Does anyone have any idea behind the motivation for this song? I love the whole record but love more how they ended the record with this 11 minute jerkoff. Back in 65 this was unheard of.

Studio jam .. keep the tapes rolling.

ROCKMAN

Sure they kept the tapes rolling, but how did they get the OK to release this song on the record?

No one knew back then ...censors didn't get it unless it was spelt out to them.

ROCKMAN

Something always tells me that they rehearsed the song
in the studio, sort of found the jam at the end
and went, "yeah, let's do it with a long ending."
Because if you compare it with the other stuff recorded
at the same time, it's rather average. The long version
makes it great...and very sexy. I could be wrong.
Great track, though. GREAT guitar playing by Keith, too.

is it the first song Charlie played brushes on, to be on an album?

not completely unheard of - Dylan's Desolation Row comes immediately to mind.

Try the song with the sound/volume balance only on mick's voice.
His voice is alone on one channel ; the band onto the other.
If you only listen to Mick's voice you can imagine he's been flying high during this trip........
Schuine

That mixing is sometimes called ape- och monkey stereo sound.

May be they just ran out of songs and had to pad the album out and a long track was pretty much a way out idea.

I don't know what the motivation was but what a fantastic track! In my all time Stones top 10, well definitely 15. People go on about the Beatles innovations (or should I say George Martin's) but rarely ever mention that this song broke the mould. As far as I'm aware there were no pop/rock studio jams until Going Home or any album tracks over about 5 minutes long. Months later Love repeated the formula and extended the track to fill a whole LP side then we had In a Gadda da Vida, Haphash & The Coloured Coat and all manner of dodgy jams. Mmm, thinking about it, Going Home may have a lot to answer for but the track itself is so lithe, sexual, loose and yet musically tight at the same time... perfect.

It bores the neuk outta me.

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

not completely unheard of - Dylan's Desolation Row comes immediately to mind.

and of course bob filled the 11 minutes with words not a load of shite....

Going home is not a load of shite. It's the Stones. They are not the type to carry on for hours singing obscure lyrics about their personal political views. They sing obscure lyrics about their sex lives. There is a big difference. Comparing the two is a difficult task. I personally can only listen to Dylan's record "Desire". I think that is a brilliant piece of work. The rest bores me to death.

I also find Dylan mostly boring.
Going Home is Gov´nor.
Zappa & Pink FLoyd used to fill vinyl sides with one track.
Much better than Dylan, esp. the latter.

Aftermath is an album with potential; still, after some 39 years it opens depth & blues & rock bottoms you didnt hear at first. Mastership!

I'm with Menace I usually skip this track. Well the last part anyway. Maybe they were trying to get a bit of the old 'rave-up' going in the studio? Anyway I think the production is a little flat (that's an inside joke)

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.



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billy318124 Wrote:
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> not completely unheard of - Dylan's Desolation Row
> comes immediately to mind.
>
> and of course bob filled the 11 minutes with words
> not a load of shite....

ABSOLUTELY! Desolation Row is one of the best pieces of poetry and songwriting ever composed. In fact, all Bob 'long' songs are brilliant: "Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands", "Hurricane", &C...




"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

I also used to skip it before; but I rediscovered it with this thread.
I have a weak memory of liking it at first, but I´m not sure...
Long tracks may attract you at certain types of ages (like 20-25?).
Just a corn flakes package theory; but, anyway...

whatever you say monkey man.....you are obviously a music expert.

and all my friends are junkies...

We are all experts here.

I listened to it again today, it's growing on me.

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.

Good man Rank. Let that hypnotic groove take you over.

LOL! Woooooooooooo!

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.