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Naturalust
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Reminder to Dandie that when you pull quotes from Ian's site over at Time Is On Our Side to make sure to credit him. He doesn't mind us using them here but has specifically requested that we do so. He's obviously put a lot of effort into compiling all that information on that awesome site and deserves the nod!
[www.timeisonourside.com]
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Naturalust
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Reminder to Dandie that when you pull quotes from Ian's site over at Time Is On Our Side to make sure to credit him. He doesn't mind us using them here but has specifically requested that we do so. He's obviously put a lot of effort into compiling all that information on that awesome site and deserves the nod!
[www.timeisonourside.com]
As usual, the Brian Jones era stones ("time is on our side") gets neglected by the Taylor era "IORR". Sigh.
(that was a joke)
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From4tilLate
Bill has said there are songs wrongly credited on Exile, and that he played on more tracks than he got credit for. He didn't mention any song specifically, but this track sounds like Bill to me.
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From4tilLate
Bill has said there are songs wrongly credited on Exile, and that he played on more tracks than he got credit for. He didn't mention any song specifically, but this track sounds like Bill to me.
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Brown Moses
John Perry (the Only Ones guitarist),in his book Classic Rock Albums,EOMS,says this;
"Amid the diversity of fans gathered by the Stones in a career approaching its fortieth year,I still find *Tumbling Dice* works as a litmus test.You can sort out a particular type of Stones fan by the status they afford this song.Some think it definitive,others can't see what the fuss is about."
I'm in the former camp.
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Brown Moses
John Perry (the Only Ones guitarist),in his book Classic Rock Albums,EOMS,says this;
"Amid the diversity of fans gathered by the Stones in a career approaching its fortieth year,I still find *Tumbling Dice* works as a litmus test.You can sort out a particular type of Stones fan by the status they afford this song.Some think it definitive,others can't see what the fuss is about."
I'm in the former camp.
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DandelionPowderman
The song needs to be sung perfectly for it to work live, imo, something Mick hasn't really done for a while. The melody line is higher pitched than what he's doing live.
Many have talked about the great ending, and I agree, but what about the first 30 seconds of this track – perhaps the greatest segment they ever put to tape.
The intro, the drums, the drive and Mick's glorious vocals. Great!
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DandelionPowderman
The song needs to be sung perfectly for it to work live ...
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Naturalust
Maybe someone here can help me remember where that version of this song is that starts with just Chuck and the piano
and everyone singing along and clapping jug band style then morphs into a full band version.
Video from some rehearsal studio to begin with. Much thanks.
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Naturalust
Maybe someone here can help me remember where that version of this song is that starts with just Chuck and the piano
and everyone singing along and clapping jug band style then morphs into a full band version.
Video from some rehearsal studio to begin with. Much thanks.
That was on the bootleg known as the Stripped Companion, and then it was released on Rarities.
I think the video wasn't actually in the Stripped documentary, was it? But I do remember seeing it. Hm
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Naturalust
Maybe someone here can help me remember where that version of this song is that starts with just Chuck and the piano
and everyone singing along and clapping jug band style then morphs into a full band version.
Video from some rehearsal studio to begin with. Much thanks.
That was on the bootleg known as the Stripped Companion, and then it was released on Rarities.
I think the video wasn't actually in the Stripped documentary, was it? But I do remember seeing it. Hm
Thanks with sssoul!! Now it's coming back to me. I actually love the broken down version they play at the beginning. Not only does it somewhat restore my faith in Chucks piano playing I simply adore the background vocals being so loud in the mix. That classic Keith stumbling up to the mic and adding some serious soul to the performance. I could listen to the whole song like that, or better yet a version where it got slowly more complex with different instruments coming into the mix as the song progressed, ending with the red hot mess we know the song can be. Whoo Hoo!
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Brown Moses
John Perry (the Only Ones guitarist),in his book Classic Rock Albums,EOMS,says this;
"Amid the diversity of fans gathered by the Stones in a career approaching its fortieth year,I still find *Tumbling Dice* works as a litmus test.You can sort out a particular type of Stones fan by the status they afford this song.Some think it definitive,others can't see what the fuss is about."
I'm in the former camp.
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PhillyFAN
For me Tumbling Dice is the quintessential Rolling Stones song. I believe the Brussell's version is the best live version of this song I have heard.
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Brown Moses
John Perry (the Only Ones guitarist),in his book Classic Rock Albums,EOMS,says this;
"Amid the diversity of fans gathered by the Stones in a career approaching its fortieth year,I still find *Tumbling Dice* works as a litmus test.You can sort out a particular type of Stones fan by the status they afford this song.Some think it definitive,others can't see what the fuss is about."
I'm in the former camp.
And I'm in the latter camp. There's nothing wrong with this track, and it beats the tar out of much of their latter-day stuff, but to my ears it sure ain't up to JJF, HTW, or many other examples of their finest work. Don't they sound a little tired here? The whole affair just feels a bit sluggish and dispirited. Linda Ronstadt's version had more energy, for Chrissakes.
I must confess however that I loved the fantastic circular/repeating horn riff during the "got to roll me" outro on the '89/90 live versions (for example from the 3:11 mark onward in the clip below). It elevated something rather pedestrian into something extraordinary.
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Drew