Does anyone remember this group from the '60s? Ten Years After.

You bass players, compare the Bass guy on this to Mr. Bill Wyman and then tell me who is the more technically proficient. As for Alvin Lee, one of the premier guitarists of his time . . surprised his name never came up when it came to replacing Mick Taylor.








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mitchflorida, why do you have to put bass playing into a competition?

And today's award for 'Totally Missing the Point Of The Rolling Stones' goes to.....hell, we only have the same sole nominee as always....

I love Ten Years After dearly but Alvin Lee would never have fitted into the Stones. He was just too flash and into doing those speed fretboard runs.

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And today's award for 'Totally Missing the Point Of The Rolling Stones' goes to.....hell, we only have the same sole nominee as always....

it's not fair. this should be an open and fair competition. i'd like to win or at least have a chance of winning, like i used to.

Here is my point about the Rolling Stones.

Just two of them can be considered to be musical geniuses: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.


Near-geniuses at their peak: Brian Jones and Mick Taylor


Above Average: Charlie Watts, and he deserves even more credit because Mick and Keith both love working with Charlie when they are in the studio in the song creation process.


Just Lucky. Right Place at the Right Time: Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood.



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Bill Wyman just lucky? Listen to the Hampton show when sober...

Right place at right time would be Mick Taylor for sure and Ronnie possibly.

mick bumping into keith on the train platform = right place at right time.
of course talent is a big component of success but luck is just as important. i think mick even alluded to how lucky he is in the larry king interview, if i recall correctly. there are so many so-called "geniuses" in this world that we've never heard of but only a few are lucky enough to have obtained the spotlight.

People have asked why Alvin Lee was playing like a madman on this particular track. I mean with all of the incredibly fast playing and lots of different notes.

His record contract required that he be paid on the basis of how many notes he played during the song. He was paid $2 for every note he played on the guitar, so you can see he made a pretty good living in those days, but only if he could cram as many notes in as possible.

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People have asked why Alvin Lee was playing like a madman on this particular track.

what people?

the people in his head. it's all starting to make sense now!