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OpenG
In addition to the blues format MT explored jazz just listen to Bare Wires with John Mayall. My guess is that with the stones he had the opportunity to play country,blues, rock and reggae because of the stones exploring that music. Is love of progressive rock and jazz lead him to leave the stones and join on with Jack Bruce. MT proved he could play many forms of music and support other artists with all his collaboration studio work which was most of his work after the stones - only two albums plus his mini tours with his band in the late 80's 90's etc
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DandelionPowderman
Regarding Taylor, he might have been gradually more inspired by jazz and 70s prog?
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DandelionPowderman
Out of curiosity, what makes songs like Slave, Worried About You, Hand Of Fate, Memory Motel and Melody a drop in quality compared to the IORR-tracks?
All recorded during the BAB-sessions.
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SomeGuy
He should have found someone creative to collaborate with on a steady basis, and stopped wondering all the time what it was that he wanted to do. He reminds me a little bit of Jimmy Page, who also got a bit lost without his "mate" Plantey.
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OpenG
Listen to Tublar Bells
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Tubular Bells live @ BBC (1973) - MT did this when he was still with stones
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SomeGuy
Interesting matter for Taylorologists but a bit above my head, I'm afraid. What I would like to say is that I never understood why Goat's Head Soup and especially It's Only Rock n Roll don't seem to get the credit they deserve, being the last two records that Mick Taylor played on (and did some more than just performing, according to some). For me the huge drop in quality from Black And Blue onwards in the immediate years after Taylor left, only served to accentuate the fact that those albums belong to the big four as it were (the big six), more so than in any other period.
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DandelionPowderman
Regarding Taylor, he might have been gradually more inspired by jazz and 70s prog?
Jazz, see above. Prog rock? Not my cup of tea, so I do not know much of it. Do you mean Jethro Tull of Yes?
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PS B&B is one hell of record!!!
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vertigojoe
[... I love Taylor's playing but I think the relationship had run its course, shown by his over playing twiddly diddly lead parts over live cuts from this era.
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boogaloojef
Mick was asked by Rolling Stone magazine a few years ago to compile a list of his favorite guitarists... here is that list:
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Frank Zappa
John McLaughlin
Larry Coryell
Earl Hooker
Albert King
Larry Carlton
Rory Gallagher
Eric Clapton
Paul Kossoff
Muddy Waters
Elmore James
Duane Allman
Hubert Sumlin
Ry Cooder
Freddie King
Carlos Santana
Lowell George
Pete Townshend
Prince Rogers Nelson (aka Prince)
Scotty Moore
Saul Hudson (aka Slash)
George Harrison
Robert Johnson
Robby Krieger
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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boogaloojef
Mick was asked by Rolling Stone magazine a few years ago to compile a list of his favorite guitarists... here is that list:
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Frank Zappa
John McLaughlin
Larry Coryell
Earl Hooker
Albert King
Larry Carlton
Rory Gallagher
Eric Clapton
Paul Kossoff
Muddy Waters
Elmore James
Duane Allman
Hubert Sumlin
Ry Cooder
Freddie King
Carlos Santana
Lowell George
Pete Townshend
Prince Rogers Nelson (aka Prince)
Scotty Moore
Saul Hudson (aka Slash)
George Harrison
Robert Johnson
Robby Krieger
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
What a magical list! You read the names of 27 guitarists and then – presto – Keith Richards is conjured up center stage in your brain.