To me the best part of this song is the ending. The chords played sound so good with the horn section and back up singers and keith's improvised vocals. all versions are good; live and Steel Wheels. I could just keep listeing to that ending part over and over again. Its very soothing and uplifting at the same time.

A beautiful song. Would've been a great way to end their recording career too - ha, ha!

This is one of my favourite Kieth songs.

it's ok, but quite average to be honest.

besides Happy and Before They Make Me Run it's the next best tune for me.

Saw him play this one is Denver on Thanksgiving.....Great show

They played this at the SF show I was at in 05. I was the only one in my section singing along with it.

This song has grown and grown on me over the years to the point where it is one of my favourites.

I really "speaks to me" especially with all of the intensity of overwork and when I went thru a bit of depression.

Best line in this song and really the crescendo and climax (i may be a little off here, so you can correct me):

All I Want, is Ecstasy

But I Ain't Getting Much

Just Get Too Much (or Just Get Enough) of Misery

It Seems I've Lost My Touch


it really strikes a chord. But I must admit that this summer, after such a great trip and good times in Europe, for me it changed to:

All I Want is Ecstasy

And I am Getting Much

Just Don't Get Much of Misery

It Seems I've Found My Touch



plexi

Glad to hear it! I agree, this song speeks to me too.

The way Keith sings the line "one of them will be 'round soon"(with the emphasis on 'soon') at the end is absolutely sublime.

Simply love this song...When it was played in Horsens last year they had to restart it because Keith got the intro wrong and after a couple of comments from a smiling Ronnie, he laughingly said 'sorry 'bout that' and played a really strong version.

timbernardis Wrote:
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>
> Best line in this song and really the crescendo
> and climax (i may be a little off here, so you can
> correct me):
>
> All I Want, is Ecstasy
>
> But I Ain't Getting Much
>
> Just Get Too Much (or Just Get Enough) of Misery
>
> It Seems I've Lost My Touch
>

Almost .. the third line is "Just getting off on misery"

Anyway, it is indeed a beautiful song.

Drew

Gazza Wrote:
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> The way Keith sings the line "one of them will be
> 'round soon"(with the emphasis on 'soon') at the
> end is absolutely sublime.

not following here, G man, where does that line come in?


plex

timbernardis Wrote:

>
> not following here, G man, where does that line
> come in?

SLIPPING AWAY
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Guess it's just another dream
That's slipping away
Each time I fall asleep
It seems I'm just drifting away
Just as you have touched my heart
Babe I wake and we're apart
Yeah and it's slipping away

Here comes just another day
That's drifting away
Every time I draw a breath
It's dying away
First the sun and then the moon
One of them will be around soon
Slipping away
Slipping away

Drifting away
Slipping away

Just as you have touched my heart
I wake up babe and we're apart
It seems we're slipping away
Slipping away
Slipping away

All I want is ecstasy
But I ain't getting much
Just getting off on misery
It seems I've lost my touch

Well it's just another song
But it's slipping away
We we didn't sing it long
'Cos it's fading away
First the sun and then the moon
One of them will be round soon
Slipping away
Slipping away
Slipping away



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Nikolai Wrote:
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> A beautiful song. Would've been a great way to
> end their recording career too - ha, ha!

I remember back in '89 how some of us thought that this might indeed be their swan song, and what a graceful way for the Stones to bow out after 25+ years. Time has proved otherwise, of course.

Do you realize that, if (God forbid) one of the band passed into the great beyond, their swan song would be "Infamy"? Not the coda I'd want to put on the career of the greatest rock and roll band the world has ever known!!

Any thoughts on this?

Drew

ryanpow Wrote:
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> To me the best part of this song is the ending.
> The chords played sound so good with the horn
> section and back up singers and keith's improvised
> vocals. all versions are good; live and Steel
> Wheels. I could just keep listeing to that ending
> part over and over again. Its very soothing and
> uplifting at the same time.

