Some Girls by Rolling Stones (The) (CD, Aug-2005, Virgin Records USA)

This is kind of an odd album. None of the tunes really have anything to do with each other. Miss You has a disco sound, Far Away Eyes is as close to country as the Stones will get, they do a cover of the Temptation's (I think that's who did this song, could have been the Four Tops) Just My Imagination which is actually a pretty inventive rendition of a cover song, and Shattered which is kind of a goofy rambling song, almost like Mick was doing a precursor to rap. The closest thing to what you might think of as a regular Stone's tune is When The Whip Comes Down. Not that there's anything wrong with what they've done on this album, but with so many different kinds of songs, it seems like a collection instead of an album. With that in mind, they really show their versatility, songsmanship, and musicianship on this album. Ringo Starr has got nothing on Charlie Watts. Most people already know this, but check out his cool drumming in Shattered. He does a lot of off-time cool drumming that just seems to work. I don't know how, it sounds so goofy, but it works. That's what makes it so cool. And albums like this are what make these guys such a cool band.