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WilliamPatrickMaynard
To my ears, Keith is the first guitar (rhythm) and Taylor the second (the lead) on "Bitch." Others claim the reverse is true. The Herbie Mann cover with Taylor suggests it's Taylor on rhythm but who knows. I'm prepared to accept Mick's memories in 1979 as accurate.
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OpenG
MT - he could of wrote the riff to Bitch since Keith never claimed it over the years.
play the guitar boy
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
To my ears, Keith is the first guitar (rhythm) and Taylor the second (the lead) on "Bitch." Others claim the reverse is true. The Herbie Mann cover with Taylor suggests it's Taylor on rhythm but who knows. I'm prepared to accept Mick's memories in 1979 as accurate.
There are lots of mistakes in that interview, also from Taylor´s part. Seemingly, it´s not that easy to remember it all
There is no doubt that Keith plays the lead on Carol on Ya Ya´s, for instance. And several reports from the studio sessions + Keith´s unmistakable style tells us he plays the lead on Bitch. Although Taylor once did a Keith-ish Berry-lead: I Could Have Stood You Up on Talk Is Cheap.
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
For the sake of semantics as Mathijs rightfully suggests, who starts the song with the opening riff? Is that Mick or Keith? The second guitar (to my non-musician ears) is what I consider the lead guitar since that sounds like the one that solos.
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OpenG
MT - he could of wrote the riff to Bitch since Keith never claimed it over the years.
play the guitar boy
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OpenG
MT - he could of wrote the riff to Bitch since Keith never claimed it over the years.
play the guitar boy
Same with the Last time and Brian Jones.
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
To my ears, Keith is the first guitar (rhythm) and Taylor the second (the lead) on "Bitch." Others claim the reverse is true. The Herbie Mann cover with Taylor suggests it's Taylor on rhythm but who knows. I'm prepared to accept Mick's memories in 1979 as accurate.
There are lots of mistakes in that interview, also from Taylor´s part. Seemingly, it´s not that easy to remember it all
There is no doubt that Keith plays the lead on Carol on Ya Ya´s, for instance. And several reports from the studio sessions + Keith´s unmistakable style tells us he plays the lead on Bitch. Although Taylor once did a Keith-ish Berry-lead: I Could Have Stood You Up on Talk Is Cheap.
On Could Have Stood You Up the second solo, which is Berry-esque, is Richards. The first solo, which is Taylor-esque, is Taylor.
It could be semantics with Bitch -the lead guitar can be the driving rhythm guitar, which is Taylor. The solo guitar is Keith. Maybe he meant that.
It is nice to read that in 1980, Taylor did not feel he was 'cheated' out of song writing royalties. He plainly states he could offer ideas, but that he didn't write much at the time and that it wouldn't make sense to bring in songs when you have Jagger and Richards in the band.
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
I knew the second guitar or lead guitar was Keith live (Marquee Club and Leeds, too), but I was never sure on the studio version. I really thought it was Keith then Taylor on the album, but that begs the question why switch it around in concert. Thanks for the response.
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Amsterdamned
Thanks Open-G. Taylor knows what he's talking about, that's for sure
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lapaz62
I think he meant lead, as in lead off the song, not the solo, it appears to be Richards solo to me and Richards on Carol as well. Richards solo's to my ears are stuttery and lack flow, thats why he does Chuck Berry so well, it suits his style or did his style develop after listening to Berry.
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lapaz62
I think he meant lead, as in lead off the song, not the solo, it appears to be Richards solo to me and Richards on Carol as well. Richards solo's to my ears are stuttery and lack flow, thats why he does Chuck Berry so well, it suits his style or did his style develop after listening to Berry.
its quite brilliant and brave of keith to start his phrase with a pull-off ( no jokes) , isnt it .
also the variations at the fade out tells me that its taylor playing the riff track.
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straycatblues73
its quite brilliant and brave of keith to start his phrase with a pull-off ( no jokes) , isnt it .
also the variations at the fade out tells me that its taylor playing the riff track.
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Redhotcarpet
Same with the Last time and Brian Jones.