I just watched some of the YouTube-videos here (Love In Vain) and I'm surprised how good Mick Taylor was on the guitar.
When I compare it to the live video of Sway wich was posted on 'Hot Stuff' last week, where Ronnie is both missing the tune and the rythm...

But Ron is never sober on stage and Mick T looks very sober on the Love In Vain clip. How big difference are there between them? Without the booze'n drugs?

O shit - not this again. You really SHOULDN'T have started this thread ! You've no idea what's goin' to follow !

Definitelly I agree with you. The best Stones years for me, musically, are the Taylor years. Since I was a teenager I realised of that and the official records and bootlegs of that time are like a treasure for me.

Woody is a Stone in style, image and attitude but as a guitarrist he is only average(!) so he is more a good bassist. Since he joined the band, the sound became more and more dirty (except in the "Tatoo You" album)

I miss Mick Taylor so far since 1974.

mick taylor is definitely the best.

ronnie is OK, but he isn't good enough to play in the greatest rock'n'roll band ever...

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Tekumseh Wrote:
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> I just watched some of the YouTube-videos here
> (Love In Vain) and I'm surprised how good Mick
> Taylor was on the guitar.

Compare it to Woody in his prime with the Stones,
you will surely find a great Love In Vain version
from the 1978 tour.

Btw: No ne w "I hate Ronnie´s playing thread", thank you.

why people can't realize that just you can't compare that? i mean two different era,
both great cuz of their differences! Is like saying (bowie fans can understand me) what era is best: Ziggy or the Thin white Duke? I love bowie cuz he was able to change and be great in every era!

farawayeyes2, you're very correct! It's the capability of changes that make them so interesting and genius.

Wrong thread, it should be in OT: jokes.

Let's rephrase the question, shall we!

150 kg vs 75 kg

I'd go for Ronnie weighing in at 75 kg. MEZ

and Ay ay baby it hurts

ok, both were great and have had their moments. ronnie personally fits the stones' sound now better, taylor was better late '60's early 1970's. this really should not have started, this'll go on for longer than the drunk thread.

You got to be kidding me..

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

Ronnie's Love In Vain stuff was almost mindblowing on Stripped too.

who is the better rolling stones guitarist?

mick taylor by knockout in the second round...

i think the whole ron wood "personality" thing is so exagerated.. who cares that he likes to get wasted with keith richards? i know i don't..

ron wood was great with the jeff beck group and faces..... tremendous on that stuff.. unfortunately after joining the stones he went downhill... he's not even the best guitarist to my ears on black and blue which was recorded with three different guitarists being tested for job... of course ron wood got it... ron woods most important musical contribution was around 1974 with its only rockn'roll ... lets face it the guy has just not been that interesting to listen to... the whole keith and ron weaving stuff is bullshit etc...

Taylor is of course better and added more in many ways but Ronnies fills and slidesolos and riffs etc suits them fine. Or did in 1976-1982

is this thread where we sign up to be permanently banned from the board?

Mick T is my favourite guitar player. What he did to The Stones' music especially live is amazing.

If you like classic blues based lead guitar runs and fills and solos in the style of Bluesbreakers/Stones Golden Era you gotta love and worship MT.

If you like the weaving, alternating Woody/Keef sound and great slide work of 1976 to the present era Stones you gotta love Woody.

It's a matter of opinion of course!

Ron sucks and Taylor is fat. Can we end this thread now?

Gee an entirely new and different subject.......how clever........

Mick Taylor`s playing is more virtous, if you read "According to the Rolling Stones", Ronnie is saying that as well. But Ronnie and keith communicate better, in my oppinion you hear that when you listen to live recordings from the nineties, as Keith and Ronnie sa there is a lot of the "ancient art of weaving". This is no platitude, it is really great to listen to. I love the playing of Mick taylor and Ronnie Wood.

We should not blame Tekumseh for this Topic but Brian Jones.

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This is a useless discussion and I have said at least 10 times during the past months it is not open for discussion here.

Bjornulf