sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 19^th, 2012 at 6:46pm:

I am saddened.

Gazza wrote on Sep 19^th, 2012 at 7:19am:



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Well then, a "month" before it came out Voodoo and you got ahold of it (and apparently...so did he..or some how he also heard it). I remember talking to you about it to a point...but not that much. I remember you saying how much you simply loved "Laugh I Nearly Died"... I just thought it was well after I heard BV talking about it.  BV may of got a copy of it as well about a month or so before but he posted his info on it almost immediately after hearing it where as you waited a good week (which was fine). This is why I remember he was the first one to let some cats out of the bag about it. You waited a solid week or more (again...smart move because sometimes a few to several listens are required before you can begin to make an accurate judgement... still I gotta say... ABB was one of those albums you really were diggin even after one spin. It was quite an exciting album.  Many overloook that fact today. It rocked man... it was in your face... it had definite balls! ...and they delivered great again.. Many forget about all that and sell it short. Listen to it today.... nothin sounds as good as that out there yet.


Ian

Steel Wheels wrote on Sep 19^th, 2012 at 12:12pm:




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Chuck Levell says it is about a girl in which all she does is complain and talk about gloom and doom type of jazz. Jagger wants to just go out and have fun and dance with her yet shes all doom and gloom all day.


So...who knows? Possibly, in a sense it could somehow be taken either way?? Still not certain how though?


Ian

Mel Belli wrote on Sep 19^th, 2012 at 6:14pm:


Hopefully the more room over the extra discs will mean less need to edit songs.

I did a quick comparison between the 2-CD, 3-CD, 4-CD versions of this and 40 Licks and it seems that each album has the same 50/50 split between ABKCO and post-ABKCO (in this case, UMG) songs. And in each case, theyve used the same two songs which were released on Sticky Fingers but published by ABKCO (Brown Sugar and Wild Horses) and which regularly appear on compilation by both companies. Clearly there must be some agreement in place to accommodate both labels.

40 Licks had 19 ABKCO songs and 19 post-ABKCO, plus the two songs mentioned above

Its the same breakdown for the 2-disc, 40 song version of "Grrr!"

The 3-Cd version has 24 of each plus Brown Sugar/Wild Horses. The 4-CD version has 39 of each plus those two songs - which might explain why there seems to be a lot of 'deep cuts' from the 1965-66 era as opposed to later years.

For some reason, "Happy" appears to be the only track which appears on the 3-CD version of Grrr! but which then doesnt appear on the 4-CD version.

Of the songs on 40 Licks, 37 of them (ie, all the 'old' songs plus 'Dont Stop') are available on Grrr! Of those 37, 33 of them are duplicated on the 3-CD version (the exceptions are Shattered, Dont Stop, Mothers Little Helper and You Got Me Rocking). 36 of the 37 ('Happy' being the exception) appear on the 4-CD version.

30 songs are replicated between 40 Licks and the 2-CD version of 'Grrr!'.  The songs on the new 2-CD release which werent on 40 Licks are Come On, Little Red Rooster, As Tears Go By, Hot Stuff, Respectable, Harlem Shuffle and the four songs which hadnt been released by the time 40 Licks came out - Streets of Love, Plundered My Soul, Gloom and Doom, One Last Shot.

Obviously a King Kong spoof. Pity that they couldnt have photoshopped Joey in as Fay Wray....

Where did you get that from?

Ahh..I think I get it now...it's part of the new competition on the official site

http://www.rollingstones.com/GRRR-home/

To celebrate the announcement of GRRR! and reveal the striking album sleeve, painted by award-winning American artist Walton Ford, the Rolling Stones and Universal Music have launched an exciting global campaign which you can be part of.



To get involved you need to download the free uView app, for either iOS or Android. Once downloaded, use it to find your nearest tagged location, there are over 3000 locations worldwide, in 50 cities. Then scan the landmark or building with the camera as shown, let it load and watch as the cover image comes to life.

If you’re not able to get to any of the locations simply scan any Tongue & Lips logo (on a t-shirt, album sleeve or online) or the GRRR! cover art, and you will still see the 3D animations.

Click here for more detailed instructions  - http://www.rollingstones.com/grrr-howto/


The band have also launched an exclusive GRRR! competition for fans to take part in.

To enter, you must take photos of the animations in action by pressing the camera button or taking a screenshot. Submit your entries either by Twitter, tweet them to @RollingStones and include the hashtag #GRRR!, or email the photos to [email protected].

The best 50 photos will be chosen to win some great prizes including two very special prizes!

The rolling stones asked me on facebook if i've pre-ordered Grrr yet.
I'm thinknig of lying in order not to upset Mick.

Other than that i am VERY excited with all this shit, especially the gorilla on the big ben.
Or at least i would be if i was 10...

The Rolling Stones launch world's biggest AR campaign for Grrr! greatest hits album
To celebrate the forthcoming release of Grrr!, the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary greatest hits album, the band, ABKCO Music and Universal Music have teamed with augmented reality specialist Aurasma to create the world's biggest music AR campaign to date.

From today (20 September), fans can use their smartphones to watch the cover star of the collection, a mighty King Kong-style gorilla, visit famous landmarks around the globe. No less that 50 cities (one for each year the band have been around) and over 3,000 locations are involved, including the Houses of Parliament in London, the Skytree in Tokyo, Sydney Opera House and, of course, the Empire State Building in New York.

Pocket-lint has been told that if, using free application uView, you point your iPhone or   Android device at one of the tagged buildings, a virtual 3D animated gorilla will appear. The app will then give you the opportunity to pre-order Grrr!, which will be available from 12 November.

We have also been sent a tagged picture of the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, so you can try the application out in the comfort of your own home.

