Beggars Banquet - "Factory Girl" & "Salt Of The Earth" Album Reaction (Part 5)
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Despite all their big hits, Factory Girl is my favorite Rolling Stones song. There's something about it that I really love.
I find it stuck in my brain pan more often than one would expect.
This is totally legit.
If a gun was held to my head I couldn't honestly pick a favorite Stones song. There's too many good ones!
Love Factory Girl.
We used to play this when we jammed at bars and clubs back in the day.
And yes, that is a mandolin.
You're the first person I've heard to tie the album title in with the theme of the album. _Very_ well done!!
"Beggars Banquet" and "Exile on Main Street" are absolute masterpieces
and Sticky Fingers and Let it Bleed and we have the holy four
Nice way to end, eh? They righted the ship, regained their footing and set the stage for what was to come with this album. Now onto Let It Bleed! Can't wait, it is dope. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎷🎶
Keith is one of the best backup singers ever. He's lead vocalist on about one song per album after this and sings backup on most later songs.
Have you heard his duet with Tom Waits from Bone Machine, "That Feel"? Their voices are perfect together!
Keith used to be a choir boy before puberty took his voice. In rock and roll, few things are better than Jagger and Richards harmonizing. They perfect it by Sticky Fingers with “Dead Flowers.” In Let It Bleed he has another lead vocal and his improvement his palpable.
This is one of the most acclaimed albums ever, and for good reason. To me, this is their best lyrical album. I always enjoy singing along with it.
It’s been a blast listening to it “through your ears.” Your honest thoughts are always appreciated 👍
You got the silver
After 911 they had a concert called "Concert for New York" in NY. Every artist you can think of showed up. All of the first responders were up front. All of them were covered in ash, coming directly from the scene. Until that point I was still in shock, walking around like a zombie.
Mick and Keith came on stage and played this song, which they never did live, and I just snapped out of this daze and cried my eyes out. Then I was ok.
Salt of the Eath is certainly one of their most underrated tracks--not only for the musical composition--but also for the message.
I agree, just cried
Nicky Hopkins really glued together these songs.
He did. He also glued together “Sway”, “Monkey Man”, “Gimme Shelter”, “Angie”, “Waiting On a Friend”, “She’s a Rainbow”,; The Who’s “Goin’ Mobile”, “Getting In Tune”, The Beatles’ “Revolution”, and The Kinks’ ‘Face To Face’ and several other albums.
@@lathedauphinot6820 Jefferson airplane and other San Fran bands too. He toured with Jerry Garcia Band. The guy should be honored for all his great work.
Well done for doing this album dude, loved your reactions as always, guess it’ll be a longggg time before you hit another one?? Looking forward to you hitting Let It Bleed, Exile and Sticky Fingers 😎
He really shouldn't skip Get Yer Ya Ya's Out, Mick Taylor's first full album. Awesome concert! Best streak in rock and roll history.
True!!
I like you, Glen. You know great music.
Working Class Hero came out a few years after this. Jumpin' Jack Flash & Child Of The Moon are non-album tracks. A single only.
Factory girl reminisces of 1800s "whatever instruments are around" with a simple lyrical song. Salt showcases Charlie's "Garage Band" feel to the drums. Few drummers could come across as raw.
Both of these songs are absolute jams. I'd forgotten how much I like Factory Girl, probably been 10+ years since I've listened to it.
Never been a fan of the Beatles, so I'd take Salt of the Earth over a Beatles/Lennon song any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Great reactions!
Mick and Keith sings in harmony in a lot of songs.
Robert Wilkins was an American country blues guitarist and vocalist, of African-American and Cherokee descent. His distinction was his versatility: he could play ragtime, blues, minstrel songs, and gospel music with equal facility. He was the one that wrote "Prodigal Son". Mick and Keith both were huge fans of Blues and Country music also.
Good point about 'Dear Doctor'. Keith has often said that Jagger is a great Country singer, but never quite takes it serious. And often at the last take changes his voices to do it kind of mocking. Love your channel.
