The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Instrumental)

[@markybgoode]

Love the “hit and run rapist in anger.” This studio version has some great pieces that aren’t repeated live: . The 12-string slide guitar. . The sparse, subtle & controlled breakdown & 4:20. . Harmonica while Mick is singing. Both live n studio versions are amazing.

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Love seeing Brian Jones on here. YES !

[@littleglimmer2325]

Saw them play this for the first time at Hyde Park. Hell's Angels trying to look cool and tough. Never heard before as the album was released months later. At the breakdown , Mick took off his huge studded leather belt and smacked the stage right in front of their faces at the emphasis points; that showed them who the boss guy really was. (Oh how they coveted that belt then!). That was the transition of the song in my opinion - from a very well crafted studio blues into a live bomb that they took on the road shortly after. This song IS the Roiling Stones' essence - strutting, in-your-face blues.

[@markybgoode]

Ya, we’ve seen that on the readily available film, live at Hyde Park. Pretty cool!

[@littleglimmer2325]

Just listened to this again, particularly the harmonica. Mick is so underrated in this regard, not to mention colossal lungs. 7 minutes constant playing!

[@fartsandshittles1767]

This is one special groove. Keith dictating tempos and Charlie right with him. The slide parts are perfect and make so much tension

[@david_bmx1148]

Badass tune still as good as the day they did this rock on STONES

[@mullerk2]

the oh so handsome, cool and uber talented Brian - founder and Golden Stone

[@williardbillmore5713]

Brian did NOT found the Stones. Brian and Ian JOINED Keith and Mick's band the Blues Boys...and THEY changed their name to the Rollin Stones.

[@justadudeinmusicandfilm]

just speechless here lads

[@mamabear000]

Grazie ♥️

[@jaguarsunburst1570]

Bravo.Thankyou.🌹

[@williardbillmore5713]

Brian must have been so glad when Mick and Keith wrote a real blues song for the band to play, Brian jumped right in playing that great original blues harmonica part... What? ... oh wait that wasn't' Brian? Oh that was Mick... every note of it. All that genius harmonica playing was Jagger... Well for sure Brian must have played the slide guitar then... Oh shoot.. the slide guitar was all Keith? Well Brian must have played one of the other rhythm guitars then ...right? Oh damn Keith dubbed all the guitar tracks himself... All four or five guitar tracks were Keith? that a lot of guitar for one guy...Maybe Brian sang some back up then? No not a single lyric was Brian. Perhaps Brian produced it then... great blues production... Ahhh not quite... production was all Jimmy Miller. Then what essential part did the bluesman Jones play in this one of the bands greatest blues songs ever? Conga...Brian played blues conga... really Blues conga? That can't be right...is it? Yeah, that's it, Brian played blues conga... Wow. How sad.

[@emmanuelsantana3369]

fantastic

[@universalsympton]

Always loved the studio version. Great with a set of headphones on. I always thought the live version in get your yar yars out was awesome, but the version on Ladies and gentlemen from 72 was better.

[@just_some_videos]

Always loved the breakdown, and the build up. Is that actually how they recorded the song, why doesn't Mick get a mic stand 😂

[@Famulus9]

I doubt this actually the recording of MR, but it does look like Mick is playing a harmonica into a microphone here.

[@mcashnv]

Any possibility that Brian is playing the slide here?

[@BigSky1]

None. All the guitars are Keith. Brian only plays the conga drum which comes in with about 8 - 10 taps as the song starts up again after the breakdown.

[@williardbillmore5713]

NOPE Brian's brain was about as active as that of a turnip's by this point. All they could muster from him was a few taps on a conga drum. It's the kind of a part you would give a retarded child so he could say he participated. Mick and Keith were bending over backwards so they could credit Brian with something ... anything ...

[@matthewjkharrison]

This was on Let it Bleed, not Beggars Banquet?

[@Famulus9]

You’re right, I was totally spaced out writing the description at night 😂

[@craigcumpston5838]

I think the first few attempts were for Beggars Banquet. You Can’t Always get what you Want was originally recorded for the Banquet session also I think. But I guess that’s the way it is for most of there tunes.

[@matthewjkharrison]

No worries, love hearing your breakdown of the Stone’s catalogue 😊

[@nanchanger]

Kinda like what happened with Dark Star...

[@jimm3454]

Brian was a free SPIRIT of Individuality, Mick Taylor was a Blues Brothers GUITAR VIRTUOLA, and Ron Wood is a fellow Rock n Roll raunchy REBEL. End of Discussion I think.

[@BigSky1]

Compared to the live version on Yar Yars this version has always sounded inferior. Most annoying is Keith’s wimpy guitar in the breakdown. It is so lame. It always ruins the track for me. It has always sounded a bit lifeless to me. No live feel.

[@Famulus9]

I agree it sounds better live but I’ll always be partial to the studio version, I personally think Mick’s harmonica makes the song.

[@effdonahue6595]

@@Famulus9 yup 👍 it’s nice and haunting 👻🎃