*Review* (EP) Got Live If You Want It!

Got Live If You Want It! (EP)

Released
June 11, 1965

We Want The Stones

(Nanker Phelge)

Why is this credited to Nanker Phelge.  We just won’t count this.

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

(Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler and Bert Russell)

This is where Stones are pissing me off. It’s already hard enough to rate live albums, but then not only do you include the cheers as a separate track, but this song is only 36 seconds long. Do I even rate this? No. No I don’t. But we get our first taste of the mixing on this album; below-average, but pretty good for a mid-60’s popular rock band.

Pain in My Heart

(Naomi Neville)

So this song sounds a lot better live. Not only that, but it’s performed exceptionally well, despite the Jagger voice crack (I think that’s what it was, you can hardly tell under such harsh crowd conditions, especially when the instruments are louder than the vocals.)

Route 66

(Bobby Troup)

Of course Rock and Roll sounds good live. You’re silly. It’s a good performance, but I feel like they could do better. I’m glad Keith Richards (?) can keep a good solo live as well.

I’m Moving On

(Hank Snow)

So I didn’t like this, sorry. Jagger didn’t really sound that good until the end. Nice drums though, so good job Watts.

I’m Alright

(Jagger / Richards) or (Nanker Phelge)

Better than I’m Moving On as it has some good energy and a nice outro guitar there. Alright. Alright. Alright.

So no ratings because the beginning of this EP screwed that up. Instead I’ll just explain what/how I liked it. Performance wise it was good. Recording wise it was pretty good for the time, but you could’ve had a better mix. This album’s main attraction is the amount of energy these songs radiate out. It’s true that it sounds like a rocking band, and the crowd (like all crowds next to groups in the 60’s) sure enjoyed it, but the songs itself aren’t that great. I mean, they are good, just not great. It’s the energy that carries this album.