Great choices.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 11:20amIn honor of Keith's milestone birthday... his greatest musical moments (in my opinion):
1) Gimme Shelter ... not only does he contribute the creepy, crawly, unsettling intro... he also adds the spooky backing vocals and then handles both lead and rhythm duties. It also contains a great, bluesy solo.
2) Before they Make Me Run ... I like this one better than Happy. This was Keith staring down actual hard time for his drug bust in Toronto. The song is defiant, but also humbling... the miscreant who is accepting that it might be time to slow down and clean up... but can't quite resist a final middle finger.
3) Jumpin' Jack Flash ... one of the greatest riffs ever recorded and it's played on an acoustic guitar!
4) Can't You Hear Me Knocking ... the riff that drives this track is nasty and dirty and while it sounds so simple, Keith squeezes a ton of power and emotion out of it.
5) Tumbling Dice ... for my money maybe the greatest rhythm guitar ever. It's both silky smooth and powerful... effortlessly managing the tempo, while giving the whole track a kick in the guts.
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Probably my all time favorite Keith song right there.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 11:20amIn honor of Keith's milestone birthday... his greatest musical moments (in my opinion):
1) Gimme Shelter ... not only does he contribute the creepy, crawly, unsettling intro... he also adds the spooky backing vocals and then handles both lead and rhythm duties. It also contains a great, bluesy solo.
2) Before they Make Me Run ... I like this one better than Happy. This was Keith staring down actual hard time for his drug bust in Toronto. The song is defiant, but also humbling... the miscreant who is accepting that it might be time to slow down and clean up... but can't quite resist a final middle finger.
3) Jumpin' Jack Flash ... one of the greatest riffs ever recorded and it's played on an acoustic guitar!
4) Can't You Hear Me Knocking ... the riff that drives this track is nasty and dirty and while it sounds so simple, Keith squeezes a ton of power and emotion out of it.
5) Tumbling Dice ... for my money maybe the greatest rhythm guitar ever. It's both silky smooth and powerful... effortlessly managing the tempo, while giving the whole track a kick in the guts.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Hello,Sparky wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 12:18pmProbably my all time favorite Keith song right there.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 11:20amIn honor of Keith's milestone birthday... his greatest musical moments (in my opinion):
1) Gimme Shelter ... not only does he contribute the creepy, crawly, unsettling intro... he also adds the spooky backing vocals and then handles both lead and rhythm duties. It also contains a great, bluesy solo.
2) Before they Make Me Run ... I like this one better than Happy. This was Keith staring down actual hard time for his drug bust in Toronto. The song is defiant, but also humbling... the miscreant who is accepting that it might be time to slow down and clean up... but can't quite resist a final middle finger.
3) Jumpin' Jack Flash ... one of the greatest riffs ever recorded and it's played on an acoustic guitar!
4) Can't You Hear Me Knocking ... the riff that drives this track is nasty and dirty and while it sounds so simple, Keith squeezes a ton of power and emotion out of it.
5) Tumbling Dice ... for my money maybe the greatest rhythm guitar ever. It's both silky smooth and powerful... effortlessly managing the tempo, while giving the whole track a kick in the guts.
Agreed - just slightly ahead of Little T & A.
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I have this single, I think it's the most amazing thing, what a fantastic cover, totally changed from ska to roots
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What if Mark E. Smith joined the Rolling Stones in 1980?
https://faxed.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque-rescue
Haven't listened to this yet, but it is available on Soulseek.
https://faxed.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque-rescue
Haven't listened to this yet, but it is available on Soulseek.
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Oh heavens, what would Muppet say?!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 2:58pmWhat if Mark E. Smith joined the Rolling Stones in 1980?
https://faxed.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque-rescue
Haven't listened to this yet, but it is available on Soulseek.
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Can you talk in the midst of a fainting spell?revbob wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 3:03pmOh heavens, what would Muppet say?!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 2:58pmWhat if Mark E. Smith joined the Rolling Stones in 1980?
https://faxed.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque-rescue
Haven't listened to this yet, but it is available on Soulseek.
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Goat's Head Soup is a damned fine record. I recently picked up a copy of the original CBS CD from the early 80s and it's the best sounding version of this LP other than the original LP. The 1994 Virgin is a close second. The 1999 Universal is terrible. Compressed to the brink of death.
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