Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> I can't emphesize how absurd it is to see Where
> The Boys Go written over and over on these "5
> worst threads".
> Is this some kind of sick inside-joke ?


I dont get it either. In that recent Stones issue of Mojo it was rated by whoever puts those ridiculous lists together as one of their worst songs. They called it a Squeeze rip off. Other than their one hit song "Tempted" im not familiar with Squeeze at all, so I have no idea how it could sound like them.

When I first heard Where the Boys Go and Summer Romance, it was before I had ever heard any 78 boots and I imagined that these songs caputured what the stones must have sounded like on that tour. after getting handsome girls, I think I was somewhat correct about that.

ryanpow Wrote:
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> When I first heard Where the Boys Go and Summer
> Romance, it was before I had ever heard any 78
> boots and I imagined that these songs caputured
> what the stones must have sounded like on that
> tour. after getting handsome girls, I think I was
> somewhat correct about that.


Yes that's right, those 2 brings the 78 tour to mind.

It's much more understandable that songs like Undercover, Melody and Emotional Rescue causes a fight in threads like this - but "Where The Boys Go" is such a nasty rocker, I simply don't understand how it can be rated so bad among the common man.

Never heard Squeeze, either...

I'll add my five:

Ruby Tuesday(no, I'm not kidding)
Love Is Strong....Seems like Jagger studied a "How to be Mick Jagger" book.
Ventilator Blues.......Has some ok parts, but rather boring to me.
Dance, PT 1......because If I was A Dancer blows it away.
All About You......I can't get past the little burp/spasm that Keith has toward the end.Its like an ok person with a really big wart on their face. You just focus on the wart, not the person.

Be careful about staking out an unpopular opinion, Pay Pay, when you list Ruby Tuesday at the top of your list of the worst. I said I don't like Lady Jane and caught some flak about it. Criticizing the classics, it seems, is taboo. But I respect everyone's opinions and their right to express them.

well--here it comes:

thief of the night

Cant you hear the music

Back to zero

Gomper

see what happens

under the boardwalk---down by the sea

1. Melody
2. Cherry Oh Baby ( I like all the other songs on 'Black and Blue')
3. Where the Boys Go (To me its a very ordinary tune and Jaggers affected vocals irritates me - sorry)
4, Too much blood
5. Dear Doctor

WOW PayPay - I would have to say that your dislike of Ruby Tuesday rivals my dislike for Rambler, both of which are in great minority opinions around here!!

Wow, Maine Road...these discussions always bring a wide array of opinions, but your list is the first one on here that I totally disagree with. As I read lists I see some really bad songs that i forgot about (Under the Boardwalk, Thief in the Night), but the 5 on your list are all songs I not only like, I'd like to see live.

1. Melody - so soulful
2. Cherry Oh Baby good reggae cover when reggae was emerging in the States
3. Where the Boys Go - nothing fancy, basic Rock-n-roll...far from their best, far from their worst
4, Too much blood - about as nasty a song as they have written...nasty in this case being good
5. Dear Doctor - I like the album version and the outtakes I have heard. I'm not a country music fan but this is great. 'I've been soaking up drink like a sponge..'

Where the Boys Go, to me it sounds like they are trying to be something their not, Squeeze, maybe.. definitely one of those early 80s crap punk/pop bands like devo or something. And the girls voices at the end is horrible

Can You Hear the Music

Back To Zero

Might As well Get Juiced

You Got Me Rocking.. I have grown to hate it because of its warhorse status and cheesy lyrics

john lomax Wrote:
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> 1. Sing this song all together
> 2. Gomper
> 3. Where the boys all go
> 4. Infamy
> 5. Sweet Neo Con


These are some of the worst indeed! Happen to like Anyway You Look At It which is mentioned a few times here.

[www.reverbnation.com]

I'm allright, Suzie Q, emotional rescue, indian girl and cherry oh

now the list is perfect. i'm curious if anyone will defend one of those crap song.

back to zero
streets of love
sweet neocon
keys to your love
suck on the jagular
might aswell get juiced
cherry oh baby
you don't have to mean it
don't stop
terrifying

Where The Boys Go is a Sham 69 rip off. The Stones had been listening to 'Hersham Boys' by the sound of it. I like the track although it's a little lightweight to ever be amongst their better tracks. Also the fact it seems a little too forced in the way it's so obviously following the trends of the day goes against it somewhat - it's not very sincere.







Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-09-22 10:04 by Edward Twining.

guitarbastard Wrote:
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> now the list is perfect. i'm curious if anyone
> will defend one of those crap song.
>
> back to zero
> streets of love
> sweet neocon
> keys to your love
> suck on the jagular
> might aswell get juiced
> cherry oh baby
> you don't have to mean it
> don't stop
> terrifying


Might as Well Get Juiced: one of the best tracks on BtB. Listen to it again. Excellent stuff.

And Don't Stop is a really fun track. Nothing special. Just fun. Sometimes I wanna hear songs like that.

