In no way am I intending to spark a discussion about Altamont or what happened at the end of Under My Thumb.

Conversely, I was watching Gimme Shelter and wanted to remark at how fantastic the version of Under My Thumb was from Altamont. The guitars, in particular, are just lighting up the song. It's too bad we didn't get a version of UMT on Ya Ya's.

Under My Thumb..that's what the Stones should be playing currently;

Yeah, I agree with this totally... I also really like the version of 'I'm Free' from that tour, and from Hyde Park '69... nice and slow groove, slightly (?) out of tune guitars... My old SG (back when I had an elec. guitar) used to sound all out of tune whenever playing standard chords. I like that sound. I think UMT on Gimme Shelter was kinda like that too.

UMT was very slow at Altamont...as Mick was scared the crazy Hells Angel was about to jump him

reg thorpe Wrote:
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> Under My Thumb..that's what the Stones should be
> playing currently;


They did play it a few times during this tour, e.g. at the Giants stadium.

The San Diego '69 performance of UMT is nice, too.

IMO I'm Free is tripe, musically and lyrically, but in '69 it was a vehicle for some nice Taylor improvisation. Some Oakland, Inglewood and MSG performances come to mind. MSG 11/27 has a startling and sweet little 20 sec solo that leaves you asking "Where did THAT come from?"

Under My Thumb from Altamont....now that's a classic

that's when the Stones sounded dangerous.....fit the environment...ranch'n'roll..........i sound like a broken record, but that version of Gimme Shelter from Altamont is downright scary.....the guitar.sounds like an angry swarm of bees

Leonard Keringer Wrote:
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> that's when the Stones sounded dangerous.....fit
> the environment...ranch'n'roll..........i sound
> like a broken record, but that version of Gimme
> Shelter from Altamont is downright scary.....the
> guitar.sounds like an angry swarm of bees


deja vu! Have you got a special keyboard-button called "Altamont comment" ?

Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> Leonard Keringer Wrote:
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> -----
> > that's when the Stones sounded
> dangerous.....fit
> > the environment...ranch'n'roll..........i sound
> > like a broken record, but that version of Gimme
> > Shelter from Altamont is downright
> scary.....the
> > guitar.sounds like an angry swarm of bees
>
>
> deja vu! Have you got a special keyboard-button
> called "Altamont comment" ?


yessir.......i just hit Ctrl-Alt-Gimme



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2006-11-03 00:35 by Leonard Keringer.

But it's a great description, the warm bees.

Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> But it's a great description, the warm bees.


i have a "swarm-of-beez" button as well

I meant the swarm of bees, I was thinking about warm beers.

Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> I meant the swarm of bees, I was thinking about
> warm beers.


dippin' into the devil's punchbowl Erik?