then either stop or start stuttering. And what he says is not interesting. He is a guitar player of no significance. His guitar playing is like his art. It's replicative and souless. But he has more technique skills with his art.

I rank the songs equally. The slide on YGMR is a tad better IMO.

pmk251 Wrote:
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> Generally speaking, Woody's slide playing tends to
> be repetitve. He grabs a phrase and plays it over
> and over, like he's stuck on it. He has neither
> the imagination nor the skill to expand it. If he
> talked the way he plays guitar he would say a few
> words, then either stop or start stuttering. And
> what he says is not interesting. He is a guitar
> player of no significance. His guitar playing is
> like his art. It's replicative and souless. But
> he has more technique skills with his art.


Unfortunately, this describes a lot of what Woody does today. However, in the 70's he was fantastic.

The same argument can be made for Keith, too. I'm sorry, I've heard to many botched songs on this tour - they need to re0think this whole thing if they want to still be taken serioulsy as musicians. As of now, their back-up people carry the songs.