By the by, my favorite all-time guitar work by Ronnie is Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller on Rod's Smiler. He comes a close runnerup to Keith as best Chuck Berry imitator on that track. Hair rises on the back of my neck everytime....but then I'm always a sucker for CB....

What makes a great guitarist, or musician of any stripe? It ain't mere technical ability or virtuosity, but personality and , broadly speaking, expression (i.e. look how distinct and expressive J.L. Hooker or Johnny Thunders were.)
Me and others have talked ad infinitum about RW's marginalization in the Stones, but on "Not For Beginners" (2001) he still makes a beautiful album, perhaps his most haunting and mature. If the early ones sound like Faces/Stones with more soul (Womack) or funk added, this sounds like nobody except Wood, and it shows the effect of years of addictions (especially on his voice, which sometimes makes it more moving), the depression ("Seems like we're going through a bad patch..../Look on the bright side, people say / That's bullsh*t"), the despair, and what remains important to him (love, family, music-making with friends, heart, humor) in every groove (yeah, I know it's a CD), and the multiple guitars/dobros/slide/mandolin/steel/etc absolutely shimmer in many spots. Anyone digs the early Rod (Gas Alley) or the Wood/Lane Faces stuff
should hear this...For great songs, check "Are You Behaving Yourself?" or "Wake Up You Beauty"

Rockman Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> [i9.photobucket.com]
> IMMERBOY%202/75-WOODY2.jpg
>
> Ron Wood interview Rolling Stone September 2005


Thanks, Rockman, your newspaper clippings are
always a highlight!

LMAO at the title of this thread.....I read it and wondered where the phrase "lack of," was lol

Ronnie is very underrated...one of the very best guitarist IMO. He is one of the most versatile guitarist. Rock, funk, reggae, ballads, blues, punk, disco, etc. etc. he can capture the feel, the mood of the song, his playing has heart.
His sound is the way he plays.


download #7, love or hate the song listen to Ronnie in your left speaker.........


[iorr.org]