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A Bigger Bang | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Rolling Stones
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
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Rating:  323 reviews
Sales Rank: 10211
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 30067
UPC: 094633006720
EAN: 0094633006720
ASIN: B000A7Q27I
Release Date: September 6, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Rough Justice | | • | Let Me Down Slow | | • | It Won't Take Long | | • | Rain Fall Down | | • | Streets Of Love | | • | Back Of My Hand | | • | She Saw Me Coming | | • | Biggest Mistake | | • | This Place Is Empty | | • | Oh No, Not You Again | | • | Dangerous Beauty | | • | Laugh, I Nearly Died | | • | Sweet Neo Con | | • | Look What The Cat Dragged In | | • | Driving Too Fast | | • | Infamy |
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It should come as no surprise that it took sex, disease and death to shake the Rolling Stones out of their latest creative dry spell. Leading up to the making of A Bigger Bang, produced by Don Was, Mick Jagger endured a very public break-up with Jerry Hall, Charlie Watts battled throat cancer, and Ron Wood was devastated by the news of his ex-wife's suicide. Out of their collective struggles, the members of the venerable British rock band managed to piece together some of their best work in nearly two decades. It's a slick, slightly uneven affair bounding from raunchy blues to MOR rock songs that sound suspiciously like they were left over from the Alfie soundtrack, yes, but it also sounds vital at every turn. Even though they don't really need to, the jet-set vagabond rockers plunge into hot-button politics ("Sweet Neo Con"), rummage through their dirty laundry ("Oh No, Not You Again") and dip cautious toes back into ridicule-tempting "Miss You"-style funk ("Rain Fall Down"), without making any major missteps unless you count the ewwwww-factor of a 61-year-old Keith Richards singing "Come on honey, bare your breasts and make me feel at home" on "This Place Is Empty." --Aidin Vaziri
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 Now that my opinion has cured for awhile August 22, 2008
Ah yes, the Stones 2005 release. Loved them at the Xcel in St. Paul.
First: I am a huge Stones fan. I awaited this release with baited breath.
Next: three years on, there is no need to fool around with giving this record more then two (three at the absolute outside, considering carefully the portfolio against which it is to be measured) stars.
Let's face it. There are some pretty embarassing moments on this record that no Rolling Stones fan should have to endure. Rough Justice is a pretty fun, Ronny influenced song, but what's with the stupid chicken and cocks lyrics kicking it off--it calls into question the (ahem) songwriters' judgement, and puts a big damper on what otherwise is a pretty good song. And "Streets of Love" is simply stupid and unlistenable, suitable only for a soap opera, one of very few Rolling Stones songs to merit such a label. I used to think "Blinded by Love" was bad....
And what about jello and tits in "Oh no"? Another perfectly good song ruined by a few poorly chosen lyrics.
Three years is about the historical max for a gap between good Stones records. 1997's "Bridges to Babylon"--despite several weak tracks--the last record to have been released within the three year timeframe--has stood the test of time as a solid Stones record. "Saint of Me", "Thief in the Night", and "Juiced" join a venerable rock 'n' roll pantheon.
Eight years is simply too long. If this is all the boys can muster up, then the simple truth is they should just quit pretending to create new music and rely on the timeless standards. (Incidentally, why wasn't a song like Bablylon's "Thief" or "Saint" included on the mostly excellent "Shine A Light" film? I mean, has there been nothing since 1983's "She Was Hot" worth recording? (And "She Was Hot" is one of the hottest tracks on a pretty good live record/film).
I will say that there are some good songs on "Bigger Bang". "Let Me Down Slow" is a fine paeaen to the life of earlier days, and "Dangerous Beauty" is an effective send up of the Abu Ghraib crowd. But, if that's all you've got, release an EP already.
 Where waiting !!!!!!! August 12, 2008
TO THE STONES , ----Don't let us (FANS) wait years and years for another album. This music is simply fun and exciting (GOOD), so keep going "ROLLING STONES". DON'T STOP..........DON'T WASTE YOUR TALENT.......MAKE ANOTHER ALBUM , " FAST" . You guy's are to good not to make more albums. (p.s.) MICK, your voice sounds great on this album......keep it going.
Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang July 21, 2008
I know, this album has been out awhile and it doesn't need a review really, and this isn't a review. I just wanted to say this is STILL the greatest album in years by ANYONE. All these guys out there stating 'Oh, the Brian Jones era is the best', or 'Mick Taylor era is the best'-I agree-THEY ARE GREAT, but my answer to that is THE KEITH RICHARDS ERA IS THE BEST-which means EVERYTHING. And BIGGER BANG is just ULTRAKOOL.
 Big Bang Little Pop July 5, 2008
Definitely not up to par with other albums -- very average IMHO. Loved "Bridge to Babylon" -- don't love this one.
good effort December 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was curious to see what this bunch of 60+ guys are still capable of, and I knew it was generally considered a good effort, so I bought this the other day.
Simple, kick-arse R'n'R is what I love; I also enjoy anyone sticking it to the Idiot in Chief - which is why I like Rough Justice and Sweet Neocon the most.
Rough Justice is just great R'n'R.
Many seem to have critiqued Sweet Neocon on two levels: as just a political message, and as a song.
For me, I don't think you can separate the two. I see part of R'n'R as always being about rebellion, so the fact that the sound is rebellious just adds bite to the sarcasm of the lyrics
as for the rest, none of it really grabs me that much, personally. Particularly the bluesy numbers, as my taste is R'n'R.
I rate it 4 stars, because I think it's a good effort, just most of it doesn't appeal hugely to my taste.
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