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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: new to Stones |
| Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 21:43:46 -0400 |
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From: "Career Records" <eldeluxe@mcn.net>
>> **(The US edition of BETWEEN THE BUTTONS adds both sides of the
>> "Let's
>> Spend the Night Together"/"Ruby Tuesday" single in place of a
>> couple
>> of minor songs, which will greatly increase the chances of your
>> having
>> heard any of these songs before. Both the US and UK editions of
>> their
>> albums are available on CD now.)
>
> Whoa: Please Go Home a "minor song". It's one of the most ripping
> guitar
> tracks from the original era. That and Amanda Jones on Buttons are
> just
> two of the greatest Stones songs ever. The other one dropped from
> Buttons, Back Street Girl is another good one, thought a ballad sort
> of
> thing. They really messed up Buttons and Aftermath in the US. Sure
> you
> get the missing songs on Flowers, but why screw around with such
> perfect
> albums.
Actually, for my money, FLOWERS is a fantastic album, as good as any
Stones record around, even though it's a hodgepodge of leftovers and
previously released tracks. Combined with the fact that TATTOO YOU
consists almost entirely of leftovers and outtakes -- the basic track
of "Waiting On A Friend" was recorded during the sessions for GOATS
HEAD SOUP! -- I think the strength of FLOWERS strongly supports my
contention that the Stones were a singles band for whom albums were
largely an afterthought. However, I do not go quite as far as some of
my brethren: there's someone amongst us who has stated that EXILE
should have been an EP, whereas I think you could probably carve a
pretty good single album out of it.
> So my question is: Are you going back and drawing these conclusions
> or
> did you live it? I know Bobby S has strong opinions there, but he
> was
> around for it.
Oy. This again. I wasn't "around for it" when Charlie Parker was
working either (or Bach, for that matter). Does that mean I'm not
allowed to have preferences concerning his music?
S
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