# The Wobbly Pocket of The Rolling Stones

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wobbly-pocket-of-the-rolling-stones/753490>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 30, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wobbly-pocket-of-the-rolling-stones/753490 "2016-04-30T11:45:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wobbly-pocket-of-the-rolling-stones/753490/21 "2016-05-02T19:05:55Z")

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I having nothing to contribute inre: the Stones, but this thread has blown my mind by revealing that I’ve been using the term “pocket” incorrectly for years. My guitar teacher then explained it to me in a really confusing way that “playing in the pocket” meant playing just a tiny bit behind the rhythm section so the drum and bass lead the groove and the guitars follow. It always seemed weird.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wobbly-pocket-of-the-rolling-stones/753490/22 "2016-05-02T22:55:16Z")

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> [@Tamerlane](#):
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> What makes it even funnier in retrospect is a scene in the movie **Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll** , Richards’ documentary on Chuck Berry, which I assume you’ve seen. If you have\*, you’ll remember Chuck Berry trying to pull very similar shit while performing with Richards - trying to change the key mid-song, if I remember right. Keith wryly shakes his head and no and later explains how Berry is so used to always getting his way that he was surprised to have someone tell him no. At the time I was amused a little at Berry’s pretension and respecting Richards’ steady professionalism. Hilarious now to think Richards was often guilty of the same sort of stuff.
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> - If you haven’t, you certainly should.

Oh yeah - great connection to make and pretty ironic.

**typoink** - that sounds like an overthought definition. If the music you are listening to and/or part of making has a clear place for you to bop your foot, it has a good pocket.

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