It's a shame the Stones treated Mick like crap. That was easily the best version of the Stones, of the three. I like Ron Wood, but the Stones never had that "guitar" sound again like they did with Mick Taylor.
The Rolling Stones never were the same since Mick Taylor left the band, I don’t know why you like Ron Wood cause he is a guitarist from the heap to a lot of Stones fans, including me
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I read a quote by Mick Taylor once that summed up why he quit the Stones:”When you’re living as a tax exile in France,it’s 5 o’clock in the morning and you have been up all night doing heroin with Keith Richards,you know it’s time to change your life”.
Charlie on Mick Taylor : " Playing with Ronnie is just as interesting and as much fun as playing with Mick Taylor, it's just that with some of the songs and in some of the moments they contained, Mick could turn them into something else, so that when you hear them back, they're beautiful, because that was what he was like. But those moments don't arise, and have never arisen with Ronnie in the band, because the way he works with Keith, those same spaces don't appear" 'Nuff said, from a true gentleman.
The Mick Taylor era of The Stones (1969-1974) was by far the best era of The Stones. All Taylor wanted was song writing credit on a few songs that had his indelible signature all over it. But Jagger & Richards never gave Taylor song writing credit. So Taylor abruptly quit The Stones December 12, 1974.
In Bill Wymans biography he states that the tune/riff of Jumping Jack flash was worked out by him , Brian and Charlie jamming while waiting on the glimmer twins Bill says "I was a bit surprised when the song was released that we didn't get any credit" A shame when JJF is one of the defining songs of the 60s
Mick Taylor was far and away the best lead guitar player the Stones ever had. Keith is a gifted guitarist with his elaborate tunings and keys, and Ronny Wood was a solid, dependable player but for my money, you can't beat Mick Taylor on Dead Flowers.
Liked Ronnie Wood in The Faces, NOT in the Stones. I preferred the more bluesy sound of Mick Taylor and the Stones with Brian Jones. For me, their music has been subpar since the addition of Wood. Some good tunes emerged here and there, but overall it’s been thumbs down post Goats Head Soup. THAT’S MY TASTE!
Yep, mick Taylor far and away the best guitarist the stones ever had but they ripped him off on several songs he wrote and he didn’t know he didn’t get an ounce of credit until the album came out and J & R there on every song. They shit on him! R Wood, ok but far far from a Mick Taylor!!!
Really an amazing a guitarist. He lives near where i live nowadays. Just a great and humble guy to talk to but doesn't like the attention that comes with being a Rolling Stone. Luckily everyone around here just leaves him alone.
@@anthonymikolich8206 He IS NOT DEAD,WHAT A STATEMENT, HE IS ALIVE AND WELL,STILL PLAYIN A BADASS GUITAR,WHERE IN THE HECK DID YOU GET YHAT FROM,?Never mind,I DON'T EVEN CARE WHERE YOU HEARD THAT,PROBABLY MADE IT UP!!!! AARRGGHH. Walter B.Memphis. 👎👎👎👎👎👎
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I always thought the Stones were just as lucky to have him as he was lucky to join a famous band. As a guitarist, and musically, he out of their league and the fact that those were the Stone's best years bears that out. The fact that the great Jack Bruce wanted him in his band validated his talent.
@@ClassicRockFilms .....Well, the songs they mainly did were Jack's, many of them Eric and Ginger didn't want to do in Cream, so they ended up on his solo albums. If you're a Bruce fan, you liked whatever he did.
@@billbrandine5857 - Have you heard Jack Bruce playing on Trevor Rabin album Wolf 1980 - with Simon Phillips on drums and Manfred Mann on Keyboards - great line up
@@ClassicRockFilms I heard of Rabin from Yes. I believe Jack was just one of the guys who played on Wolf, like a studio musician. I didn't know if they performed regularly as a group. Look up all the people, jazz and rock, Jack played with and/or recorded with after Cream. it's amazing.
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very very popular among serious Brit musicians... Clapton etc.. Baker kicked dope 29 times he claimed www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/05/ginger-baker-cream-interview
@@martytruelove5026 that is because smack is a bitch of a drug to get off. Even when you’ ve been clean for years, there is always a little bell in your head that rings and says: “wouldn’t it be lovely to score now?”, especially when you are stressed or depressed.....
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Do not underestimate what Taylor brought to the sound. I was there at their 50 years concert in Hyde Park, where Taylor was guest. From the moment he joined in, the sound got an extra layer, and became more thrilling. Ronnie's guitar screams, Taylor's sing....
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@@nationradical Brian played during sessions for both LP's. Being the best slide player in the UK, who do you think plays slide on "No Expectation". Keep in mind, Richard(s) now claims the Rolling Stones was Ian Stewart's group so he is not a credible source. There is footage of Brian in the studio during the Let It Be Sessions. Regarding Steve S, when did he first hear The Stones? For purists, "Rolling Stones #2, "12 X 5", "Rolling Stones Now!", "Out of Our Heads", "Aftermath" and "Her Satanic Majesty's Request" represent the best of the true Rolling Stones. Those LP's are peppered with unique Brian Jones' flourishes.
@@MarkRoberts-bj2me Yes he played on No Expectations. That was about it for Beggars Banquet. He played almost nothing on Let It Bleed. Keith did almost all of the guitar work on those two albums.
Mick Taylor left mainly for two reasons: the first is obviously the fact that his songs and ideas weren’t credited on the albums and Jagger and Richards wanted all the kudos. Moreover, he really wanted and needed to branch out musically, in the true virtuoso tradition, it the Stones weren’t the kind of band for that, as great as they were. The second reason is that he had enough of the immensely powerful dark vortex that surrounded the Stones. He had seen so many people to succumb to it, helpless and powerless, and he had seen so many people ruthlessly discarded by the band when they had served their purpose. He was aware of all the people that had gone down trying to keep up with the Stones, including their founder member Brian Jones. And he had a small daughter, and when he got home after a typically debauched tour the difference couldn’t have been more startling: the innocence and beauty of this young creature, and the ugliness and the moral bankruptcy of his “day job”, so to speak, and he became a heroin and cocaine addict just, exactly like Keith, to put a barrier between his feelings and the people inhabiting the music industry. Something had to give. Mick Jagger was extremely annoyed and hurt because he had assumed, since the very beginning of Taylor’s tenure in the Stones, the role of mentor and older brother. Jagger was absolutely in love with Taylor’s playing. Even today, when he is caught off guard, cannot help waxing lyrical about Taylor’s skills and lyricism as a guitarist. Plus, he really liked him as a person and spent a lot of time, at ,east in the beginning g, with him to ease him in the transition as the new band member. So when he left, he felt the blow more than everyone alse in the Stones. There is no doubt that everyone was really fond of his playing, except Keith, who when he says in interviews that “the ancient art of weaving”, as he calls it, or the capability of doing away with the traditional lead guitar/rhythm guitar roles between the guitarists in the band and the ability to treat the two guitars in an interchangeable way, were lost with Mick Taylor, and he had to revert to playing mostly rhythm guitar. One can detect more than a hint of envy in these statement. But boy, necessity made him come up with the definitive rhythm guitar figures of modern music, so I don’t know what he is complaining about, lol...anyway, Mick Taylor, after an agonising period of decision-making, left because in his eyes, if he had continued he would have ended up either dead, in a nuthouse or just tossed away....
"necessity made him come up with the definitive rhythm guitar figures of modern music," pretty much says it all. KR was unbelievably creative during the Taylor era.
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! @Giorgio Curcetti That's the Strawman version of what happened. Some of it perpetrated by MT himself in the years afterward. In Dec. '74 he simply said he was leaving for personal reasons. And, as an aside, he mentioned that he wished he'd received more credit FOR CERTAIN SONGS! End of story. - Dave B.
Mick Taylor's slide guitar work on "Love In Vain", live recording, Get Yer Ya Yas Out...Unbelievable...Perfect...So much emotion...Incredible technique...the Best.
Stones songs with Mick Jagger and Mick Taylor without Keith: SWAY, MOONLIGHT MILE, SHINE A LIGHT, STOP BREAKING DOWN, 100 YEARS AGO, WINTER, HEARTBREAKER (Keith bass)l and those are just a few. After Taylor left the Stones became basically a Greatest Hits band. Many of the strongest which came from the Taylor years.
Couldn't have phrased any better. I like Ronnie, he seems like a great guy and very decent musician similar to Keith and the rest of the Stones. Whereas Taylor's an elite player, I know the out of control lifestyle had a hand in it, and it's the most polite way of bowing out. However, I've always believed Mick's reason for leaving was very similar to Jeff Beck's reason for never accepting what be an extremely lucrative invitation for joining.
Ronnie just doesn't play very well, he's the worst guitarist l've seen live and l saw them in 1983 and 1990, he hits so many bum notes and his sound is so weak. Not sure what's going on with him, he was a different guitarist in The Faces.
@Mark Ronnie’s probably been drawn into Keef’s stupid obsession with dual “weaving” guitars, instead of the traditional lead/rhythm configuration. I loved Mick T’s soloing and even his style of rhythm playing, which contrasted and complemented Keith’s work very well.
@@chasbodaniels1744 Yeah, Taylor brought out the best in the Stones. Now, the weaving lead guitarist thing can be really exciting if you have 2 great guitarists, such as Felder/Walsh, but the Stones don’t really have that these days. Don’t get me wrong - I love Richards’ style, but he’s not really a traditional lead guitarist.
@@carlbaumeister3439 Agree with everything but the first part. The "best" in the Stones, by any fair measure, includes material like Paint It Black, Let's Spend the Night Together, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler, etc., all conceived and recorded before Taylor had any involvement. Much as I like Mick T.'s sound, I sometimes wonder if the Stones would've sounded much different in the early '70s had Clapton, Beck, Frampton, etc., had joined to play lead lines instead of Mick.
Saw the Stones in ‘72 with Mick Taylor. The buzz in the crowd when leaving the show was focused mostly on how awesome Mick T was. Assuming that was the norm I always wondered if Keef resented the recognition of Mick T’s superior guitar playing.
The answer is : no Richards is mostly a rythm player and a world class songwriter. He never pretended to be anything else. Mick Taylor on the other hand is a great lead guitarist. After he left The Stones, he found out the hard way it's all he is.
I personally don't think so , Keith is really the leader of that band, he moved around a lot more & sang alot of backup live during those years . Keith also knows he's not the greatest guitar player in the world. However I do think he is one of the most underrated . He's more of a put songs together type of player . Taylor's definitely more talented guitar player than Richards, but I think it takes more than that to go solo ! He probably left because of the dope . After leaving the biggest rock band in the World , he probably dint have much chance of being a big Star again !
Def best albums - but all rock music overall was at its best in those years 69 to 74 was the golden era before business started calculated sums of cash to be made
Taylor wasn't even on tracks like Sympathy, JJF, or Streetfighting Man; it was more a confluence of Mick and Keith's writing hitting a peak and three-dimensional production Jimmy Miller brought to the band (as well as horns).
first I admire Mick Taylor, love all his work during his period with the Stones, it's really great, and I keep on listening to him. But Ronnie arrival helped the Band fit in the new music era : Some Girls, Tatoo You ... I don't see Mick Taylor's playing in these albums. However, I'm glad he joined the 2012-2014 tours
@@pheldge8806 I agree. Mick Taylor added that 'sweet flash' to the RS's sound. Post-Mick Taylor: Great songs (Healthy assist: Ron Wood): -'It's Only Rock & Roll' (co write/guitar erased) -'Hey Negrita' -'El Macambo '77' set (from 'Love You Live') -'Miss You' -'Beast Of Burden' -'Shattered' -'She's So Cold' -'Start Me Up' -'Heaven' -'Undercover Of The Night' -'She Was Hot' -'Too Much Blood' -'Pretty Beat Up' -'One Hit (To The Body)' -'Mixed Emotions' -'Love Is Strong' -'Flip The Switch' -'Rough Justice' Ronnie brought that loose, 'wild-lads' thing over from the Faces. Not sure if I could live w/o these songs. Wouldn't wanna try. - Dave B.
Mick Taylor was the most talented musician the Stones ever had,when Mr.Taylor left, the Stones lacked that beautiful melodic guitar sound that Keith and Ronnie could never muster.
@Clayton Getz I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! *So, you're not a fan of:* *- 'Beggars Banquet'* *- 'Through The Past Darkly'* (more than just a 'greatest-hits') *- 'Let It Bleed'* There was virtually NO Mick Taylor (or Brian Jones) on their output FOR A FULL TWO YEARS! I call these: *'THE KEITH RICHARD YEARS!* (& Jagger, of course) Peace. Stay Healthy! - Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I'm a fan of those albums particularly"Let it Bleed" and the song "Monkey Man",the funky&chunky rhythm guitar work on monkey man is excellent plus the slide is gritty(all done by richards)but I Love Taylor's playing,his touch,his tone which compliments Richard's more gritty playing',Get Your Ya Yas Out' is one of the best live albums ever made because of the differences but yet continuity in the playing styles of Taylor and Richards which works brilliantly when they play together,especially live.
@@claytongetz6362 Ok. So, we're both fans of Keith Richards. But, there are many comments in this video that imply Mick Taylor was the reason for the magic. The Rolling Stones Mach II songs were the product of major changes by Jagger/Richards. This happened at a time when many other hard R&R songwriters were peaking as well. This happened a full *two years* before Taylor climbed on board. And, it started to _'fizzle'_ at the same time . ('74) All 'old-guard' hard-rock bands started to 'tank' at the same time. Mick Taylor just happened to be in the right place IN THE MIDDLE of that timeline. Other guitarists could've/would've done just as good! (if not better) Peter Green/Eric Clapton/Rory Gallagher/Kim Simmonds perhaps. Taylor *definitely* added to their sound! Especially live! And, he wrote a few songs w/Jagger. But, those songs would have been created w/o him. ('Moonlight Mile' was started on Keef's 12-string in Open-G. It was based on a Keef riff called 'that japanese thing') Songwriting is the thing. Ppl who float around greatness always give themselves too much credit. Think: Wyman plunking 3 notes on a piano. Jagger/Richards took that kernel & eventually created 'JJF'. (after months of hard work) Bill: "Yea, I should have had co-credit." (not so much) Taylor was only great in the presence of great writers/arrangers. Sometimes, even THAT wasn't enough! (Bruce/Brown) *Rocks On!* - Dave B.
