The Rolling Stones / Black And Blue (US, Rolling Stones Records, COC 79104) <April 23, 1976> その③

The Rolling Stones / Black And Blue (US, Rolling Stones Records, COC 79104) <April 23, 1976>その③
(SIDE ONE) ST-RS-763567-J
(SIDE TWO) ST-RS-763568-J

Black and Blue is the 13th British and 15th American studio album by the band the Rolling Stones, released in 1976.

This album was the first recorded after former guitarist Mick Taylor quit in December 1974. As he had done the previous time the Stones were between second guitarists in 1968, Keith Richards recorded the bulk of the guitar parts himself, though the album recording sessions also served as an audition for Taylor's replacement. Richards said of the album that it was used for "rehearsing guitar players, that's what that one was about." Numerous guitarists showed up to auditions; those who appeared on the album were Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel, and Ronnie Wood. Wood had previously contributed to the title track from the It's Only Rock 'n Roll album, and would become a full-time member of the Stones in 1976. The Stones rhythm section of bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts appear on nearly all tracks, and frequent collaborators Nicky Hopkins and Billy Preston play keyboards on most of the album, with percussionist Ollie E. Brown also appearing on about half of the tracks. The album was the second to be self-produced, credited to "The Glimmer Twins", a pseudonym used by Jagger and Richards for their roles as producers.

Black and Blue showed the band blending its traditional rock and roll style with heavy influences from reggae and funk music. Only one single from the album, "Fool to Cry", had any significant chart success, and criticism of the album was mixed. The album received a few positive reviews at the time of release, though many reviewers found it mostly forgettable, and tended to rank it very low compared to prior Stones releases. Retrospective reviews from more recent publications such as AllMusic have been kinder to the album, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating that the album's "being longer on grooves and jams than songs" ended up being "what's good about it".

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[Chorus]
Well you're crazy Mama
With your ball and chain
And your sawn off shotgun
Blown out brains, yeah

[Verse]
You can scandalize me
Scorn my name
You can steal my money
And that don't mean a doggone thing
Because if you really think you can push it
I'm going to bust your knees with a bullet
You're crazy mama, ah yeah
Well your old time religion
Is just a superstition
You going to pay high prices
For your sacrifices
Well your blood and thunder
Sure can't phase me none
If your going to keep on coming
I'm going to take it all head on
If you don't believe I'm going to do it
Just wait until you get hit by that bullet
Don't think I ain't thought about it
But it sure makes my shackles rise
And cold blood murder
Make me want to draw the line

[Chorus]
Well you're crazy mama
With your ball and chain
You're plain psychotic
Plain insane

[Outro]
If you don't believe I'm gonna do it
Just wait for the thud of the bullet

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