Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION! 

Was time for some more STONES!! Had to Show Alex this track!! Banger to start the week!! Some bangers post on Patreon to start the month strong! Time for class, Also, what’s the next song we gotta check out by stones?! Let us know!! 🔥🤟🏻

Now imagine when you were in high school and 90% of the music was this good!

Mick Taylor took the Stones to a different level. Just so you know, the second part of the song was an unplanned improvisation between Taylor and Bobby Keys. The engineers left the tape running by mistake.

This song was recorded in one take. At the break, some of the musicians started putting down their instruments, thinking it was over. A couple of them kept going and everyone picked up their instruments to finish it out.

RIP Charlie Watts such a GREAT Drummer, incredible groove.

Mick Taylor has to be. One of the most underrated Guitarists of all time ever.

I'm sure someone has already said this but "Sticky Fingers" had an actual working zipper on the cover! Imagine hearing that a new Stones album was out and you go to the record store and see the zipper. It was crazy and sure, a little gimmicky, but everyone in there was going "IT REALLY WORKS!" I bought two, one to listen to and one to keep forever, and I still have both. One is well worn, almost worn out, and the other is still in the plastic wrap.

I'm 73 years old Rolling Stones have always been my favorite band and this might be my very favorite Stones song

Btw, Andy, there is no radio edit. Next try a great deep cut from “Let it Bleed” - Monkey Man. And a true lost in the sauce classic - Moonlight Mile.

Midnight Rambler - Recording is live. Top notch. Pls see note below regarding live vs. studio version.

An unjustly overlooked amazement by the Stones is "Moonlight Mile" - a song of pure sexual longing. The put away their endless killer guitar riffs and bring in an orchestral arrangement that somehow adds a patina of rawness instead of the usual saccharine quality that strings in rock songs usually provide. It is mysterious and delicate until it explodes. Y'know - like sex.

Love this story about the Stones. While on tour, drummer a Charlie Watts gets a message that “Mick wants to talk to the drummer” (or words to that effect). Charlie gets dressed, goes to Mick’s room, decks him! Knocks him to the floor, saying, “I’m not ‘your drummer’, if anything, you’re my singer!” and walks out. This story is confirmed true.

Almost all of the Stones music from the 60’s til 1980’s “Tattoo You” is in a league all its own ….it was just masterpiece after masterpiece

Here's what Mick Taylor (Guitar) had to say about the recording..."Can't You Hear Me Knocking" ... is one of my favourites ... [The jam at the end] just happened by accident; that was never planned. Towards the end of the song I just felt like carrying on playing. Everybody was putting their instruments down, but the tape was still rolling and it sounded good, so everybody quickly picked up their instruments again and carried on playing. It just happened, and it was a one-take thing. A lot of people seem to really like that part.[1]..Then Keith Richards: The jam at the end wasn't inspired by Carlos Santana. We didn't even know they were still taping. We thought we'd finished. We were just rambling and they kept the tape rolling. I figured we'd just fade it off. It was only when we heard the playback that we realised, Oh, they kept it going. Basically we realised we had two bits of music. There's the song and there's the jam. [1] I saw a doc. on this and from what I recall it was recorded in Keith Richards cold concrete basement. Taylor, and Keys were at one end of this long basement, and the rest were at the other end.

Treat yourselves to the entire Exile On Main Street album.

Been my favorite band forever !!! Saw the the first of the 9 times in 1966. I was 16 !!!!! They rocked my world for decades !!!!!

My favorite aspects of this song are Mick Taylor’s incredible playing and Charlie’s drumming. Keith takes such a back seat on this song but his licks really lend continuity to the other soloists.

Great song, guys! Try The Rolling Stones "Jumping Jack Flash", it is a really good banger to hit up before you do "Sympathy for the Devil"

I've been listening since the 70's and have never heard a radio edit of this song. It would be criminal! You should do Sympathy for the Devil next!

The tone. The riffs. The everything. Stones with Mick Taylor contends as the best band ever.