Great review. Can’t wait for let it bleed
This is above all a working class album, and Factory girl is a working class love story. Really driven by a great acoustic guitar. In my mind, it is of a piece with Salt of the Earth.
I'm pretty sure Factory Girl is about Edie Sedgwick or one of Warhol's other crew.
Keith said they were living in an apartment above a factory. He wrote this about the girls he watched walking in and out. Are used to sit up on the window and just wait for them to get off so we can watch them walk out of the building.
I love both of these songs so much.
Don't think too much into it.
It's about a girl who works in a factory plain and simple.
I agree. What's the old saying 'sometimes a cigar is just a cigar' 💥
The need to turn every song into a seminar...
@@Blue-qr7qe Seriously...Just enjoy the f'ing music.
I don't give a rat's ass what the reviewer thinks the song is about.
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To be fair I like that Syed has more to say than 'cool track', like many music reaction channels.
Really enjoyed your reaction to this album!! Looking forward to you journey through, Let It Bleed; one of my top 5 Stones albums.
I'd recommend you listen to the complete album after each album reaction is done.
That's how it was done before computers, smart phones and streaming services.
Peace 🕯️
Side A, Side B. :)
@Michele I agree. BB is a real grower, and I don't think anyone can fully appreciate how good this album is in just one listen.
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This is my favorite Stones ear, excluding *Their Satanic Majesties Request*.
Wonder what Stones album will be next..*Let it Bleed, Exile on Main Street Black n Blue, Sticky Fingers*?
Syed's done Zep, Floyd, Dylan and Beatles... I would tune in to complete album listens - I don't think he wants a video that long so he should listen to each privately.
Beggars Banquet does grow on ya but it's not the only one.
(I watched several music reaction channels of same songs covered here, they were....not good) lol
This album begins a string of stone cold classic Stones albums. You are gonna have a blast.
I'm very impressed a guy your age has such a deep understanding of this music. Respect.
A very fair conclusion of "Beggars Banquet" being seen something of a comeback and a comeback to their blues, folk and R&B roots.
I mean, I've always loved "Between the Buttons" (US mono version), but BB is widely known as the first album of the Stones's classic run followed by "Let It Bleed", "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile on Main St.".
I've heard every four of them to death and built a strong relation and memories of just walking or driving a long distance.
Keep up the good reactions!
The next three albums is where it really picks up to top tier Rolling Stones. This album is probably the start of that but the next three are the height.
Mick did go to the London School of Economics. Both came from Dartford. I imagine life in immediate post WW2 Britain must have rough. Keef's vocals on You Got the Silver are tremendous.
Thank you for reviewing the album . It reminded me what a great album this is . Factory girl refers to a working class girl who works in a factory ( textile or manufacturing or assembly of some sort )
This song was recorded by the Stones some years before Working Class Hero was released. Beggars Banquet came out around the same time as the Beatles White Album, 1968, I believe. This has been one of my favorite albums since I was about 12 years old.
There is something about this album that I just love. I’ve still got the vinyl I bought when I was 15, 43 years ago, I must’ve played it 10,000 times, and it still plays well. They were a pop band, and then suddenly they come out with this! How? Where did it come from? This album grows on you. I can’t imagine it missing any song. It’s perfect, astonishing, and the first of the great four. You really should watch “The Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus”. It’s an hour you’ll be glad you spent, a history lesson.
Man i love the stones..so many great hidden gems on their lps over the years
Give Factory Girl a few more listens---you will grow to love it.
The music in Factory Girl sounds more like Western European Folk, Scottish or Irish. Salt of the Earth sounds like a mix of honky-tonk Blues and Gospel.
Richards was so poor that he couldn't afford guitar strings so he removed the D string and in the process created his unique 5 string sound on a 6 string guitar.
No, it’s a working class girl. - like works in a factory? He’s picking her up at the factory.
Pretty much every time they sing harmony, Keith's the high harmony. Check out "Happy" and "You Got The Silver" for KR on his own.
Little T&A , connection and Before they make me run are all great Keith songs too
I've always loved Salt of the Earth, especially Keith's verse. He doesn't get a lot of lead vocals in the Stones, but he always kills it.
