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twenny revlights
Yeah I know you could find this info buried in one of
threads announcing a new Wingless Angels album, but I
think it deserves highlighting because, with all the
talk about what Keith supposedly cannot do anymore,
this track shows off wonderfully what it is that Keith
and only Keith can do. Since I don't think this skill
has an agreed-upon name, I'll have to come up with
something, but first, if you haven't already, do
yourself a favor and download the track and listen
to it a few times. I mean, REALLY listen to the
acoustic guitar...

[www.winglessangels.com]

Oh what a joy. And a comfort.

I remember when Forty Licks was released, Keith stated
his only contribution to "Don't Stop" was to "add
colors" to it. He didn't play rhythm on it, he didn't
play lead, he played "colors". And that's exactly what
he does on this Wingless track. Rhythm guitar would have
added nothing, the drums being all the rhythm anyone
could wish for. And there's just no place for lead guitar
whatsoever. So Keith has discovered the perfect solution
on guitar. Colors.

More and more I hear hardcore Stones fans complain about
the fact that it is less common these days for Keith to
rip off a fiercely on-point solo or completely take
the driver's seat at the front of the rhythm section.
And I agree that it is true. The glories of the past
haunt us all, mainly because they can never be revisited.

But please don't let the brilliance of the past blind
you to the immense pleasures of the present and future.

Please don't miss the amazing colors that Mick and
Keith and company are still producing.

Which bring me back around to "Following the River".
The key line in this song I think is when Mick says
to the lover he is sorrowfully leaving, "Because you
always saw the best in me." That is very much one of
Mick's double-edged lines. Because in this case he is
directing it to all those of you who always measure the
Stones against a specific skill set that necessarily
peaks, even for demi-gods like Mick and Keith, in
one's twenties and thirties. Mick is saying, if all you
can see of us is what we could do best years ago, then...

Goodbye. We'll miss you. But goodbye.

The song then goes on to say, for the rest of you, who
are sticking with us, me and Keith are going to do our
very best to keep on rolling, like the big muddy, until
it joins hands with the sea, that is, until death do
us part.

To which I say... Oh what a joy. And a comfort.

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Green Lady
Further details from

[www.winglessangels.com]

The cover looks like this:



- and the new release will include both the new and the original Wingless Angels albums - there will also be a deluxe edition including drawings by Keith.

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Green Lady
if it doesn't get you, there's nothing you or I or anyone can do about it.