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pmk251
I think the responses here are off track. THE news here is if Jagger called Taylor into the studio. IF true, it warms my heart. Not for the musical product that comes of it (although that is intriguing), not for a potential tour (although THAT is intriguing as well), but for Taylor's peace of mind after all these years.
Jagger's relationship with Taylor is fascinating for what little is written about it. They were collaborators in the studio. You often see them traveling together in a car. Clearly, Jagger was tuned in to what Taylor did on stage. He constantly cued, encouraged, prodded and approved of Taylor's playing. When Jagger said "play," Taylor played. There is no doubt in my mind that Jagger was proud to have Taylor as the band's lead guitarist. If Jagger had any aspirations that the band's music could be considered high art, those aspirations were linked to Taylor's playing. Just as Keith and Jagger validated each others' contributions, Taylor validated the final product. To me it is thrilling to watch Taylor with his guitar walk on stage with the band. The band charismatic? Yes. Exciting? Yes. But Taylor added a level of sophistication and beauty. He was musical quality assurance.
But by all accounts Jagger has been cool to Taylor (at best) since he quit. He is certainly tight lipped about Taylor and why he left.
One can imagine what a burden it has been for Taylor since he left the band, a burden he has had to carry for 35 years. All the questions, all the reminders, what is and what was. Assuming this information is true, I am happy for Taylor if working with his old colleague brings him some peace of mind and some recognition and appreciation of his talent. Who knows? Maybe in some measure that is why he quit.
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ajc68
I'm shocked at the negative responses in this thread. I've been hearing for years how cool would it be to get Taylor back in some capacity, even if it was just the Mick's talking again. Well? If the reports are true, they are not tampering with the original album, something that WOULD and SHOULD draw criticism. Rather, they are trying to touch up some basic tracks that are too rough to release otherwise. If Taylor is in the studio adding guitar to them, how that can be anything but intriguing to a Stones fan. Nobody is expecting this to be 1972, so why the hang-ups? It's either this or NEVER have the tracks released. I guess people will bitch about anything, including Mick Taylor recording for the Stones again (if true). And if this is true, I'm very happy for Mick Taylor...
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Bliss
But for him (or Keith, Mick, Bill or Charlie) to overdub 40 year old material and present it as authentic is utterly fraudulent, though perhaps not technically fraudulent.
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sweet neo con
i guess it's sort of like when the remaining beatles added to Lennon's FREE AS A BIRD etc... for the ANthology releases...
they took an old unreleased song and "finished" it. Doubt that the Stones fixes will be as dramatc..merely adding bits and
pieces to finish an existing song instead of sculpting a new one.
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Edward Twining
As long as Jagger doesn't sing new lead vocals i don't mind. It's difficult for Jagger if he did because he no longer sounds like he did in 72, but a guitar doesn't age, and Mick Taylor is still in very good shape as a guitar player. I don't want the tracks to lose their rawness however, i don't feel slick overproduction is appropriate.
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Deluxtone
Gazza,
re Tatoo You - it has some very good SG out-takes -
- but then they didn't have enough good material to make a 'new' album and so had to go back to early-mid seventies to get material to strengthen and complete the album.
I'm glad we got what we got and that they finished such good tracks - but I don't think they had to do much to Slave, Tops or Waiting or Worried.
It was hardly 'Stones back on form with fantastic new album', however.
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Deluxtone
Gazza,
re Tatoo You - it has some very good SG out-takes -
- but then they didn't have enough good material to make a 'new' album and so had to go back to early-mid seventies to get material to strengthen and complete the album.
I'm glad we got what we got and that they finished such good tracks - but I don't think they had to do much to Slave, Tops or Waiting or Worried.
It was hardly 'Stones back on form with fantastic new album', however.
The end always justifies the means IMO. I dont really care how old the songs are on each album. If its a good record, thats what matters. Most people who bought Tattoo You probably had and still have no knowledge of the fact that it was mostly reheated leftovers. The great miracle about that album is that somehow - I dont know how - it flowed together seamlessly. You wouldnt know from listening to it that the sources were so diverse.
They did a fair chunk of work on the songs, though. Mostly Jagger's vocals. However, 'Slave' and 'Waiting On A Friend' wouldnt be half the masterpieces that they turned out to be with those marvellous overdubbed sax parts by Sonny Rollins which were added in spring 1981.
Songs just often take time to evolve. The important things is that they're allowed to evolve. Exile wouldnt have been quite the masterpiece it was either had they not fleshed it out with songs from 1969-70 which then had some extra work done to them.
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Bliss
But for him (or Keith, Mick, Bill or Charlie) to overdub 40 year old material and present it as authentic is utterly fraudulent, though perhaps not technically fraudulent.
What a nonsense. I don't give a damn if Taylor does overdubs or Darryl or Woody or whom else. Outtakes are outtakes they are not complete songs, just skeletons who needs to be clothed with flesh and bone, to make them complete. If you want to hear only Jagger improvising a text he's not sure of yet over an overenthusiastic guitar riff, that still needs some trimming, while the bass is missing etc, then i'm sure there are enough bootlegs to get that quality from. But if we want a good album (and i do) than ofcourse it needs to be re-mixed, dubbed, added on etc, i would say GREAT! whom ever fitts the bill, why not? There is for example that lovely outtake of the Satanic sessions called Gold Painted Fingernails, it's just an organ, drums and mouthharp, but it sounds great, i would love to see the Stones pick it up and fill it in, would be interresting than we would get Ron Wood playing with Brian,
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behroez
Ah, Exile on Main Street is highly overrated anyway they've done much better stuff since.