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“Rocks Off” is a Rolling Stones song from the 1972 double album “Exile On Main St.“. Recorded between December, 1971 and March 1972, “Rocks Off” is one of the many songs on the album that was recorded at Villa Nellcote, a house Keith Richards rented in the south of France. The lyrics to the song are wide-ranging and harsh at times; even so Jagger’s use of rich lyricism stands out: The song is possibly best remembered for its sudden divergence near the two minute fifteen second mark into what has been called a psychedelic jam of sorts, with Jagger’s vocals electronically distorted and the guitar chords stretched; The song’s mix is notoriously haphazard, as many instruments, and even the lead vocals, fade in and out of prominence. The villa’s basement, where... Read on...