Wonderful… just wonderful. Red eyes… headless… smoking… chilled… loose… busy… marvellous. There’s a point when listening to this album that I think exactly that.
Considered thoughtful analysis of a record that has long suffered by it’s too squeaky clean production and the wholesome image of the musicians. Finally a reviewer has gone below the surface to see the struggle beneath, Bravo sir Bravo and many thanks.
I know Bruce, I know but this is such an important LP for me that I wanted to do it justice in my own way. I do appreciate that not everyone wants to read six paragraphs about ‘Turd On The Run’ though.
The text is too vague. And unlike Joan Baez, I don’t need some of that vagueness now!
(sighs in a lofty, rather patronising manner)
I went for a comparison of the standard and deluxe editions, despite my scepticism about some of the details in the remastering. I also implied that I was happy with some of the new bonus content, although there wasn’t quite enough on show to justify the price. You just need to read between the lines a bit.
I appreciate the help. I’m just a lowly colonial you know.
I’m sorry I was grumpy Mike, you know how it gets when you’ve been slaving away over this stuff for so long.
It’s OK man, I get it. I haven’t had my coffee yet so we’re both equally at fault. Just you more than me.
866 Down (in the south of France).
Da best. Review and album.
But mostly the review, right?
Of course!
“Contemporary Marxist Feminist Views”. You sure talk purdy. CB is a sucker for that kind of talk. Right up his alley.
South of France!? Where abouts?
Haha. Excellent review. Couldn’t have said it better.
Wonderful… just wonderful. Red eyes… headless… smoking… chilled… loose… busy… marvellous. There’s a point when listening to this album that I think exactly that.
Top of the class J! Too much to write properly about this one and not enough skill to do it.
I enjoyed giving Joan Crawford devil eyes too.
A splendid job on those eyes, too.
I am not sure what to make of it, but if those pictures mean you consider it to be the best rock and roll album of all time than I agree. =P
Yup, you got it.
Like Banana Cream pie for breakfast then…
Maybe a notch down from that.
Wheres the rest of it?
Oiswydt.
Considered thoughtful analysis of a record that has long suffered by it’s too squeaky clean production and the wholesome image of the musicians. Finally a reviewer has gone below the surface to see the struggle beneath, Bravo sir Bravo and many thanks.
Thanks Neil. I just felt it was time to deal with this LP properly, ignoring all that surface glossiness.
It is heartening to see a blogger go beneath the perfect surface to discover the depth of pain as before unheard in the record.
Compared to your Sgt. Pepper review, this review was beyond verbose!
You know me Geoff, always blathering on and on.
A Picture says a 1000 words!
Disagree with all of this. In the strongest possible terms! Get tae France!
How dare you. I spend hours and hours of careful thought and planning before cranking this stuff out.
I am actually going on holiday quite near to where this was recorded next month.
Is it going to be sex and heroin fuelled extravaganza?
That and paddling in the sea, those are my three favourite holiday things.
I hear The Stones were obsessed with paddling. Maybe even addicted. They did inhuman amounts of it.
Well, it cost poor Brian Jones his life.
The first side left you feeling cold, but side 2 was perfect so it got a 100. Got it!!!
Perfect analysis.
Try not to waffle Joe.
I know Bruce, I know but this is such an important LP for me that I wanted to do it justice in my own way. I do appreciate that not everyone wants to read six paragraphs about ‘Turd On The Run’ though.
Is this a review of the deluxe or standard editions?
For the Gods’ sake Mike, pay attention!
The text is too vague. And unlike Joan Baez, I don’t need some of that vagueness now!
(sighs in a lofty, rather patronising manner)
I went for a comparison of the standard and deluxe editions, despite my scepticism about some of the details in the remastering. I also implied that I was happy with some of the new bonus content, although there wasn’t quite enough on show to justify the price. You just need to read between the lines a bit.
I appreciate the help. I’m just a lowly colonial you know.
I’m sorry I was grumpy Mike, you know how it gets when you’ve been slaving away over this stuff for so long.
It’s OK man, I get it. I haven’t had my coffee yet so we’re both equally at fault. Just you more than me.
Sort of 50/50 in my favour then?