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Jigsaw Puzzle

Certain Songs #2042: The Rolling Stones – “Jigsaw Puzzle”

February 24, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Album: Beggars Banquet
Year: 1968

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Cognitive dissonance defined: “Jigsaw Puzzle” is simultaneously the greatest song the Rolling Stones ever recorded and the fourth-best song on Beggars Banquet.

Maybe, but one thing is absolutely certain: the drum sound that Glyn Johns & Eddie Kramer get for Charlie Watts is complete and utter dynamite, maybe the greatest drum sound I’ve ever heard in my life. The snare is primal and visceral, and the toms sound like fireworks trailing off into the night.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Beggars Banquet, Jigsaw Puzzle, Rolling Stones

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