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powerage78
Mick and Keith in the seventies could have stood up for him, but they didn't.

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powerage78
I mean after 1967, when Andrew Loog Oldham was not the manager of the Stones anymore

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DandelionPowderman

I mean after 1967, when Andrew Loog Oldham was not the manager of the Stones anymore

In the 60s, yes.

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wonderboy
He did a lot for the Stones, but he was more than just a guy who helped them with his playing and organizational skills.
He had a lot of projects on his own, too. Whenever you read a bio or account of some other 60s rock act he is often popping into the story -- helping Zeppelin record, for example, and other things.
And I don't think of him as an 'employee' and neither did the rest of the band.

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wonderboy
He did a lot for the Stones, but he was more than just a guy who helped them with his playing and organizational skills.
He had a lot of projects on his own, too. Whenever you read a bio or account of some other 60s rock act he is often popping into the story -- helping Zeppelin record, for example, and other things.
And I don't think of him as an 'employee' and neither did the rest of the band.

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DandelionPowderman

Yeah,he didn't like minor chords. I read that he's just kind of lay out, and then come back in when his type of chords came back around. So the phrase "he only played when he felt like it" didn't only apply to his choice of song, but even to which part within a song. The coolest.

But on a pragmatic level I agree with ALO. He was too old, didn't look the part. And ..where were they going to find a piano? In every dive and bar? You can't haul it around; and he didn't play organ.

He plays minor chord fragments in Stewed And Keefed, the video I posted above.

Stu not playing minor chords is a myth, not to be taken literally. He probably didn't like it much, though, but that's another matter

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Palace Revolution 2000


Yeah,he didn't like minor chords. I read that he's just kind of lay out, and then come back in when his type of chords came back around. So the phrase "he only played when he felt like it" didn't only apply to his choice of song, but even to which part within a song. The coolest.

But on a pragmatic level I agree with ALO. He was too old, didn't look the part. And ..where were they going to find a piano? In every dive and bar? You can't haul it around; and he didn't play organ.

He plays minor chord fragments in Stewed And Keefed, the video I posted above.

Stu not playing minor chords is a myth, not to be taken literally. He probably didn't like it much, though, but that's another matter
Of course it's a myth. And even if not - one can't help that at times you can play two notes, and someone else plays two notes, and together you have formed a chord that wasn't intended. But - in "S&K" there's no minor chords from piano. Even when Stu is behind Keith he is not really comping.

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Stewed And Keefed

Very fitting photo. The iconic Forth Railway Bridge from the South Side (Edinburgh) with Stu's native Fife (the North Side) in the background. I think he came from the fishing village of Pittenweem although he moved South with his family aged 4. Always considered himself a Scot though.

Yes nice tribute Dandy, being from Edinburgh myself I echo your words gzregorz.Stu was indeed born in Pittenweem,Scotland.He was often referred to as the 'Laird of Pittenweem' in a playful manner by members of the band.

Wow! - You're from Edinburgh Tonstone, my favourite city, which I know very well I'm originally from Hamilton but lived in your fine city for a few years in the 80s and became a keen Hearts supporter (for my sins). I've lived down South since my teens but still visit the city regularly as I travel up for Hearts games, several times a season. I'll be at Tynecastle on Saturday.

Back on the Stones, I was at the rather wild Murrayfield gig back in 1999, right up at the front on the pitch with no Golden Circle. Probably my favourite show of my 21 to date.