Open G, i certainly agree about Handsome Girls - i was only thinking the very same thing today. Handsome Girls is brimming with energy but lacks that extra dimension Taylor brought to the group.Ronnie sounds to me very screechy Love In Vain just does not work for me on Handsome Girls either. All my favourite live bootlegs are Taylor era.
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1 The worst thing about the Stones is their habit of releasing live albums and DVDs of their last few tours none of which really reflect the greatness of the Stones in their prime. 2 The lack of Stones live CDs/DVDs when they were in their prime particuarly the Taylor years. 3 The fact that they are now a money making machine and creatively bankrupt.
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I agree with Doxa although i do wonder if it's a little unrealistic to expect any more from them now they are in their sixties. I enjoyed the non music parts of Four Flicks the best - musically i think they still perform a convincing Midnight Rambler - maybe it is the structure of the song but the Stones always perform it well.
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It is certainly more representative of the Stones original stripped down sound in the early days of Brian Jones - only more updated with slight punk and disco influences here and there. I think it is the only Ron Wood era bootleg that can actually be compared favourably with the Taylor era bootlegs, but in reality it's a long way behind. It's stripped down and it's fun but the St
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I think there is a black funk influence in Mick's vocals in 1975 that some fans dislike - i find it much preferable to his later more conventional singing. I do think the Stones were less convincing generally though on this tour.
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Kahoosier don't get me wrong i love Taylor on Brussels Affair as much as any other bootleg and i'm not suggesting it's his contibution that made it less special than the Australian Tour - i could listen to him all day, i just feel the Stones play more cohesive as a group on the Australian and in consequence they rock a lot harder. A song from Brussels eg. Dancing With Mr D lends i
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I don't think Ronnie was chosen for his musicianship more his personality. Brian and Mick Taylor were more inspiring but also more troublesome. Ronnie may have personal problems but i don't think it's a result of being a Rolling Stone. He has lasted 30 years already anyway so he's not doing so bad.
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I think Chuck should be left alone. I am not keen on much of his playing but i think he serves a vital purpose - to detract attention away from the weak guitars and broaden out the sound.Any shortcoming in live performances should be directed at the Stones, not Chuck. The Stones must be content with him or they would not use him all the time.
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I know what you mean. I actually find Mick's vocals too clean now though - the 78 tour was the last time i really loved his vocals without reservations. Although still good in 75 the Stones had really gone off the boil since the previous tour in 73 and it's not just Mick's voice or Taylors absence that's to blame. The 76 tour was marginally worse than 75 but i think the more
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I love Mick Taylor and can't get enough of him. He did leave an enormous hole that has never been filled when he left. I met him recently while on tour and mentioned that to him but he didn't respond. Whatever Mick's reasons for leaving the Stones i get the feeling he would rather move on and get on with the rest of his life.
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I have just been listening to my bootlegs of the 1973 Australian tour and i must say at least in bootleg terms it sounds like the Stones greatest rock 'n' roll tour. I know the setlists varied like on most tours but i do feel on the Perth and Sydney bootlegs the songs seem to flow so well into two brilliant shows. I also feel this tour also sounds more like a group effort - the later
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I had a really great listen to this album yesterday and i reckon it's definitely up with the big four (Beggars-Exile) . Those previous albums are of course great in their own ways but i don't think they have the beauty of GHS. Maybe it's because Keith was pre- occupied leaving the two Mick's to take the responsibility but i find the mellow mood really intoxicating. I do thin
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One aspect of the Stones music we have heard less and less of in later years is the great covers of Chuck Berry songs. I don't think there is another band in the history of popular music that play Chuck Berry as well as the Stones. Carol, Bye Bye Johnny, Little Queenie, Let It Rock etc were all brilliant. I think the Stones should return to these songs more often.
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It probably was from 1999 - i may have got the date mixed up.
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I have just been listening to the live version of Moonlight Mile from the last tour and i must say the Stones performed it well. This song was alegedly co- written by Mick Taylor and he was upset for not being recognised for his contribution. The live version is effective instrumentally and Mick sings it far more sensitively than many ballads on the last tour.The thing it does lack though is the
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I love Hide Your Love and would like the Stones to perform it live. Jaggers pounding piano playing and Taylor's guitar solo are most effective as are Jagger's vocals - it's definitely preferable to another performance of Tumbling Dice. Chuck could also take a rest as Mick could take over with piano duties.
