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DandelionPowderman
They were chasing trends with Buttons, Satanic, Beggars, Bleed, SF and Exile, too.
I don't see Exile as chasing any trend prevalent at the time. What did Mick once say...Exile was a 'hangover from the 60's'. I always liked that phrase. It kind of explains the whole rock scene in the early '70's. Wait a minute...is that a trend then afer all, lol...
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SomeGuy
That's just too easy.
It is. So no need to ask for examples.
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His Majesty
Sounding part Jerry Garcia part Frank Zappa in those.
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His Majesty
Sounding part Jerry Garcia part Frank Zappa in those.
What I do remember from that Pinkpop '75 festival-I was there myself- is that most of the spectators didn't know what to think about the music, but Taylor got a lot of recognition after almost every guitar solo he played. Probably because a lot of Stones fans wanted to see and hear him.
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SomeGuy
Ain't I glad I missed all that.
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Sounding part Jerry Garcia part Frank Zappa in those.
What I do remember from that Pinkpop '75 festival-I was there myself- is that most of the spectators didn't know what to think about the music, but Taylor got a lot of recognition after almost every guitar solo he played. Probably because a lot of Stones fans wanted to see and hear him.
Quite a contrast to the rough blues rocking band on the footage, although perhaps unintentional, they are seemingly a sign of where popular music was about to go. They sound very pub rock which was part of the foundations from which Punk, atleast here in UK, emerged.
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PhillyFAN
MT is gone. The band rolls on without him.
And the band imo rolls better without him, in hindsight MT became more and more a brake pad for the band, one can hear soome fine examples for that on GHS/IORR. Maybe yet another album with MT would have killed the band. He literally sucked the energy out of the band. The energy returned with Ronnie´s arrival.
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boogaloojef
The problem was not with Taylor, it was with Keith not contributing as much. Keith has even admitted he missed some sessions and has said some of the seventies albums feature too much input from the sidemen instead of the band. I wonder if he was referring to Billy Preston as one example.
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dcba
Yup. Around the SG release Keef gave an interview to a French mag and he explained why they got rid of Billy Preston : "he would turn our basic song ideas into fully formed tunes faster than we could!". Maybe Billy got the habit of doign this during the IORR B&B sessions where Keef was a bit "under the weather" (to use a giant understatement).
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His Majesty
Ego perhaps, but also identifying a defining feature of The Rolling Stones. It's creative process was one that was drawn out, playing things through until they hit upon the magic.
Intuitive and organic, it's right when it feels right.
Not some virtuoso, one take theory head coming in and knowing what to do before a note is even played. That obviously has it's place, but it's not what The Rolling Stones were about.
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Someone who isn't really a fan of the band, but instead prefers a CD full of Mick Taylor guitar solos, might wonder why that could be an issue.
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DandelionPowderman
They increased the MR-tempo before Preston joined them
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His Majesty
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Someone who isn't really a fan of the band, but instead prefers a CD full of Mick Taylor guitar solos, might wonder why that could be an issue.
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TheflyingDutchman
I have to admit that Taylor had a very good rhythm player between 1969-1974.
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TheflyingDutchman
I have to admit that Taylor had a very good rhythm player between 1969-1974.
That about sums up this so called Rolling Stones.
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TheflyingDutchman
Correct. Keep in mind that HM and me are just having fun here; at least that's how I feel it.
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DandelionPowderman
1969? Keith did the main solos on SFTD (save NYC), HTW, LQ, C, GS, LWM and even on BS. And the solo set on PS and YGM, of course.
Pretty even back then
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TheflyingDutchman
Correct. Keep in mind that HM and me are just having fun here; at least that's how I feel it.
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TheflyingDutchman
Correct. Keep in mind that HM and me are just having fun here; at least that's how I feel it.
You must have missed my smiley
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DandelionPowderman
1969? Keith did the main solos on SFTD (save NYC), HTW, LQ, C, GS, LWM and even on BS. And the solo set on PS and YGM, of course.
Pretty even back then