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The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Review

Album. Released 5 September 2005. Discography information comes from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about A Bigger Bang at musicbrainz.org.

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They remain, thankfully, rock's most disreputable pensioners.

Chris Jones 2002-11-20

Two words sum up this long-awaited album: rude health. Revelling in a dubiously un-sexagenarian vibe, A Bigger Bang (forget the risible claims that this refers to the origin of the universe) is stuffed with double-entendres ('I was your rooster, but now I'm just one of your cocks' - "Rough Justice") and dirty talk.

Songs like "Oh No Not You Again" are populated with bad 'boys' (ahem) being chased by badder girls, and delivered with that patent Chuck Berry-in-a-garage style. Charlie Watt's recent recovery seems confirmed by his fiery playing, while the obligatory track sung by Keith ("Infamy") should tug at any gnarly old heart strings.

It's certainly their best record since 1978s Some Girls, (despite Ronnie Wood's absence on 7 tracks) with only the anti-Bush "Sweet Neo-Con" jarring with its easy political target. They remain, thankfully, rock's most disreputable pensioners.

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      Tracks

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      1. 1 Rough Justice
         
      2. 2 Let Me Down Slow
      3. 3 It Won't Take Long
      4. 4 Rain Fall Down
      5. 5 Streets of Love
      6. 6 Back of My Hand
      7. 7 She Saw Me Coming
      8. 8 Biggest Mistake
      9. 9 This Place Is Empty
      10. 10 Oh No, Not You Again
         
      11. 11 Dangerous Beauty
      12. 12 Laugh, I Nearly Died
      13. 13 Sweet Neo Con
      14. 14 Look What the Cat Dragged In
      15. 15 Driving Too Fast
      16. 16 Infamy

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      Release Details

      • Label

        Virgin

      • Release Date

        Sep 05 2005

      • Country

        United Kingdom

      • Format

        CD

      • Catalogue No.

        CDV3012

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