A characteristic of post WW II, England was the need for the country to put itself together. Most of the infra structure of the cities was bombed out. The country was also broke ... To keep the working class from revolting. The liberal labor party created the new educational system, which gave workingclass kids the choice of vocational training or following the artistic path. So Lennon McCartney and Jagger/Richards were studying music and art, while creating a new rock and roll.
You have to go further to see where Mick and Keith can go singing together. The trip just started, buddy.
Bill Wyman said in his book that he though Beggar's Banquet was the best Stones album. The single was not on the album - Jumpin' Jack Flash / Child of the Moon. You might want to react to those two if you haven't already as a sort of coda. On some days, Child of the Moon is my favorite Stones song. I've been a Stones fan since 1964, so I have many favorite Stones songs.
I second that. jumping is one hteir biggest hits and Child of the Moon is a very underrated gem.
Salt of the Earth and Jigsaw Puzzle are monumental endings to each side of a monumental vinyl album.
OH BOY!!!! LET IT BLEED!!! LET IT BLEED!!! LET IT BLEED!!! LET IT BLEED!!! LET IT BLEED!!! LET IT BLEED!!!
I've been critical in the comments before but I need to say that overall these reactions are fantastic, dude. Just ace as hell.
Please do Let It Bleed next.
Syed? new (2 mths) to this reactions stuff by the likes of you and others, critiquing my generations music, (b1955) your commentary stands out if for nothing else, your ability to decipher the sometimes non-sensible lyrics, and to hear the nuances of a particular piece. Especially love your interest in the legacy of the Rolling Stones, and their place in history in the 60's, as a legit artist to the Beatles.
Oh. Reminds me of BillyT. And I do love this song!
Great review. I think Mick and Keith also wrote "As Tears Go By" that Marianne Faithful performed. They later performed it themselves. Just reading the comments there are in fact a ton of songs they do together , Dead Flowers is brilliant.
Thanks Syed. Loved your reactions to an excellent album. I get where you're coming from when you say you're not a fan of some tracks but if you listen to the whole thing a few times I am sure it'll grow on you all the way through. Please do the back catalogue before proceeding forwards. At least listen to the single list and the most viewed tracks from each album. Cheers ✌
"Beggars Banquet" is my favorite Stones album. Just a terrific album all the way through. "Salt of the Earth" makes for a powerful and anthemic finish to the record, and "Factory Girl" is an interesting song with its own unique sound.
What an uplifting closing track. Love the way they attempt a Lennonesque 'power to the people' type anthem, but can't resist throwing in that Stones ambiguity & darkness in the bridge, where Jagger admits that he can't relate to the people he's singing about at all. A couple of lines like that would improve songs like 'Imagine' in my opinion.
Well, Syed, you really outdid yourself on your review of this album. Your insight was as good as always, and while I appreciate your honesty when you don't like a song, your channel is better when we help you find something meaningful to experience. And there is no more meaningful rock and roll band than the Rolling Stones, especially during their amazing streak of albums that began with this one.
I've recently realized that you must be doing your album reviews in one listen and segmenting your reviews to present them to your followers. If so, it's a much more insightful way for you to experience an album. You'll find that some artists' albums are really just a couple of standout tracks surrounded by ok songs, but some albums like "Beggars Banquet" are revealed to be more than the sum of their parts.
"Factory Girl" - some Stones songs are better than they seem at first listen. This one really grows on you, and I appreciate it now more than ever.
"Salt of the Earth" - another example of Keith's guitar being the centerpiece of their sound. With Brian Jones fading in his participation, this album and the following, "Let It Bleed", are the full emergence of Keith Richards as the equal force to Mick in the band. From this point, a key part of their sound would be Keith's harmony vocals to Mick's singing. Soon their albums would feature one song with Keith on lead vocal.
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The Stones were formed in 1962 by guitarist Brian Jones. Brian had already found piano player, Ian Stewart, and things really came together when he found singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who were childhood friends when they were both 5 years old. Bassist Bill Wyman was next, and the band was completed when they convinced established drummer Charlie Watts to join the band.
