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The Stones bottom out in this angry mess of an album
After the two and a half year gap between Stones LP's (a long wait at the time) I was dismayed by this album. Although "One Hit to the Body" is electrifying and "Harlem Shuffle" grew on me, overall the LP is an angry mess. "Fight" is musically a brutal knock-out punch, but Jagger's coarse lyrics and hoarse delivery weaken the impact. Overall, the LP reflects Keith Richard's anger musically, except for some trendy sounding synths here and there that was probably Mick's idea. But Keith and Ronnie overdue the guitar fury, and the result is an album that seems to be trying too hard. The Stones aren't having fun on "Dirty Work" and it shows. Jagger is the weakest link on the record, with uncharacteristically sloppy lyrics and virtually no editing, as if he recorded the songs as outtakes and never finished them. But his singing is the most depressing thing about the LP: he sounds like he's hacking up a lung. This is Mick's vocal nadir; why he chose to hack and grind his vocals this way in the mid-eighties is a mystery. And his lyrics are finally too raw and unappealing to forgive. When the Stones made "Dirty Work" they were going through a mid-life crisis, unsure if they even belonged in rock'n'roll at their ages. Bill Wyman was nearly 50, and Mick, Keith and Charlie were approaching their mid-forties. So it's no surprise that they sounded confused and disorganized; they were going where no major rock band had gone before. Luckily, "Sleep Tonight", the poignant closing song, would hint of better days ahead, as Keith's solo career would find him rediscovering his artistry and vision.

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hard times, but important album
now in most music circles people are quick to dismiss Dirty Work as a big mix of trash that the stones put together. I would say after reading about the recording sessions (which even featured Jimmy Page)realizing the tension between Jagger and Richards, and added the new age music that was taking shape, I've found there to be alot of energy in the album, it's good and bad for the music, the good being the pure soul in Jaggers' voice and emotion in Richards voice. The bad being the poor marketing, and poor overall reviews from the music critics that wanted the Stones to die off. I would recommend this album to collectors and fans, average stones listeners will not find any top hits here...it's just a growing pain (what got them where they are today) This Album was pivotal!!!

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The WORST Rolling Stones album ever!
I just recently ordered both "Undercover" and "Dirty Work." I received "Undercover" a few days before "Dirty Work," and after listening to it, I didn't see how "Dirty Work" could possibly be worse. Well, it is - much worse. The only good song on the album is a cover of "Harlem Shuffle," every other song is absolutely terrible. "Dirty Work" makes "Undercover" look like "Let it Bleed;" and "Undercover" sucks pretty bad. In short, stay away from this album as well as "Undercover."