Allow me to wax poetic again over the world’s greatest rock and roll band, The Rolling Stones. I'm not trying to start THAT argument again, of course this is my opinion, and only my opinion. I grew along with them, as well as the Beatles, but the Stones were closer to the bone, they were mining American roots music the whole time, and the re-release of a deluxe edition of Some Girls today just reinforces that belief. I used to joke that programming Americana radio lived somewhere between The Rolling Stones and George Jones. Upon listening to the reissue of Exile On Main Street last year, I realized all the flavors were there that augured what Americana was to be.
Some Girls is being released with a second disc, and yeah buddy, that is cause to rejoice. I love that there is more music from that era to tuck into. For Stones fans, what a gift! And to listen to these songs, again, they range from the raw and gritty to some mighty sweet country. If I was programming a radio station now, these are the tunes I would be playing form the bonus second CD: “Claudine,” “So Young,” “When You’re Gone,” “I Love You Too Much,” “Keep Up Blues,” “You Win Again,” and “Petrol Blues.” You can check them all out on iTunes or Amazon. This would be a way cool Christmas present...hint, hint! I did some cruising, and found a video of a young and tender Mick Jagger, well I guess they were ALL young and tender then...The Rolling Stones doing the satiric, “Far Away Eyes.”
- Jessie Scott