You know when I saw you guys for the first time the image that came to mind was Beavis and Butthead. It didn't take long to realize you guys were seriously smart and good. With an understanding of what to look for in a recording and also how to properly express your opinions as to what made the song click or not. I'm in my sixties and I gotta say, I am really glad I stumbled on your channel. One of the nice moments of a day is listening to some of my old teenage school years playlist here watching you guys bobbing heads and getting it. Then expressing yourselves properly as to what and why your giving songs the rate your giving it. Keep it up guys. Two thumbs up.

Suggestions: 'Gimme shelter' is a classic! 'Monkey man' is a banger.(my favorite)

That's the late great Bobby Keyes on the sax.

Bobby Keys added such an amazing element to Stones songs, RIP

The live version of the Stones doing "Midnight Rambler" is a tune I used to search out as a little high school kid...

Mick Taylor was my favorite Stones guitarist. He was also good earlier with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Taylor says that the jam at the end was just an accident. The tape was still rolling, so they kept playing.

Heartbreaker from Goat’s Head Soup is a great “groove” song by the Stones. I bet you guys would dig it! Kinda like this one, in that it doesn’t sound like many other tunes by The Glimmer Twins.

"Sticky Fingers" is the best Rolling Stones LP.

By this point in their career, the Rolling Stones had been everywhere and seen everything. The music on Sticky fingers reflected that.

Peak Stones, IMHO - this was their best era.

If you're definitely doing Sympathy for the Devil...then do You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Great song by all, always one of my favorites. Mick Taylor was a great guitarist, but it was Keith Richard's grungy riff in his famous open tuning that got my ear. Most musicians are lucky to write one great song, Keef wrote dozens. The middle section with percussion and sax solo was excellent, and Taylor's solo is outstanding as well.

We used to get stoned in 1971 and listen to this song. About 7:15 Keith Richards starts playing the guitar like nobodies business. A totally awesome song! 👍👍😃👍👍

For sure Sympathy for the Devil. Let's see if anyone wants to hear "Brown Sugar" ... ✌️

Suggestions for your in-betweener: Heartbreaker or maybe Tumblin' Dice.

Having grown up during the golden era of the Stones, this is my favorite song. Simple, powerful guitar licks never go out of style.

My first year of high school this album dropped. Watching younger people experience my world is amazing. From 1977 to 2005 I saw The Stones 5 times.

Heartbreaker ...Fool to Cry...Angie...Paint it Black. I’ve never heard a “bad” Stone’s song.

The middle section is what elevates this to a true banger. A shout out for your Patreon it's a must for any subscriber, well worth the cost, if you don't sign up you are only getting half the A&A experience. My Stones pick would be Midnight Rambler

They improvised that part. Didn’t know they were still recording and just played that.

Gentlemen, there is a song out there (that I've never seen reacted to) that I believe is right up your alley. (In case you've never heard it) It's a banger, has a great guitar riff and a hook to die for. Please check out I Got A Line On You by Spirit. I highly recommend it. Loved your Whipping Post reaction. Keep up the fine work, RNB

The first thing to take into consideration is that The Rolling Stones formed in 1962 and have a huge catalog. Sympathy for the Devil is in my top five favorite Stones songs, so I'm anxious for you two to react to it. But here are a few (well more than a few) of my favorites: Get Off of My Cloud, Mother's Little Helper, 19th Nervous Breakdown, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Paint it Black, Under My Thumb, Waiting on a Friend, Emotional Rescue, Shattered, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's So Cold, Shattered and Wild Horses. I know there's more, but dang... Great reactions, guys.

"New" Stones. That makes me smile. Sticky Fingers 1971. NOT mocking you, it's new to you.

Best. Stones. Song. Ever. Mick Taylor's guitar and Charlie Watts riding that cymbal is fucking magical. RIP Charlie.

The intro to “honky Tonk Women” is one of the great guitar intro riffs. Supposedly it was borrowed from the great Ry Cooder.

Not S-Tier? Dude, it's one of the greatest Rock and Roll songs of all time. Boomer Out.

The Stones are driving music for sure. Just pop in "Some Girls" and the hours melt away.

One of the greatest jam sessions ever. 👍 perfection.

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" just gets better every time I hear it. How the jam section transitions from one theme to another is masterful and brilliant.

