I'm a GREAT admirer for this man. He has influenced my life. But this is just a little too painful to watch.

The painful thing is that the guitar is not even close to being in tune.
If you watch the way he plays, he still plays some mean licks and it's only the terribly tuned guitar that lets him down.

It's a shame he doesn't use a guitar tech who can give him a freshly tuned axe every couple of numbers, it would improve shows like this no end.

Leave Chuck alone. He has earned the right to play as long as he likes. He created Rock Music. Period.

"He has earned the right to play as long as he likes"

I'm not sure about this.........stop while you can .........or as Vidicus stated "use a guitar tech who can give him a freshly tuned axe every couple of numbers,"

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Hasn't he always been like this. He doesn't seem to mind a little off-tune playing here and there. It's as if that makes it a bit less boring for him. It's like syncopes i jazz - it amuses the musician... .

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Hasn't he always been like this. He doesn't seem to mind a little off-tune playing here and there. It's as if that makes it a bit less boring for him. It's like syncopes i jazz - it amuses the musician... .

NO................

Not if you watch this video..........he seems to be a perfect..............






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I thought this was another C. Leavell bashing thread. I'm dissapointed.

Saw that great Movie, NICOS. Here's another explanation: He travels around by himself, uses hired musicians and don't carry much more than one guitar and a toothbrush and certainly no technicians.

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I thought this was another C. Leavell bashing thread. I'm dissapointed.

in that case, allow me to chip and bash CL just a little...

I see nothing very wrong with CB in this clip. Keith is somehow more embarrassing just trying to do the SFTD solo, or well, just about any other "solo." Or when he attempts to play guitar and sing. I also see a guy in this clip who isn't afraid to be upfront in the mix, isn't afraid to be heard, and isn't hiding behind his keyboard player. Actually, this isn't really a slam on Leavell afterall. It's a slam on those (cough...Keith Richards; Mick Jagger...) who allow Leavell to be the bandleader. CB, warts and all, is no doubt the f'in leader of this ensemble. I'll take honest trainwrecks like this over a glossed up wash of backing band filler/crap anyday. Wish the Stones would approach their live shows with this same lack of safety nets.



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I wonder how many times he has played that song? 5 000 times? No wonder he goes bananas with it the 5 001 time! Or the 2 345 time... .

We all get old. Sad, I know.

The Stones are the ones that made CB big for me













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Really? One string out of tune on one song on one night is a reason to consider retirement? Maybe you need to stick to listening to strictly newly recorded autotuned music.

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He created Rock Music. Period.

Michael J. Fox created Rock Music, it's historically shown in Back To The Future.

Saying he should call it quits for one song from a Youtube source courtesy of someone's phone? Granted there are folks here who say the same about Keith immediately post-surgery and on anti-seizure medication. Do I expect 1955 vintage Berry? Of course not, but he's not charging $300 a ticket and you're seeing a Living Legend and a great showman. A privilege. I see nothing here to change my general assessment of the man.

He's been out of tune for several years, and famous for it. If anyone can rock 'til they drop it's Chuck Berry. Still fit in his 80's. An inspiration for sure.

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The Stones are the ones that made CB big for me

Watch Charlie on "Little Queenie"! Pure joy.

the stones history with tuning is nothing to write home about. the stones in the park dvd is the classic example but there are others.

if you reckon Chuck needs to retire, what about BB King? saw him in Melbourne a few weeks ago, he played guitar for maybe 3 minutes in the whole show and even then hit a few bung notes. still enjoyed the show though

I would like to see him one more time

NICOS I feel the same way

It's not easy playing in a open P, try it yourself some time...


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I thought this was another C. Leavell bashing thread. I'm dissapointed.

in that case, allow me to chip and bash CL just a little...

I see nothing very wrong with CB in this clip. Keith is somehow more embarrassing just trying to do the SFTD solo, or well, just about any other "solo." Or when he attempts to play guitar and sing. I also see a guy in this clip who isn't afraid to be upfront in the mix, isn't afraid to be heard, and isn't hiding behind his keyboard player. Actually, this isn't really a slam on Leavell afterall. It's a slam on those (cough...Keith Richards; Mick Jagger...) who allow Leavell to be the bandleader. CB, warts and all, is no doubt the f'in leader of this ensemble. I'll take honest trainwrecks like this over a glossed up wash of backing band filler/crap anyday. Wish the Stones would approach their live shows with this same lack of safety nets.

