What Are You Listening To?

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THE ROLLING STONES "some girls" cd, 1978....#2 uk, #1 us, #3 au.

another of my birthday voucher buys....yeh, i know what youre all going to say..."but he doesnt like the stones"...and for the most part you are correct, but its impossible not to like some material from an artist who has been around fifty years....right?
i grew up listening to this from my mum's vinyl collection,decided it was time to get it....
IMO, made a trilogy of classy albums from 78-80, this one started it off, followed by "emotional rescue" then "tattoo you", i have the other two on vinyl and the latter on cd, just need ER on cd now to have my three favourite(and the only three) Stones albums i truly like/love.
this one is not really their usual sound, but instead a nice blend of pop,dance/disco,ballads,country and a splash of reggae thrown in for good measure....
all-up, a great album IMO,and the new remastered deluxe edition i have includes a bonus disc of twelve songs recorded around the same time but to this date have been previously unavailable...
,anyway, i'll review this one then add links for the remainder, with a brief description of those bonus track(which i must say are for the most part quite good)..

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: just my imagination
best track: shattered

tracks:

1. miss you *** #3UK, #1 US, #8 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuGvaIntRA live
2. when the whip comes down **
3. just my imagination(running away with me) *
4. some girls **
5. lies ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_XoEvyrnE audio
6. far away eyes ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyK1bZZ7E-s video
7. respectable *** #23 UK, #91 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDz5BwAgXQ video
8. before they make me run ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dGoKgSknuk audio
9. beast of burden ** #8US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8lRssjN48 live
10.shattered *** #31 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvy3kBYN4Q live

3s=6
2s=3
1s=1

rating: 2.5

bonus material:

1. claudine *** (a psuedo 'punk' track, very Clash sounding,but not as heavy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc14VVTY1Zc audio
2. so young ** (sounds very Jerry Lee 'boogie woogie' style)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOqdgXzR7o audio
3. do you think i really care? *** (stones go 'country')
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAlUS96yI5M audio
4. when youre gone * (very bluesy track)
5. no spare parts *** (typical stones ballad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkZ2CCVlXuE audio
6. dont be a stranger ** (could imagine Jimmy Buffett doing this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8jqzLZvwo audio
7. we had it all ** (cover of an old song,cant recall the original,but Keith does a reasonable job on this acoustic track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgnX4LV1gU audio
8. tallahassee lassie ** (cover of the 1950s rock standard)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4qqWmoYfrc audio
9. i love you too much ** (typical stones sound here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b41o3sOQjfY audio
10.keep up blues ** (another typical stones track)
11.you win again ** (Hank Snr cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAO_nN-kDIw audio
12.petrol blues ** (mick and piano only,almost Dylanesque sounding in parts)

disc two in its entirety.....for the tracks that cant be found as individual links....!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmV74qhdGs audio

disc II

3s=3
2s=8
1s=1

rating: 2.3

overall rating for complete set: 2.4