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You are spot on!
Reading through this thread, I see the same old 'defend The Stones at any cost' defense mecanism.
A permanent three man guitar line up with Ron and MT playing all leads is the way to go. The music will sound so much better.
There's no doubt, they could even put Wood on rhythm guitar in "open G" for certain songs, Mick Taylor on lead,and have Keith on acoustic or singing backup at the same mic with Mick (which everyone seems to always want) or playing a "second" lead part out on the catwalks and on the video screens. Ron Wood is more than capable of handling Keith's parts, in an open tuning. Listen to Berlin over in Hot Stuff, just the audio. There may be "no Keith, no Stones,' but they are already turning Kieth's guitar down to the point of being inaudible, for HUGE chunks of the set!
That is indeed the way forward for The Stones to sound their best. It is simple. It is true.
Sentimentality, and, uderstandable sympathy, aside.
Imagine SFTD with Ron and Mick playing the lead while Keith plays his best rhythm?
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You are spot on!
Reading through this thread, I see the same old 'defend The Stones at any cost' defense mecanism.
A permanent three man guitar line up with Ron and MT playing all leads is the way to go. The music will sound so much better.
There's no doubt, they could even put Wood on rhythm guitar in "open G" for certain songs, Mick Taylor on lead,and have Keith on acoustic or singing backup at the same mic with Mick (which everyone seems to always want) or playing a "second" lead part out on the catwalks and on the video screens. Ron Wood is more than capable of handling Keith's parts, in an open tuning. Listen to Berlin over in Hot Stuff, just the audio. There may be "no Keith, no Stones,' but they are already turning Kieth's guitar down to the point of being inaudible, for HUGE chunks of the set!
That is indeed the way forward for The Stones to sound their best. It is simple. It is true.
Sentimentality, and, uderstandable sympathy, aside.
Imagine SFTD with Ron and Mick playing the lead while Keith plays his best rhythm?
It would not sound right.
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You are spot on!
Reading through this thread, I see the same old 'defend The Stones at any cost' defense mecanism.
A permanent three man guitar line up with Ron and MT playing all leads is the way to go. The music will sound so much better.
There's no doubt, they could even put Wood on rhythm guitar in "open G" for certain songs, Mick Taylor on lead,and have Keith on acoustic or singing backup at the same mic with Mick (which everyone seems to always want) or playing a "second" lead part out on the catwalks and on the video screens. Ron Wood is more than capable of handling Keith's parts, in an open tuning. Listen to Berlin over in Hot Stuff, just the audio. There may be "no Keith, no Stones,' but they are already turning Kieth's guitar down to the point of being inaudible, for HUGE chunks of the set!
That is indeed the way forward for The Stones to sound their best. It is simple. It is true.
Sentimentality, and, uderstandable sympathy, aside.
Imagine SFTD with Ron and Mick playing the lead while Keith plays his best rhythm?
It would not sound right.
It would sound better.
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You are spot on!
Reading through this thread, I see the same old 'defend The Stones at any cost' defense mecanism.
A permanent three man guitar line up with Ron and MT playing all leads is the way to go. The music will sound so much better.
There's no doubt, they could even put Wood on rhythm guitar in "open G" for certain songs, Mick Taylor on lead,and have Keith on acoustic or singing backup at the same mic with Mick (which everyone seems to always want) or playing a "second" lead part out on the catwalks and on the video screens. Ron Wood is more than capable of handling Keith's parts, in an open tuning. Listen to Berlin over in Hot Stuff, just the audio. There may be "no Keith, no Stones,' but they are already turning Kieth's guitar down to the point of being inaudible, for HUGE chunks of the set!
That is indeed the way forward for The Stones to sound their best. It is simple. It is true.
Sentimentality, and, uderstandable sympathy, aside.
Imagine SFTD with Ron and Mick playing the lead while Keith plays his best rhythm?
It would not sound right.
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Keith being just a decoration is not thinkable.
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Keith being just a decoration is not thinkable.
Some time ago, Mick Taylor playing on Streets Of Love was also not thinkable!
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Keith being just a decoration is not thinkable.
Some time ago, Mick Taylor playing on Streets Of Love was also not thinkable!
Touche!
Keith would not just be a decoration if Ron And Mick T were to handle the lead guitar parts. Keith would play rhythm. Keith would play what his arthritis and overall health allow him to play well enough. There is a differance.
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Keith being just a decoration is not thinkable.
Some time ago, Mick Taylor playing on Streets Of Love was also not thinkable!
