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| Martini |
I just started reading the October 31 issue of Rolling Stone magazine and I found the review of Forty Licks pretty amusing. When mentioning that some fans are likely to have a few problems with some of the omissions, author Rob Sheffield states, �Eighties mall rats will mourn the fabulous �She�s So Cold,� and the hard-core Side Two-of-Tattoo You cultists (who really exist, believe me) will blow gaskets over the shameful omission of �Waiting on a Friend.��
I found the statement about �Side 2 of Tattoo You cultists� interesting, since I�ve long considered myself a passionate admirer of that side of the album. It is so different. It is actually my favorite side of any album they have ever made, even though as a whole the album is not my favorite. (This is because �Neighbors� is such a weak tune that it throws the whole LP off balance. The rest of the tunes on Side 1 are great, though.) I even burned Side 2 of Tattoo You three times in a row on a CD just so I can hear those fascinating songs with such wonderful textures repeatedly.
So who is in the �cult" with me?
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| moy |
i'm one, i love heaven and tops |
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| BILL PERKS |
I'LL DRINK THE KOOL-AID IN THIS CULT.I LISTENED TO THAT SIDE EVERY NIGHT FOR 10 YEARS,AND I'M HEADING BACK TO IT TONIGHT! |
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| Boomhauer |
"No Use In Crying" would have been a great single. Very nice song. Though, "Waiting on a Friend" is "tops" in my book.
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
I love it!!! It's a trip, I didn't think the same at first listening. A masterpiece with a touch of acidity! |
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| KeepRigid |
Love it. Great summer listening, or any other time, for that matter. No Use would be ridiculously cool in a club, w/Mick and Keith at the mic. |
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| Flash77 |
One of my all time favorite album sides! The album that started it all for me at the tender age of 4! "Tattoo You" holds a special place in my heart as one of the first records I ever got. I'm hoping they perform a "Tattoo You" set at one of the 4 upcoming shows I am going to on the tour. |
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| gypsymofo60 |
Yeah! I'm one of those CULTISTS, I love side two of Tattoo, it always takes me back to the Australian summer of 81/82, long hot summer nights on the beach, beers, wine, out of tune guitars, a little smoke...'Heaven' one of their most underated tracks. |
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| Moonisup |
hmmmmmmmm side 2 yes, always get happy when I am thinking of those, the sirene sounds of heaven the beautifull tones of tops yes it's great!! A classic
rik |
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| Child of the Moon |
Worried About You is one of those songs that, given the right circumstances, will drive me to tears. No kidding. I'm not afraid to admit it.
Tops is the only one I'm still warming up to... maybe it's one of those songs that takes years to develop a taste for. I don't know why, but I've never dug it as much as the other songs on that side. I love Heaven and No Use in Crying, and Waiting On a Friend... well, it's Waiting On a Friend. Enough said.
Shit, now I have to hear Worried About You. I need that tear in my eye. |
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| stonedinaustralia |
quote:
BILL PERKS wrote:
I'LL DRINK THE KOOL-AID IN THIS CULT.
lol bill
count me in for a cup too
after the disappointment that was ER (following SG) i purchased TY with some trepidation - so it was with great pleasure that the sounds of the album revealed themselves
side one rocked like a good stones record should (and i include "neighbours")
but side two left me jaw droppingly gob-smacked.. even friends of mine at the time who weren't necessarily stones "nuts" kept saying how good they thought "heaven" was
it's fantastic - "tops" is tops and "heaven" is heaven
btw, as i understand it, please confirm those who know, but "heaven" was at least co-written by bill and it's him on the guitar - also, what's that instrument that makes that weird "chiming" sound - never heard anything like it before or since - well maybe i heard it as an incidental sound effect on some tv show like "lost in space" or "i dream of genie"
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| TheSavageYoungXyzzy |
I dunno about you, but I hate "Heaven", and while Side Two has some great great great numbers, namely "Worried About You", in which Mick gets the falsetto right after "Emotional Rescue", and "No Use In Crying", which needs to get played in LA. I don't understand what the fuss about "Waiting On A Friend" is all about - I just don't like it. Nor do I like "Heaven". "Tops" is awesome, though.
It's side one for me, alla way alla way alla way alla way down...
-tSYX --- She's there when I close my eyes... |
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| stonedinaustralia |
xyzzy - i'd agree to the point that "waiting on a friend" is not as strong as the other tracks but as for "heaven" - well, each to his own |
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| sirfito |
I'm one of those, TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Really love it!
Cheers,
Fito |
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| Maxlugar |
In the summer of '81, every night that I came home from being with my little sweety, I'd get into bed and put the headphones on and listen to side two of Tattoo You. I was sick with love over her! Side two helped me deal with that love. It seemed to say everything my little hormone crazed, puppy lovin' brain was thinking.
I am in the cult.
"Stick the entire city of Waco Texas in my bung hole and call me David Koresh, Ronnie!"
