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rambler44
Before making my point I want to say I love the Mick Taylor era Stones albums. His contribution to the group tremendous and enduring.
But too many people on this site seem to forget he quit the band! And not just any band. He quit THE ROLLING STONES! No one was even remotely pushing him out. And when he quit he was burnt out from his drug use and crying about not getting writing credits. And his quitting really left the Stones in a bad spot. And as our beloved Keith likes to point out "He quit to go and have this great solo career. I'm still waiting."
And so the Stones are in a terrible spot with a tour coming up and in walks Ronnie Wood. He fit like a glove and the ancient art of weaving began.
And I agree it is great to see Taylor playing with them and hopefully he will get 4 or 5 songs in the full set. But this movement to try and push Ronnie aside is really disrespectful. First, Ronnie Wood has been playing with the Stones for 38 of their 50 years! And Yes while Taylor played on Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile, etc... It could easily be argued that Ronnie Wood was a huge part of the most important Rolling Stones album ever made, Some Girls.So ease off Ronnie and give the man the respect he deserves. And be happy that Taylor will also be a part of the tour.
Oh and as for Ronnie fighting for writing credits I believe his quote is; "That is a sandwich you learn early on not to get between."
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Well, lets see.. The Dark Ages lasted longer than The Renaissance.... so, then, well, therefore the Dark Ages were the best version of humanity.
It is debateable though to which extent those rather highflown analogies would hit the target that you here mean them to do. And to the more limited extent they still possibly could be said to do some justice, one might then in the next instance ask by the virtue of what (band personnel or, as I myself have learnt to take into consideration, too, one special peak in the songwriters' abilities and in their recording ambitions).
(I have later added the word "too".)
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Well, lets see.. The Dark Ages lasted longer than The Renaissance.... so, then, well, therefore the Dark Ages were the best version of humanity.
It is debateable though to which extent those rather highflown analogies would hit the target that you here mean them to do. And to the more limited extent they still possibly could be said to do some justice, one might then in the next instance ask by the virtue of what (band personnel or, as I myself have learnt to take into consideration, too, one special peak in the songwriters' abilities and in their recording ambitions).
(I have later added the word "too".)
idk, just wondering how to determine who the best James Bond actor might have been. Is it perhaps Roger Moore because he's been in the most films of the series or is it perhaps Daniel Craig because all the previous actors "quit" the series or got fired?
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There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
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Well, lets see.. The Dark Ages lasted longer than The Renaissance.... so, then, well, therefore the Dark Ages were the best version of humanity.
It is debateable though to which extent those rather highflown analogies would hit the target that you here mean them to do. And to the more limited extent they still possibly could be said to do some justice, one might then in the next instance ask by the virtue of what (band personnel or, as I myself have learnt to take into consideration, too, one special peak in the songwriters' abilities and in their recording ambitions).
(I have later added the word "too".)
idk, just wondering how to determine who the best James Bond actor might have been. Is it perhaps Roger Moore because he's been in the most films of the series or is it perhaps Daniel Craig because all the previous actors "quit" the series or got fired?
Clearly it's George Lazenby, as he's the only Bond to have bowed out after his best Bond film.
...and Rockman'll agree with me because he's ozzie.
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DandelionPowderman
There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
live ,certainly , in the studio keith (or mick j) seem to change already recorded weaving for a new version , like - all down the line II and outtakes of other songs in that period.
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DandelionPowderman
There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
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DandelionPowderman
There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
live ,certainly , in the studio keith (or mick j) seem to change already recorded weaving for a new version , like - all down the line II and outtakes of other songs in that period.
perhaps you should listen to Bye Bye Johnny live from the 1972 tour...
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I hope they do Love In Vain again on this tour. At least do enough songs with Taylor to put a bootleg album together of reunion songs.
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DandelionPowderman
There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
You're right. But there was also "non-weaving" with Keith and Ronnie - take the 1975 tour for example. Or tours where Ronnie was just plain drowned out by Keith, and what Ronnie played didn't much matter one way or the other. That was hardly weaving. My point is that two interlocking guitars is a Stones thing - not a Wood vs. Taylor thing. I think Keith perpetuated a myth about he and Ronnie being all about "weaving", when in fact that was often not the case, and sometimes was the case with Keith and Taylor.
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GRNRBITW
again with the weave. sigh. just when you think it's gone....
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DandelionPowderman
There was weaving in the Brian era already (listen to Spider And The Fly). Keith has only stated that the guitar arrangements became more like they were in the Brian-days when Ronnie joined.
Sure, there were lots of cool weaving with Taylor as well. My beef with it is that it completely vanished by 1972.
I Got The Blues and Shake Your Hips were probably the best examples of weaving between Keith and Taylor. And don't say it's just an empty word - it's very describing for how the guitars interact. Those two songs simply wouldn't have been as cool if the guitars were more lead and rhythm.
You're right. But there was also "non-weaving" with Keith and Ronnie - take the 1975 tour for example. Or tours where Ronnie was just plain drowned out by Keith, and what Ronnie played didn't much matter one way or the other. That was hardly weaving. My point is that two interlocking guitars is a Stones thing - not a Wood vs. Taylor thing. I think Keith perpetuated a myth about he and Ronnie being all about "weaving", when in fact that was often not the case, and sometimes was the case with Keith and Taylor.
True, but in 1975 they just went by the same formula as in 1973.
From 1989 on, the weaving drowned in the big band concept. They more or less had to change the guitar arrangement into the old soul-thing - a few licks here, a few licks there.
In 1978, however, they really nailed it.
@ straycatblues73:
Yep, BBJ is a good example, but it is Keith who is playing the lead guitar, although Taylor plays the licks that go on and on.
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again with the weave. sigh. just when you think it's gone....
Yup, nearly as bad as "their creative peak".
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I can't see any lookalikes, but they're really sounding good
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DandelionPowderman
I can't see any lookalikes, but they're really sounding good
Musically speaking they're lookalikes. As for playing guitar, to be more specific. Do you get it now?
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Thank god he only is allowed to play one song or maybe two. I haven't paid $$$ to see a guest steel the show from a bandmember.
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kleermaker
This version of MR is astonishing. Look how Keith and Taylor interact with each other. Fantastic.