The Rolling Stones - Undercover (1983) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2012] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Undercover is the 17th British and 19th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in November 1983. After their preceding studio album, Tattoo You (1981), which was mostly patched together from a selection of outtakes, Undercover was their first release of all new recordings in the 1980s. Tensions in the studio were high, as each of the principal songwriters wanted to take the band in a different direction. Vocalist Mick Jagger sought to adapt to modern trends in music, favouring reggae, worldbeat, and new wave musical textures, while guitarist Keith Richards wanted the band to return to their blues rock roots. As a result, the album is an eclectic, if uneven, collection of songs covering a wide range of styles.

As the Rolling Stones' most ambitious album since Some Girls, Undercover is a weird, wild mix of hard rock, new wave pop, reggae, dub, and soul. Even with all the careening musical eclecticism, what distinguishes Undercover is its bleak, nihilistic attitude – it's teeming with sickness, with violence, kinky sex, and loathing dripping from almost every song. "Undercover of the Night" slams with echoing guitars and rubbery basslines, as Jagger gives a feverish litany of sex, corruption, and suicide. It set the tone for the rest of the album, whether it's the runaway nymphomaniac of "She Was Hot" or the ridiculous slasher imagery of "Too Much Blood." Only Keith's "Wanna Hold You" offers a reprieve from the carnage, and its relentless bloodletting makes the album a singularly fascinating listen. For some observers, that mixture was nearly too difficult to stomach, but for others, it's a fascinating record, particularly since much of its nastiness feels as if the Stones, and Jagger and Richards in particular, are running out of patience with each other.

Tracklist:

01. Undercover Of The Night
02. She Was Hot
03. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love)
04. Wanna Hold You
05. Feel On Baby
06. Too Much Blood
07. Pretty Beat Up
08. Too Tough
09. All The Way Down
10. It Must Be Hell

DSD transferred from analogue master tapes by Mick McKenna & Richard Whittaker at the FX Copyroom.
Universal Japan # UIGY-9084


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