Bill Wyman - Stuff (1992) {Japan 1st Press}

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Artist: Bill Wyman
Title: Stuff
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Victor #VICP-5202
Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Tracks+Cue+m3u,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:39:19
Total Size: 323 / 143 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Even many serious Rolling Stones fans aren't aware that Bill Wyman issued a solo album in the early '90s, as Stuff initially came out only in Japan and Argentina. Like some other Stones projects of the time, it wasn't recorded in a concentrated dose, but pieced together from sessions dating back as far as September 1988. Even had it benefited from a worldwide release, however, it's hard to see how many fans -- of the Rolling Stones or otherwise -- would have taken to the record, for these are largely basic, repetitious funk-disco-dance-based tunes with a dated 1980s synthetic production. Wyman's thin, hoarse vocals don't help, and while it's possible these are intended more as satires of a trendy style or '80s stars like Prince than serious artistic statements, the wit is so mild that any jokes are wont to pass largely unnoticed. "Fear of Flying" at least opts for a more serious and menacing mood, and "Affected by the Towns" for more of a humorous straightforward soul-funk vibe, though those songs aren't anything to crow about. Just one hint of Wyman's '60s classic rock roots is here, on an unexpected cover of Ray Davies' "This Strange Effect" (covered by British star Dave Berry in the mid-'60s), and it says something about the rest of the album that the song is by far the most memorable tune here.

~ Richie Unterberger, All Music

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Bill Wyman - Stuff (1992) {Japan 1st Press}

Track List:

01. If I Was a Doo Doo Doo [4:18]
02. Like a Knife [3:34]
03. Stuff (Can’t Get Enough) [3:26]
04. Leave Your Hat On [3:39]
05. This Strange Effect [3:37]
06. Mama (rap) [5:06]
07. She Danced [4:43]
08. Fear of Flying [4:04]
09. Affected by the Towns [3:32]
10. Blue Murder (Lies) [3:21]

Personnel:
Backing Vocals - Barbie Carey, Maggie Ryder
Bass, Vocals - Bill Wyman
Drums, Percussion - Graham Broad
Guitar - Terry Taylor
Keyboards, Organ - Richard Cottle
Percussion - Ray Cooper
Piano - Chuck Leavell
Saxophone - Frank Mead

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