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pmk251
"Welcome to the breakfast show" works for me. For my taste the '69 performances show the band at its sexiest. The performances were confident, effortless and almost restrained. The SAL version found the band working way too hard for opening song excitement. Despite the effort or perhaps because of the effort the performance feels flat and way too long. The performance feels ponderous.
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MartinB
Strangely, the version with Aretha Franklin is very good.
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marcovandereijk
Like the original poster said, there's no way to chose a favorite.
I do like it as an opener for concerts. The inevitable tension before the show is radically
blown away by Keith, like an orgasm freeing all energy from the crowd.
And yeah, the studio version definitely is one of the best rock songs ever recorded.
It can't be beaten, by anything.
One minor point that bugs me in the later versions: I can't think of a reason why Ronnie
is playing the "high pitched riff" right from the beginning of the song. I think it would
be better to keep his powders dry until the last verse.
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StonedRambler
The thing I love most is how Mick sings now the It's all right. The crowd, Lisa and Bernard do the backing vocals with the long 'aaaaaaaaaaal riiiiiight' and Mick sings on top of it. Just great
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Redhotcarpet
I gotta ask. You who say that one of the modern day versions is the best or among the best. Is that because you attended or are you employed by Mick?
The best live versions are of course from 1972, 1973, 1969 and possibly, if shortened and edited, 1981 (thanks to the backup from Ron and Keith and Ian and Bill's bass playing). I enjoy the 1975 and 1976 performances but I cannot say JJF is anywhere close to what it was. The Vegas-era/modern versions are horrible. The backup singers, the exact same notes from Ronnie (probably has to play them), Mick's horrible vocals, Keiths boring guitar.
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marcovandereijk
Like the original poster said, there's no way to chose a favorite.
I do like it as an opener for concerts. The inevitable tension before the show is radically
blown away by Keith, like an orgasm freeing all energy from the crowd.
And yeah, the studio version definitely is one of the best rock songs ever recorded.
It can't be beaten, by anything.
One minor point that bugs me in the later versions: I can't think of a reason why Ronnie
is playing the "high pitched riff" right from the beginning of the song. I think it would
be better to keep his powders dry until the last verse.
I thought the same, about Ronnie's top line lick..
better to be played later in the song..
one recent thing ( subtle but effective ) is the min 7 of the chord in the last of the three statements before the last verse..
I listen for it every time..
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MartinB
Strangely, the version with Aretha Franklin is very good.
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pmk251
"Welcome to the breakfast show" works for me. For my taste the '69 performances show the band at its sexiest. The performances were confident, effortless and almost restrained. The SAL version found the band working way too hard for opening song excitement. Despite the effort or perhaps because of the effort the performance feels flat and way too long. The performance feels ponderous.
My favourite version as well. It may be a little bit out of tune, but who cares. It swings, it has the groove, here's a band just playing, not at work. Then those short solos to finish it. Way better than the Ya Ya's version. I also prefer it to the studio version.
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Redhotcarpet
I gotta ask. You who say that one of the modern day versions is the best or among the best. Is that because you attended or are you employed by Mick?
The best live versions are of course from 1972, 1973, 1969 and possibly, if shortened and edited, 1981 (thanks to the backup from Ron and Keith and Ian and Bill's bass playing). I enjoy the 1975 and 1976 performances but I cannot say JJF is anywhere close to what it was. The Vegas-era/modern versions are horrible. The backup singers, the exact same notes from Ronnie (probably has to play them), Mick's horrible vocals, Keiths boring guitar.
72/73 is crap compared to the original. Toggle switching and barking. Pfft!
IMO this one is special in light of the circumstances. Being the first document of Stones activity after 5 years. They should have uploaded the whole song.Quote
madrid82
the best version is from Trabendo 2012
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Redhotcarpet
I gotta ask. You who say that one of the modern day versions is the best or among the best. Is that because you attended or are you employed by Mick?
The best live versions are of course from 1972, 1973, 1969 and possibly, if shortened and edited, 1981 (thanks to the backup from Ron and Keith and Ian and Bill's bass playing). I enjoy the 1975 and 1976 performances but I cannot say JJF is anywhere close to what it was. The Vegas-era/modern versions are horrible. The backup singers, the exact same notes from Ronnie (probably has to play them), Mick's horrible vocals, Keiths boring guitar.
72/73 is crap compared to the original. Toggle switching and barking. Pfft!
How dare you! the 1972 and 1973 versions are f-ing GREAT!
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Stoneage
Maybe not the best ever but at least some variation on the theme...
JJF
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DandelionPowderman
... But the studio version tops everything. Hands down.