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Steel Wheels Live
''Steel Wheels Live'' is a live album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was broadcast live and recorded on 19 December 1989 on the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour, promoting ''Steel Wheels'' album, and was released in 2020. '' Flashpoint'' was another live album from the same tour. It features appearances by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin from Guns N' Roses, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker. The album was released as Blu-ray and DVD video, as well as audio-only on a double CD or four LPs or digital downloads. Special limited six-disc deluxe version, which included the DVD, Bluray, double CD as well as DVD of ''Tokyo Dome'' (previously released only in Japan as ''From the Vault Extra Live in Japan Tokyo Dome 1990.2.24''), and an exclusive CD of non-core song performances during the tour, called ''Steel Wheels Rare Reels''. Track listing A CD with rarely performed songs, exclusive to the special limited six-disc deluxe version. Personnel The Rolling Stones * Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitch (Rolling Stones Song)
"Bitch" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Bitch" is a "hard-bitten rocker" featuring Jagger on vocals and a powerful horn line. It was released as the B-side to the advance single, "Brown Sugar", from their ninth British and eleventh American studio album, ''Sticky Fingers''. It was originally released one week before the album. Despite not being used as an official single by itself, the tune has garnered major airplay from AOR radio stations. The song was recorded in October 1970 at London's Olympic Studios, and at Stargroves using the Rolling Stones Mobile studio. Music and lyrics "Bitch" was written by Jagger–Richards and recorded over many takes at London's Olympic Studios and at Stargroves using the Rolling Stones Mobile studio. Musically, "Bitch" is a hard rock song that incorporates a "pulse quickening" horn arrangement. Composition "Bitch" was conceived during the ''Sticky Fingers'' sessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Rambler
"Midnight Rambler" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released on their 1969 album ''Let It Bleed''. The song is a loose biography of Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to being the Boston Strangler. Keith Richards has called the number "a blues opera" and the quintessential Jagger-Richards song, stating in the 2012 documentary ''Crossfire Hurricane'' that "nobody else could have written that song." Composition and recordings On the composing of the song, Mick Jagger said in a 1995 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', When asked about the song in a 1971 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Richards said: The song's lyrics include the verse: The studio version of the track (which runs six minutes and fifty-three seconds) was recorded during the spring of 1969 at London's Olympic Sound Studios and Trident Studios. Jagger performs vocals and harmonica, while Richards plays all the guitars on the track, using standard tuning for the main guitars and open E tuning for the sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honky Tonk Women
"Honky Tonk Women" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released as a non-album single on 4 July 1969 in the United Kingdom, and a week later in the United States (although a country version called "Country Honk" was later included on the album ''Let It Bleed''). It topped the charts in both nations. The song was on ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Inspiration and recording The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards while on holiday in Brazil from late December 1968 to early January 1969, inspired by Brazilian "caipiras" (inhabitants of rural, remote areas of parts of Brazil) at the ranch where Jagger and Richards were staying in Matão, São Paulo. Two versions of the song were recorded by the band: the familiar hit which appeared on the 45 single and their collection of late 1960s singles, ''Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2);'' and a honky-tonk version entitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Emotions (Rolling Stones Song)
"Mixed Emotions" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album, ''Steel Wheels''. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards while on vacation in Barbados, "Mixed Emotions" was a heavy collaborative effort between Jagger and Richards. Richards brought his own music to the sessions along with most of the song's lyrics, the rest being filled in by Jagger in the studio. Released on 21 August 1989 in the United Kingdom, the song reached 1 in Canada and No. 5 in the United States while becoming a top-ten hit in Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway. To date, it was the band's final ''Billboard'' Top Ten hit. Recording The song is an upfront rocker, with Richards, Jagger and Ronnie Wood sharing guitar duties. Piano and organ were provided by Chuck Leavell, the Stones' touring keyboardist since the 1980s. Backing vocals are provided by Jagger, Richards, Sarah Dash, Lisa Fischer, and Bernard Fowler, the latter two longtime touring vocalists for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And A Hard Place
"Rock and a Hard Place" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album ''Steel Wheels''. It is the second single from the album, and remains the most recent ''Billboard'' top 40 hit by the band. Recording Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Rock and a Hard Place" was recorded at Montserrat's AIR Studios and London's Olympic Studios in the spring months of 1989. On the song, Richards said in the liner notes to the 1993 compilation album ''Jump Back'' (on which it was included), "This was like going back to the way we worked in the early days, before ''Exile'', when we were living round the corner from each other in London. Mick and I hadn't got together in four years since '' Dirty Work'', but as soon as we met up in Barbados for a fortnight, with a couple guitars and pianos, everything was fine." At the time of release, Jagger said, "This is one of those songs like "Start Me Up", where the minute you hear the opening notes, you head for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Of The Earth (song)
