He and Ronnie should do a rock album, with no slow blues.



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There really isn’t an excuse these days. It seems he is thinking like the days of old: needing a record deal to go to a studio and put down an album.

In reality he could trip over engineers and producers in the Netherlands with Pro Tools, a laptop, and a decent set of mics who would be willing to record him. At least a demo.

I know. I don't know why Taylor said what he said.

Does anyone know how Taylor created this distorted fuzzy tone on "Spanish",1:31 ?.
It can also be heard on the studio version from 1979. Basically on the lower strings. Or is it just a crancked tube amp? Thank you.








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Sounds like a cranked tube amp. He could have had an overdrive pedal in his chain. Taylor used the volume knobs and pickup selector a lot during live performances to modify his tone.



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Does anyone know how Taylor created this distorted fuzzy tone on "Spanish",1:31 ?.
It can also be heard on the studio version from 1979. Basically on the lower strings. Or is it just a crancked tube amp? Thank you.

The last couple of times I saw him play he had a Tube Screamer, a Boss OD-1, a Boss Delay, a Boss Chorus CE-2 and a Dunlop Wah. He used a Marshall JCM 800 and a Twin which gave him lots of volume and a bit drive from the Marshall.

Mathijs

Sounds like out of phase or something like that, as if it's in the pickups. I'm not sure.



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Sounds like out of phase or something like that, as if it's in the pickups. I'm not sure.

It's the CE-2.

Mathijs

[www.youtube.com]

I think this is a relatively new documentary titled
The Rolling Stones: How Heroin and Greed Destroyed Mick Taylor, the Lost Genius.

It's quite brutal in it's criticism of the circumstances that led to Mick's decision to leave the band and the events that followed up to the present day. There's certainly no view through rose coloured spectacles here. What do you think?

There's a long list of comments below the video..



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the video description

"Behind the multi-billion dollar empire of The Rolling Stones lies the darkest intellectual property theft in rock history. Discover how a ruthless corporate machine exploited guitar prodigy Mick Taylor, drained his genius to save their legacy, and left him in financial obscurity. This is the brutal autopsy of rock and roll's greatest betrayal."

sensationalistic bullsh-t with maybe a hint of truth

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[www.youtube.com]

I think this is a relatively new documentary titled
The Rolling Stones: How Heroin and Greed Destroyed Mick Taylor, the Lost Genius.

It's quite brutal in it's criticism of the circumstances that led to Mick's decision to leave the band and the events that followed up to the present day. There's certainly no view through rose coloured spectacles here. What do you think?

There's a long list of comments below the video..

I saw that clip. A lot of crap involved besides some facts.

It is AI, I suppose.

Did not Mick Taylor quit mostly because of heroine abuse?

Mick sounding good but looking kinda sickly in this live performance....November 1973 so I guess he just came off the road from his last Stones tour.

Interesting interview with Mick Taylor from 1979:








Topics:

[*] Playing with John Mayall
[*] Favorite solo on a Stones album
[*] Why MT left the Stones
[*] His guitar collections
[*] Information about his guitars
[*] Which tracks MT plays bass or lead guitar
[*] etc etc etc

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For the fans, enjoy.

Wonderful, thanks TheflyingDutchman

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Interesting interview with Mick Taylor from 1979:








Topics:

[*] Playing with John Mayall
[*] Favorite solo on a Stones album
[*] Why MT left the Stones
[*] His guitar collections
[*] Information about his guitars
[*] Which tracks MT plays bass or lead guitar
[*] etc etc etc

Interesting.He doesn’t like his solo on If You Really Want to Be My Friend.I think it’s one of his best and the interviewer asks him about the guitar, which I think he is referring toKeith’s guitar.The one that plays throughout and sounds like an organ.Also interesting that after the Bruce band broke up he never attempted to join a top band.

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Also interesting that after the Bruce band broke up he never attempted to join a top band.

He made an album and toured with Dylan...

Mathijs

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Taylor1
Also interesting that after the Bruce band broke up he never attempted to join a top band.

He made an album and toured with Dylan...

Mathijs

Which would be the highlight of 99.99% of musicians careers!

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Also interesting that after the Bruce band broke up he never attempted to join a top band.

He made an album and toured with Dylan...

Mathijs

Which would be the highlight of 99.99% of musicians careers!

I mean like a permanent member.Permanent maybe like5-1O years.And be a full member.Maybe writing songs for the band.With Dylan he was just a backup musician

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I mean like a permanent member.Permanent maybe like5-1O years.And be a full member.Maybe writing songs for the band.With Dylan he was just a backup musician

Since we're talking hypotheticals, if I could go back in time and advise him, I would say

• Get clean
• Go to Munich and help record Black & Blue
• Fulfill the 1975 tour obligations
• Meanwhile, find a known producer to produce a solo album on the side before quitting your "day job"

Do that and see if you still want to quit. I think the temptation of starting a band with Bruce appeared as a soft landing spot and seemed too good to pass up.

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Taylor1
I mean like a permanent member.Permanent maybe like5-1O years.And be a full member.Maybe writing songs for the band.With Dylan he was just a backup musician

Since we're talking hypotheticals, if I could go back in time and advise him, I would say

• Get clean
• Go to Munich and help record Black & Blue
• Fulfill the 1975 tour obligations
• Meanwhile, find a known producer to produce a solo album on the side before quitting your "day job"

Do that and see if you still want to quit. I think the temptation of starting a band with Bruce appeared as a soft landing spot and seemed too good to pass up.

What credence do you give to statement by Bill Wyman, that after the Bruce Band broke up in June1975,Taylor at that time reached out to the Stones about rejoining but wasn’t taken up on the offer

When you leave a band like the Stones overnight, you get unreliable in the business. Same with the Jack Bruce Band. One day before the recordings were about to start, Taylor cancelled.

With Dylan he did a tour, but they never had the intention to form a long lasting band.

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When you leave a band like the Stones overnight, you get unreliable in the business. Same with the Jack Bruce Band. One day before the recordings were about to start, Taylor cancelled.

With Dylan he did a tour, but they never had the intention to form a long lasting band.

Yes, and Jagger even offered to give him a few months sabbatical. Shame.

For the fans, have fun.