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LOL You guys are taking yourselves a bit too seriously to be suggesting that people reading the forum, new member or not, can't think for themselves when it comes to believing what they read. There are so many conflicting opinions on this thread alone anyone with a brain is going to figure out pretty quickly that no one knows what the hell they are talking about.
I agree, and I think musicians-guitarists in particular - have an ego/opinion that is boosted by their hero/heroes, be it Keith,Taylor, Wood, Jones or whomever. People that don't play an instrument often just follow their intuition, and of course age is a factor. People that grew up during Jones or Taylor years favour that music very often, while people born around the late 6-tees/early 7-tees often prefer the Wood years. Ive never seen any statistics though.
The latter 'fact' you state, is indeed doubtful, but if so it's often a matter of ignorance. There a quite some important examples here (f.i. our own Doxa) who only later discovered the history of the band before 'their time' and whose opinions changed. We 'oldies' were living witnesses of the decline of the band after Taylor left, because for the same money (as we say it here) we could have react by saying: Well, Taylor left and Wood has improved the band enormously. But we didn't. On the other hand we didn't say the band became obviously worse after Brian was fired.
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LOL You guys are taking yourselves a bit too seriously to be suggesting that people reading the forum, new member or not, can't think for themselves when it comes to believing what they read. There are so many conflicting opinions on this thread alone anyone with a brain is going to figure out pretty quickly that no one knows what the hell they are talking about.
I agree, and I think musicians-guitarists in particular - have an ego/opinion that is boosted by their hero/heroes, be it Keith,Taylor, Wood, Jones or whomever. People that don't play an instrument often just follow their intuition, and of course age is a factor. People that grew up during Jones or Taylor years favour that music very often, while people born around the late 6-tees/early 7-tees often prefer the Wood years. Ive never seen any statistics though.
The latter 'fact' you state, is indeed doubtful, but if so it's often a matter of ignorance. There a quite some important examples here (f.i. our own Doxa) who only later discovered the history of the band before 'their time' and whose opinions changed. We 'oldies' were living witnesses of the decline of the band after Taylor left, because for the same money (as we say it here) we could have react by saying: Well, Taylor left and Wood has improved the band enormously. But we didn't. On the other hand we didn't say the band became obviously worse after Brian was fired.
well I certainly didn't 'witness' the jones or taylor years first hand and while I love Ronnie I don't think you can deny that the season of Taylor was the band at it's absolute pinnacle.
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The secret to Bill's success with women is in how he treats them?
I'm always nice to women and I haven't been laid in six months
Sorry to take it off topic, people. Great post and great responses.
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Naturalust
LOL You guys are taking yourselves a bit too seriously to be suggesting that people reading the forum, new member or not, can't think for themselves when it comes to believing what they read. There are so many conflicting opinions on this thread alone anyone with a brain is going to figure out pretty quickly that no one knows what the hell they are talking about.
I agree, and I think musicians-guitarists in particular - have an ego/opinion that is boosted by their hero/heroes, be it Keith,Taylor, Wood, Jones or whomever. People that don't play an instrument often just follow their intuition, and of course age is a factor. People that grew up during Jones or Taylor years favour that music very often, while people born around the late 6-tees/early 7-tees often prefer the Wood years. Ive never seen any statistics though.
The latter 'fact' you state, is indeed doubtful, but if so it's often a matter of ignorance. There a quite some important examples here (f.i. our own Doxa) who only later discovered the history of the band before 'their time' and whose opinions changed. We 'oldies' were living witnesses of the decline of the band after Taylor left, because for the same money (as we say it here) we could have react by saying: Well, Taylor left and Wood has improved the band enormously. But we didn't. On the other hand we didn't say the band became obviously worse after Brian was fired.
well I certainly didn't 'witness' the jones or taylor years first hand and while I love Ronnie I don't think you can deny that the season of Taylor was the band at it's absolute pinnacle.
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Naturalust
LOL You guys are taking yourselves a bit too seriously to be suggesting that people reading the forum, new member or not, can't think for themselves when it comes to believing what they read. There are so many conflicting opinions on this thread alone anyone with a brain is going to figure out pretty quickly that no one knows what the hell they are talking about.
