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SOME GIRLS
Released - 1978, Rolling Stones Records. Produced
by The Glimmer Twins.
Personnel:
Mick Jagger - Lead and Backing Vocals,
Electric Guitars, Piano.
Keith Richards - Lead and Acoustic
Guitars, Bass, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocal on "Before They Make Me Run"
Ron Wood - Lead, Steel, Acoustic and Slide
Guitars, Percussion, Backing Vocals.
Bill Wyman - Bass, Synthesizer.
Charlie Watts - Drums and Percussion.
Additional Personnel:
Ian McLagan, Sugar Blue, Mel Collins, Ian Stewart, Simon Kirke
(Click on song for lyrics and song personnel)
| SONG | OLD RATING |
NEW RATING* |
| MISS YOU | 6.6 | 9.0 |
| WHEN THE WHIP COMES DOWN | 6.5 | 8.0 |
| JUST MY IMAGINATION | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SOME GIRLS | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| LIES | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| FAR AWAY EYES | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| RESPECTABLE | 6.6 | 8.9 |
| BEFORE THEY MAKE ME RUN | 7.3 | 8.9 |
| BEAST OF BURDEN | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SHATTERED | 9.0 |
10.0 |
| Ave. Rating | 8.10 |
9.14 |
REVIEW
The last of the "great" Stones albums' to be released. I hate disco, but "Miss You" is cool and includes the best bass ever played by Bill Wyman on a Stones song. "Far Away Eyes" is a great little country tune thanks to RonnieWood's slide guitar, who throughout this album shines, his best work ever with the Stones. Once again, some great vocals by Mick Jagger are heard on this LP, and also a nice lead vocal by Keith Richards on "Before They Make Me Run". Also some great harmonies from Mick, Keef and Ronnie on "Beast of Burden". This album also contains one of their best covers ever made, in "Just My Imagination", and I must also note the the title cut, "Some Girls", is tops, too, written in pure Stones fashion.
Like in their early years, the Stones had very little outside help making this one which makes you wonder if they should return to this formula. About the only thing missing from this LP is a good hard rock tune, but the tune "Shattered" comes real close to that.
- Keno
*Old Ratings vs. New Ratings
The old ratings that you see here were from back in 1998 when I first rated the album for this site. Since time does change one's point of view, I decided to listen to and rate the album again, doing so in late 2005. Also note that I did not look at the old ratings from 1998 until after I placed my new ratings here.
To listen to some sound clips from SOME GIRLS or to
buy it click here: Some
Girls
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