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achilles77
I hope they get Taylor and Wyman to place these shows (or at least the show on the 6th) since it's just a day away from the anniversary of the July 5 1969 show. Maybe even play the same setlist. That would be really cool.
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achilles77
I hope they get Taylor and Wyman to place these shows (or at least the show on the 6th) since it's just a day away from the anniversary of the July 5 1969 show. Maybe even play the same setlist. That would be really cool.
Mick Taylor will be joining them for sure on this next batch of dates, as a continuation of the "50 and Counting..." theme of Rolling Stones from years past coming back to celebrate the legacy.
But, sad to say, it appears that we have seen the last of Bill Wyman's associations with The Stones. As a special guest, he was not treated in a particularly special way for the O2 gigs and he was disappointed by this, and, likely putting him ina lesser standing with his old band mates, he has complained about this in public to the media.
There is a sacred code involved with The Stones: Bicker all you like, but don't air your dirty laundry in public. To a larger extent, this is what had caused Keith to fall out of favor with Mick regarding his memoir Life, to the point where the 2012 activity almost didn't happen. In fact, I believe that had it not been for Life, touring activity would have happened a lot earlier, perhaps in 2010, when Keith was proclaiming how everyone was rested and ready to get back out on the road again.
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achilles77
I hope they get Taylor and Wyman to place these shows (or at least the show on the 6th) since it's just a day away from the anniversary of the July 5 1969 show. Maybe even play the same setlist. That would be really cool.
Mick Taylor will be joining them for sure on this next batch of dates, as a continuation of the "50 and Counting..." theme of Rolling Stones from years past coming back to celebrate the legacy.
But, sad to say, it appears that we have seen the last of Bill Wyman's associations with The Stones. As a special guest, he was not treated in a particularly special way for the O2 gigs and he was disappointed by this, and, likely putting him ina lesser standing with his old band mates, he has complained about this in public to the media.
There is a sacred code involved with The Stones: Bicker all you like, but don't air your dirty laundry in public. To a larger extent, this is what had caused Keith to fall out of favor with Mick regarding his memoir Life, to the point where the 2012 activity almost didn't happen. In fact, I believe that had it not been for Life, touring activity would have happened a lot earlier, perhaps in 2010, when Keith was proclaiming how everyone was rested and ready to get back out on the road again.
I don't think Bill's innocent and justified comments and Keith's written personal attacks are a fair comparison. Bill has really only said that he wanted more involvement, to play more than 2 songs per show, properly rehearse with the band, etc. He wasn't trashing anyone personally. Keith's book had personal digs that dug much deeper than simply saying I wanted/want to do more. I don't think Bill has burned any bridges here. I think we very well might see him with the band again.
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...That certainly wouldn't make the band say "Let's not let Bill play with us anymore". If it does, then they would need their heads examined. If anything, to me, it's Bill publicly saying he wasn't satisfied and would like to get it right some other time.