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I tend to look at Gomper as a greeting card to Marocco. I guess the folk music of Marocco can be seen as more rock n roll than the folk music of India so it suited the Stones well. Love the lyrics, Brian Jones flute and dulcimer and of course Nicky's organ drills.Quote
Silver Dagger
It's a very beautiful melody and kinda reminds me of The Inner Light by George Harrison/The Beatles.
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tonterapi
No sitar or mellotron on this one. Brian played his Vox Bijou electric dulcimer with a slide. He also played flute but no recorder AFAIK.I tend to look at Gomper as a greeting card to Marocco. I guess the folk music of Marocco can be seen as more rock n roll than the folk music of India so it suited the Stones well. Love the lyrics, Brian Jones flute and dulcimer and of course Nicky's organ drills.Quote
Silver Dagger
It's a very beautiful melody and kinda reminds me of The Inner Light by George Harrison/The Beatles.
Underrated song on an underrated album IMHO. I love it musically and it says a lot about the Stones at that time. Some people find it over produced and I agree with that but it's still listenable and interesting.
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René
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Gomper
(Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, August 10 - September 7, 1967
Mick Jagger - lead vocals, backing vocals
Keith Richards - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Watts - tabla
Bill Wyman - bass
Brian Jones - flute, mellotron, sitar, dulcimer, recorder
Nicky Hopkins - organ
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with sssoul
>> the first half before it wigs out <<
smile: so i'll take the wigged-out half. something for everybody! i love the Rolling Stones :E
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René
Comments, input and alterations are very welcome!
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Gomper
(Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, August 10 - September 7, 1967
Mick Jagger - lead vocals, backing vocals
Keith Richards - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Watts - tabla
Bill Wyman - bass
Brian Jones - flute, mellotron, sitar, dulcimer, recorder
Nicky Hopkins - organ
I think the credits should read:
Tabla and/or other percussion: Mick Jagger
Bass: Bill Wyman
Electric six- and twelve-string guitars: Keith Richards
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Background vocals: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Organ: Nicky Hopkins
Electric dulcimer, recorder: Brian Jones
Mellotron: Brian Jones or Nicky Hopkins
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djuke
Ain't 'gomper' slang for a Mars bar?
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skipstone
What if Mick had named this Chomper instead of Gomper? Or maybe How To Skin An Australian Rat? Or maybe Now I Bore Myself To Sleep? Think it would have changed anything?
Silly lyrics at best.
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His Majesty
There is no mellotron, flute or sitar on Gomper!
Brian played Vox Bijou with a slide(people seem to mistake this for sitar) and recorder(it's definitely a recorder!).
Neptune, there's further oddness added via Bill's bass(probably his fretless bass)during the freakout section, I think this is the source of sound you mentioned above. A kind of freaked out twanging elastic band type sound.
The Satanic Sessions box sets show that Charlie played tablas during the session, thus.
Mick Jagger: Vocals, percussion
Keith Richard: Vocals, electric 12 & 6 string guitars
Brian Jones: Electric Dulcimer, recorder
Bill Wyman: Bass guitar
Charlie Watts: Tabla
Nicky Hopkins: Organ
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His Majesty
There is no mellotron, flute or sitar on Gomper!
Brian played Vox Bijou with a slide(people seem to mistake this for sitar) and recorder(it's definitely a recorder!).
Neptune, there's further oddness added via Bill's bass(probably his fretless bass)during the freakout section, I think this is the source of sound you mentioned above. A kind of freaked out twanging elastic band type sound.
The Satanic Sessions box sets show that Charlie played tablas during the session, thus.
Mick Jagger: Vocals, percussion
Keith Richard: Vocals, electric 12 & 6 string guitars
Brian Jones: Electric Dulcimer, recorder
Bill Wyman: Bass guitar
Charlie Watts: Tabla
Nicky Hopkins: Organ
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neptune
Thanks, HM. Wow, a fretless bass? Interesting.
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Mathijs
Well that settles it then!
Mathijs
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neptune
Thanks, HM. Wow, a fretless bass? Interesting.
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His Majesty
There is no mellotron, flute or sitar on Gomper!
Brian played Vox Bijou with a slide(people seem to mistake this for sitar) and recorder(it's definitely a recorder!).
Neptune, there's further oddness added via Bill's bass(probably his fretless bass)during the freakout section, I think this is the source of sound you mentioned above. A kind of freaked out twanging elastic band type sound.
The Satanic Sessions box sets show that Charlie played tablas during the session, thus.
Mick Jagger: Vocals, percussion
Keith Richard: Vocals, electric 12 & 6 string guitars
Brian Jones: Electric Dulcimer, recorder
Bill Wyman: Bass guitar
Charlie Watts: Tabla
Nicky Hopkins: Organ