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lettingitbleed
Brian just wasn't a very accomplished guitarist and though he may have brought a lot to sound of some great songs, his role was to be a guitarist first and he had all but abandoned that by the time he was fired. With the "guitar hero" 70s, I can't see how he would fit in with the sound.
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watts fan
Impossible to know what would have become of Brian.
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brownsugar86
I remember seeing a Keith interview on youtube from 81/82 a while back where he's asked about Brian to which he replied 'Oh he was a real Shit!'
If anyone can find it I'd be very grateful.
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brownsugar86
I remember seeing a Keith interview on youtube from 81/82 a while back where he's asked about Brian to which he replied 'Oh he was a real Shit!'
If anyone can find it I'd be very grateful.
He also added "He was a funny guy!"
Mixed emotions.
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brownsugar86
I remember seeing a Keith interview on youtube from 81/82 a while back where he's asked about Brian to which he replied 'Oh he was a real Shit!'
If anyone can find it I'd be very grateful.
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watts fan
Impossible to know what would have become of Brian. He could have straightened himself out, gotten some help, and had a great life. He may also have become a casualty and ended up a legendary recluse like Syd Barrett.
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tomcasagranda
I disagree; his style was so ill-suited to what was being recorded from 1968 onwards. With the exception of No Expectations, which Mick Taylor could have appeared on anyway, Brian was a spent force.
By 1969 The Stones had evolved into a different band. If Brian had remained, he wouldn't have been able, in my opinion, to cut the tracks on Sticky Fingers, Exile, etc. The 1969 USA tour also shows a band with a different energy; now compare that to December 1968's Rock'n'roll Circus, and therein lies two different bands. The Rock'n'roll circus is exhausted, dead on its feet, whereas the USA tour band is alive, vibrant, and wonderful.
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brownsugar86
I remember seeing a Keith interview on youtube from 81/82 a while back where he's asked about Brian to which he replied 'Oh he was a real Shit!'
If anyone can find it I'd be very grateful.
He also added "He was a funny guy!"
Mixed emotions.
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More Hot Rocks
How fast he went downhill. Playing all kinds of instruments in 1966. Then useless in 1968.
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How fast he went downhill. Playing all kinds of instruments in 1966. Then useless in 1968.
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How fast he went downhill. Playing all kinds of instruments in 1966. Then useless in 1968.
They were two different bands at the time in question: in 1966 they were embracing a baroque type of English pop, in 1968 it was all open tuning and the Taj Mahal / Ry Cooder nexus of influence.
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tomcasagranda
Brian had problems prior to taking drugs, and was showing signs of instability: the drugs only exacerbated his many neuroses. Now, if he had lived beyond 1969 he would have ended up in a worse state than another Brian, Brian Wilson that is. He was,at time of death, a barely capable of functioning individual.
However, come 2013, I don't think he would have been invited back to any reunion gig due to instability,