I agree, and I think musicians-guitarists in particular - have an ego/opinion that is boosted by their hero/heroes, be it Keith,Taylor, Wood, Jones or whomever. People that don't play an instrument often just follow their intuition, and of course age is a factor. People that grew up during Jones or Taylor years favour that music very often, while people born around the late 6-tees/early 7-tees often prefer the Wood years. Ive never seen any statistics though.
The latter 'fact' you state, is indeed doubtful, but if so it's often a matter of ignorance. There a quite some important examples here (f.i. our own Doxa) who only later discovered the history of the band before 'their time' and whose opinions changed. We 'oldies' were living witnesses of the decline of the band after Taylor left, because for the same money (as we say it here) we could have react by saying: Well, Taylor left and Wood has improved the band enormously. But we didn't. On the other hand we didn't say the band became obviously worse after Brian was fired.
well I certainly didn't 'witness' the jones or taylor years first hand and while I love Ronnie I don't think you can deny that the season of Taylor was the band at it's absolute pinnacle.
Yes there is a certain tendency to credit Taylor and Jimmy Miller a bit too much for the amazing success of the Stones during that period. Both have stated, directly and in roundabout ways, that they just happened to get on board when Mick and Keith were at the zenith of their song writing and studio recording powers. I believe Mick and Keith deserve most of the credit.
But...Taylors playing certainly was excellent, his live performances truly exciting, and since it changed after he left, it's easy to hear the importance what he brought to the table. But without the killer songs, none of it would have been possible. Could Taylor have saved Dirty Work? Probably not.
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At least we would have tons of much better live DVD's et cetera. Taylor was at his best (could be at his best) on stage.
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At least we would have tons of much better live DVD's et cetera. Taylor was at his best (could be at his best) on stage.
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At least we would have tons of much better live DVD's et cetera. Taylor was at his best (could be at his best) on stage.
Indeed and it's even possibly that Taylor might have developed his songwriting a bit more, especially with Mick, and we would have extended the golden period considerably. At the least he could have been a catalyst for Mick and Keith and kept things more rooted in the blues. Even if songs like Miss You were written, I can actually hear Taylor kicking ass on them and keeping them rocking. How could he not?
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Sometimes I wonder how the Stones managed to produce such great music when the principals don't seem to have anything like a good understanding of what made it great. There's wanting to replace Bill with "a black bass player" in 1970 or whenever it was...
Ah, the infamous 'Busta Cherry'. Since deceased I believe.
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unbelievable.
a couple of days ago Bill wrote JJF. now Mick Taylor wrote JJF.
just now i read Mick wanted to fire Keith Richards .
How can i put this without upsetting anyone.
its difficult.
sod it im coming right out with it.
Mick and Keith are the Rolling Stones. they wrote the music.
Ronnie wood was completely useless between 81' to 2005' arguably not completely great again until 2012 when he finally was playing straight all the time.
Keith was terrible in 2007. outside of that he has always been great, but to different levels. when he is 'on' the band are ON.
Keith wobbled in 2012 and 2013 but is finally back.
Mick does not have the voice he had in the 60's and 70's but makes up for it with a 2 hour aerobic work out twice a week in front of 40 thousand people.
Mick Taylor was, and is, the most underestimated guitar player in the world.
but, and its a big but, he left the stones, not the other way around.
he has not been a band member for 40 years. its a great shame he left because when he was in the band they were beyond words.
Bill is BIll. as solid as you can get, but once again HE left the band. not the other way around.
Ok thanks, now im off for a bit. cheers and gone
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Sometimes I wonder how the Stones managed to produce such great music when the principals don't seem to have anything like a good understanding of what made it great. There's wanting to replace Bill with "a black bass player" in 1970 or whenever it was...
Ah, the infamous 'Busta Cherry'. Since deceased I believe.
I didn't know they had a specific person in mind at the time. The little I've read about the wish to replace Bill only referred to a generic black bass player, which did strike me as a bit odd.
