Goats Head Soup

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

Sliding out of perhaps the greatest winning streak in rock history, the Stones slipped into decadence and rock star excess with Goats Head Soup, their sequel to Exile on Main St. This is where the Stones' image began to eclipse their accomplishments, as Mick ascended to jet-setting celebrity and Keith slowly sunk deeper into addiction, and it's possible hearing them moving in both directions on Goats Head Soup, at times in the same song. As Jagger plays the devil (or, dances with Mr. D, as he likes to say), the sex and sleaze quotient is increased, all of it underpinned by some genuinely affecting heartbreak, highlighted by "Angie." This may not be as downright funky, freaky, and fantastic as Exile, yet the extra layer of gloss brings out the enunciated lyrics, added strings, wah-wah guitars, explicit sex, and violence, making it all seem trippily decadent. If it doesn't seem like there's a surplus of classics here, all the songs work well, illustrating just how far they've traveled in their songcraft, as well as their exceptional talent as a band -- they make this all sound really easy and darkly alluring, even when the sex'n'satanism seems a little silly. To top it all of, they cap off this utterly excessive album with "Star Star," a nasty Chuck Berry rip that grooves on its own mean vulgarity -- its real title is "Starf*cker," if you need any clarification, and even though they got nastier (the entirety of Undercover, for instance), they never again made something this dirty or nasty. And, it never feels more at home than it does at the end of this excessive record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2020
Label:	Interscope / Polydor
UPC:	0602508939631

Tracks

1. Dancing With Mr D
2. 100 Years Ago
3. Coming Down Again
4. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
5. Angie
6. Silver Train
7. Hide Your Love
8. Winter
9. Can You Hear the Music
10. Star Star

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Jimmy Page   Primary Artist,Guitar
Mick Taylor   Vocals,Bass (Vocal),Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Guitar
Jim Price   Trumpet
Billy Preston   Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Clavichord,Vocals (Background)
Keith Richards   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Acoustic)
Charlie Watts   Drums,Percussion
Trevor Lawrence   Saxophone
Ian Stewart   Organ,Piano
Jim Keltner   Timbales
Jim Horn   Flute,Sax (Alto)
Rick Grech   Bass,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Bass)
Mick Jagger   Harp,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic)
Nik Pascal Raicevic   Percussion
Bruce Rowlands   Drums
Ian Stuart   Piano
Steve Mandaio   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Jimmy Miller   Percussion
Bill Wyman   Bass,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Bass)
Bobby Keys   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Chuck Finley   Trumpet
Nicky Hopkins   Piano

Technical Credits

Mick Taylor   Composer
Mick McKenna   Engineer
Jim Price   Arranger
The Killers   Remix Engineer
Andy Johns   Engineer
Keith Richards   Composer
Jacques Lu Cont   Remix Engineer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering Engineer
Andrew Johns   Engineer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Jimmy Miller   Producer
Ron Nevison   Engineer,Recording
Mick Jagger   Composer
Giles Martin   Mixing
Glyn Johns   Mixing
The War on Drugs   Remix Engineer
Rod Thear   Engineer
Nick Harrison   Arranger
Tapani Tapanainen   Engineer
Nick Kent   Composer
David Bailey   Design,Sleeve Photo
Jane Rose   Management
Ray Lawrence   Design
Craig Silvery   Mixing
Joyce Smyth   Management
Carlton Lee   Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Howard Kilgour   Engineer,Recording,Assistant Engineer
Emily Lazar   Mastering,Mastering Engineer