Tumbling dice lyrics gaslight anthem Continue Tumbling Dice is a song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Background The song, named after a skill game with dice, was released on the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main St from 1972 and also as a single at the same time. [1] The piece is part of the permanent repertoire of the Rolling Stones concerts. It was first played on June 3, 1972 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver and was not missing on any tour. There are five concert films by the Stones in which the song is played and two live versions on CD. The song reached number 7 in the U.S. and number 5 on the English charts. The Basic Track was recorded on 3 August 1971 in the French Belle Epoque estate of Villa Nellcéte near Villefranche-sur-Mer under difficult conditions. Mick Taylor, actually the guitarist of the band, played bass because Bill Wyman was not present, and Mick Jagger played guitar. Producer Jimmy Miller added a self-recorded drum overdub in the outro. The band was under pressure to record the album Exile on Main Street. According to Keith Richards, Jagger had the idea for the subject because he had some friends at the time who were suffering from gambling addiction. [2] According to sound engineer Andy Johns, the Stones recorded more than 100 takes of the song for the album. The song tells the story of a player who cannot be faithful to a woman. A cover version by Linda Ronstadt made it into the top 40 of the charts in 1978. [1] The piece was often covered, also in styles such as reggae, bluegrass and noise rock. It was voted 424th of the 500 best songs of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Musician Mick Jagger: vocals and guitar Keith Richards: guitar Mick Taylor: bass Charlie Watts: drums Nicky Hopkins: piano Bobby Keys: saxophone Jim Price: trumpet Keith Richards, Clydie King, Vanetta Fields: background vocals Jimmy Miller: drums cover versions Linda Ronstadt Andrea Re Honeywell on Paint It Blue: A Bluegrass Tribute to the Rolling Stones. Owen Gray God Mountain Barry Goldberg Molly Hatchet Jill Johnson and Kim Carnes in the duet The Gaslight Anthem on The B-Sides Weblinks Tumbling Dice at Discogs In: allmusic.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. Liner Notes to Jump Back, The Best of Rolling Stones Retrieved from Tumbling Dice is a rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones' 1972 double album Exile on Main St., and was the album's first single. The single peaked at #7 on the US charts and #5 in the UK. The lyrics tell the story of a gambler who cannot remain faithful to any woman. The music has a blues boogie-woogie rhythm. Tumbling Dice has been performed in many of the Concerts. Cover versions have been created in styles as diverse as reggae, bluegrass and noise rock. An updated version from a female perspective was also a Top 40 single for Linda Ronstadt in 1978, which is included in the film FM. Contents[show] ContentsEdit [hide] *1 Recording Recording Recording[edit]Edit Good Time Women, an early version of Tumbling Dice, was recorded in 1970 during sessions for Sticky Fingers. [1] The song is a bluesy boogie-woogie that is heavy on Ian Stewart's piano work. The two songs are similar in structure, as they have the same chord sequence and a similar melody. Jagger also sings the hook to accompany Richards' lone lead guitar. However, Good Time Women lacked an opening riff, a backing chorus and the beat that drives the groove of Tumbling Dice. (A recording of Good Time Women from October 1970 was released on the Deluxe Remastered Release of Exile on Main St. in 2010. Tumbling Dice was recorded in the basement of Villa Nellcéte Castle near Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. [2] The recording schedule for Exile on Main St. allowed the band to sleep all day and record with those who were out at night. The song's title was recorded on August 3, 1971. Mick Taylor, the Second Guitarist of the Rolling Stones, played bass on the track because bassist Bill Wyman was absent that evening, and Mick Jagger played guitar. On Rolling With the Stones, Bill Wyman said: 'On August 3rd we were working on 'Good Time Woman' and when I arrived the next day I found Mick Taylor playing bass. I hung around until 3 o'clock in the morning then left. [1] In the liner notes for Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones, Richards said: I remember him writing the riff upstairs into the very elegant front room, and we took it down the same evening and we cut it. Jagger said of the lyrics: It's weird where your lyrical things come from. On