I couldn't stop laughing..

In a Dutch newspaper today a journalist talks about Keith's birthday. A nice article.

But he was also very convinced that there is a back-up band (behind the stage) for the Stones during live gigs to camouflage there mistakes. I couldn't stop laughing.

That someone can do such a nonsense. And get even paid for it. Unbelievable.



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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

OFFENSIVE to state Keith was semi conscious

Sorry, I only wrote it because the man himself said that (after his accident) he had been semi-conscious for some years. When KR recovered, Blondie was no longer in the band.



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If the Stones use a back-up band behind the stage, those clowns should be fired for the mistakes they regularly make.

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That someone can do such a nonsense. And get even paid for it. Unbelievable.

In 95 Jagger sued after a German newspaper claimed the band played to pre-recorded tapes, and he got big money. Fast-forward to 2019 the paper press is dying so Jagger won't bother ue for libel. He'd get pennies.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

yes all the backup people including Bernard,Lisa/Sarah are not on stage for the first few songs but this is nothing to do with 'covering the bands mistakes'. I think the band should sue this hack for libel just on principal alone.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

But (as I'm sure you know) he never played anything remotely similar to Keith's style, and certainly not riffs etc.

He's actually audible on the live version of Nearness Of You (some nice jazzy stuff on acoustic).

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Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

OFFENSIVE to state Keith was semi conscious

Semi conscious was exactly what Keith himself said in describing what the anti seizure medication was making him feel like.

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Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

OFFENSIVE to state Keith was semi conscious

Semi conscious was exactly what Keith himself said in describing what the anti seizure medication was making him feel like.

Its just an expression. Too many people take things to literally.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

But (as I'm sure you know) he never played anything remotely similar to Keith's style, and certainly not riffs etc.

He's actually audible on the live version of Nearness Of You (some nice jazzy stuff on acoustic).

yes agree.

But why even bother about some nonsense like this.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

Yup, when I saw them in Vancouver 2006 I had floor seats to the far left. When they came on stage, I could see Blondie sitting on the ground hidden near Chuck playing his guitar.

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I couldn't stop laughing..

In a Dutch newspaper today a journalist talks about Keith's birthday. A nice article.

But he was also very convinced that there is a back-up band (behind the stage) for the Stones during live gigs to camouflage there mistakes. I couldn't stop laughing.

That someone can do such a nonsense. And get even paid for it. Unbelievable.

If they have got a band behind the stage to hide their mistakes, they aren't doing a very good job, are they. Ought to be sacked.

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Blondie was playing a lot behind the curtains.

Was he playing behind the curtains? He played a lot during the ABB Tour when Keith Richards was semi-conscious, he stood in the backround, but I would not call it behind the curtains.

some songs behind the curtains yes (first few)

But (as I'm sure you know) he never played anything remotely similar to Keith's style, and certainly not riffs etc.

He's actually audible on the live version of Nearness Of You (some nice jazzy stuff on acoustic).

yes agree.

But why even bother about some nonsense like this.

Good question

what a funny story, stones have never hidden the fact they have back up musicians, they even introduce them to the crowd, and all mistakes by the stones are there for us all to hear.

if there is another band behind the curtain they should be sacked for not covering for the mistakes of everyone else who is on stage,

if they were going to have a back up band behind the curtain wouldnt it be more effective if they didnt have all these other back up musicians on stage making more mistakes.

I wonder if the guy behind the curtain will ever figure out that damn intro to Start me up!

…. aaarrr maybe its the curtain and not the scarf …



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I'm pretty sure Keith was "semi-conscious" for most of the 70's.

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That someone can do such a nonsense. And get even paid for it. Unbelievable.

In 95 Jagger sued after a German newspaper claimed the band played to pre-recorded tapes, and he got big money. Fast-forward to 2019 the paper press is dying so Jagger won't bother ue for libel. He'd get pennies.

it was Der Spiegel (Germany's biggest/leading weekly news magazine). They had to apologize

The Stones do find ways of making Keith sounding noises in the spaces where Keith isn’t playing, but it’s not Blondie behind the curtain, it’s Chuck’s B3 or overdriven Wurly very much in front of the curtain. It’s not a secret.

