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He's better than in 2007, mainly because he is concentrating more and posing less (also, he has less to worry about, because Wood is delivering the goods this time). But that SMU intro was horrific. And he should simply stop the SFTD solos. It's far too much time to indulge in his aimless soloing. A real embarrassment.
yeah i never understood why he goes for those trademark solos just as in gimme shelter ans smypathy. leave them to ronnie.
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BowieStone
Can it be a great gig if Keith is terrible?
I though it was a good gig with a mediocre Keith.
Jagger & Wood were terrific.
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He's better than in 2007, mainly because he is concentrating more and posing less (also, he has less to worry about, because Wood is delivering the goods this time). But that SMU intro was horrific. And he should simply stop the SFTD solos. It's far too much time to indulge in his aimless soloing. A real embarrassment.
yeah i never understood why he goes for those trademark solos just as in gimme shelter ans smypathy. leave them to ronnie.
They just don't have a decent lead guitarist (since 1975). I never understood why they replaced Taylor with Wood.
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The scarf had been busy writing songs for the new album, the first to include Jagger/Scarf collaborations along with one Jagger/Scarf/Wood b-side.
It opens with "Scarf Me Up".
followed by "scarf of the earth"
Then "You Got Me Knitting" and "All Darn The Line"
"Torn And Frayed" at the end, obviously
Scarffu##er
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If he gets as much love for playing the way he does now, maybe more love than when he played better when he was younger, he has no incentive to either try harder or give up his playing time to Ron.
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If that's the way Keith plays it, that's the way the song goes.
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marianna
Keith doesn't know that much about scales. I've read he has a limited knowledge of chords, as well. He used to have a feel/ear for it, when he was younger.
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Keith doesn't know that much about scales. I've read he has a limited knowledge of chords, as well. He used to have a feel/ear for it, when he was younger.
A level-headed, no bullshit kind of fellow once told me the following story. I've never been able to confirm it but it's worth passing along. The aforementioned guy was a drummer, and in some drumming magazine or another he read a feature about Yogi Horton, a relatively well known session drummer. The 'story' goes: Horton was awoken by a phone call from his agent suggesting that he (Horton) should go to some New York studio. Horton says something along the line of, 'but it's 3 in the morning!' Not having the luxury of turning down a session, Horton gets to the deserted (except for a security gaurd) studio and upon entering hears a solo guitar player. Nothing else. By the time he reaches whatever studio room he's headed, he's ascertaines based on what he's hearing that it's going to be a jazz session. He was most surprised when the gutarist turned out to be Keith Richards.
Now I've no reason to think the man who told me this was a teller of tales but still, I've always been a bit dubious about that story. Nevertheless I have on occassion heard Keith play some things live that are completely over the moon from what you'd expect from him and which invariably causes me to think maybe that story really did happen.
Go to 4:01 of this and put on some cans. He plays a beautifully executed (and swift) minor line and you wouldn't think it was Keith Richards, but it is. This is but one example
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I think Keith's miscues are far more glaring to those of us who spent any meaningful amount of time playing guitar. All the time, when I'm out seeing live acts, I'm critiquing their performance and pointing out the mistakes to my wife. She get's irritated and says, "it sounds great to me!" Some times I even hate that I notice so much.
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The Stones got the biggest balls of anyone in showbuiness. Always play in the danger zone, never pretty, no one knows what is gonna happen next. Always talked about,bastards of the swagger. Even at 50 years old.The glorious rock and roll trainwreck
known as the Rolling Stones. Hail, hail Rolling Stones
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marianna
Keith doesn't know that much about scales. I've read he has a limited knowledge of chords, as well. He used to have a feel/ear for it, when he was younger. He just doesn't seem as interested and hasn't in years. There are people who idolize him just for being who he is and he knows it. His ego is every bit as big as Mick Jagger's or he wouldn't do those solos while walking around the catwalk to get audience applause. It's the bargain people make for continuing to support the band and paying high ticket prices and insisting they're still the greatest. There are times when Keith can still play okay, and some times he can't. He has arthritis and it's harder for him, anyways. If he gets as much love for playing the way he does now, maybe more love than when he played better when he was younger, he has no incentive to either try harder or give up his playing time to Ron.
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marianna
As far as that video of "Rock and Hard Place" goes, how can you tell it's Keith playing at the point of the song where that little Spanish-sounding run is? The camera isn't on him. It could be Ron, or it could also be a studio overdub of either guy, since it's a pro-shot video. I'm sure Keith can play better sitting down in a studio than on stage. It's harder to play standing up and moving, and it's easier to make mistakes. Back in the day, guitarists were restricted by being tethered to a cord, and the Stones didn't have a stage act where they were running around all over the place.
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Once again, it would seem, a show, the band, a player, are pulled apart, chewed over and spat out by a group of 'fans' that have, in the main, watched/heard a show from the comfort of their home via crappy hand held footage on Youtube.
When will you lot finally realise that the whole point of seeing a band is to feel the whole thing..live albums and dvds are just a snapshot for those of us that can't make it..I don't give a shit if Keith fluffs an intro..that's the whole point..it's live..you'd all complain when the cd/dvd comes out with an overdub wouldn't you?
Get over yourselves..and get out and watch a bloody band play live..or have a go yourselves!..Sorry, rant over!!
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marianna
Keith doesn't know that much about scales. I've read he has a limited knowledge of chords, as well. He used to have a feel/ear for it, when he was younger. He just doesn't seem as interested and hasn't in years. There are people who idolize him just for being who he is and he knows it. His ego is every bit as big as Mick Jagger's or he wouldn't do those solos while walking around the catwalk to get audience applause. It's the bargain people make for continuing to support the band and paying high ticket prices and insisting they're still the greatest. There are times when Keith can still play okay, and some times he can't. He has arthritis and it's harder for him, anyways. If he gets as much love for playing the way he does now, maybe more love than when he played better when he was younger, he has no incentive to either try harder or give up his playing time to Ron.
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Some butterflies to remember Brian:
Brian, We Miss You!