Tumbling Dice, I sat down with the housekeeper and talked to her about gambling. She loved playing dice and I really didn't know much about it, but I got it from her and managed to make the song out of it. [2] He concluded that Tumbling Dice was written to fit Keith's riff. It's about gambling and love, an old blues trick. [3] Recording engineer Andy Johns said: I know we had a hundred tapes on the base track. It was a good song, but it was really like pulling teeth. It just went on and on. Some have said that it might have taken up to 150 takes to get the basic track of the song. [4] Mixing the album was also difficult. Jagger never liked the final mix of the song. In an interview with Melody Maker, Jagger said: I think they have mixture used for this. I know they did. [5] The single was released on April 14, 1972. It was the Rolling Stones' 23rd single in the United States and their 17th in the United Kingdom. [6] The B-side of the single was Black Angel, a song by Jagger about Black Panther activist Angela Davis. Personal[edit]Edit Structure[edit]Edit Tumbling Dice is known for its groove, with Aerosmith's Joe Perry saying the song is so relaxed, it really sucks you... [7] The tempo of the song was often attributed to the creation of this groove. In the concert, Jagger and Richards are known for arguing about the speed of the song, with Jagger trying to push the tempo of the song a little faster. [8] The lyrical structure of the song is irregular. While many songs have the same number of lines for the verse or chorus, the first stanza has eight lines, the second stanza has six lines, and the last stanza has two lines. The first chorus of the song has two lines, the second choir has three and the third choir twelve lines. At the beginning of each choir, the piano, bass and drums fail and the backing vocals sing You got to roll me, while the guitar plays the song's characteristic guitar figure. The third chorus leads into the coda of the song. Slowly the rhythm section of the band works its way back into the song. The coda contains a call and a response with the backing vocals singing You got to roll me, while Jagger and Richards answer with Keep on rolling. This happens over a hammering blow laid by Charlie Watts. After a few measures, Watts is playing his regular drum pattern again. The coda sits down for another minute as Jagger ad-libs lyrics until the fading. It is now recognized after more than 40 years, Jimmy Miller played the last part of the song correctly when the coda begins. According to rumors, Watts had problems with the timing of the song, and Miller replaced the last recording. The Rolling Stones performed Tumbling Dice live for the first time on June 3, 1972, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, to kick off their 1972 North American tour. Since then, only seven regular touring concerts and a handful of charity shows have not included Tumbling Dice. From 29 April to 3 May 1976, during the European tour in 1976, the song was not on the setlist. The first two nights of the 1999 No Security Tour were not with Tumbling Dice, making her the first regular touring concert in 23 years without Tumbling Dice. [9] On September 17, 2005, Tumbling Dice was missing from the set list of a show on the A Bigger Bang Tour. [11] Linda Ronstadt took the stage with the Rolling Stones on July 21, 1978 to sing Tumbling Dice. [12] Three live versions were released on commercially available CDs. Love You Live contains a version recorded on June 7, 1976 in Les Abattoirs, Paris, France. [13] A live version of the song was recorded for Stripped, the 1995 live album that documented the Voodoo Lounge Tour, but not on this Appeared. [Quote Required] The recording starts from a backstage singing rehearsal backstage vocal rehearsal Song on solo piano to a stage performance of the song. The backstage rehearsal was recorded on July 3, 1995 at the Olympic Theatre in Paris. The live performance took place on November 25, 1994 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. [14] This recording can be found on the single Wild Horses (live) from 1996 as well as on the Rarities 1971-2003 album. The 2008 Shine a Light captures a performance from the 2006 A Bigger Bang Tour. Several live concert films were Tumbling Dice: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1974), Let's Spend the Night Together (Film) (1983), Stones at the Max (1992), The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Live (1992) 1995), Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98 (1998), Rolling Stones - Four Flicks (2004), The Biggest Bang (2007) and Shine a Light (film) (2008).