Jones Town Maxy! (Nike Boy!) |
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| full moon |
I will sacrifice anyone for induction into this cult.. It has always been the ultimate for me. Heaven is friggin brilliant and Waiting On A Friend !!!! |
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| Maxlugar |
Heaven is Jagger, Wyman and Watts.
Jagger's guitar is hypnotic.
Don't you think Mick misses working with Bill on some level? They've done some interesting stuff together.
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| nankerphelge |
Heaven is one of those interesting Stones tunes that doesn't fit into any particular category -- like Continental Drift and Just Wanna See His Face -- good chiba tune -- VERY good chiba tune.
CHIBA CHIBARE CHIBATUS
"I came, I smoked, I set my right nipple on fire"
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| stonedinaustralia |
thanks max for the info
thanks nanker for a bloody good laugh - you C10ers should design some sort of "coat of arms" and you could put your maxim (no pun intended) on a scroll around it
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| Joey |
CHIBA CHIBARE CHIBATUS
"I came, I smoked, I set my right nipple on fire"
Holy Jesus !!!!! Nanky ..................you have given your young Joey a great gift this morning . I only wish I could burn a copy of my new Aragon Boot for you .
Count Me in too . " Side Two " of Tattoo You is a masterpiece on a level of " Side Two " of Abbey Road .
Jagger ...Richards .....Wyman ....Watts .....Perkins !
" ...What could have been Ronnie "
Kunta Joey
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| TheSavageYoungXyzzy |
I don't even know why I don't like "Heaven" - I love "Just Wanna See His Face" and to a lesser extent "Continental Drift" - it just doesn't cut it for me. Too... weird, eighties new-age for me.
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| Scot Rocks |
I love side 2 too, great songs, they flow together perfectly. Fuckin love them and it goes briliantly with the rockers at the beginning. I am off to listen to it now.
Mark
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| Nasty Habits |
All of the above comments about the genius of side two apply, but in addition to the brilliiance of the music, arrangement of songs, and the unbelievable shuffle that Charlie lays down on "Heaven", one must never forget that side two of Tattoo You is the ultimate side of make out music that the Stones and possibly any rock band ever laid down. A joint, some wine, side two of Tattoo You, and thou, as they say. Even Stones deriding college aged indie rock chicks melted in your humble Nasty's arms (back in his more philandering days, before his marriage) when the incredible sonic sensuality of Tattoo You began to caress their pierced ears.
I not only a member of that cult, but am also a preacher, a teacher, and a maja-reacher.
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| sirmoonie |
quote:
stonedinaustralia wrote:
you C10ers should design some sort of "coat of arms" and you could put your maxim (no pun intended) on a scroll around it
Haven't you seen it, SIAie? Go to www.c10.com and check out the merchandise section.
I'm in this cult. Waiting on a Friend was what finally turned this young man into a Stones psycho, during that beautiful, stoned, pussy filled summer of '81. I have never looked back. Except that one time in Chleaveland when Steelie was behind me in the men's room at the RRHOF. Yikes! No thanks dude, I can shake it dry myself.
I wish Think I'm Going Mad had made it onto side two somehow. Didn't that get released as a B-side to Neighbors or some other Tatt song? That is a beaut and fits in musically and I think chronologically with some of the songs. True beaut. "All the highs and lows......" |
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| Nasty Habits |
quote:
sirmoonie wrote:
I wish Think I'm Going Mad had made it onto side two somehow. Didn't that get released as a B-side to Neighbors or some other Tatt song? That is a beaut and fits in musically and I think chronologically with some of the songs. True beaut. "All the highs and lows......"
I think it was the b-side to "She Was Hot".
A truly beautiful song. And do my ears misremember or does Mick sing something about smoking a cup of coffee? I always loved that . . .
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| sirmoonie |
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Nasty Habits wrote:
A truly beautiful song. And do my ears misremember or does Mick sing something about smoking a cup of coffee? I always loved that . . .
Some of its lyrics from Keno's:
You ought to see my shaking hands
I think I've been drinking lots of cups of coffee
I think I've lost my head
I think I should be sacrificed
I think I should be put to rest
Save yourself
And I think I'm going mad
Think I'm going now
Think I'm going crazy
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But who really knows what Mick says? Its Jagggabonics! (credit nanky) |
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| Nasty Habits |
I don't have a copy of that 45 at the store (I checked, and all I have in stock on 45 at the moment is Angie b/w Silver Train and the Miss You/Far Away Eyes joint.
I hope I'm right and Keno is being over literal as usual. But if not, we'll have to chalk this up to yet another Nasty misinterpretation that lead to a sublime dada image that only really exists in my Habituated head.
My Jagbonics can be slightly dyslexic.
See the Highwire thread from a week ago for a complete list.
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| Maxlugar |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had a bathroom?
Damn!
I think I pissed In Yoko's bed for nothing!
Sorry everyone. |
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| Fiji Joe |
And I thought I was alone in my dementia. Replace Heaven with Indian Girl and you would have perfection.
Other great sides???
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| sirmoonie |
Whats yellow and sleeps alone? |
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