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Sometimes I wonder how the Stones managed to produce such great music when the principals don't seem to have anything like a good understanding of what made it great. There's wanting to replace Bill with "a black bass player" in 1970 or whenever it was...
Ah, the infamous 'Busta Cherry'. Since deceased I believe.
I didn't know they had a specific person in mind at the time. The little I've read about the wish to replace Bill only referred to a generic black bass player, which did strike me as a bit odd.
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Sometimes I wonder how the Stones managed to produce such great music when the principals don't seem to have anything like a good understanding of what made it great. There's wanting to replace Bill with "a black bass player" in 1970 or whenever it was...
Ah, the infamous 'Busta Cherry'. Since deceased I believe.
I didn't know they had a specific person in mind at the time. The little I've read about the wish to replace Bill only referred to a generic black bass player, which did strike me as a bit odd.
He's a little sketchy, info wise, but Busta allegedly played briefly with the Gang of Four, and left to play with the Rolling Stones. ( I have no idea what songs he might have appeared on.) I do remember in the late 70s, early 80s, Bill had mentioned something about leaving, and Keith had responded that maybe they'd try another kind of bass player, like Busta Cherry Jones. He also recorded with Talking Heads, and Chris Jagger. From what I can find it appeared he died in Memphis in 1995. Here's some rare footage of Busta with the Seclusions:
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Sometimes I wonder how the Stones managed to produce such great music when the principals don't seem to have anything like a good understanding of what made it great. There's wanting to replace Bill with "a black bass player" in 1970 or whenever it was...
Ah, the infamous 'Busta Cherry'. Since deceased I believe.
I didn't know they had a specific person in mind at the time. The little I've read about the wish to replace Bill only referred to a generic black bass player, which did strike me as a bit odd.
He's a little sketchy, info wise, but Busta allegedly played briefly with the Gang of Four, and left to play with the Rolling Stones. ( I have no idea what songs he might have appeared on.) I do remember in the late 70s, early 80s, Bill had mentioned something about leaving, and Keith had responded that maybe they'd try another kind of bass player, like Busta Cherry Jones. He also recorded with Talking Heads, and Chris Jagger. From what I can find it appeared he died in Memphis in 1995. Here's some rare footage of Busta with the Seclusions:
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I'm not dismissing this, but at first glance it appears the stuff of wild exaggeration; of conspiracy theory.
Is there any truth in this?
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keefriffhards
unbelievable.
a couple of days ago Bill wrote JJF. now Mick Taylor wrote JJF.
just now i read Mick wanted to fire Keith Richards .
How can i put this without upsetting anyone.
its difficult.
sod it im coming right out with it.
Mick and Keith are the Rolling Stones. they wrote the music.
Ronnie wood was completely useless between 81' to 2005' arguably not completely great again until 2012 when he finally was playing straight all the time.
Keith was terrible in 2007. outside of that he has always been great, but to different levels. when he is 'on' the band are ON.
Keith wobbled in 2012 and 2013 but is finally back.
Mick does not have the voice he had in the 60's and 70's but makes up for it with a 2 hour aerobic work out twice a week in front of 40 thousand people.
Mick Taylor was, and is, the most underestimated guitar player in the world.
but, and its a big but, he left the stones, not the other way around.
he has not been a band member for 40 years. its a great shame he left because when he was in the band they were beyond words.
Bill is BIll. as solid as you can get, but once again HE left the band. not the other way around.
Ok thanks, now im off for a bit. cheers and gone
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unbelievable.
a couple of days ago Bill wrote JJF. now Mick Taylor wrote JJF.
just now i read Mick wanted to fire Keith Richards .
How can i put this without upsetting anyone.
its difficult.
sod it im coming right out with it.
Mick and Keith are the Rolling Stones. they wrote the music.
Ronnie wood was completely useless between 81' to 2005' arguably not completely great again until 2012 when he finally was playing straight all the time.
Keith was terrible in 2007. outside of that he has always been great, but to different levels. when he is 'on' the band are ON.
Keith wobbled in 2012 and 2013 but is finally back.
