What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Not as big on this album as most are. Allmusic gives it a perfect score, but it's far from that for me. Rolling Stone ranks it #7 on their greatest albums of all time. Four love tracks and four bombs in my view. I've had more than four love tracks on a single album, so with 18 tracks here, it just doesn't measure up. But hey, it is a Stones album so we all rejoice! The groups 12th album in the states. Recorded over a four year period, with some being outtakes from the Sticky Fingers sessions. The boys had left Britian over tax issues and settled in France. Mick had a new wife, Bianca. Richards had a new heroin habit. New beginnings. Tumbling Dice was the first single, with the Richards tune Happy being the follow up, and of course the album went #1 everywhere. Those two singles are two of my love tracks, the other two being Sweet Virginia and Rocks Off. As far as the worst, Just Wanna See His Face takes that honor. That was a waste of valuable grooves.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - I Just Want To See His Face

Best Track - Happy

Well I never kept a dollar past sunset,
It always burned a hole in my pants.
Never made a school mama happy,
Never blew a second chance, oh no

I need a love to keep me happy,
I need a love to keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.

Always took candy from strangers,
Didn't wanna get me no trade.
Never want to be like papa,
Working for the boss ev'ry night and day.

I need a love to keep me happy,
I need a love, baby won't ya keep me happy.
Baby, won't ya keep me happy.
Baby, please keep me

I need a love to keep me happy,
I need a love to keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.

Never got a flash out of cocktails,
When I got some flesh off the bone.
Never got a lift out of Lear jets,
When I can fly way back home.

I need a love to keep me happy,
I need a love to keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.
Baby, baby keep me happy.

1) Rocks Off ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lNP-x94-SE
2) Rip This Joint *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NehZl_X3hjQ
3) Shake Your Hips *
live - THE ROLLING STONES/Shake Your Hips - YouTube
4) Casino Boogie **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXaqbdwI3Dc
5) Tumbling Dice ***
live - Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice (From "Ladies & Gentlemen" DVD & Blu-Ray) - YouTube
6) Sweet Virginia ***
audio - The Rolling Stones - Sweet Virginia [HQ] - YouTube
7) Torn And Frayed **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Torn and Frayed - YouTube
8) Sweet Black Angel **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Sweet Black Angel - YouTube
9) Loving Cup **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Loving Cup - YouTube
10) Happy ***
live - Rolling Stones - Happy (From "Ladies & Gentlemen") - YouTube
11) Turd On The Run *
audio - The Rolling Stones - Turd on the Run - YouTube
12) Ventilator Blues **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Ventilator Blues - YouTube
13) I Just Want To See His Face *
audio - The Rolling Stones - I Just Want to See His Face - YouTube
14) Let It Loose **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Let It Loose - YouTube
15) All Down The Line **
live - The Rolling Stones, All Down The Line 1972 - YouTube
16) Stop Breaking Down **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnDpW5vpbDY
17) Shine A Light **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbozLRU3so
18) Soul Survivor **
audio - The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor - YouTube

3's - 4
2's - 10
1's - 4

Grade - 2.0

so many albums, so little time