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Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
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Man, talk about threads jumping the shark...
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Some people said the Stones were washed-up without Brian Jones, but they became more successful AFTER Brian Jones. AND the became even more successful AFTER Mick Taylor.
On the recent "Warhorses As of 2015" thread there seemed to be a relative consensus that the following could best be described as current "warhorses," i.e., the songs The Stones play at every gig, presumably to keep the arenas and stadia filled:
Satisfaction
Jumpin'Jack Flash
Sympathy For The Devil
Honky Tonk Women
Gimme Shelter
Midnight Rambler
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Brown Sugar
Tumbling Dice
Happy
It's Only Rock 'N Roll
Miss You
Start Me Up
8 of these 13 songs are Taylor-era, 3 are Brian-era, and 2 are Wood-era. By the measure of being able to produce songs they feel they need to play night in and night out, The Stones have become decidedly less successful since the Taylor era.
Admittedly, Taylor had very little to do with many of those "Taylor-era" warhorses.
It's really funny how people tend to include Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed in the Mick Taylor era. They should not, as you yourself admit as well. So:
Honky Tonk Women
Gimme Shelter
Midnight Rambler
You Can't Always Get What You Want
are actually from the only-Keith transition era. Also, I think the first version of IORR was actually with Ron Wood?
It would make more sense, dividing the songs in "Songs made when Mick and Keith still wrote together" and "The era when they came with their private songs to the studio". If you do that, indeed, you will see that their best work was done together.
The post is even worse than you suggest:
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Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
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Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
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LeonidPfunniest thing i ever read!Quote
Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
I agree with Olly . Its not funny, its fact. These were huge tours undertaken in the 90's. Record breaking back breaking tours. Soo many tour dates its just incredible the stamina they showed, and the level of good shows was very high.
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Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
I agree with Olly . Its not funny, its fact. These were huge tours undertaken in the 90's. Record breaking back breaking tours. Soo many tour dates its just incredible the stamina they showed, and the level of good shows was very high.
2nd funniest thing i ever read!
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LeonidPfunniest thing i ever read!Quote
Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
I agree with Olly . Its not funny, its fact. These were huge tours undertaken in the 90's. Record breaking back breaking tours. Soo many tour dates its just incredible the stamina they showed, and the level of good shows was very high.
2nd funniest thing i ever read!
If Wodehouse isn't of interest to you, may I recommend David Sedaris?
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matxil
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams isn't bad either.
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matxil
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams isn't bad either.
Perhaps an 'OT' thread on humorous literature is required, for the benefit of LeonidP.
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GJV
The fact that the tours became bigger and bigger, doesn't mean it was the beginning of the band's finest (best) decade as a live act.
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Olly
It may be fortuitous, but for me his departure coincided with the beginning of the band's finest decade as a live act.
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Thrylan
I'm not a Taylorite, but the band with Brian in any condition would not blaze like they did with Taylor. Ronnie is a mix of the two.
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Thrylan
I'm not a Taylorite, but the band with Brian in any condition would not blaze like they did with Taylor. Ronnie is a mix of the two.
Different era, different band - but pretty blazing to me:><
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Thrylan
I'm not a Taylorite, but the band with Brian in any condition would not blaze like they did with Taylor. Ronnie is a mix of the two.
Different era, different band - but pretty blazing to me:><
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Thrylan
I'm not a Taylorite, but the band with Brian in any condition would not blaze like they did with Taylor. Ronnie is a mix of the two.
Different era, different band - but pretty blazing to me:><
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That is good stuff.
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Thrylan
I'm not a Taylorite, but the band with Brian in any condition would not blaze like they did with Taylor. Ronnie is a mix of the two.
Different era, different band - but pretty blazing to me:><
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That is good stuff.
one of their best tours.
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matxil
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams isn't bad either.
Perhaps an 'OT' thread on humorous literature is required, for the benefit of LeonidP.
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shattered
Don't laugh, where can I get Stone Alone?
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Don't laugh, where can I get Stone Alone?
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24FPS
I'm willing to admit that Bill's absence did not matter much on stage in the 90s, after his departure. The din of the stadium rarely highlighted Bill's talents. It's the actual listening later, and of course, the studio, where Bill matters. I can't even think of a Rolling Stones song where Darryl Jones shines. (I'm talking about the three albums he did participate in.) He's good on Love Is Strong and You Got Me Rocking, but he's basically playing Bill's style. Once he began to get away from that, Darryl has never left an emotional imprint on a Stones song. And his stage presence in the last decade, hell, they could get any touring pro to play those parts.
Bill could play one note and add to the mood. Darryl could just noodle all night and never arrive anywhere. Bobby Keys knew. Dylan knows. Just once I'd like to hear Mick say, "That's really nice what Bill did there."
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24FPS
...I can't even think of a Rolling Stones song where Darryl Jones shines. (I'm talking about the three albums he did participate in.) He's good on Love Is Strong and You Got Me Rocking, but he's basically playing Bill's style. Once he began to get away from that, Darryl has never left an emotional imprint on a Stones song. And his stage presence in the last decade, hell, they could get any touring pro to play those parts.
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...Bill could play one note and add to the mood. Darryl could just noodle all night and never arrive anywhere...