Mathijs could probably tell you chapter and verse what gear they were using in that clip. I know Keith was soloing through a Marshall or Soldano head. But it’s not just overdrive or gain; there is some delay and/or modulation in that signal. Ronnie has it, too. It gives the notes a subtle “bloom” or “halo.” When Ronnie soloed on YCAGWYW back then, he could make it sing or soar with ease; listen t
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Quotejumpingjackflash5 I do not agree. Especially Keith's setup fits his style perfectly. No need to change. This is about as good a single-line guitar solo as Keith Richards, in any era, will ever play live. If you gave him, in 1990, the Tweed Twin and Les Paul Jr. he’s playing now, he wouldn’t have been able to do it.
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I know I sound like a broken record on this topic, but it’s so ironic that it bears repeating: as Keith and Ronnie have naturally declined, their rigs have gotten simpler, especially since 2012. I suspect the reason is that PA systems have gotten so much more powerful and sophisticated — you don’t need to move as much air as you did in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Small amps — or even no amps at all! — are
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Keith is not as far from this as it might seem (if he could use this guitar and rig today). But you’d still be missing the key ingredients of Charlie and Bill: (International Rock Awards broadcast, 1990. Frankfurt? Hanover?)
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QuoteGasLightStreet Ronnie's live solos have been outstanding, for me from 1994 to at least up through the LICKS tour, on Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, Shattered, Dead Flowers. But he's not really a soloist. Possibly his finest moment in regard to a slide solo is in Out Of Tears. Ronnie's playing in this version of Start Me Up, including his melodic lines toward the end with
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QuoteGreen Lady QuoteRocktiludrop Rambler Mick almost struggling to keep up with the pace here, Ronnie really kicking it into touch, the band are on fire and it's one of those nights. Just confirmed what I heard last night: Mick does say "I wanna stop!" at around 3.45 here, right? No. He says, “All right, take it home.”
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I found an orphaned cousin of “All Down the Line” — “So Divine (Aladdin Story”):
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New York magazine piece on this:
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Paint it Black was pretty rough in Dallas last night.
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QuoteJustin Pros: Vocals, Steve and Darryl come through amazingly well; crisp, powerful Cons: Ronnie and Keith fluctuate so drastically in the mix it takes away from their performances; robbing the audience of the natural "weave" and an appreciation of what each guitar player is doing I miss the "stereo" effect in the live soundscape. In recent years, the sound design is
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QuoteMelBelli Quotegrzegorz67 QuoteHairball Quotewaterrats QuoteGreen Lady Quotewaterrats I just can't help it - Keith's pink cap - some kind of funny... Oh, and his solo on SSS was really off key, hehehe ... Yes, that was weird. Off key or what? He missed the right scale on the fretboard... I think he missed the fretboard altogether... My ears are STILL hurting Can’t wai
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Quotegrzegorz67 QuoteHairball Quotewaterrats QuoteGreen Lady Quotewaterrats I just can't help it - Keith's pink cap - some kind of funny... Oh, and his solo on SSS was really off key, hehehe ... Yes, that was weird. Off key or what? He missed the right scale on the fretboard... I think he missed the fretboard altogether... My ears are STILL hurting Can’t wait to hear it!
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Interesting that Keith says he had to be talked into (by Mick) including Living in the Heart of Love. Also says he expects they will work it into the setlist at some point … I have my doubts about that. Such a cut-and-paste arrangement. It would be tough to get through on stage without getting lost.
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QuoteMisterDDDD Quotedoitywoik QuoteMaindefender In the second stanza, I hear “call up Steve and Dwayne” instead of “Come up stealin’ the Wine”. Lol anyone else?? Maybe Steve Austin and Dwayne Johnson? Maybe the song is about a cage fight or so? Fiji Jim- (Hendrix), Duanne (Allman), Steve (?) Winwood, Wonder, Marriott
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A few minor corrections: Already drunk four cases of wine Grab a keg of beer Or else go down in flames Play “Superstition” I’m definitely hearing “Steve and Duane,” too. I think the bass player is named too. Hard to tell! After years of listening to that outtake, it never occurred to me that Fiji Jim was a musician.
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This one is probably my favorite of the bunch. It’s got an edge to it. The opening lick sounds to me like what they did in the outro jam for “Heartbreaker” in ‘73, no?
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On first listen, seems like Mick made more of an effort with lyrics this time.
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Oh no. Keith procured another yellow Les Paul TV while in Nashville
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Long piece by David Remnick about Macca and forthcoming Peter Jackson documentary: McCartney offers this scintillating insight “McCartney waves away such high-flown talk, but he isn’t above suggesting that the Beatles worked from a broader range of musical languages than their peers—not least the Rolling Stones. “I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort
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I voted for Faraway Eyes, but it could be rigged for Dead Flowers if Brad Paisley is in the offing.
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All that guy does is repackage other people’s content. Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t see anything new on Mick’s socials.
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteMelBelli QuoteJeffer QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteJeffer He play's the intro in open G, just as he did with the Winos.The sounds reminds of a Telecaster. After the intro is done, ha changes to the Gibson Les Paul Jr with standrad tuning. Look att the clip where he is hiding in the beginning and Ronnie's guitar is the only you can hear during the switch.
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He’s using the Junior in standard for the whole song. Tone is different because he starts on neck pickup (possibly some tremelo in there too). Neck position is pleasant, but when he switches to bridge, it’s the worst tone of his career. I’ve been complaining about that too much, so I’ll stop now
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QuoteJeffer QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteJeffer He play's the intro in open G, just as he did with the Winos.The sounds reminds of a Telecaster. After the intro is done, ha changes to the Gibson Les Paul Jr with standrad tuning. Look att the clip where he is hiding in the beginning and Ronnie's guitar is the only you can hear during the switch. No, he doesn't. And he didn’t w
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Quotedcba QuoteMelBelli Keith tuned down half-step. He's in E flat cos the version of "Troubles" that's on the TY reissue is in A flat (unlike the 2 bootlegged versions that are in A and can be on a guitar tuned to standard). I realize that. What I’m wondering about is whether he’s using the same guitar in standard tuning. De-tuning can require a set-up to keep things s
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Quotejahisnotdead QuoteLady Jayne Troubles a'Comin' JJF Wow. The video of Trouble's A Comin is amazing. The band is so tight, and everyone is so focused and into it! Sasha and Bernard looking like they are grooving, the whole horn session really listening. Keith seems to have stopped doing rock star posing, so those moments when he's connecting with Steve and Ron
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QuoteRocktiludrop Quotejumpingjackflash5 BTW, seems Keith's fingers can still spread very well :-) Keith is back, question is where has he been since 2003 The sound of that Tele in standard is so much more pleasant than the 335 (the way Keith plays them, at least). Now if we could just get him to dump the single cutaway Junior he’s playing on Satisfaction and Sympathy. Then we’d be g
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Quotelickskeith Keith really rocking on LIB... Back with the Telecaster on this one. Band IS sounding great VERY happy to see (and hear) that Telecaster again.
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Howard will be respectful to the point of sycophancy. Mick is, by design, one of the least revealing interviews in the entertainment industry. I hope Howard does his homework asks good questions.
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