According to Keith, it seems like every track should be evenly credited to all band members!
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QuoteRobertJohnsonI do not say that Brians contributions are worthless, but your list confirms the statement of Keith that Brians efforts are colorings imo. Best wishes RJ. So, Brian's slide on Little Red Rooster, I Can't Be Satisfied, No Expectations or harmonica on Look What You've Done are mere coloring?
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Quotetreaclefingers The lyrics are amazing....they really speak to me. Funny.
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QuoteRobertJohnson It is difficult to estimate. Brian Jones is regarded as the founder of the band, as a blues man, but there are no compositions, no guitar solos, no any other prolific material which is identifiable as Brian's. The most contributions are in line with what Keith said in this interview above. The live documents are sparse and there he's playing only rhyhthm without any i
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Quote24FPS Quotemickschix ...from where I'm sitting, he was not such a part of the genius that made the Stones great, ie the songs that they wrote. And from where I'm sitting, IMHO, he was a big part of the genius that separated the Rolling Stones from being just another Brit Invasion Band. His influences were Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf and of course, Robert Johnson. He brought tha
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QuoteSleepy City Quoteneptune One of the most revolutionary rock songs ever. Slide guitar had never been used like that before. As an actual song it isn't particularly good, but the brilliance is what they did with it of course. I agree with you. It's the IDEA of using slide guitar like that coupled with a really fast-paced rhythm section that makes the song novel for its time. O
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One of the most revolutionary rock songs ever. Slide guitar had never been used like that before.
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QuoteSleepy City I prefer the Jagger vocal version... You really hear the autoharp on this version. Keith's voice is better suited for this song however, despite those missed notes at the end.
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This was the last great example of Brian and Keith working well together. Brian's autoharp sounds so beautiful and lends a country feel to the track. Keith's guitars are great here, particularly his Robert Johnson-style acoustic chords in the beginning. The first two-thirds of the song is great, but it loses me just a tad when it gets loud at the end with Keith clearly not able to re
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Quote24FPS Brian gets screwed again. Brian's middle name should be 'Screwed'.
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What I like about this song is the electric guitar, and I'm guessing it's Brian because Keith is playing the acoustic. Nice plucked low notes give it a nice country feel.
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QuoteZackAnd if he had more than marginal talent, why do we need a thread to identify where he can be heard? Sure he had a facility with music but not exceptional talent. Maybe that's more than "marginal" but a simple progression on a marimba to take one example isn't a big deal. Brian was exceptionally talented playing the harmonica and slide guitar.
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QuoteZack You heard Bill: "He had to go." Also, Brian didn't play guitar on Amanda Jones. I also don't think Hendrix and Morrison were spent creative forces at the time of their deaths, so the comparison is moot, aside from the fact they all died young. Brian is the Marilyn Monroe of rock and roll. Marginal talent yet posthumously worshipped for being attractive
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Its one of my favorites from the Stones. Fantastic, genuine atmosphere which, with a little Jack Daniels, transports the soul to higher heights.
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QuoteDandelionPowdermanTrue, but behind him was Anita, who made Keith a kind of fashion icon as well, later on. Brian had been a fashion icon well before he met Anita.
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QuoteStoneage When it comes to fashion and hairstyles he sort of overdid it all the time. Simply to much! And he was never particularly good looking. He could never compete with Mick in that department. Bullocks. Brian was one of the coolest cats of the 60's. Influenced scores of rockers from his time and after. Mick, on the other hand, had his good moments fashion-wise, and some really
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QuoteRockman ...........................................................................................................................Photo Bob Bonis Pimp suit, broken hand, a true Rollin Stone.
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QuoteMathijs Brian's death was instrumental to the survival of the Stones, as was the departure of Taylor. If Jones would have stayed the Stones would have vanished like all the other bands from the 60's. If Taylor did not leave they would never hav survived the glam rock and punk period. Mathijs The Stones were glam and punk in 1964!
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Quote24FPSPersonally I think he was lazy. He could pick up any instrument and get something useful out of it quickly. Then he could discard the instrument and not be bothered to continue learning it. Eventually it caught up to him and Brian was caught in a situation where it was 'put up your guitar, or shut up'. Brian got caught with his pants down, and his guitar skills eroded. Brian
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Quotestones78 I've read somewhere that Brian didn't want to do the 67' European Tour and he was told by Anita that if he did it she'd go back to him or something like that. Anyone read anything about this? If it's true, what a dick move. I read this too. Anita was something else. That's pretty low, if that's true. Brian would have been better off leaving
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Quote71TeleBut with Brian, it got to be where that balance could not hold, because he needed so much attention, and yet most of the attention was falling where it naturally does, on the creative and showmanship part of the band. Brian could not tolerate that so he constantly set himself up for disappointment. Usually very insecure or paranoid people eventually actualize their own worst fear, whic
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Quote24FPSBut I've never even heard a mention of what happened to Brian Jones Inc. after he died. With only an interview or two around the time of his death, the Jones family seemed to draw a shroud around their privacy. Who knows, maybe they still have the right to profit from Brian's image, and just don't realize it. I have a feeling that Brian's family (ie. his parents) g
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Quote24FPS Brian is still inscrutable. What the hell kind of music did he want to make? He supposedly loved Creedence Clearwater Revival and he liked Johnny Winter. Uh, these are the same styles of music the Stones were playing circa '68 & '69. Psychedelic music was over. Brian didn't 'agree with the sides we are cutting' or whatever face saving nonsense he put out af
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Brian dominates the interview. Quite the charasmatic fellow.
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QuoteBlueThat's bad, Brian deserves some justice, after all, he was the initial driving force in the formation of the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. I feel that Brian will only get justice if Mick and Keith get behind the cause. Mick and Keith are the only individuals who can sway public opinion on this and force the case to proceed swiftly. But they have never supported the r
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As late as 1968, Brian Jones is still the spokesman for the band along with Mick. I also find it interesting that Brian mentions branching out on his own in the '68 'In-Session' article, a clear indication of where he wanted to go with his career.
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There must be a recording of that 1968 Pollwinners concert somewhere!
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QuoteHis Majesty Where does this thing about Brian not playing on it come from? What is there that proves he didn't play the acouistic guitar? No official studio logs exist for the Brian era, so I guess we'll keep guessing as to who played what on all those tracks.
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Brian's finest hour. His guitar legacy certainly has been scrutinized on this board, but this is a shining example of how good he was in the early years.
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I got into golf well after Seve's successful run in the 1980's. I wish I could have saw him live. Great golfer according to the legends of his time, including Jack Nicklaus. So long, Seve and RIP.
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