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Justin
Are we sure, with sssoul? I think that was Costello's guitar as we see Costello taking off to give to Keith...
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Happy24
Okay, I am looking forward to the next piece...
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howled
There is a bit of a "When Jams Go Wrong" thing about it and Keith goes into a few unrelated keys for a short bit but if Keith can still bend strings and play Chuck Berry licks then where is the problem.
The only problem with Keith is his arthritis and that's not stopping him doing string bends or chords, so he can still play.
Keith might not be practicing much at the moment, who knows.
From some of the comments I read at IORR, you would think Keith can't play at all which is not true judging by this video.
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adotulipson
be thankful you are around at the same time
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chelskeith
When my Dad was nearing 70, I made sure I had his back.
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Mathijs
Chuck Berry style is really not rocket science.Mathijs
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Mathijs
This just really, really hurts.
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howled
There is a bit of a "When Jams Go Wrong" thing about it and Keith goes into a few unrelated keys for a short bit but if Keith can still bend strings and play Chuck Berry licks then where is the problem.
The only problem with Keith is his arthritis and that's not stopping him doing string bends or chords, so he can still play.
Keith might not be practicing much at the moment, who knows.
From some of the comments I read at IORR, you would think Keith can't play at all which is not true judging by this video.
What worries me though is that to play in the Chuck Berry style is really not rocket science. There's a dozen or so standard licks, which can be played in any key. These licks are really not difficult at all -brilliant, but not difficult. Once you've learned how to play these licks, something Richards did in the very early 60's and played ever since, it's just like swimming or riding a bicycle: you well always be able to play them, even when you didn't touch a guitar for 5 years. Sure it will be less fluid then, but that actually is part of the attraction of Chuck Berry styled playing.
I have said it before in a Shine a Light thread –what worries me is that his mind appears to be the problem. Ever since his brain attacks his mind seems to work slower than his fingers. On Shine a Light you can see him thinking: ‘I know this song, I’ve played it a million times, here we go to a C chord’, but at that moment the band has moved to a D chord already.
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seitan
The Stones don't have to do anything or prove anything to anyone.
But maybe the Keef bashers should pick up a guitar and show us how it´s done.
I´d be the first one to bash them.
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Svartmer
Good comment Doxa. Some people on this board would praise Keith`s playing even if he forgot to string the guitar...