Hot Take/ Musical Confession Thread!

Joe Mac said:
I’m just gunna sit here and love all 3 and laugh at some of the trash on here.

Also as to the other super elitist take that’s going around here the last few days, to use a metaphor, I don’t need to understand how to build and maintain an internal combustion engine to know what I like in car and describe it.
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I thought the Hot Takes Thread was where we came to be honest about our most indefensible opinions.

Every single one of MINE start from a position of pure snobbery.

Also I drive an electric vehicle. (Said with nose in the air and my pinky crooked high and prominently visible as I sip my Champaign Cocktail).
 
Joe Mac said:
I don’t see how applicable it is in a mainstream context. Media criticism is limited by word count and attention span. It has to convey an appreciation or distaste to as many people as possible in that space and without loosing them. The amount of people with an understanding of music theory is limited. Hell the amount of popular musicians that can read music or delve deeper into music theory is proportionally quite low. I don’t see how that’s going to add to it. I can certainly see how a longer specialist piece in a blog or book might work and be easier to sell to that particular niche audience that would seek it.
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Ironically, Jazz music criticism often considers music theory in the discussion.
 
Viking Dan said:
For the record - I held this opinion before the recent documentary made Let It Be the Beatles record of the moment.

The "dirty blues rock" on Let It Be is better than anything the Stones can offer.
To paraphrase Paul: The Stones ain't going nothing over Let It Be, baby.
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This is objectively wrong.
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Yeah, you’re just wrong but that’s okay though.
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Here, we're talking subjectively which is not possible to define as right or wrong.

To the actual conversation though: Exile is a masterpiece of excess. It and Sticky Fingers are the Stones' crowning achievements. I don't dislike the Stones and understand their importance to the history of rock.

Back to what I like and don't... I own one Stones album on vinyl and one Creedance. I own no Stones solo/side projects. I own one Fogerty solo album. I will want to complete CCR's discography long before I even come close to thinking about completion of the Stones (which is not a project I realistically see embarking on this lifetime). CCR is an underrated band. Stones are probably properly rated.
 
Lee Newman said:
This is objectively wrong.

Here, we're talking subjectively which is not possible to define as right or wrong.

To the actual conversation though: Exile is a masterpiece of excess. It and Sticky Fingers are the Stones' crowning achievements. I don't dislike the Stones and understand their importance to the history of rock.

Back to what I like and don't... I own one Stones album on vinyl and one Creedance. I own no Stones solo/side projects. I own one Fogerty solo album. I will want to complete CCR's discography long before I even come close to thinking about completion of the Stones (which is not a project I realistically see embarking on this lifetime). CCR is an underrated band. Stones are probably properly rated.
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The CCR catalog is much more compact than The Stones and definitely deserves completing. if you add a solo record from them it should be Tom Fogerty - Excalibur.

If you grab Keith Richards - Talk Is Cheap you'll have the best Stones record of the 80's.

 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
The CCR catalog is much more compact than The Stones and definitely deserves completing. if you add a solo record from them it should be Tom Fogerty - Excalibur.

If you grab Keith Richards - Talk Is Cheap you'll have the best Stones record of the 80's.

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80s Stones (and 90s too) is enough to talk about why bands should call it quits... Much like 2010s and 20s Foos are proving. Thing is, speaking as a Prince fan, if you are a true blue fan you have a hard time seeing the issues with the bad stuff. Although as any true blue fan, I would say a bad Prince album is still better than 90% of music produced. So what are ya gonna do?

Sometimes a catalog can be revisited and rethought - I mean Neil has Trans which was misunderstood at the time but actually worth listening to (the Geffen stuff is very similar in this respect). he also has Landing on Water which is just pretty awful.
 
Lee Newman said:
This is objectively wrong.

Here, we're talking subjectively which is not possible to define as right or wrong.

To the actual conversation though: Exile is a masterpiece of excess. It and Sticky Fingers are the Stones' crowning achievements. I don't dislike the Stones and understand their importance to the history of rock.

Back to what I like and don't... I own one Stones album on vinyl and one Creedance. I own no Stones solo/side projects. I own one Fogerty solo album. I will want to complete CCR's discography long before I even come close to thinking about completion of the Stones (which is not a project I realistically see embarking on this lifetime). CCR is an underrated band. Stones are probably properly rated.
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Based on the tenacity you’ve shown in seeking out Neil Young and Prince’s respective discographies I have no doubt you could tackle The Stone 30+ albums if you felt the desire. That being said, At one Creedence album and one Stones record you are much closer to completing the the former’s discography than the letters.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Based on the tenacity you’ve shown in seeking out Neil Young and Prince’s respective discographies I have no doubt you could tackle The Stone 30+ albums if you felt the desire. That being said, At one Creedence album and one Stones record you are much closer to completing the the former’s discography than the letters.
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Desire is the proper word there.... lol. I will have a selected Stones discog at some point. Part of the lack of desire is just... vinyl doesn't really add anything to their experience. It's not like Exhile stops be a poorly produced muddy mess on an OG or 1/2 speed master. The ad for the box set with Mick tossing records about is funny, horrifying, and absolutely a reflection of the band's concern with fidelity. I need a life changing master of Exhile.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Based on the tenacity you’ve shown in seeking out Neil Young and Prince’s respective discographies I have no doubt you could tackle The Stone 30+ albums if you felt the desire. That being said, At one Creedence album and one Stones record you are much closer to completing the the former’s discography than the letters.
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The advantage of their popularity is that there are tons of copies of all their 60s-80s releases. If you’re not looking perfection, with some time, patience, and luck you can build a decent Stones collection. I have 19 of their LPs and most were < $10.

On a related note: considering that they barely crack my “top 50 favorite artists” list, it is a bit embarrassing that I own so many Stones albums.
 
bettim84 said:
The advantage of their popularity is that there are tons of copies of all their 60s-80s releases. If you’re not looking perfection, with some time, patience, and luck you can build a decent Stones collection. I have 19 of their LPs and most were < $10.

On a related note: considering that they barely crack my “top 50 favorite artists” list, it is a bit embarrassing that I own so many Stones albums.
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Damn! That’s a nice collection. I have 10 Stones records of which 7 of the 10 are represses from the past 10 years. I have one more that I feel is essential that I hope to chase down soon (Let It Bleed) beyond that I may pick others if I can acquire them at a bargain.

They are a top 5 Classic Rock act for me.
 
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