Did Charlie ever say what his favorite Stones album and songs



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Believe it or not, Charlie really liked “Gunface” from B2B.

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stevecardi
Believe it or not, Charlie really liked “Gunface” from B2B.

Never read that before, but I am also a fan of that track!

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stevecardi
Charlie really liked “Gunface” from B2B.

sounds logical : it's built on groove and it's basically a dialog between a drummer and his guitarist.

I know right?!

Actually, when B2B came out, Charlie gave an interview where he had a lot of positive words for the material. He liked “Gunface,” “Saint of Me,” “How Can I Stop?” and even “Anybody Seen My Baby?”

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I like “Gunface” too. That and “Low Down” are fantastic grove tracks in the classic Stones drums/guitar riff type of way.

I remember that he liked SFTD..............can't remember when this was

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"Stripped" was one of his favourite albums.

I love Bridges and Voodoo.I think they are very underrated albums. His drumming was always great no matter the strength of the song or the bands playing

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TheBlockbuster
"Stripped" was one of his favourite albums.

That’s right! Charlie even went as far as to say he liked the re-recorded version of “Not Fade Away” on Stripped better than he liked the Stones’ original cover version on ENHM.

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I love Bridges and Voodoo.I think they are very underrated albums. His drumming was always great no matter the strength of the song or the bands playing

Steel Wheels is my favorite of the modern Stones albums, and one of my desert island choices.

That said, there’s no getting around it: VL and B2B have some of Charlie Watts’ finest work. Not only as a Rolling Stone, but as a professional musician.

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I remember that he liked SFTD..............can't remember when this was

Well, given how iconic that drum intro and samba beat has become, I’d be pretty proud of it if I was the drummer on that song, to say nothing of wanting to perform it every chance I got!



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I seem to remember he saying that he never listened to the Stones while at home. It was Shirley who always put a Stones' record on the turntable.

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"Stripped" was one of his favourite albums.

That’s right! Charlie even went as far as to say he liked the re-recorded version of “Not Fade Away” on Stripped better than he liked the Stones’ original cover version on ENHM.

Very interesting (and I agree with Charlie). Do you have a source?

He said that Wild Horses on Stripped was just as good as the original.

He also liked GOING TO A GO GO! Greetings

He said in this interview [in french] that he was particularly proud of the drums on the Stripped version of "Not Fade Away". He adds: "but it's difficult to say, because I never listen to the Stones albums again".

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Quelle est la partie de batterie dont vous êtes le plus fier ?
Peut-être celle de Not fade away, sur l'album live Stripped. Mais c'est difficile à dire car je n'écoute jamais les disques des Rolling Stones.

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GivenToFly15
He said in this interview [in french] that he was particularly proud of the drums on the Stripped version of "Not Fade Away". He adds: "but it's difficult to say, because I never listen to the Stones albums again".

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Quelle est la partie de batterie dont vous êtes le plus fier ?
Peut-être celle de Not fade away, sur l'album live Stripped. Mais c'est difficile à dire car je n'écoute jamais les disques des Rolling Stones.

Thank you GivenToFly15. I was trying to find this last night but couldn’t. This is the one I was looking for.

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DandelionPowderman
He said that Wild Horses on Stripped was just as good as the original.

Thank you DandelionPowderman. I’d forgotten: he also liked that version as well. Keith too. The latter said the Stripped version is a great example of his vision of a more mature Stones.



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He also liked GOING TO A GO GO! Greetings

NICE! I didn’t know that. That’s one of my favorite Stones covers.

Charlie also really liked “Honky Tonk Women.”
“Ventilator Blues” as well.

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Rambler62
He also liked GOING TO A GO GO! Greetings

Yes. he mentioned it and the Otis Redding songs (Mr. Pitiful, etc.).