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| jb |
The video for ME's was about as lame asit gets..a bunch off old geezers playing pool!!! My god that was humiliating...and Mick's fucking haircut!!! |
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| Break The Spell |
Most videos are lame, so that don't bother me. Mixed Emotions is a great song though, their last really big hit in the US, it hit #5 in 1989. |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
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Bloozehound wrote:
I've never owned a Mick Jagger solo album in my life
That's too bad, Wandering Spirit kicks Voodoo Lounge's ass. |
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| Break The Spell |
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Ihavelotsajam wrote:
That's too bad, Wandering Spirit kicks Voodoo Lounge's ass.
I've always felt this way, imagine if you take the best material off WS, combine it with the three best tracks off Keith's Main Offender, you'd have a damn fine Stones album circa 1992!! |
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| Jaxx |
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Break The Spell wrote:
I've always felt this way, imagine if you take the best material off WS, combine it with the three best tracks off Keith's Main Offender, you'd have a damn fine Stones album circa 1992!!
which just proves the point---the "parts" are never as great as "the whole"  |
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| Break The Spell |
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Jaxx wrote:
which just proves the point---the "parts" are never as great as "the whole"
Exactly, when they work on new albums, I wish they could realize their each other's greatest asset. |
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| jb |
Rarities has sold 154k USA....................... |
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| Break The Spell |
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jb wrote:
Rarities has sold 154k USA.......................
How many copies did Metamorphisis sell?? Just curious if Rarities sold better than that. |
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| Jaxx |
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jb wrote:
Rarities has sold 154k USA.......................
should be entitled "Rarities". LMAO. i have some boots with true rarities on them. |
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| jb |
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Jaxx wrote:
should be entitled "Rarities". LMAO. i have some boots with true rarities on them.
Agreed...............as far as metamorphasis, I need Soldatti....but I am cetain more than Rarities. |
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| voodoopug |
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jb wrote:
Agreed...............as far as metamorphasis, I need Soldatti....but I am cetain more than Rarities.
can we count 1970's vinyl sales numbers as well (I have an original copy of this album!) |
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| Break The Spell |
quote:
voodoopug wrote:
can we count 1970's vinyl sales numbers as well (I have an original copy of this album!)
Of course, I was wondering all sales 1975-present of the album. The SACD version is rather nice. Favorites include "I'm Going Down" and "Downtown Suzie".
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| Gazza |
quote:
BILL PERKS wrote:
THE FOUR RECORDS FOLLOWING WWIII HAVE BEEN REVISITED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY PERKS
THEY RANK IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER
1- VOODOO LOUNGE(1994)
THIS RECORD WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE IF NOT FOR 2 ISSUES.FIRST,BABY BREAK IT DOWN SUCKS AND SHOULD HAVE REPLACED WITH THE STORM..THE OTHER IS THE LINE "SHARKS WILL CRY"..OTHER THAN THAT IT A GREAT LISTEN AND ONE OF THEIR BEST RECORDS.
GEMS-YGMR,NEW FACES,OUT OF TEARS,MEAN DISPOSITION
agreed on "Sharks will cry". baby break it down is a decent enough track. Suck on the Jugular is an abomination, though. And I never liked Mean Disposition. A collection of 'good' songs for the most part, but few great ones. The b-sides were good but were specifically recorded towards the end of the session for THAT purpose. 'Honest Man' was worthy of inclusion on the album.
The best moment of the whole album is the bit half way into "Thru and Thru" where Keith slowly GROWLS the word 'open' ('we're OHHH-PEN 24 hours baby). And hearing LIS on the radio the first time was great. Harmonica on a Stones single again. Yes!!!
Best songs - the two Keith ones, Love is Strong, Out of tears
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2-A BIGGER BANG (2006)
A LITTLE LONG,SHOULD HAVE OMITTED NEOCON,BOMH AND THE LYRICS TO LET ME DOWN SLOW AND ONNYA ARE ABYSMAL..OTHER THAN THAT IT'S GOT THE DIVERSITY OF STYLES PERKS ENJOYS SO MUCH AND ENOUGH ROCKERS TO KEEP HIM JUMPIN.ANOTHER RECORD LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN ANOTHER TOUR FOR ME.