What really pisses me off is over the years when the Stones officially released the incredible live broadacst from Brussel in 1973 (that was bootlegged) they buried Taylor in the mix. Then last year when they re-issued it again as a bonus disc on the expanded 'Goat's Head Soup' they buried Taylor even more to the point where they removed some of his guitar solos entirely and butchered the orginal broadcast by using some different versions of the songs. I always got the impression Richards was jealous that Taylor was a much better guitarist. I originally thought Wood was a good choice because his playing with The Faces was good, but was left disapppointed. He always seemed to me to be holding back as if his role was not to upstage Richards by soloing, like 'we're not gonna have this shit again'. I also remember being pissed when I went to the theater and saw the film ''Ladies and Gentlemen' that the camera didn't focus on Taylor enough. There's one scene durng 'Love In Vain' where Taylor is giving a great slide solo and the camera focuses on Jagger looking bored waiting for Taylor to finish instead of showing him solo. Another moment that stuck with me was on one of the later tours (maybe 2012?) when Taylor joins in for a few songs Jagger introduces 'Midnight Rambler' with a sarcastic comment saying something like 'Well herecomes another 'guitar onslaught'.
I found it interesting that no live albums except Get yer ya yah's out featured Taylor . No official live albums from 1969 til love you live in 1975-76 . The live bootleg stuff was great in the Taylor years ! With the success of ya yah's one would have thought more live albums would follow from 1970 til 1975 .
Imagine what a great band the Stones could have been if they had used your advice for all those years. Well Micks post-Stones phenomenal success just proves what a genius you are. The Stones to this day are in denial and still jealous of him.
True. They never released their greatest track ever officially an out take from Exile : Hillside Blues. Was left out of the 40th anniversary box set of Exile. Also on the ugly Sticky Fingers you can feel like there's a transference of their hatred of Jones on to Taylor. Arrangements are inferior tinny production and junk lyrics make it sound like a roadies band on a bummer tour with the NY Dolls.
@@ClassicRockFilms EXACTLY RIGHT, Think KEEF called him a cold fish,or something like THAT,BUT l did LOVE HIS PLAYING,ALSO RONNIE WOOD IS ONE VERSATILE GUITARIST, and THE ANCIENT FORM OF WEAVING,AND HE SHALL CONTINUE WITH THE ROLLING STONES, RONNIE'S SOLO PROJECT'S ARE EXCELLENT ALSO,AT LEAST IN MY OPINION!! Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠🎼🎵🍎✌🏼🎸💯
Very true, and they seemed to have passed up the chance of replacing him with the equally gifted Wayne Perkins who excelled on the few he did with them.
I've never seen Ron Wood with the Stones live. But I did see Mick with them in 1969. All I can say is that Mick was beautiful; he was fantastic and the Stones blew the roof off Madison Square Garden in N.Y.C. Words don't do him or the band justice; and I was a dyed-in-the wool Beatles fan.
None of these are the real reason he left with the exception of one. He was pissed off because he received no song writing credit. An example would be Angie. The piano and acoustic guitar composition was his. That was integral to the song. He's not listed in the credits. Richards was so strung out on heroin and Taylor picked up a lot of the work load.
@@theomay2686 That's an awesome memory to have deposited between the ears. My grandparents lived in Woodstock and I did myself from 70-73. But you got to see the Brits of that era who were my favorites. I loved the domestic bands
but the British psychedelic blues hooked me more than folk and SanFran psy. It was meaner and stirred something in my corehards9m imagination. Beck, Ric
When The Stones toured in 2013 their website had a spot where you could request songs that you would like to hear during the tour I put down "anything from the Mick Taylor era"
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The Stone's peak at this time was BECAUSE he was in the band. The others didn't just "peak" while he was there. They were the same old guys all the time.
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! ALL _'blues-based-hard-rock'_ bands coming out of the late 60's were peaking at that same time. And, they *ALL* lost a step around '74-'75. They didn't ALL lose Mick Taylor. - Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I knew he was a virtuoso oh, I knew he was married at the time but I didn't know he was gay. Jagger obvious there was some sexual variation. Don't know if it's true or not and unless there's something interesting about it don't care. The most creative work, right around the time the Beatles were breaking up oh, Taylor came aboard and for three years. They were the world's greatest rock and roll band the first album after Brian died doesn't give Taylor credit but he contributes and I think he got a lot less credit then deserved. The one thing that's always been cool about the stone is technically there's no lead guitarist. One guy just goes to noodling in the other guy goes into a heart rhythm or lead. Although when keeps addiction was bad the live performances I saw he was getting carried by Ronnie Wood. Funny Ronnie Wood and Keith are like twins but Keith and Taylor made musical magic
@@ononoma yea, I don't care about his sexuality, man. Not in some _noble SJW_ way. I just really...don't.....care. As far as the rest of it? I see nothing wrong with saying he should get more credit for the 4 albums he was on. (He did almost nothing on 'Let it Bleed'). But, those songs would have still been written without him. (Yea, even 'Moonlight Mile'). His contribution to 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' was the (admittedly brilliant!) coda in the 2nd half. The song-proper was all Keef, pulling out all his 'tough-guy' tricks at once. And Jagger struggled with (& NAILED!) the vocals. I admit, they DID lose a step after he left. But, I'm sayin' it was NOT because he left! As I said, ALL late-60s hard rock bands were suffering the same dip at the same time. Something in (or, 'no-longer-in') the water? LoL°~. And, no, I'm not talking about The Beatles! They were gone 5 years prior. What DID happen was a new generation of rock stars came out. And then punk 'n disco. - Dave B.
How hard would it have been for Mick and Keith to give credit where credit was due? Jones, Wyman, Taylor and Woods all should have received some songwriting credits and there is plenty of proof. Ruby Tuesday, The Last Time, Sway, Time Waits for No One just to name a few.
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Mick Taylor is one of the nicest people I've ever known. I was assigned to interview him in Cambridge, MA. in 1987. We became fast friends, exchanging addresses and phone numbers. He wouldn't say anything negative about them (class), meanwhile, they were on a world tour raking in about a billion dollars that year. And Mick Taylor was reduced to playing small college clubs for chump change. Damn shame. Also, I ALWAYS KNEW Taylor had written "Time Waits For No One," cause it was FAR superior than any crappy, racist, misogynist drivel penned by Jagger/Richards. Those ghouls stole his music and his life. Poor baby. Ben Gay instead of Poli-Grip? LMFAO!!! Serves him right. Should have been cyanide paste. Always love ya Taylor.
Great guitar player. I think it was mostly what appeared to be a strained relationship between Mick Taylor and Keith Richards that caused it? Mick Jagger always seemed to love Taylor's playing, whereas Keith wasn't such a big fan. I believe he said his playing/improve style was great for the stage but not recording since he never played the same thing twice. Add in drugs, egos and whatnot you got a pretty hefty cocktail. Anyway, that was in broad strokes what I got from one of their blu-ray releases where we saw some behind the scenes stuff (Believe it was the Ladies and Genetleman release). It's a shame, Taylor and Richards complemented each other very well.
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Along with Jeff Beck and Keith Richards, Mick Taylor is my favorite guitarist. There's a snippet in Ladies and Gentlemen where Keith barks at Mick T about overplaying. Well, guess what: He IS overplaying! He's just noodling all over the end of Tumbling Dice, playing to play with nothing to say. That doesn't mean Keith "didn't like" Taylor or his playing, it simply means Keith was and is the musical director of the Rolling Stones. It's NOT PERSONAL. This is big boy stuff. In the history of musicians lighting each other up on stage, this is NOTHING. Taylor thought the band was done, and if not for Ron Wood coming in and playing diplomat between Jagger and Richards, he's probably right. Woodie is a special guest on the 1975-76 Tours. Black and Blue sessions become guitarist auditions. If the Stones had wanted to continue on their path, it was on the table. Wayne Perkins showed up and played EXACTLY like Mick Taylor, but the band had decided to move on. Plus Perkins was an American. Ron Wood was a Londoner and a good friend, already. The band recorded It's Only Rock & Roll at his house, crediting him with "inspiration," Keith is a months-on-end houseguest... Bottom line, The Stones DON'T break up. Ronnie Wood may not be the fluid, melodic player that Mick Taylor is, but sometimes CHEMISTRY matters even more. Keith gets busted and subsequently gets off heroin. (LOTS of suggestions that the Stones organization had a role in that. NO ONE from Stones security showed up at the airport to meet Keith and Anita, plus the lenient "probation, concert and cure" sentence sounds like "scared straight," doesn't it?) Stones strip down their sound. Does ANYONE imagine Mick Taylor on Some Girls? Mick T. had a great run, Woodie held the band together. Win-win.
Mick T made the stones into a very good band and added very good guitar technique when playing live, Mick J knew this and it pissed Kieth off, after Taylor left the stones lost their very good guitar player and it shows when you watch them live, You can pretend all you want that you can play when pissed or out of your face on drugs but you only have to watch some of their live shows after Taylor to know you can’t,
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so true. I have this import where Mick Taylor does this little blues lick before Dance Little Sister and it sounds like a lightning bolt. The guy was so great.
@@jerryeyler4181 ron wood played BASS with jeff beck while taylor had been the lead guitarist to replace peter green in john mayall, wood had a far worse resume than taylor and was not in the same league as taylor as a player.
This is a good summary of the possibilities. I remember a video of Taylor at some outdoor event after he had left. Asked why he left he said, 'maybe the better question is why I ever joined the band'. I think it suggests that his playing style, (and abilities), were different from the Stones. Remember that he came from the John Mayall band where they were playing some dense, almost jazz-like blues.
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Watching videos and reading the comments I got the impression Taylor didn't look upon the Stones as a permanent venture, whereas the Stones might have thought he was in the band for good. Mayall (and Alexis Korner) had bands where a lot of up and coming musicians cut their teeth; the album Mayall recorded when Taylor was in his band is quite a departure from the Beano album with Clapton on guitar.
According to some stories though, Ronnie Wood wasn't the first choice to replace Mick Taylor. Steve Marriott was going to replace him but Mick Jagger vetoed it as he didn't want to share lead singing duties.
being a "better" guitarist has Nothing to do with being a better band. the best talent rarely makes it to the top. it takes many many many things- talent is just one of them- but its Not everything.
@@charliesalzillio8524 No,He IS NOT,AND AT LEAST HE STAYED,THEY ROLL WITH THE TIMES,LOVE THE MICK TAYLOR YEARS,BUT COULD NOT STAND THE TEST OF TIME,AND THE MUSIC, ALL MUSIC CHANGED RAPIDLY AFTER 75,76.BUT EVERY ONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION, I JUST RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE. Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠👍💯
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! Post-Mick Taylor (Ron Wood): 'It's Only Rock & Roll'(co write/guitar erased) -'Hey Negrita' -'El Macambo '77' set (from 'Love You Live') -'Miss You' -'Beast Of Burden' -'Shattered' -'She's So Cold' -'Start Me Up' -'Undercover Of The Night' -'She Was Hot' -'Too Much Blood' -'Pretty Beat Up' -'One Hit (To The Body)' -'Mixed Emotions' -'Love Is Strong' -'Flip The Switch' -'Rough Justice' I don't know if I could live w/o these songs. Wouldn't wanna try. - Dave B.
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Agree 1000%. Ronnie is a nice chap, probably a lotta fun to be around, but the Stones lost any remaining vestiges of Blues OR Country when Taylor left. The Taylor years were their absolute zenith. Another blow was when Bobby Keys left.
@@pookysdad4884 The "zenith" started with Beggar's and Let It Bleed, for which Taylor had no input, and started diminishing with Goat's Head and It's Only Rock 'n Roll, when Mick T. was still in the band.
@@ptownscribe1254 I like Beggars and Bleed just fine, but I like ALL the Taylor records better. One thing that always irritates me about the Stones, though: They always have 2, maybe 3 really great songs per album, a few ok ones, and a couple real stinkers. They have no shame about "filler" tracks.
I just want to remind everyone, that by the time Taylor joined the Rolling Stones, the Stones were already popular all over the world and had already written dozens of great Hits and had already made some albums. I write it because sometimes reading the messages it seems that the Stones before Taylor did not exist. On the contrary, the Stones were already a great band and never had a real lead guitarist. Brian used to play with Keith trading guitar textures, which is what he did with Ronnie too. Personally I think the Stones' most creative period was with Brian.
@@yardbirdmackay I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! HUGE Yardbirds fan! But, when 'Satisfaction' came out, the Stones instantly leap-frogged all the others (inc. The Yardbirds) to #2 behind The Beatles. The 1st time I heard 'Jack Flash' on the radio ( 'n 'Sympathy' 'n 'Street Fightin'), I WAS NOT thinking "another-pop-45". That's a complete disconnect from what actually happened. - Dave B.
@@johnohill463 In the beginning, yes. They also wrote some of their most famous songs before MT joined the band like Satisfaction, Paint it Black, Gimme Shelter, Sympathy for the Devil etc.
As he said himself many times: He had to leave Otherwise he would have died soon There is only one person on this planet who is able to live with Keith and survive His name is Ronnie Wood
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I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! Of all the comments in this video trying to knock... _'all-things-not-Mick-Taylor'._ ;The statements here (I must admit) have a ring of truth. Woody was a *HUGE* part of a once-great band (Faces). And, his (Stones) output is... _less._ But, the Faces were doomed to die anyway. Right? A Nod Is As Good As A Wink indeed! - Dave B.
