So what Charlie Watts recording do you think defines him?

[OAITW r.2.0]

I liked the drumming on "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out". He kept the Stones on beat.

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[Hoyt]

1. That's a good choice. Not sure about "defines him," but Get Off My Cloud

is one of my favorite Stone’s song — especially when young — and his drumming is perfect.

I can’t imagine most of their songs without Watts, but they’d still sell out large venues. They are a show/production now.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Paint it Black, Honky Tonk Woman

But I always thought he was the unsung hero of Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. So stylish and jazzy:

Here’s a great write-up on that:

Charlie’s work in CYHMK is an incredible showcase of at least half a dozen different techniques, approaches, rhythms, and beats. His rhythmic sensitivity is at an all-time high here, and as noted in other songs in this list, his syncopated fluency throughout is the glue that holds this seven-plus-minute ecstatic ramble of a song from collapsing. He’s probably not the instrument you’re most focused on during this song, but put on some headphones and check out the jazz shuffle he mixes into the bridge during both Bobby Keys’s sax and Mick Taylor’s guitar solos. Charlie even figures out how to make it all swing towards the end, hitting the cymbals with a bit of a Latin flair.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vulture.com/amp/article/best-charlie-watts-rolling-stones-songs-performances.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Nice....a great band always has a drummer that keeps the beat.

Watts did that. Low key dude, but his drumming spoke for himself.

[JackSabbath]

4. Miss You

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[NBachers]

5. Ya-Ya's Out: Little Queenie- Jagger pumps the crowd at the end: "Charlie's good tonight, in'tee?"

[Sewa]

6. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

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[WHITT]

7. Satisfaction

The cut is basically Charlie and Mick.

[The Polack MSgt]

8. Rip this joint.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. That's a good one, Sarge!

[The Polack MSgt]

10. Cheating a little - My Brother and I were talking about this on a Zoom call

Last night, eventually we settled on Rip This Joint as Charlie's high point

I was arguing Heartbreaker or Satisfaction but Bill wore me down and I had to agree with him

[Doc_Technical]

11. Bitch