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Tarfumes.com - Some Girls
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List Price: $17.98
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Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724383952625
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Virgin Records Us
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: 1994-07-26
Studio: Virgin Records Us
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A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate 1978 pop techniques into the band's familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the disco sass of "Miss You" and closes with the self-destructive punk of "Shattered." (Both songs, especially "Miss You," with its distinctive Mel Collins sax solo, remain live showstoppers.) So the Stones declared credibility in the dance circuit without sacrificing their hard-rock reputation. Though the anti-love "Beast of Burden" and the stylishly slow "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" continue to rack up the most airplay, the obscurities stand up surprisingly well. Worth replaying: Keith Richards's rickety rocker "Before They Make Me Run." --Steve Knopper
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Summary: Some Girls by Rolling Stones
Comment: The Stones rock. My husband bought this for me as he knows I love the Stones.
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Summary: THE FIRST TIME I HEARD MISS YOU....I CRIED!
Comment: I have been a Rolling Stones mega fan for as long as I can remember. The first single I bought upon it's release was 'Honky Tonk Women' and I played it until the grooves were worn thin! I was hooked from that day forward.
That being said, I was extremely disappointed when 'Some Girls' came out. I guess I had been a bit disappointed with the last few outings upon first listen. The Stones have a knack for making albums that can be an acquired taste.
Now I look back and I think most of their efforts are better now than when I first heard them. Following 'Exile On Main St.' the band's crown jewel, 'Goat's Head Soup' and 'It's Only Rock & Roll' have grown on me tremendously. Black and Blue does have it's shinning moments, but it's the beginning of the end of the great period.
'Some Girls' is the first album featuring The Stones new sound! As much as I hated 'Hot Stuff' the first time I listened to it, I really loathed 'Miss You'! While the Stones lyrics remain strong the music IMHO, started to lack that special flair. Don't get me wrong, I was pleased that The Stones had a huge selling album with 'Some Girls', but it's not the classic Stones sound here.
This is one of my least listened to Stones albums. I can't knock a high rating because it's still the Stones and if you compare it to some later releases, it remains a semi- classic! I can understand the group of people who first got into the Stones with this album loving it, but for older fans, I think it's just OK with some great tracks. Since this album, I have only heard a handful of songs that resemble the old Stones two being 'Mixed Emotions' and 'Slipping Away', both from 'Steel Wheels'. There are a few more, but those two remind me of the raw "Exile" days.
Congratulations to the Stones for a successful album, but I'm stuck on the golden years of the Stones!
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Summary: The last great album by the Rolling Stones
Comment: Legend says that when Some Girls was released the Stones were pretty much a messed up bunch, in great part courtesy of Keith's dreadful state. So it took Mick Jagger to pull things together.
Clever Mick was right on the spot to keep up with the times. If Some Girls is the Stones' album that came out in the year of disco and punk, that shows through. Who would expect a funky-disco track by the Stones? I would probably have walked away but the truth is that Miss You is the one classic track here, the one they invested time on. Because overall the album sounds pretty raw with a blend of thrashy rhythm guitars, a lot of them played by Jagger himself, I guess, since Keith wasn't really there.
And then there is the punk influence in rockers like Respectable and Lies. But the album has a other flavours as well. There is some country rock (Far Away Eyes, Some Girls) and some soul tempered numbers (Beast Of Burden, Imagination). And there is one truly classic (yet, mostly overlooked) Stones' cut: Before They Make Me Run. Looks like Keith rose from his coma to record this laid-back rocker that I imagine as the perfect flip-side of Happy.
There are no really bad songs here, but half of them are below-par in the Stones' catalogue. I also don't like the thrashy sound of the album's rockers. One thing I've enjoyed in the Stones' Mick Taylor period was his melodic lead guitar against Richard's brilliant distinctive rhythm play. Here we get a very messy guitar sound leaving no room for guitar parts to shine through.
Nevertheless, if Some Girls can't compete with the likes of Beggars' Banquet or Exile On Main St. it still is the Stones' best album since Exile and their last truly good record.
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Summary: Some Girls, Certain Women, and Hard Drugs
Comment: "Some Girls" created controversy upon its release as black leaders objected to the title song lyrics. Controversy must sell as the album sales outdid everything else they've done. It's the "New York" album, as Jagger's dancing days at Studio 54 seemed to be chronicled here. "Respectable" mocks his wife with Mick's anger towards women, a love-hate thing Mick has with women, and a frequent motiff in his lyrics. "Some Girls" reflects Jagger's social life as he kisses and tells all. The band explodes on "Shattered" as Mick has his 20th nervous breakdown. "Beast of Burden" reems with Mick's hatred of women, marriage, and desire for freedom. Mick's country music joke, "Far Away Eyes" adds humor and a fine steel guitar to the album. "Lies" is probably the weakest song on the album, an angry rocker. "Before they make me run" is an ode to Keith's narcotic inspired legal trouble. "Just My Imagination" is old Stones', an English rock band covering the R&B classics, something they do on every album, for old time's sake? This is one of their best covers, as Mick brings new life to the tune. Mick gets very shiek, kinky, and cuts a dashing path with "When the Whip Comes Down", one of the best rockers the Stones ever did. The big disco hit "Miss You", four on the floor rhythm, with hypnotic harmonica and breathless passion, was a big hit on the radio. "Some Girls" is the Stones at their peak, right before their incredible 81 tour (saw them at Anaheim). It's a peak the Stones revisit with "Shine a Light", their latest movie, which revisits many of the songs from this album. Is it better than "Sticky Fingers"; "Exile on Main Street" or "Let it Bleed"? I can't say as it's a dilemma for me, I love all of these albums. God knows I love the Stones. Been listening to them since they were "England's newest hitmakers", came to San Bernardino (my parents wouldn't let me go at age 12), and dominated the radio with "Satisfaction". Saw them in 69 (San Diego); 73 (Hawaii); 81 (Anaheim); and Las Vegas (07), and I hope to see them again.
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Summary: 4.5 Stars - And As Carlton Says, The Album That Saved The Stones
Comment: I am the Stones Authority. This was for me the first album of theirs to come out after becoming fully aware of who the band were and buying it at its point of release. Prior to this I was buying history lessons. I bought the original cover. Still got it. I have no use for "Miss You", but everything else on this album is solid, whether it be "When The Whip Comes Down", "Respectable", "Far Away Eyes", "Just My Imagination", or "Shattered" and "Beast of Burden". Often compared to Between the Buttons because of its raw, straight ahead rock sound and approach - a comparison I endorse with caveats - I like to compare it to A Bigger Bang, or rather vice versa. Of course, I did not have that comparison at my disposal until recently, but I think the aficionados understand what I mean. The history and tumult surrounding this album is interesting history. Read about it from others. The album is so good in fact that I rate it as high as Beggars Banquet, while understanding that Beggars is a more important album, but only slightly. For me not quite as good or creative as Tattoo You, but these are fine hairs I am splitting. Suffice it to say that after the five album run that started with Beggars and finished with Goats Head Soup, this album and Tattoo You obviously follow next in the Stones Best In Class Albums. Why don't you have it?
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