one of the most successful, prolific, thrilling and influential bands of all time release 14 re-mastered classic albums throughout 2009. after bum-rushing the '80s with 'emotional rescue', the stones released 'tattoo you', the second half of a potent one-two album punch that showed the band asserting themselves as they entered their third decade of music-making. essentially made up of songs dating as far back as 1972 sessions for 'goats head soup', the stones' 1981 release is still a potent slab of swagger and sass. 'hang fire' is a tight two-minute and twenty second redefinition of surf music, and 'start me up' is classic stones, replete with jagger's sexual braggadocio and keith's patented 'honky tonk women' - style riffs. the bluesy shuffle that is 'black limousine' is only surpassed by the cocky 'little t and a,' sung by an endearingly raspy keith richards. most impressive on 'tattoo you' is the wistful 'waiting on a friend,' featuring jazz giant sonny rollins wailing away on his saxophone as the song fades out.
one of the most successful, prolific, thrilling and influential bands of all time release 14 re-mastered classic albums throughout 2009. after bum-rushing the '80s with 'emotional rescue', the stones released 'tattoo you', the second half of a potent one-two album punch that showed the band asserting themselves as they entered their third decade of music-making. essentially made up of songs dating as far back as 1972 sessions for 'goats head soup', the stones' 1981 release is still a potent slab of swagger and sass. 'hang fire' is a tight two-minute and twenty second redefinition of surf music, and 'start me up' is classic stones, replete with jagger's sexual braggadocio and keith's patented 'honky tonk women' - style riffs. the bluesy shuffle that is 'black limousine' is only surpassed by the cocky 'little t and a,' sung by an endearingly raspy keith richards. most impressive on 'tattoo you' is the wistful 'waiting on a friend,' featuring jazz giant sonny rollins wailing away on his saxophone as the song fades out.