Sympathy for the Devil Remixes [Single, Hybrid SACD - DSD]

The Rolling Stones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B0000BV21X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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ROLLING STONES Sympathy For The Devil [Remixes] (Deleted 2003 US 7-track CD album featuring radio & full length remixes of their classic hit by The Neptunes Fatboy Slim Full Phatt; alongside Rolling Stones own original recording. Complete with a lenticular tongue picture sleeve)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If it weren't for the price, I wouldn't have bought it., December 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sympathy for the Devil Remixes (Audio CD)

Not to say that what we have here is bad, it's just that this isn't a necessary purchase by any stretch of the imagination. However, it's cheap compared to full length albums, and if you're curious, why not pick it up?

The Neptunes, Fatboy Slim, and Full Phatt, each recorded their own remix of 'Sympathy for the Devil', one of if not THE greatest track, that the Stones ever cut. Each remix had also been cut down for the radio, so both versions of each remix are included here. Quite frankly, I find listening to the radio versions a waste of time, since they're only included to beef up the cd, somehow, but i guess for the sake of being complete, it makes sense.

The Neptunes' remix, in my opinion, is the best of the three. It stays true to the style of the original, while at the same time, being fresh and interesting. This is especially true when the beginning of the last verse starts (after the guitar solo), and the music changes to the acoustic guitar, and the string arrangements.

Fatboy Slim's remix, is ok, at best. Although, this one is worth a listen, because somehow, they got their hands on an extended version of the original recording, which includes more riffs from Keith's guitar, and Mick growling, which was cut due to the fade out.

Full Phatt's remix is the one that i don't really care for. The techno/dance beat just doesn't work for me. Still, for the sake of being new and somewhat interesting, i guess it's worth at least one listen.

And lastly, we have the original, which first appeared on the Beggars Banquet album back in '68, and as it proves once again, is untouchable.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth adding to your Stones collection., July 18, 2004

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Richard R. Carlton (Ada, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sympathy for the Devil Remixes (Audio CD)

You get exactly what you are promised in this one. Given we probably all bought it due to the curosity factor, of course, no one who bought this really should be bitching too much.

The last track is the original March-June 1968 mix that became the classic with Jagger, Richards, Wyman, & Watts plus Rocky Dijon's congas, Nicky Hopkins' piano and Marianne Faithful and Anita Pallenberg adding vocals. Then you get 6 remixes, 2 each by the Neptunes, Fatboy Slim, and Full Phatt.

The Neptunes pair is by far the best....leaving Mick to do some acapella work works great plus they had enough sense not to try to outdo the original length (something Fatboy Slim should have considered as his full length remix exceeds the original by more than 2 minutes.....without adding significantly to any acoustic experiences of the Stones original mix)....so what is the point of a remix again?

Full Phatt does a decent job on both.....the first is better in my opinion but both are good enough they should have run in second place, not third.

Finally, this would be much better if there were more of the classic recordings of the song that have already been done with perhaps the version from Maxx or one of the other DVDs.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Setting the record straight, September 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sympathy for the Devil Remixes (Audio CD)

By the way, in response to a previous reviewer, Keith Richards played bass as well as guitar on the Stones' original recording of Sympathy for the Devil, not Bill Wyman. And, although the remixes are good (it's an awesome song so they couldn't go wrong) none can touch the original version.