GEMS- ROUGH JUSTICE, LAUGH, DANGEROUS BEAUTY, DRIVIN TOO FAST
Some of ONNYA's lyrics are possibly the worst on any Stones song ever. For a man in his 60's its toe-curling. However, unlike Sweet Neocon the music redeems it. SNC is horrid and infantile. The rest of the album is mostly good to very good and occasionally majestic (and lyrically quite good. Unlike you, I like the lyrics to LMDS. LIke some other songs, it shows a welcome maturity). Laugh I nearly Died is (with the exception of Continental Drift) the best song the Stones have released since Tattoo You. Dangerous Beauty is hilarious and contains the best riff on any Stones song since Start Me Up. So nasty it really DOES make you want to torture someone. A fine album, but one which shows that creatively the Stones in 2005 are the Mick Jagger Show, as Keith's writing contributions (despite what certain posters will insist to the contrary) are minimal.
best songs : Laugh I Nearly Died, Dangerous Beauty, Biggest Mistake, It Wont Take Long.
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3-BRIDGES TO BABYLON (1997)
A GOOD RECORD,BUT TOO AMBITIOUS.THE DUST BROS. FUCKED UP 3 SONGS WITH GOOD POTENTIAL WHILE GUNFACE KICKS MAJOR ASS AS DOES TOO TIGHT.KEEF'S TUNES ARE ALL GOOD.
GEMS-TOO TIGHT,GUNFACE,HOW CAN I STOP,FLIP THE SWITCH
One of the most underrated albums of the Stones entire career. Dont care if Mick and Keith were on bad terms during it and it sounds like two solo albums merged. Despite the various production teams and extraneous musicians, it works. Not a weak song on it, although a couple (Already Over Me, Lowdown) are just OK. The best drum sound on any Stones album since Tattoo You and unlike any Stones album in decades it managed to produced a pair of songs (Saint of Me and especially out of Control) which were the absolute highlights of any show when performed live. Keith's two songs at the end are absolute snorters and Wachtel's coda at the end of Anybody Seen My Baby is the most beautiful piece of music on any Stones song in years.
best songs ; Flip The Switch, Anybody seen my baby (the second half of it), Out of Control, Thief In The Night.
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4-STEEL WHEELS (1989)
MEDIOCRE RECORD THAT SOUNDED GREAT AT THE TIME..TOO RUSHED, ROCK AND A HARD PLACE IS REALLY LAME AS IS TERRIFYING..NOT BAD THOUGH TO ACCOMPANY THE TOUR.
GEMS-ALMOST HEAR YOU SIGH,CONTINENTAL DRIFT,HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT,SLIPPIN AWAY
weakest of the four, mostly because the sterile 80's production dates it badly. However, it contains 3 songs that would be in my top 5 of anything the band have done in the last two decades. However, it came out after a painful few years when we thought we'd never hear another Stones record again, so something to be thankful for. Magical moment : the way Keith sings the word 'soon' in the final verse of "Slipping Away". For those who think Keith cant sing, youre wrong.
best songs : Continental Drift (IMO one of the best 6-7 songs of their entire career), Almost Hear You Sigh, Slipping Away
My running order :
1. ABB
2. BTB (very very close for the top 2. Tomorrow I may feel different)
3. VL
4. SW
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| Bloozehound |
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Ihavelotsajam wrote:
That's too bad, Wandering Spirit kicks Voodoo Lounge's ass.
Not to my ears |
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| Gazza |
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Jaxx wrote:
should be entitled "Rarities". LMAO. i have some boots with true rarities on them.
should be entitled "Sampler", baby! |
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| voodoopug |
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Gazza wrote:
should be entitled "Sampler", baby!
should be titled:
"Dreadful"
"Humiliating"
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"Mannish Boy Live....again" |
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| Saint Sway |
JBs U2/Aerosmith comment was spot on
there are only a few brief glimpses on these 4 albums that they were actually made by The Rolling Stones. The majority of rubbish on these piles of shit just sounds like Wandering Spirit (Parts II, III and IV)
Steel Wheels was the start of the 'Alzheimers Era" - which is when the Stones forgot who they were and what a real Stones album should sound like.
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| Mikey |
Gazza wrote: "Keith's two songs at the end are absolute snorters"
Gazza, is a "snorter" a good or bad thing? |
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| theanchorman |
IMO -
Keith steals each album...
Slipping Away...Thru & Thru...Thief & Infamy.
B2B was the best...it had the least amount of deadwood on it - which is what hurt VL & BB imo |
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Lyrically speaking, Flip the Switch is worse than Sparks Will Fly. |
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| Soldatti |
Steel Wheels (6)
A good record, but very dated. I hate the 80's sound, but some songs are really good stuff.
