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Name: Fender Bender
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Subject: RE: Let It Bleed
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Time: 5:08:31 PM
Remote Address: 71.209.43.126
Message ID: 294584
Parent ID: 294578
Thread ID: 294578
For me, "Gimme Shelter" is the highlight of the album. Keith's guitar intro / solo, Mick's ominous lyrics, and above all Merry Clayton's vocal break combine to take no prisoners.
Love In Vain: The album version is so-so. Instead of mandolin, slide maestro Ry Cooder should have taken the solo but we're left with Keith's noodling about. The definitive version is "Ya-Ya's" with Mick Taylor's slide guitar demonstrating once and for all how the song should be performed.
Country Honk: a throwaway version of the hit single that should have occuppied groove space instead.
Live With Me: Keith's strong bass line coupled with Charlie's steady drumbeat makes the song work, as does the sax solo, although I've always wondered, with Mick Taylor in tow, why he wasn't asked to provide the honors. I'll take this version over the live one, which ain't so bad either.
Let It Bleed: One of the better RS country efforts. Succeeds where "Country Honk" fails.
Midnight Rambler: Mick demonstrates that he's become a fine blues harp player, although the studio arrangement tends to plod along in contrast to the dynamic interplay heard in the live recording.
You Got the Silver: At long last Keith has a vocal lead throughout an entire song, and he was in good voice for the occasion. Great lyrics, arrangement, solo break. Would not change a thing.
Monkey Man: A great song with a classic riff and dense arrangement. The instrumental break is the only shortcoming as it sort of meanders around and Keith is not quite there with the slide skills.
YCAGWYW: This is "LIB's" "Salt of the Earth" closer, and to my ears the former is vastly superior. Brian invited Al Kooper to lay down some tracks, presumably so he didn't have to and could sleep it off. A smart move. The song builds up, but from a weak foundation, and the gospel and classical choruses, impressive as they are, don't do quite enough to salvage it.
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