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I think Mick's earlier lyrics were really great. I particuarly like the lyrics to Sympathy For The Devil and Brown Sugar - songs with some historical value. Unfortunately i feel his lyrics have declined in recent years and become very simplistic and embarrassing. I don't like him using words like 'butt' and 'ass' in songs - it sounds very cheap and unimaginative.
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I was listening to David Jensen on the radio this last week and his classic album of the week was Some Girls.I think Mick really sounded great on the radio. His vocals sounded so full of vitality. It would be really great if he could recapture that sound for the new album.
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I've recently been listening to Ronnie's I've Got My Own Album To Do and it's really impressive. Is that his best album? I know Mick, Keith and Mick Taylor contributed to the album.I'm sure its Mick singing lead on the opening track - it certainly sounds like him. What are Ronnie's other albums like?
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John i agree Keith does play in a lower register - i can tell the difference on many songs but i don't find a significant difference with Keith and Ronnie like i do with Mick Taylor. Ronnie's playing does not increase the Stones creative potential like Mick Taylor.
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Keith and Ronnie play a very similar style and sometimes it is hard to tell who's playing what. Mick Taylor was very different which meant the Stones could experiment a bit more eg Sway, Love In Vain(live)etc.The Stones were on another level with Mick in the group. Ronnie is o.k. but there isn't that creative aspect the Stones had with Mick Taylor. When Ronnie's on form it's
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I don't think Ronnie's contribution can be denied. Admittedly the Stones have had long lay offs in that time but those tours have been enormous. Ronnie has been committed to being a Stone even if his playing has not always been so. I'm an enormous Taylor fan just like Open G and i don't feel the Stones could have found a better person at the time . Taylor was brilliant and i
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I disagree with Milo. Just because Taylor's biggest virtue was lead guitar doesn't mean he could not have played Some Girls type rhythm. There are plenty of songs in his time with the Stones when he stood back a little. Some Girls may not have been possible without Ronnie that is true but there is precious little else Ronnie had done of great note. Emotional Rescue was unremarkable a
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The Stones are in their twilight years anyway. Ronnie fits in well with them socially and they are never going to recapture their youth anyway. Maybe we should really be looking at what unfulfilled potential Ronnie may have had that was stunted when he joined the Stones. Ronnie was certainly more convincing in the Faces when he was the star in his own right and not having to back up Keith. In a
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I think it's just a matter of taste. I believe Mick Tayor was in a competely different league to Ronnie even when Ronnie was at his peak.. As far as Keith is concerned he has got some pride - he's not going to go around saying the Stones were better when Taylor was in the group. If you listen to everthing Keith said you would be believing Steelwheels was as good as Exile(which was wha
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Mick Taylor may have been guilty of all the things mentioned above for all i know but one thing i know for sure is he has been terribly missed by many of the Stones fans. Not a month goes by without a thread relating to Mick appearing asking is there any chance of him reuniting with the Stones and also many posts relating Ronnie's crap etc.If Mick wasn't missed his name wouldn't k
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Mick Taylor was an official member of the Stones for five years -thats enough for me. Keith was very bitter when Mick left. I admit he may not have fitted in a social sense like Ronnie but musically there's just no comparison.
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It is more to do with musical eras than one individual style of music. My tastes are quite broad but i must say the early eighties (begining of MTV - leading towards the vital importance of the pop video , computerised music and slick production values) killed off popular music in a creative sense. There is very little of substance these days - it's all hype.
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I really love Mick in the seventies. I too wasn't so impressed with him on the 81 tour and since then he really hasn't appeal to me very much. I love the way he used to twist and twirl in his own natural way. I don't think he is as flexible these days and the more choreographed moves of recent years leave me cold.
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Backstreet Girl represents the Stones at their peak (especially for ballads). I know in a sense the period 1966-67 was rather muddled - the Stones jumping on the bandwagon of what was popular at the time instead of following their own instincts but if there is one aspect that i missed of the Stones when they got back on track it was this. The fact that this song really does not fit into the mor
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