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His playing had character then. He's just been Keith's foil since 1975.
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His playing had character then. He's just been Keith's foil since 1975.
And worse still - he covers for Keith totally now. Keith coasts while Ronnie does the hard work.
I don't think in the Stones Ronnie was ever allowed to play an influential guitar riff/lick like let's say That's All You Need, Too Bad, Stay With Me, Around The Plynth or even the beautiful pedal steel on Mandolin Wind.
He's never been given the same freedom that Mick Taylor had and the band's creativity has suffered for it.
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His playing had character then. He's just been Keith's foil since 1975.
And worse still - he covers for Keith totally now. Keith coasts while Ronnie does the hard work.
I don't think in the Stones Ronnie was ever allowed to play an influential guitar riff/lick like let's say That's All You Need, Too Bad, Stay With Me, Around The Plynth or even the beautiful pedal steel on Mandolin Wind.
He's never been given the same freedom that Mick Taylor had and the band's creativity has suffered for it.
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His playing had character then. He's just been Keith's foil since 1975.
And worse still - he covers for Keith totally now. Keith coasts while Ronnie does the hard work.
I don't think in the Stones Ronnie was ever allowed to play an influential guitar riff/lick like let's say That's All You Need, Too Bad, Stay With Me, Around The Plynth or even the beautiful pedal steel on Mandolin Wind.
He's never been given the same freedom that Mick Taylor had and the band's creativity has suffered for it.
WOW! I posted the line about Ronnie being Keith's foil - IN 2005! At the time it was true and continued to be so through the end of the ABB tour in 2007. Since 2012, however, Ronnie has stepped up his game considerably. Apparently finally taking his health seriously, counting his blessings AND realizing Keith needs more help than we'd like to admit has brought him new focus and inspiration. He and Keith no longer get into each other's faces and goad each to higher heights like '78 and '81 but Ronnie more than pulls his weight these days.
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Some kind soul has uploaded the Faces San Bernardino 1975 gig over on Hot Stuff. Although I preferred the Faces when Ronnie Lane was in the band even a cursory listen to this recording will show you that Ronnie was absolutely smoking on this tour. How Warner Brothers then managed to release such a wretched official live LP from the tour beggars belief - be reassured SB is a much more enjoyable experience than Overture and Beginners, plus it features Take A Look At The Guy and I Can Geel The Fire...
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In my opinion Ronnie Wood played great in 89/90 and in 94/95, that was his best playing. Listen to the Stripped and Stripped Companion recordings. The Faces were okay, but rather amateurish, as Wood once pointed out. Ronnie Lane was a charming man, but during many performances he was totally drunk.
Gangster-of-Love, I was in Cologne in 2006 as well, and yes, I remember that Ronnie Wood was completely out of his brain. In an interview a year later he said, that he reached a low point that night.
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dadrob
how about a link to Hot Stuff please.
San Bernadino WeTransfer link in Hot Stuff now expired, hence my offer to send to anyone who needs it
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windmelody
In my opinion Ronnie Wood played great in 89/90 and in 94/95, that was his best playing. Listen to the Stripped and Stripped Companion recordings. The Faces were okay, but rather amateurish, as Wood once pointed out. Ronnie Lane was a charming man, but during many performances he was totally drunk.
Gangster-of-Love, I was in Cologne in 2006 as well, and yes, I remember that Ronnie Wood was completely out of his brain. In an interview a year later he said, that he reached a low point that night.
I find it hard to believe Ronnie was at his best during those years on the evidence available and on the strength of the shows i attended.
Its all subjective, i just read the iorr reviews of the Cologne show you mentioned in 2006, some of the reviewers said Ronnie seemed out of it , others said he was great.
I agree with you though, Ronnie has his moments and he was great on Stripped.
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In my opinion Ronnie Wood played great in 89/90 and in 94/95, that was his best playing. Listen to the Stripped and Stripped Companion recordings. The Faces were okay, but rather amateurish, as Wood once pointed out. Ronnie Lane was a charming man, but during many performances he was totally drunk.
Gangster-of-Love, I was in Cologne in 2006 as well, and yes, I remember that Ronnie Wood was completely out of his brain. In an interview a year later he said, that he reached a low point that night.
I find it hard to believe Ronnie was at his best during those years on the evidence available and on the strength of the shows i attended.
Its all subjective, i just read the iorr reviews of the Cologne show you mentioned in 2006, some of the reviewers said Ronnie seemed out of it , others said he was great.
I agree with you though, Ronnie has his moments and he was great on Stripped.
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Sir, some things are not subjective - in Cologne 2006 Ron Wood could not play anymore; yet he looked great. In the mentioned interview he said: "After the concertin Cologne, I just wanted - to die."
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scottkeef
Well, you have a two guitar punch with those 1975 Faces shows, right? (at least the US ones?) Jesse Ed Davis played those shows I believe..
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keithsman
I have to scratch my head at all this Ronnie praise, he's just an average player who got very lucky.
There are a thousand like him, he doesn't really have any distinction as a player, don't get me wrong i love he and Keith's weaving and on occasion he pulls off some surprisingly good solo's, but someone like Waddy is far better in my opinion and gets more out of Keith too.
I wouldn't want to change anything , i'm happy Ronnie kept the band going all these years, as a personality he is irreplaceable, and he was great with the faces, that fun personality was perfect, but he is limited as a player, i think after Taylor left Keith didn't want the challenge anymore, he wanted a foil so he could look great without competition. It works and the boys are still playing, but honestly he's not really that good, he just plays in fits and starts, he fills in here and there but he's not a great player in his own right. Just a very lucky guy.
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Wow...well done hopkins and thanks for that above ^^^^
At the risk of disappointing myself for chiming in on a THIRTEEN YEAR OLD thread, I will only add this...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Ronnie Wood SAVED The Rolling Stones.
He is playing WONDERFULLY well today and I feel extremely lucky to still be a fan of his work.
The man has PEDIGREE.
A true Rock N' Roll Survivor.