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Nasty Habits wrote:


It's all about status, you know. All those illegitimate, unclassified power ballads out there in the song orphanages of the world, their hopes and dreams crushed by cruelmarms and pumped full of swelling strings by nefarious, unsanitary song doctors, and then there's legitimately classified power ballads, in their posh partments of privelege, on 80s compilations, at proms, getting it on in the backs of limosines . . .

Classist society! Let the little weepy dreamy unpowerful ballads have their day! A modest ballad has just as much right in society as an alpha ballad.

Let us all fill the streets of love full of tears for the aspirant power ballad, who always looks in at the slow dance at the party, but never gets a spin. It knows how sharp the thorn on every rose.

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Sir Stonesalot wrote:
Man I hope so SG...I hope so. I did a fuckload of typing, so I expect some good results.

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Jair wrote:
Just out of curiosity, to try figure out how you Americans "works" (sorry, no better word in my mind right now):



Are you bashing the Stones all the time but are you going to watch their concerts again? Why? You never get tired? Isnt more confortable stay in home watching old tapes?


I agree, they're decadent and their music is poor, but I didnt went to Rio de Janeiro when they came here.


Actually, IF they come to my state, whose capital (Porto Alegre city) is about 60 miles from here, I do not intend go to see them.


They use to be great, the greatest, but those times are
gone. Now I'm more interested in new shit like, like, like...Oh man, suggestions are wellcome!


PS - Is a questions not for Americans only, actually pple from Europe could answer that as well, please, after all, most of you just seen them too.

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Sir Stonesalot wrote:
Damn it Glenny...I knew what he meant. Stop spoiling my jokes!!!

Fool To Cry is just a little(OK, a lot)to fey for me. And I don't care much at all for As Tears Go By. Boring.

I like Ruby Tuesday OK, but mostly it's because of Brian on that one. And the vocal harmonies. Those harmonies are cool. Lady Jane...same thing...Brian and the Dulcimer make that song interesting. Angie, blah.

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Some Guy wrote:

how's that new razor working out?

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"A Bigger Bang was crafted to be a commercial success, of that there can be no question. T It IS a non-commercial album, but it was conceived by the band to be a HUGE commercial album."

Stripped down, and not radio so friendly. that is my definition of a Rolling Stones non-commercial album. That is exactly what almost ALL of ABB is. As in 14 songs out of 16. Only RFD and SOL are the really radio friendly ventures.

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If A Bigger Bang isn't Adult Contemporary Pop music...what the fuck is it? It sure as shit ain't Rock n Roll. Even Rough Justice and ONNYA are fairly pop oriented songs.

Really???

Again, we went through this a year ago. Still, with comments like that I wonder if you're listening to the same album as everyone eles here.

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It mystifies me as to how anyone could think that this is anything OTHER than Pop.

It mystifies me, (and many others) how you can conceive it anything eles but a direct Rock based album. Pop? Not even close to the defenition of Pop music today. ABB's main purpose was to get away from all of that on this album. It is so evident.

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"Here's my theory folks. I think Ian is from another planet."

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SSA. It isn't only me friend. Almost nobody here, except maybe two or three people see (or hear if you prefer), the same album you claim ABB to be. And no-body I have talked to in the many I have personally spoke with hear it the way you do. No article, No Review, discusses it this way. In fact they discuss it in completely opposite of Pop, or any contemporary affair. Even The Stones themselves came out and said they purposely wanted to make a stripped down, simple, direct album that was not over-produced. Listen to Bridges to Babylon. Now, THAT is Produced to the grind, and does have a touch of contemporary flavor to a couple songs. ABB is nothing like it.


Ian

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Jair wrote:
I think now is when you say:

WHO'S FROM ANOTHER PLANET AFTER ALL, SSA?


(You can say it with that Brad Pitt's accent in "Snatch", if you like...)

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IanBillen wrote:
[quote]Gazza wrote:


Whats a 'legitimately classified power ballad' when its at home?

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No. You know a song that someone can say it is a power ballad is all. As opposed to Angie, Beast of Burden, Out of Tears....

This one is different in the fact that it is.....well, a power ballad where as the Stones never really did one before.


Ian

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Altamont wrote:



Post more pics of Neitche, Jair, will ya?

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