Re: Calling Mathijs help me learn beast of burden
Date: October 1, 2006 13:29
ChelseaDrugstore Wrote:
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> I don't see Ernie Watts doing anyhting noteworthy.
> I';m just glad that this is not one of the songs
> he ruines by playing all over it, the way he does
> on other tunes. What makes it though are Keith in
> BU vox and a great shirt/vest combo.
> The groove of course cna never ever be reproduced
> nowadays since we don't have Bill Wyman on Bass.
> The Bass on this song is vital. The way Bill plays
> it DJ would not play it in a million years. DJ is
> too good, too sophisticated. Bill plays with a
> pick, he is loud and trebly, slightly flanged. He
> plays like a white boy who is playing a guitar
> with 4 strings. Lots of rootnotes and fifths.
> Perfect for Stones groove when coupled with
> Charlie's jazzy-rock whacks and Keith's syncopated
> riffing.
> DJ went from too much chromatic running to over
> emphasizing the muddy thumping of rootnotes. He is
> like a panzer down there. I do believe DJ has the
> right intention; he just doens't get it.
> With DJ I get the impression he is playing down,
> where aS Bill was playing up.
I absolutely totally agree. Right on the mark. But I have also always thought of this version and of the Hampton version as the absolute weaving: both Wood and Richards play lead and rythm, and they are really listening to eachother, and constantly finish eachothers riffs. The total soundscape becomes bigger than just two guitars. Check for example the intro on the Phoenix gig.
Mathijs