The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) {CDCBS 450198-2}

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) {CDCBS 450198-2}

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© 1981 CBS / Promotone | CDCBS 450198-2

Rock / Blues Rock / Classic Rock

Like Emotional Rescue before it, Tattoo You was comprised primarily of leftovers, but unlike its predecessor, it never sounds that way. Instead, Tattoo You captures the Stones at their best as a professional stadium-rock band. Divided into a rock & roll side and a ballad side, the album delivers its share of thrills on the tight, dynamic first side. "Start Me Up" became the record's definitive Stonesy rocker, but the frenzied doo wop of "Hang Fire," the reggae jam of "Slave," the sleazy Chuck Berry rockers "Little T&A" and "Neighbours," and the hard blues of "Black Limousine" are all terrific. The ballad side suffers in comparison, especially since "Heaven" and "No Use in Crying" are faceless. But "Worried About You" and "Tops" are effortless, excellent ballads, and "Waiting on a Friend," with its Sonny Rollins sax solo, is an absolute masterpiece, with a moving lyric that captures Jagger in a shockingly reflective and affecting state of mind. "Waiting on a Friend" and the vigorous rock & roll of the first side make Tattoo You an essential latter-day Stones album, ranking just a few notches below Some Girls. tracklist: 01 - Start Me Up 02 - Hang Fire 03 - Slave 04 - Little T & A 05 - Black Limousine 06 - Neighbors 07 - Worried About You 08 - Tops 09 - Heaven 10 - No Use In Crying 11 - Waiting On A Friend