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neptune
Mathijs Wrote:
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> And when he plays guitar, it's always just
> the basic chords, just laying down the rythm part,
> mostly tremelo picked. His slide playing is nice,
> but nothing spectacular.
When it comes to Brian's guitar playing, we have to realize that he was a product of the 1950's Chicago electric blues scene. Brian's idols were Muddy Waters and Elmore James and his goal as a guitarist from the beginning was to play just like them. He did a very good job I must say! Keith was more of the conventional rock guitarist where soloing was all-important. But I think we should not make the mistake of judging Brian's guitar abilities on today's standards because the art of guitar playing has evolved leaps and bounds since the late 60's. For his time, especially between the years 1962 to 1965, Brian was a very good to great guitarist who, along with Keith, helped inspire an entire generation of rock/blues guitarists to do their thing and explore new frontiers. I believe Brian's electrifying slide solo on I Wanna Be Your Man was hugely influential, charting a new sonic path for rock music. Brian never became a virtuoso in the vein of Clapton, Beck, or MT, but he was still a gifted player who would have probably returned to the guitar had his life not been so tragically cut short.
"The guitar is my bread and butter." -Brian Jones, 1965.
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silkcut1978
His Majesty Wrote:
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> It's rumours!
>
> Of course it's likely that Brian recorded music at
> home, he was a musician with tape machines...
> NOTHING has ever surfaced though!
No rumours, they're for real.