@@radiorob7543 You mention something that got me thinking. Jeff Beck & Steve Marriott were related by association. Can you imagine if THEY would have started a band together? - Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I'm sure it would sound great. I'm a big Steve Marriott & Yardbirds fan. Can you imagine him (Steve) in the Yardbirds instead of Small Faces?
Seems like both Brian and Mick T. were up against a dynamic duo that killed one and almost destroyed another. Better to have won some than lost all. RIP Brian... Onward Mick...
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He quit because he wasn't getting any writing credits for tracks like Sway which Keith wasn't even on, they didn't tour at all in '74 which made him restless, and he developed a heroin habit in the band and thought he was going to die.
@@jonesy2111 Keith never played on moonlight mile but the riff Mick Taylor played was one that Keith had come up with so guessing that's why he did not get the writing credit
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! -Wow! You folks must know these guys personally.- C'mon guys! Give 'em some slack. They were workin' hard!: -They did a MASSIVE tour in America ('72). -Then, a MASSIVE Pacific/European tour ('73). -Then, released a big-screen concert movie ('74). These stories of Keef being absent are exaggerated. Not as frequent as -you- folks imply. He wasn't there _'THE-NIGHT-OF'_ on 'Sway', 'Moonlight..', & a few other sessions. But, if you were following his progress from JJF-Sympathy-Gimme-Str. Fighting onward; (& trying to keep up with those: _'Aug'd-Chords/Open-G/Small-Top-Load-Deck'_ 'NEW- THANG' sounds he was making); You would see the majority of great songs on the 4 'Mick Taylor' albums were created by: Richards/Jagger. -If you know anything about guitar, it's right there!- If you play guitar, listen carefully. Same thing happens in John Lennon blogs. Yea, Hopkins/Keys/Cooder/& esp. Miller were there for all of it. But, MT came in the middle. I will admit MT's 'sweet-flash' lead fills were AMAZING! They made the songs better. But, the songs would have still been written w/o him! - Dave B.
So, Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed, which contains no Taylor lead guitar, are not among the Stones' best albums? Are Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'N Roll among their best albums?
@@ptownscribe1254 Taylor is all over Let It Bleed. It’s certainly not Ronnie Wood. I don’t think the Stones have done anything of note since Ronnie Wood joined.
@@ptownscribe1254 Taylor played on it’s only Rock N Roll and Goats Head Soup but neither are their best albums. The period when the Stones became the behemoth brand that we now know- that’s the Mick Taylor period.
There is no question that the era of when Mick Taylor was in the Stones, that the band produced their finest music and were never musically tighter. He pushed and energized Keith and vis a versa and propelled the band and like no one since. Their live work reached a higher level as their great live album Get Your YaYa's Out demonstrates. Their albums during Mick Taylor's time with the band, plus credit to innovative record producer Jimmy Miller, produced their best sounding albums featuring many of Mick & Keith's finest songs. Both Mick and Keith have also acknowledged this over the past few years. Ronnie Wood is a fine guitarist and a character who fit in with Keith. However with all due respect to Ronnie, he is no Mick Taylor as a guitarist....then again very few are.
Jimmy Miller added magic to the band from Jumping Jack Flash until the end of Goats Head Soup- Ronnie fitted the image but by then The Stones were a brand and not a band - in my opinion I believe "Brussels Affair" live album was the last time they sounded like a band - Keith always refers to the art of "ancient weaving" with Ronnie - sadly - Keith and Mick Taylor was probably the best 2 guitar combination ever in rock history
@@ClassicRockFilms I agree with most of what you have said here. However as Great as Mick Taylor & Keith Richards were together, and they were GREAT, and as a musician myself I LOVE that era of the Stone's music...Duane Allman's work together with bandmate Dickey Betts , from strictly a guitar point of view was FAR beyond what Mick & Keith were doing or capable of doing in terms of arrangements, dual harmony, improvisation,( although Can't You Hear Me Knocking is a wonderful example of what the Stones were potentially capable of doing), soloing, interplay, rhythm work. Their melding of blues, country, jazz as a guitar duo within a band is simply unmatched. Allman's summer 1970 work with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Dominoes' Layla album is also at that level, but only a 1 project thing. Arguably the greatest blues based studio recordings of the late 20th century.... Don't get me wrong I Mick and Keith are 2 of my favorites of all time. Both were a HUGE influence on me as a young guitarist. Their playing together, like on Get Your Ya Ya's is high energy Great blues & country infused rock & roll...but Duane and Dickey were just on a different, broad musical path inspired by not just the core older American blues masters that turned on the British guys...but also Coltrane, Davis, other jazz giants too..Their capabilities as individual guitar players and more importantly , together as a dual lead guitar line up, are very hard to match let alone beat.
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I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! I dug the _Mick Taylor years_ too. He was NOT underappreciated at the time (especially the live shows). Every great band that emerged out of the late 60's did much of their best work during that period ('68-'74). Something in the water? (LoL°~) *Taylor contributions:* *1968-69:* 'Beggars Banquet': Nothing. 'Honky-Tonk' 45-single: Brilliant lead debut! 'Let It Bleed': 2 minor 'rhythm-fills'. *(Early) 1970:* 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out' (RS's Mach II + MT LIVE!) *1970-74::* The songs were (usually) already in development when MT showed up to insert his 'lead fills'. The heart, muscle, sleaze, melody, & inventiveness were already laid down; Courtesy of Jagger/Richards. I've read the exaggerated stories of Keef being incognito. Perhaps that happened once in awhile. But, if you were a fan BEFORE those times, and listen to the finished product DURING those times; There's no way he could have been absent as much as some would have you believe. Notable exceptions: 'Moonlight', 'Sway', 'Till The Next Time..', 'Time Waits For..', & a couple more. There are many factors that created the RS's legendary 'Most-Prolific-Period': -Jagger-checks-Velvets (& others). -Richards-checks-The Band (& others). -Nicky-Hopkins-brings-'honky-tonk'-piano. -Ry-Cooder-brings-slide-&-mandolin. -Jagger-replaces-Brian-on-harp. -Bobby-Keys-brings-sax. -Richards-meets-'Open G' (Cooder again!). -last-but-not-least: Jimmy Miller! This new RS's (Mach-II) machine was already churning when MT showed up. e.g. 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'. Everybody talks about the 2nd half. Taylor plays one of the greatest codas ever. Channeling Carlos at his best! But, the 1st half is all Keef, pulling out all his 'tough-guy' tricks at once! And Jagger struggles mightly with (and nails) the vocal. The 1st half is the song. The 2nd half is the coda. Keef took 'Open-G' light-years ahead of those who came before him (including his mentor, Ry Cooder). Creating new (alternate) chord approaches to those alternate tunings. Finger placement (related to the next change) was a big part of it. We (wannabees) were trying to figure out how he made that 'New Thang' guitar sound. I get folks thinking one guitarist is better than another. That's subjective. But, when someone attaches 'better' to whoever's playing lead at a given time ...? Or, calls them names/'jerk'/"running from heroin"/et al; Like they know them personally or...what(!?!) Anyone saying MT brought a sweet, unique layer over the top of those great songs & made the RS's a way better live band should be respected (IMPO or not). But, when they diminish Keith Richards' influence & legacy (as a guitar player) it's off the mark. - Dave B.
Mick T. was cool & all that. But there were others who could have done just as well. Yea, he got screwed on some song credits. But no more than other lead solo players. Keith Richards was/is a pioneer as a guitarist!
@@glmdesst Maybe there were others, and maybe they could have done the job. In fact, almost certainly. Lowell George? Ry Cooder? Billy Gibbons? But Taylor was in the right place at the right time, and M&K were writing their best material during that time. It was a cool period, and I'm not sure I would have wanted to see Taylor hand around with the Stones as the writing fell off.
I agree. I was thinking more of Peter Green/Kim Simmonds/or the legendary Clapton rumour (or a couple others.) But, you are right. It was all timing. BTW: Every blues-based hard rock band coming out of the late 60s was losing a step at that same time.
Mick Taylor deserves his own place in the quirky ass R&R HOF and ranking as one of the top rock lead and blues guitarists of all time. I love the Stones and the Glimmer Twins, but know in my gut that MT got ripped by the Stones machine. Jagger and Richards should give MT 10+% royalties and or at least what other "official" band members got during his tenure. Really more bc MT was the most creative member behind Jagger and Richards. RIP Mr. Watts.
Very interesting video and I had always wondered what happened there. Thanks for your work on this bit of Rock History about The Greatest Rock Band in The World.
mick taylor added a whole new dynamic to the stones repetiore,look at angie,it`s only rock n roll and many other killer tracks....wish he would have stayed...thanx mick taylor....
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Keith Richard's couldn't stand the fact that not too long after Mick joined the band Keith started being referred to as the Stones' "rhythm guitarist". I don't blame him. It wasn't accurate, as Mick played plenty of rhythm guitar with the Stones with Keith on lead. But he took it out on Mick, and eventually Mick got fed up and moved on.
Keef has always been rhythm guitarist or mixture and the soul of stones, so.... Actually it doesn't matter in stones who is lead and who is something else. It is music and guys who created it
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Wood was a Rolling Stone far before Taylor . In 73 I was into the Stones and the Faces . I was listening to "Sweet little rock n roller" off " Smiler " and I heard it as a Stones song . So no problem Wood do some high test stuff. Wood also did "Ooh La La" and thought again he can handle ballads also. I never blinked when Wood joined. It wasn't very popular with many Stones fans ,but I knew it was the best thing ever for the Stones and Taylor. Taylor was worn out and I could see it on Live tunes. Charlie has mentioned that Wood probably saved the Stones and said he connected with him immediately. It's not just playing the part it's living and Wood has ever since. 😎
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Years ago I read Scaduto's bio of Mick Jagger, and it was pretty clear that the Jagger/Richards songwriting team was a closed shop! Brian Jones contributed a great deal musically for which he was never acredited, which maybe helped push him into harder drugs, although it is now clear he was murdered by his builder. Mick Taylor ran into the same wall, a very talented guy who was just a little too good for Keith's liking, no disrespect to Keith intended.
Mick Taylor is a great talented musician, side man, but not a front man, nor a great composer. That would be recognized since then ! I love this guy, but he has his limitations.
@@scottythetrex5197 What constitutes a song? Words and music! Do you imagine that 'The Last Time' came out of nowhere? Like many songs it started with a riff, in this case Brian's rhythm loop.. Mick and Keith wrote the lyrics and the solo, which I seem to remember Keith fluffed on live television. :) The fact that Keith had some of Mick's licks removed from recordings already laid down speaks for itself. That is a matter of record. Keith is a decent guitar player, nothing special. He IS the one that held the Stones together, and I admire his pragmatism. Nobody is perfect and he can be forgiven for a little jealousy. If you thought he was 'Mr. Guitar' and as clear as the virgin snow then sorry I burst your bubble.
@@scottythetrex5197 no, Keef was blown like everybody, by MT soloing talent, but that's all, composing was a different story, I mean building a song from scratch, and a good one, not helping Jagger putting chords together. Keef did it all his lige long, but where are MT's good songs ? and I repeat, I do worship him as a soloist with the Stones ...
One reason, He didn't think the Stones were going to last much longer and the continuous drug use in France during the Exile period felt like at the time there was doom`ǹ`gloom in the air...and if you know that feeling you just need to leave now. If he stayed he`d be a living legend today. Mick Taylor's albums with the are the best period. The guitar solo on live dead roses is unbelievable but there it is.
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@@micktaylor198 If this is mick, Yes that would be an great...but I have my doubts, but if this is Mick, and I'm wrong all apologise. Either way your my favourite stones period ...period.
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There is a lot of history behind the Rolling Stones, I was just a young kid then, and there was some great music that came from that period. I can relate to going thru unproductive periods of wasted time, I probably hold the world record in that event, I should buy me a trophy to prove it. It's very important to keep yourself going, to stay busy doing something, anything, it doesn't matter what it is. In this world, forgiveness is a difficult virtue to come by, most people hold grudges for eternity and you never hear from them again and you go to the grave feeling hated, hopefully that wont happen. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. It's a wicked, messed up world, man, really really wicked.
Taylor did say if he was older - he would not have walked out - he was only 24 or 25 yrs old when he left the Stones - its actually mind boggling how young he was
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I played with Mick in the early 1990’s. One thing he said that I thought was interesting was the heroin and its degrading effect on the music and his own health. I must say I realized how much of Mick Taylor’s guitar playing was so prominent on the seven albums Mick did with the stones.
I saw Mick Taylor live solo in Australia in the late 80's / early 90's . He was , I am sorry to say , drunk / intoxicated and not playing very well. The substance abuse was harming his music.
@Madkeysfilms I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! Yea, I think Mick Taylor was great as well! But, _"..7 albums."_ (?) Only if you count: - The live album. - 2 _'minor'_ fills on 2 _'lesser'_ songs on 'Let It Bleed'. - 1 _'minor'_ fill on 1 GREAT song on 'Tatoo You'. I guess that's valid. (Considering some of the songwriting credits he got shorted.) Peace. Stay Healthy! - Dave B.
He was never a Stone in the fantasy sense. Far too straight and sensitive. He wrongly thought he would maintain the fame wave after he left the legendary band. He stood out like a sore thumb on stage..too wooden. No spirit apart from smirking at Mick's antics on stage.
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A key problem in being a Mick Taylor fanatic (there are enough of them to render the idea of him being "underrated" as comical) is that there's just not a lot of recorded evidence of his playing outside his time with the Stones. Therefore, an inordinate amount of weight is placed on his contributions to that band. Since the Stones gave him his "big break" as it were, it seems strange that they take so much flak from Taylor fans, who dependably denigrate the very platform that allowed Mick T. to shine. Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane is highly complimentary of Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Grace Slick for coming up with chord structures and songs that inspired him to play parts he otherwise wouldn't have invented. I think Mick T. basically feels the same way about Mick and Keith (who, let's face it, came up with most of their song ideas), but you sure wouldn't know it by reading the resentful comments by his "fans."
