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Encyclopedia > Flashpoint (album)
Flashpoint
Album cover
Live album by The Rolling Stones
Release 8 April 1991
Recorded 25 November 1989 -
27 July 1990,
Except "Highwire" and "Sex Drive": 7 - 11 January 1991
Genre Rock
Length 76 min 12 s
Label Rolling Stones/Virgin
Producer Chris Kimsey
and The Glimmer Twins
Professional reviews
The Rolling Stones chronology
Steel Wheels
(1989)		 Flashpoint
(1991)		 Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones
(1993)

Flashpoint is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1991. Recorded throughout 1989 and 1990 on the mammoth Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour, Flashpoint was the first live album by the group since 1982's "Still Life" (American Concert 1981). A live album is a musical recording containing concert performances. ... The Rolling Stones, 1964. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Rolling Stones Records is the record label formed by The Rolling Stones in 1970, after their recording contract with Decca Records expired. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ... In the music industry, a record producer is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... The Glimmer Twins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The Rolling Stones, 1964. ... Steel Wheels resurrected the career of the Rolling Stones, a band that had been publicly bickering since the early 1980s, when Mick Jagger first signed to release the solo record She’s the Boss (1985). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A live album is a musical recording containing concert performances. ... The Rolling Stones, 1964. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steel Wheels resurrected the career of the Rolling Stones, a band that had been publicly bickering since the early 1980s, when Mick Jagger first signed to release the solo record She’s the Boss (1985). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Still Life (American Concert 1981) is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1982. ...


Recorded across North America, Europe and Japan, Flashpoint is also the first Rolling Stones release of the 1990s and, unlike previous live sets, is bolstered by the appearance of two exclusive new studio tracks: "Highwire" (a comment on the Gulf War) and "Sex Drive". World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ...


Although the live selections are mostly familiar hits mixed in with new tracks from Steel Wheels, Flashpoint does offer up a few obscure songs: "Factory Girl" from 1968's Beggars Banquet and "Little Red Rooster", originally a #1 UK hit single in 1964 featured here with special guest Eric Clapton on guitar. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... For the record label, see Beggars Banquet Records. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eric Clapton at the Tsunami Relief concert in Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, January 22nd 2005 Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945) is a British guitarist and composer. ...


Flashpoint was also The Rolling Stones' final release under their Sony Music contract, with the band signing a long-term and lucrative worldwide deal with Virgin Records in 1991 - where they remain presently - all, that is, but Bill Wyman. After thirty years with the band, the 55-year-old Wyman decided that he had other interests he wanted to pursue and felt that the enormity of the Steel Wheels project and tour was fitting to bow out with. Although he would not officially announce his departure until January 1993 - during which time the rest of the band repeatedly asked him to reconsider - rumours of his departure had been rampant for years. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ... Bill Wyman (born October 24, 1936) was the bassist for the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1991. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


Flashpoint was released in April 1991 and was generally well-received - with "Highwire" becoming a rock radio hit - and managed to reach #6 in the UK and #16 in the US where it went gold. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...


In 1998, Flashpoint was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ...


Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. Mick Jagger, seen here on Box of Pin Ups, 1964. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ...

  1. "(Intro) Continental Drift" - 0:29
  2. "Start Me Up" - 3:54
  3. "Sad Sad Sad" - 3:33
  4. "Miss You" - 5:55
  5. "Rock And A Hard Place" - 4:51
  6. "Ruby Tuesday" - 3:34
  7. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - 7:26
  8. "Factory Girl" - 2:48
  9. "Can't Be Seen" - 4:17
  10. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) - 5:15
  11. "Paint It Black" - 4:02
  12. "Sympathy For The Devil" - 5:35
  13. "Brown Sugar" - 4:10
  14. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - 5:00
  15. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - 6:08
  16. "Highwire" - 4:46
  17. "Sex Drive" - 4:28

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When I bought this album, I was mostly interested in the take on "Like a Rolling Stone" but as soon as I listened to the rest of it I was really amazed at how they had reworked a lot of their old classics from Exile on Main Street and Let it Bleed.
It may sound strange to the hardcore fan but when I was a record clerk I would always recommend this album as a first choice to anyone interested in discovering the Stones but who did not like the recorded sound of their sixties records.
This is Ronnie's first full album (Not first full studio album) and he does in my opinion try to sound like Mick Taylor, but in the later years he did adapt a sound of his own.
Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: P (13078 words)
An interesting feature of the album is Wallén's Mellotron use (all strings, by the sound of it); it's on seven of the nine tracks, but by and large, used with great restraint, making the occasional heavier use stand out all the more (the 'Tony Banks' trick).
Anyway, the first sound on the album is the 'Tron choirs at the beginning of She Came Shining, but it has to be said that the 'Tron use is right down overall, quite possibly because of the use of real strings on a couple of tracks.
It's a good album, while not really displaying the odder side of their repertoire, opening with the average hard rock of AM (moved to track 5 on the CD, swapping places with Frustration Mass), and rarely moving into non-(prog)mainstream territory from then on.
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