Rolling Stones mid 70s Poll (post-Exile, pre-Some Girls)

I can understand why one would say that... better than 'Heartbreaker' or 'Time Waits For No One', though?

joining the "I Just Wanna See His Face is a goddamn classic" chorus

missed this poll. definitely my least 3 favorites of theirs until the post Tattoo You 80s. i might have been the weirdo that would've given IORAR a 5th vote (MAYBE). i don't care for Mick's reggae affectations (though i dont know they're anymore "problematic" than his r&b ham) but i think "Luxury" is kind of a jam. the title track's sound and playing are pitch perfect for the time/ place/ drugs, then you have weird shit like "Fingerprint File", and a decent Van Morrison rip off ("Til the Next Time"). fuck it i even like the Temptations cover. i turn that shit up every time it comes on the radio. better filler and overall i think i prefer glammier sound to GHS & B&B. both of those def have some dope moments, but the stuff i don't like on them is really hard to slog through.

but hey i'm also the guy who sometimes thinks the second side of Tattoo You is one of the better things they did.

*prefer THE glammier sound

Goat's Head Soup is a fucking SLOG.

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 1:27 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you probably just weren't in the right mood, don't give up, try again in two years or something

"Angie" is by far my favorite, one of those 'last songs of the sixties'

i know, 73, i just mean that downer spirit. clemenza or somebody knows what i mean

maybe "the sixties are over" is better

but hey i'm also the guy who sometimes thinks the second side of Tattoo You is one of the better things they did.

― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will)

agreed

Another vote for Tattoo Two Side You

Man I love 'Worried About You'.

Goat's Head is where I get off the Stones bus, but even then I think there's some filler on it. The sequencing is a joke too - 'Coming Down Again' third on side 1??? I worked up an alternate version a couple months ago for listening purposes:

1. 100 Years Ago (I think by Goats they were stuck in the rut of having a typical 'stones' song open an album, and 'Mr.D' always felt really forced, whereas '100 Years Ago' sounds much more interesting/unexpected in that slot)
2. Dancing In The Light (the old bootleg instrumental version, not the Exile deluxe one. There's a definite lack of Keith on Goat's and this track helps to alleviate that)
3. Heartbreaker
4. Angie
5. Tops (released on Tattoo You but recorded in 72. The vocals weren't done until 79/80 though, but it's one of my favourite Stones songs so I cheated and used the Tattoo version here. The opening chord blends with the final chord in Angie perfectly)
6. Separately (Taylor/Keith/Hopkins instrumental ballad done during the Exile sessions)
7. Waiting On A Friend (the 73 version with rough vocals and no sax)
8. Criss-Cross Mind (Goat's outtake, more uptempo than 'Can You Hear The Music')
9. Winter
10. Leather Jacket ('Silver Train' was from the Stargroves sessions in 1970, as was this, so pilfering from a few years back didn't seem out of place. The instrumentation fits in with the Goat's Head sound and it gives Taylor some songwriting credit)
11. I Ain't Signifying (the bootleg version with 72 era Mick vocals, not the Exile Deluxe version. I could've used 'Hide Your Love' but I like this better, esp. for the "have you ever had the feeling that you've been here before?" line)
12. Coming Down Again (the only way to end things imo)

Excellent post
All that's missing is a download link

They pulled out "Dancing With Mr. D" for the obscure tracks/potty break section on early dates on the current tour.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51tT%2B9-yo9L._SY355_.jpg

i found a fair copy of The Rolling Stones "Made in the Shade" the other day for $5. it's a really great compilation of early-to-mid-70s stuff:

Side A
"Brown Sugar" 3:48
"Tumbling Dice" 3:45
"Happy" 3:04
"Dance Little Sister" 4:11
"Wild Horses" 5:42

Side B
"Angie" 4:33
"Bitch" 3:38
"It's Only Rock'n Roll (But I Like It)" 5:07
"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" 3:26
"Rip This Joint" 2:22

i think "Goats Head Soup" would be my choice from this poll, love "Angie" and "Heartbreaker" (and "Dancing With Mr. D").

do we have a Stones bootleg thread?

whitehallunity delivers the goods! i wanna dig out that exile bonus disc now..

Okay, so while this period of the Stones might not be everyone's favourite, but the very best of the material from this time still makes me think "fuck, I love the Stones" ... which is something I can't say of, for example, the Undercover era or Bridges to Babylon ...

Excellent post
All that's missing is a download link

― calstars, Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:29 AM (yesterday)

whitehallunity delivers the goods! i wanna dig out that exile bonus disc now..

― brimstead, Thursday, October 5, 2017 3:12 AM (yesterday)

haha, I was sorta half-worried my post would've been a little too much for the thread, glad to see it was well received. Here's a link:

https://mega.nz/#!d6AEWZwZ!0mxVGYO7gWkp__i9NrqIfYUS43G-XWA0e5nkx4VXuwQ

Also, if you haven't seen it, here's a rough sketch of the originally proposed cover by Hipgnosis:

http://blog.casafina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/u.png

which was later re-used for this:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41rX7-oPfFL._SY300_.jpg

lol had no idea that was the backstory to the Ride a Rock Horse cover

Hahaha
Thank you and cheers

jagger crapping on mick taylor

The Daltrey cover was designed by Graham Hughes, Roger's cousin. Dunno if he worked for/with Hipgnosis. Hughes also designed/photographed the Quadrophenia and Odds and Sods covers.

def feel a certain way about that Keef horse

Let's do this!

Must dig out Goats Head Soup later for a listen. One of their finest LP's.

Memory f’in Motel

https://carnaby.therollingstonesshop.com/products/pop-art-black-and-blue-t-shirt/?

They took Bill off the cover of Black & Blue for this tee.

The ad it's based on:

https://blogintomystery.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/stones.jpg?w=640

I remember the kerfuffle around the ad for Black and Blue that featured a bound young woman who was . . . well, black and blue.

I really dig "Hand of Fate." Some nice, if basic, back and forth by Ron and Keith in that one.

They took Bill off the cover of Black & Blue for this tee.

Pretty sure they all hated Bill.

Making MIck a blond is equally rude