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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Virgin Records Us
Salesrank: 74678
Released: November 17, 1998 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Flashpoint Track Listing:
1. Continental Drift (Intro)
2. Start Me Up
3. Sad Sad Sad
4. Miss You
5. Rock and a Hard Place
6. Ruby Tuesday
7. You Can't Always Get What You Want
8. Factory Girl
9. Can't Be Seen
10. Little Red Rooster
11. Paint It Black
12. Sympathy for the Devil
13. Brown Sugar
14. Jumpin' Jack Flash
15. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
16. Highwire
17. Sex Drive
Editorial Review:
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Media Type: CD
Artist: ROLLING STONES
Title: FLASHPOINT
Street Release Date: 11/17/1998
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
Flashpoint Reviews:
The Stones On Tour 
2009-08-03 - I will repeat here what I have mentioned in other reviews of the early work of The Rolling Stones.... "Hey, in 2009 no one, including this reviewer, NEEDS to comment on the fact that The Rolling Stones, pound for pound, have over forty plus years earned their place as the number one band in the rock `n' roll pantheon."
Previously in this space I have reviewed various Stones compilations that featured one or more combination of their "greatest hits". In this world tour CD we get those well-known and deservedly-covered hits and a few new pieces composed for the tour but mainly we get The Stones live, which is always a treat when one see the group in person or, as here, through a recording made up of tracks, presumably the best ones, from various stops on this 1989 tour. Stands out here are the Willie Dixon classic made famous by Howlin' Wolf, "Little Red Rooster", their "Factory Girl" and "Sympathy For The Devil" and a couple of new (at least to me) tunes, "Highwire" and "Sex Drive".
This is a remastered version 
2009-07-27 - This Virgin Benelus 1998 edition (UPC 724384567026, ASIN B0000084AQ)
is a remastered version relative to the Sony/Promot 19971 edition (UPC 07464474562, ASIN B000008K6P). The quality of the sound is about 10-20% better in the 1998 edition versus teh 1991 edition. As a live Rolling Stones CD, this is my favorite live recording.
Cardiac Arrest!
2009-02-07 - I saw the film 5 times. I listen to the discs every day in the car. Each song blows me away. If you're a Stones fan,you must own this!
More From Steel Wheels Would Have Helped 
2008-12-29 - Notwithstanding Mick Jagger's soupy commentaries, especially his blabber in some foreign language that leads Keith Richards at some point to blurt out, "alright, let's cut out the crap," and notwithstanding their rock-a-billy version of "Sympathy for the Devil," and notwithstanding Eric Clapton's boilerplate - yawn - lead on "Little Red Rooster," this live recording has a few good tracks.
The only track that really stands out is "You Can't Always Get What You Want," which they keep at the slower pace so that the guitarists can offer up some nice blues during the breaks. They fall into the trotting tempo at the end, but the chordal structure of the song really lends itself to keeping it slow, as it's about what you need, which is some good blues.
Otherwise, they are self-conscious about "Get Your Ya Ya's Out" in a way that doesn't make up for the huge gulf between these two releases as far as continuity, song selection and order and performance is concerned. Had they dumped "Sympathy," "Paint it Black" (never was a good song), "Miss You" (ancient history), and put in good renditions of "Slipping Away," "Terrifying," and "Blinded by Love," not to mention some of the other good ones from "Steel Wheels," then it would have gelled better and you might have gotten something near the perfection of "Get YOur Ya Ya's Out."
Symptomatic of this effort is the indirect reference to Howlin' Wolf's release with Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts (London Sessions), on which Clapton serves up one of his best, wide-ranging performances. But, on "Flashpoint" the little red rooster comes off more like a big old yawn.
My Parents' Music Rocks!
2008-05-01 - If you follow my writing, you know that King Diamond is one of my favorites. I also really like Bon Jovi and Exodus. I also have respect for Blondie and Britney Spears. Mr. Jagger was amongst the music my parents listened to before I was around. I can only say that they listened to some really great stuff. Granted, this record is a collection of Mr. Jagger's greatest hits, but we can guess from this record that the "Rolling Stones" are a GREAT icon of the 60s. 'Start Me Up' is a nice swinging song that starts the record. 'Sad...' keeps the energetic flow of the record going. 'Miss You' is not my favorite, but it is alright. 'Rock and a Hard Place' has an unforgettable sound to it. 'Ruby Tuesday' has a nice gentle sound to it, and is one of my favorites on the record. 'Can't Always Get What You Want' is a memorable song (as well as a painful reality.). 'Factory Girl' has a great energetic tone to it. 'Can't Be Seen' is not my favorite, but it's alright. 'Red Rooster' is different, but alright. 'Paint It Black' is a real high point. (On a side note, it was used at the end of Al Pacino's movie "Devil's Advocate.") 'Sympathy For the Devil' is of course a rocking classic. 'Brown Sugar' has a great sound to it. 'Jumpin Jack Flash' is of course another energetic high point. 'Can't Get No Satisfaction' wasn't my favorite, but it is of course a classic. The record finishes well with 'High Wire' and 'Drive.' While this music was really before my time, I have to admit it is a great record, and that my parents listened to some really great music.
