Much has been said about Taylor is a great blues player,IMO he is a great soloist
and can enrich any music he chooses to play on.

Check out a song from Mayalls CD(not on DVD 70th birthday) CD2 a song called
California. Taylor plays a great progressive rock blues jazz solo over the piano
on the song that is glistening.

On the DVD 70th birthday - Blues for the Lost days - Taylor's outro solo is brilliant and showcases his talent,same with walking on sunset,and oh pretty woman,Bud Wittington must of been real happy to be on stage with taylor and
clapton standing in the sidelines must of been thinking how can I top taylor's
performance on mayall songs.

with all taylor's collaborations he proved he is a soloist playing on many different records and different styles of music the singer songwriter choose
taylor to play on.

On another note. Taylor on a radio interview a couple of years ago from a NJ
radio station said the highlight of his career was playing in the studio and
live with Dylan which I kind of was surprised to hear unless taylor was just
feeding the interviewer crap.But anyway someone indicated Dylan was trying to
find taylor to play with again and taylor blew dylan off which does not make
any sense if the above quote by taylor was honest and sincere to the radio
interviwer.

One just gotta admire your persistency, Openg. How is your site getting along?

I am just being honest and sincere and trying to chat about a former stone who is still a great musician and opening up some to this songs that taylor plays on.
Not meant to bash the current line up.

You guys say open up the vaults well as you know that means all the live gems
with Taylor and Company would be released and the masses can have a listen and
say wow where have these recordings been the last 35 years.

OpenG Wrote:
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> I am just being honest and sincere and trying to
> chat about a former stone who is still a great
> musician and opening up some to this songs that
> taylor plays on.
> Not meant to bash the current line up.
>
> You guys say open up the vaults well as you know
> that means all the live gems
> with Taylor and Company would be released and the
> masses can have a listen and
> say wow where have these recordings been the last
> 35 years.


I'm with you OpenG

OpenG Wrote:
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>
> On another note. Taylor on a radio interview a
> couple of years ago from a NJ
> radio station said the highlight of his career was
> playing in the studio and
> live with Dylan which I kind of was surprised to
> hear unless taylor was just
> feeding the interviewer crap.But anyway someone
> indicated Dylan was trying to
> find taylor to play with again and taylor blew
> dylan off which does not make
> any sense if the above quote by taylor was honest
> and sincere to the radio
> interviwer.


Funny, I was about to post a Q on this subject. I was listening to a german Dylan/Taylor concert yesterday and was just curious to know why that collaboration came to an end.

C

liddas,

In the book Behind the shades about dylan by Clinton Heylin I think dylan wanted
taylor to be a true band leader and taylor was laid back and dylan fired taylor
one day and hired him back the next day during the 1984 tour.If you listen do those boots from 1984, taylor sure added magic to dylan songs and makes you wonder why dylan did not work with taylor in later years.

True OpenG, Taylor added magic to those shows!

That is why I was wondering why it did not go on.


C

that rome show is great - taylor is brilliant on Every Grain Of Sand and Masters
of War and Ballad of a Thin Man ETC.

Could you upload an example from this magic 1984 tour with Dylan then?

potted shrimp,

its out on sharing the groove, my pc crashed at home or i would burn you a copy
now.will keep you in mind when i get reconnected in cyberspace

sorry

Thanks OpenG!

Speakin of computer-/harddisc-crashes...
My pal had a severe crash & lost 160 Gig´s
of fine music & videos & such stuff.

Mine crashed last summer.

I have a small piece of advice; avoid dust!
Dont place your gear on the floor.
And not under an open stairway.
Clean your home at least once a week.

I almost feel it is a waste when Taylor slows down to play the blues.....his solos are blistering and fluid. The Stones today miss his solos. Weaving......I miss the distinctive playing of Taylor and Richards......one burning and crashing on rythm guitar and Taylor just blistering the lead lines......that's what I miss.

Heres more Taylor, while you are enjoying the music:

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Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

No taylor's stamp on the blues is not slow its more of an aggresive fluid style
playing delicate,and aggressive watch the mayall DVD.

yes i agree guitar interplay is what I always wanted you get to hear 2 different
guitar styles with taylor and keith. weaving is an excuse keith gives the guitar
mag's all these years having one guitar that joined to the hips so you cant tell
who screwed UP. LOL

Being both a huge dylan and MT fan, I still say this was one of Bob's worst tours ever. MT played fine - but the nuance and sublety required for some of his songs just doesn't suit Mr. Taylor.

Yeah, I don't think taylor comes off well in his tour with dylan at all. Sort of like ronson on the '75 tour -- dylan can't use such one-dimensional rock players. I like the aggressiveness of the '84 band's sound, but it wears thin quickly.

cc

OpenG, I love Mick Taylor too. Listening to Brussels Affair etc., you understand that you've never heard rock at this level before.

Yep I´m, outta here @#$%&!
...

OPEN G- You have a good point. I listened to all Stones CD's('69-'74) last night concentrating on his musical contribution. He rips whenever given an opportunity,
and he as smooth as silk. It's sad that he doesnt' have a kick ass frontman.

...

ringo,

taylor is so expressive as a player its kind of scary how good he was with the stones.thats how rock and roll should be played and the stones with taylor ruled
from 69 to 73.taylor's solos are haunting,melodic,fluid tonal passages that make
you reach for something inside your head or whatever you need to cure your ills.

I read a book not sure of the title anymore and there was a quote by clapton on
taylor and clapton said taylor's playing was frighting,now that is coming from
slowhand and clapton was god according to the public during that time period.

Open G;

The Stones - live and on record - were the best band ever 69-73. Mick Taylor was fantastic. If Clapton had joined -74, well then we could have different opinions on who were the best. But Taylor vs Wood is playing compared with a r&r looking myth.

Hey OpenG, Clapton was only God until Hendrix showed up in England. He then became a minor deity after that.

I have long been I have to say that I admirer of Mick's playing but my admiration pales next to yours. You song his praises more than anyone I have known and rightly so. You should become president of his fan club if you are not already.

HI Cris,

Clapton was only god until Taylor proved everyone wrong(LOL)

Taylor understood Hendrix and knew how great he was and the groundbreaking stuff
he did and would of set the bar even higher if he lived,thats why Taylor plays
red house and goes into playing all along the watch tower as he plats blind
willie mctell.

taylor's solos are briliant they are EXPRESSIVE and should be heard as you walk into the rock and roll hall of fame and pierced against the walls for all to listen.

Perhaps my favourite non-Stones rock is Clapton's "Old Love" on the CD "24 nights" (or the DVD version from Hyde Park). Clapton is fantastic, but The Stones' Gimme Shelter in London, Sept. 9, 1973 (i.e. Brussels Affair) is still in another league.

I'm listening to Mick Taylor's solo album from 1979 tonight for the very first time. I didn't buy this in 79 because he was not a Stone.....instead I bought Gimme Some Neck from Mr. Wood.

Damn, Taylor sounds like Sinatra compared to Ronnie....damn what a shame.