Re: Ronnies Guitar playing still terrible
Date: November 2, 2005 15:06
RobertJohnson Wrote:
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> I think it must be possible here to give a
> negative review of our band. I'm a Rolling Stones
> fan since about 35 years. I like the kind of
> guitar work Ron Wood adds to the band in the last
> decades more than the brilliant work of Mick
> Taylor, cause I think that it fits better to the
> guitar style of Keith Richards. The discussion
> here isn't in my opinion about guitar styles, it
> is a discussion about a guitarist who has
> extraordinary abilities, but who isn't able to
> play guitar in an acceptable manner, for the
> moment at least. I don't want Ron Wood to be
> replaced by another guitarist. I want to hear that
> he improves his guitar work during the BB tour.
> That's all ...
Excellent post and I agree entirely. As far as I'm concerned, there isn't a problem with Ronnies style of playing, it's the fact that he struggles to produce decent solos on stage. I don't think Ronnie has ever actually changed his style.