Their Satanic Majesties Request
Abkco - Abkco
The Rolling Stones
Release date: 2002-08-27
Audio CD
British Psychedelia, Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Pop, Rock, Rock/Pop
1. Sing This All Together
2. Citadel
3. In Another Land - Wyman, Bill
4. 2000 Man
5. Sing This All Together (See What Happens)
6. She's a Rainbow
7. The Lantern
8. Gomper
9. 2000 Light Years from Home
10. On With the Show
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Their Satanic Majesties Request
Date undefinedAn Imitation of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band? I don't think so at all. It's obviously a departure from the normally bluesy flavor of the Stones, though the little bluesy guitar riffs melding so FREAKING perfectly with the keyboards is amazing. I bought this album when it came out on vinyl, and to this day if I queue it up to listen to just one track I wind up restarting the album from the beginning and listening to it straight through. Sure the intro and outro are a tad bit silly. They're still attention grabbing and are part of the 10 course meal that assembles your pure and total enjoyment of this album. The reprise of "On With The Show" is not redundant. The way they can seamlessly swap the focus of the song around between guitars, keyboards and vocals in this song is astonishing. Eh ... I guess that is the case on just about almost every track on the album. Whereas I am a huge fan of the Stones (I still can't believe how incredible they are in the Scorcese documentary of their recent concert in 2006), this albun is truly a standout. I suspect it will sound as new 20 years from now as it did back in 1967.
I *think* my favorite song as this album might be "The Lantern", but it's really hard to pick just one.
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Date undefinedThe Rolling Stones-Their Stanic Majesties Request ***
It has long been compared to and said to be the Rolling Stones answer to The Beatles Srg. Pepper. I don't see it at all. For one this is much, much darker than that of Pepper and the only real comparison is that of the psychedelic factor. Really I feel that this was just Brian Jones way of fighting back for the power over the band which he once controlled and Their Satanic... is his last attempt. How else to you explain the abundance of odd instrumentation?
For me personally that is the only thing of merit on this album. Brian Jones plays nearly everything under the sun (well he would have had he been able to. A true musical genius he was. Weird time signatures and production help to add to the mystique of the album, but other than that there really isn't much to praise.
'2000 Light Years From Home' is the albums focal point. Easily the strongest track on the album. An epic if you will with fantasy lyrics and some out of this world (no pun intended) instrumentation. 'She's A Rainbow' is also decent and managed to become a hit for The Stones. I however have never been a big fan of the song other than the nice piano in the mix. The rest of the album is forgettable or flat out awful. 'Sing This All Together' both parts, are just horrible and almost impossible to listen to all the way.
Their Satanic Majesties Request is not among the Rolling Stones greatest albums and it is not one that should be recommended. If your a completest go for it but proceed with caution.
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Date undefinedI am the Stones Authority. I make no apologies. I like this album. This album has some of the best tracks ever recorded by the Rolling Stones. It has a couple of their worst too. But there are four songs that make having it a must. "Citadel" - One of their best hard rock tunes and one of the best lyrics written about the modern urban experience. "2000 Man" - Again, a fantastic song that was thirty years ahead of its time, predicting that men would have love affairs with their computers. Anyone hear of Facebook, MySpace or YouTube? Fantastic and prescient lyrics. "She's A Rainbow" - Just a damn cool sounding song. Who has got a problem with that song? Get off the bus then! "2000 Light Years From Home" - That is a rock song, that is out there, it is intense. Did you see them perform it live during the Steel Wheels tour? If you missed it, then you missed amazing magic. There are some others like Bill Wyman's outing "In Another Land" that are interesting and cool, But those four tracks that I just mentioned mean that you have to have the album. You must respect this album.
Unfortunately the cover is goofy in light of Sgt. Peppers and a picture of almost anything else would have been a better choice. The album is tainted by the cover art. Don't look at the cover when you listen to the album and you should be okay. Oh, and if you are not wired real tight, don't drink the purple Kool-Aid on the first pass either.
