Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads
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Free Music Review: another stones SACD ripoff
Hit: 1 Stars
Yeah, the music is great. Blah blah blah. We all know the music is great. But seriously, what's up with this SACD junk? I'm not gonna pay $20 CDN for a hybrid-SACD. And I don't have a SACD player and refuse to get one. I really don't think the sound quality is gonna be what they market it to be. It's definitely not going to be that good that it covers the ridiculous price that they charge. If they're gonna remaster it like this, at least keep on printing the originals so they're affordable (kinda like with the Bob Dylan catalogue). And if you're gonna remaster it and charge this high a price, AT LEAST PUT SOME BONUS MATERIAL IN THERE.Free Music Review: Out of the best, Out Of Our Heads
Hit: 5 Stars
With the inclusion of (I Can' Get No) Satisfaction, this CD, LP, must be considered at least one outstanding recording.There was a London\DECCA previous release in wonderful original mono. The CD 820 049-2 'Made In Hanover, West Germany' has the exact same as the U.S. 'abkco' silver CD tracks, but the original "mono" really puts all the 2002 'remasters' to shame.
At least the first 4 U.K. Rolling Stones LP albums were in mono.
It seems that U.K. DECCA finally got it right with the late 65-66
LP 'after-Math' now available again through abkco/DECCA/London.
"NOW" has many originally mono tracks recorded at 2120 South Michigan Avenue (CHESS studios), also a Nanker-Pheldge track on the Germany only LP "Around And Around", only released as an EP in the U.K., so it's good, but it's a faked-recompiled non-U.K. LP. Also, the abkco/London 12 track LP "Got Live If You Want It! is also fake. The original mono EP DFE-8620 is the genuine EP. As is the music business, "It's Only Rock 'N ' Roll!"
Free Music Review: A "Turn the corner" album
Hit: 5 Stars
The Stones walked a fence on this one. While sticking to the formula of doing covers of great R&B songs at the first of the album, they at last realized that they could write songs on their own that could compete with the best of the Beatles' songs. Play with Fire, The Last Time, and Satisfaction made the music world take Jagger/Richards seriously. Another thing that makes this album significant is the inclusion of the live recording of "I'm alright." At the time live takes were rare, mostly due to the fact that sound equipment used at most venues was still in the stone age, technically speaking. I remember hearing that cut as a teen and having the hairs on my head stick up because for once you could hear and feel the excitement that this band could generate in a crowd. It may not be a very good song but the effect it had on the listener could not be overvalued.Free Music Review: Not The Greatest, But Good!!!!!!!!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
This stones album doesn't live up to After Math or some other stones classic albums. It lacks sophistication a little, but it's good to listen to. The original recording isn't all that great to begin with,and some of the cover songs aren't that great, but the original is good. It just goes to show you when the stones wright their own songs, they turn out better. The album was a little of a dissapointment but was good.Free Music Review: Little Dipper
Hit: 4 Stars
One of the reasons The Rolling Stones tend to suffer in comparison to The Beatles during this early period was their inability to amass a war chest of self-penned titles. "Out Of Our Heads" could have been titled "Little Over Half Out Of Our Heads" as seven out of the 12 songs on the record are Jagger/Richards or band (Nanker Phelge) compositions. Having said that this is still a very strong record. The opener "Mercy, Mercy" is a robust; guitar driven track that was recorded at Chess Studios. Once again we find the band taking a song that was popular a mere year earlier (by Don Covay & His Goodtimers) and producing a rock solid cover. Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike" is up next, an manages, in my opinion to barely make it over the hump, helped out by solid Jagger vocals, and Keith's lurking guitar work. "The Last Time", recorded three months before "Satisfaction" is the archetypal Rolling Stones song. With a signature guitar hook, lyrics that begin with a warning, and a sound that could fill the Grand Canyon (Phil Spector was present during the recording) you've got an instant classic. "That's How Strong My Love Is", made popular by Otis Redding is up next; it's a powerful soul ballad that smolders thanks to some hearty vocals by M.J. and a great backbeat from Charlie. "Good Times" and "I'm Alright" are both lightweights that belong on a "Rarities Vol. 2" cd. The former is a bland Sam Cooke cover, and the latter is a live recording that barely makes it as filler.
Side 2 begins with what might possibly be the most famous song the band ever recorded. "Satisfaction" was their first #1 in the U.S. and picks up where "The Last Time" left off, combining aggressive music with angry lyrics to create a scorching piece that still sounds fresh today. "Cry To Me" is another powerful soul ballad with some smoky vocals from Mick and some serpentine guitar work from Keith Richards. Despite having one of the longest titles in rock'n'roll history "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" swings with the help of some wispy Jagger vocals, a winding guitar hook from Keith, and some nice Harp playing from Brian Jones. As the B-side to "The Last Time", "Play With Fire" finds the band in rare Edwardian form. This largely acoustic song has a haunting quality to it, and features Phil Spector on guitar and Jack Nitzsche and guitar and harpsichord. "The Spider And The Fly" is a Jagger/Richards composition that has a Jimmy Reed/Slim Harpo blues feel to it. It's about succumbing to the delights of a groupie and features some fine guitar work by Jones and Richards, as well as more great harp work by Jones. Unfortunately "..Heads.." ends on a lame note with "One More Try", an upbeat throwaway that might have worked better as an instrumental as the lyrics are lame and the singing not much better.
Notes: There is a UK version of this album now available as a result of the recent ABKCO re-releases, it features the same cover as "December's Children" and the inclusion of six different songs. The guitar hook in "Satisfaction", as probably everybody knows, came to Keith in a dream, he woke up and laid and the hook down on a personal tape recorder. The version of "Play With Fire" that appaears on the album is the result of mistake. The song the Stones intended for the album was called "Mess With Fire", which was a harder version of "Play With Fire", however there was a mix-up and "Mess.." was somehow lost.
Recording Notes: "Mercy, Mercy", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "...Under Assistant...", "Spider And The Fly", & "One More Try" recorded 5/10-11/1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago. "Hitch Hike" recorded 10/27/1964 at RCA Studios, Hollywood. "The Last Time" & "Play With Fire" recorded 1/10-11 & 2/17-18/1965 at RCA Studios, Hollywood. "Good Times" & "Cry To Me" recorded 5/12-13/1965 at RCA Studios, Hollywood. "I'm Alright" recorded live at one of the following Edmonton Regal, Liverpool Empire, Manchester Palace, or Greenford Granada. "Satisfaction" recorded 5/10-11/1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago & 5/12-13 at RCA Studios, Hollywood.