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“[‘Gimme Shelter’ is] a kind of end-of-the-world song, really. It’s apocalypse; the whole record’s like that,” Jagger confirmed . The female vocals and vocalist.
"Gimme Shelter" [a] is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards, it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. [6] [7] The song covers the brutal realities of war, including murder, rape and fear. [8] [7] It features prominent guest vocals by American singer Merry Clayton.
How the Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter represented the death of the 1960s spirit. By Mick Wall. ( Classic Rock ) published 5 December 2023. Written by Keith Richards as he brooded over Anita Pallenberg's dalliance with Mick Jagger, Gimme Shelter represented something truly dark.
"Gimme Shelter" is the title of the movie that documented The Stones 1969 tour, including the Altamont concert where a fan was stabbed by a Hells Angels security guard. The movie was rush released in 1970 to come out before the Woodstock documentary.
“Gimme Shelter” was recorded during the summer of 1969 at Olympic Studios in London, and produced by Jimmy Miller, who plays the güiro – a percussion instrument consisting of a serrated surface...
“Gimme Shelter” is the opening track of the Rolling Stones’s 1969 album Let It Bleed (where it was actually spelled “Gimmie Shelter”, but the more accurate spelling was adopted afterwards).
The story behind The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter. Keith Richards reportedly owns 3000 guitars, and he once jokingly said, "Give me five minutes and I'll make them all sound the same." But there's something about the guitar on Gimme Shelter that's very different.