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I agree that the mono version has more impact
Yes, couldn't agree more. This song is a work of genius, and I don't use that word lightly. The lyrics, the melody, the guitars, everything about it is sheer perfection. Most remarkable of all, perhaps, is Charlie's propulsive drumming.
A flawless gem.
Drew
P.S. How sad to realize that "Flip the Switch" (which I just reviewed) is the same band doing the same "high energy and defiance" thing thirty-two years later, but putting them side by side it's like comparing a Ferrari Testarossa with a Hyundai.
I actually like the live versions better. Same with Satisfaction. I never listen to the original studio recordings of GOOMC and ICGKS anymore.
Drummers like that play much better with their hands tied behind their backs.
Mathijs
Yes, Brian...a talent lost...
Where did you find it? So many sites are just a dead end for ads and scams.
I agree about the live versions of GOOMC (namely '66/'67) - faster and more rockin'. The studio version was always too "sing-songy" to my ears.
He eventually did a slow version with Alexis Korner, Frampton & Hopkins.
Great version, including the Richards vocal cameo.
Don't know if the take on CD is as complete as the LP though.
The U-Turns --Get Off My Cloud/I'm Down -- The Death Of Garage Rock --- Norton Records EP-131
ROCKMAN
Is this right out of 1983?
If there is ONE song that made me a fan of this band with IMMEDIATE effect, it was this one. First heard it in 1968 when I was 13 years old, sounds as good today as it did then. An absolute peach of a song, adore it. WHAT a joy it was to see/hear them open with it LIVE in the year 2012.
[ If you don't believe what I'm singing, at three o'clock in the morning, babe, well I'm singing my song for you ]
75 & 76 versions YUK, not even close to the Original.
No doubt one of the greatest rock songs ever by any band - everything about it.
In my top 10 favorite Stones songs.
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Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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slew
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Date: August 10, 2010 05:28
One of the great drum intros ever, lots of energy - fantastic song. I love the stereo version as well.
I've never cared for the live versions that they've done.
I've never cared for the live versions that they've done.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
WeLoveYou
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Date: August 10, 2010 12:08
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Great song. The stereo (studio) version is interesting as the two guitars become separated...rough rhythm guitar and that thin repeated lead line. Only knowing the mono version all these years I have always wondered what the high-pitched notes were, almost bell-like or a little like a harmonica or something. Only in stereo (or "true stereo") do you realise it's a guitar.
yeah, but it's too bad that the stereo version has become standard on radio, etc.--or at least it was for years when the first wave of CDs were produced. It's tracks like this that make you understand why mono is preferable for most '60s material. The track just sounds weaker with the guitars isolated.
I agree that the mono version has more impact
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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odean73
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Date: August 10, 2010 12:22
Great song, so much energy.
Will have to play this now, when i get home from work
Will have to play this now, when i get home from work
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
RobertJohnson
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Date: August 10, 2010 12:51
I like the 75/76 "funky" live version connected with "If You can't Rock Me". Heavy riffs from Keith and a good lead from Ronnie.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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drewmaster
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Date: September 24, 2010 04:11
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whitem8
Great exhilarating track. So full of energy and defiance. Part II of Satisfaction with the rejection of materialistic driven advertising. Great dense song where the instruments seem to be fighting to be heard, and Jagger bravely singing with such speed and attitude. LOVE IT! I especially like the medley on Love You Live, so funky!
Yes, couldn't agree more. This song is a work of genius, and I don't use that word lightly. The lyrics, the melody, the guitars, everything about it is sheer perfection. Most remarkable of all, perhaps, is Charlie's propulsive drumming.
A flawless gem.
Drew
P.S. How sad to realize that "Flip the Switch" (which I just reviewed) is the same band doing the same "high energy and defiance" thing thirty-two years later, but putting them side by side it's like comparing a Ferrari Testarossa with a Hyundai.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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24FPS
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Date: September 24, 2010 05:12
A fantastic '45' from my youth, with the London label spinning around on the turntable and those dynamite drums.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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stonescrow
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Date: September 24, 2010 05:20
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slew
One of the great drum intros ever, lots of energy - fantastic song. I love the stereo version as well.
I've never cared for the live versions that they've done.
I actually like the live versions better. Same with Satisfaction. I never listen to the original studio recordings of GOOMC and ICGKS anymore.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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24FPS
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Date: September 24, 2010 08:17
They always play Satisfaction too fast on stage, no groove. Only good live version I've heard is on the Leeds boot.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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Come On
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Date: September 24, 2010 08:44
Real Punk-Rock! and my third Stones-single..
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
dead.flowers
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Date: March 21, 2013 17:12
fresh from the garage ... there you go ...
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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Mathijs
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Date: March 21, 2013 20:47
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dead.flowers
fresh from the garage ... there you go ...
Drummers like that play much better with their hands tied behind their backs.
Mathijs
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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jp.M
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Date: March 21, 2013 21:49
...first PUNK record....
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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owlbynite
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Date: March 22, 2013 06:00
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Great song. The stereo (studio) version is interesting as the two guitars become separated...rough rhythm guitar and that thin repeated lead line. Only knowing the mono version all these years I have always wondered what the high-pitched notes were, almost bell-like or a little like a harmonica or something. Only in stereo (or "true stereo") do you realise it's a guitar.
Listen to the track I posted on the Tracking Cookie - live in Honolulu, 1966, and that lead guitar line stands out a mile. Brian?
That's Brian on lead. The official 1965 video for this track clearly shows Brian playing the lick.
