| September 7th, 2005 11:24 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
seriously. Infamy is horrible. Its killing me. I cant believe Keith put this crap out.
theres some really really bad songs on this record: Look What The Cat Dragged In, Sweet Neocon, She Saw Me Coming, Rain Fall Down, SOL and Biggest Mistake are all so awful that I wouldnt put them on Goddess In The Doorway. They're that bad.
but I'm OK with that. Because they've got Micks fingerprints all over them. I can just dismiss them as "Mick solo songs" and not Stones songs.
fine.
but Infamy is Keiths tune and I've loved every song he's ever put out. But Infamy sounds like Baby Break It Down being covered by a pop band like Matchbox 20. Its so syrupy and pop sounding. Its just too upbeat cheesy to be a Keith song.
I really wish I never heard it. Its so bad. And its Keiths. Man, thats just killing me. |
| September 7th, 2005 11:56 AM |
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| The_Worst |
I'll admit I've only listened to the album a few times but I agree with much of what you said.
In my opinion, Look What The Cat Dragged In, & Biggest Mistake sound like filler.
Rain Fall Down, I don't know, it hasn't grown on me yet.
SOL & Sweet Neocon I don't like for reasons discussed for months on this board.
I do disagree with you regarding Infamy & She Saw me Coming however. I like both these tunes & although She Saw me Coming is a pretty simply structured tune both musically & lyrically I think it works well for the Stones.
I'm not sure if you've seen the Stones on this tour yet but I think once you hear Infamy live you get a better appreciation for it.
The one that the jury is still out on for me is "Laugh, I Nearly Died". I understand what impresses everyone about this track...I like the sound but at the same time I can't help but think it's the Stones trying to mimic their past where they were often experiemntal rather than actually being experimental. I have felt this way about different tunes on the past several albums including "Continential Drift" & "New Faces". "Laugh, I Nearly Died" gives me the feeling that they may being trying too hard to sound like the experimental Stones of old.
All that being said, I still enjoy all the songs on this album including the ones above as I believe even the worse of the Stones catalog is better than 99% of the music out there today.
In short, the thing I find most interesting is that almost everyone agrees that this album could have been better if it were 10-12 songs instead of 16. The thing is however, with the exception of SOL & Sweet Neocon, everyone seems in disagreement over which other 2-4 songs should have been dumped.
In my opinion, lose Streets of Love, Sweet Neocon, Look What The Cat Dragged In, Biggest Mistake, & Rain Fall Down & you have a great album. Granted I will always take more Stones than less but I think if you lose these tunes you would have an album that one can listen to straight through & that flows better. Then again, who knows, I'm sure my opinion on some of these songs will change over time!!! |
| September 7th, 2005 12:11 PM |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
Saint Sway wrote:
seriously. Infamy is horrible. Its killing me. I cant believe Keith put this crap out.
theres some really really bad songs on this record: Look What The Cat Dragged In, Sweet Neocon, She Saw Me Coming, Rain Fall Down, SOL and Biggest Mistake are all so awful that I wouldnt put them on Goddess In The Doorway. They're that bad.
but I'm OK with that. Because they've got Micks fingerprints all over them. I can just dismiss them as "Mick solo songs" and not Stones songs.
fine.
but Infamy is Keiths tune and I've loved every song he's ever put out. But Infamy sounds like Baby Break It Down being covered by a pop band like Matchbox 20. Its so syrupy and pop sounding. Its just too upbeat cheesy to be a Keith song.
I really wish I never heard it. Its so bad. And its Keiths. Man, thats just killing me.
Mathjis,leave this body!!!  |
| September 7th, 2005 02:37 PM |
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| Saint Sway |
quote:
The_Worst wrote:
I'm not sure if you've seen the Stones on this tour yet but I think once you hear Infamy live you get a better appreciation for it.
I've seen them live twice this tour.
Infamy sucked a dead goat both times.
its even worse on Bang. Sounds like a bad Hall & Oats song from the 80s
and its Keiths tune!! Agggggghhhhhh thats killin me! |
| September 7th, 2005 11:40 PM |
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| Steel Wheels |
I must be nuts, because I think Infamy is fantastic. It's got a great riff, a nice groove, and it's so Keith! It's a great tune and I can't get it out of my head. It's like a song that was from Main Offender that was kept for this album.
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| September 7th, 2005 11:43 PM |
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| pdog |
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Steel Wheels wrote:
I must be nuts, because I think Infamy is fantastic. It's got a great riff, a nice groove, and it's so Keith! It's a great tune and I can't get it out of my head. It's like a song that was from Main Offender that was kept for this album.
I like it too. Better to be happy like us. these guys keep listeniing to it over and over again. Anyone unhappy with your copies of ABB, send them to me, upon receipt I will send them to good homes. Don't torture yourself, if it sucks then it sucks. Would you keep slamming a door on your dick? No it hurts, don't suffer any longer. PM me for my address, I assure you these will go to good homes in SF Bay Area. |
| September 7th, 2005 11:47 PM |
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| Egbert |
I'm hearing a bit of Rockawhile in Infamy. |
| September 7th, 2005 11:48 PM |
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| Steel Wheels |
PDog,
Right on the money my Stones-crazed brother. Are you in the Philly area?
I second that motion - I'd be glad to pass around unwanted copies of the great new album. |
| September 7th, 2005 11:53 PM |
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| exile |
I like it....its better than the other keith track I think.
at least keith isnt doing his reggae acccent |
| September 8th, 2005 04:52 AM |
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| blackandblue |
Infamy is not so bad. Not a great song but certainly not bad either. The worst song Keith ever recorded is Wanna Hold You. Now that was crap! |
| September 8th, 2005 05:27 AM |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
Saint Sway wrote:
Agggggghhhhhh thats killin me!
RIP Saint Sway |
| September 8th, 2005 07:21 AM |
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| maumau |
infamy, she saw me coming, look what are great
neocon and rain fell down are fine
sol and bm suck
that's my opinion
my opinion is also that at a certain point people that are so disappointed with the record AND the stones themselves should say it, maybe repeat it once or twice
then finally take a rest and talk about other things or in other messageboards
just for a change, just to relieve
or, if you mind, explain what is thrilling and satisfactory in expressing discontent again and again and again and again...
and again |
| September 8th, 2005 08:00 AM |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
maumau wrote:
infamy, she saw me coming, look what are great
neocon and rain fell down are fine
sol and bm suck
that's my opinion
my opinion is also that at a certain point people that are so disappointed with the record AND the stones themselves should say it, maybe repeat it once or twice
then finally take a rest and talk about other things or in other messageboards
just for a change, just to relieve
or, if you mind, explain what is thrilling and satisfactory in expressing discontent again and again and again and again...
and again
You re right Maumau..but if people want to complain....let them do and don't answer.. |
