A rather under-appreciated track IMO. It’s also the track with, some consider, was the start of the breakup of the best Stones line up as Mick T was not given credit for co-writing the song with Jagger. Quite justifiably, Mick T got a little p***ed about this and the split started
Great orchestration on this ballad and a lovely, laid back, almost surreal feel to it. A pretty epic track IMO
The first Rolling Stones studio album to feature Mick Taylor and for me this is the best Stones line up.
With the occasional exception, this album returned to the basics of drums, guitar, bass, and percussion with keyboards and sax included on various tracks. This for me is the Stones happy place.
The album moves seamlessly from hard rock, blues, through elements of rock and roll to Americana / country. It’s a masterpiece of all the elements that made the Stones the greatest rock N rock band in the world and this is one of the greatest albums in history.
NME wrote that the album "captures the Stones bluesy swagger" in a "dark-land where few dare to tread". I like that description
David Hepworth, a favourite writer of mine wrote that the contributions of guest performers such as Keys, Jim Dickinson, and Preston gave the album "more musical range than any other Rolling Stones album", including "Dickinson's honky-tonk piano on 'Wild Horses'" and "Preston's churchy organ solo on 'I Got the Blues'". He also suggested that Taylor's "Latin-flavoured guitar solo" on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" was influenced by Santana's 1970 album Abraxas.
It’s my favourite Stones album of all time and is my second favourite album ever.
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