In the 70-82 the arrangements were different, there were no choirs and all the rest on stage, there was only piano and sax. With the 89-90 tour they were able to do versions similar to the originals, they couldn't do it before. In my opinion it was nice... I liked SMU, PIB etc. also 2,000 light years from home was a nice surprise.
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I'm glad Taylor played with RS for a few years, otherwise we wouldn't have had Ronnie with Faces and his wonderful stuff. In the end everyone is happy... But let's not compare completely different periods, because it doesn't make much sense. But it's not possible that every time you open a 3d where Ronnie is, you always end up with Taylor vs Wood!
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Quotemaidenlane QuoteBig Al Yes, like the LA '75 show. It really sounds like he's trying desperately to unleash his inner Mick Taylor. By the '78 tour, we've got the Ronnie will know today. True, there are moments on LA 1975 Gimme Shelters (and they are always just moments) where you would think it's Mick Taylor. But Ronnie plays only in phrases, Taylor plays in p
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This whole audition thing always seemed ridiculous to me. They wanted to finish their album and needed some guitar contributions, that was an excuse to get these "collaborations" for free. I don't think they ever really thought about these guitarists, as possible replacements for Taylor, they wanted Ronnie (even after Brian left they wanted Ronnie), they always wanted Ronnie, bec
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QuoteDaveyJMusician QuoteSpud Seems to me that Ronnie doesn't look at guitar playing as some kind of technical exercise, he looks at it as fun . ...and that is a big part of both his best and his dodgiest moments as a player. Agree with this 100% and I often find audiences find that style more compelling. My own playing is firmly in Ronnie's school, I know my way around the fretb
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Come on...I always thought those auditions were just a ploy by Mick to get some guitar variety on their album, that way it was free. Ronnie had been with them since the 75 tour....it was the most natural choice. Mick is really a genius for getting free contributions.
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I love that version of WH, I like it because it's a bit unsheathed, it's nice to see Mick, Keith and Ronnie doing the backing vocals and then I love Ronnie's guitar.
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I'm just curious, I don't remember a single accident he had on stage. Were there any? It's quite strange, considering he's one of the singers who moves the most!
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Yes, in the 60s everything happened on stage, I was referring to the real tours as we know them today, and which I believe started around 69/70. Even the photographer's aggression is irrelevant... he wasn't on a stage. From what we know then it seems to me that although Mick never stays still on stage, he has never had accidents and it's really incredible.
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I can't think of the Stones without thinking of their golden age of the 60s. I really struggle to see them as a band that started with JJF, it means ignoring a significant part of their existing, in addition to the fact that Brian J. was not a supporting actor. As far as I see it, the Stones have always been good at keeping up with the times, sometimes they did it well, other times not so
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But why can't we have a professional DVD version of this? And a great concert!
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I like YGMR, I think it just works well live and Mick knows it!
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QuoteSighunt QuoteBig Al QuoteWhale QuoteMore Hot Rocks QuoteBig Al For me, his ‘peak’ was undoubtedly during the 1989-1990 Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours. His playing, throughout, was exceptional. It wasn’t only the soloing confidence, but also the beautiful and intricate acoustic-work on numbers like Paint It, Black. You are 100 percent correct. i dont understand you guys just listen to
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I listened to this Faces live bootleg yesterday and it's awesome! Ronnie here plays divinely, it almost seems like there are two guitars but it's still him mister Ronnie Wood, but the whole band sounds fantastic!
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Ronnie guitar on Moon is Up is nice. I also like the whole thing.
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...but no, it was also played in stadiums on the BTB tour.
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteTestify Quotetreaclefingers QuoteTaylor1 Charlie Bill and Keith were the best rhythm section in rock history.They had a unique Ang great sound.Brian Taylor and Ron were the icing on the cake That's really hard to argue a counterpoint. I agree with most of the Stones' repertoire, but then there are exceptions, where a stylistically different bass player can do
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteTaylor1 Charlie Bill and Keith were the best rhythm section in rock history.They had a unique Ang great sound.Brian Taylor and Ron were the icing on the cake That's really hard to argue a counterpoint. I agree with most of the Stones' repertoire, but then there are exceptions, where a stylistically different bass player can do a better job, this is true for an
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I always hate it when people compare musicians. It's obvious that each of them plays differently, but if you play a song and it sounds fantastic, it means you did a good job, another bass player would have done it differently, maybe worse, maybe better. Bill is a great bass player, but for some songs, maybe he wouldn't have been so incisive.
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QuoteWorriedAboutYou QuoteSpud I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ? Probably because of this: This cover is much better than many Stones album covers of the last 30 years.
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Listen to a live performance from the 60s and you'll understand it yourself... Ronnie is closer to Brian's style, Keith himself mentioned it and it's evident.
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QuoteGasLightStreet In that exact perspective, it's no wonder the Taylor ear fans are so loud about what live era is better. But you forget that the most important era of the Stones was not with Ronnie but not even with Taylor but it was the one with Brian J. and it was the most important era of the Stones! The Taylor period was important, but they were no longer them! Taylor had distort
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Quotepowerage78 Too often, the distracted Ronnie is a poor rhythm guitarist, and the songs lack power and structure... Taylor was focused and diligent. This is precisely why Taylor was never a real Rolling Stones!
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Quoterollmops Ronnie was so wasted that it was a miracle that he was able to play and not to fall. It is great that he was able to quit drinking and has remained sober.Sorry to bring that up but each time I watch that show,I feel bad for Ron. I don't think the others were that different. Mick had problems with cocaine, Keith with alcohol and Charlie had some problems too...so Ronnie isn�
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I love this version of Detroit 2015!
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Quotemicha063 QuoteDandelionPowderman Quotemicha063 I'm realy looking forward to it. But I wonder why they don't release any current show. I don't count the HD N.Y. release. It was nice but very short. They toured in 2017, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 24. The last release was Cuba 2016. So, hopefully they'll come up with something next year. The last release was the live album incl
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QuoteMathijs QuoteGasLightStreet Have you heard the August 14, 1994 Street Fighting Man? Keith needed a song map he got so lost. Go to 59:30. I think my main gripe with the VL tour is the guitar sound. Keith sounded so frigging terrific on his '93 Winos tour, so thick, fat, aggressive, so bold and loud, and then on the VL tour a year later and he sounds thin, clean, no drive and no
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QuoteDandelionPowderman What a fantastic box set! What a band
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The problem with the Stones is that they don't rehearse much, when they played at the Fonda theater you could see that the band had rehearsed a lot, but they almost never do. Rehearsals are essential for any band, even if you have to rehearse songs you've been playing for years. Anyone who plays in a band gets together at least twice a week to rehearse. In the 70s and 80s they certai
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I think he enjoys improvising, because he's tired of always doing the same solos, this also leads him to be more experimental, sometimes he does fantastic things, sometimes not, but that's also the beauty of it. Ok, he could study it by heart and redo it note for note, the errors would be much fewer, but he wouldn't be him anymore. Keith also improvises...
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