In early 1963, the band was Brian Jones 21, Mick Jagger 19, Keith Richards 19, Charlie Watts 22, Bill Wyman 26 and Ian Stewart 24 - and they were on a MISSION to play American rhythm and blues to the world.
Ian Stewart didn't look the part, so he played great boogie woogie piano for them and was their road manager until he died suddenly in 1985. He also had the wisdom to help them stay grounded when they became world famous:
"Come on, my 3 chord wonders, my little showers of shit, it's time for you to be onstage!".
I'm looking forward to the superb "Let It Bleed"!
Let It Bleed next!
Two great tracks from a great album. They never play them live, but i love both songs
This album was the start of an epic run to exile on Main Street ( I would argue even upto goats head soup) if u listen to all of them u really hear them grow and expand and come into their true style
I think factory girl is just about a blue collar girl who is rough around the edges
You have to remember that members of both bands (Stones & Beatles) were born during a terrible war and there was much austerity and rationing after the war.
Shows how much the world population has grown when the line about there being two thousand million was only 55 years ago!
Salt of the earth ...must be a Keith song ...with many inspirations .....maybe his father is in there too ...one of my favourites
A factory girl is a girl who works in a factory!
Salt of the earth is heartbreaking
I'm a big fan of Factory Girl. It's really about a lower class girl. --- The Stones and the Beatles were friends engaged in friendly competition. I really like the cross pollination of those days.
Have you noticed the great tradition of Brit singers adopting a US/Southern accent?? Jagger, Stewart, Astbury, Elliott, and I think many more, what about Idol??
Very American old time music from Kentucky bluegrass, it seems to listen Clarence Ashley singing. If you'd hear a banjo here, you'd swear you were in Appalachia
Keith and Mick performed Salt of the Earth at the Concert for New York City after 9/11. It was quite poignant. If you can find it, check it out.
She works in a factory.
Lennon was not well-off as i child
Stones be Stones.
A Beggars Banquet is like a Threepenny Opera….
Keith sings lead on Happy
waiting for you revewing Aftermath now
Yes perfect pop/rock record
NICKY HOPKINS on piano, don't forget
A factory girl is literally just a young lady that works in a factory
The movie “Working Girl with Melanie Griffith had nothing to do with “Factory Girl” it was written twenty years before
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Comeback?
They never left.
Hey i found a good and upcoming band called sap they remind me of nirvana and im sure you will understand what i mean if you react to them they only have three songs but i recommend checking them out
Keith Richard & Brian Jones we’re not famed for solidarity with the working class ~ the Earnies they used to call them. The idea was we’d transcended all that. Trouble was those bands ended the 60s broke & owing taxes while someone had made a lot of money.
Later on you can hear them both singing on Happy
It's like Blue Glass music, hillbilly sounding.
Maybe it’s hard to realise now as we listen to those sounds what a minority we were ~ these two songs are a kind of homage to the rest of them we thought we’d flown far above
I think this album is a lot about disaffection and disconnection. Syed you should listen to it like 10 more times. It’s one of the greatest R&R albums of all time. In my humblish opinion.
Check the release date.........1968, so recorded in 1967, exactly what Bob Dylan song(s) were they copying ?
BB was recorded in the spring of '68 and released in December that year. The 'Bob Dylan' type song was Jigsaw Puzzle, but I don't believe the Stones were consciously trying to imitate Dylan.
It was recorded in 1968. In any case, Jigsaw Puzzle is loosely based on Stuck Inside Of Mobile
yeah has a blonde on blonde vibe
Old school Tool album lol
Piany?
these don't make it into my "cup" (of tea)
I don´t think there´s any slang sense to Factory girl.The song is such a fitting intro to the Salt of the Earth spirit
No it's a working class girl , factory I think would be alluding to a factory mill ....just a mood they were trying to create
If you like to listen more Rolling Stones, I recommend Bridges to Babylon album.
Sounds American ?
Don't think you can compare the Stones and the Beatles , if you have a deep down dirty soul , tempered by a longing sensitive soul....... then its got to be the Stones
Beggars Banquet is pretty rubbish, a wreck of an album. What came next though was top drawer.