Alone Together - Mick Pyne

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...&mdash it's lived-in and complex, just like the group's forays into soul and gospel. While the songs, including the masterpieces "Rocks Off," "Tumbling Dice," "Torn and Frayed," "Happy," "Let It Loose," and "Shine a Light," are all terrific, they blend together, with only certain lyrics and guitar lines emerging from the murk. It's the kind of record that's gripping on the very first listen, but each subsequent listen reveals something new. Few other albums, let alone double albums, have been so rich and masterful as Exile on Main Street, and it stands not only as one of the Stones' best records, but sets a remarkably high standard for all of hard rock.... Read review

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Advantages: Classics, original, music from the Stones Hayday
Disadvantages: Too old for some

...her version. 16.: Lady Jane 17.: Paint It Black 18.: Mother's Little Helper 19.: 19th Nervous Breakdown 20.: Under My Thumb 21.: Out Of Time 22.: Yesterday's Papers-This one apparently referred to Mick Jagger's ex girlfriend Chrissy Shrimpton 23.: Let's Spend The Night Together-When this track was to be played on American TV the Stones had to compromise and change the words slightly, for the sake of decency. The words were changed from Let's Spend the Night Together to Some time together.Seems nuts now. At the time the fact they compromised lost them some credibility. 24.: Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow 25.: Ruby Tuesday-This was the B side to The Last Time, but don't quote me. 26.: Dandelion-For me this is one of the weak links. 27.: She's A Rainbow 28.: We Love You 29.: 2000 Light Years From Home-A slightly... Read review

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Advantages: Charming acoustic songs
Disadvantages: Quality not completely sustained

...Solo albums by members of highly successful rock groups are not always a good thing (see Jagger, Mick or Ashcroft, Richard), but as ever an exception must prove the rule. 'The Sky Is To High' is a charming album, unlike any Blur songs besides the obvious 'You're So Great'. Like YSG this album sounds about as polished as Westlife seem talented. It begins as it means to carry on with Graham, a guitar and only his fragile voice for company. He may not have the range of Celine Dion, but at least he sounds warm and natural. 'That's All I Wanna Do' is a lovely opener. The album mostly follows this formula of strange chords and mellow guitars. 'Waiting' and 'Me You We Two, paired together in the middle of the album are the most chilled out and least formulaic tracks on the album, but 'Waiting' is definitely the weakest song. It just... Read review

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