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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
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bakersfield
Has there been thread that highlights all Brian's contributions? I'd love to know, not only the special instruments he coloured recordings with but also guitar, harmonica etc. I have no idea what's Keith and what's Brian on guitar in the early days. I know some would say that's the point, but it would be fun to know who took what solo, who was on harmonica etc.
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bakersfield
Has there been thread that highlights all Brian's contributions? I'd love to know, not only the special instruments he coloured recordings with but also guitar, harmonica etc. I have no idea what's Keith and what's Brian on guitar in the early days. I know some would say that's the point, but it would be fun to know who took what solo, who was on harmonica etc.
You do a fantastic job posting stuff.On the drumless Honky Tonk Women with the vocals off I can hear a third guitar in the last minute of the song that is not Taylor.Maybe Brian?Quote
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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
Brian most certainly did not arrange HTW. That song was all Mick and Keith. Whether he played on an early version of it is another question. I assumed that HTW had only two guitars. One Keith's and the other Taylor's overdubbed guitar.
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Taylor1You do a fantastic job posting stuff.On the drumless Honky Tonk Women with the vocals off I can hear a third guitar in the last minute of the song that is not Taylor.Maybe Brian?Quote
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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
Brian most certainly did not arrange HTW. That song was all Mick and Keith. Whether he played on an early version of it is another question. I assumed that HTW had only two guitars. One Keith's and the other Taylor's overdubbed guitar.
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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
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Taylor1You do a fantastic job posting stuff.On the drumless Honky Tonk Women with the vocals off I can hear a third guitar in the last minute of the song that is not Taylor.Maybe Brian?Quote
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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
Brian most certainly did not arrange HTW. That song was all Mick and Keith. Whether he played on an early version of it is another question. I assumed that HTW had only two guitars. One Keith's and the other Taylor's overdubbed guitar.
Hmmm that's interesting! Would you be able to post a link to the drumless version?
Brian went to Morocco in the summer of 1968,theLet It BleedSessions were not until 1969 unless you want to include the November 1968 Sessions for You Can’t Always Get What You WantQuote
Meise
I'm currently reading the book "The making of Let It Bleed" (https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B004ZKZ2LS/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=the+making+of+let+it+bleed&qid=1614590904&sr=8-1)
Brian is not mentioned providing any contribution to HTW. Mick Taylor himself said that he only devlivered his guitar parts that we all know too well.
There have been several versions before they decided on the final one. Possibly Brian did some guitar parts on some earlier version. His contribution to LIB is very little. He joined the sessions occasionally. After returning from his Morocco trip recording the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka he went to Mick J asking "What can I play?", Mick J replaying "Don't know, what can you play?"
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Taylor1You do a fantastic job posting stuff.On the drumless Honky Tonk Women with the vocals off I can hear a third guitar in the last minute of the song that is not Taylor.Maybe Brian?Quote
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Taylor1
Maybe also originally on Country Honk or Honky Tonk Women,but was erased?When I listen to the drumless Honky Tonk Women I can hear more than two guitars,maybe one was Brian.And in some biography of Brian Brian’sfather said he had played on Honky Tonk Women and had arranged it
Brian most certainly did not arrange HTW. That song was all Mick and Keith. Whether he played on an early version of it is another question. I assumed that HTW had only two guitars. One Keith's and the other Taylor's overdubbed guitar.
Hmmm that's interesting! Would you be able to post a link to the drumless version?
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Big Al
It is quite possible that Brian is featured to some degree on an earlier take of Honky Tonk Woman. Other than that, he only contributes autoharp to You Got the Silver and percussion to Midnight Rambler. He was present during the late ‘68 sessions for You Can’t Always Get What You Want, but didn’t contribute. Our Brian expert, His Majesty, has previously suggested that Brian could be featured on an earlier version of Gimme Shelter; or, perhaps, was present during an early session that featured the others working on it. The sad reality is that he simply ‘wasn’t there’ His appearances were sporadic, and we did attend, wasn’t much use. He had to go.
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Big Al
It is quite possible that Brian is featured to some degree on an earlier take of Honky Tonk Woman. Other than that, he only contributes autoharp to You Got the Silver and percussion to Midnight Rambler. He was present during the late ‘68 sessions for You Can’t Always Get What You Want, but didn’t contribute. Our Brian expert, His Majesty, has previously suggested that Brian could be featured on an earlier version of Gimme Shelter; or, perhaps, was present during an early session that featured the others working on it. The sad reality is that he simply ‘wasn’t there’ His appearances were sporadic, and we did attend, wasn’t much use. He had to go.
We have to keep in mind though that starting with Buttons Brian hardly played any guitar at all -if memory serves he only played guitar on Please Go Home and No Expectations in a 3 year period. So to have Brian play anything decent on HTW is in my mind very unlikely.
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Kingbeebuzz
Thank you TOPI. for answering my question with a date.
Can anyone else confirm the last date he recorded with the Stones in the studio ????
Its the date I'm after.
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Kingbeebuzz
Thanks for the info, His Majesty.
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Taylor1Brian went to Morocco in the summer of 1968,theLet It BleedSessions were not until 1969 unless you want to include the November 1968 Sessions for You Can’t Always Get What You WantQuote
Meise
I'm currently reading the book "The making of Let It Bleed" (https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B004ZKZ2LS/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=the+making+of+let+it+bleed&qid=1614590904&sr=8-1)
Brian is not mentioned providing any contribution to HTW. Mick Taylor himself said that he only delivered his guitar parts that we all know too well.
There have been several versions before they decided on the final one. Possibly Brian did some guitar parts on some earlier version. His contribution to LIB is very little. He joined the sessions occasionally. After returning from his Morocco trip recording the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka he went to Mick J asking "What can I play?", Mick J replaying "Don't know, what can you play?"
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Meise
There's another interesting read in the book. Some sound engineer tells that there haven't been any confrontations between Brian and the rest of the band due to his lacking interest in recording or playing guitar at all. He says that Brian wanted to add some exotic drums to a certain song 'cause he felt Charlie was out of tempo. He was sat in a recording corner playing those drums that finally never made it on te recording. Afterwards he lay on the floor staring at the ceiling. The band waited until he left and continued recording without saying a word about it.
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Meise
There's another interesting read in the book. Some sound engineer tells that there haven't been any confrontations between Brian and the rest of the band due to his lacking interest in recording or playing guitar at all. He says that Brian wanted to add some exotic drums to a certain song 'cause he felt Charlie was out of tempo. He was sat in a recording corner playing those drums that finally never made it on te recording. Afterwards he lay on the floor staring at the ceiling. The band waited until he left and continued recording without saying a word about it.
Bill's Astrid wrote that they never confronted each other directly about anything.