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If you say the song is bad, people accuse you of not listening closely to what is obviously skilled work by skilled musicians, of holding them hostage to their own impossibly high past standards. If you say the song is good, people accuse you of being a Stones apologist, of practicing a kind of self-deception in which you pretend that the band is still relevant. 

Ben Greenman reviews the Rolling Stones’ new song, “Doom and Gloom”: http://nyr.kr/STAyv5

Just watch the video, listen to the lyrics and enjoy the performance.

 
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    “If you say the song is bad, people accuse you of not listening closely to what is obviously skilled work by skilled...
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    I think it rocks!
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    Just watch the video, listen to the lyrics and enjoy the performance.
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    It’s just a good song. It’s off the cuff, energetic, and hangs well together. Yah, sure, you can find younger wilder...
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    And the hits just keep on coming…
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    I haven’t heard a new Rolling Stones song in a while that I really got behind. Finally, this one kicks ass.
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    I wouldn’t necessarily call this song bad. I’d just say Mick and Keith couldn’t manage to write a new songs and decided...