Best: Mixed Emotions, Almost Hear You Sigh, Slipping Away
Worst: Blinded by Love, Rock and a Hard Place
Voodoo Lounge (7)
A killer record, but it's too long and with a lot of filler on it. A 10-11 songs CD would get a 10 on my ranking.
Best: Love Is Strong, The Worst, Out Of Tears, I Go Wild
Worst: Sparks Will Fly, Sweethearts Together, Suck on the Jugular
Bridges To Babylon (5)
I'm not a fan of this album, some good songs and some bad experimentation. It sounds like 2 solo records in 1.
Best: Flip The Switch, Saint Of Me, Too Tight
Worst: ASMB, Might As Well Get Juice, Keith's 2 ballads
A Bigger Bang (7.5)
The best album since Tattoo You, a good number of great tracks and a solid collection of songs. Some filler too.
Best: First 3 songs, TPIE, Driving Too Fast
Worst: SOL, Sweet Neocon
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| Soldatti |
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Break The Spell wrote:
How many copies did Metamorphisis sell?? Just curious if Rarities sold better than that.
Just a comparison:
Metamorphosis US peak position: #8 (3 wks on top 10)
Rarities US peak position: #76
Metamorphosis didn't get a RIAA certification still, but the album has sold way more than 500k to date.
Back on 2002, it re-entered at #50 on Billboard's catalog chart and the SACD re-issue has sold more than 30,000 copies to date. |
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| Jumping Jack |
1. ABB
2. VL
3. SW
4. BTB (This tour was the weakest as well) |
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| Gazza |
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Mikey wrote:
Gazza wrote: "Keith's two songs at the end are absolute snorters"
Gazza, is a "snorter" a good or bad thing?
LOL...good...after all I did list "Thief" as one of the highlights...HCIS is a gorgeous song too, |
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| HardKnoxDurtySox |
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Gazza wrote:
For those who think Keith cant sing, youre wrong.
That's postin'!! |
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| glencar |
Ugh, VL is a real downer in quality. My ratings?
1) ABB Highlights: What Gazza said...
2) BTB Highlights: Already Over Me, Saint Of Me, Might As Well Get Fucked Up.
3) SW Highlights: The last 4 songs. Love 'em all!
4) VL The last 2 songs. I actually really love Thru & Thru as much as anything Keith has ever done since You Got The Silver.
I'm not sure why having the boys work together is viewed as so important. Clearly Mick is 3 times as creative as Keith at this point. His input will invariably weigh more heavily. Even Keith would admit this. The market has changed over the past twenty years but if it was still 1986 ABB would have spawned several hit videos & singles. |
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| Egbert |
1. ABB
Good - RJ, LMDS, IWTL, SSMCuming, ONNYA, LIND
Bad - SOL, ripping off INXS for LWTCDI
Not bad for a bunch of geezers
2. B2B
Good - ASMB, GF, OOC (YES!), SOM, TITN, HCIS, Charlie's drums
Bad - the cover and booklet, dumb lyrics marring an otherwise great FTS
Stones doing what they do best: applying their formula to current music trends
3. SW
Good - ME, AHYS, SA (I think Slipping Away was their last truly great song)
Bad - HOTYH, BBL, cheesy 80's production
4. VL
Good - LIS (AKA Wicked As It Seems, Part II), YGMR, IGW, T&T
Bad - ugliest cover ever (looks like something you'd see from a fast food chain ad - voodoo fries anyone?), overall lack of energy, running time too long
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| ExileInLA |
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Bloozehound wrote:
Voodoo Lounge is the best thing this band has done in almost 20 years
ABB is just too fuckin long and most of it sucks dick
They should have just released their 3-4 best songs as an EP sorta like they did with 40 Licks, so we'd all still think they still "have it"
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| Spru |
My order: ABB, VL a close second, BTB, SW
I think this period has some good, overlooked songs like Almost Hear You Sigh, I Go Wild, and Too Tight. The Keith songs are decent overall IMO. Also, even though the Forty Licks songs weren't from any of these albums, I think they rank up there as some of the best from the 89-present period. I really like Don't Stop and it worked very well live, highlighted by Ronnie's guitar cam.
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| PeerQueer |
BILL PERKS HAS BROUGHT REVELANCE BACK TO ROCKS OFF!
BY THE WAY, MOST OF THE KEITH TUNES ARE AWESOME - THEY HOLD UP THE BEST OVER TIME.
THANK YOU AGAIN BILL PERKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION! |
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