Such thin-skinned folks!! It is a FACT that Blondie played off-stage to " fill in" for Keith during his " semi-conscious period!". And I agree with TOMMYCHARLES, it's Chuck who does a lot of very clever configuring...which SOME PEOPLE hate to admit....I never could figure out why there's such pockets of hate directed at Chuck. If you're a real Stones fan you should be happy that Chuck adds such depth and real artistry to the band. Mick KNOWS and as long as Mick appreciates Chuck, he's staying in the band. I don't think anyone ever said there was an entire BAND backstage playing INSTEAD of the Stones. I do think there was more than just Blondie though....can anyone substantiate that? Who might the other musicians have been?

I see many in the audience playing out of tune air guitar and singing out of key.
This could create an illusion of distortion.

Back-up singers, a brass section, a keyboard simulating guitars, basslines, and rhythm tracks is really quite enough.

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Such thin-skinned folks!! It is a FACT that Blondie played off-stage to " fill in" for Keith during his " semi-conscious period!". And I agree with TOMMYCHARLES, it's Chuck who does a lot of very clever configuring...which SOME PEOPLE hate to admit....I never could figure out why there's such pockets of hate directed at Chuck. If you're a real Stones fan you should be happy that Chuck adds such depth and real artistry to the band. Mick KNOWS and as long as Mick appreciates Chuck, he's staying in the band. I don't think anyone ever said there was an entire BAND backstage playing INSTEAD of the Stones. I do think there was more than just Blondie though....can anyone substantiate that? Who might the other musicians have been?

No, it's not a fact that he was "filling in for Keith", rather a huge misconception.

What he did was play to make a fuller sound for the band. Never once did he play Keith's riffs, licks or solos.

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Such thin-skinned folks!! It is a FACT that Blondie played off-stage to " fill in" for Keith during his " semi-conscious period!". And I agree with TOMMYCHARLES, it's Chuck who does a lot of very clever configuring...which SOME PEOPLE hate to admit....I never could figure out why there's such pockets of hate directed at Chuck. If you're a real Stones fan you should be happy that Chuck adds such depth and real artistry to the band. Mick KNOWS and as long as Mick appreciates Chuck, he's staying in the band. I don't think anyone ever said there was an entire BAND backstage playing INSTEAD of the Stones. I do think there was more than just Blondie though....can anyone substantiate that? Who might the other musicians have been?

No, it's not a fact that he was "filling in for Keith", rather a huge misconception.

What he did was play to make a fuller sound for the band. Never once did he play Keith's riffs, licks or solos.

You're right DP. I once spoke with Blondie after a concert in the USA. It was about him adding additional chords to Jumping Jack Flash (front stage). He was surprised that I had noticed it. When he was backstage it merely was because of the stage image the Stones wanted around specific songs. Nothing secret or sneaky about it.

I hardly (if at all) notice those extra chords, not by Blondie, not by anyone really (of course I can detect regular keyboards). One wonders how they would sound when you were to leave out Ron and Keith. Or the other way around.
More to the point: why would a band that has not one but two guitarplayers and, what, two keyboardists, not to mention horns and backup singers, need even more musicians to make the sound fuller? Yet, apparently, they do. But I think it's used only sparingly, because the guy is there already, so why not use him when he's not singing and put in the extra acoustic.
Of course the Biggest Bang version of UMT remains an all-time strange experience: the guitar part theme being played while Keith is messing with his shirt or whatever instead of playing. At least it is obviously not a Keith-SOUNDING guitar, maybe that is Chuck simulating a guitar?

Why couldn't he play " extra chords" to enhance the sound and additionally, play some of the more difficult Keith licks that were hard for Keith during his " recovery phase"?

There are stories about U2 doing it too

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