I totally agree with you. Really love this song, especially the bridge and the end part. Sometimes I just play that part over and over again. I think it's the best ballad he did with the stones. Can't say it's his best ever 'cause tracks like Make No Mistake, Locked Away and Demon are also great. There are also some great unreleased ballads which he did with the stones, such as, Treat Me Like A Fool and We Had it All.

I prefer the Stripped version over Steel Wheels studio version. Actually think it's brilliant version! MEZ



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timbernardis Wrote:
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> Gazza Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The way Keith sings the line "one of them will
> be
> > 'round soon"(with the emphasis on 'soon') at
> the
> > end is absolutely sublime.
>
> not following here, G man, where does that line
> come in?
>
>
> plex


Listen!

Gazza Wrote:
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> timbernardis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gazza Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > The way Keith sings the line "one of them
> will
> > be
> > > 'round soon"(with the emphasis on 'soon') at
> > the
> > > end is absolutely sublime.
> >
> > not following here, G man, where does that line
> > come in?
> >
> >
> > plex
>
>
> Listen!

Listen?


Read??

No..listen to the song!

drewmaster Wrote:
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> Nikolai Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > A beautiful song. Would've been a great way to
> > end their recording career too - ha, ha!
>
> I remember back in '89 how some of us thought that
> this might indeed be their swan song, and what a
> graceful way for the Stones to bow out after 25+
> years. Time has proved otherwise, of course.
>
> Do you realize that, if (God forbid) one of the
> band passed into the great beyond, their swan song
> would be "Infamy"? Not the coda I'd want to put on
> the career of the greatest rock and roll band the
> world has ever known!!
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Drew

Yeah, bad thoughts Drew. Infamy, despite it's dreadful pun, has a lovely groove to it but the lyrics are empty and bland. Slipping Away is a majestic, moving song.

drewmaster Wrote:

> Do you realize that, if (God forbid) one of the
> band passed into the great beyond, their swan song
> would be "Infamy"? Not the coda I'd want to put on
> the career of the greatest rock and roll band the
> world has ever known!!
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Drew



Yes....the fact that for four years the last NEW studio song they released was "Anyway You look At It", which is far worse. Mind you, it was succeeded by "Losing My Touch", which would also have been an inglorious and ironic finale.

i truly feel that keith doing this on the 4 flicks video is the highlight of the whole package

i wish i could get into this song as much as you guys, especially since he's played it so much one the licks tour. the music doesn't do much for me at all.

now- thru and thru, that's a song that gets me going, especially the transition. when i first heard it at the wiltern, i was so excited that i said out loud "that was awesome!" to no one in particular during the quiet part between songs. keith heard me (i was front row) and thanked me via the microphone. i wish he'd play it more.

Does anybody like Wanna Hold U?

I agree about Thru and Thru. For me that is the best moment of 4 Flicks. Keith nails it vocally and it is very well played.

>> Does anybody like Wanna Hold You? <<

sure: [www.iorr.org]

timbernardis Wrote:
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> Does anybody like Wanna Hold U?

yes!

and i like infamy too...

Gazza Wrote:

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> Yes....the fact that for four years the last NEW
> studio song they released was "Anyway You look At
> It", which is far worse. Mind you, it was
> succeeded by "Losing My Touch", which would also
> have been an inglorious and ironic finale.

Agreed. And I daresay the same is true for "We Don't Wanna Go Home", which I suppose is their most recent studio output (along with the excellent "Under the Radar").

guilty...

i love this song. the moment i heard it i just fell for it.

its a combination of things for me.

the sparse arrangement lets the song breathe and you can hear the guitar lines so clearly that its almost visual.

charlie is really working the set in a subtle way that rocks and rolls at the same time.

keiths lead vocals are as usual unbeatable - pure expression of pain, guilt, love, angst - its all there baby.

the outro is simply poetic and rock sublime. the sister tracks for me are soul survior and moonlight mile. the light and dark.



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