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DoomandGloomBack in the 60's early 70's bands hired guys and made them members as a matter of course, eventually that changed and players like Wood and Warren Haynes had to make themselves invaluable to get the nod. Still the "member" status comes with conditions and thus they are "members" with conditions. Taylor was and is brilliant with his guitar but he is not in the special class of Jagger who sits up there with Elvis, Lennon, Macca and Keef. I've been around great famous people and when Mick or Yoko or Miles or Dylan was around they got special respect, you see it from Chuck, Ronnie, Bobby and the rest of the players. Taylor not so much, he pushes Mick's buttons and challenges him in MR, directs Keith in CYHMK. Great as he is he is not their contemporary, we may think it's great music but they don't like it, Clapton arguably the biggest guitar legend of all always approaches the RS stage with courtesy.Quote
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When MJ asked me to do something I did it without question, always. He has earned that respect and loyalty by producing the greatest rock music. I love Taylor but I don't think he shows that respect and that's maybe the issue.
Unless you were once a member of the Rolling Stones, the two situations can just not be compared at all.
Are you saying that MJ can only deal with yes-men ? Taylor might have his own opinion, but that's only to be expected after the significant contribution he made to the band's music.
Besides: does Taylor not deserve to be treated with respect ? Maybe that is exactly what's been lacking.
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In 2013 they brought him back and instead of being the subdued bluesman we all expected he danced around the stage dressed like Capt. Kangaroo.
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It still boggles my mind how they can't find a spot in the setlist for that occasionally, if not every, night.
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Apparently, not introduced by Jagger in Lisbon. Strange.
Is that true? He is always introduced like this "thank you, Mick Taylor".
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It still boggles my mind how they can't find a spot in the setlist for that occasionally, if not every, night.
They won't do it because they (i.e. Jagger) have no interest in providing Taylor with a showcase. It's the same reason they won't do Sway regularly, or Love In Vain, Winter, Time Waits For No One etc at all. They use him extremely sparingly and when they do use him his contribution is almost always minimised.
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I think they avoid those songs because they don't sound very good when they play them. I heard that myself on the rehearsals. Sway was shaky and CYHMK was even worse. Jagger won't allow that kind of hit and miss.
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I think they avoid those songs because they don't sound very good when they play them. I heard that myself on the rehearsals. Sway was shaky and CYHMK was even worse. Jagger won't allow that kind of hit and miss.
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Harmony, guys! Please keep it together.
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I think they avoid those songs because they don't sound very good when they play them. I heard that myself on the rehearsals. Sway was shaky and CYHMK was even worse. Jagger won't allow that kind of hit and miss.
Yes, that too.
Their inability to do Sway well is really, really strange. It is not a difficult song to play, and it's not like they haven't worked on it: it appears frequently in the rehearsal setlists, usually being done several times over. Yet when they've played it live, they all start into the song at different tempos, and it sounds disjointed throughout. Very odd.
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I think they avoid those songs because they don't sound very good when they play them. I heard that myself on the rehearsals. Sway was shaky and CYHMK was even worse. Jagger won't allow that kind of hit and miss.
Great to hear you were at the rehearsals
Was the quality of the music not good enough cause of Keith or Taylor, or was it the entire band ? Maybe you can post something more detailed about it here - you are a musician yourself.
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DandelionPowderman
Yeah, but on some songs (like Sway) the three guitar thing doesn't work. .
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I find this difficult to say but I think Glen Fry and Don Henley were a lot more repsectful to their musical legacy and to their old band mates (who quit) than Mick and Keith have been to Mick T and Bill.
Bernie Leadon does a partial set with them and if Randy Mesiner was well, I am certain he would have joined them onstage as well...
That's a pretty sad statement...
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The acoustic guitar's function in music is very underrated on this board
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The acoustic guitar's function in music is very underrated on this board
Well, I deliberately wrote an anonymous acoustic guitar and not simply an acoustic guitar.
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The acoustic guitar's function in music is very underrated on this board
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The acoustic guitar's function in music is very underrated on this board
Maybe so, but having Taylor play one on Satisfaction is just a calculated insult.
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The acoustic guitar's function in music is very underrated on this board
Maybe so, but having Taylor play one on Satisfaction is just a calculated insult.
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DoomandGloomBack in the 60's early 70's bands hired guys and made them members as a matter of course, eventually that changed and players like Wood and Warren Haynes had to make themselves invaluable to get the nod. Still the "member" status comes with conditions and thus they are "members" with conditions. Taylor was and is brilliant with his guitar but he is not in the special class of Jagger who sits up there with Elvis, Lennon, Macca and Keef. I've been around great famous people and when Mick or Yoko or Miles or Dylan was around they got special respect, you see it from Chuck, Ronnie, Bobby and the rest of the players. Taylor not so much, he pushes Mick's buttons and challenges him in MR, directs Keith in CYHMK. Great as he is he is not their contemporary, we may think it's great music but they don't like it, Clapton arguably the biggest guitar legend of all always approaches the RS stage with courtesy.Quote
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DoomandGloom
When MJ asked me to do something I did it without question, always. He has earned that respect and loyalty by producing the greatest rock music. I love Taylor but I don't think he shows that respect and that's maybe the issue.
Unless you were once a member of the Rolling Stones, the two situations can just not be compared at all.
Are you saying that MJ can only deal with yes-men ? Taylor might have his own opinion, but that's only to be expected after the significant contribution he made to the band's music.
Besides: does Taylor not deserve to be treated with respect ? Maybe that is exactly what's been lacking.
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In 2013 they brought him back and instead of being the subdued bluesman we all expected he danced around the stage dressed like Capt. Kangaroo.
To summarize, MT doesn't respect Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. No kidding. Said in good faith, DoomandGloom?
What about a little respect for MT?
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MarkSchneider
( Edited : Exactly treaclefingers, our posts crossed each other)
Final bow or not, respect or not, Taylorites vs Woodites, reasoning, inducting, deducting, calculating, reckoning, getting frustrated, bitter... big waste of energy.
My last word is :
Let's have Mick Taylor on more songs
Having Sympathy For The Devil would be a plus, of course
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I think they avoid those songs because they don't sound very good when they play them. I heard that myself on the rehearsals. Sway was shaky and CYHMK was even worse. Jagger won't allow that kind of hit and miss.
Great to hear you were at the rehearsals
Was the quality of the music not good enough cause of Keith or Taylor, or was it the entire band ? Maybe you can post something more detailed about it here - you are a musician yourself.
I have posted it, though
They had to re-start CYHMK three times because of Keith. He couldn't get the riff before they are taking it down in the middle of the song right. Taylor played a beautiful solo, almost a blueprint of his Glasto-solo.
That said, with Sway it's more the band performance that just isn't swinging, imo.
To clarify, I was outside listening to the rehearsals. They kept the windows open, so the sound was crystal clear
One of the highlights was Taylor and Charlie's You Gotta Move-jam.