Mick does not have the voice he had in the 60's and 70's but makes up for it with a 2 hour aerobic work out twice a week in front of 40 thousand people.
Mick Taylor was, and is, the most underestimated guitar player in the world.
but, and its a big but, he left the stones, not the other way around.
he has not been a band member for 40 years. its a great shame he left because when he was in the band they were beyond words.
Bill is BIll. as solid as you can get, but once again HE left the band. not the other way around.
Ok thanks, now im off for a bit. cheers and gone
Who said Bill wrote JJF? You said that. Cheers.
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To whom? I dont know if Keith really came up with the dance little sister riff but im gonna say he did. I could be wrong but i will not be responsible for misleading anybody. You who read this be aware i could be wrong.
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There are very few known facts but if the sorces say somebody else but keith or mick came up with/wrote something we mustbe dceptical and asume it's a lie. Keith on the other hand dreams riffs (like macca) and saw muddy paint a ceiling.
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There are very few known facts but if the sorces say somebody else but keith or mick came up with/wrote something we mustbe dceptical and asume it's a lie. Keith on the other hand dreams riffs (like macca) and saw muddy paint a ceiling.
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Bill wanted to fire Mick.
Jagger was upset he couldn't fire Keith... according to Mick Taylor.
Someone wanted to fire Ronnie in the 80s - but I don't recall where that really originated = though the 2nd part of that claim was the dreadful notion of replacing him (temporarily?) with George Thorogood.
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Bill wanted to fire Mick.
Jagger was upset he couldn't fire Keith... according to Mick Taylor.
Someone wanted to fire Ronnie in the 80s - but I don't recall where that really originated = though the 2nd part of that claim was the dreadful notion of replacing him (temporarily?) with George Thorogood.
Mick fired them all when he did his solo album and went on to tour Japan and Australia. Here are two setlists from that tour. Heavy on Stones tunes....Because like I said, he sacked all their worthless, drunk, druggy asses!!!! And brought in some real pros. Steve Morse would have been stellar lead guitar on that tour. Can you imagine! With Joe Satriani!
880322A 22nd March: MICK JAGGER. Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome/Kurakuen Stadium
(Honky Tonk Women/Throwaway/Bitch/Let’s Spend The Night Together/
Beast Of Burden/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Ruby Tuesday/Just Another
Night/War Baby/Harlem Shuffle/Say You Will/Party Doll/Band
introduction/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Radio Control/
Gimme Shelter/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Jumping
Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil/Satisfaction)
880927C 27th September: MICK JAGGER. Sydney, Australia, Entertainment Center
(Throwaway/Just Another Night/Lonely At The Top/Honky Tonk
Women/Miss You/Tumbling Dice/Radio Control/Ruby Tuesday/Can’t
You Hear Me Knocking/Harlem Shuffle/Lucky In Love/Primitive
Cool/War Baby/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band
introduction/One Hit/Foxy Lady/Party Doll/Wild Colonial Boy/
Bitch/Rip This Joint/Gimme Shelter/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n
Roll/Jumping Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil/Satisfaction)
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Redhotcarpet you have said in the past that Keith went back to heroin, some time in the late 90's.
The only reference to that statement that i can remember was when Keith said in an interview that he tried heroin again ( a taste ) but did not like it any more.
I think he said at the time that modern drugs these days are not anything like as good as the old days. I would imagine it was just Keith trying to sound the rebel. I doubt there is much truth to it. you do love to sensationalize things..
If Keith has stated anything else, can you reference where you got your information..
Otherwise i will assume that you dreamt it..
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There are very few known facts but if the sorces say somebody else but keith or mick came up with/wrote something we mustbe dceptical and asume it's a lie. Keith on the other hand dreams riffs (like macca) and saw muddy paint a ceiling.
Give it a rest. Your full of it. Why cant you just admit your wrong. You got to keep coming back like a petulant child..
Sources say this and sources say that. just enjoy the music.
everything is a conspiracy if you want it to be.. you keep finding anything you can to make the reality what you want it to be. Not what it actually is..