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Rolling Stones — Can't You Hear Me Knocking
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bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: May 14, 2013 - 03:29
 
The Stones at their very best - top of their game here.

jim1964
(1379 miles to Wall Drug)
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 21:37
 
I had forgotten how much I like this song, when they were good they were really good.
 

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 21:28
 
Yeah...too bad more of their stuff wasn't as rocking and wild as this!  In my mind, one of the few tunes of theirs -- along with several off of Some Girls -- that still merits CRANKING IT...

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:47
 
 ScottN wrote:
Always seemed like two songs to me—that don't quite fit, not quite. Fun though, and an example of the Stones' tremendous versatility and, well, FIFTY years.

 

Taylor recalls in a 1979 interview,

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking... is one of my favourites... (The jam at the end) just happened by accident; that was never planned. Towards the end of the song I just felt like carrying on playing. Everybody was putting their instruments down, but the tape was still rolling and it sounded good, so everybody quickly picked up their instruments again and carried on playing. It just happened, and it was a one-take thing. A lot of people seem to really like that part."

Lichenia,
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:42
 
This is amazing unlike the run of the mill Stones 
 
lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:41
 
 treatment_bound wrote:
If this is an indirect tribute to Clarence Clemons (with Bobby Keys wailing in a fashion The Big Man surely could appreciate), it's a nice choice.

P.S.-I always try to nail that cymbal on the last note.

 
Bein' as how "the big man joined the band" in 1972, unless Bobby heard an otherwise unknown Clarence before this was recorded a year or two earlier,,,,, I kind of doubt it. 

tprimeau
(Monroe)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:37
 
Bobby Keys!

Sweet_Virginia
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:36
 
  wrote:
Mick Taylor was a great blues guitarist and gave the Stones their beset album. After him they became a parody albeit still the bast live band on the planet. 
 

Goats Head Soup, Exile on Main Street, Some Girls, Black & Blue, even Emotional Rescue. I don't think the parody set in until the 80s

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:35
 
Among the finest opening riffs ever.  And the instrumental solos from Taylor and Keyes are among the most memorable in the history of rock and roll.

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:34
 
{#Dancingbanana_2}

freddyfender
(Colorado Springs....deep inside the belly of the Evangelical beast)
Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 23:32
 
 refdon wrote:
Love the beginning{#Bananajumprope}, but the instrumental at the end, for me, does it no good{#Yawn}.
 
The instrumental at the end is the whole point for Christ sake.

NemoK
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 18:06
 
 krysthal wrote:

Was just thinking the exact opposite. Thought the track had switched and it was early Santana! {#Dance}
 
This is probably one of the finest pieces they wrote that showcases the guitar playing of Mick Taylor who came to them from John Mayall's Blues Breakers.  It's actually sublime for those who are are familiar with this tradition.
 

krysthal
(43.70654 -79.39837 Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 17:59
 
 refdon wrote:
Love the beginning, but the instrumental at the end, for me, does it no good{#Yawn}.
 
Was just thinking the exact opposite. Thought the track had switched and it was early Santana! {#Dance}

refdon
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 14:46
 
Love the beginning{#Bananajumprope}, but the instrumental at the end, for me, does it no good{#Yawn}.

kcar
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 01:44
 
 ScottN wrote:
Always seemed like two songs to me—that don't quite fit, not quite. Fun though, and an example of the Stones' tremendous versatility and, well, FIFTY years.

 
'zactly. I read a review of Sticky Fingers in an old Playboy I liberated from someone (morals being no match for hormones in those tender years) and the critic had the same reservation. 

The instrumental bit (is that a samba, anyone?) goes on for a bit after the hammering of vocal part but it's great. One of the Stones' best. 

Nadita
(Zürich, Switzerland)
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 01:35
 
 Pedro1874 wrote:  {#Drummer}   {#Guitarist}
What an intro and grooving instrumental in the middle to end - my favourite Stones album - still have the original with actual zipper!  41 years  since it originally blew me away - unbelievable! {#Bananajam}
 



Pedro1874
(Bolton, England)
Posted: Jul 04, 2012 - 03:57
 
What an intro and grooving instrumental in the middle to end - my favourite Stones album - still have the original with actual zipper!  41 years  since it originally blew me away - unbelievable! {#Bananajam}

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: May 01, 2012 - 13:51
 
Back when I used to smoke a lot of dope and play DJ for friends in a similar state, the instrumental portion of this track would always end just as we were really tracking it.

 

parnoldo
(St. Louis, Mo.)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 12:03
 
Great song on an equally great album. This is the only 'Stones tune I never tire of hearing.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 12:00
 
One of my favorite Stones song of all time. 10

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 12:00
 
Great stones

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 17:59
 
Always seemed like two songs to me—that don't quite fit, not quite. Fun though, and an example of the Stones' tremendous versatility and, well, FIFTY years.


kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 17:57
 
 ralphf wrote:

Cool touch of Traffic in there

Never thought of that before. Good analysis! 
 

I just thought that a couple of nights ago when I was listening to a Traffic tune coming home from a Christmas getogether.  I thought that sure sounds like Can't You Hear Me Knocking.  I'll be damned if I can remember which song it was now.

I'm pretty sure the Traffic song predates the Stones because Dave was still in the band.


mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 17:57
 
kommt gut  ein super album  

Ando
(behind your couch)
Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 17:54
 
11

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 18:04
 
 fredriley wrote:

Allegedly there was more sock than cock in the photo...

 
I heard it was a ball-peen hammer.



pinnyrat
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 18:01
 
Damn, Sticky Fingers is a phenomenal album! Great tune.

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 17:59
 
Now that's how you follow Tommy Emmanuel.
 The segue from Hell!  Works for me.


Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 22, 2011 - 08:51
 
 cirruss wrote:

They sure were an ugly lot.

 

Seen 'em lately?

Zep
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 07:25
 
 gabrielle7nt wrote:
"10"
 
Oh yeah. Maybe more. 

BKardon
(Louisville, CO)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 08:19
 
 treatment_bound wrote:
If this is an indirect tribute to Clarence Clemons (with Bobby Keys wailing in a fashion The Big Man surely could appreciate), it's a nice choice.

P.S.-I always try to nail that cymbal on the last note.

 
Can we just hear a few hours of early E-Street Band material today?


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 08:05
 
If this is an indirect tribute to Clarence Clemons (with Bobby Keys wailing in a fashion The Big Man surely could appreciate), it's a nice choice.

P.S.-I always try to nail that cymbal on the last note.


4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: May 19, 2011 - 16:48
 
I had forgotten the nice jazzy coda of this tune! Wow! {#Cheers}

ralphf
(Osaka, Japan)
Posted: May 19, 2011 - 16:45
 
 michaelc wrote:
Stones when thay were

  Cool touch of Traffic in there
 
Cool touch of Traffic in there

Never thought of that before. Good analysis! 

Peace_tode
(Atlanta)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:16
 
My Bad!!! I realized I was thinking of the previous guitar player Brian Jones, who often played ancilliary instruments with great results. Credit for congas here goes to Rocky Dijon.


Mick Taylor's percussion work reminds me of that as well.
 michaelc wrote:
Stones when thay were

  Cool touch of Traffic in there

 


gabrielle7nt
(On a 1974 Gran Criterium)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:14
 
Listening to music and reading the awesome comments from RP listeners helps me get through the day, too.

michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:10
 
Stones when thay were

  Cool touch of Traffic in there


Dave_Mack
(Kicking out the jams)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:10
 
Definitely one of their best, with a really cool outro. Helps me get through the day...

gabrielle7nt
(On a 1974 Gran Criterium)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:07
 
"10"



cirruss
(Curacao, Netherlands Antilles)
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 07:40
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Young blood... by bp fallon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpfallon/

Mick & Keith & Charlie & Brian & Bill. Photography unknown, probably Fabulous magazine.

Copyright All rights reserved
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The Rolling Stones are returning to recording a new album, still in preparation. The former bassist Bill Wyman is returning to Band and agreed to record again with the band. This new disc also intends to honor the former keyboardist, Ian Andrew Robert Stewart, already disappeared, which began in the early days of the band. The Rolling Stones have not recorded since 6 years ago, so this new album is creating huge "expectations".
In January 2011, the Stones are reported to have been reunited with original bassist Bill Wyman to play together on an upcoming album by British pianist Ben Waters honoring the late Ian Stewart. The song they do is a cover of Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow". Waters will release the all-star Boogie for Stu in March, with proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation. 


 
They sure were an ugly lot.


calypsus_1
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 17:56
 

Young blood... by bp fallon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpfallon/

Mick & Keith & Charlie & Brian & Bill. Photography unknown, probably Fabulous magazine.

Copyright All rights reserved
.
————————————————————————————————-

The Rolling Stones are returning to recording a new album, still in preparation. The former bassist Bill Wyman is returning to Band and agreed to record again with the band. This new disc also intends to honor the former keyboardist, Ian Andrew Robert Stewart, already disappeared, which began in the early days of the band. The Rolling Stones have not recorded since 6 years ago, so this new album is creating huge "expectations".
In January 2011, the Stones are reported to have been reunited with original bassist Bill Wyman to play together on an upcoming album by British pianist Ben Waters honoring the late Ian Stewart. The song they do is a cover of Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow". Waters will release the all-star Boogie for Stu in March, with proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation. 



robotbass
(Boston Area)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:23
 
 amoreena wrote:
Thank goodness I work from home...leapt up from my scriptwriting, cranked the Klipsch waaaaaaaaaaaay up and danced like a white woman.  Which I am...and a poor dancer. But this is the nastiest guitar I've ever moved my tush to.............thanks gents.
 
HaHaHA


amoreena
(west whatnot)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:21
 
Thank goodness I work from home...leapt up from my scriptwriting, cranked the Klipsch waaaaaaaaaaaay up and danced like a white woman.  Which I am...and a poor dancer. But this is the nastiest guitar I've ever moved my tush to.............thanks gents.

Orodrigues
(Resende (RJ), Brazil)
Posted: Oct 16, 2010 - 17:12
 
Two songs in one. Both perfect!  10 + 10 = 20!

bachbeet
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 22:40
 
One of the best arranged rock songs ever.  All the instruments were well put together and just right for the song: the sax; the guitars; everything.

Asmith
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 22:18
 
CLASSIC! Solid 10


h8rhater
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 08:30
 
 ziakut wrote:
Following Tommy Emmanuel is no easy task...but the Stones? OMG!!! Maybe it was to show the extreme ends of the talent spectrum.
 
So Tommy has no talent??  Poor guy.



ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 08:29
 
Following Tommy Emmanuel is no easy task...but the Stones? OMG!!! Maybe it was to show the extreme ends of the talent spectrum.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 21:50
 
Well, I love the Stones, regardless of the lineup. That stupid album cover - can't we just get past whether it was the real Mick, or someone else, or whether it was a sock or a condom or someone going commando and dressing right instead of left? It's about the MUSIC, innit? And I'm listening to that deadly sax, the low threatening bass, and the touch of rhythm - dang. The Stones had it down.

This isn't my favorite song, but the fact that i still crank it up when I hear it speaks volumes...{#Music}

Balthazar
(Ljubljana, SI)
Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 11:12
 
If i have to pick one RS song I love most, THIS is it!