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engerling23
Highwire is probably my favorite track from the "modern" area. Great Keith-Riff.
I wonder if they every played or rehearsed it live.
Are afraid of being too political?
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engerling23
I wonder if they ever played or rehearsed it live.
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Rockman
Bill aint in the Highwire Video
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Taylor1
Wasn’t it all written by Mick about the Gulf War? The Gulf War is pretty muchancient history.Keith probably has no interest in playing it
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RollingFreak
Definitely one of their better modern songs.
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Taylor1
Wasn’t it all written by Mick about the Gulf War? The Gulf War is pretty muchancient history.Keith probably has no interest in playing it
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RollingFreak
Definitely one of their better modern songs.
I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.
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Rockman
Bit of Highwire talk around the 2.00 min mark .....
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MrForeverMusicFan
Keith Richards is playing four different guitars in the 'Highwire' video: buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Strat, buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Tele, black maple fingerboard ESP Tele, and a black rosewood fingerboard Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette.
Ron Wood is playing the same black maple fingerboard Fender Strat throughout.
I have no idea the brand of guitar Mick is playing. I recall seeing it in photos and videos from The Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours.
On the Steel Wheels Tour, Mick's guitar had the brand name on the headstock. On the Urban Jungle Tour, that same guitar has a symbol on the headstock instead of the brand name.
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MrForeverMusicFan
Keith Richards is playing four different guitars in the 'Highwire' video: buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Strat, buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Tele, black maple fingerboard ESP Tele, and a black rosewood fingerboard Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette.
Ron Wood is playing the same black maple fingerboard Fender Strat throughout.
I have no idea the brand of guitar Mick is playing. I recall seeing it in photos and videos from The Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours.
On the Steel Wheels Tour, Mick's guitar had the brand name on the headstock. On the Urban Jungle Tour, that same guitar has a symbol on the headstock instead of the brand name.
Kramer Elliot Easton Pro 2?
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RollingFreak
Definitely one of their better modern songs.
I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.
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RollingFreak
Definitely one of their better modern songs.
I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.
It was actually true this time...nobody can afford me my man!
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RollingFreak
Definitely one of their better modern songs.
I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.
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gotdablouse
Errr...I haven't checked the lyrics recently but I'm pretty sure that he was actually critical of that "assumption" in the song and of that particular war in general, hence the banning by the BBC, probably the last time that happened to the Stones.
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gotdablouse
Or the Wandering Spirit sessions since we now know thanks to Jimmy Rip that it was ready in 1988 !
But yes, it's a Mick song as he explained to RS when it was released in 1991. I'm sure the full quote is on "Timeisonmyside" ;-)