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Dont care about technical to be honest. Its about feeling, touch and delivery. And keith is the best in that. Technical he got worse from 90 on if you ask me. But the important things he still got.
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Big Al
For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
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I would say the first few years of the seventies was when Keith was at his peak as a player, both as a rhythm player and 'soloist'. I even used to take a few of Mick Taylor's lead parts for Keith, but perhaps that had more to do with the guitar sound and the misleading stereo mix at the time.
Edit: of course I meant it the other way around: I mistook Keith for Mick T.
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For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
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Creatively - 1967-1983.
Performance - 1969-1981.
What he did in 1989-2007 was nothing different than Mick having dance lessons.
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For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
just listen to the solo on sympathy on gyyo
is there a similar highlight in 1989-90?
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Creatively - 1967-1983.
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What he did in 1989-2007 was nothing different than Mick having dance lessons.
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For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
just listen to the solo on sympathy on gyyo
is there a similar highlight in 1989-90?
Yes! Keith’s soloing on Sympathy For The Devil; just listen to Atlantic City, or Tokyo Dome; watch At The Max. I love and appreciate all of Keith’s, say, pre-Licks Tour guitar-work, but he was a beast during their 1989-90 Tour. The dip started during the Voodoo Lounge Tour, but - for me, that is - wasn’t overly noticeable until The Licks Tour, and became problematic during stages of the A Bigger Bang Tour. I stand by it: Keith’s peak was during 1989-90
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Big Al
For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
just listen to the solo on sympathy on gyyo
is there a similar highlight in 1989-90?
Yes! Keith’s soloing on Sympathy For The Devil; just listen to Atlantic City, or Tokyo Dome; watch At The Max. I love and appreciate all of Keith’s, say, pre-Licks Tour guitar-work, but he was a beast during their 1989-90 Tour. The dip started during the Voodoo Lounge Tour, but - for me, that is - wasn’t overly noticeable until The Licks Tour, and became problematic during stages of the A Bigger Bang Tour. I stand by it: Keith’s peak was during 1989-90
As a long time aspiring guitar player (who continues to work on improving my skills), I have "attempted" to follow and emulate Keith's techniques and playing style over the years through videos, guitar books, etc. I would also echo Big Al's assessment that Keith's peak as a guitar player was during the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour. By the time they came back for the Voodoo Lounge tour and onward, I could hear a noticeable decline in his guitar playing, which unfortunately, from my estimation, never returned to the consistent level of playing he demonstrated on the Steel Wheels tour.
What truly amazes me is what I hear from Keith on concert recordings during the Mick Taylor years. His complimentary & counterpoint playing is really awesome and is a perfect fit for Taylor's phrasing and soloing.
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For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
just listen to the solo on sympathy on gyyo
is there a similar highlight in 1989-90?
Yes! Keith’s soloing on Sympathy For The Devil; just listen to Atlantic City, or Tokyo Dome; watch At The Max. I love and appreciate all of Keith’s, say, pre-Licks Tour guitar-work, but he was a beast during their 1989-90 Tour. The dip started during the Voodoo Lounge Tour, but - for me, that is - wasn’t overly noticeable until The Licks Tour, and became problematic during stages of the A Bigger Bang Tour. I stand by it: Keith’s peak was during 1989-90
As a long time aspiring guitar player (who continues to work on improving my skills), I have "attempted" to follow and emulate Keith's techniques and playing style over the years through videos, guitar books, etc. I would also echo Big Al's assessment that Keith's peak as a guitar player was during the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour. By the time they came back for the Voodoo Lounge tour and onward, I could hear a noticeable decline in his guitar playing, which unfortunately, from my estimation, never returned to the consistent level of playing he demonstrated on the Steel Wheels tour.
What truly amazes me is what I hear from Keith on concert recordings during the Mick Taylor years. His complimentary & counterpoint playing is really awesome and is a perfect fit for Taylor's phrasing and soloing.
Did you listen to the Paradiso concert in Amsterdam in '95? It doesn't seem to me to be in decline....
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For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black.
You are 100 percent correct.
just listen to the solo on sympathy on gyyo
is there a similar highlight in 1989-90?
Yes! Keith’s soloing on Sympathy For The Devil; just listen to Atlantic City, or Tokyo Dome; watch At The Max. I love and appreciate all of Keith’s, say, pre-Licks Tour guitar-work, but he was a beast during their 1989-90 Tour. The dip started during the Voodoo Lounge Tour, but - for me, that is - wasn’t overly noticeable until The Licks Tour, and became problematic during stages of the A Bigger Bang Tour. I stand by it: Keith’s peak was during 1989-90
As a long time aspiring guitar player (who continues to work on improving my skills), I have "attempted" to follow and emulate Keith's techniques and playing style over the years through videos, guitar books, etc. I would also echo Big Al's assessment that Keith's peak as a guitar player was during the Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour. By the time they came back for the Voodoo Lounge tour and onward, I could hear a noticeable decline in his guitar playing, which unfortunately, from my estimation, never returned to the consistent level of playing he demonstrated on the Steel Wheels tour.
What truly amazes me is what I hear from Keith on concert recordings during the Mick Taylor years. His complimentary & counterpoint playing is really awesome and is a perfect fit for Taylor's phrasing and soloing.
Did you listen to the Paradiso concert in Amsterdam in '95? It doesn't seem to me to be in decline....
[www.youtube.com]