What got me there was thinking that Seeing the Real You would be a great post '80s song for the Stones. (I'm not an expert or aficionado of that period for them; my fave set post Tattoo You is Keith's Talk Is Cheap album) (4/x)
Which reminded me of a review (don't remember the writer or pub, sorry!) of Tempest where someone said Pay in Blood was Stones-y or could've been a good Stones song (5/x)
(Who knows, maybe Dylan really could've written Satisfaction, as the old yarn goes?)
Anyway, I get why people have a hard time finding their window into Empire Burlesque. I've been listening since release week, so it holds a special place for me. I'll always stand up for it. (And I did, in a @mojomagazine.bsky.social feature on "Unloved Albums!") (6/x)
And while everything doesn't have to be compared or ranked, this morning I'm thinking that Seeing the Real You at Last is indeed a better song that Pay In Blood. (And I'm a Tempest fan) (7/7)
Looks like I got four EB songs, including Seeing, when I saw Bob with Petty and the Dead at RFK in '86. Plus Band of the Hand! Wish I remembered the show better. I'm sure I was most stoked for Band and Clean Cut Kid
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(Who knows, maybe Dylan really could've written Satisfaction, as the old yarn goes?)
Looks like I got four EB songs, including Seeing, when I saw Bob with Petty and the Dead at RFK in '86. Plus Band of the Hand! Wish I remembered the show better. I'm sure I was most stoked for Band and Clean Cut Kid