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Absolutely sensational song that has sex oozing out of every single note. This was Brian's baby and for him to get a blues song and especially a thinly-disguised ode to a cock to No 1 in the UK charts was incredible.
Yes, sensational is the word to describe this one. I would add that it not only drips sex from every note, but foreboding and menace and mystery and attitude as well. And you can trace the lineage of so much of the Stones later work to this one ... Midnight Rambler, for example, owes a great deal to LRR.
To me, this is Willie Dixon's finest moment as a songwriter; it just grabs the listener and won't let go (unlike the tepid Little Baby, discussed a few weeks ago). And the Stones knock it out of the park every time, from their shimmering 1964 masterpiece, to the '89 live slow-burn that features Clapton's devastating guitar solo, to Keith's haunting acoustic rehearsal with the great James Cotton, this one always blows the roof off the joint.
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What is live about this?
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liddas
Does anybody have a clue on how to get close to that great nasty LLR slide sound?
In particular when you play the high notes up the neck-
High action and heavy gauge I would say, but, is there any "secret" secret?
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slew
The best Rolling Stones blues number!! Perfection.
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Redhotcarpet
And no, the Stones with Clapton version is not good. In fact it's horrible.
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liddas
Does anybody have a clue on how to get close to that great nasty LLR slide sound?
In particular when you play the high notes up the neck-
High action and heavy gauge I would say, but, is there any "secret" secret?
C
Depends what guitar you're using. I play it sometimes on a cheap old Telecaster in open D tuning (the original might have been in open G, can't remember, not sure it's that important) and I typically use the neck pickup with some of the tone rolled off. And I use quite a heavy slide. Overdrive the amp just a little bit and the results are not exact, but still pretty satisfying.