Mick Taylor is proof that you you can be an extremely talented guitar player, but if you can't write a song you might as well stay home. Many people can easily name Stones songs he plays on, but few can name anything he composed after his I'll advised departure. PS: I haven't enjoyed the Stones since he left, a few tunes here and there, but that's about it.
Hell. Same reasons Earl Slick and Harvey Mandel wouldn't play for them. They were too good and didn't want to stand in the shadows while Jagger and Richards grabbed all the glory.
Mick Taylor when he was in the stones was an excellent guitarist and played some real nice solos as in can't you hear me knocking.i wish he had stayed with the stones but musicians either die or quit bands all the time. Not given credit for songs he wrote is a valid reason for leaving and Mick jagger could have easily included him in the credits for the songs Mick Taylor wrote.
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For about 13-months, Taylor was the great living Rhythm & Blues’ Guitarist alive…Clapton was a zombie, Hendrix passed, and Parsons had, too. Taylor left RS and joined a band named after the lead singer, so I find difficulty in believing Taylor wanted “to do everything,” which one of the legends of sound engineering claimed - this is the line about, “The Stones have a fucking great drummer, and a great Bassist, and you, sunshine, play the guitar, and you’ll be able to hear it.” Whether a legend of sound engineering felt strongly enough about how horrible an experience working with Taylor had become (It’s either him of me”) or an excuse to make it look like Taylor had grown into an egomaniac (given the way in which he comported himself onstage, it’s difficult to believe), but that M. Jagger didn’t say “You,” is ridiculous.
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Mick; if you see this, i want you to know i, a 78 yo fan of yours who agrees with everyone else here that you were the best guitarist in the best era of the Stones. I can't turn the clock back but would love to hear from you with recommendations for your best UA-cam videos and recordings. Stay well
I agree (Very interesting). I've read that MT did not, however, use this 'whammy-bar-LP' in most recorded work. I would love to find out EXACTLY WHEN he used it. - Dave B.
I stumbled into more info about this guitar. Apparently, Keef was the 1st famous rock guitarist to use a '50s Les Paul in public. Prior to that, it was (then) unknowns like Freddie King who bought them. It would be another year before Clapton used one. Then, Peter Green. Then, Jeff Beck. And so on. Finally, in 1968, Gibson decided to re-introduce the Standard. The rest is history. And, this one Bigsby started it all! -Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 he used it on the get yer ya yas out version of love in vain also keith used it on the get yer ya yas out version of honky tonk women also mick used it for no expectations love in vain at hyde park 69, as for the songs he used it on in the studio im not sure.
A lot of people say ignorantly that the Mick Taylor years are the best because of Taylor. Well, I agree that the years that Taylor was in the Stones is by far their best musical years, it's not solely because of Taylor. All you have have to do is look at the two LP's prior to Mick joining the band, "Between the Buttons" (there's the US edition & UK edition), & "Their Satanic Majesties Request" "Their Satanic Majesties Request" was the first album they did themselves as their manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham had departed because of the drug raid and now court dates. They were never really in the studio at the same time. Now enter John Paul Jones for doing the string arrangement. They weren't the blues. After all the court dates they hired a new producer, Jimmy Miller (My friend Jimmy). His first LP with the Stones was Beggars Banquet. I listen to this LP a lot. This was the first in a list of LP's that he produced. He went on to produce all of the ones that Taylor played on. In fact Miller played some instruments on a a few songs during his time with them. So, to say that the Mick Taylor years are the best is somewhat true. I'd say that the Jimmy Miller years are the best because it also includes Beggars Banquet. Both he and Taylor left at the same time.
Very good point Jimmy's first success with the Stones was Honky Tonk Woman also featuring Taylor and from there Jimmy's involvement lasted till Goats Head somehow Jimmy and Mick Taylor were there for almost the same time
@@ClassicRockFilms Jimmy Miller made an immediate impact. On Beggars Banquet he got Ric Grech, Dave Mason, and Ghanaian-born percussionist Rocky Dijon. Rocky played on several Stones LP's even into the '70's.
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Mick Taylor was in some great songs, made great because of him. Keith shows jealousy in others especially in Taylor. I would never add Keith to a list of great guitarists whether lead or rhythm but sure add Mick Taylor in those lists.
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i always thought the stone's period, roughly '68 to '72, with taylor and bobby keys on sax, was their best period. let's see, "the "let it bleed" album to "exile on mainstreet" was, in my humble oinion, their best music, as a whole. after "exile" they started to really go downhill.
keith & mick taylor combi play is brilliant. they have no fights but i think they couldn't be close like friends. and moreover mick taylor character is not boost friendship up like Ronnie. he felt alone in Rolling stones.
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Taylor was the best guitarrist the stones ever had, Richard's was so jealous he couldn't stand it, and him being Jagger's man, put Jagger in a difficult position. Have you ever seen a photo of Mick with the stones lauhing, having a good time? Hell no.
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Brian was great but I felt his problems weighed the band down, where Mick Taylor was a step forward for the band. In my opinion the best albums came out when Mick was in the band.
In my opinion none of the albums they recorded after Taylor left are worth bothering with. There are a few good tracks like Start Me Up but the Stones hit their zenith when Taylor was in the band.
@@geoffpoole483 I have all the albums just because I am a big fan of the band, but your definitely right the magic of the albums were not on the albums after Mick left, but I don't blame him for leaving, he definitely deserved the credit they didn't give him and he rightfully earned.
I don't know that Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'N Roll (with Taylor) are necessarily better albums than Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed (mostly without Taylor).
I have seen both Wood and Taylor live. Wood is a good guy, but belongs in the Championship. Taylor is in the Premier League, though he could take some lessons in communicating with the audience :)
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I agree without Keith you wouldn't have those rest and you wouldn't have the stone songs.. Even though Taylor was a virtuoso and the most talented guitar player The Stones ever had. Even on Let It Bleed, after Brian died, there's a lot of discussion about Taylor's contribution and songwriting. I think there's a lot of variables. The stones with Keith and Brian Jones we're still basically copying African American R&B. If you look at any of the film that era kids playing chords. He's not yet developed his signature moves. He's also not on heroin yet :-) but when Brian died the band really changed. And it's really sad to say that they improved. Let's not forget 3 days before Brian died they fired him because he couldn't do is work anymore. All that being said I think the most productive, the most epic work they've done what's up with Taylor. And it's extremely difficult to tell who's playing what. And it's also difficult to tell who's playing between Keith and Woody. I challenge anybody to listen to some girls, the entire album, and tell me who's playing what. I heard the term recently call noodling buy a guitars that coverstone songs. Seems like it's all guesswork and when the stones play It's guesswork. Even if they're alive they may play one way one night and one way or another. I remember back in the 70s when the stones were on Saturday Night Live and they sounded. Awful. I was so excited to hear them to shattered and another song from some girls and they just sucked. I don't think they rehearsed I don't think they had played together for a while. But Woody is a Stella guitarist, his work with Rod Stewart speaks for itself. But Mick Taylor was the catch up 2 Keith's mustard.
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! re: 'Let It Bleed': Mick Taylor had two minor 'lead-fills' on two 'lesser' tracks. That's all. re: The SNL show: Jagger had a bad case of the flu. He decided to play anyway cuz "The show must go on." Many fans value this rendition of 'Shattered' as a testament to his professionalism. - Dave B.
It think they divorced soon afterwards : Taylor married Rose in 1975 after leaving the Stones, but the relationship was reportedly "on the rocks" before long[31] and resulted in divorce only a few years later
A lot of NOT playing Nice back then! I will admit I have known ⭐ Mick Taylor ⭐ by name but didn't realize the role in RS he played early on. But that's on Me! Possibly~ Mick could've said alot more in regards to the goings on w/in the group. But exudes class!
It's obvious mick let the stones out of self-preservation. He was doing H with Keith and most people aren't Keith. Keith could outlive a cockroach in a nuclear war but I think Mick had actually seen and paid attention to the deaths of other rock and roll stars of that era. It's a shame because Woody is a damn good guitarist but Mick Taylor is virtuoso. Also I think there's truth in him not getting credit for a lot of the music he wrote for the stones. Going back to Let It Bleed. One thing is obvious, the stones best work was with Taylor. Not Brian Jones and not woody. Taylor was a guitar freak. I remember being young and listening to live recordings of the stones and trying to figure out which one's Keith and which ones Taylor. When I finally figure it out which was which, it's obvious that Taylor what's the better guitarist by far. To be fair Keith came up with guitar riffs that made those songs work. Without Keith Taylor might not have gotten fit make his contributions. But when it just comes down to Pure guitarist, he's the best the songs I've ever had. And that doesn't mean that some girls isn't a great album. But all the late sixties early seventies shit is just phenomenal. And the live versions are even better. By the 80s when the storms played live it was something that made you want to yawn. Keith was at that point just a poser and Jaggers voice was often flat. I think their decline was when they start doing Veterans Stadium in other sporting arenas. Which made them the most money so go figure. But Taylor was by far the best guitars they've ever had and just a hell of a musician. I don't blame him for running away because odds are he didn't have that cockroach blood that Richards has:-)
I also always tried to figure out who played what - now with youtube there are guys playing exactly who played what in guitar tutorials ? - Keith cannot be underrated for what he brings to the Stones - basically the classic rock era was from 69 to 76 - after that it was business and click tracks and the end of music that made us listen
@@ClassicRockFilms with the exception of 19 96 album the stones really just got through the motion. But I'll give him this after the Beatles left the same, they were hitting mess but they did some really good stuff. I give him a lot of credit for doing some girls. Some people might say they were ripping off Punk or New Wave but I see it as they were jumping into it it was one of their last inspired albums. There's only one or two songs on there that I don't want to listen to. But as far as being pure musicians The Beatles are it. But being fair as far as occasionally hitting the nail on the head you might want to say the stones are at. Crossfire hurricane Honky Tonk Woman Etc. Just glad I got to come of age listening to that music in the late 70s. Thanks for reply :-)
@@annbugbee5623 I agree. Some of Richard's independent work is out standing. I remember in the early 80s when Jagger did his own album and Richard's just said f it and over the last 30 years he's occasionally done independent Works. What's really cool though is he plays well with others. I've seen him do live gigs with other musicians. Here's a time travel, go back to hail hail rock and roll. Yeah Keith was a little lazy butt he still had it, but Chuck gave him hell during rehearsals even though his protege preparing a celebration for him. The recording the film were pretty damn good. It's hard to put on something with that many, Stars, and have it be a good thing. Love his solo work. Actually love to hear him sing. It keeps me... Happy!
@@ononoma YEAH, SAW HAIL,HAIL ROCK N'ROLL and ROLL,and l also SAW,THAT LOOK in KEITH'S EYES,WHEN THEY Were Arguing,WHEW ,Seen it before,A LONG TIME AGO,IN MEMPHIS WHEN FURY LEWIS,DISSAPEARED FOR A WHILE,THINK IT WAS SOME GIRLS TOUR,LONG STORY,ANYWAY,EYES NOT GOOD,WHY ALL BIG PRINT,MAN HIS SOLO CAREER ,IS FANTASTIC.SEEMS EVERY C.D.,ALBUM HE COMES OUT WITH IS BETTER, I LOVE THEM ALL ,ONE SONG OF OFF OF CROSS-EYED HEART THAT COMES TO MIND IS ROBBED BLIND,AND IT'S AN ILLUSION,THE WAY HE PLAYS AND SINGS ON THAT C.D.,UNBELIEVABLE, OH AMNESIA, SUSPICIOUS AND THE LIKE IN YOUR FACE,SO TO SPEAK, TOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON ME,l 'M GONNA PLEAD THE FIFTH,OH SO MANY EXCELLENT SONGS, WADDY WACHTELIS AN AMAZING GUITARIST,I MEAN REALLY CAN PLAY,YOU DID HEAE WHAT G.E.SMITH SAID ABOUT KEITH, DIDN'T YOU?BUT I KNOW MICK TAYLOR IS A FANTASTIC GUITARIST, BUT I HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH YOU,ABOUT RONNIE WOOD.HE HAS PLAYED,WROTE,STUCK WITH EM TROUGH THICK AND THIN,,PEOPLE PUTTIN HIM DOWN, HELL OF AN ARTIST TO, GOTTA MAKE THIS SHORT,GOT AN OLD SHOW OF HIS SHOW WITH SLASH,MY GIRL FREIND,NOW GONE,GONNA WATCH SLASH AND RINNIE DISCUSS MUSIC,WE CAN TALK TOMORROW- IF YOU LIKE,,DON'T LIKE TI TALK BOUT DRUGS TO MUCH,IT IS A CHOICE, BEEN THERE MYSELF,TOOK LONG TIME TO RE -COVER,GOT MANY INJURIES, BUT I DI NOT,DO WHAT I USED TOO,APPROACHING 6O IN MAY,BLESSED,LUCKY TO BE HERE,GOTTA GO,GREAT COMMENT,,WELL SAID,AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE SEEING,THANKS FOR RESPONDING BACK BEEN HAVING PHONE TROUBLE,REALLY MUST GO, IF YOU LIKE WE CONTINUE TOMORROW, TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE, Walter B.Memphis, 😛☠👍💽💯
It's a shame the Stones treated Mick like crap. That was easily the best version of the Stones, of the three. I like Ron Wood, but the Stones never had that "guitar" sound again like they did with Mick Taylor.
Fact
The Rolling Stones never were the same since Mick Taylor left the band, I don’t know why you like Ron Wood cause he is a guitarist from the heap to a lot of Stones fans, including me
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@@MrCaifanero Mick/Keith wrote some of rock's greatest riffs/hooks, but Taylor was the only world class musician in that band.
