Classic Albums: Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones
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Track Four: Live With Me:
he opening bass line played none other than Keith Richars is on of the most foot tapping and fist pumping basslines I’ve ever heard, it’s simplicity and groove just helps to kick the song into submission. To say that this song is an effort maxde by all members of the group would be a lie seen as though this is the second and last song n that Mick Taylor makes an appearance on this albumj and there is also a rumour that Bill Wyman only appeared on certain occasions during the recording of this album and that Keith had to take over his duties as Jimi Hendrix on the album Electric Ladyland. This is one of the bands finest songs and has finally made it back back into their live set on there recent tours. The lyrics like Jigsaw Puzzle from the previous album Beggars Banquet referes to each member of the band especially the line ’My best friend he shoots water rats and feeds them to his geese refers to Richards. The guitar playing is again incendiary as Mick and Keith play off of one another establishing the age old ancient art of weaving that Keith has now managed to perfect with Taylor’s replacement Ronnie Wood and let’s not forget the raging saxophone performed by Bobby Keys. This song is humorous, well written and certainly deserves to stay in the bands live repertoire for a long time.
Track Five: Let It Bleed:
‘Well we all need someone to lean on, and if you want it, well you can lean on me”. Now this song may nt be the most how ashould I put it? ’nice’ of al;l love songs most of all because of the line ”You can cum all over me” but it certainly has a lot of heart. This is song for one who has been beaten down too many times with it’s gritty and dispondant lyrics and it disguises itself as been a typical Stones ballad like ’Wild Horses’ even though from what I’ve heard that song is [plea tyo Marianne Faithful and due to the miscarriage she had suffered yet Let It Bleed itself ferences Cocaine, Prostitution and the overall need for someone. Ian Stewart (The sixth Rolling Stone) marinates the keyboard along to Charlie Watts’ drumming that thumps andstaggers long with Keith’s acoustic guitar, you can ahrdly hear any Bass guitar due once again to the troubled relationship between Bill Wyman and Keith Richards. But than all of the arguments and tempetuous problems the band were facing at the time this song still packs a mean punch. It’s not something you would play at a wedding but it’s got a great vibe and a heart but if you place it alongside ’Country Honk’ to the rest of the songs on this album it would not be in the running for the top slot of songs they would play live. Some may argue that this is a filler track and if they do then theyn haven’t been paying attention but if fillers are this good then who gives a shit?
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