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I agree about the shamed ones. However, I think I'm one of the very few here who loves Terrifying
And what's not to like with This Place Is Empty?
Bill Wyman was on a lot of these songs and is not in the current line up.
It was indeed very good live.
The very high up in the mix-vocals on the studio version + Mick's mannered singing must take a lot of the blame for the reception of the song, imo. It just isn't THAT bad.
Maybe the lyrics are a bit awkward in places, but so what...
At least Infamy is shamed for good reason, imo. Very uninteresting, very uninspired Keith-song.
I often scratch my head reading comments on certain songs... but it´s all a matter of personal taste in the end... Others maybe scratch their heads when reading my posts, especially when it´s about the glorious Dirty Work album...
+1
+2
They wife allowed it at our 1994 wedding
PS: One of the few Stones tracks my wife likes as well
Very cheesy song. But most of all, it´s so boooooooring.
Lucky that non of the stones wrote them.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-08-31 22:30 by His Majesty.
What is that, a serious fan?
Matt Lee?
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Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
SharksWillCry
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Date: August 31, 2015 16:52
Kind of similar to overrated/underrated, I'll admit. There are the usual suspects like Streets of Love or Indian Girl, where I see some reasoning is involved, even if I disagree, but sometimes the musical tastes within the Stones canon by the folks here leave me scratching my head. I'll confine myself to songs done by the current band lineup (Black and Blue to now) to minimize "personnel selection bias".
Shamed for no good reason:
Fool to Cry
Lies
Hot Stuff
Infamy
Shattered
Brand New Car
Hang Fire
She Saw Me Coming
Inexplicably Put on a Pedestal:
Terrifying
Harlem Shuffle
Sex Drive
This Place is Empty
Rain Fall Down
Laugh, I Nearly Died
Shamed for no good reason:
Fool to Cry
Lies
Hot Stuff
Infamy
Shattered
Brand New Car
Hang Fire
She Saw Me Coming
Inexplicably Put on a Pedestal:
Terrifying
Harlem Shuffle
Sex Drive
This Place is Empty
Rain Fall Down
Laugh, I Nearly Died
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 16:54
Quote
SharksWillCry
Kind of similar to overrated/underrated, I'll admit. There are the usual suspects like Streets of Love or Indian Girl, where I see some reasoning is involved, even if I disagree, but sometimes the musical tastes within the Stones canon by the folks here leave me scratching my head. I'll confine myself to songs done by the current band lineup (Black and Blue to now) to minimize "personnel selection bias".
Shamed for no good reason:
Fool to Cry
Lies
Hot Stuff
Infamy
Shattered
Brand New Car
Hang Fire
She Saw Me Coming
Inexplicably Put on a Pedestal:
Terrifying
Harlem Shuffle
Sex Drive
This Place is Empty
Rain Fall Down
Laugh, I Nearly Died
I agree about the shamed ones. However, I think I'm one of the very few here who loves Terrifying
And what's not to like with This Place Is Empty?
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
SharksWillCry
()
Date: August 31, 2015 17:04
re: This Place Is Empty, I remember being disappointed at first listen (another slow one by Keith...) but it has grown on me, as has everything else. Blinded by Love should replace Terrifying on that list, but I don't think I've seen anyone admit they like it.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Turner68
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Date: August 31, 2015 17:10
Inexplicably put on a pedestal:
Winter and time waits for no one
Winter and time waits for no one
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
angee
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Date: August 31, 2015 17:33
Thank you! I love Fool to Cry.
OTOH, I kinda like Rain Fall Down, for the video and its chorus for a ringtone, in particular.
~"Love is Strong"~
OTOH, I kinda like Rain Fall Down, for the video and its chorus for a ringtone, in particular.
~"Love is Strong"~
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Koen
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:03
Quote
SharksWillCry
I'll confine myself to songs done by the current band lineup (Black and Blue to now) to minimize "personnel selection bias".
Bill Wyman was on a lot of these songs and is not in the current line up.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Blueranger
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:17
I have said it many times:
"Streets Of Love" is a fine song and a standout track.
It's pop and it's sleazy, but so what? The Stones have never relied too much on a certain style and those who prefer them playing c***-rock-riff songs all the time, are simply trying to put them in a certain box of style. One of the reasons The Stones are better than most, is because they a great songwriters and "Streets Of Love" is a fine fully developed composition. Those who witnessed the song on the 2005-07 tour, knows that it had tremendous effect on audiences.
"Streets Of Love" is a fine song and a standout track.
It's pop and it's sleazy, but so what? The Stones have never relied too much on a certain style and those who prefer them playing c***-rock-riff songs all the time, are simply trying to put them in a certain box of style. One of the reasons The Stones are better than most, is because they a great songwriters and "Streets Of Love" is a fine fully developed composition. Those who witnessed the song on the 2005-07 tour, knows that it had tremendous effect on audiences.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:20
Quote
Blueranger
I have said it many times:
"Streets Of Love" is a fine song and a standout track.
It's pop and it's sleazy, but so what? The Stones have never relied too much on a certain style and those who prefer them playing c***-rock-riff songs all the time, are simply trying to put them in a certain box of style. One of the reasons The Stones are better than most, is because they a great songwriters and "Streets Of Love" is a fine fully developed composition. Those who witnessed the song on the 2005-07 tour, knows that it had tremendous effect on audiences.
It was indeed very good live.
The very high up in the mix-vocals on the studio version + Mick's mannered singing must take a lot of the blame for the reception of the song, imo. It just isn't THAT bad.
Maybe the lyrics are a bit awkward in places, but so what...
