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StonesFanatic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rolling Stones purist Posts: 193 Boston Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #25 - May 18^th, 2009 at 9:18am Gotcha...and that's one delicacy I'll be happy to never touch!
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Re: Five things that would have improved GHS
Reply #26 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:09am

LadyJane wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 8:48am:

"...and what's with the fucking title of the album? Where'd that come from?"

It's a Jamaican delicacy.

"Coming Down Again should go."

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LJ.

It's also known from Turkey to China.
I've had some GH-soup here in Berlin from a turkish restaurant - one can tackle a dish if you don't have a look in the pot Puke all over me (wait that is BLEED)

........otherwise it tastes quite good.

the norwegian do some similar disgusting dishes Ouch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalahove

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StonesFanatic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rolling Stones purist Posts: 193 Boston Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #27 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:12am No thanks!
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Re: Five things that would have improved GHS
Reply #28 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:30am

StonesFanatic wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 7:36am:

Why all the hate for Mr. D? I agree it's not a Stones classic (they only played it live in '73, right?) but it's not too bad...

GHS isn't a hugely flawed album, but it has so many little flaws that they add up to a lot after a while...

The studio version is a plodder. As one reviewer put it, "It wouldn't frighten a four year old".

Yes, only played live in 1973 - when they injected some much needed balls into it and showed what COULD have been.

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Re: Five things that would have improved GHS
Reply #29 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:31am

Gazza wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 11:30am:

StonesFanatic wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 7:36am:

The studio version is a plodder. As one reviewer put it, "It wouldn't frighten a four year old".

Yes, only played live in 1973 - when they injected some much needed balls into it and showed what COULD have been.

The lyrics are a little cheesey, too...as I've said here and on IORR, a good song, just not a good opener...and way better live (the Wembley and Brussels versions are great)...

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Reply #30 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:33am

lotsajizz wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 7:29am:

New lyrics to 'Can You Hear The Music'....nice groove, insipid words. Indeed, I think the same of "Dancing With Mister D" and "100 Years Ago". And, yes, add "Criss Cross Mind". Also, the acoustic "Silver Train" instead of the electic....

Ya think? To me, 'Silver Train' absolutely smokes. A bit of a throwaway lyrically, but a terrific rocker, and that harp playing is wonderful.

I think Mick's OTT campery in the video maybe adversely affects how it's been remembered, though!

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Re: Five things that would have improved GHS
Reply #31 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:36am

StonesFanatic wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 11:31am:

Gazza wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 11:30am:

StonesFanatic wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 7:36am:

The lyrics are a little cheesey, too...as I've said here and on IORR, a good song, just not a good opener...and way better live (the Wembley and Brussels versions are great)...

I dont think anyone's said they 'hate' it. Just that when you look at what had opened the 4 albums before it - Sympathy, Gimme Shelter, Brown Sugar and Rocks Off - all classic songs that make you sit up and pay attention from the opening couple of bars and which set a great tone for what follows throughout the rest of the album - it suffers badly by comparison.

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StonesFanatic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rolling Stones purist Posts: 193 Boston Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #32 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:43am Yeah...not exactly the most exciting album opener, agreed...
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Ten Thousand Motels Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,797 Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #33 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:43am I bought it when it first came out. And I'll admit I wasn't terribly excited. But it was the Rolling Stones so wtf....?
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,201 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #34 - May 18^th, 2009 at 11:50am Good enough reason! :smile
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platter Ex Member	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #35 - May 18^th, 2009 at 3:42pm open-g wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 11:09am: the norwegian do some similar disgusting dishes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalahove i'll stick with the shepherds pie thank you very much. don't bust the crust
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StonesFanatic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rolling Stones purist Posts: 193 Boston Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #36 - May 19^th, 2009 at 5:41am Right on!
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marko Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 512 Finland Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #37 - May 19^th, 2009 at 11:41am I like every song on it,but to me the problem is,songs are just too slow.Specially Mr.d and silver train.Hide your love is fantastic,so is winter.100 years ago is perfect.
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StonesFanatic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rolling Stones purist Posts: 193 Boston Gender:	Re: Five things that would have improved GHS Reply #38 - May 19^th, 2009 at 12:58pm ^Yeah the live versions of Mr D, Heartbreaker, Angie, 100 Years Ago are all better than the studio ones, IMO...
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