Listened to this today - what some kick ass work by Keith.

Could this have been a warhorse with different lyrics? Are the lyrics more current than when they were written?

Note: I'd never noticed the "get up, stand up" - a nod to Marley/Tosh?

are you sure it's keith? a lot of what sounds like keith's open-tuned chord work, from steel wheels on, is often mick.

Good point, 4. I'm thinking it is though.

My ancient history instructor at Berkeley used to pooh-pooh the standard theory of "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by saying it never really fell, just changed and transitioned and ended up culturally absorbing a lot of their "rivals."

Think of all the influence Keith has had on a lot of guitarists and bands. Has Keith "fallen" -- I think not.

You may have a point if u are asking whether his skills as an individual guitarist have declined or fallen. Then again, u may not.


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It was my understanding that MJ/RW played guitar on this

i read somewhere, many years ago, that it was Mick on the open-G rhythm, Woody, obviously, on the snakey lead fills, and Keith doubling on rhythm and doing the high, peircing licks as the song fades.

A great song, an obvious classic; I think it's Bill's high-point swan song: his slow burn fills, and those great slow-crawl "zoooooms" at the fade are cool as hell.

And Charlie's drumming: how one of his snare rolls speeds up a bit; and he does that great kick drum pounding straight eighth a couple times, which was one of his great new tricks (apart his China cymbal and Kimsey's mix) that he started doing with Some Girls.

The song's still highly relevent, and timeless, a tribute to Jagger's way with universal sentiments in his lyric writing.

Good song though a bit dated nowadays.

ALways found this song to be forced, contrived and a bit boring. The production is terrble, just too crisp and safe. I also am not convinced Rome is burning yet... some great guitar work on Bigger Bang. Rough Justice the Faces' song that never was, with Keif riff hard cutting up some great slabs.

Mick plays the open G-riff, Keith plays the fill-ins on the verses and Ronnie plays the solo theme towards the ending.

it´s one of their best later songs. i´m really sad that they never played it live

After "Wandering Spirit", "Highwire" was my introduction to the Rolling Stones themselves. Yes, I agree Keith shines here, especially in the solo stabs near the end.

But his most recent great moment? No, there are later ones. "Jump On Top Of Me", "Deuce And A Quarter", "Too Tight". I'd even add "Stealing My Heart" to the list.

< Yes, I agree Keith shines here, especially in the solo stabs near the end.>

That's Ronnie

IMHO Keith shined many times since 1991.

He is definately shining on Love Is Strong, The Worst, Baby Break It Down, How Can I Stop and many others. Don't Worry

Has anybody read the questions in the original post?

Also, it compliments Keith.

And, yes, some of the other songs mentioned are excellent.

I think the point is that Keith is not very prominent on Highwire, only a few licks here and there. Jagger carries it, and Ronnie does the great themes in the ending. But, yes, Keith plays his parts great, imo.

this is a great underated song, now Keith's last great moment however

this song was indeed the event that made it clear that bill wyman was a goner,

when he did not show up for the video shoot at the brooklyn navy yard near the brooklyn & manhattan bridges the stones counted him

keith was pissed

great video

would love to hear this song live, lyrics weren't popular at the time but unfortunately have become sadly true

this is keith's last great moment because he showed mick how to sound like him? that it?

"Keith moment" sounds like a good long time on the loo.

Think I'm gonna go & have a good Keef moment...

keith is always having a moment. rock on keith

and yeah muppet hi-fi, Bill is defintetly having some great moments on that track



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Okay, so I thought Mick was Keith ...... can't I have one mistake per year?

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Okay, so I thought Mick was Keith ...... can't I have one mistake per year?

we're having a special - eff one up, get another for 1/2 the razzing.

Hell, I'm gonna screw up on purpose then!

More to the point, was this Bill's last recording with the band?


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

yup. Highwire and Sexdrive, though Sexdrive might have been from the Steel Wheels sessions.

Mick said Highwire was, musically, a leftover from the Steel Wheels sessions that they worked up - he worked up - again, with new lyrics.

That song was Mick's rhythm guitar lick playing not Keith. Keith does the little lead parts in it as well as Ronnie. Listen to it really close.

I thought Highwire was really really great in 1991....and I still rate it high, among their 90s outputs. Mick developed a Keith-approach to guitar-playing in the late 80s....as evident on Sad Sad Sad as well. Preferable to what he delivers in Streets Of Love and Blinded By Rainbows - I'd say