Some Girls represents the last great Rolling Stones album. Many of the tracks that ended up on the Stones’ next two albums, Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You, were recorded during the Some Girls sessions. This new, remastered version of Some Girls was released just before Christmas so it may have been lost in the holiday frenzy. Not only does this new version of Some Girls sound great, but the Deluxe Edition includes additional tracks that are well worth listening to if you’re a Stones fan. GRADE: A
TRACK LISTING:
Disc 1
1 Miss You 4:48
2 When the Whip Comes Down 4:20
3 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 4:38
4 Some Girls 4:36
5 Lies 3:11
6 Far Away Eyes 4:23
7 Respectable 3:07
8 Before They Make Me Run 3:24
9 Beast of Burden 4:25
10 Shattered 3:46
Disc 2
1 Claudine previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:42
2 So Young previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:18
3 Do You Think I Really Care previously unreleased / Bonus Track 4:22
4 When You’re Gone previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:51
5 No Spare Parts previously unreleased / Bonus Track 4:30
6 Don’t Be a Stranger previously unreleased / Bonus Track 4:06
7 We Had It All previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:54
8 Tallahassee Lassie previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:37
9 I Love You Too Much previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:10
10 Keep Up Blues previously unreleased / Bonus Track 4:20
11 You Win Again previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:00
12 Petrol Blues previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:35
Yes–one of their greats and, probably, as you say, their last great album. I remember being shocked when I heard the “Emotional Rescue” album at how the quality had declined. I think “Tattoo You” was the last Stones’ album I purchased (other than when I was moving everything over to CD and compilation stuff). I still think that “Beast of Burden” and “Shattered” can stand up against most of the Stones’ best songs.
The Stones’ quality control fell off a cliff after TATTOO YOU, Deb. The SOME GIRLS sessions produced some great hits and, with this new re-mastered version, sounds terrific.
Some great stuff here. And to think this was more than 30 years ago, yet the Stones go on.
The Stones and Cher, Bill, will last forever.
Sad to think their last great album was so long ago and yet they go on.
Some people can coast on their past successes, Patti.
I agree with Deb – Tattoo You was probably the last Stones album I bought too. I’ve been resisting the Remastered Deluxe edition but your recommendation may push this into an online shopping cart soon.
Harking back to my Catholic upbringing, you, George, are an occasion of sin.
Patti calls me “George the Tempter,” Beth.
Well, the Stones are pretty much done, now–they’re not touring any longer, are they? They’re certainly shattered as a continuous working unit. TATTOO YOU was, by me, slightly better than SOME GIRLS, but I’m a sucker for Sonny Rollins on a rock album (and “Waiting on a Friend” trumps “When the Whip Comes Down” by me).
I’m a fan of that (I think) uncredited Sonny Rollins sax performance on “Waithing On a Friend,” too, Todd. It certainly trumps “When the Whip Comes Down.” The Stones are Senior Citizens now. Any tour would be a bad joke.