Is there any way to hear Brian clearly in the Circus? Does anyone have any way to turn him up or isolate him?
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"No Expectations" and "Jigsaw Puzzle"
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Man, I love the Stones, but... Re: "Hand" and "LSTNT:: When it comes to explicitness or naughtiness, I'm not sure we can compare a pop song released in 1963 to one released in 1967. (And please don't throw blues songs from the 20s or some Big Mama Thornton stuff at me; we're talking about these particular white English boys.) It's like the suits vs. scruff
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His Majesty, Thank you so much for broadening my Stones scope and keeping the Brian flame alive. Please look after your health, and hit the books!
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Along with "We Love You," "2000 Light Years from Home," and "No Expectations" this is my favorite Brian Jones moment.
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I just wish I could see Ringo - at least once - be the only drummer behind a band. I love Ringo and I love his playing. I think he is a fantastic drummer with a style all his own that influenced generations of players since he came onto the scene 50 years ago. In my mind, he is a musical god. But his constant playing with another drummer only gives ammunition to the "Ringo sucks" bri
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In my opinion, Pivettricker (the youtube link above) is THE best source for learning how to play (near) faithful or completely faithful versions of songs. He is incredible, and has hundreds of demonstrations and lessons.
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Don't forget Harry's "Son of Schmilsson" album. Nicky is all over that - along with a great band that supported Harry on that album. If you haven't heard it, give it a listen.
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One of THE great songs, IMO. Total joy and a great come on.
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I love McCartney, and think he is a fantastic bass player. However, IIRC, George Harrison plays bass on "Old Brown Shoe."
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Brian is on/off in concert. But when he is on, he is stunning. Best show I have ever seen, in fact. Would have NEVER imagined that from him.
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I find the Brian Jones story to be such a sad one. I often think of Keith Moon's decline in the same way, for Moon's musical decline was also so apparent. Yet, Moon seemed to have a genuine desire to live, and was, apparently, making real attempts to clean himself up. He, like Brian, seemed to be a deeply troubled man. While Moon the man certainly has his detractors, he has so many
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Mick remembered "No Expectations" as the last meaningful contribution -- but does anyone know what the dates were were of Brian's main "Beggars Banquet" contributions? "Jigsaw Puzzle" - mellotron "No Expectations" - Slide "Dear Doctor" - harmonica "Parachute Woman" - harmonica(?); acoustic guitar (?) "Street Fighting Man
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There is no info stating that Brian plays harmonica on the album, yet these photos show him playing one. Does anyone have any info about harmonica contribution?
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Brian contributes a lot more than people think to "Beggar's Banquet." Lots of mellotron, harmonica, slide, acoustic, tamboura. He's coloring lots of songs. His abundant presence on the album does not fit the "wooden leg" narrative, so lots of people conveniently forget that he plays on most of the tracks. He was even on "Sympathy" playing bagpipes, b
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Got it. For the longest time (as a teenager), I thought Brian was playing a freaky recorder, and the fact that it is a mellotron doesn't change the freakiness of it. FOr me, the mellotron makes the song, because Brian's part lends the tune the Alice in Wonderland vibe that it has always had for me: surreal, absurd, and chaotic. "Jigsaw" is my favorite Stones tune, hands down.
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So WTF? Is Keith misremembering about the slide? Or is Brian playing autoharp on "Jigsaw"? An autoharp doesn't sound like a slide. I had asked in another thread about Brian and the slide on "Jigsaw," and now I am thoroughly confused.
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Unless I missed it, nobody has said "Paint it, Black." Edit: I missed it -- at least twice!
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I have read the Mandy Aftel book on Brian, which I don't think is very good. Are there any others about Brian that anyone would recommend?
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I was 12 in 1981, and my older brother had just suddenly died at 15. We had always been Beatles freaks, but in his last year or so, he had started to branch out into other music, which was okay with me -- except for one band: the Rolling Stones. Being so young, I had bought into that nonsense about the "hated rivalry" between the two bands. I was very critical of my brother, and very co
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I would say Nicky Hopkins for "Jigsaw Puzzle" alone. My favorite piano of any kind ever. Takes my breath away.
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Is it definitively settled that Brian did NOT play slide on "Jigsaw Puzzle"? I have always loved that bit, and have always known about Brian's mellotron part, but for a long time I had assumed the slide was Brian. Is it definitely Keith?
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I don't know any of these cats. I don't even know what that question means. I love Mick Taylor's work. He's great. So is Keith. Mick, too - a force of nature. My guess is that as people, they are probably supreme @#$%& in real life and that meeting any of them, actually knowing them, would change my view of them in a huge way. But I don't care a wit about them as people;
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As one who has seen both Paul and the Stones, I can say they are both great. I defend McCartney as a fantastic concert experience. He truly gives it his all and delivers the goods.
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Although it was somewhat cheesy and perhaps a little tacky, the Who "performed" with Keith Moon via video last December at the Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. I also remember a hologram of Elvis and maybe Tupac a few years back "performing" with a live band. Can anyone imagine the Stones doing something like this with "Brian" in such a way? I talked about this i
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I have seen holograms or film clips "perform" in concert. I suppose, if the Stones wanted to be truly tacky -- or perhaps reverential -- they could project a hologram of Brian and "perform" with him. Tackiness or reverence would depend on each viewer's taste. For example. they could perform "I Wanna Be Your Man" and show Brian in his 1964 glory performing the
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One of the most confusing aspects of the "Rock and Roll Circus" is how they managed to turn down Brian or mix him out of some numbers, but placed the spotlight on him to showcase his beautiful slide work on "No Expectations." It is a shimmering performance, and I am grateful that they decided to include it in the finally released show -- even if they inexplicably mixed him out
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Beautiful rendition. Brian brought such a different angle to the Stones -- beauty.
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Is there any definitive word on Brian and the piano part? Any sources?
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His Majesty, Wonderful, awesome, and fantastic! My all-time favorite instrumental part on any Stones song -- and you nailed it. My God, what a smile that has brought to my face. I remember telling a friend back in the 8th grade -- 1982 -- that the "brass" as I called it on "We Love You" was my favorite thing the Stones had ever done. And it still is. Brian really made
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