Audio CD review:
The Rolling Stones - Undercover

The Rolling Stones - Undercover

Band: The Rolling Stones Title: Undercover Rating: Release Date: 26 July, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Undercover Of The Night 2: She Was Hot 3: Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) 4: Wanna Hold You 5: Feel On Baby 6: Too Much Blood 7: Pretty Beat Up 8: Too Tough 9: All The Way Down 10: It Must Be Hell

Customer Reviews Sometimes the Pain of Love has nothing to do with S&M I made that decision, and while I enjoyed most of what I heard, this one was a mistake. In this case, it's the pain of loving the Stones so much, you've sworn to listen to EVERY one of their albums. Keep your distance, even if you're a Stones maniac like I am: with the exception of two songs, the difference between the good songs and the bad songs are that they COMPLETELY embarrass themselves on the bad ones, and only partially on the good ones. THE GOOD: She Was Hot. The best song here, new wave with heavy guitars. Engagingly smutty, this is htekind of song the Stones did best. Undercover of the Night. Not a great song by any means, but better than 80% of the album. THE BAD: Wanna Hold You. Generic, braindead rock n' roll, it's pretty much the Stones going through the motions. Too Much Blood: A disco song with horror-themed lyrics, including references to An Officer and a Gentlemen; the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and cannibalism, ruined by Jagger's random raps and the fact that disco isn't all that great in the first place. All the Way Down: a pseudo-ballad with some amusing lyrics, but otherwise it doesn't work out. THE UGLY: Tie You Up (the Pain of Love): the Stones' answer to the Velvet Underground's Venus in Furs lyrically, in that both are about S&M. But while Lou Reed made poetry of the then-taboo subject, Mick and the boys come off sounding like a cartoonish charciture, drenching it with distracting mid-'80's production to boot. Feel on Baby: WHO told the Stones they could play reggae? Whoever did was a misinformed liar. Pretty Beat Up: Describes me after suffering through this song/album. Too Tough: Essentially the same song as Pretty Beat Up, which wasn't that great to begin with. It Must Be Hell: A standard '80's rocker with embarrassing political lyrics that (sadly) foreshadow some of Dirty Work. Arguably the worst thing the Stones ever did. The '80's weren't a good time for them: even the much-lauded Tattoo You is (to me) mediocre and half-baked, not to mention bombs such as this and Dirty Work. For GOOD '80's Stones, I'd check out Emotional Rescue, the only decent album from that period. Or you could buy virtually anything else - even Goats Head Soup; 12x5; December's Children and Satanic Majesties are better. throw away When they are on they are the top rock act but when they bomb HOLD YOUR NOSE!!. one of their weaker efforts. decent forgotten record Here is why I love Amazon. . . because you get a mix of views. . . . Is this the lost Stones gem? Sort of. . . . its unique in the Stone catalogue. . . . they have made sleazer records (Goats head soup where excess overwhelms them). . . they made a record where they jammed for the sake of trying out Ron Wood (Black and Blue). . . . but this one is different and unique. . . . . if you take it as a one of a kind in the catalogue then you can relax and enjoy it! They have some funky jungle beats. . . . . not too bad on the 80's production (that would mark in my mind dirty work as there worst record to date). Perhaps it was the political climate in latin America in the Regan 80's or just the inter fighting starting to pull Mick and Keith apart. . . . but this is a dark, bloody record with some killer grooves. I can't go through track by track because others have (and did a decent job here). . . . however do not ignore the second half of record as some of suggested. . . its great. A dark, sometimes bloody, with sex and sleaze through in for good measure, STones record. . . . . . . . I like it. . . . . no its not there greatest, its by no means their worst. . . . its unique! Enjoy. . You can see a complete list of all The Rolling Stones discography, or go back to the The Rolling Stones tabs