Posted on 04/22/2022 10:19:20 PM PDT by FLNittany
The band was already great, but Taylor made them even greater in the early 70's. He was/is a phenomenal guitarist. Keith was a great writer and guitarist, but he couldn't do the things Taylor could do w/ a guitar. Not then, not now, not ever.
I should add that Ronnie Wood was a great guitarist as well, but his best work (imo) was w/ always Rod Stewart.
Such a shame for a guy who brought so much joy. His playing on Shine a Light on Exile, which was a tribute to Brian Jones, is unmatched.
If you watch him in concert though, you can see why he never felt comfortable in the band. He’s clearly an introvert that didn’t seem to enjoy the spotlight.
It’s a shame. He deserves so, so much more.
I’ve read that the studio version was not intended to be jam. But the whole band got into a groove and the tape kept rolling.
One of my favorite Stones pieces.
When he joined the band, Keith said (paraphrasing) - “I knew we were getting a guitarist, I didn’t know we were getting a ****ing virtuoso”...
You’re right - he didn’t fit - and yet that was their best music (imo). Go figure.
Yep, early Stones were great, but the Taylor years were the best of the Stones (although the ‘Some Girls’ album was a high point too). Keith thought Taylor was a great technical guitar player, but he also thought you needed to be more than that to play rock and roll. Still, watch ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones’ on Blu-Ray, and if you have a good sound system, pay attention to ‘Love In Vain’. Taylor’s playing is on another level, and at some points you can hear his fingers sliding on the strings, what a performance.
Scorsese plays that song in The Irishman early in the movie. Turned me on to Smiley Lewis.
Yeah, something must have happen to him, and now he seems flaky or disconnected. He was a no show at a local blues festival and that pissed me off because I thought I would hear some sublime guitar playing. He is almost other worldly and this piece on the original is almost equal to Santana.
Wrong song...that’s Dave Edmunds with I Hear You Knocking a remake of a Smiley Lewis song. Rolling Stones did a unrelated song. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking.
That’s disconcerting to hear, and yet not surprising.
“Dead Flowers version at the Marquee. Amazing”
Yes. This is an awesome jam. One of my favorites of all time.
Also love Sonny Rollins sax on Waiting On A Friend.
His solo on Time Waits For No One is sublime and one of the finest ever.
Loved his work in Time Waits for No One.
I think live they sound like absolute crap without Mick Taylor...
I sort of agree, and it’s odd because Ronnie sounded great w/ Faces and Rod, yet...
Sounds a lot like Fats Domino :)
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