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I read a quote by Mick Taylor once that summed up why he quit the Stones:”When you’re living as a tax exile in France,it’s 5 o’clock in the morning and you have been up all night doing heroin with Keith Richards,you know it’s time to change your life”.
When Keith sounds like this: "Izz ee oo, nit, an oo eet in a sih in noo"
Never did heroin but many drugs drinking and up all night but I have never seen a heron Attic be up all night
This isn't an acceptable reason
Like there were no drugs involved before 1972 haha
Right. And he was only a contract player really. Royalties were not distributed for expenses either.
Charlie on Mick Taylor : " Playing with Ronnie is just as interesting and as much fun as playing with Mick Taylor, it's just that with some of the songs and in some of the moments they contained, Mick could turn them into something else, so that when you hear them back, they're beautiful, because that was what he was like. But those moments don't arise, and have never arisen with Ronnie in the band, because the way he works with Keith, those same spaces don't appear"
'Nuff said, from a true gentleman.
Mick Taylor was BY FAR the best guitarist that band ever had.
The Mick Taylor era of The Stones (1969-1974) was by far the best era of The Stones.
All Taylor wanted was song writing credit on a few songs that had his indelible signature all over it.
But Jagger & Richards never gave Taylor song writing credit.
So Taylor abruptly quit The Stones December 12, 1974.
In Bill Wymans biography he states that the tune/riff of Jumping Jack flash was worked out by him , Brian and Charlie jamming while waiting on the glimmer twins Bill says "I was a bit surprised when the song was released that we didn't get any credit"
A shame when JJF is one of the defining songs of the 60s
Mick and Keith did the same thing to Brian Jones as well....
Totally agree. The Mick Taylor years were the best. No argument. Even with some of the classic 60's tunes they produced.
the stones chew people up and spit them out 😒
@@scottstewart537 I don't think Ron Wood adds anything as he's like another Keith
Mick Taylor was far and away the best lead guitar player the Stones ever had. Keith is a gifted guitarist with his elaborate tunings and keys, and Ronny Wood was a solid, dependable player but for my money, you can't beat Mick Taylor on Dead Flowers.
Tuve la suerte de verlo de telonero en vivo cuando estuvo clapton en montevideo. Por los 90..un sr.guitarrista..a los blues los amasija.
Liked Ronnie Wood in The Faces, NOT in the Stones. I preferred the more bluesy sound of Mick Taylor and the Stones with Brian Jones. For me, their music has been subpar since the addition of Wood. Some good tunes emerged here and there, but overall it’s been thumbs down post Goats Head Soup. THAT’S MY TASTE!
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Or on Bitch, Wild Horses, Moonlite Mile & Time Waits For No One.
Yep, mick Taylor far and away the best guitarist the stones ever had but they ripped him off on several songs he wrote and he didn’t know he didn’t get an ounce of credit until the album came out and J & R there on every song. They shit on him! R Wood, ok but far far from a Mick Taylor!!!
Really an amazing a guitarist. He lives near where i live nowadays. Just a great and humble guy to talk to but doesn't like the attention that comes with being a Rolling Stone. Luckily everyone around here just leaves him alone.
How's that? He's dead.
@@anthonymikolich8206 No he’s not.
@@anthonymikolich8206 He IS NOT DEAD,WHAT A STATEMENT, HE IS ALIVE AND WELL,STILL PLAYIN A BADASS GUITAR,WHERE IN THE HECK DID YOU GET YHAT FROM,?Never mind,I DON'T EVEN CARE WHERE YOU HEARD THAT,PROBABLY MADE IT UP!!!! AARRGGHH. Walter B.Memphis. 👎👎👎👎👎👎
@@jimmyskyblue6057 AGREED, He most CERTAINLY IS NOT DEAD,MAN THE B.S.SOME PEOPLE THINK, PITIFUL,UNTRUE, FALSER STAYEMENT.TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE! Walter B.Memphis. 🙂😛☠🎼🎵🎸💯
@@annbugbee5623 You too😎
I always thought the Stones were just as lucky to have him as he was lucky to join a famous band. As a guitarist, and musically, he out of their league and the fact that those were the Stone's best years bears that out. The fact that the great Jack Bruce wanted him in his band validated his talent.
Have to say though - I never thought much of the Jack Bruce Band Taylor joined - just sounded like progressive jazz rock with no direction
@@ClassicRockFilms .....Well, the songs they mainly did were Jack's, many of them Eric and Ginger didn't want to do in Cream, so they ended up on his solo albums. If you're a Bruce fan, you liked whatever he did.
@@billbrandine5857 - Have you heard Jack Bruce playing on Trevor Rabin album Wolf 1980 - with Simon Phillips on drums and Manfred Mann on Keyboards - great line up
@@ClassicRockFilms I heard of Rabin from Yes. I believe Jack was just one of the guys who played on Wolf, like a studio musician. I didn't know if they performed regularly as a group. Look up all the people, jazz and rock, Jack played with and/or recorded with after Cream. it's amazing.
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because he got hooked on heroine and as smart enough to leave before it destroyed him
Not everybody is smart enough to look out for #1,good move on his part.
very very popular among serious Brit musicians... Clapton etc.. Baker kicked dope 29 times he claimed www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/05/ginger-baker-cream-interview
@@martytruelove5026 that is because smack is a bitch of a drug to get off. Even when you’ ve been clean for years, there is always a little bell in your head that rings and says: “wouldn’t it be lovely to score now?”, especially when you are stressed or depressed.....
@@MrGiorgioud True,Kicked my addiction in 2010,But l WILL not COMMENT on his quitting THE ROLLING STONES. Walter B.Memphis.
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Do not underestimate what Taylor brought to the sound. I was there at their 50 years concert in Hyde Park, where Taylor was guest. From the moment he joined in, the sound got an extra layer, and became more thrilling. Ronnie's guitar screams, Taylor's sing....
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RWs body language said it all
Wood's hardly even scream.s
I was at Brussell 73 show, the all band was amazing but Taylor was brilliant.
Mick Taylor was the best lead guitar in Stones. Best Albums including Sticky Fingers, Beggar's Banquet, Ya Ya's, Let It Bleed, etc.
Taylor did not play on Beggars or most of Let It Bleed (neither did Jones really) but his work on next four albums was some of best in rock history
That lead guitar on “Winter” from Goats Head Soup 😎
@@nationradical Brian played during sessions for both LP's. Being the best slide player in the UK, who do you think plays slide on "No Expectation". Keep in mind, Richard(s) now claims the Rolling Stones was Ian Stewart's group so he is not a credible source. There is footage of Brian in the studio during the Let It Be Sessions.
Regarding Steve S, when did he first hear The Stones? For purists, "Rolling Stones #2, "12 X 5", "Rolling Stones Now!", "Out of Our Heads", "Aftermath" and "Her Satanic Majesty's Request" represent the best of the true Rolling Stones. Those LP's are peppered with unique Brian Jones' flourishes.
well done mick bengay good move
@@MarkRoberts-bj2me Yes he played on No Expectations. That was about it for Beggars Banquet. He played almost nothing on Let It Bleed. Keith did almost all of the guitar work on those two albums.
Mick Taylor left mainly for two reasons: the first is obviously the fact that his songs and ideas weren’t credited on the albums and Jagger and Richards wanted all the kudos. Moreover, he really wanted and needed to branch out musically, in the true virtuoso tradition, it the Stones weren’t the kind of band for that, as great as they were. The second reason is that he had enough of the immensely powerful dark vortex that surrounded the Stones. He had seen so many people to succumb to it, helpless and powerless, and he had seen so many people ruthlessly discarded by the band when they had served their purpose. He was aware of all the people that had gone down trying to keep up with the Stones, including their founder member Brian Jones. And he had a small daughter, and when he got home after a typically debauched tour the difference couldn’t have been more startling: the innocence and beauty of this young creature, and the ugliness and the moral bankruptcy of his “day job”, so to speak, and he became a heroin and cocaine addict just, exactly like Keith, to put a barrier between his feelings and the people inhabiting the music industry. Something had to give. Mick Jagger was extremely annoyed and hurt because he had assumed, since the very beginning of Taylor’s tenure in the Stones, the role of mentor and older brother. Jagger was absolutely in love with Taylor’s playing. Even today, when he is caught off guard, cannot help waxing lyrical about Taylor’s skills and lyricism as a guitarist. Plus, he really liked him as a person and spent a lot of time, at ,east in the beginning g, with him to ease him in the transition as the new band member. So when he left, he felt the blow more than everyone alse in the Stones. There is no doubt that everyone was really fond of his playing, except Keith, who when he says in interviews that “the ancient art of weaving”, as he calls it, or the capability of doing away with the traditional lead guitar/rhythm guitar roles between the guitarists in the band and the ability to treat the two guitars in an interchangeable way, were lost with Mick Taylor, and he had to revert to playing mostly rhythm guitar. One can detect more than a hint of envy in these statement. But boy, necessity made him come up with the definitive rhythm guitar figures of modern music, so I don’t know what he is complaining about, lol...anyway, Mick Taylor, after an agonising period of decision-making, left because in his eyes, if he had continued he would have ended up either dead, in a nuthouse or just tossed away....
Giorgio Curcetti magnificently written, great insight mate
"necessity made him come up with the definitive rhythm guitar figures of modern music," pretty much says it all. KR was unbelievably creative during the Taylor era.
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@Giorgio Curcetti
That's the Strawman version of what happened. Some of it perpetrated by MT himself in the years afterward.
In Dec. '74 he simply said he was leaving for personal reasons. And, as an aside, he mentioned that he wished he'd received more credit FOR CERTAIN SONGS!
End of story. - Dave B.
I haven't heard Taylor's work after the Stones, but did he write stuff that showed off his writing, creating skills?
Very well written. It really says it all.
Mick Taylor's slide guitar work on "Love In Vain", live recording, Get Yer Ya Yas Out...Unbelievable...Perfect...So much emotion...Incredible technique...the Best.
Stones songs with Mick Jagger and Mick Taylor without Keith: SWAY, MOONLIGHT MILE, SHINE A LIGHT, STOP BREAKING DOWN, 100 YEARS AGO, WINTER, HEARTBREAKER (Keith bass)l and those are just a few. After Taylor left the Stones became basically a Greatest Hits band. Many of the strongest which came from the Taylor years.
for sure = also TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE and TILL THE NEXT GOODBYE
Best guitar player they had played with heart and soul
Sway was my favorite stones song all heart
@@raross6119 And so young.....
The Mick Taylor years are absolutely the best years of the Stones, period. A shame he never got the writing credits he deserved.
Mick Taylor had so much guitar talent, Ron is a journeyman who looks the part, there is no comparison
Couldn't have phrased any better. I like Ronnie, he seems like a great guy and very decent musician similar to Keith and the rest of the Stones. Whereas Taylor's an elite player, I know the out of control lifestyle had a hand in it, and it's the most polite way of bowing out. However, I've always believed Mick's reason for leaving was very similar to Jeff Beck's reason for never accepting what be an extremely lucrative invitation for joining.
Ronnie just doesn't play very well, he's the worst guitarist l've seen live and l saw them in 1983 and 1990, he hits so many bum notes and his sound is so weak. Not sure what's going on with him, he was a different guitarist in The Faces.
@Mark Ronnie’s probably been drawn into Keef’s stupid obsession with dual “weaving” guitars, instead of the traditional lead/rhythm configuration.
I loved Mick T’s soloing and even his style of rhythm playing, which contrasted and complemented Keith’s work very well.
@@chasbodaniels1744 Yeah, Taylor brought out the best in the Stones. Now, the weaving lead guitarist thing can be really exciting if you have 2 great guitarists, such as Felder/Walsh, but the Stones don’t really have that these days. Don’t get me wrong - I love Richards’ style, but he’s not really a traditional lead guitarist.
@@carlbaumeister3439 Agree with everything but the first part. The "best" in the Stones, by any fair measure, includes material like Paint It Black, Let's Spend the Night Together, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler, etc., all conceived and recorded before Taylor had any involvement. Much as I like Mick T.'s sound, I sometimes wonder if the Stones would've sounded much different in the early '70s had Clapton, Beck, Frampton, etc., had joined to play lead lines instead of Mick.
The Stones had such authority and authenticity with Mick Taylor. They should have treated him better…
Saw the Stones in ‘72 with Mick Taylor. The buzz in the crowd when leaving the show was focused mostly on how awesome Mick T was. Assuming that was the norm I always wondered if Keef resented the recognition of Mick T’s superior guitar playing.
The answer is : no
Richards is mostly a rythm player and a world class songwriter. He never pretended to be anything else.
Mick Taylor on the other hand is a great lead guitarist. After he left The Stones, he found out the hard way it's all he is.
@@gerardusch yeah they definitely wrote a lot of great songs after mick left didn't they. songs aren't just lyrics.
I personally don't think so , Keith is really the leader of that band, he moved around a lot more & sang alot of backup live during those years . Keith also knows he's not the greatest guitar player in the world. However I do think he is one of the most underrated . He's more of a put songs together type of player . Taylor's definitely more talented guitar player than Richards, but I think it takes more than that to go solo ! He probably left because of the dope . After leaving the biggest rock band in the World , he probably dint have much chance of being a big Star again !
IMHO, the Rolling Stones best years were the Mick Taylor years.
Excellent albums released during that period.
Def best albums - but all rock music overall was at its best in those years 69 to 74 was the golden era before business started calculated sums of cash to be made
Taylor wasn't even on tracks like Sympathy, JJF, or Streetfighting Man; it was more a confluence of Mick and Keith's writing hitting a peak and three-dimensional production Jimmy Miller brought to the band (as well as horns).
first I admire Mick Taylor, love all his work during his period with the Stones, it's really great, and I keep on listening to him. But Ronnie arrival helped the Band fit in the new music era : Some Girls, Tatoo You ... I don't see Mick Taylor's playing in these albums. However, I'm glad he joined the 2012-2014 tours
You sum it up perfectly.
