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Let's do an experiment! A week on bread and water and without the Stones. I've tried time and again to wean myself off this British blues band. It's completely futile, I can't do it. One of Keith's riffs or a song passage always pops into my head.
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Thank you very much. I didn't know that one. It's amazing how cleanly and controlled the band can play, even in their early days, when they want to. No bump notes, and Mick sings very well. Nevertheless, these live versions differ significantly from the studio takes.
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Hearing "Winter" and "Till the Next Goodbye" ... what a loss for the band that MT departed.
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I have been hoping for years that the three concerts in New York in 1969 will be released in their entirety. There are some pretty good soundboard recordings on YouTube, which suggest that there is plenty of usable material.
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Quotewerther2003 Wolfgang's Vault The Rolling Stones Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) Date Dec 18, 1981 Total Length 2:02:29 This is the Pay-Per-View-performance, that was officially released few years ago. Here we are talking about the performance 24 hours later.
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Where did this excellent recording suddenly come from? It's the day after the pay-per-view show that we've all known about for decades and that was officially released. But maybe I missed something there.
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Last week, I traveled from Bochum to Munich and back (approx. 1300 km) for work. That was enough time to listen to the fantastic deluxe edition. The new mix of the album is absolutely convincing. The jams are just as good, with Berry Jam and Blues Jam being outstanding. And Earls Court is on a par with the LA concerts (Sympathy for the Devil is the absolute highlight).The sound engineers who work
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I am very happy with the Super Deluxe Edition. I particularly like the jams. The Berry jam reveals that Keith may not be the best guitarist of all time, but he is definitely the best Berry guitarist. The blues jam shows the band at its best. And Earls Court is a gem that is on a par with LA 75 in terms of quality and sound. Both guitarists are at the peak of their abilities, and Billy Preston
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Early version with extended Mick-Taylor- solo: .
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And fantastic:
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QuoteTheflyingDutchman QuoteRobertJohnson Thank you Sir. With John Mayall, Taylor felt "most at home". You are welcome and you are right:
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Slightly different, but different: . This guitar work impresses me always when I hear it, three chords and a unique song. On this version Mick Jagger's rhythm guitar is somewhat louder, some phrasings of other instruments are audible which are deleted on the released version. Magic Micks ...
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Yes, great guitarist, I saw him many times.
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Great news! Anyway, I would be satisfied with some dirt on the tracks, i.e. Blue and Lonesome II ...
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If an AI could correct Keith's out-of-tune guitar, that would certainly be a win. Mick Taylor's solo is great.
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Here is the link to the legendary Rockpalast performance from 1979 in the Grugahalle in Essen. I don't know if the link works in all regions or is blocked in countries other than Germany.
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Many people who have heard Johnny Winter for the first time and ever intended to learn the guitar will have thought to themselves: Leave it, you'll never be able to play like that. There is no way to master this instrument anywhere near as well as Johnny. He also had a blues feel that was absolutely unique (It's My Own Fault on Johnny Winter And Live). I would have liked the lists of th
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QuoteTaylor1 Jeremy Bares does some really nice covers of Richards/ Taylor on his channel video: Really nice. I love this song. It has the same grandness like No Expectations.
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QuoteSpud I'd love to hear those too Mr Johnson... ...I'll submit our request to the Department of Wishful Thinking accordingly "... and the blue light was my blues and the red light was my mind."
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QuoteProfessorWolf QuoteBig Al QuoteSpud QuoteBig Al QuoteRobertJohnson Blue and Lonesome II, III, IV ... (but without Andrew Watt!). It’s just that I think the Stones are better than that. Blue & Lonesome was a fun novelty for a few spins; but it’s not 1964, anymore. The only reason this covers-album happened, was because they supposedly ‘hit the wall’ They're much, much more tha
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Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
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Blue and Lonesome II, III, IV ... (but without Andrew Watt!).
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The three NY-concerts in 69, the five LA-Concerts 1975, all professionally recorded and mixed.
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As far as the sound quality is concerned, Shepherd's Bush is surprisingly good. Many other vault releases are unfortunately catastrophic, especially Miami 1994 and Wembley 1982. Of course we won't get those Guitars in Your Face mixes from 1969-1982, unfortunately ... So even songs like Saint Of Me, which should have some AC/DC guitar power treatment, are rather disappointing, always hav
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Quoteflairville I think Moon sounds bloody brilliant, Ronnie’s a bit lost but the rest of the band are on fire, especially Keef! So is my impression, too. The bluesy structure of the song is more prominent on this live take. I'm very satisfied with this.
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Quotebakersfield Just found Barbara Charone's review of Black and Blue from Sounds magazine April '76. Personally, I agree with almost every word, though if I remember rightly, she gave it six stars out of five! Yes, the best album since Exile – as every album that follows since ...
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