Touche!
Keith would not just be a decoration if Ron And Mick T were to handle the lead guitar parts. Keith would play rhythm. Keith would play what his arthritis and overall health allow him to play well enough. There is a differance.
If it comes to this, it would be a tribute band...
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The music will sound so much better.
It would not sound right.
It would sound better.
It really wouldn't.
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The music will sound so much better.
It would not sound right.
It would sound better.
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The music will sound so much better.
It would not sound right.
It would sound better.
It really wouldn't.
This could be what Jack Nicholson refers to as the "last-word freak" in the film As Good As It Gets?
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The thing is, many fans think the Stones sound better without Keith's guitar. That deserves the "my oh my". Sad, Sad, Sad indeed.
It's fun and great-sounding when Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood play together outside the Stones. But it doesn't sound like the Stones. Far from it.
A very few single songs sound great without Keith on records, but those are the exceptions.
IORR or HTW without Keith's licks? Shhh...
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The thing is, many fans think the Stones sound better without Keith's guitar. That deserves the "my oh my". Sad, Sad, Sad indeed.
It's fun and great-sounding when Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood play together outside the Stones. But it doesn't sound like the Stones. Far from it.
A very few single songs sound great without Keith on records, but those are the exceptions.
IORR or HTW without Keith's licks? Shhh...
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The music will sound so much better.
It would not sound right.
It would sound better.
It really wouldn't.
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but where does it get you?
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geordiestoneSpot on. Leave Keith be, it's a small miracle ANY of them are still up there doing it. Does everyone have a great time at a Stones show? Yeah, i thought so. That's all we should care about. If Keith wants and feels able to do it still then good for him and good for us too. Everyone's a winner.Quote
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geordiestoneSpot on. Leave Keith be, it's a small miracle ANY of them are still up there doing it. Does everyone have a great time at a Stones show? Yeah, i thought so. That's all we should care about. If Keith wants and feels able to do it still then good for him and good for us too. Everyone's a winner.Quote
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Best two post on this topic.
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I’ve read only a fraction of this thread and found several of the posts to be quite beyond the pale. For the record, I do like MT but I find the notion that he should “step in” while Keith hangs back strumming the occasional open chord and singing back up for Mick to be ridiculous...
...Not to worry, Larry, you’ll still be onstage, holding a spear, with the odd line here and there - so people can see The Legend. It’s a Win-Win!
Yes i've made that point a few times, would these people prefer someone like Brian May for example playing instead of Keith? As the great man said, You can't have the Rock without the Roll! And Keith still rolls pretty damn good!Quote
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The thing is, many fans think the Stones sound better without Keith's guitar. That deserves the "my oh my". Sad, Sad, Sad indeed.
It's fun and great-sounding when Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood play together outside the Stones. But it doesn't sound like the Stones. Far from it.
A very few single songs sound great without Keith on records, but those are the exceptions.
IORR or HTW without Keith's licks? Shhh...
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geordiestoneYes i've made that point a few times, would these people prefer someone like Brian May for example playing instead of Keith? As the great man said, You can't have the Rock without the Roll! And Keith still rolls pretty damn good!Quote
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The thing is, many fans think the Stones sound better without Keith's guitar. That deserves the "my oh my". Sad, Sad, Sad indeed.
It's fun and great-sounding when Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood play together outside the Stones. But it doesn't sound like the Stones. Far from it.
A very few single songs sound great without Keith on records, but those are the exceptions.
IORR or HTW without Keith's licks? Shhh...
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mick could've have sold a keith-less rolling stones to the public back in the 1980's.
with ron and mick taylor on guitar and charlie and bill on bass it would've sold millions of tickets.
if the glimmers hadn't patched it up this actually could have happened,and it would've sucked.
i saw pink floyd in the 70's and then again in ,i think 87 when roger waters had left and it was a joke.they 87 band played every note perfectly and the huge stadium crowd loved every second of it,i was beside myself.the whole soul of the band,all of it's weight and gravitas was gone.just a shell of once was.
some things you just can't define,they just are.keith fcking up notes is still the stones,if he's gone the band is gone.end of story.
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The thing is, many fans think the Stones sound better without Keith's guitar. That deserves the "my oh my". Sad, Sad, Sad indeed.
It's fun and great-sounding when Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood play together outside the Stones. But it doesn't sound like the Stones. Far from it.
A very few single songs sound great without Keith on records, but those are the exceptions.
IORR or HTW without Keith's licks? Shhh...