Give Satanic Majesties A Chance


Hope all are doing well. My 92 year old mother beat the virus. So can you. But I digress.
I never liked SMR when it came out and neither did anyone else including the Stones, who described it as "rubbish".
But times change and I decided, for some reason, to pop my 2002 Inaugural Edition Hybrid Disc 2002 in the CD player.
It was a remaster and came with a Certificate of Authenticity. Authentic rubbish I guess. But anyway - there is quite a bit of aimless meandering in some of the songs, but the album was better than I remembered. "In Another Land", "She’s a Rainbow", "Citadel" are not bad songs and they’ve managed to capture some very nice piano, drums and bell sounds.
All in all, better than I remember. Maybe give it another listen if you’re so inclined, misuse of the plural possessive notwithstanding.   Be well.
chayro
I tend to favor Voodoo Lounge.  I know, maybe the only one.  But I do have my original LP of Satanic, and have the SACD box set that has this recording too.  I like it.  
On Emotional Rescue, OK, pretty shitty title I admit, there are a few gems. Where the Boys All Go, Send it to Me, Let Me Go, She’s so Cold
I became of fan of "2000 light years from home" after hearing it live on their 89 Steel Wheels tour. 

I agree with Geoff - ER has some good guitar play between the boys.  I just listened that the other night....
If you were a Stones fan looking for their next great r&r, r&b LP you were probably disappointed and hated SM but if you were a music fan into the psychedelic scene you definitely could get into it. If you go with an open mind and just judge it as an LP of the time and not the Stones I think you'll come away with a different prospective.