"Salt of the Earth" is the final song from English rock band the Rolling Stones album '' Beggars Banquet'' (1968). Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song includes an opening lead vocal by Richards. It is the second official track by the group to feature him on lead vocal (the first being " Something Happened to Me Yesterday" from ''Between the Buttons''). Composition and lyrics The song was reportedly inspired by John Lennon, with Jagger attempting to write a working class anthem. The lyrics were written primarily by Jagger and salute the working class: In a twice-repeated stanza, the singer professes a distance from his subject that seemingly belies the sentiment of the verses: The song uses a quote that refers to a passage in the Bible where Jesus is trying to encourage people to give the best of themselves "Salt of the Earth" features the acoustic work of Richards, typical of most songs from ''Beggars Banquet''. Richards also performs the slide guitar thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Tuesday (song)
"Ruby Tuesday" is a song recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1966, released in January 1967. The song became the band's fourth number-one hit in the United States and reached number three in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Let's Spend the Night Together". The song was included in the American version of ''Between the Buttons'' (in the UK, singles were often excluded from studio albums). ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked the song number 310 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Composition and recording The Rolling Stones recorded "Ruby Tuesday" around November 1966 at Olympic Studios, during the sessions for their album ''Between the Buttons''. The song was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Brian Jones plays a countermelody on an alto recorder, while the double bass was played jointly by bassist Bill Wyman and guitarist Keith Richards; Wyman did the fingerings while Richards bowed the instrument. Richards explained that the lyrics are about Linda Keith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrifying (song)
"Terrifying" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album '' Steel Wheels''. Details It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song was also released as a single in 1990 and the B-side was "Wish I'd Never Met You", a non-album track that later was included on the group's 2005 compilation album ''Rarities 1971–2003''. "Terrifying" peaked at number eight on '' ''Billboard''s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. It is a mid-tempo song, performed at 143 beats per minute. ''GetSongbpm''. Retrieved 18 June 2022. Personnel The Rolling Stones * – lead and backing vocals, shakers * |
Miss You (Rolling Stones Song)
"Miss You" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on Rolling Stones Records in May 1978. It was released as the first single one month in advance of their album ''Some Girls''. "Miss You" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart. An extended version, called the "Special Disco Version", was released as the band's first dance remix on a 12-inch single. Inspiration and recording "Miss You" was written by Mick Jagger jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals for the March 1977 El Mocambo club gigs, recordings from which appeared on side three of double live album ''Love You Live'' (1977). Keith Richards is credited as co-writer as was the case for all Rolling Stones originals written by either partner or in tandem. Jagger and Ronnie Wood insist that "Miss You" wasn't conceived as a disco song, while Richards said, "'Miss You' was a damn good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumbling Dice
"Tumbling Dice" is a song recorded by the English Rock music, rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' Jagger–Richards, songwriting partnership, the song has a blues, boogie-woogie rhythm that scholars and musicians have noted for its unusual tempo and Groove (music), groove. The lyrics are about a gambler who cannot remain faithful to any woman. The song is the lead single from the band's 1972 double album ''Exile on Main St.'' released worldwide on 14 April 1972 by Rolling Stones Records. "Tumbling Dice" spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number five. In the US, the single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song entered the top 10 in the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. "Tumbling Dice" received acclaim from contemporary Music journalism, music critics, who praised its musicianship and lyrical prowess. "Tumbling Dice" featured on many "best of" lists, including those by Vul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Nelson
Earl Nelson, ''of Trafalgar and of Merton in the County of Surrey'', is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 November 1805 for the Rev. William Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson, one month after the death of his younger brother Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, the famous naval hero of the Napoleonic Wars and victor of the Battle of Trafalgar of 21 October 1805 (during which he was killed in action). The title is extant, the present holder being Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson, who has an heir apparent. The family seat of Trafalgar House in Wiltshire (also known as Standlynch Park) was sold in 1948 by Edward Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson. History The title was created on 20 November 1805 for the Reverend William Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson, who was a son of the Reverend Edmund Nelson (1722–1802) and an elder brother of Horatio Nelson. The Nelson family had been settled in Norfolk for many generations, and the Reverend Edmund Nelson was Rect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
