“Good Time Woman,” one of the outtakes included in the expanded Exile On Main St. box set, just came up today on shuffle in my car. It is the most complete of a number of iterations, a handful of recorded versions familiar to Stones fans from bootlegs that led to “Tumbling Dice,. Chris Kimsey explained to …
My uncle, a mentor, had been murdered the day before and I was still stunned, but the waves of emotion were beginning to boil up and seep through in that state of shock when I finally went to see Aretha Franklin perform for the first time, in 2009. My wife and I had gotten tickets …
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of the single, here is my entry on the song in my book, ROCKS OFF: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones. This has been my ring tone for about 10 years. Never tire of it. Jumpin’ Jack Flash Recorded: April 20, …
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I recently stumbled across the audio recordings of some of my interviews for ROCKS OFF. Here is one with producer/engineer Andy Johns, recorded August 30, 2012. It is one of three interviews with him I did within a few weeks. In this one we discuss Sticky Fingers; Exile on Main St; recording at Mick’s house, Stargroves; …
I was on a treadmill circa 2002 when this song first punched me in the gut. When Tom Waits came to the last bridge and verse of “Take It With Me,” it took the wind out me and I had to stop running. Children are playing at the end of the day Strangers are singing …
This just came up on shuffle. I have loved this song deeply from the moment I bought the album, the (on cassette!) day it came out. So I figured I would excerpt the entry for the song, from my book, Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones. Forgive the lazy lack of formatting. …
Demonization is natural and can even be enjoyable, particularly in the hands of someone who is sharp-witted, sharp-tongued, a great writer, or rhetorical speaker. Many of us love to throw sharp jabs, flip and cutting remarks, or witty rebuttals to those whose positions seem indefensible to us. Especially in the age of social media, when …
My love for this song grows each time I hear it. I feel it would have been one of the best songs on the original Exile on Main St. release had they finished it. So here I revisit the final chapter of my 2013 book, Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the …
Some years ago, I think in 2006, my group, Crown Victoria were recording something at Q Division and then we had some time at the end of the night. At least that’s how I think it went down. So we opened up a microphone near the upright piano. I played acoustic, drummer Tom Polce played electric, …
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