I say Bill Wyman.. he's got some great bass lines yet no one ever seems to mention him.... i've been listening recently to my new ffrr lp made in england Rolling Stones Now and there's a lot of great Wyman...

Mick

Ian Stewart.

Bjornulf

was bill wyman in the stones?

Granite - even B&Q stock it now.

i'd say Granite is quickly becoming overrated.
but...it all depends on what you're going to use it for.

makes a great countertop!

they are all underrated.

when we set out on our journeys and when we return home,
in the evenings and the mornings, we will speak of them

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> Ian Stewart.


My choice also

all of them, 'cause they're so unique. JAGGER is not a singer KEITH and RON ARE not guitarists CHARLIE is not a drummer. They are just MUSICIANS and bluesmen. Known or unknown they are. Guitar solos, drum solos or celine dion are not their cup of tea. They have always been underrated by those who love just fine songs or celebrity of the month. Imo, Blues is in all of their songs.

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Mick, not only is he is a great rock singer, he is arguably the best music stage performer to ever live, right up there with Elvis and James Brown, also a very underrated lyricist.



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Mick Jagger. Keith tends to take a little too much credit some of the time imo.

Got to be either Bill or Ian.

oh alright then Bill. The fence is creasing my but

Big Al Wrote:
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> Mick Jagger. Keith tends to take a little too much
> credit some of the time imo.


Thats the simple reason for my choice. They're both great of course (as are all of them past & present) but in the last decade it's been Mick who has creatively held the band together more than ever before.

Something which IMO he hasnt received enough credit for.



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Brian, not as a guitarist specifically, but as a musician (and icon)
Ron Wood, who I still think is underrated (and I mean his entire career)
and Stu, so often too low in the mix and a hero in Stones' legacy. And yes some so called fans underrate Bill, whose playing is so distinctive, self-effacing (just the opposite of his first autobio), and intended - as he put it - "to melt into Charlie's drums." (I remember waiting in line for tix in '94, two guys behind me saying "I hope they finally get a decent bassist.")

john r Wrote:
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(I remember waiting in line
> for tix in '94, two guys behind me saying "I hope
> they finally get a decent bassist.")

in '94 they needed one. still kinda do.

Charlie

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

I thought about this and..........you could really make a case for any and every member of the band.

Either that or I have lost what little is left of my mind..

Ian Stewart without a doubt

I would have thought Charlie would have been a runaway pick in this category. He has been there since the start,made every tour every show. Except for his occasional desire to stop touring he has been the good faithful bandmate. Staying out of the spotlight,but always ready to step in and join his mates. They do not use an additional drummer on stage and during band intros,Charlie gets as big a cheer as anybody.



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Ronnie. Not so much from '89 onward, but from '75-'86, both onstage and in the studio, he was the man.

How can someone whom earned hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars with doing wih he does be "underrated"? So how can Mick or Keith be underrated?

If anyone is underrated it is Bill Wyman, as without Bill there is no live Rolling Stones. Bill literally made the Stones in the 70's. Without Bill no Keith Richards, no groove, no swing. Without Bill the Stones became Status Quo in Las Vegas.

Mathijs

Chuck.

Ronnie Wood, but I would also say Brian Jones. Brian was much adored when he was alive. Since his death a lot of history has been build on Brian's legacy. Today we see people neglecting him a bit. I think he was more important than most people realize, though I also think that he did burn out because of drugs (Why I also think it was good to fire him).


BTW: Don't watch "Stoned". I rented it last week and it really blew. Frickin' boring.

JumpingKentFlash

Charlie, Bill & Mick T...all under-rated.

In fact it shits me when professional drummers think Charlie is an average player because he doesn't have a millions drums and do drum solos live !

lol...surprised no-one has said "blondie"....joke! before someone says he aint a proper stone....

Can I choose only one? Well than its gonna be Brian Jones...I still feel his influence was bigger than anyone realize.

Well Chuck may not be a quote "Stone" but I think his contributions over the last few years are vastly underrated by some of the fan base.

I do think though that Chuck gets credit where it counts - with Mick, Keith and Charlie.

rooster Wrote:
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> Can I choose only one? Well than its gonna be
> Brian Jones...I still feel his influence was
> bigger than anyone realize.

Looking at the big picture, the Stones from a historical perspective I would agree with rooster - Brian Jones.



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Ian'd be a good choice - I perhaps go for Ronnie though.
He deserves more attention and praise than he gets.


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