@@pheldge8806
I agree. Mick Taylor added that 'sweet flash' to the RS's sound.
Post-Mick Taylor:
Great songs (Healthy assist: Ron Wood):
-'It's Only Rock & Roll' (co write/guitar erased)
-'Hey Negrita'
-'El Macambo '77' set (from 'Love You Live')
-'Miss You'
-'Beast Of Burden'
-'Shattered'
-'She's So Cold'
-'Start Me Up'
-'Heaven'
-'Undercover Of The Night'
-'She Was Hot'
-'Too Much Blood'
-'Pretty Beat Up'
-'One Hit (To The Body)'
-'Mixed Emotions'
-'Love Is Strong'
-'Flip The Switch'
-'Rough Justice'
Ronnie brought that loose, 'wild-lads' thing over from the Faces. Not sure if I could live w/o these songs. Wouldn't wanna try. - Dave B.
I think he might have stayed longer if they had made him an equal member and not a hired hand.
But he would have been made a full member, eventually, just like what wound up happening with his replacement...
@@ryanjavierortega8513 Ronnie had to wait until 1990 to become a full member.
@@michaeldonaghey right, “just like what wound up happening,” minus the name because I don’t think he looks cool and MT does.
And paid him full royalties. It makes sense to hire musicians as session musicians tax wise.
@@michaeldonaghey AGREED, But I doubt,l know ,RONNIE WOOD WILL ROCK TO THE END,AND MAY NEVER END FOR THE ROLLING STONES, ETERNAL, Walter B.Memphis.
Mick Taylor was the most talented musician the Stones ever had,when Mr.Taylor left, the Stones lacked that beautiful melodic guitar sound that Keith and Ronnie could never muster.
@Clayton Getz
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)!
*So, you're not a fan of:*
*- 'Beggars Banquet'*
*- 'Through The Past Darkly'*
(more than just a 'greatest-hits')
*- 'Let It Bleed'*
There was virtually NO Mick Taylor (or Brian Jones) on their output FOR A FULL TWO YEARS!
I call these: *'THE KEITH RICHARD YEARS!*
(& Jagger, of course)
Peace. Stay Healthy!
- Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I'm a fan of those albums particularly"Let it Bleed" and the song "Monkey Man",the funky&chunky rhythm guitar work on monkey man is excellent plus the slide is gritty(all done by richards)but I Love Taylor's playing,his touch,his tone which compliments Richard's more gritty playing',Get Your Ya Yas Out' is one of the best live albums ever made because of the differences but yet continuity in the playing styles of Taylor and Richards which works brilliantly when they play together,especially live.
@@claytongetz6362 Ok. So, we're both fans of Keith Richards. But, there are many comments in this video that imply Mick Taylor was the reason for the magic.
The Rolling Stones Mach II songs were the product of major changes by Jagger/Richards.
This happened at a time when many other hard R&R songwriters were peaking as well.
This happened a full *two years* before Taylor climbed on board.
And, it started to _'fizzle'_ at the same time .
('74)
All 'old-guard' hard-rock bands started to 'tank' at the same time.
Mick Taylor just happened to be in the right place IN THE MIDDLE of that timeline.
Other guitarists could've/would've done just as good! (if not better)
Peter Green/Eric Clapton/Rory Gallagher/Kim Simmonds perhaps.
Taylor *definitely* added to their sound!
Especially live!
And, he wrote a few songs w/Jagger.
But, those songs would have been created w/o him.
('Moonlight Mile' was started on Keef's 12-string in Open-G. It was based on a Keef riff called 'that japanese thing')
Songwriting is the thing.
Ppl who float around greatness always give themselves too much credit.
Think: Wyman plunking 3 notes on a piano. Jagger/Richards took that kernel & eventually created 'JJF'. (after months of hard work)
Bill: "Yea, I should have had co-credit."
(not so much)
Taylor was only great in the presence of great writers/arrangers.
Sometimes, even THAT wasn't enough!
(Bruce/Brown)
*Rocks On!*
- Dave B.
Brian Jones musician
What really pisses me off is over the years when the Stones officially released the incredible live broadacst from Brussel in 1973 (that was bootlegged) they buried Taylor in the mix. Then last year when they re-issued it again as a bonus disc on the expanded 'Goat's Head Soup' they buried Taylor even more to the point where they removed some of his guitar solos entirely and butchered the orginal broadcast by using some different versions of the songs. I always got the impression Richards was jealous that Taylor was a much better guitarist. I originally thought Wood was a good choice because his playing with The Faces was good, but was left disapppointed. He always seemed to me to be holding back as if his role was not to upstage Richards by soloing, like 'we're not gonna have this shit again'. I also remember being pissed when I went to the theater and saw the film ''Ladies and Gentlemen' that the camera didn't focus on Taylor enough. There's one scene durng 'Love In Vain' where Taylor is giving a great slide solo and the camera focuses on Jagger looking bored waiting for Taylor to finish instead of showing him solo. Another moment that stuck with me was on one of the later tours (maybe 2012?) when Taylor joins in for a few songs Jagger introduces 'Midnight Rambler' with a sarcastic comment saying something like 'Well herecomes another 'guitar onslaught'.
Great info & sounds very believable. Thanks for the research and honest analysis.
I found it interesting that no live albums except Get yer ya yah's out featured Taylor . No official live albums from 1969 til love you live in 1975-76 . The live bootleg stuff was great in the Taylor years ! With the success of ya yah's one would have thought more live albums would follow from 1970 til 1975 .
Imagine what a great band the Stones could have been if they had used your advice for all those years.
Well Micks post-Stones phenomenal success just proves what a genius you are.
The Stones to this day are in denial and still jealous of him.
True. They never released their greatest track ever officially an out take from Exile : Hillside Blues. Was left out of the 40th anniversary box set of Exile. Also on the ugly Sticky Fingers you can feel like there's a transference of their hatred of Jones on to Taylor. Arrangements are inferior tinny production and junk lyrics make it sound like a roadies band on a bummer tour with the NY Dolls.
The most gifted guitar player the Stones had.
Mick Taylor is loved by fans - I think it was those effortless solos and his laid back attitude
@@ClassicRockFilms EXACTLY RIGHT, Think KEEF called him a cold fish,or something like THAT,BUT l did LOVE HIS PLAYING,ALSO RONNIE WOOD IS ONE VERSATILE GUITARIST, and THE ANCIENT FORM OF WEAVING,AND HE SHALL CONTINUE WITH THE ROLLING STONES, RONNIE'S SOLO PROJECT'S ARE EXCELLENT ALSO,AT LEAST IN MY OPINION!! Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠🎼🎵🍎✌🏼🎸💯
Very true, and they seemed to have passed up the chance of replacing him with the equally gifted Wayne Perkins who excelled on the few he did with them.
@@ianswift2043 Yes. Kinda painful when Woody tries to play lead on Hand of Fate live.
Agree with you. However, Mick sould regret his abrupt quitting and Jagger and Keef must regret let him leave the band.
I've never seen Ron Wood with the Stones live. But I did see Mick with them in 1969. All I can say is that Mick was beautiful; he was fantastic and the Stones blew the roof off Madison Square Garden in N.Y.C. Words don't do him or the band justice; and I was a dyed-in-the wool Beatles fan.
None of these are the real reason he left with the exception of one. He was pissed off because he received no song writing credit. An example would be Angie. The piano and acoustic guitar composition was his. That was integral to the song. He's not listed in the credits. Richards was so strung out on heroin and Taylor picked up a lot of the work load.
Saw them in 69 at L.A. Forum ..
Luvd the show but MT w ok re a green flowered sport coat and b/w saddle shoes !!
HaH
@@theomay2686 That's an awesome memory to have deposited between the ears. My grandparents lived in Woodstock and I did myself from 70-73. But you got to see the Brits of that era who were my favorites. I loved the domestic bands
but the British psychedelic blues hooked me more than folk and SanFran psy. It was meaner and stirred something in my corehards9m imagination. Beck, Ric
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When The Stones toured in 2013 their website had a spot where you could request songs that you would like to hear during the tour I put down "anything from the Mick Taylor era"
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@@micktaylor198 are you fooling me?
Mick Taylor was simply the best musician the Stones ever had.
You Probably right - along with Nicky Hopkins
BRIAN WAS BY FAR THE BEST
@@ClassicRockFilms BRIAN JONES
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The Stones were definetly at thier peak and prime while Mick Taylor was in the band...
You Know It !
The Stone's peak at this time was BECAUSE he was in the band. The others didn't just "peak" while he was there. They were the same old guys all the time.
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ALL _'blues-based-hard-rock'_ bands coming out of the late 60's were peaking at that same time.
And, they *ALL* lost a step around '74-'75.
They didn't ALL lose Mick Taylor.
- Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I knew he was a virtuoso oh, I knew he was married at the time but I didn't know he was gay. Jagger obvious there was some sexual variation. Don't know if it's true or not and unless there's something interesting about it don't care. The most creative work, right around the time the Beatles were breaking up oh, Taylor came aboard and for three years. They were the world's greatest rock and roll band the first album after Brian died doesn't give Taylor credit but he contributes and I think he got a lot less credit then deserved. The one thing that's always been cool about the stone is technically there's no lead guitarist. One guy just goes to noodling in the other guy goes into a heart rhythm or lead. Although when keeps addiction was bad the live performances I saw he was getting carried by Ronnie Wood. Funny Ronnie Wood and Keith are like twins but Keith and Taylor made musical magic
@@ononoma yea, I don't care about his sexuality, man. Not in some _noble SJW_ way.
I just really...don't.....care.
As far as the rest of it? I see nothing wrong with saying he should get more credit for the 4 albums he was on. (He did almost nothing on 'Let it Bleed').
But, those songs would have still been written without him. (Yea, even 'Moonlight Mile').
His contribution to 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' was the (admittedly brilliant!) coda in the 2nd half. The song-proper was all Keef, pulling out all his 'tough-guy' tricks at once. And Jagger struggled with (& NAILED!) the vocals.
I admit, they DID lose a step after he left.
But, I'm sayin' it was NOT because he left!
As I said, ALL late-60s hard rock bands were suffering the same dip at the same time. Something in (or, 'no-longer-in') the water? LoL°~.
And, no, I'm not talking about The Beatles!
They were gone 5 years prior.
What DID happen was a new generation of rock stars came out.
And then punk 'n disco.
- Dave B.
How hard would it have been for Mick and Keith to give credit where credit was due? Jones, Wyman, Taylor and Woods all should have received some songwriting credits and there is plenty of proof. Ruby Tuesday, The Last Time, Sway, Time Waits for No One just to name a few.
right! let's not forget about jumpin' jack flash too
Jagger has admitted that he and keith were selfish and not honest about the song writing credits. I read that in a letter composed by jagger.
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@@micktaylor198 That would be great Mick!
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Mick Taylor is one of the nicest people I've ever known. I was assigned to interview him in Cambridge, MA. in 1987. We became fast friends, exchanging addresses and phone numbers. He wouldn't say anything negative about them (class), meanwhile, they were on a world tour raking in about a billion dollars that year. And Mick Taylor was reduced to playing small college clubs for chump change. Damn shame. Also, I ALWAYS KNEW Taylor had written "Time Waits For No One," cause it was FAR superior than any crappy, racist, misogynist drivel penned by Jagger/Richards. Those ghouls stole his music and his life. Poor baby. Ben Gay instead of Poli-Grip? LMFAO!!! Serves him right. Should have been cyanide paste. Always love ya Taylor.
Its too bad Taylor's class and apparent lack of bitterness didn't rub off on you.
Great guitar player. I think it was mostly what appeared to be a strained relationship between Mick Taylor and Keith Richards that caused it? Mick Jagger always seemed to love Taylor's playing, whereas Keith wasn't such a big fan. I believe he said his playing/improve style was great for the stage but not recording since he never played the same thing twice. Add in drugs, egos and whatnot you got a pretty hefty cocktail. Anyway, that was in broad strokes what I got from one of their blu-ray releases where we saw some behind the scenes stuff (Believe it was the Ladies and Genetleman release). It's a shame, Taylor and Richards complemented each other very well.
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Along with Jeff Beck and Keith Richards, Mick Taylor is my favorite guitarist.
There's a snippet in Ladies and Gentlemen where Keith barks at Mick T about overplaying. Well, guess what: He IS overplaying! He's just noodling all over the end of Tumbling Dice, playing to play with nothing to say. That doesn't mean Keith "didn't like" Taylor or his playing, it simply means Keith was and is the musical director of the Rolling Stones. It's NOT PERSONAL. This is big boy stuff. In the history of musicians lighting each other up on stage, this is NOTHING.
Taylor thought the band was done, and if not for Ron Wood coming in and playing diplomat between Jagger and Richards, he's probably right. Woodie is a special guest on the 1975-76 Tours. Black and Blue sessions become guitarist auditions.
If the Stones had wanted to continue on their path, it was on the table. Wayne Perkins showed up and played EXACTLY like Mick Taylor, but the band had decided to move on. Plus Perkins was an American. Ron Wood was a Londoner and a good friend, already. The band recorded It's Only Rock & Roll at his house, crediting him with "inspiration," Keith is a months-on-end houseguest... Bottom line, The Stones DON'T break up. Ronnie Wood may not be the fluid, melodic player that Mick Taylor is, but sometimes CHEMISTRY matters even more.
Keith gets busted and subsequently gets off heroin. (LOTS of suggestions that the Stones organization had a role in that. NO ONE from Stones security showed up at the airport to meet Keith and Anita, plus the lenient "probation, concert and cure" sentence sounds like "scared straight," doesn't it?)
Stones strip down their sound. Does ANYONE imagine Mick Taylor on Some Girls?
Mick T. had a great run, Woodie held the band together. Win-win.
@@micktaylor198 oh mick. Yes please. How amazing you joined this thread. We are so honoured. Wow.
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@@micktaylor198 is it really you?
@@micktaylor198 Wow! For you to address him personally must have meant the world to him!
