The Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request (West German Pressing) CD Track Listing

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The Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request (West German Pressing) (1967)
Their Satanic Majesties Request (West German Pressing)\n1986 London Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released November 1967 (UK and US)\nLondon CD Edition Released 1986\nHybrid SACD Edition Released August 27, 2002\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Without a doubt, no RollingStones album -- and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era -- split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing;others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, Mellotrons, and full orchestration. Never before or since did the Stones take so many chances in the studio. This writer, atleast, feels that the record has been unfairly undervalued, partly because purists expect the Stones to constantly champion a blues 'n' raunch world view. About half the material is very strong,particularly the glorious "She's a Rainbow," with its beautiful harmonies, piano, and strings; the riff-driven "Citadel"; the hazy, dream-like "In Another Land," Bill Wyman's debut writing (and singing) credit on a Stones release; and the majestically dark anddoomy cosmic rocker "2000 Light Years From Home," with some of the creepiest synthesizer effects (devised by Brian Jones) ever tograce a rock record. The downfall of the album was caused by some weak songwriting on the lesser tracks, particularly the interminable psychedelic jam "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)." It's a much better record than most people give it credit for being, though, with a strong current of creeping uneasiness that undercuts the gaudy psychedelic flourishes. In 1968, the Stones would go back to the basics, and never wander down these paths again, making this all the more of a fascinating anomaly in the group's discography. \n\n[The Rolling Stones' London/ABKCO catalog wasreissued in August of 2002, packaged in digipacks with restoredalbum artwork, remastered, and released as hybrid discs that contain both CD and Super Audio CD layers. The remastering -- performed with Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding -- is a drastic improvement, leaping out of the speaker yet still sounding like the original albums. This is noticeable on the standard CD layer but is considerably more pronounced on the SACD layer, which is shockingly realistic in its detail and presence yet is still faithful to the original mixes; Keith Richards' revved-up acoustic guitar on "Street Fighting Man" still sends the machine into overdrive, for instance. It just sounds like he's in the room with you. Evenif you've never considered yourself an audiophile, have never heard the differences between standard and gold-plated CDs, you willhear the difference with SACD, even on a cheap stereo system without a high-end amplifier or speakers. And you won't just hear the difference, you'll be an instant convert and wish, hope, and pray that other artists whose catalog hasn't been reissued since the early days of CD -- Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, especially the Beatles -- are given the same treatment in the verynear future. SACD and DSD are that good.] -- Richie Unterberger\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nClearly their answer to Sgt. Pepper, or at least "All You Need is Love," Satanic Majesties is actually as sloppy an artifact as Flowers. But even at their most (willfully?) goofy '60s moment, the Stones came up with some good songs. "She's a Rainbow" is fine second-tier pop-psychedelia, while "2000 Light Years from Home" can still transmit a pretty handsome case of the Fear. Bill Wyman's "In Another Land" is as thin ashis phased vocal, but still plays better than "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)." Not the most essential Stones disc bya long shot, but one that fans will want to own sooner or later.--Rickey Wright \n\nAmazon.com Product Description\nThis Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSurprisingly good!, June7, 2007 \nBy S
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