Yes, Brian...a talent lost...
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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filstan
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Date: March 22, 2013 19:13
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Bitches Brew
It's my ringtone..
Where did you find it? So many sites are just a dead end for ads and scams.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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Jah Paul
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Date: March 22, 2013 19:27
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slew
One of the great drum intros ever, lots of energy - fantastic song. I love the stereo version as well.
I've never cared for the live versions that they've done.
I actually like the live versions better. Same with Satisfaction. I never listen to the original studio recordings of GOOMC and ICGKS anymore.
I agree about the live versions of GOOMC (namely '66/'67) - faster and more rockin'. The studio version was always too "sing-songy" to my ears.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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smokeydusky
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Date: March 22, 2013 21:54
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Actually, what I wanted was to do it slow like a Lee Dorsey thing. We rocked it up. I thought it was one of Andrew Loog Oldham's worst productions."
He eventually did a slow version with Alexis Korner, Frampton & Hopkins.
Great version, including the Richards vocal cameo.
Don't know if the take on CD is as complete as the LP though.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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24FPS
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Date: March 22, 2013 22:11
Can't stand the versions they do of this song on stage now. This song is not a slowed down stroll in the park. It's fast and hard and keening.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
BJPortugal
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Date: March 22, 2013 22:59
Best live version
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
Rockman
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Date: March 23, 2013 01:50
The U-Turns --Get Off My Cloud/I'm Down -- The Death Of Garage Rock --- Norton Records EP-131
ROCKMAN
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
slew
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Date: March 23, 2013 02:54
One of Charlie's best songs. Really a great song. This is NOT a pop song!
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
His Majesty
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Date: March 23, 2013 03:22
It should be noted that the repeated high pitch guitar line by Brian was played on a 12 string electric guitar. 
Personally, I think the Honolulu 1966 and Paris 1967 versions trump the studio version.
Personally, I think the Honolulu 1966 and Paris 1967 versions trump the studio version.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
slew
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Date: March 23, 2013 14:25
His Majesty - You can really hear that high pitched twelve string on the stereo versions that have come out.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
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More Hot Rocks
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Date: March 23, 2013 15:03
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dead.flowers
fresh from the garage ... there you go ...
Is this right out of 1983?
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
paulywaul
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Date: March 23, 2013 15:38
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René
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Get Off Of My Cloud
(Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
RCA Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, September 5, 1965
Mick Jagger - lead vocals, backing vocals, handclaps
Keith Richards - electric guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Watts - drums
Bill Wyman - bass
Brian Jones - electric guitar
Ian Stewart - piano
Yeah, I live on an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window imagining the world has stopped
Then in flies a guy who's all dressed up like a Union Jack
And says: I've won five pounds if I have this kind of detergent pack
I said: Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud, hey, you, get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd on my cloud, baby
Yeah, the telephone is ringing, I say: Hi, it's me, who is there on the line?
A voice says: Hi, hello, how are you, well, I guess I'm doin' fine
He says: It's three a.m., there's too much noise, don't you people ever wanna go to bed
Just 'cause you feel so good, do you have to drive me out of my head?
I said: Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud, hey, you, get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd on my cloud, baby
Yeah, I was sick and tired, fed up with this and decided to take a drive downtown
It was so very quiet and peaceful, there was nobody, not a soul around
I laid myself out, I was so tired and I started to dream
In the morning the parking tickets were just like flags stuck on my windscreen
I said: Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud, hey, you, get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd on my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Hey, you, get off of my cloud
Don't hang around baby, two's a crowd on my cloud
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham
First released on:
The Rolling Stones - “Get Off Of My Cloud / I’m Free” 7” single
(London 9792) US, September 25, 1965
If there is ONE song that made me a fan of this band with IMMEDIATE effect, it was this one. First heard it in 1968 when I was 13 years old, sounds as good today as it did then. An absolute peach of a song, adore it. WHAT a joy it was to see/hear them open with it LIVE in the year 2012.
[ If you don't believe what I'm singing, at three o'clock in the morning, babe, well I'm singing my song for you ]
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
Redhotcarpet
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Date: March 23, 2013 15:51
It has become the absolute embarrassment now. 1975 and 1976 was the peak.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
virgil
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Date: March 23, 2013 17:05
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Redhotcarpet
It has become the absolute embarrassment now. 1975 and 1976 was the peak.
75 & 76 versions YUK, not even close to the Original.
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
Hairball
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Date: February 26, 2019 19:24
No doubt one of the greatest rock songs ever by any band - everything about it.
In my top 10 favorite Stones songs.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: Track Talk: Get Off Of My Cloud
Posted by:
ovalvox
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Date: February 27, 2019 04:24
One of my favorite Stones tracks of all time. Charlie starts it off with a great drum intro followed by Keith hitting it hard on rhythm guitar with a firm backing by Bill. Brian highlights it with lead guitar playing his Rick 12 string. Mick takes it home with his cynical vocals. When Bill said they were the sum of five equal parts this song must have come to mind. Great all around tune. I like both versions stereo and mono. It"s nice to hear Brian's lead guitar in the stereo mix. To bad the stereo version wasn't mixed a little better. Brian and Keith's guitars could have been balanced a little differently. It's ironic. The mono Keith's guitar sticks out. In the stereo Brian's does. This song could have used a balance like the guitars on It's All Over Now where they were equal and in the forefront throughout the song.This was a real shit kicker for 1965.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-02-27 04:26 by ovalvox.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-02-27 04:26 by ovalvox.
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