Mick T made the stones into a very good band and added very good guitar technique when playing live,
Mick J knew this and it pissed Kieth off, after Taylor left the stones lost their very good guitar player and it shows when you watch them live,
You can pretend all you want that you can play when pissed or out of your face on drugs but you only have to watch some of their live shows after Taylor to know you can’t,
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so true. I have this import where Mick Taylor does this little blues lick before Dance Little Sister and it sounds like a lightning bolt. The guy was so great.
Mick Taylor was BY FAR the best guitarist that band ever had.
RON WOOD WAS ELITE EVER SINCE THE JEFF BECK DAYS🎸🎸 WAY BETTER RESUME THAN TAYLOR!!!!!
@@jerryeyler4181 ron wood played BASS with jeff beck while taylor had been the lead guitarist to replace peter green in john mayall, wood had a far worse resume than taylor and was not in the same league as taylor as a player.
Brian Jones was far more diversified. He mastered over 20 instruments
This is a good summary of the possibilities. I remember a video of Taylor at some outdoor event after he had left. Asked why he left he said, 'maybe the better question is why I ever joined the band'. I think it suggests that his playing style, (and abilities), were different from the Stones. Remember that he came from the John Mayall band where they were playing some dense, almost jazz-like blues.
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Watching videos and reading the comments I got the impression Taylor didn't look upon the Stones as a permanent venture, whereas the Stones might have thought he was in the band for good. Mayall (and Alexis Korner) had bands where a lot of up and coming musicians cut their teeth; the album Mayall recorded when Taylor was in his band is quite a departure from the Beano album with Clapton on guitar.
I happened to see the Bluesbreakers when Taylor was with them. He was AMAZING. It was clear to me from that one set that the kid would go places.
John Mayall had many guitar players , Clapton , Taylor, Peter Green, Jeff Beck , many , many more !
According to some stories though, Ronnie Wood wasn't the first choice to replace Mick Taylor. Steve Marriott was going to replace him but Mick Jagger vetoed it as he didn't want to share lead singing duties.
I never thought of Steve Marriot being a lead guitarist - was he not more of a vocalist guitarist with Peter Frampton playing the lead guitar
In Humble Pie
Yup... SM commanded spot light......
Jagger demmanded it
The underlying problem was Mick Taylor is a better guitarist than Keith he preferred a number two player like Ronnie Wood.
Ron wood is a reject just like Kenny Jones
being a "better" guitarist has Nothing to do with being a better band. the best talent rarely makes it to the top. it takes many many many things- talent is just one of them- but its Not everything.
@@charliesalzillio8524 No,He IS NOT,AND AT LEAST HE STAYED,THEY ROLL WITH THE TIMES,LOVE THE MICK TAYLOR YEARS,BUT COULD NOT STAND THE TEST OF TIME,AND THE MUSIC, ALL MUSIC CHANGED RAPIDLY AFTER 75,76.BUT EVERY ONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION, I JUST RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE. Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠👍💯
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Post-Mick Taylor (Ron Wood):
'It's Only Rock & Roll'(co write/guitar erased)
-'Hey Negrita'
-'El Macambo '77' set (from 'Love You Live')
-'Miss You'
-'Beast Of Burden'
-'Shattered'
-'She's So Cold'
-'Start Me Up'
-'Undercover Of The Night'
-'She Was Hot'
-'Too Much Blood'
-'Pretty Beat Up'
-'One Hit (To The Body)'
-'Mixed Emotions'
-'Love Is Strong'
-'Flip The Switch'
-'Rough Justice'
I don't know if I could live w/o these songs. Wouldn't wanna try.
- Dave B.
They left Mick Taylor off more writing credits than that. It cost him beaucoup thousands.
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@@micktaylor198 This has to be a scam.
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@@micktaylor198 What band did your parents take you to see on multiple occasions when you were a child?
@@UncleBillyBob732 Obviously it's a scam.
He is THE lead guitarist of all time
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Keith always said, "Mick Taylor was too good for us".
Jagger Richards never gave credit when credit was due when it came to songwriting..... Richards treated him like shit
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Best years of the Stones with Mick, Woody just doesn't cut it with me, he's actually really poor live. Great back in the day with The Faces.
Agree 1000%. Ronnie is a nice chap, probably a lotta fun to be around, but the Stones lost any remaining vestiges of Blues OR Country when Taylor left. The Taylor years were their absolute zenith. Another blow was when Bobby Keys left.
@@pookysdad4884 The "zenith" started with Beggar's and Let It Bleed, for which Taylor had no input, and started diminishing with Goat's Head and It's Only Rock 'n Roll, when Mick T. was still in the band.
Ronnie was great with the faces and Jeff Beck trio but with the stones Keith's bitch !
@@ptownscribe1254 I like Beggars and Bleed just fine, but I like ALL the Taylor records better. One thing that always irritates me about the Stones, though: They always have 2, maybe 3 really great songs per album, a few ok ones, and a couple real stinkers. They have no shame about "filler" tracks.
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I just want to remind everyone, that by the time Taylor joined the Rolling Stones, the Stones were already popular all over the world and had already written dozens of great Hits and had already made some albums. I write it because sometimes reading the messages it seems that the Stones before Taylor did not exist. On the contrary, the Stones were already a great band and never had a real lead guitarist. Brian used to play with Keith trading guitar textures, which is what he did with Ronnie too. Personally I think the Stones' most creative period was with Brian.
True,they were always a rather cute pop band,sod the playing ability,just bang out another pop 45. LOL
They existed plenty pre-Taylor. I grew up on the Jones-era band, and they were not fucking around.
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HUGE Yardbirds fan!
But, when 'Satisfaction' came out, the Stones instantly leap-frogged all the others
(inc. The Yardbirds) to #2 behind The Beatles.
The 1st time I heard 'Jack Flash' on the radio ( 'n 'Sympathy' 'n 'Street Fightin'), I WAS NOT thinking "another-pop-45". That's a complete disconnect from what actually happened. - Dave B.
True in a small way. They did more covers and had others write songs for them, including a dropped Beatles song.
@@johnohill463 In the beginning, yes. They also wrote some of their most famous songs before MT joined the band like Satisfaction, Paint it Black, Gimme Shelter, Sympathy for the Devil etc.
As he said himself many times:
He had to leave
Otherwise he would have died soon
There is only one person on this planet
who is able to live with Keith and survive
His name is Ronnie Wood
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Ronnie's best years were with the faces when he joined the stones his playing sounded tinny Taylor had the meat and potatoes
Exactly Ron wood in the faces had a edgy hard ass identifiable tone -- in the Stones it's thin straining and transparent ....
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Of all the comments in this video trying to knock... _'all-things-not-Mick-Taylor'._ ;The statements here
(I must admit) have a ring of truth.
Woody was a *HUGE* part of a once-great band (Faces). And, his (Stones) output is... _less._
But, the Faces were doomed to die anyway. Right?
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink indeed!
- Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 Ya, always enjoyed these guys better than the Stones. Wood, Taylor, Beck, Lane, Stewart, Marriott.
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You mention something that got me thinking.
Jeff Beck & Steve Marriott were related by association.
Can you imagine if THEY would have started a band together? - Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 I'm sure it would sound great. I'm a big Steve Marriott & Yardbirds fan. Can you imagine him (Steve) in the Yardbirds instead of Small Faces?
Seems like both Brian and Mick T. were up against a dynamic duo that killed one and almost destroyed another. Better to have won some than lost all. RIP Brian... Onward Mick...
Brian and Taylor brought something special to the band along with Nicky Hopkins and Jimmy Miller - once they all departed it has been a different band
@@ClassicRockFilms AGREED, NICKY HOPKINS,MAN. JIMMY MILLER ALSO.. Brian LEFT FAR too Early,. Walter B.Memphis.
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@@micktaylor198 From one Hertfordshire lad to another, Mr. Taylor your melodic and bluesy approach to the guitar is memorable. Peace be with you.
He quit because he wasn't getting any writing credits for tracks like Sway which Keith wasn't even on, they didn't tour at all in '74 which made him restless, and he developed a heroin habit in the band and thought he was going to die.
He prob also contributed to Moonlight Mile and many others - Keith was too wasted to tour in 74
Moonlight Mile was a Jagger/Taylor invention as well and another one Keith slept through. KR sounds like a very difficult asshole to live with also
@@jonesy2111 Keith never played on moonlight mile but the riff Mick Taylor played was one that Keith had come up with so guessing that's why he did not get the writing credit
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-Wow! You folks must know these guys personally.-
C'mon guys! Give 'em some slack.
They were workin' hard!:
-They did a MASSIVE tour in America ('72).
-Then, a MASSIVE Pacific/European tour ('73).
-Then, released a big-screen concert movie ('74).
These stories of Keef being absent are exaggerated. Not as frequent as -you- folks imply. He wasn't there _'THE-NIGHT-OF'_ on 'Sway', 'Moonlight..', & a few other sessions. But, if you were following his progress from JJF-Sympathy-Gimme-Str. Fighting onward; (& trying to keep up with those:
_'Aug'd-Chords/Open-G/Small-Top-Load-Deck'_
'NEW- THANG' sounds he was making);
You would see the majority of great songs on the 4 'Mick Taylor' albums were created by: Richards/Jagger.
-If you know anything about guitar, it's right there!-
If you play guitar, listen carefully.
Same thing happens in John Lennon blogs.
Yea, Hopkins/Keys/Cooder/& esp. Miller were there for all of it. But, MT came in the middle.
I will admit MT's 'sweet-flash' lead fills were AMAZING! They made the songs better. But, the songs would have still been written w/o him!
- Dave B.
The best stones albums all have Mick Taylor on guitar.
So, Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed, which contains no Taylor lead guitar, are not among the Stones' best albums? Are Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'N Roll among their best albums?
@@ptownscribe1254 Taylor is all over Let It Bleed. It’s certainly not Ronnie Wood. I don’t think the Stones have done anything of note since Ronnie Wood joined.
@@ptownscribe1254 Brian Jones played practically nothing on Beggars Banquet it’s all Keith.
@@ptownscribe1254 Let It Bleed, Exile, Sticky Fingers- all Mick Taylor and the three best Stones albums.
@@ptownscribe1254 Taylor played on it’s only Rock N Roll and Goats Head Soup but neither are their best albums. The period when the Stones became the behemoth brand that we now know- that’s the Mick Taylor period.
Thanks for this! MT is so great n greatly missed in the band
Yes he is missed - Taylor - Nicky Hopkins and Jimmy Miller were responsible for the golden era
There is no question that the era of when Mick Taylor was in the Stones, that the band produced their finest music and were never musically tighter. He pushed and energized Keith and vis a versa and propelled the band and like no one since. Their live work reached a higher level as their great live album Get Your YaYa's Out demonstrates. Their albums during Mick Taylor's time with the band, plus credit to innovative record producer Jimmy Miller, produced their best sounding albums featuring many of Mick & Keith's finest songs. Both Mick and Keith have also acknowledged this over the past few years. Ronnie Wood is a fine guitarist and a character who fit in with Keith. However with all due respect to Ronnie, he is no Mick Taylor as a guitarist....then again very few are.
Jimmy Miller added magic to the band from Jumping Jack Flash until the end of Goats Head Soup- Ronnie fitted the image but by then The Stones were a brand and not a band - in my opinion I believe "Brussels Affair" live album was the last time they sounded like a band - Keith always refers to the art of "ancient weaving" with Ronnie - sadly - Keith and Mick Taylor was probably the best 2 guitar combination ever in rock history
@@ClassicRockFilms I agree with most of what you have said here. However as Great as Mick Taylor & Keith Richards were together, and they were GREAT, and as a musician myself I LOVE that era of the Stone's music...Duane Allman's work together with bandmate Dickey Betts , from strictly a guitar point of view was FAR beyond what Mick & Keith were doing or capable of doing in terms of arrangements, dual harmony, improvisation,( although Can't You Hear Me Knocking is a wonderful example of what the Stones were potentially capable of doing), soloing, interplay, rhythm work. Their melding of blues, country, jazz as a guitar duo within a band is simply unmatched. Allman's summer 1970 work with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Dominoes' Layla album is also at that level, but only a 1 project thing. Arguably the greatest blues based studio recordings of the late 20th century.... Don't get me wrong I Mick and Keith are 2 of my favorites of all time. Both were a HUGE influence on me as a young guitarist. Their playing together, like on Get Your Ya Ya's is high energy Great blues & country infused rock & roll...but Duane and Dickey were just on a different, broad musical path inspired by not just the core older American blues masters that turned on the British guys...but also Coltrane, Davis, other jazz giants too..Their capabilities as individual guitar players and more importantly , together as a dual lead guitar line up, are very hard to match let alone beat.
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Mick and Keith carried on with Mick Taylor where they left off with Brian,ignoring any talent or input given to them.
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I dug the _Mick Taylor years_ too. He was NOT underappreciated at the time (especially the live shows). Every great band that emerged out of the late 60's did much of their best work during that period ('68-'74). Something in the water? (LoL°~)
*Taylor contributions:*
*1968-69:*
'Beggars Banquet': Nothing.
'Honky-Tonk' 45-single: Brilliant lead debut!
'Let It Bleed': 2 minor 'rhythm-fills'.
*(Early) 1970:*
'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out' (RS's Mach II + MT LIVE!)
*1970-74::*
The songs were (usually) already in development when MT showed up to insert his 'lead fills'. The heart, muscle, sleaze, melody, & inventiveness were already laid down; Courtesy of Jagger/Richards. I've read the exaggerated stories of Keef being incognito. Perhaps that happened once in awhile. But, if you were a fan BEFORE those times, and listen to the finished product DURING those times; There's no way he could have been absent as much as some would have you believe.
Notable exceptions: 'Moonlight', 'Sway', 'Till The Next Time..', 'Time Waits For..', & a couple more.
