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schwonek
He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself.
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schwonek
I am glad he plays different to 1969 or 1990. If he would be the same after decades - that would be scary. He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself. But he got „it“ and he still does. I am glad!
Keith is a virtuoso at rhythm I and creating great rffsQuote
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schwonek
I am glad he plays different to 1969 or 1990. If he would be the same after decades - that would be scary. He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself. But he got „it“ and he still does. I am glad!
He doesn’t play ‘differently’ He simply doesn’t perform as well.
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schwonek
I am glad he plays different to 1969 or 1990. If he would be the same after decades - that would be scary. He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself. But he got „it“ and he still does. I am glad!
He doesn’t play ‘differently’ He simply doesn’t perform as well.
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Taylor1Keith is a virtuoso at rhythm and in creating great riffs.Quote
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schwonek
I am glad he plays different to 1969 or 1990. If he would be the same after decades - that would be scary. He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself. But he got „it“ and he still does. I am glad!
He doesn’t play ‘differently’ He simply doesn’t perform as well.
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yearsinthemaking
I think as Brian was fading out and Mick Taylor was developing Keith seemed to be more up front and confident in his playing. As MT became such a strong soloist in '72-'73 Keith stepped back a bit more. The stuff he does on the '71 British Tour is really incredible sounding. I'm no guitar technical genius but I just feel like Keith was really playing amazingly well on that tour
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schwonek
I am glad he plays different to 1969 or 1990. If he would be the same after decades - that would be scary. He ain‘t no virtuoso as he said himself. But he got „it“ and he still does. I am glad!
He doesn’t play ‘differently’ He simply doesn’t perform as well.
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Spud
Most folks could play all Keith's licks and riffs ....
But could they have created all those riffs, or played them with the same sublime touch and timing ?
No...
...and therein lies his greatness.
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Spud
Most folks could play all Keith's licks and riffs ....
But could they have created all those riffs, or played them with the same sublime touch and timing ?
No...
...and therein lies his greatness.
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yearsinthemaking
I was wondering what everyone's opinion was in regard to when Keith was at his technical peak? I understand Keith has not been a technical wizard like Mick Taylor but he seems to have been the most confident and skillful in those 1971 shows where he solos often and his "riffing" was more adventurous. Any thoughts from others?
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powerage78
His playing has weakened considerably since 2007.
Fortunately, the overdubs are there to mask it on all the official live release (Cuba and all the others...).
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powerage78
His playing has weakened considerably since 2007.
Fortunately, the overdubs are there to mask it on all the official live release (Cuba and all the others...).
Of my 4 shows (Nashville 2015, DC 2019, Nashville 2021 and Atlanta 2024), here is how I rank his performances 2024>2019=2021>2015. So for me, he has been getting better since 2015. Anyone else have opinions on this specific period?
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powerage78
His playing has weakened considerably since 2007.
Fortunately, the overdubs are there to mask it on all the official live release (Cuba and all the others...).
Of my 4 shows (Nashville 2015, DC 2019, Nashville 2021 and Atlanta 2024), here is how I rank his performances 2024>2019=2021>2015. So for me, he has been getting better since 2015. Anyone else have opinions on this specific period?
2016-2017 I thought he fell off and there was the rough patch at the end of the 2021 tour, but overall I agree with this assessment.
MetLife 2 this year was the best I've heard him play live, and I first saw him on the Licks Tour (the last tour I think he had enough fluidity and agility left in his playing fingers to emulate his older style). He was really alive that night and nailed pretty much everything (aside from the muff at the beginning of Start Me Up). Bitch, Sympathy, Rambler, Shelter, PIB, JJF were all explosive that night.