What one song with Mick T on lead is the utmost finest example of his playing for you?

I suggest "Gimme Shelter" from '73 found on Nasty Music, Timeless Europe or Les Brusselles. That for me is it. A nasty lead, finer touch notes and intertwing with Keith. Then he also plays off Mick J's singing.

Leather Jacket

SWAY!

GYYYO-sftd....

The best playing of Mick Taylor in my opinion is on the Nicaragua Cooncert 1973, the recording is not that good but the guitar playing is monstrous, you can only ask what the hell happened to that guy

I also really love Time waits for no one. His guitar makes this song...It sounds great every time i
play it...Hard to top that...

SWAY. with Carla Olson. There, I believe, lies His solo with all his technique, virtuosity and approach of both blues and rock. Whoelse has played better than during these 2 mn.

I like his smaller but precise contributions like on Winter versus his monster leads of CYHMK.

his Vibrato on "Angie" from the '73 Tour is incredible
I Agree with the 1991 Sway as well, can't beat his first solo LP too, "Spanish" and "A Minor" with the TWFNO tease

'I Can't Quit You Baby' from Mayall's 'Diary of a Band'...

I think the slide in "Love in Vain" in YA-YA'S is like a statement of Mick's ability as a Rolling Stones guitarist. Still one of the most touching slide solos ever captured; EVERY note - vibrato or not - marks a mountain. No bullshitting. That's a Rolling Stone playing.

- Doxa



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I agree, Micks playing at the Nicaruaga Benefit is amazing. I have only heard No Expectations from that show. But his playing is very expresive.

Just one?
I´ll have to say Time Waits For No One - makes me shiver still...
Should have been longer, though!

Winter - with Carla Olson...best playing ever IMO

There are a lot think, I go for SFTD Ya Ya's

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I'll go with the usual suspects -- Sway (Stones version, sorry Carla, but the context in which the playing occurs matters) and live Sympathy (Keith, thanks for the perfect set-up).

By the way, jjflash73, I recommend the London version of Gimme Shelter over the Brussels...check it out if you haven't....

Of course, there are many worthy versions of Gimme Shelter -- I really like the one from Perth, when Charlie had a little trouble getting on the same page as Keith -- Jagger stablized it a bit, and then Mick Taylor just picked the song up and carried it -- you can almost hear Jagger and the others reacting to Taylor and then to each other,getting back in the groove...some nice back and forth on that one.. Unusual to hear him using the wah wah pedal so prominently on that song,but I don't think that figured into how well he played, necessarily...

love in vain
you gotta move
blind willie mc tell with layla & all along the watchtower

my all time favorites

My two personal faves are "Gimme Shelter" Wembley '73 and "Love in Vain" from Welcome to New York MSG '72.

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"Spanish" and "A Minor" with the TWFNO tease

Wish he had done an entire LP of instrumental material like that.

Sway & Can't You Hear Me Knockin' do it for me.

SFM from Brussels '73!!
He went to outer space!!

Gimme Shelter and CYHMK.

It is easier to answer what isn't as great as usual: There is a live-version of "Time Waits by No One" on Youtube and Mick Taylor has some troubles to get it right. All the other samples I'know are great. One of the greatest guitarists we have.

Listen to this:

Bloody hell, that "Dancing with Mr. D" is amazing performance, not just by Taylor but all of them! A good example that with their current condition, they would make a masterpiece of ANY song. Hmm... perhaps the original studio might have been better if Taylor had been given free hands, and do something along that theme.. the solo gives a wonderful tension into song. In fact it puts a theme into it. One of those moment swhen "icing the cake" really transforms the song into another level. Call that "Brian Jones effect".

- Doxa



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Releasing Brussels Affair as an offical live CD would really be an eye opener to the big audience showing what a fantastic live Stones is and specially was - not just as an act, but techically as well.

The hard core fans know BA very well and appreciate it, but to the bigger crowd it really would be a boost.

The soundquality isn't good, but great example of MT's genius:

Can't You Hear Me Knocking is the ultimate full on Stones experience. Love how he goes into the blue/jazz part, and just gets it going higher and higher. Sympathy for the Devil on Ya Ya's is a scorcher!!! Gimmie Shelter from Brussles is incredible. And Time Waits for No One. Sublime!

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Excellent and preferrable versus studio version.