Boys, The Rolling Stones are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. Dive into their catalogue and fall in love. Play over stereo speakers and not earbuds. Music needs space to breathe and fill space.

When this song was played, it was played on Classic Rock FM stations which would play the whole entire song. I don't believe I've ever heard that tune on AM radio. I'm showing my age with this rebuttal but I did grow up in the 70's to which let experience all this great music!!

I am 68 years old. Painful to admit. This was my music back in the day. Classic rock wasn’t a term yet. The Stones were the template of everything. This track was the soundtrack of every party, every gathering. Nobody dared disrespect these guys.

❤️❤️ The Stones so musically talented in sooo many ways!! Was going to see them in concert but due to Covid last year cancelled. I saw them in late 80’s, great concert!!

Sure, I'll throw a song out there... Midnight Rambler. My all-time favorite Stones song. It's so bad ass it's almost criminal. Rock 🤘

Back in the day it was common to have the "Short Version" that was usually played on AM radio, and sold on 45 rpm single records. The FM stations were new on the scene at the time and they'd usually play the album cut, which was usually the long version. One local station would set aside Monday night as a time when they'd play an entire newly released album. I gotta say radio in the 70s was an awesome experience.

"Miss You" would be a fun Stones song to hear too.

Lead guitarist was Mick Taylor... on many Stones' albums.... quit around '75-ish... Then they hired the "new guy" Ronnie Wood. He's been the "new guy" for 42 yrs. ;-)

"Let's Spend the Night Together", "Time is on My Side", "Under My Thumb", and "Paint it Black" are early Stones hits that have the lo-fi feel like "Satisfaction".

Next one should be "Time Waits For No One" from the 1974 album "It's Only Rock And Roll". It has one of the finest guitar solo's by the best musician the Stones ever had. Guitarist, Mick Taylor. Amazing lyrics also guys!

One of the Best opening Riff's. It just put's you right into the Groove. This number is Tight!

I've never paid much attention to the Stones but they won me over with this song which is fantastic! I loved it! Great reaction.

Two Stones tunes you simply MUST do......"Brown Sugar" (real banger) and an oldie but WAY goodie, "Honkie Tonk Woman". The latter is actually my all time favorite of theirs; nothing else sounds like it.....and it's unforgettable.

From the same album, give "Bitch" a reaction. Also, "Too Rolling Stoned" from Robin Trower. More great albums came out weekly than come out in a calendar year now (my two cents).

One thing that contributes to making you feel so good at the end of this song is how that jam that you're calling the "middle part" (which I think of as the "coda") wails away insistently in a minor key for three or four minutes, but then transitions from the minor to the major key for the last 8 bars, delivering a delicious resolution.

Alex and Andy,react to the Stones contribution to country..."the girl with far away eyes" killer tune!

Dudes! Get into Exile on Main Street! Best Rock n Roll album ever! Forget Some Girls! Rip This Joint; Tumbling Dice; All Down the Line; Torn n Frayed; Shine a Light! Hell anything from that album!

"Tumblin' Dice" is great.

1971 was a good time for Rock and Roll. So much good music for these cats to get off into. Thanks for the memories

Back in the day, this incredible song was played in its entirety on the radio - no short version!

“Sympathy For The Devil”

For RS songs neither of you have heard, perhaps “Angie”, “Miss You”, “Under My Thumb” or “”Brown Sugar”.

Yeah, the second part of the song is so full of soul and its so groovy, beautiful. Very good song, and the sax in this, it’s lovely. You two said once that you liked “Paint it Black, see the version of the “Eric Burdon and War”, live at beat club 1970, it’s mind blowing...

An absolute classic. And yes Mick Taylor was absolutely central to making this work. Love this song, just love it.

Hard to go wrong with the Stones, I mean they have a catalog of music going back nearly 60yrs now, but a good in between song that I bet you haven’t heard is STRAY CAT BLUES a great raw rocking song by them , I remember them doing this song a lot on their early 70s tours.

this is by FAR my favorite Stones song; I love Mick Taylor's tasty solos - adding a good jazz influence; this is a precursor to Exile on Main St. This song is what got me into the Stones. Love the original stuff and the later stuff - but the Mick Taylor era is my favorite iteration of the band. Need to check out Ventilator Blues on Exile - serious deep blues

After the lyrics the rest of the song is pure organic jamming...... amazing talent!