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
HMS
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:34
Only because of tayloresque noodling....Quote
Turner68
Inexplicably put on a pedestal:
Winter and time waits for no one
At least Infamy is shamed for good reason, imo. Very uninteresting, very uninspired Keith-song.
I often scratch my head reading comments on certain songs... but it´s all a matter of personal taste in the end... Others maybe scratch their heads when reading my posts, especially when it´s about the glorious Dirty Work album...
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Turner68
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:36
No we just laugh because we know you can't be serious :-PQuote
HMSOnly because of tayloresque noodling....Quote
Turner68
Inexplicably put on a pedestal:
Winter and time waits for no one
At least Infamy is shamed for good reason, imo. Very uninteresting, very uninspired Keith-song.
I often scratch my head reading comments on certain songs... but it´s all a matter of personal taste in the end... Others maybe scratch their heads when reading my posts, especially when it´s about the glorious Dirty Work album...
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Ross
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:36
I always liked "Sweethearts Together", which seems to get substantially trashed on this board. Mick & Keith singing together, the great Flaco Jimenez on accordion, and some killer doo-wop b/g vox. Pleasant throwback-type tune, something a little different.
Ross
Ross
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:39
Quote
Ross
I always liked "Sweethearts Together", which seems to get substantially trashed on this board. Mick & Keith singing together, the great Flaco Jimenez on accordion, and some killer doo-wop b/g vox. Pleasant throwback-type tune, something a little different.
Ross
+1
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Munichhilton
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:44
Quote
DandelionPowdermanQuote
Ross
I always liked "Sweethearts Together", which seems to get substantially trashed on this board. Mick & Keith singing together, the great Flaco Jimenez on accordion, and some killer doo-wop b/g vox. Pleasant throwback-type tune, something a little different.
Ross
+1
+2
They wife allowed it at our 1994 wedding
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 18:46
Quote
MunichhiltonQuote
DandelionPowdermanQuote
Ross
I always liked "Sweethearts Together", which seems to get substantially trashed on this board. Mick & Keith singing together, the great Flaco Jimenez on accordion, and some killer doo-wop b/g vox. Pleasant throwback-type tune, something a little different.
Ross
+1
+2
They wife allowed it at our 1994 wedding
PS: One of the few Stones tracks my wife likes as well
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
HMS
()
Date: August 31, 2015 19:29
Quote
Ross
"Sweethearts Together"
Very cheesy song. But most of all, it´s so boooooooring.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Send It To me
()
Date: August 31, 2015 19:35
I like Indian Girl, and people always use it as an exemplar of a bad Stones song on here.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Naturalust
()
Date: August 31, 2015 19:39
I would add Angie to the shamed for no good reason list. Sure it was a pop song with some questionable production but those acoustic guitars are great, the lyrics very good and the song overall fantastic. If it was produced more in the spirit of Sister Morphine, which it easily could have been, I think less people would vilify this one.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
geordiestone
()
Date: August 31, 2015 19:59
To the unjustly praised i'd put in Fingerprint File and When The Whip Comes Down. Two of the very rare instances of myself not appreciating Stones songs.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Moonshine
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:07
Rock and a hard place generally gets a justified bad rap from any serious fan, bland and boring.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
everwest1
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:40
Gomper is in both categories
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-08-31 21:42 by everwest1.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-08-31 21:42 by everwest1.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Rockman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:43
I'm not crazy on the lyrics of that Rice Krispies song ...
ROCKMAN
ROCKMAN
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
His Majesty
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:44
Quote
Rockman
I'm not crazy on the lyrics of that Rice Krispies song ...
Lucky that non of the stones wrote them.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-08-31 22:30 by His Majesty.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
buttons67
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:52
amazing how peoples opinions on certain rolling stones songs can be poles apart.
the stones made such diverse music that there is plenty for everybody to enjoy, even if we all have different musical tastes.
the stones made such diverse music that there is plenty for everybody to enjoy, even if we all have different musical tastes.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
latebloomer
()
Date: August 31, 2015 21:53
You can put me on the bandwagon with those who love sweethearts together and angie. What about neighbors? I didn't like it when I first heard it, but it's grown on me some..well, a little. It's mostly loved here, isn't it?
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Olly
()
Date: August 31, 2015 22:07
I've seen 'Can't Be Seen' praised on this site more than I would have expected.
In the ubiquitous setlist discussions, several posters have suggested they would like 'Rock And A Hard Place' to feature in place of more frequently played songs...
...Why?
.....
Olly.
In the ubiquitous setlist discussions, several posters have suggested they would like 'Rock And A Hard Place' to feature in place of more frequently played songs...
...Why?
.....
Olly.
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Koen
()
Date: August 31, 2015 22:27
Quote
Moonshine
Rock and a hard place generally gets a justified bad rap from any serious fan, bland and boring.
What is that, a serious fan?
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
Naturalust
()
Date: August 31, 2015 22:29
Quote
KoenQuote
Moonshine
Rock and a hard place generally gets a justified bad rap from any serious fan, bland and boring.
What is that, a serious fan?
Matt Lee?
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
ThankGod
()
Date: August 31, 2015 22:45
Inexplicably Put on a Pedestal:
Too Much Blood
Too Much Blood
Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
NICOS
()
Date: August 31, 2015 23:03
Quote
ThankGod
Inexplicably Put on a Pedestal:
Too Much Blood
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Re: Stones Songs Unjustly Praised/Villified by IORRians
Posted by:
HMS
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Date: August 31, 2015 23:08
Too Much Blood is the only weak spot on Undercover, but I can live with it. Aaaah... Undercover, what a great album!
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