Gazza wrote on May 15
th, 2009 at 2:51pm:
Yes, of course. It's the best sequence of songs on any Stones record post-Some Girls.
Although 'Slave' is my favourite song on 'Tattoo You'.
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So You think it's the best sequence of songs on any side of an album since Some Girls? I'd say you have a strong case on that. Although A Bigger Bang, if we can say it's second half since we are mostly in the digital age now, is quite strong in it's own right. IMHO ABB is every bit as strong sequentially as TY B Side. It is just straight ahead rock versus the soul balladry of TY B Side. A Bigger Bang's "Oh No Not You Again" kicked the album into straight high gear from there on out. So ABB finished harder than the first half where as TY finishes much more laid back (but in a good way) compared to it's first half. That is just my take.
But back to TY B Side. It is an artful type album in a sort of sense (not simply because of it's album design) because of how it sounds and how the album is sequentially structured. Also the recording style just gives off a certain elegance, while still being Stonesy. The track "Heaven" is the strongest ingredient to that conclusion. Tattoo You also sounds very "big". It isn't so much a "tight" sound as it is "large" sounding. Your favorite number, "Slave" is an example of that.
Tattoo You: Big, Kinda Artful (in sound, structure, and surely from it's cover), ...emotionally soothing, and sounds direct from the heart (more to side B for that aspect).
That is how I interpret it.
Sure. I realize I really indulge in discussions and thought in this sense but still do you know what I'm saying?
Ian