So you think Keith tries to "hide" behind his keyboard player?? If there is one guitar player who never hides, it's Keith Richards. Always way up in the mix, no matter how he plays.

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He created Rock Music. Period.

Michael J. Fox created Rock Music, it's historically shown in Back To The Future.

Quite right!

From what I see at the clip of CB(I) the audience is having a good time. Isn't that the
purpose of performing?

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Saw that great Movie, NICOS. Here's another explanation: He travels around by himself, uses hired musicians and don't carry much more than one guitar and a toothbrush and certainly no technicians.

Actually he has pretty much used regular musicians for over 20 years now. That movie was made 25 years ago...

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I thought this was another C. Leavell bashing thread. I'm dissapointed.

in that case, allow me to chip and bash CL just a little...

I see nothing very wrong with CB in this clip. Keith is somehow more embarrassing just trying to do the SFTD solo, or well, just about any other "solo." Or when he attempts to play guitar and sing. I also see a guy in this clip who isn't afraid to be upfront in the mix, isn't afraid to be heard, and isn't hiding behind his keyboard player. Actually, this isn't really a slam on Leavell afterall. It's a slam on those (cough...Keith Richards; Mick Jagger...) who allow Leavell to be the bandleader. CB, warts and all, is no doubt the f'in leader of this ensemble. I'll take honest trainwrecks like this over a glossed up wash of backing band filler/crap anyday. Wish the Stones would approach their live shows with this same lack of safety nets.

So you think Keith tries to "hide" behind his keyboard player?? If there is one guitar player who never hides, it's Keith Richards. Always way up in the mix, no matter how he plays.

Hmmm....not sure I've really heard any of the Stones guitars "way up" in the mix in a long time. I think 1981 is the last time that's really happened. This is more a personal pet peave, and it's coming from the perspective of somebody who isn't satisfied with the guitar mix unless it's so loud that my ears bleed. (Slight exaggeration, but certainly never going to happen at a Stones show anymore...)

The Stones could get by without guitars whatsoever these days. The backwash of filler propels the songs without them. Guitars provide shaky decoration mostly. They are no longer essential instruments in this band. At least the way they choose to play them now, and they way they project them now. Chuck keeps the time anyway, so he's the rhythm machine anymore. Church bands play their gutairs louder in the mix than the Stones.

You're right, Keith doesn't really hide behind the keyboard player; he has just intentionally limited his role in the band to the point where, musically, he is no longer necessary. He's great for smiley gew-gawing and leg kicks, though.

But onstage, he may as well sit on stool, guitarless, smoke a dangling cig and clap his hands, a spotlight shining on him while the caption that simultaneously appears on the overhead video screen says "Here is proof that your lovable icon, Keith Richards, is still alive. Enjoy being in his presence one more time!"

That's really what we pay to see these days, isn't it? I don't think we even expect to be moved by his guitar contributions. If you are, I can't imagine how disappointed you've been in Stones shows these last couple decades. I guess every night he might hit one chord that sounds out in ringing open-G or whatever, and harkens back to the glory days...similar to how Chuck Berry can still manage a few recognizable bits of Johnny Be Goode.

"Sorry Chuck, maybe you should call it quits?"

I instantly thought about Chuck Leavell
not our beloved father of rock'n roll

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Hmmm....not sure I've really heard any of the Stones guitars "way up" in the mix in a long time. I think 1981 is the last time that's really happened.

And 1982 (why does everyone forget that tour?).

So what, the man (or his guitar) has an off day!? Who cares.....

I would still go and see him, the man invented the music that makes my body move.
If i @#$%& up at work there aren't a few thousand people waching and filming.....

So give the man a break, I'm pretty sure my grand dad can't play that way, nor can I.

I say, give the man a studio, some great artists to work with......and a statue!


GO GO GO Mr. Berry!

This performance of Johhny B Good reminds me of another great guitarist in 2007.