Album
Bridges To Babylon
1997 · Rock
16 collectors on Gatefold own this
Bridges To Babylon is a Rock album by The Rolling Stones, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 106 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
About
The Rolling Stones' studio albums take a great deal of planning. Each effort is an attempt at tapping into their eternal riffs and then adjusting the balance towards modern production concerns. <i>Voodoo Lounge</i> was tight and concise (for a 15-track album). <i>Bridges to Babylon</i> is their attempt to update their sound. The core, however, remains strong. “Anybody Seen My Baby?” is structured around a flawless hook (subliminally pinched from K.D. Lang’s “Constant Craving”) and features an unusual, strategic rhythmic breakdown leading to its breathless conclusion with Mick Jagger at his dramatic best. “Flip the Switch,” ‘Low Down” and “Gunface” represent primal Stones, quick with the riff and a shuttling rhythm section that always sounds as if it’s about to come apart, but never does. Keith Richards takes over for three cuts, including the reggae-rocker, “You Don’t Have to Mean It” and the smoky closing ballad “How Can I Stop.” The Rolling Stones’ best days may be behind them, but they’re still working at great capacity and capable of glory.
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Tracklist
- 1Flip The Switch3:27
- 2Anybody Seen My Baby?4:31
- 3Low Down4:25
- 4Already Over Me5:24
- 5Gunface5:02
- 6You Don't Have To Mean It3:43
- 7Out Of Control4:43
- 8Saint Of Me5:14
- 9Might As Well Get Juiced5:23
- 10Always Suffering4:43
- 11Too Tight3:37
- 12Thief In The Night5:16
- 13How Can I Stop6:53
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- raw
- intense
- bluesy
Bridges to Babylon is the 21st British and 23rd American studio album
By the English rock band The Rolling Stones,
Recorded 13 March – July 1997 and
Released by on 29 September 1997.
Released as a double album on vinyl and as a single CD.
Performed by:
Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, guitar [wah-wah guitar], shaker (track 7),
Acoustic guitar (track 8)
Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "You Don't Have to Mean It", "Thief in the Night" and
"How Can I Stop", acoustic guitar, piano (track 12)
Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
Ron Wood – guitar, backing vocals, slide guitar (track 9), pedal steel, (tracks 10, 11) dobro
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Charlie WattsDRUMS BACKING VOCALS DRUM, BACKING VOCALS
- Darrell LeonardTRUMPET
- Andy SnitzerKEYBOARDS
- Benmont TenchELECTRIC ORGAN , KEYBOARDS ELECTRIC ORGAN , PIANO KEYBOARDS, ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Bernard FowlerBACKING VOCALS
- Billy PrestonELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- Blondie ChaplinBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS , PIANO BACKING VOCALS , SHAKER
- Chuck LeavellPIANO
- Clinton CliffordPIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN PIANO, ORGAN
- Danny SaberBASS, CLAVINET BASS, CLAVINET, EFFECTS BASS, CLAVINET, OTHER
- Darryl JonesBACKING VOCALS BASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Don WasBASS ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO , KEYBOARDS
- Doug WimbishBACKING VOCALS BASS
- Jamie MuhoberacBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Jeff SarliACOUSTIC BASS ARCO BASS BASS
- Jim KeltnerBACKING VOCALS PERCUSSION PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
- Joe SublettBARITONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Keith RichardsACOUSTIC GUITAR, PIANO BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 106 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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