Streets of Love is not that bad. I used to hate it. But I actually don't skip the song anymore.

The 5 worst?

Heaven
Back To Zero
Hold Back
Cherry Oh Baby
Feel On Baby
Bonus Track: Stealing My Heart

I don't mind the Stones when they experiment a little even when it's not always successful - it's when they attempt to recreate their their most recognised style that i'm generally most disappointed - certainly in more recent times.

Oh No Not You Again is pretty dire in my opinion with trite lyrics 'staring down your tits' etc. and Jagger's overaccentuated and irritating vocals yet many Stones fans like it because it's recognisably the Stones despite being pretty dire.

Heaven on the other hand is pretty good and quite unusual for the Stones with perhaps a little more sensitivity and i was pleased at the time they were willing to experiment a little. However some fans don't like it because it's not their preferred style in relation to what they believe the Stones should be all about.

I just hate the Stones more recent routine rockers - You Got Me Rocking, I Go Wild, Oh No Not You Again etc. are the Stones in their most corporate mode delivering bland songs to fit large stadiums - predictable in the extreme without an ounce of the ingenuity of their earlier models from which they take their inspiration. They're almost more Def Leppard than the great original Rolling Stones.



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I agree about You Got Me Rocking,although that one sounds more like earlier songs from other artists ( Rock 'n' Roll part 2 by,I believe,Gary Glitter is one example ) than it sounds like an earlier Stones song.

Oh No,Not You Again sounds to me like a cross between Star Star and When The Whip Comes Down but,I don't have a big problem with that or its lyrics.Big deal if the lyrics talk about looking at a female.They have plenty of old songs with just about that same theme and nobody complains about those.I don't see the difference.

I can't think of any old song that sounds like I Go Wild.I like this one and I don't believe the Stones should have given up completely on straight foward rock songs like this.What's the harm in having a few songs of this genre included in a 14 or 15 song album?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-09-24 08:25 by Theif in the Night.

The five worst =

1) Dear Doctor

2) Sing This All Together ( See What Happens )

3) Look What The Cat Dragged In

4) Who's Been Sleeping Here ?

5) It's Not Easy


Dishonorable Mention :

Streets Of Love ; I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys ; Sex Drive ; Might As Well Get Juiced ( Studio Album Version) ; Sitting On A Fence

Without a doubt, their worst song ever:

1. My Girl--so bad.

My other four selections are:

2. Sweet Neocon

3. Rocks Off--Only the Live Licks version with the terrible edit. Otherwise a great song.

4. Streets of Love

5. Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

I can't understand why Thief In The Night was brought up in this thread.It sounds even better live - great choice to be paired with an uptempo Richards lead vocal.



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BowieStone Wrote:
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> guitarbastard Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
>
> The 5 worst?
>
> Heaven
> Back To Zero
> Hold Back
> Cherry Oh Baby
> Feel On Baby
> Bonus Track: Stealing My Heart

Could not disagree more about Heaven (fits nicely into the stretch of ballads on side 2 of TY), Hold Back (the guitars!) and Feel on Baby (which is, imho, an average tune from an overall great album. There are 100 worse Stones tunes). Especially funny that Hold Back is mentioned so often; people, you should give Voodoo Lounge and A Bigger Bang another listen, maybe you would learn to appreciate Under Cover and Dirty Work.

Shattered

Anything from Undercover

Anything from Emotional rescue

The rest of Some Girls except Beast of Burden

My Girl

Continental Drift is a top 5 worst. Others:

Streets of Love

Fool To Cry

Angie

If You Really Want To....

yuk.....cringe!

My Stones Wrote:
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> Shattered
>
> Anything from Undercover
>
> Anything from Emotional rescue
>
> The rest of Some Girls except Beast of Burden
>
> My Girl


You like only one song from Some Girls and not any on E.Rescue or Undercover?You don't sound like a big Stones supporter.Sure Emotional Rescue is uneven but,there are some good songs on there.There are only one or two sub par songs on Undercover,in my view.

Theif in the Night Wrote:
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> My Stones Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Shattered
> >
> > Anything from Undercover
> >
> > Anything from Emotional rescue
> >
> > The rest of Some Girls except Beast of Burden
> >
> > My Girl
>
>
> You like only one song from Some Girls and not
> any on E.Rescue or Undercover?You don't sound like
> a big Stones supporter.Sure Emotional Rescue is
> uneven but,there are some good songs on
> there.There are only one or two sub par songs on
> Undercover,in my view.


Ive been to 57 Stones concerts from 1975. I'm not a Stones supporter? I've traveled to 16 different cities in The States during the last tour. My wife and I even got our pics on the cover of tThe Atlantic City newspaper for being great fans.These albums are the low points in their career. Give me anything from Black and Blue on back and Steel Wheels on forward. Those five albums in between contain some of their worst material.



