OK, after yesterday, we need to mellow out, so Let Me Roll It to ya. Great for late in the evening transitions, it's kind of a more languid, yet beefier cousin of Come and Get It. Very tranquil opening 30 seconds with lazy sun-drenched Dream Weaver keyboards. Then a bully guitar riff shoves in and the bass and drums do a quick dodge, as it to say 'well excuse me' ya bastard. We will hear this guitar riff in our sleep, it's played over and over, especially in the middle 2:25 - 2:55, that's 30 seconds of the sucker. But I love Paul's voice, the glossy shine of it. Listen to him at 3:17 (yeahhh).The guitar is pretty quiet, but if you tune into it there is a sweet little riff at 1:14, plus little spiky chops at the bully riff when it comes around.
The Band on the Run story is pretty strange. It was recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. Paul had had arguments with other band members so it was just him, his wife Linda and Denny Laine recording. Fela Kuti accused Paul of being in Nigeria to exploit African music. Paul had to play him some of the songs...'see Fela? Nothing to worry about, this music is as uncool as it gets.' They hung out a bit with Ginger Baker, that's pretty cool. Paul and Linda were held up at knifepoint, and Paul had a bronchial spasm that really freaked everyone out. I tell ya, those rock stars with their crazy adventures....
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