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beachbreak
Keith is a R'n'R animal, playing live his whole body and being is feeling the music he is making.
IMHO the movements are not contrived.
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Erik_Snow
Yeah it's a wonder; if he had tambourines or jingle-bells or something attached to them, like some streetmusicians has, I'd get the point, but since he hasn't....?
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Hairball
Same here Erik_Snow...kicking at imaginary objects while flailing his arms around has always been one of the great mysteries.
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Erik_Snow
I thought this thread would be an explanation on why Keith has being doing them "kicks" on stage ever after 1988, I can't see the reason for them
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Plink
Semi-serious answer to a non-serious (but awesome) question:
I believe Keef started kickin' it when he became a front man in '88.
He has a repertoire of cool facial expressions that pass across his face when he's really into it, but I wouldn't classify them as movement (though they are iconic). So what's left? The legs!
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Plink
Semi-serious answer to a non-serious (but awesome) question:
I believe Keef started kickin' it when he became a front man in '88. He had a different role and seemed to have a blast letting go & moving freely when the music moved him. So... he's feeling it, he's gotta move that body, but what part of himself is he actually free to move while playing? He does makes some cool moves w/ his arms, hands & shoulders to punctuate a point while riffing, but they're generally occupied doing very important things. He has a repertoire of cool facial expressions that pass across his face when he's really into it, but I wouldn't classify them as movement (though they are iconic). So what's left? The legs! The confident gait, the side lunge, the knee-drop and (YES!) The Side Kick! When you think about it, with that guitar strapped to his body, sideways is the only way to go. The kicks always seemed spontaneous to me, a knee-jerk reaction to those moments when he felt things really cooking onstage. I miss those moves. Here's hoping Keith hits the gym and loosens up those hip flexors - I want to see some high side-kicking on the next tour
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keefriff99
... and he tried his hand at being a co-frontman with Mick starting in 1989 until 2007.