Sweet Black Angel - Rolling Stones by danieldesete & steelguitar

[steelguitar]

With some days late,
our collab contribution to the StonesFest...

Daniel : vocals, choeurs, miscellaneous percussions, child sounds...
Jean-Sébastien : rythm guitar, solo guitar

Hope to have your comments!

If you have suggestions for the mix, I take it!!!

Jean-Sébastien

PS : a new mix with more rythm guitar, you can download on soundcloud

http://soundcloud.com/steelguitar/sweet-black-angel-rolling

[danieldesete]

I'm so glad you carried this cover to it's end !
great soloing, maybe a little low in the mix
this was some fun
I'd love to play this live with you though
thanks bro
daniel

[steelguitar]

Hey Daniel!!!
I just made a new mix with the rythm guitar higher in the mix... listen it on soundcloud!
It was also a great fun for me to do it!!!
;-) for the live session
Jean-Sébastien

[Facemask93]

What a great cover , you guys are awesome , fantastic

Rob

[Gritter]

Very cool cover. love the guitar work.

[SwanSong]

HI not at all familar with this stones. song but surely a lot of radio played
ones..u did a fantastic job . even not knowing this, nice presence of vocals
and wonderful guitar work . very cool . NEIL.!

[steelguitar]

Thank you very much, facemask93, Gritter and SwanSong for your nice comments...

I always loved this tune coming from Exile on main street (tenth British and 12th American studio album), recorded in France in Côte d'Azur.
And Daniel also like this wonderful tune, that we played in a different way than The Stones...  
Jean-Sébastien


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8M8f9x435I

For those who are not familiar with Sweet Black Angel, the original version from The Stones, and some text about the song...

Sweet Black Angel, from wikipedia : ""Sweet Black Angel" (sometimes known as "Black Angel") is a song by The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1972 album Exile on Main St. It was also released on a single as the B-side to "Tumbling Dice" prior to the album.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Sweet Black Angel" is one of the few outright political songs written by the Rolling Stones. A country-blues ballad, it was written about civil rights activist Angela Davis, who was facing murder charges at the time.[1] Steve Kurutz says in his review, "Having never heard of Angela Davis, a listener could easily overlook the political lyrics and get lost in the circular acoustic plucking or the washboard rhythm that propels the song so well. Yet, by knowing the case history one realizes how deft and clever Mick's lyrics could be, even if he hides behind his best backwoods diction and garbled annunciation [sic] obscure the point."
"    Well de gal in danger, de gal in chains, but she keep on pushin', would you do the same? She countin' up de minutes, she countin' up de days. She's a sweet black angel, not a gun toting teacher, not a Red lovin' school marm; ain't someone gonna free her, free de sweet black slave, free de sweet black slave    "

Initial recording took place at Mick Jagger's home in England "Stargroves' in mid 1970 during the Sticky Fingers sessions and overdubs and final mixing were later done at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles between the months of December 1971 and March 1972. Jagger is on lead vocals, Richards and Mick Taylor on guitars & backing vocals, Bill Wyman bass, and Charlie Watts drums. Richard "Didymus" Washington plays marimba while producer Jimmy Miller lends support percussion."

[Hilary]

Hi guys - love your cover of this but I had to google the lyrics, couldn't quite believe what I was hearing, crikey!

[danieldesete]

Thanks Haylie, yes they are not many engaged songs in the rolling stones play-list. I've been singing this all summer (in fact as a lullaby but it's another story)
daniel

[Geir]

Very cool stones-cover guys !!

Love the guitarwork and the vox are perfect for the song !!

well done guys