Keith Richards names the "most superb, lucky song ever"
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Keith Richards names the "most superb, lucky song ever"
I love to hear the embryo of a classic song. Here in this case he had the chords and timing down right off the bat. It didn't need "improving" or shape. To their credit the others knew not to touch it as it sounded whole and complete. They could have said things like, "what if you went to a major chord there" or "slow it down" or "shorten it", etc.
World Inspiration • The moment Paul McCartney played ‘Let It Be’ to the rest of The Beatles, 1969
Working from the premise that the collective memory of rock26 should dovetail with the artist who most accurately represents what rock music actually was, the Rolling Stones are a very, very strong answer.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
the Ruts, one of my favourite punk bands, who had ended their set with ‘Babylon’s Burning’, which I think is one of the best punk songs ever written.