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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
MICK JAGGER has given me an exclusive track-by-track review of his new solo album Goddess In The Doorway.
By Dominic Mohan - The Sun
Exclusive???? It is almost the same article translated by Marcelo from "EL Clar�n" posted here several weeks ago!!!
We talked in New York where he was preparing to sing at Madison Square Garden in tonight�s fundraising gig for victims of the September 11 attacks.
He talks about each song below - and it is followed by my opinion and marks out of ten. The album is out on November 20 and I reckon it is his best ever solo effort.
VISIONS OF PARADISE: A very hopeful, romantic song - the first of several on the album.
Easy listening opener. Classic Jagger vocals. 7
JOY: I�d already done the vocal, then took it to Bono and he did a stream of consciousness at the end.
Feel-good song with typically brilliant vocals from Bono. Great anthem to crank up in the car. 8
DANCING IN THE STARLIGHT: It�s a song based on being on the beach on a very starry night and seeing the stars reflected on the water.
Slow-paced and reminiscent of track one. 7
GOD GAVE ME EVERYTHING: A song I wrote with Lenny Kravitz. He did all the chord structure, then we wrote the top lines together.
Classic Stones. Mick at his best. 9
HIDEAWAY: Did this with Wyclef Jean and it�s got a slightly Caribbean vibe about it but it�s still very much soul music as far as I figure it.
Mellow throughout. Heavy Wyclef influence. 7
DON�T CALL ME UP: I wrote this at the end of the last Rolling Stones tour. It�s a very romantic and rather sad and poignant song.
Nearest Mick will ever get to a ballad. It�s as if he�s looking back over the years. 8
GODDESS IN THE DOORWAY: I came up with this really strange lyric. It started out as a straight dance record and became a bit Middle Eastern and gypsy.
Best track on the album that gathers pace from the start. Memorable nomadic feel. 10
LUCKY DAY: It�s a half-and-half reggae song about someone who�s been stuck in Los Angeles too long.
Not quite an album filler but the weakest track. 6
EVERYBODY GETTING HIGH: A comedy rock song of observation. A bit light-hearted.
Not surprisingly, also very Rolling Stones. Sounds like he enjoyed recording this one. 8
GUN: It started off as straight rock. I don�t know what was going through my mind. It�s a very harsh song really and I was rather bitter on it.
Sits well as a contrast to the previous track. Very moody. 7
TOO FAR GONE: It�s about the world changing very fast and never coming back. If you took away those drums it would almost be a country song.
Another easy-listening track with a country feel. 7
BRAND NEW SET OF RULES: It�s sweet and I have my two daughters singing background on it. I must say they sing marvellously in tune!
Slow-paced final track. He�s not wrong about Elizabeth and Georgia May, although you have to listen hard for their input. 8 |
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| Bob Tamp |
I love Mick's ballads. This could be the get laid album for the holidays |
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