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drewmaster
I can’t believe some of y’all don’t appreciate the wondrous glory of this track. Ladies and gentlemen, this is 5 minutes and 5 seconds of pure sonic bliss, showcasing the Stones’ majesty and genius. If you want to know what it feels like to be truly alive, to suck the marrow from life, then smoke a fattie, crank the stereo to 11, get your air guitar out, and hit the play button. Shout and scream along with this one till you’re hoarse. If that doesn’t release your inner demons – all the anger and pain and fury inside – then, well, ain’t nothing gonna help ya.
It starts out so simply and elegantly. Keith’s riff, man, holy shit; right from the outset, it just tears a hole in the universe with its relentless, pounding fury. And then Charlie chimes in with a machine-gun volley that’s so funky it should be illegal; you just gotta get up off yer ass and dance. Bill enters, stage left, with a magnificently swampy blues line. Dig Keith’s bluesy moan (it is Keith, isn’t it?), eerily setting the stage for the satanic blues-fest to come. And then Mick starts yowling his tale of woe, exorcising the demons, with brutal lyrics that pull no punches at all, his words just snaking beautifully through Keith’s guitar licks, as only he can do … pure Glimmer Twins alchemy. And Ronnie’s scorching solo, meshing perfectly with Keith’s relentless riff; notice how Keith’s riff sounds a little different, a little more intense, after Ronnie exits.
But wait, this one then gets even better, as everything starts to gel and it starts to go into overdrive. Those maracas in the next guitar break, underscoring that incredibly funky groove. And Bill’s bass, continuing to hold it all down so perfectly but now coming more to the foreground for added effect. Another guitar (or two) becomes noticeable, wailing for attention, and then that haunting repeated note on the piano, all just further adding to the sonic ecstasy that by this point is so intense that it’s almost unbearable. (There’s a particularly wonderful moment at 3:20, when Keith does this rude little descending two-note combination-lick that just makes me glad to be alive).
The SOUND of this track is just so phenomenal; an open-G fest if there ever was one. I could listen to this riff all day every day and never get bored. And that propulsive, strutting groove, showing the world how it’s done, reminding us that, rhythmically, no one has ever or will ever be able to touch the Stones.
This is DEVIL’s music, son; rock and roll of the purest and finest grade, mainlining right to the jugular; the louder you play this one, the better it gets. I love Soul Survivor, its cousin, but this one is even more amazing. It’s probably the most shamefully under-rated track from what may be the Stones’ most shamefully under-rated album. Having coming off the stellar success of Tattoo You, they were still floating, still on top of the world when they recorded this one, and the confidence, the fvck-you-we’re-the-fukkin-Rolling-Stones-so-go-fvck-yerself bravado, is truly breathtaking.
Drew
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
LOl. Indeed some recycling going on there, I had forgotten this riff had originally appeared in Soul Survivor. I'm going to say that SS was it's best showing mostly because there are other elements in that song that don't require the riff to hold up the tune like the other two. The worst showing is in Rock and a Hard Place, imo, just because the way that song is produced.
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Hairball
The familiar riff is the tune's only saving grace.
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Hairball
The familiar riff is the tune's only saving grace.
Oh, no. The slide solo is brilliant!
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Hairball
The familiar riff is the tune's only saving grace.
Oh, no. The slide solo is brilliant!
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
Black Or White
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
Black Or White
If that counts, I'd say Whatever You Want
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DandelionPowderman
On which song was this riff the best: It Must Be Hell, Soul Survivor or Rock And A Hard Place?
Black Or White
If that counts, I'd say Whatever You Want
At least Michael's boys were inspired by the riff mentioned above.