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We've heard the discovering bluesy roots as rock elder statesmen thing from Eric Clapton, though the Stones strayed from those roots really early-on; "I Gotta Go" and "Just Like I Treat You" in particularly try to relive those amphetamine-poppin' rave-up days. Not being familiar with most of these songs they didn't write it's not for me to say if they're doing a good interpretation or not, though some songs are performed or even produced much better than others. Mick Jagger seems to particularly savor some, such as the easy-swinging slow blues Samuel Maghett's "All Of Your Love"**** and Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby", where Jagger eventually screams with unhinged abandon. The relatively clean production of the menacing "Commit A Crime"**** (Chester Burnett) and "Hate To See You Go" serves the band well, and the sparse arrangement of Jimmy Reed's "Little Rain"**** leaves room for intimate reverb and subtle but dramatic percussion. Unfortunately the production on some tracks is noisy, harsh, and just unpleasant, especially the painfully overplayed the title track; it ruins the otherwise catchy "Ride 'Em On Down" and "Hoo Doo Blues." Though not as accomplished as Clapton's walks down memory lane it's still interesting to hear these geriatrics having a good time.
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