My experience in Auckland 2014 was a fairly miserable one, sleeting rain, a fairly boring set list, bummed out Internet Choice, but it was redeemed with "Midnight Rambler" Taylor came out and Jagger went wild on the harp trading back & forth with Taylor, it was an extended Jam on the riff that was truly thrilling, like they'd been struck by the fountain of youth and it's 1969-72 all over again.

I'd welcome his return

He would always be welcomed back in my book. At least do some club or theater shows with MT playing the whole night. That would be killer.

Oh no, not you again!

They could, but they won’t. End of.

Thanks for reactions. Given the number of shows and possibility of only partial engagement, it still seems reasonable. Obviously, if there are some personal issues that can prevent it then it won't happen.

In general, it can be a cooperation, not competition amongst Mick Taylor and other band members, he can be a guest player on selected songs these times. That way it won't interfere with Keith's or anybody else's role.



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It sounds wrong to you?

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He would always be welcomed back in my book. At least do some club or theater shows with MT playing the whole night. That would be killer.

No it wouldn't. Cause people would be pissed off:

1. that its so small they can't get in.

2. the small crowds that are lucky enough to get in don'd deserve to be there because they're only going cause it says "the Rolling Stones" and don't appreciate Mick Taylor being there.

There's no solution that is truly satisfying, and they already had the opportunity to create one, so I'd genuinely argue if they didn't bother getting it right then, they never will and there's no reason to hint at anything else. If I were Jagger I'd think its a waste of time and if I were Taylor I'd think its insulting to continue the same way they were.

I know it's a bad thing to have thought, but going back over a period of 30 year's, part of me hoped Ronnie would leave the band or get fired so Mick Taylor could return to playing with them.
Nothing against Ronnie personally but this band would be beyond comparison with Taylor and Keith as it once was. I see Keith and Taylor as the best band in the world and that would have continued. They still are the best band but come second to the one with Taylor in it.

The Stones have changed since 1975 and will never be a progressive, guitar driven rock'n roll band any more. They are obligated to serve the big audience and doesn't fit Taylors approach now. MT did get to experience that when he toured with them last time. I can't imagine that he need more money or that he want to play the part he did last time. He's over it and the Stones had the chance to do it right the last time. There could have been a posibility if they had asked him back for the making of Blue and Lonesome but it didn't happend, and I think that was the last nail in the Stones/Taylor coffin.



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All this fuzz about a guy that left the band of his own will for over 45 years ago, it amazes me.

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All this fuzz about a guy that left the band of his own will for over 45 years ago, it amazes me.

Yeah, his input on the band during that vital period made a great impression on many Stones fans Can you imagine if Keith was jailed for 7 years and had to leave the band in '77? He wouldn't have been forgotten either...

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There could have been a posibility if they had asked him back for the making of Blue and Lonesome but it didn't happend, and I think that was the last nail in the Stones/Taylor coffin.

They asked Clapton instead.That helped.

I’ll be there if it happens!

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I’ll be there if it happens!

It won't

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There could have been a posibility if they had asked him back for the making of Blue and Lonesome but it didn't happend, and I think that was the last nail in the Stones/Taylor coffin.

They asked Clapton instead.That helped.

Clapton was in the house / studio right beside.

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There could have been a posibility if they had asked him back for the making of Blue and Lonesome but it didn't happend, and I think that was the last nail in the Stones/Taylor coffin.

They asked Clapton instead.That helped.

Clapton was in the house / studio right beside.

I would have preferred Taylor, all over the album.

They Could, but they won't!

Same useless discussion before every tour.

To play the acoustic guitar in Satisfaction?

At the moment the largely unchanged setlists make me not want to see the Stones live too often. Maybe I have seen them in concert for the last time.

However, if I could obtain two or three songs from a possibly new studio album into setlists, I would so much want to attend a Rolling Stones concert again. Alternatively, also with unchanged setlists, but with Mick Taylor on stage through all songs, meant to supply something on any song, not necessarily always soloing, but adding distinctively to the band play all the time,would also make me desire to be part of the audience to the Stones. At least once, possibly more than one time.

For Mick Taylor has it in him to change the stalemate about Rolling Stones setlists even without changing the setlists themselves. But only provided that he never leaves the stage.

Won't ever happen again. He and his manager blew it. I understand he is now retired completely from the music scene, not even playing guitar at home anymore.

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Won't ever happen again. He and his manager blew it. I understand he is now retired completely from the music scene, not even playing guitar at home anymore.

Mathijs

As far as I know it, Mick was never a home player after he went pro.



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Won't ever happen again. He and his manager blew it. I understand he is now retired completely from the music scene, not even playing guitar at home anymore.

Mathijs

I know his manager sent out some emotional outburst after the rather unproffesional invitation to the exibition, but what are you refering to regarding MT?

That's a stretch to say he does not pick up an acoustic anymore at home. I hope he does for his enjoyment in retirement. For what its worth he does play on Carla Olson's new record out this month not sure when those tracks were cut.

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It won't

I won't be there then!!

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All this fuzz about a guy that left the band of his own will for over 45 years ago, it amazes me.

Yeah, his input on the band during that vital period made a great impression on many Stones fans Can you imagine if Keith was jailed for 7 years and had to leave the band in '77? He wouldn't have been forgotten either...

If Keith left in '77 than the Stones would have finished too. There is just no comparison between MT and Keith. MT may be a better guitarist but the Stones have never been based on virtuosity. Probably the opposite.

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All this fuzz about a guy that left the band of his own will for over 45 years ago, it amazes me.

Yes yes we know he left of his own accord but it's tragic. What's all the fuss about you say ??
Have you heard him play with the Stones, Taylor and the Stones is the best combination of Rock music ever heard, period. It's just so sad for all concerned, what should and could have been.

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All this fuzz about a guy that left the band of his own will for over 45 years ago, it amazes me.

Yeah, his input on the band during that vital period made a great impression on many Stones fans Can you imagine if Keith was jailed for 7 years and had to leave the band in '77? He wouldn't have been forgotten either...

If Keith left in '77 than the Stones would have finished too. There is just no comparison between MT and Keith. MT may be a better guitarist but the Stones have never been based on virtuosity. Probably the opposite.

What excact is your logic then? If the Stones were finished, would you move on and forget about them 45 years later? I for once haven't forgotten about Hendrix, Beatles, Bowie, Zappa, Zeppelin, Prince, and many more. Maybe I misunderstand what your point is? I understand that you find MT's contribution irrelevant, but do you honestly not understand that other people might actually like it?

I saw Taylor bring the house down in Philly in 2013 with Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Midnight Rambler. It was a true highlight of my 28 Rolling Stones' shows.

What about a Brian Jones hologram on stage?

So many books about tours over the years but not one about the 2013-14 tours and how it all went down with Taylor. It would would be a fascinating read.