Their Satanic Majesties Request

by

The Rolling Stones

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I already have a review for the original CD release of this album for Amazon, but the remaster of this highly underrated

album was so important that I feel it warrants another review.

In short--get it *now*. "Satanic Majesties" is an album of such dense layers of sound effects that it really deserves the best possible sound quality, which is what it finally receives here.

No matter what you think of the album, it sounds almost brand new, with a clarity, crispness and rich aural sheen completely missing from the original CD. This is much closer to the original vinyl, and I would even say superior, since there are sounds I had *never* heard before..."Sing This All Together",

"In Another Land" and "Gomper" sound particularly strong, with the stereo separation making it sound as if the entire band is playing in your living room.

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for "Satanic"--sure, it sounds nothing like The Stones, but that's part of what gives it its charm. It certainly sounds almost nothing like "Sgt.Pepper", either, although it is clearly influenced by it. Songs like "Citadel", "2000 Light Years" and "Gomper" are much darker, heavier and more experimental than anything on "Pepper", and the catchy riffs and hooks *are* still there. There's only one thing missing in the new CD remaster and that is the 3-D effect on the cover art, although the rest of the packaging is up to par.

This album is extreamly underrated. It doesn't "sucks" as far too many people says. Compared to SGT. PEPPER, well, it's nothing. The Stones were'nt just as good as The Beatles when it came to making phsycedelia, but, even if it went a bit too fast in the Stones evovement at this time, this is still recalling the vibes from '67 and the summer of love.

The beautiful, flower powerish "She's A Rainbow" is the only "classic" from this album, and the best song, one of Stones greatest all over, in fact. "Citadel", som kind of psychedelic heavy metal, and "In Another Land", Bill Wymans LSD dream, links up there with the best songs on this piece of plastic. "Sing This All Together" and "2000 Light-Years From Home" are both good songs. But there are two big missteps, that's reducing the quality. The too-much-far-out "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)" and the pathetic illusion of Beatles "Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", the closing track "On With The Show".

The album is very far out, it contains no non-phsycedelic

songs ("The Lantern" and "2000 Man" are more "normal" than the others, but still strange), but if you are a fan of phsycedelia, you should definetly try The Stones "little misstep" out.

(Forgive me if I'm using incorrect English, I'm just a 14-year old boy from Sweden)