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The Rolling Stones
Goats Head Soup
(Atlantic, 1973)
Did their purple patch really end with Exile? No!
The Stones were perhaps always at their best when hanging with their homeboy Lucifer. 1968’s Sympathy For The Devil may be a more celebrated nod to The Evil One, but one listen to the snaking Fender-groove of Dancing With Mr D – Goat’ Head Soup’s hypnotic opener – and it’s clear Old Nick is still calling the tune. In other ways, Soup is a whole new animal Stones-wise, largely eschewing Exile’s ballsy R&B remit and realigning the Stones with - wait for it - the ballad. And what a successful move it is. The acoustic arpeggios of Angie, Nicky Hopkins’ solemn piano strides on Coming Down Again and the neck-pickup warmth of Winter all radiate lackadaisical cool – while Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)’s phalanx of sassy horns and Star Star’s chanting choruses prove that the lovey-dovey stuff hadn’t softened their edge. An unfairly dismissed gem.
Ross Bennett
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 30/12/2007
Further Listening
The Faces – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…To A Blind Horse (Warner Bros, 1971)
The Black Crowes – Amorica (American Recordings, 1994)
The Who – The Who By Numbers (Polydor, 1975)
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True. And Winter is a particular gem - for Mick Taylor's soloing alone. But doesn't it seem that, as they recede into history, every single Rolling Stones album could be seen as an unfairly dismissed lost classic?
It's Only Rock And Roll, Black and Blue, Some Girls and Tattoo You were ripped to pieces critically when they came out but all of them have some great tracks.
I suppose it's when we get to Dirty Work that the chips will be really down.
Posted by David Holzer at 11:25 AM GMT 31/12/2007 Report Abuse
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I've been listening to this non-stop for the past 3 days. It's unbelievably cool. There are jazzier elements to their approach this time around (certainly Can You Hear The Music and 100 Years Ago showcase this) and it really does feel like the perfect night record. More like their last true masterpiece, although I'm sure a fair few would argue about this. Some Girls is no slouch either.
Posted by Anonymous at 6:16 PM GMT 23/01/2008 Report Abuse
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Personally i think 100 Years Ago is possibly THE great lost Stones track,from the gritty wurlitzer intro,to the yawn of the unconventionally structured middle 8,the uncharacteristically honest lyrics,and the great wah solo that concludes this gem...Why do people not mention it more?!
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