Power chords, chords, straight A-cord on the first beat, it all comes down to the classic pop idea where the drums play the beat, the guitars and pianos play the harmonies (chords) and the vocals sing the melodies. In that field, the Beatles will always be the best. What made the Stones special was, in one word: rhythm. None of their classic big hits excel in melody. Not Satisfaction, not Hon
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In general I am not very fond of people talking and talking on and on, but this guy seems a nice guy and somehow I like how he talks. I don't agree with everything he says (for some reason he likes Get Close), but he makes good points, without being nasty but with some sincerity. I apologize if this has been posted before: video:
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Quotedrewmaster Drew He talks too much, so I had to skip some of it. He has a point in saying that it's a pop-album which lacks the classic Stones groove, but - like most people on YouTube - he thinks his own voice is more interesting than it is. He could try to like the album for what it is, but he chooses not to. Which is fair enough. I like his hatred for Close To Me.
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QuoteSomeGuy QuoteMartinB QuoteSomeGuy I sort of have a natural habit to want to 'see' through the obvious sound aspects of a record and immediately estimate what I think about the songs as compositions and the performance. Therefore, I was aware of the Watt production but it was not in any way a hindrance to enjoy the album. What I'm thinking right now is, is the Watt approach
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Nice video, with some twists. It gives an extra meaning to the song.
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QuoteRedhotcarpet And why do you think liberals in Europe had a change of heart? "Liberal" in Europe means right-wing. And yes, they had a change of heart: right-wing parties now openly support extreme-right parties. Like they did oh so many years ago. But let's skip the politics, as long as we're still alive. I liked the live version of JJF posted here yesterday. I never
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QuoteGasLightStreet Quotematxil QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax I can vividly recall Emotional Rescue coming out, and getting it with the big thermal camera poster and everything, handling the execrable reviews from the British music press, and managing to like to brass arrangement on Indian Girl; it's been a long time since I gave it a spin, but I only really liked Dance and Let Me Go on side one,
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Quotefrankotero Not sure how to include "Taliban" in all this. That one just blew my mind. They dig half naked chicks? For sure I better not cross that line with BV. Hey, it's kind of Pulp Fiction though. Well, I didn't bring them up, but I am sorry if I didn't explain my point clearly enough. What I meant was that the Taliban (or any religious fundamentalist) would thi
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After reading two posts defending Let Me Go, I will try to give it another chance. I do admit I rather like the live version on Still Life.
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QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax Quotematxil Quotefrankotero I'm trying not to chime in every time I hear someone complain about the girl in the Angry video. But seriously, what happened to "sex" drugs and rock and roll. I hope we don't start hearing about how the guitars or drums are too loud. Maybe Mick should tone down those offensive lyrics. So, every time you see an add in your
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Quotefrankotero I'm trying not to chime in every time I hear someone complain about the girl in the Angry video. But seriously, what happened to "sex" drugs and rock and roll. I hope we don't start hearing about how the guitars or drums are too loud. Maybe Mick should tone down those offensive lyrics. So, every time you see an add in your local add for a cheap car and a girl
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QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax I can vividly recall Emotional Rescue coming out, and getting it with the big thermal camera poster and everything, handling the execrable reviews from the British music press, and managing to like to brass arrangement on Indian Girl; it's been a long time since I gave it a spin, but I only really liked Dance and Let Me Go on side one, and the last three on side two.
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Quotespikenyc Damon sounds a little jealous here? He should respect his elders! He makes some valid points. And yes, that video was bad taste. Second-hand car salesmen selling their product by putting a girl in a bikini on top of it.
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QuoteStoneage Okay, so which albums before 1983 do you experts rank lower than Hackney Diamonds then? Albums pre-1983 lower than HD: - Between The Buttons (in many ways their worst album ever) - 50% of TSMR (the other 50% is actually very good and certainly better than HD) - IORR I'd say HD is on the level of ER, but I prefer ER because it has some really excellent songs on side B
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QuoteBjorn Big difference. If you dont understand that - too bad for you. I cant seem to find Thief in the night, Pretty beat up and All the way down on any Best of/Greatest hits compilation - or in any setlist - hardly ever (Thief when it was new). Mick, Keith and I understand why Streetfighting man is way better. Satisfied? Happier now? To each his own, of course. I think "Thief in The N
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Quotesaintmick Last three songs: Too Tough, All The Way Down, It Must Be Hell Which other record has so much Stones energy at the end? Funny you mention exactly those three songs. I strongly feel that without those three (and without Wanna Hold You), the album would be much much better. Great even. The rest of the songs vary from very good to excellent.
