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Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
This quote, combined with the lack of public appearances in recent years, makes it seem very much like he has actually retired. If so, then happy retirement. And thank you for the music.
Its like riding a bike, you don't forget how to play guitar, i still hope for a return some day in some way, i thought MT would get a good band together with a suitable lead singer with the money he got paid for the 50th anniversary shows, but sadly he wasn't motivated i guess, you never know though, i don't think we've heard the last of MT. I wish him good luck and health in whatever he's doing.
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Meryl03
Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
This quote, combined with the lack of public appearances in recent years, makes it seem very much like he has actually retired. If so, then happy retirement. And thank you for the music.
Its like riding a bike, you don't forget how to play guitar, i still hope for a return some day in some way, i thought MT would get a good band together with a suitable lead singer with the money he got paid for the 50th anniversary shows, but sadly he wasn't motivated i guess, you never know though, i don't think we've heard the last of MT. I wish him good luck and health in whatever he's doing.
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Would be a great surprise if MT shows up at the grand finale Waldbühne show tomorrow in Berlin.
Might be unrealistic to think it could ever happen, but it would definitely be a highlight of these recent shows; I'd say the biggest highlight.
Even though they titled the tour Sixty, there has been no real celebration with these current shows - bring on MT (and even Bill) to take it to another level.
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Meryl03
Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
has she said anything else about how he's doing?
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Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
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Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
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Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
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Big Al
Mick Taylor is 73-year-old pensioner. He isn’t Mick Jagger. I suspect he’s near-fully retired and just living-out his finds years in peace. Whilst it’ll forever be a joy to look back and appreciate his career, that was very much yesterday. He probably noodles casually on his guitar, whilst pottering around. In the summer, he may sit in his garden; if he has one. Good for him.
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Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
has she said anything else about how he's doing?
No, unfortunately. I hope he's ok.
Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played.Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.Why don’t you comment on Wood’s playing.Because it has been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
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Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
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Taylor1Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played.Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.It’s been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
24FPS
Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
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Taylor1Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played. Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.Why don’t you comment on Wood’s playing.Because it has been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
24FPS
Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
Oh , please.Keith cannot play anywhere near as fast or with the rhythmic power and precision of 1975 or even 1990, understandable given his age.And that has been true for over 20 years.Wood did some great playing up until about 1994.Since then his solos and the rest of his playing have been crap. Taylor was given one song a night basically to play on.Kinda of hard to warm up. That’s why these celebrity guests who come on for one song always sound subpar.Abd Taylor had to play off Keith , who wasn’t playing that great.Not saying Taylor was like he was in1973, but his playing was goodQuote
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Taylor1Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played. Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.Why don’t you comment on Wood’s playing.Because it has been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
24FPS
Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
Yes, it was. Firstly, his sound was different. With a cleaner sound he didn't get the brilliant sustain he had 1969-1973. The fluent playing we all loved so much wasn't there either.
Wood, like Richards, has a different role. Very few extended solos. So, a comparison is a moot point, as they do different things. Is Wood's playing so much worse that that of 1982? Perhaps a bit, but we have to expect that (From Taylor as well). They are old men now.
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Taylor1Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played.Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.It’s been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
24FPS
Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
Saw him in Rome and Vienna 2014 and he was easy to ignore.
Obviously he was allowed to earn a little money through Mick Jagger's mercy.
But you have a point - a great solo in a span of 20 years (Glastonbury) - that's him. Still waiting for his solo career to take off again. 1 LP in more than 40 years is quite little.
Ronnie? He IS Rock'n Roll dude, no need for arguing
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I don't agree with that. He did some cool things in 1989. By 1994 his playing had detoriated a bit. Then came 9 years with boozing that effected his playing a lot. When the 50 & Counting-tour started I thought he was brilliant.
He might have been a tad weaker this tour, but considering what he has been through (something I know a lot about), I think you should look in the mirror and ask yourself if your criticism of him is in place.
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I don't agree with that. He did some cool things in 1989. By 1994 his playing had detoriated a bit. Then came 9 years with boozing that effected his playing a lot. When the 50 & Counting-tour started I thought he was brilliant.
He might have been a tad weaker this tour, but considering what he has been through (something I know a lot about), I think you should look in the mirror and ask yourself if your criticism of him is in place.
Do you ever come to Taylor’s defense?
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Meryl03
Carla Olson has been on a few podcasts recently and she said about Mick "He basically seems to be not really wanting to be on the road or do anything, y'know real real depressing, but this record is one of the things that changed my life." She also said Mick is close to her heart and like a brother to her.
What record is she referencing? Does Carla have a new album coming out on which Mick plays, or was she talking about one of their older projects?
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Taylor1Baloney.His playing on that tour was not light years below what he played. Why did Jagger yell @#$%& great after his solo at Glastonbury.Please reply to that, you cannot. And why is it you never critique Ron Wood ‘splaying.Why don’t you comment on Wood’s playing.Because it has been crap for yearsAnd Keith is a shell of his greatness. You sound like a bot for the Stones PR office with your constant attacks and diminishing of Taylor.Give it a rest dude.Quote
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Taylor1That is such a false statement,IMO. He was great on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at Glastonbury.Go and listen to what Jagger says at the end of his solo on the song. He says”@#$%& great, love you”. He was good on Midnight Rambler at Hyde Park and other venues.But not maybe at his level in1973.If he had no talent left then Wood and Keith have had no ability to play in 30 years. You think Woods playing on the 50 and Counting tour was better than Taylor?Youthink Wood has played well on this tour?Point to a song on the 50 and Counting Tour cwhere Wood and Keith are playing better than Taylor.The answer is zeroQuote
24FPS
Did anyone listen to Mick Taylor when he reunited with the Stones? What was left of his shredded talent was long gone. I'm not sure what would even be left if he ever did anything with what's left of the Stones.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to taste. And there are many who didn't like the calypso-ish direction Taylor took CYHMK to, even though he performed it good.
That's Stones fans for you
The only valid comparison for the band's guitarists are with themselves, imo. Taylor is a very active lead guitarist. IMO, he was lightyears below the standards we were used to when he was in the band. If Keith was hired by another band to play soaring leads all the time he was on stage, he would have gotten the same criticism from me. However, that's not his role in The Rolling Stones.
Yes, it was. Firstly, his sound was different. With a cleaner sound he didn't get the brilliant sustain he had 1969-1973. The fluent playing we all loved so much wasn't there either.
Wood, like Richards, has a different role. Very few extended solos. So, a comparison is a moot point, as they do different things. Is Wood's playing so much worse that that of 1982? Perhaps a bit, but we have to expect that (From Taylor as well). They are old men now.
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All this chat about his diminished playing. I believe his last live performance was White Room. A tribute to Cream? Judging from that his playing was impressive. We all know Time waits for no kne but mo one on here has heard him play since then. I could.be wrong.Has anyone heard him playing?
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All this chat about his diminished playing. I believe his last live performance was White Room. A tribute to Cream? Judging from that his playing was impressive. We all know Time waits for no kne but mo one on here has heard him play since then. I could.be wrong.Has anyone heard him playing?