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My Stones Wrote:
Give me
> anything from Black and Blue on back and Steel
> Wheels on forward. Those five albums in between
> contain some of their worst material.


Simply amazing!

Back To Zero
Sing This All Together
Down In The Hole
Feel On Baby
Anybody Seen My Baby

My Stones Wrote:
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> Theif in the Night Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > My Stones Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Shattered
> > >
> > > Anything from Undercover
> > >
> > > Anything from Emotional rescue
> > >
> > > The rest of Some Girls except Beast of Burden
> > >
> > > My Girl
> >
> >
> > You like only one song from Some Girls and
> not
> > any on E.Rescue or Undercover?You don't sound
> like
> > a big Stones supporter.Sure Emotional Rescue is
> > uneven but,there are some good songs on
> > there.There are only one or two sub par songs
> on
> > Undercover,in my view.
>
>
> Ive been to 57 Stones concerts from 1975. I'm not
> a Stones supporter? I've traveled to 16 different
> cities in The States during the last tour. My wife
> and I even got our pics on the cover of tThe
> Atlantic City newspaper for being great fans.These
> albums are the low points in their career. Give me
> anything from Black and Blue on back and Steel
> Wheels on forward. Those five albums in between
> contain some of their worst material.


Let me understand this.Their best selling original album with new material (new at the time) of their 45 year career is / was a low point?TSMR was the low point followed by perhaps Dirty Work but,half of Dirty Work is pretty solid despite the state of the band back then.I understand that they had no control over Metamorphosis otherwise,that would have been a big disgrace.

I'd much rather listen to Before They Make Me Run,Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love),or even Summer Romance than complete garbage such as I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys,Sing This All Together (See What Happens),or a ridiculous song featuring a talking heart in a jar.

Blinded by rainbows

when Mick says the line about Semtex bombs I always burst out laughing, he sounds like a complete idiot on this song

1. Sweethearts together
2. Sweet neocon
3. Fight
4. Too Much Blood
5. Don't hold Back (the onset of the disease where Mick feels he has to scream to prove he has not lost his youthful energy).

Already 4 pages on this thread and the following songs were mentioned:

By year
1. Mona
2. Under The Boardwalk
3. Susie Q
4. I'm Allright
5. Pain In My Heart
6. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
7. As Tears Go By
8. Stupid Girl
9. Under My Thumb
10. Lady Jane
11. Goin' Home
12. It's Not Easy
13. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby
14. Let's Spend The Night Together
15. Ruby Tuesday
16. Who's Been Sleeping Here?
17. Miss Amanda Jones
18. My Girl
19. Please Go Home
20. Sittin' On A Fence
21. Sing This All Together
22. In Another Land
23. Sing This All Together (See What Happens)
24. Gomper
25. On With The Show
26. Child Of The Moon
27. Sympathy For The Devil
28. Dear Doctor
29. Street Fighting Man
30. Gimmie Shelter
31. Midnight Rambler
32. You Gotta Move
33. Bitch
34. Ventilator Blues
35. Dancing With Mr. D
36. Angie
37. Can You Hear The Music
38. Till The Next Goodbye
39. Time Waits For No One
40. Luxury
41. If You Really Want To Be My Friend
42. Short And Curlies
43. Fingerprint File
44. Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
45. I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys
46. Downtown Suzie
47. Hot Stuff
48. Cherry Of Baby
49. Melody
50. Fool To Cry
51. Miss You
52. Lies
53. Respectable
54. Beast Of Burden
55. Shattered
56. Dance Pt 1
57. Indian Girl
58. Where The Boys Go
59. Down In The Hole
60. Emotional Rescue
61. All About You
62. Start Me Up
63. Heaven
64. Undercover Of The Night
65. She Was Hot
66. Feel On Baby
67. Too Much Blood
68. All The Way Down
69. Fight
70. Hold Back
71. Winning Ugly
72. Back To Zero
73. Dirty Work
74. Sad Sad Sad
75. Mixed Emotions
76. Terifying
77. Hold On To Your Hat
78. Blinded By Love
79. Rock And A Hard Place
80. Continental Drift
81. Highwire
82. Sex Drive
83. Love Is Strong
84. You Got Me Rocking
85. Sparks Will Fly
86. The Worst
87. Out Of Tears
88. I Go Wild
89. Brand New Car
90. Sweethearts Together
91. Suck On The Jugular
92. Blinded By Rainbows
93. Mean Disposition
94. Anybody Seen My Baby
95. Gunface
96. You Don't Have To Mean It
97. Saint Of Me
98. Might As Well Get Juiced
99. Too Tight
100. Thief Of The Night
101. Anyway You Look At It
102. Don't Stop
103. Keys To Your Love
104. Stealing My Heart
105. Losing My Touch
106. Streets Of Love
107. She Saw Me Coming
108. This Place Is Empty
109. Oh No Not You Again
110. Sweet Neo Con
111. Look What The Cat Dragged In
112. Driving Too Fast
113. Infamy


Sigh...