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The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads (US) Audio CD

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The Rolling Stones Band: The Rolling Stones
Title: Out of Our Heads (US)
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Release Date: 2002-09-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Mercy Mercy 2: Hitch Hike 3: The Last Time 4: That's How Strong My Love Is 5: Good Times 6: I'm All Right 7: Satisfaction 8: Cry to Me 9: The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man 10: Play With Fire 11: The Spider and the Fly 12: One More Try

Classic Stuff
Classic Stones from many moons ago. If you like music with a beat and soul then you will like this. Well done sound mastering.


Not a SACD
Amazon should take care of the information shown in their website!! In my case, living out of USA, it doesn't make any sense to return the CD back to the USA. To all buyers: This product is not a SACD, just the DSD version of a plain, regular CD. An international courier will cost at least 5 times the price of the CD. Let me assume I got an spare part!!.


A rock and roll classic
" But there is a lot more. This work would earn a 5-star rating for just one song, one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever--"(I can't get no) satisfaction. There are solid covers of songs by artists such as Otis Redding (e. g. , "Mercy, Mercy"), Sam Cooke ("Good Times"), and Marvin Gaye ("Hitch Hike"). There are also early classics by Jagger-Richards, such as "Satisfaction," ""The Last Time," and "Play with Fire. " And cool little songs such as "The Spider and the Fly" and "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man". And remember that any song attributed to "Nanker Phelge" (such as the aforementioned "The Under Assistant. . . ") is a Jagger-Richards composition.

Some representative works (that is, songs that I want to write about). . . .

"Mercy Mercy": This opens the album/CD, an Otis Redding song. Mick Jagger gives a nice, credible blues version of this piece. There is raw and primal guitar work to back his singing.

"The Last Time": This is one of the Stones' best early songs. There is a nice guitar riff to open this work. The rhythm section (Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman) lay down a good base for this song. Some lyrics:

"I've told you once
And I've told you twice.
But you never listen to my advice. "

And then, here it is--"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction": I first heard this as an underclass student at Bradley University. Even though my preference was classical music, I understood that this was something special. The fuzz tone riff by Keith Richards at the outset suggests that this is serious business. One typical line that resonated, I'm sure, with many who listened to this:

"I can't get no satisfaction. . . .
Baby, baby maybe come back next week
Cuz' you see I'm on a losing streak. "

Drums, bass, and guitars work well together. This is almost as perfect a rock and roll song as you can get.

Then, there's "Play with Fire. " This is a hard-edged song, with a degree of menace to it. Starts out with some nice acoustic guitar work.

"And the chauffeur drives your car,
You let everybody know.
But don't play with me
'Cuz you're playing with fire. "

A classic rock and roll song, with some very interesting lyrics that are not necessarily typical of the time.

So, is this a seamlessly crafted album? No. Is this a terrific rock and roll work? Yes!
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Satisfaction
Just my luck, a misanthrope stuck in lala land. Can't get no. All the women are low-energy and high-maintenance. No no no. I need a woman who's high-energy and low-maintenance. Preferably weighing less than me. And cuter than me. Can't get no. I'm not here, this ain't me, I'm here 'cause I couldn't do any better. Can't get no. 3 bass guitars charging metatestosterone. Gothic disgruntlement. I'm on losing streak, a mean streak, yeh yeh yeh. Frustrations! Boy or girl, who cares, can't get no. No no no. Disidentification. "Any system of slavery so well designed it does not breed revolt is the real threat" ~ B. F. Skinner, Beyond Freedom and Dignity. I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming.


Another great early Stones
Take a listen to The Spider and the Fly. It may not be as good as 12 X 5, but it's a good sampling of very Early Stones with Brian Jones. It's fun, a nice surprise, and my favorite cut on the ablum. The ablum is a little raw, but that's the way they were back then, in 1964 and 1965 and that's why they were one of my favorite groups. The Bad Boys of Rock N Roll.


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