Hey Negrita is better than Hot Stuff IMHO.

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Hey Negrita is better than Hot Stuff IMHO.

Damn right it is!

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One of my favorite tracks. Sticks in my head for days, too.

Angie is the worst abomination ever recorded by the Stones, in my humble opinion. Indeed, it may be the worst abomination ever recorded by anyone other than Barry Manilow.

This is a wonderful song.
Which represents the mid seventies-Stones very well.
Yes it is a soft ballad.
But made in way just the Stones could do it.

I borderline like it, but it's no Memory Motel.

What always perplexes me about this song is that I have absolutely no memory of ever hearing it on Top-40 radio at the time (and it was a top 10 single in the US). Yes, I was only 12 but I listened to AM radio all the time and caught American Top 40 every week. I remember hundreds of other songs from this time period (and most of them sucked). The first "current" Stones single I heard on the radio was Miss You 2 years later.

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What always perplexes me about this song is that I have absolutely no memory of ever hearing it on Top-40 radio at the time (and it was a top 10 single in the US). Yes, I was only 12 but I listened to AM radio all the time and caught American Top 40 every week. I remember hundreds of other songs from this time period (and most of them sucked). The first "current" Stones single I heard on the radio was Miss You 2 years later.

agreed, I'm a bit younger, but had never heard of the song until picking up Black and Blue in the late '80s. Whereas "Angie" still has a shelf life.

I always liked this song. A good representation of white boys doing 70s soul. MJs falsetto is great and the guitar work is great too.

I've always felt that Goat's Head Soup, IORR and Balck and Blue were the Stones reverting back to their soul roots as opposed to blues.

I always thought Black and Blue sounded very modern for the time. In addition, it was a great sounding record which cannot be said for every Stones album. I bought it the first day it came out and always loved it. It sounds like it has grown on people over time.

I'm actually not a fan of this song at all, and I wonder how it became a hit.

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I love this song. But Memory Motel is my fave slow one.

If I can remember well, I read somewhere that the RS were working of the very early takes of FTC when Mick Taylor told MJ he was going to leave.
This would date FTC back to December 1974. Can any expert confirm this memories of mine: I can't find the book/mag/interview, after such along time.
Nice song, anyway: not my favorite one from 'Black and Blue' (my first RS album), 34 years ago.
Bye, Luca

Wow, this one seems to be a "love it or hate it" type of deal. I didn't like FTC at all at first (too slow and "boring" when I first heard it), but man has it grown on me. I've come to realize how moving and heartfelt the lyrics are, and how beautiful the production is.

The sonic dynamics on this track are nothing short of spectacular. Love the sound of the electric piano, Charlie's drumming, the string synth, the piano ... and Mick's vocals are amazing too.

A gorgeous, classic ballad.

Drew



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To me Keith & Wayne's licks push this one to another level. Great playing.

Very unmemorable. Sounds like it belongs on IORR more than Black and Blue. The entire album has no cohesion. It's like they wanted to make a hot dance reggae album but they had to appease the rock and roll crowd with the unconvincing Crazy Mama and Hand of Fate. It seemed very cynical. I remember liking as many songs as I didn't like, and there were only 8 to choose from!

One of the kind. Is there any similar songs known from other bands?




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