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Quotejahisnotdead Mess It Up - Remix - Lyric Video - YouTube God, I hate the eighties.
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QuoteCamRS QuoteRip This personally...I think that fans that don't like this new record just don't like the STones anymore...and like what they were...which is fine,....be honest about that and move on already....its called BEATING A DEAD HORSE..... Thank you for posting this Rip This. I’m more of a lurker than a poster, and it gets frustrating when various threads get hijacked by neg
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No 1 - Mona No 2 - Down the Road Apiece Out of Our Heads - That's How Strong My Love Is Aftermath - I Am Waiting Their Majesties Satanic Request - Citadel Beggars Banquet - No Expectations Let it Bleed - Gimme Shelter Sticky Fingers - Bitch Exile - Let It Loose Goats Head Soup - Winter Black and Blue - Melody Some Girls - Beast of Burden Emotional Rescue - She's So Cold Tat
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QuoteRobertJohnson QuoteNatlanta QuoteRobertJohnson QuoteJumpingKentFlash QuoteRobertJohnson This is the weakest song on HD for me. The lyrics are cheesy, the three chords of the verses are tortured over 7 minutes. It's all pretty unimaginative. Plus, who needs a Lady Gaga on a Stones album, since the Stones have always had and continue to have good backup singers? The bleeping and yowling g
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1. Tattoo You 2. Undercover 3. Emotional Rescue 4. Bridges to Babylon 5. Steel Wheels 6. Hackney Diamonds 7. Blue & Lonesome 8. A Bigger Bang 9. Voodoo Lounge 10.Dirty Work But I'd rather add Tattoo You to a list of pre-80's albums, in which case it would come right after Exile and Let It Bleed.
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Quotekeefriffhards Quotematxil QuoteStonedRambler QuoteBjorn And once again, I had to read that Thief in the night is a masterpiece...I need to go to Czechia, book a room and breathe some mountain air... Also amazed by that, it's by far the weakest track on B2B for me. Try playing along with it on an acoustic guitar to get the "feel" of it. It's rather simple, just three p
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QuoteStonedRambler QuoteBjorn And once again, I had to read that Thief in the night is a masterpiece...I need to go to Czechia, book a room and breathe some mountain air... Also amazed by that, it's by far the weakest track on B2B for me. Try playing along with it on an acoustic guitar to get the "feel" of it. It's rather simple, just three plain chords (although probably
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QuoteBjorn And once again, I had to read that Thief in the night is a masterpiece...I need to go to Czechia, book a room and breathe some mountain air... You're lucky. I am sure they have YouTube in Czechia too:
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QuoteDandelionPowderman I can't listen to Oh No, Not You Again (poorly played and not fun at all), and I find Bite My Head Off both well-played and good fun Well, to each his own of course. Oh No, Not You Again is not polished, not overly organized, probably not very much worked on or thought about. It feels rather spontaneous and quickly done. That approach works well for a fun song
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Quotemaumau QuoteStonedRambler What's far more difficult IMHO is the question "Bridges to Babylon vs Hackney Diamonds". I'd go for Hackney here at the moment, but surely some time needs to pass before you definitely can say how they compare There's at least one point in favour of B2B: Keith's tunes on that versus Tell me straight. The latter is a sweet little so
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Quotebitusa2012 My 60yo brother in law tells me today that he thinks Bite my Head Off is amazing but that SSoH is too mainstream. Mainstream??? I told him to listen again, and to the whole thing!! Well, yes, SSOH is mainstream and so is Bite My Head Off. It's not necessarily a bad thing, unless you want to listen to some underground music. Luckily, there's plenty of that around too.
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I think the "pitchfork" review was a bit dishonest. A honest review means that you give an album a chance, and judge it on its good and bad points. The pitchfork (or something like that) review was just one pure blitzkrieg attack everything to do with the Stones. On the other hand, the Contrarions review is not positive either, but it is actually based on arguments about the productio
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Quotebitusa2012 QuoteRedhotcarpet video: An honest review. So all other reviews that don’t apparently align with YOUR personal thinking are DISHONEST? A pretty dishonest judgement call you’ve made on others. He doesn't say that the others are dishonest. He just says that this one is honest (which it is). Anyway, I suspect (but irony doesn't always work well on internet so ma
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