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GasLightStreet
Rocks Off is one of those Stones songs that has the studio excellence that they simply can not conjure up live ala Gimme Shelter, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Respectable and Start Me Up just to give a glimpse.
The chugging guitars, Mick's tearing and searing voice with moments of being stoned off his ass, the ease of the drums yet the intensity of them; the horns: one of the most brilliant rock'n'roll songs ever.
Truly a masterpiece from an outstanding album.
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GasLightStreet
Rocks Off is one of those Stones songs that has the studio excellence that they simply can not conjure up live ala Gimme Shelter, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Respectable and Start Me Up just to give a glimpse.
The chugging guitars, Mick's tearing and searing voice with moments of being stoned off his ass, the ease of the drums yet the intensity of them; the horns: one of the most brilliant rock'n'roll songs ever.
Truly a masterpiece from an outstanding album.
I don't agree with Respectable. I think they always play that well live.
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GasLightStreet
Rocks Off is one of those Stones songs that has the studio excellence that they simply can not conjure up live ala Gimme Shelter, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo, Respectable and Start Me Up just to give a glimpse.
The chugging guitars, Mick's tearing and searing voice with moments of being stoned off his ass, the ease of the drums yet the intensity of them; the horns: one of the most brilliant rock'n'roll songs ever.
Truly a masterpiece from an outstanding album.
I don't agree with Respectable. I think they always play that well live.
Obviously you like bland performances then... because it's so slow when they do it.
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HMS
Respectable doesn´t "bite" live. But the song has to attack, just like the studio-version does. Otherwise it doesnt make sense to play it live anyway.
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HMS
Respectable doesn´t "bite" live. But the song has to attack, just like the studio-version does. Otherwise it doesnt make sense to play it live anyway.
[insert song] was good live in 1978. In later years, it lost it's punch; one of the weaker cuts on [insert album].
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Meise
Always loved that track. Pure Rock'n'Roll, nothing to complain about.
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Rockman
PURE STONES .... nuffin else like it ....
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nightskyman
I do think it is an effective opener, but honestly, some people here are saying it is their best recording ever. I think not (there are so many other Stones songs that qualify for that).
I don't think people are saying that. They just recognize that "Rocks Off" hits something that is actually perfect in its own terms. As a song it is not any "Satisfaction" or "Jumping Jack Flash" or "Gimme Shelter", not having any of those hit-caliber, universally capturing elements in it, but it succeeds to 'say' something that really is The Stones at their best - so relaxed, so self-conscious, so strong. It simply emerges such strong vibes by the very strong terms of its own that it very much defines the Stones as as the greatest rock and roll band in the world. The simple idiom of rock and roll just can't sound any better than this.
- Doxa
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smokeyduskyWhat genuine mono mix are you referring to?Quote
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You should all hear the genuine mono mix, extended outro.
Rocks Off: Three collectible versions (full-time collectors only, I should know)
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Rockman
PURE STONES .... nuffin else like it ....![]()