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12 X 5 includes material recorded by the Stones at Chicago's Chess Studios (home to the band's idols Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf) on their first US tour. Though this document of the group's early R&B period kicks off with a couple of covers from unsurprising sources (Chuck Berry's "Around and Around,") Mick and Keith waste little time in displaying their own compositional acumen. The acoustic-based, bluesy "Good Times, Bad Times" harkens back to even earlier, more seminal Stones influences than Berry, as does the instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue," where the blues-obsessed Jagger's harp is featured a la his hero Little Walter. The downbeat, Arthur Alexanderish "Congratulations" is an effective expression of romantic melancholy, complete with acoustic guitar solo. The slide guitar chords on "Grown Up Wrong" echo another early blues influence, Elmore James. The milestones on this album are two R&B covers to which the Stones take more than a rote approach, "It's All Over Now" and the majestic "Time Is On My Side," which they make completely their own. Track Listing:
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PINK FUNHOUSE |
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KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT |
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SPEARS, BRITNEY CIRCUS |
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AC/DC BLACK ICE (STANDARD EDITION) |
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HAMISH & ANDY UNESSENTIAL LISTENING |
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NICKELBACK DARK HORSE |
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GUNS N ROSES CHINESE DEMOCRACY |
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KILLERS DAY & AGE |
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SOUNDTRACK HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (CD/DVD) |
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IL DIVO PROMISE |
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FRANZ FERDINAND TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND |
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TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING (LIMITED EDITION) |
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CASH, JOHNNY JOHNNY CASH'S AMERICA |
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LENNOX, ANNIE ANNIE LENNOX COLLECTION |
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ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN |
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FOXX, JAMIE INTUITION |
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SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE WORKING ON A DREAM |
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VARIOUS AUDIOWAVE 2009 |
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WU-TANG CLAN WU: THE STORY OF THE WU-TANG CLAN |
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VARIOUS COUNTING THE BEAT: AUSTRALIAN POP OF THE 80S |
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MAMMA MIA! (MOVIE) MAMMA MIA! (MOVIE) (SING-A-LONG EDITION) |
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SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE (EXTENDED CUT) |
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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 (DANCE EDITION) |
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HANCOCK (MOVIE) HANCOCK |
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HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR (3D LIMITED EDITION) |
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TINKERBELL TINKERBELL |
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