Alright, I've fixed the sound problem, and just been enjoying some great L&G clips from the generous Urbansteel. Thank you, sir.

The Stones have some great backing vocals going on underneath Mick's (or Keith's) lead.

My total favourite:

All About You. A great song only enhanced by Keiths creative, soulful backing vox (i assume it's him doing them all). Particularly toward the end, he just piles em on -

"i'm so sick and tired (sick and tired, sick and tired...)" (at 3.39)

and

"you want it (wanit wanit wanit wanit...): 3.51ish

Amazing stuff!!

What do backing vocals do you like?

Casino Boogie
Honky Tonk Women
JJF
Sweet Virginia
Sweet Black Angel
Wild Horses

Ooow Yeah Casino Boogie ... Keith shadowin' Mick...

That high-end squawk soundin' like a crow touchin' on an electric fence ...



ROCKMAN

Keith on Through The Lonely Nights

i don't do favourites, but those wildcat-in-rutting-season backups in Cherry Oh Baby deserve a mention
so do those charmingly weird/deadpan backups on Little T&A - nice work Mick!
and so do all those gloriously unkempt 1981/82 Keith-and-Ronnie backing vocals -
no one else ever sounded like that (well, except maybe the New Barbarians) :E
and so do - ahem, never mind! this is why i don't do favourites - there are always way too many to list

1981-82+78

I agree about Casino Boogie - Keith really has the blues and soul in his voice.

Rocks Off

Sweet Virginia 1972 live Keith doing harmony!
Dead Flowers 1972 same!
New Faces Voodoo Lounge Keith harmony too!
Sitting on a fence Keith again!
Love is strong Keith+Bernard
I'm waiting Aftermath "...oh yes we will found out.."
Tumbling dice Exile all the back up singers soulful!!
Happy Exile Mick towards the end between/against the chorus
Out of control back-up vocals pure Motown!
Mixed Emotions Keith+Bernard+++ "..with mixed emoooooootions"
Silver Train Goat's Head Soup "..And I did not know her name x2 but I sure liked the way that she laughed and called me honnnnney"
Beast of Burden "I'll never be your beast of burden never (never) never (never) never never never be"
Faraway eyes "So if you're down on your luck....."
Biggest mistake intro
Laugh, I nearly died "Been travelling far and wide, wonder who's gonna be my guide"
One hit (to the body) "..One hit to the body and it comes straight from the heart
Walking the dog "...and if you don't know how do it I'll show you how to walk the dog"
Flight 505 "..get me on flight number fiiiiiiive 0 five"
And more, and more throughout ALL those years!

I will be alone on this one: If you really want to be my friend.

Absolutely slasausjes! "...By the last reel we'll be crying, crying, crying" Mick and chorus wonderful!

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I will be alone on this one: If you really want to be my friend.

No, you're not. I agree!

ROCKMAN

... don't you all think that Ronnie should be doin' moree backings, and/or be included more oftenly in the harmonies (especially live) too!?
I've always felt that he has that very good, raspy R'n'R voice, blending in perfectly with the Stones' (vocal/harmony) sound...

And BTW: Keith & Mick doin' harmonies and/or backin' eachother up is like the best in 60 years of R'n'R history!!

<... don't you all think that Ronnie should be doin' moree backings, and/or be included more oftenly in the harmonies (especially live) too!?>

Personally, I would love that. But according to the reviewers of yesterday's show on the Quart festival, Ronnie butchered HTW and IORR with his voice. Then again, I wasn't there...

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I agree about Casino Boogie

Yep.

Goin' Home

Connection

Dead Flowers

keef's b/u vox on ycagwyw 72/73; accept no substitutes.

sway, cyhmk

19th Nervous Breakdown or Dead Flowers

Keith on 'Live With Me' studio

and the Ya Ya's 'Jumpin Jack Flash'

some writer descibed his harmony vocals as "lovely, terrible" (Stanley Booth?)

true but they're essential

.....not sure why...but I love Mick's back up vocal on The Worst.

I also love his vocals on The Worst.

I love Keith's vocals on Loving Cup.

I also really like the vocals on Shattered.

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I also really like the vocals on Shattered.

really like is a step-down from love, though, right? we're mostly interested in just those that you love, so please....

Man T&A - you're slow on the draw today. Usually it only takes you 1-2 minutes to give a wise-ass response to EVERY SINGLE POST I MAKE!!!!!

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

i take it back - we're not interested in any post of yours

Keith and Mick's harmonizing on Loving Cup

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i take it back - we're not interested in any post of yours

HAHAHAHA - SNAP!

my favorite backup vocals are on the song iorr off love you live .i know it's only rock and roll but i like it like it yes I DO !!!!!!!!!!!!