ILM July Madness: Round of 32 - WEST

Not giving a fuck about JD/NO is like not giving a fuck about a Margherita

or maybe like hating pesto/pizza

um Can won

oh duh. miscounted. hooray!

btw I didn't see this poll in time but it is pretty astonishing that "Can, The Notorious B.I.G., CCR, David Bowie" only got one vote for that is how I too would have voted

holy shit then it would have had 2 votes!

sorta surprised that lj likes CCR?

Too English is he?

Maybe he just hates the Stones

Maybe he just hates the Stones

'Gimme Shelter' is quite good. If someone could suggest some Stones tracks I might like then go ahead. But at this moment in time I can't freakin' stand them. Literally cannot wait until I reclaim my glorious surname from that charlatan

and his poxy spawn

always been a fan of "under my thumb" personally

ok well let's have a listen to 'under my thumb'

hang on this is from their early phase when they still had ideas

that's a funny way to characterize their early career imho

I mean I like the Stones and all - love a fair amount of their material - but they have always been outright thieves/magpies.

:D basically flaunting my ignorance in that charming way o' mine

but this has some groovy xylophone stylings and a cool tune. would listen again. no it isn't very original but I don't associate xylophone-borne melodies with The Stones, so it's at least a little surprising!

the next track on Spotify is Ministry's cover, which I am enjoying possibly even more

:/

Don't try to tell me you don't like "Paint It Black"

.. or "Paint It, Black" to be pedantic about it

xps.....nah, it's not that good, tbh - Ministry can do better than this

:D basically flaunting my ignorance in that charming way o' mine

What's charming about it?

Self-deprecation is an art, my dear WmC

Oh I know this song! It was in that film. It's quite good, yeah. Again, though, it's from their first album! How the hell can a band this unoriginal release thirty goddamn albums or whatever it is

Paint It Black is an amazing tune

it is not from their first album!

"Original"? What does that even mean?

it means 'bringing new ideas to the table', 'displaying a modicum of artistic innovation', 'doing anything remotely surprising'

Oh wait, so Aftermath isn't their first record? They've been going bloody ages :/

Geirspeak

give me some credit dude, I am attempting to engage with a band I don't like very much - I could have just walked in here, farted at the Stones, and sauntered out

Aftermath is like their 5th record or something

Yes, but you should hear the Caridacs 5th album

my guess is you'd like the mid-period stuff the most from what you're saying - the period where they were no longer shameless American R&B copyists (really some of that early stuff is SO EGREGIOUS - sometimes good/great, sometimes awful) but before they'd morphed into blues-rock libertines, basically the period where most of their interesting ideas were coming from Brian Jones. Their psych phase is hilarious, but has lots of great tunes.

Prolly. But then if you like "Gimme Shelter"...

so like Their Satanic Majesties Request, then?

Gimme Shelter is a rollicking, unimpeachable piece of aural chemistry that defies its lumpen source material - this shit can't be legislated for

I'd recommend: Aftermath - Between the Buttons - Her Satanic Majesties - Beggar's Banquet

HSM is a goddamn silly record but it has some great stuff on it and is a wonderful mess

Shakey's recs are how I got into them and sidestepped some of the conclusions I'd drawn about them growing up with them as the biggest band on the planet. Maybe also check out "Street Fighting Man" if you like Gimme. Or just enjoy this, the version sung by the original version's "back-up" singer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPx1Zlc0IBU

ah sweet guys, cheers - will give those albums a listen