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creates scary tension on an already claustrophobic and malevolent-sounding song.â The song is noted for its rising and falling chord progression, punctuated by the saxophone of Bobby Keys and the trumpet and trombone of Jim Price. Keeping beat is
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Recording on âVentilator Bluesâ began in late 1971. Richards said, âOn âVentilator Bluesâ we got some weird sound of something that had gone wrong - some valve or tube that had gone. If something was wrong you just forgot about it. You'd leave it alone and come back tomorrow and hope it had fixed
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inspiration of the song's origins and does his best to betray the fact that he is a skinny middle-class
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