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Oh, my, my, my, I’m the lone craps shooter
The rolling stones tumbling dice full#
I mean, don’t get me wrong: they’re not bad or anything, but I’m more interested in how Mick sings “you can be my partner in criiiiiiime” than the lyric itself (though that’s a pretty good come-on).Īfter the second chorus, they do the breakdown twice as long - I love the way it’s just Keith on the first “call me the tumbling” and the full gang on the second one - and after he previews the riff for the coda, Keith takes one of his hide-and-seek solos, weaving in and out of the rest of the song, which sets up the outro. Outside of the “love is a gamble” metaphor, the lyrics of “Tumbling Dice” aren’t Mick’s best. In the middle of the chorus, just before “roll me” there’s a quick breakdown, Mick Taylor sneaking some licks in, but they almost instantly go back into the second verse. Sometimes, it’s Keith, like on “low down gamblers,” and sometimes it’s the full complement of vocalists, who punch hard on “fever in the funk house now” or on the first chorus. You know you know the deuce is still wildĪnd nowhere is that more obvious than on the vocal harmonies. This low down bitchin’ got my poor feet a-itchin’ ‘Cause all you women is low down gamblersīut baby, I go crazy, there’s fever in the funk house now Women think I’m tasty, but they’re always tryin’ to waste meīut baby, baby, I don’t need no jewels in my crown But that’s one of the things about “Tumbling Dice:” it’s equal parts basement groove and overdubbed sweetness. It starts off with one of those insta-Keef five-string riffs, followed by Charlie finding the exact right groove, as Mick exclaims “oh yeah” and the backing vocalists go “ooooooh.” Those backing vocalists - Venetta Fields, Clydie King & Sherlie Matthews - weren’t down in the basement, but rather overdubbed later in Los Angeles. Having started life as a faster song called “Good Time Women,” it would have been one of the lesser tracks on Sticky Fingers, but instead, Keith reworked the music, Mick reworked the lyrics, and we have the utter classic it is. It’s kind of amazing that “Tumbling Dice” came out as good as it did. But, of course, I eventually did, as it’s such a key to the record. Only two, really: “Happy” and “Tumbling Dice.”This means that you can treat Exile more as a unified thing, not a record that’s got a bunch of songs you might be already very familiar with.Īnd, of course, “Tumbling Dice” was so ubiquitous when I was a kid, it took a bit for me to view it as part of Exile as opposed to its own thing. back in the day - and I’m guessing that it’s still kinda true today - is that unlike Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed, it doesn’t have a lot of songs that are either live standards or radio standards. In a crystal clear fan video recorded last night, you can see the band performing “Gimme Shelter” with supporting vocalist Sasha Allen soulfully belting with Jagger in perfect harmony.One of the things about discovering Exile on Main St. The band wrapped the single set concert with “Paint It Black,” “Sympathy For The Devil” followed by “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” before returning to the stage for a two-song encore, which included “Gimme Shelter” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The venue was rather intimate compared to their typical stadium setting with only 5,500 seats. The rock legends opened with “Street Fighting Man” followed by “Let’s Spend The Night Together” and “19th Nervous Breakdown” before swinging into the 1972 classic “Tumbling Dice” off Exile On Main Street.įrontman Mick Jagger rocked the stage with his signature dance moves and youthful energy, drawing fans out of their seats and onto their feet. last night with an astounding lineup of hits. The Rolling Stones wrapped their No Filter tour at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.