I recently heard this was inspired by Santana. The Stones were digging what Santana was doing at the time and wanted to do a song with a jam section. This is my absolute favorite Stones Song. Charlie Watts playing those featherlight touch rolls along with those occasional staccato accented beats take this song to the next level.

Stones: 'Tumbling Dice', 'Sway', 'Torn and Frayed', 'Heartbreaker', 'Monkey Man', 'Street Fighting Man', 'Emotional Rescue.'

This is one of those songs that always gets mentioned when discussing best riffs of all time.

So glad you did this one!! Its one of my faves!

According to Wikipedia, the jam at the end just....happened. The song was done and the tape was still rolling so Keith Richards just kept playing. Then Bobby Keys jumped in. One of the greatest jams in rock history.

"Sympathy for the Devil."

How about Midnight Rambler.

Rest In Peace Charlie. No one can lay down a rock shuffle like you. Jazzman at ❤️ You’re immortal now.

The dynamics that make up this score is beyond what most don't hear. The hesitations, ghost notes and late entries here and there make up for an incredible grove......

Let’s hear THE banger from their best album-“TUMBLING DICE”-from Exile On Main St!!!

Every song on Sticky Fingers is good IMO. And you know I'd love to hear Siberian Khatru by Yes.

I've been a subscriber of your channel now for a few weeks. Your stoke is genuine and sincere. Keep posting. I've played in bands (drums but mostly congas, timbales and bongos) since high school (40 years and still playing gigs). You guys have posted many songs that we covered and your reactions to them is classic and f**king awesome! in the early 2000's we would often open a gig with this number to wake up the crowd of bar patrons. Why this one? Well, your reaction. Your ears perked and eyes wide open and posture says it all. How? So, in this piece and In regard to the time signature change, the tension they create en 4/4 in the beginning is released like a phoenix rising when it segues in to the instrumental en cut time 2/4. When you add the conga drums 4 bar solo phrase of which includes a 1 bar phrase of slaps and open tone 16th notes in the beginning, it sets up the groove for the sax and guitar solo improve into the climactic ending of the piece. The song was too long for traditional radio air play. However, they "The Stones" didn't give a shit. This song was an indulgent piece written from their sole and eventual would see air play on rock specific radio stations from the early 70's like 94.7 KMET and 95.5 KLOS here in So. Cal. and nationwide who filled that demographic of young listeners wanting to here what is now referred to as the "Classic Rock" genre. Keep it goin' guys! Diggin' the Channel!

Love you guys!! Best on the Tube! 🔥

Mother's Little Helper, Sympathy For the Devil, Miss You, Paint it Black all great Stones songs. They have many tho

One of my favorite Stones songs gotta listen to Wild Horses my wife's favorite

This is a great song, and one of my favorite Stones songs. I'm going to continue to ask you to react to "You Can't Always Get What You Want." It's in the top three of almost everyone I've asked over these many years. (I'm 64). Thanks guys

I've never seen two guys so in love with music. Love your channel.

My cousin has a rock band when this album was released. We stayed up all night to figure out the words to "Bitch" so that they could pay it at their gigs.

I have that album's original release in my vinyl collection... The zipper on the cover is real lol.

that song was a masterpiece , so many sounds , change of rhythm , melody and groove throughout.

That final extended guitar solo.....played by, arguably, the finest guitarist the Stones ever had in their lineup: Mick Taylor.

Midnight Rambler live, from the album Get yer yaya's out. Perfect one to do next.

One of my favs right here, great track. But came here quick fast to say, I love how much you’re loving Fleetwood Mac and I listened to rumors last night for the millionth time but this time through your ears and what you look for etc. I think you’re both gonna be blown away by “Gold Dust Woman” and “Oh Daddy”. So many layers, impeccable production. Can’t wait for you to do them.

yes...that is a jam session and yes, sometimes the radio played the full song with the jam session. awesome..one of my all time fav stones song