A competition to win "fantastic prizes" - including two "very special prizes" - has also opened today. Fans are encouraged to take pictures of the Gorilla animations in action around the world and share them via Twitter, including the hashtag #GRRR!, or send them to [email protected] via email. They will be posted onto an interactive photo wall on the bands official website and the top 50 will walk away with the swag.

"The album reveal created a real buzz on social media," said Deborah Hyacinth, vice president of Digital Marketing at Universal Music Group. "The 50 cities stage adds another level of interaction to this global campaign, giving fans that little bit extra to mark such a fantastic lifetime achievement. This pioneering use of mobile technology extends The Rolling Stones’ reputation for innovation and imagination."

You can get the uView application for iOS and Android for free on their respective ape stores... Geddit? Ape. Gorilla. Eh? Oh, please yourselves.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/47633/rolling-stones-world-biggest-ar-campaign

Seems like a lotta work. What do I have to do?? Download some uView app for my iPhone then travel around the world wearing 3d glasses and pointing my phone at famous landmarks?

And then I'll see the GRRRilla posing next to the landmark?



WTF???


Who's gonna go thru the trouble of doing that to see some cartoon ape hanging on the Eiffel Tower???


For christsakes what a ridiculous stupid promo

- The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Music, Universal Music and Aurasma have launched an innovative, global campaign in 50 cities across the world with 3D Augmented Reality technology for the band's GRRR! Greatest Hits album.

Spanning five continents, 50 cities and 3000+ locations, buildings including landmarks such as Big Ben in London, New York's Empire State Building, Tokyo's Skytree and the Sydney Opera House have been tagged with a variety of virtual 3D gorillas King Kong style, modeled on the GRRR! album artwork, making this the biggest global Augmented Reality music campaign to date.

GRRR!'s striking design was created by the artist Walton Ford, famous for his iconic paintings of wildlife.

Over the month, Stones fans all over the world have been invited to download the free uView app in preparation for the announcement of GRRR!, in order to watch the GRRR! cover come to life.

From today, they can use the app to find their nearest tagged location and to watch the stunning GRRR! artwork fully realized in 3D animation right before their eyes. Viewers will also be treated to some exciting exclusive content and have a chance to pre-order GRRR!.

In further celebration of The Rolling Stones' five decades, fans will be encouraged to take photographs of the Gorilla animations in action and share them via Twitter @RollingStones including #GRRR! In their Tweet, or alternatively email their photos to [email protected]. These photos will be posted on an interactive Fan Wall at http://www.rollingstones.com/grrr-home/ for all to see. 50 of the best entries from around the world will be chosen to win some fantastic prizes, including two very special prizes to be revealed.

The use of one of the most advanced forms of mobile technology currently around, on a global scale of this nature, not only puts a whole new spin on 'Gorilla Marketing' but solidifies The Rolling Stones as one of the most innovative bands in the world and as relevant as they have always been.

The uView app and augmented content have been developed in partnership with Aurasma, the leaders in image recognition and augmented reality technology.

Deborah Hyacinth, Vice President of Digital Marketing at Universal Music Group, said: "The album reveal created a real buzz on social media. The 50 cities stage adds another level of interaction to this global campaign, giving fans that little bit extra to mark such a fantastic lifetime achievement. This pioneering use of mobile technology extends The Rolling Stones' reputation for innovation and imagination."

Matt Mills, Head of Sales at Aurasma, said: "The Rolling Stones are living legends with millions of fans around the world. We are absolutely thrilled that Aurasma has been chosen to help launch the new album and kick start the band's 50th anniversary celebrations. Fans all over the globe will be able to lift their mobiles and see famous landmarks transformed with the band's iconic imagery -- a fitting tribute to the impact the Stones have had on the world."

GRRR! by The Rolling Stones is released 13 November

www.rollingstones.com
http://www.facebook.com/therollingstones
www.twitter.com/rollingstones

The uView Application is available to download now for iOS and Android devices

http://umusic.ly/uview

Again, its a lot of pointless work for fans to do with little reward.

What idiot is going to actually bother to do download this and go thru this nonsense just to see a cartoon ape with his arm around the statue of liberty???



best part is they paid some marketing firm a ton of the $$$$$$ we gave them on the last tour to come up with this stupid game

Press Release

The Rolling Stones Roll Out the GRRR! Tour Live in New York and London 

20 Sep 2012 WDM Group PR Network   

inShareLONDON--(Marketwire - Sep 20, 2012)

- The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Music, Universal Music and Aurasma have launched an innovative, interactive fan incentive for their upcoming live shows in Brooklyn and London with 3D Augmented Reality technology and fun Cracker Jack prizes.

Fans attending any of the upcoming shows at Brooklyn's Barclay Center or London's 02 Arena will be able to purchase Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary commemorative Cracker Jack boxes. Each box will contain a special prize that will contain a bar code that fans can then scan with their iPhones using a new uView app that fans can now begin downloading via the Rolling Stones official Facebook page. If the bar code they enter matches the evenings winning bar code that fan will then be able to enter a song title via the bands Twitter account. If that song title matches that nights GRRR! song of the evening that fan will receive a discount coupon that will automatically be downloaded to their email account during the show so that they will be able to redeem the coupon that evening for up to 20% off selected 50th Anniversary merchandise at the venues merch table.

In what is a ground breaking interactive event, over hundreds of fans could be Cracker Jack winners at each show for valuable merchandise discounts. This is the first multi-media live fan interactive campaign ever launched and the Rolling Stones, in partnership with Cracker Jack, Virgin Records, ABCKO, Apple and Viacom are being heralded as groundbreaking visionaries. Making this the biggest global Augmented Reality music campaign to date.

GRRR! by The Rolling Stones is released 13 November 

www.rollingstones.com ;
http://www.facebook.com/therollingstones
www.twitter.com/rollingstones