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Silver Dagger
I don't think too many bands ever outdid Chuck Berry with versions of his songs but here is one prime example. Just listen to this and marvel.
It's one of their greatest cover versions and from the get go they create a vibe that you are actually sitting in the passenger seat listening to Mick as he recants just how wonderful his powerful motor is and what its capable of achieving on that New Jersey Turnpike.
And my, how the music does roll - from side to side just like that Airmobile as we're taken on a journey into the heart of rock'n'roll.
People always talk about Keith and Ronnie's guitar weaving but the origins of that magical, musical interaction was born 10 years before with Brian. People often forget that but listen here to how those twin guitars interlock and propel this song to that incredible Charlie backbeat.
Was there ever a better guitar band in the 60s - one that achieved the perfect dance rhythms that Keith and Brian created? I don't think so and the evidence of that is all here on this magnificent song.
And I never noticed this before but is this where the 505 from Flight 505 might have been borrowed from? I think so.
Btw - You Can't Catch Me is also the basis for The Stooges equally incredible track, 1970.
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Silver Dagger
I don't think too many bands ever outdid Chuck Berry with versions of his songs but here is one prime example. Just listen to this and marvel.
It's one of their greatest cover versions and from the get go they create a vibe that you are actually sitting in the passenger seat listening to Mick as he recants just how wonderful his powerful motor is and what its capable of achieving on that New Jersey Turnpike.
And my, how the music does roll - from side to side just like that Airmobile as we're taken on a journey into the heart of rock'n'roll.
People always talk about Keith and Ronnie's guitar weaving but the origins of that magical, musical interaction was born 10 years before with Brian. People often forget that but listen here to how those twin guitars interlock and propel this song to that incredible Charlie backbeat.
Was there ever a better guitar band in the 60s - one that achieved the perfect dance rhythms that Keith and Brian created? I don't think so and the evidence of that is all here on this magnificent song.
And I never noticed this before but is this where the 505 from Flight 505 might have been borrowed from? I think so.
Btw - You Can't Catch Me is also the basis for The Stooges equally incredible track, 1970.
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Silver Dagger
I don't think too many bands ever outdid Chuck Berry with versions of his songs but here is one prime example. Just listen to this and marvel.
It's one of their greatest cover versions and from the get go they create a vibe that you are actually sitting in the passenger seat listening to Mick as he recants just how wonderful his powerful motor is and what its capable of achieving on that New Jersey Turnpike.
And my, how the music does roll - from side to side just like that Airmobile as we're taken on a journey into the heart of rock'n'roll.
People always talk about Keith and Ronnie's guitar weaving but the origins of that magical, musical interaction was born 10 years before with Brian. People often forget that but listen here to how those twin guitars interlock and propel this song to that incredible Charlie backbeat.
Was there ever a better guitar band in the 60s - one that achieved the perfect dance rhythms that Keith and Brian created? I don't think so and the evidence of that is all here on this magnificent song.
And I never noticed this before but is this where the 505 from Flight 505 might have been borrowed from? I think so.
Btw - You Can't Catch Me is also the basis for The Stooges equally incredible track, 1970.
Agree completely .... terrific post, Mike.
Drew
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Thanks NICOS. I'd like to suggest, if not a big deal, that you include the 'track talk index' link for all track talk songs.
I can never seem to find that when I want it! (I know, I should have it bookmarked) .... If that link was there, and we want to do a search on a Track Talk, it wouldn't matter if we didn't find the specific track that we were looking for right away, as we would be able to get to the link from any Track Talk.
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Comments, input and alterations are very welcome!
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Thanks NICOS. I'd like to suggest, if not a big deal, that you include the 'track talk index' link for all track talk songs.
I can never seem to find that when I want it! (I know, I should have it bookmarked) .... If that link was there, and we want to do a search on a Track Talk, it wouldn't matter if we didn't find the specific track that we were looking for right away, as we would be able to get to the link from any Track Talk.
You'll find it on the Home Page in the "Forum links of interest".
Index to Rene's Track Talks
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matxil
"Down the Road Apiece" and (much later, on Get Yer Ya Ya's Out) "Little Queenie" are my two favourite Chuck Berry covers from the Stones. Like I said, the Stones always played Berry very well, but sometimes they really excelled.
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NICOS
Comments, input and alterations are very welcome!
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Thanks NICOS. I'd like to suggest, if not a big deal, that you include the 'track talk index' link for all track talk songs.
I can never seem to find that when I want it! (I know, I should have it bookmarked) .... If that link was there, and we want to do a search on a Track Talk, it wouldn't matter if we didn't find the specific track that we were looking for right away, as we would be able to get to the link from any Track Talk.
You'll find it on the Home Page in the "Forum links of interest".
Index to Rene's Track Talks
I see it, thanks!
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drewmaster
Anyone know what that delightful "popping" sound is that is sprinkled through this track? It's most noticeable at 2:43 after Mick says "tuned" in the "Radio tuned to rock & roll" line.
It's a subtle thing but somehow it really adds to the song's charm. I've always thought of it as some kind of popping noise from the airmobile's engine being revved up so high.
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Anyone know what that delightful "popping" sound is that is sprinkled through this track? It's most noticeable at 2:43 after Mick says "tuned" in the "Radio tuned to rock & roll" line.
It's a subtle thing but somehow it really adds to the song's charm. I've always thought of it as some kind of popping noise from the airmobile's engine being revved up so high.
Drew
Willie Dixon's stand up bass slapping percussion?
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slew
The Stones are the best cover band of all time. For the most part they make the song different from the original artists version sometimes surpassing, sometimes on par, sometimes okay and once in a while subpar (My Girl comes to mind). They play the Berry songs really well. Keith and Brian really understood how to play these songs and they were always locked in tight. They also do Motown really well with the exception of the above mentioned. But the Berry covers are the best!
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The Stones are the best cover band of all time. For the most part they make the song different from the original artists version sometimes surpassing, sometimes on par, sometimes okay and once in a while subpar (My Girl comes to mind). They play the Berry songs really well. Keith and Brian really understood how to play these songs and they were always locked in tight. They also do Motown really well with the exception of the above mentioned. But the Berry covers are the best!
Maybe My Girl is a (slight bit) subpar, but still...I like it. Possibly because it fits so well on Stone Age, a sampler I dearly loved because it had a few songs on it that were unheard in Europe at the time it came out.