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Cherokee I'm new!! Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2 San Diego, Ca Gender:	Flashpoint May 15^th, 2008 at 12:29am I have just recently discovered Flashpoint, and am amazed by it. I can't stop listening to it. Does anyone else feel this same way. In addition, I can't believe how the infamous solo in Start Me Up which appears on the album, was performed. The quality of it is impressive, it sure has evolved over the years.
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #1 - May 15^th, 2008 at 1:38am I'm not a fan to be honest, especially considering the number of fabulous boots from the tour. Flashpoint is heavily overdubbed and the recordings are too polished for my ears.
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Jumacfly Rocks Off Regular Offline He Men Emotional Rescue Lovers Society Chairman Posts: 247 Montpellier Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #2 - May 15^th, 2008 at 2:53am good record, despite a too much robotic sound for me and too much Matt clifford as well LOL. I do prefer the Paint it Black version from SAL for example. Alex is right, many boots from the tour sounds better than Flashpoint! Atlantic city is THE must have of the tour IMHO.
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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,252 Tampa Bay Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #3 - May 15^th, 2008 at 7:35am I really like that album too, but I never knew it was heavily overdubbed. I got freaked out when I heard "paint it black, you devil" on it. Thought I was losing it for a minute. Just a minute though.
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Zack Rocks Off Regular Offline Chiba Face Rules You Bastards! Posts: 1,727 Dakar Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #4 - May 15^th, 2008 at 10:29am Jumacfly wrote on May 15^th, 2008 at 2:53am: Atlantic city is THE must have of the tour IMHO. Or Tokyo.
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Pdog Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 6,118 aTx Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #5 - May 15^th, 2008 at 10:55am AC was the best, since I was at the shows!
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rogerriffin Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 397 MEXICO DF. Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #6 - May 15^th, 2008 at 11:21am FLASHPOINT is good, for listen once each 6 months, i think... Tokio, Atlantic, Or Barcelona are the DVD that you should join each 15 days... :funny
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Re: Flashpoint
Reply #7 - May 15^th, 2008 at 12:08pm

Flashpoint is great! I once made a mix tape of the CD and the "7 vinyl b-sides like Play with Fire and Factory Girl, and that got a lot of carplay. Track down those Flashpoint outtakes, some or all available on CD singles like Highwire. It was all we had of that tour once, apart from the PPV Atlantic City "Terrifying," if one was lucky enough to tape that.

Whatever its sins, Flashpoint is way smarter and more entertaining than the idiotically-programmed No Security disc of lacklustre performances. If more people than us were interested, No Security could have killed the Stones' live and recorded career. Like anybody needed "Corrina, Corrina," or Taj Mahal, the Keb' Mo of the 1960s-1970s. Taj has all the credibility of longtime Ann Arbor street performer/character Shakey Jake.

Shakey Jake thread, anybody?

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Steel Wheels Rocks Off Regular Offline Much love and support to my dear friend Mary! Posts: 2,659 2,000 Light Years From Home Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #8 - May 15^th, 2008 at 12:21pm Flashpoint has the best version of Sympathy for the Devil...to my ears at least. Flashpoint is also the home of Sexdive and Highwire, two great tracks. Start Me Up once blew out the right channel of a 400 watt amp in 1993. Awesome stuff!
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fireontheplatter Ex Member	Re: Flashpoint Reply #9 - May 15^th, 2008 at 12:56pm i haven't listened to flashpoint in ages. i'll dig it out and put it on the pile......i am still listening to already over me from the bridges to babylon cd for the umteenth time. i should be sick of it by tomorrow.
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #10 - May 15^th, 2008 at 2:46pm IMO Flashpoint was one of the worst official live releases. Hirewire was not a bad tune though. I can't stand the piped in music on SFTD. Its been that way way ever since.
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Soldatti Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 217 Buenos Aires, Argentina Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #11 - May 15^th, 2008 at 9:26pm I kinda like Highwire and the album is not so bad, the sound is a bit polished. Best version EVER of Ruby Tuesday.
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Steel Wheels Rocks Off Regular Offline Much love and support to my dear friend Mary! Posts: 2,659 2,000 Light Years From Home Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #12 - May 16^th, 2008 at 8:34am I enjoyed SexDrive so much I spent 13 bucks on a CD single when it came out.
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Jumacfly Rocks Off Regular Offline He Men Emotional Rescue Lovers Society Chairman Posts: 247 Montpellier Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #13 - May 16^th, 2008 at 11:04am Quote: i haven't listened to flashpoint in ages. i'll dig it out and put it on the pile......i am still listening to already over me from the bridges to babylon cd for the umteenth time. i should be sick of it by tomorrow. a fantastic song with one of their best recent guitar work in studio. good choice man !
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Jumacfly Rocks Off Regular Offline He Men Emotional Rescue Lovers Society Chairman Posts: 247 Montpellier Gender:	Re: Flashpoint Reply #14 - May 16^th, 2008 at 11:06am robpop wrote on May 15^th, 2008 at 2:46pm: IMO Flashpoint was one of the worst official live releases. Hirewire was not a bad tune though. I can't stand the piped in music on SFTD. Its been that way way ever since. Sometimes I regret the Love You Live version
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