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Highwire.uk
If you could pay £100.00 for a Stones show with Jones or £150.00 to see a Stones show with Bill Wyman on bass were would your money go?
This may tell something to Mick & Keith or maybe not
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24FPS
In Bill's case, his bass was not so important that the band couldn't carry on, at least live, but it has made a world of difference in the studio, where subtlety counts.
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Doxa
The Stones are a four-piece-band now.
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Doxa
The Stones are a four-piece-band now.
- Doxa
For real fans the Stones actually ceased to exist in autumn 1974, for extremely real fans they ceased to exist in summer 1969.
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Doxa
I think there is 'reality bites' kind of things involved if we Bill could some way to take his post back (that is now occupied by some hired hand- what was his name?). Namely, even if we actually would have Bill there - and pay more for that - one should not expect something musically difference-making at all, but only to enjoy the authenticity of having one "original Rolling Stone" there again. Namely, it's over 20 years now when Bill has last time even played with Charlie and Keith, and he is - what? - 75 years old or something. We should not expect too much from that classical rhythm section - that the old 'magic' is there again. I would love to see (not perhaps so much 'hear') it - but solely for nostalgia reasons. (I made this remark since I see some people almost thinking that Wyman would make everything 'click' again.)
There is also one and not small obstacle what stands in the way of "bringing old members" back, and that is most to do with the egos. When Wyman was on the band, he was taken for granted because he has been there from the beginning - there was nothing "special" in him (especially Mick nad Keith thought so). But now - if he comes back - there is. Now the value of his presence would be much more than it was then when his presence was taken for granted. This would mean that he would have a kind of special status, a minor "starness", and I think this would be a situation that Mick (or perhpas even Keith) would not be so interest to allow to happen since they have proven they can do without him. Why to share the spotlight now? The Stones are a four-piece-band now.
I think the 'best' that can happen is to have Bill with them as a "very special guest" for a few numbers in some special gig. The same I think goes with Mick Taylor.
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Doxa
The Stones are a four-piece-band now.
- Doxa
For real fans the Stones actually ceased to exist in autumn 1974, for extremely real fans they ceased to exist in summer 1969.
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Highwire.uk
The last time Bill played with Mick was at Bob Geldofs 50th birthday party
August 2003.
Must be great to be rich.
See below London Evening Standard
"In the early hours, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Gary Kemp, Roger Taylor and Bob got on stage and played Miss You, Like A Rolling Stone and Route 66," says Nay. "Everyone had an amazing time, and I must say it was one of my best."
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More Hot Rocks
If Wyman had replaced Jones. People would be ripping Wyman apart.
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Doxa
The Stones are a four-piece-band now.
- Doxa
For real fans the Stones actually ceased to exist in autumn 1974, for extremely real fans they ceased to exist in summer 1969.
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Highwire.uk
If you could pay £100.00 for a Stones show with Jones or £150.00 to see a Stones show with Bill Wyman on bass were would your money go?
This may tell something to Mick & Keith or maybe not
I know were my money would go.
I know some on this site have only seen Jones.
If Bill never plays again with the boys thats a big los for them.
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slew
I'd love to see a show with Bill's subtle bass playing that was so important to the original sound of the Stones. That said Bill has moved on and I do not think we he would do it. If they had a real farewell gig in London or something maybe but a tour. it will never happen.
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24FPS
'I think it's the reverse, that his sound is missed more live. There are very many studio tracks he doesn't play during his time in the band, at least in the 70s and 80s.' - cc
But Bill is on most of the major tracks, and those tracks he didn't play in the studio he handles as good or better than whoever played on them originally. Maybe the one he couldn't quite grasp was the samba on Sympathy For the Devil, but they didn't play it that way in concert anyway.