There are many factors that created the RS's legendary 'Most-Prolific-Period':
-Jagger-checks-Velvets (& others).
-Richards-checks-The Band (& others).
-Nicky-Hopkins-brings-'honky-tonk'-piano.
-Ry-Cooder-brings-slide-&-mandolin.
-Jagger-replaces-Brian-on-harp.
-Bobby-Keys-brings-sax.
-Richards-meets-'Open G' (Cooder again!).
-last-but-not-least: Jimmy Miller!
This new RS's (Mach-II) machine was already churning when MT showed up.
e.g. 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'. Everybody talks about the 2nd half. Taylor plays one of the greatest codas ever.
Channeling Carlos at his best!
But, the 1st half is all Keef, pulling out all his 'tough-guy' tricks at once!
And Jagger struggles mightly with (and nails) the vocal.
The 1st half is the song.
The 2nd half is the coda.
Keef took 'Open-G' light-years ahead of those who came before him (including his mentor, Ry Cooder). Creating new (alternate) chord approaches to those alternate tunings. Finger placement (related to the next change) was a big part of it. We (wannabees) were trying to figure out how he made that 'New Thang' guitar sound.
I get folks thinking one guitarist is better than another. That's subjective.
But, when someone attaches 'better' to whoever's playing lead at a given time ...?
Or, calls them names/'jerk'/"running from heroin"/et al; Like they know them personally or...what(!?!)
Anyone saying MT brought a sweet, unique layer over the top of those great songs & made the RS's a way better live band should be respected (IMPO or not). But, when they diminish Keith Richards' influence & legacy (as a guitar player) it's off the mark. - Dave B.
I love Taylor and his contributions, but/and you are correct: there is no diminishing KR.
Mick T. was cool & all that. But there were others who could have done just as well. Yea, he got screwed on some song credits. But no more than other lead solo players.
Keith Richards was/is a pioneer as a guitarist!
@@glmdesst Maybe there were others, and maybe they could have done the job. In fact, almost certainly. Lowell George? Ry Cooder? Billy Gibbons? But Taylor was in the right place at the right time, and M&K were writing their best material during that time. It was a cool period, and I'm not sure I would have wanted to see Taylor hand around with the Stones as the writing fell off.
I agree.
I was thinking more of Peter Green/Kim Simmonds/or the legendary Clapton rumour (or a couple others.)
But, you are right. It was all timing.
BTW: Every blues-based hard rock band coming out of the late 60s was losing a step at that same time.
@@glmdesst Green and Simmonds!! Forgot about those guys...
One of the best out there, never got any credit.
Mick Taylor deserves his own place in the quirky ass R&R HOF and ranking as one of the top rock lead and blues guitarists of all time. I love the Stones and the Glimmer Twins, but know in my gut that MT got ripped by the Stones machine. Jagger and Richards should give MT 10+% royalties and or at least what other "official" band members got during his tenure. Really more bc MT was the most creative member behind Jagger and Richards.
RIP Mr. Watts.
Very interesting video and I had always wondered what happened there. Thanks for your work on this bit of Rock History about The Greatest Rock Band in The World.
He left because he was becoming a junkie. just ask him. When you're on the road, drugs are everywhere.
Couldn't keep up with Mick or Keif.
Nah. Drugs are good. Don’t be lied to..
Nobody could keep up with Keith & Mick (who dabbled ) - SO many casualties along the way
@@DIYTFY spoken like a true junkie
He left due he had same treatment than Brian Jones
mick taylor added a whole new dynamic to the stones repetiore,look at angie,it`s only rock n roll and many other killer tracks....wish he would have stayed...thanx mick taylor....
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Keith Richard's couldn't stand the fact that not too long after Mick joined the band Keith started being referred to as the Stones' "rhythm guitarist". I don't blame him. It wasn't accurate, as Mick played plenty of rhythm guitar with the Stones with Keith on lead. But he took it out on Mick, and eventually Mick got fed up and moved on.
Keef has always been rhythm guitarist or mixture and the soul of stones, so.... Actually it doesn't matter in stones who is lead and who is something else. It is music and guys who created it
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@@micktaylor198 Yes, Mick, and I am honored! I can't tell you how much enjoyment I have experienced listening to your music over the last 30 years!
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Mick Taylor one of the best and underrated guitarists ever
Taylor was easily the best musician the Stones ever had. They haven't recorded a great song since.
Along with Nicky Hopkins - who contributed all those wonderful piano pieces
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@@ClassicRockFilms Ian Stewart also played piano.
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Shattered and Beast of Burden pretty damn great.
Wood was a Rolling Stone far before Taylor . In 73 I was into the Stones and the Faces . I was listening to "Sweet little rock n roller" off " Smiler " and I heard it as a Stones song . So no problem Wood do some high test stuff. Wood also did "Ooh La La" and thought again he can handle ballads also. I never blinked when Wood joined. It wasn't very popular with many Stones fans ,but I knew it was the best thing ever for the Stones and Taylor. Taylor was worn out and I could see it on Live tunes. Charlie has mentioned that Wood probably saved the Stones and said he connected with him immediately. It's not just playing the part it's living and Wood has ever since. 😎
The REAL reason. Stones didn't tour the album.... in 1974. Mick Taylor was fantastic live.
When they are all dead and buried Keith will write a book about the experience and promote it on his new world wide tour.
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Years ago I read Scaduto's bio of Mick Jagger, and it was pretty clear that the Jagger/Richards songwriting team was a closed shop! Brian Jones contributed a great deal musically for which he was never acredited, which maybe helped push him into harder drugs, although it is now clear he was murdered by his builder. Mick Taylor ran into the same wall, a very talented guy who was just a little too good for Keith's liking, no disrespect to Keith intended.
Mick Taylor is a great talented musician, side man, but not a front man, nor a great composer. That would be recognized since then ! I love this guy, but he has his limitations.
You hit the nail on the head mate
Brian was a good musician. He didn't write any songs. The idea that Mick Taylor was too talented for Keith is absurd.
@@scottythetrex5197 What constitutes a song? Words and music! Do you imagine that 'The Last Time' came out of nowhere? Like many songs it started with a riff, in this case Brian's rhythm loop.. Mick and Keith wrote the lyrics and the solo, which I seem to remember Keith fluffed on live television. :) The fact that Keith had some of Mick's licks removed from recordings already laid down speaks for itself. That is a matter of record. Keith is a decent guitar player, nothing special. He IS the one that held the Stones together, and I admire his pragmatism. Nobody is perfect and he can be forgiven for a little jealousy. If you thought he was 'Mr. Guitar' and as clear as the virgin snow then sorry I burst your bubble.
@@scottythetrex5197 no, Keef was blown like everybody, by MT soloing talent, but that's all, composing was a different story, I mean building a song from scratch, and a good one, not helping Jagger putting chords together. Keef did it all his lige long, but where are MT's good songs ? and I repeat, I do worship him as a soloist with the Stones ...
One reason, He didn't think the Stones were going to last much longer and the continuous drug use in France during the Exile period felt like at the time there was doom`ǹ`gloom in the air...and if you know that feeling you just need to leave now. If he stayed he`d be a living legend today. Mick Taylor's albums with the are the best period. The guitar solo on live dead roses is unbelievable but there it is.
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@@micktaylor198 If this is mick, Yes that would be an great...but I have my doubts, but if this is Mick, and I'm wrong all apologise. Either way your my favourite stones period ...period.
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My favorite period was Beggars banquet to Exile !
My best period was with Brian Jones
@@suzannep5792 Mine too,R.I.P.BRIAN JONES. Walter B.Memphis
Mine too all hail Brian
There is a lot of history behind the Rolling Stones, I was just a young kid then, and there was some great music that came from that period. I can relate to going thru unproductive periods of wasted time, I probably hold the world record in that event, I should buy me a trophy to prove it. It's very important to keep yourself going, to stay busy doing something, anything, it doesn't matter what it is. In this world, forgiveness is a difficult virtue to come by, most people hold grudges for eternity and you never hear from them again and you go to the grave feeling hated, hopefully that wont happen. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. It's a wicked, messed up world, man, really really wicked.
Taylor did say if he was older - he would not have walked out - he was only 24 or 25 yrs old when he left the Stones - its actually mind boggling how young he was
I’m early 90s I spoke with Taylor in nyc at a performance at a club he is very nice down home guy. Sure he has no regrets. The Slim Harpo luck was his
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I played with Mick in the early 1990’s. One thing he said that I thought was interesting was the heroin and its degrading effect on the music and his own health. I must say I realized how much of Mick Taylor’s guitar playing was so prominent on the seven albums Mick did with the stones.
I saw Mick Taylor live solo in Australia in the late 80's / early 90's . He was , I am sorry to say , drunk / intoxicated and not playing very well. The substance abuse was harming his music.
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Yea, I think Mick Taylor was great as well!
But, _"..7 albums."_ (?)
Only if you count:
- The live album.
- 2 _'minor'_ fills on 2 _'lesser'_ songs
on 'Let It Bleed'.
- 1 _'minor'_ fill on 1 GREAT song
on 'Tatoo You'.
I guess that's valid. (Considering some of the songwriting credits he got shorted.)
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Also saw him solo in 90s at the Hong Kong Jazz Club in 90s and he failed to take flight but hell no rhythm section nor an empathic audience.
Obviously never found a better band. Never will.
The Jack Bruce Band ..... what were they thinking
He needed a band where he was allowed to play ,which was not what the Stones were all about.They were?
/are just a little backing band for Jagger.
And the Stones never had a better guitarist either
He had his own reasons to leave, doesn’t matter where he landed. Great guitar player with or without the Stones.
@@yardbirdmackay You're way off
He was never a Stone in the fantasy sense. Far too straight and sensitive. He wrongly thought he would maintain the fame wave after he left the legendary band. He stood out like a sore thumb on stage..too wooden. No spirit apart from smirking at Mick's antics on stage.
Imagin if Brian would have cleaned up, and Taylor still joined
Now that would be the greatest rock band in the world
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Taylor and Richards and Brian adding 1000 different instruments, nice day dream
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A key problem in being a Mick Taylor fanatic (there are enough of them to render the idea of him being "underrated" as comical) is that there's just not a lot of recorded evidence of his playing outside his time with the Stones. Therefore, an inordinate amount of weight is placed on his contributions to that band. Since the Stones gave him his "big break" as it were, it seems strange that they take so much flak from Taylor fans, who dependably denigrate the very platform that allowed Mick T. to shine.
Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane is highly complimentary of Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Grace Slick for coming up with chord structures and songs that inspired him to play parts he otherwise wouldn't have invented. I think Mick T. basically feels the same way about Mick and Keith (who, let's face it, came up with most of their song ideas), but you sure wouldn't know it by reading the resentful comments by his "fans."
Taylor's playing with John Mayall's blues breakers was excellent. He was very young but he had great tone and feel in the blues guitar department.
Mick Taylor is proof that you you can be an extremely talented guitar player, but if you can't write a song you might as well stay home.
Many people can easily name Stones songs he plays on, but few can name anything he composed after his I'll advised departure.
PS: I haven't enjoyed the Stones since he left, a few tunes here and there, but that's about it.
Hell. Same reasons Earl Slick and Harvey Mandel wouldn't play for them. They were too good and didn't want to stand in the shadows while Jagger and Richards grabbed all the glory.
Hell ..
Slick told Bowie to shove it after Diamond Dogs tour !!!
They made up tho
Mick Taylor when he was in the stones was an excellent guitarist and played some real nice solos as in can't you hear me knocking.i wish he had stayed with the stones but musicians either die or quit bands all the time. Not given credit for songs he wrote is a valid reason for leaving and Mick jagger could have easily included him in the credits for the songs Mick Taylor wrote.
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For about 13-months, Taylor was the great living Rhythm & Blues’ Guitarist alive…Clapton was a zombie, Hendrix passed, and Parsons had, too.
Taylor left RS and joined a band named after the lead singer, so I find difficulty in believing Taylor wanted “to do everything,” which one of the legends of sound engineering claimed - this is the line about, “The Stones have a fucking great drummer, and a great Bassist, and you, sunshine, play the guitar, and you’ll be able to hear it.”
Whether a legend of sound engineering felt strongly enough about how horrible an experience working with Taylor had become (It’s either him of me”) or an excuse to make it look like Taylor had grown into an egomaniac (given the way in which he comported himself onstage, it’s difficult to believe), but that M. Jagger didn’t say “You,” is ridiculous.
Every time I hear the song "Sway," I think of what might have been if he had stayed.
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Mick; if you see this, i want you to know i, a 78 yo fan of yours who agrees with everyone else here that you were the best guitarist in the best era of the Stones. I can't turn the clock back but would love to hear from you with recommendations for your best UA-cam videos and recordings. Stay well
Ironically - Taylors' bigsby Les Paul was sold by Keith through the paper ... a younger Mick answered the advert , never figuring on the future
That is an amazing story
I agree (Very interesting).
I've read that MT did not, however, use this 'whammy-bar-LP' in most recorded work.
I would love to find out EXACTLY WHEN he used it.
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I stumbled into more info about this guitar.
Apparently, Keef was the 1st famous rock guitarist to use a '50s Les Paul in public. Prior to that, it was (then) unknowns like Freddie King who bought them. It would be another year before Clapton used one. Then, Peter Green. Then, Jeff Beck. And so on. Finally, in 1968, Gibson decided to re-introduce the Standard. The rest is history.
And, this one Bigsby started it all!
-Dave B.
@@jellobiafra2810 he used it on the get yer ya yas out version of love in vain also keith used it on the get yer ya yas out version of honky tonk women also mick used it for no expectations love in vain at hyde park 69, as for the songs he used it on in the studio im not sure.
@@LennyCann Thanx for the info.
So, for whatever reason, a Les Paul with a whammy bar is not meant for studio work.
Mick Taylor era.......Was by far the Raunchiest Stones eva....Sometimes U dont know what u got till its gone...
Mick Taylor years with the STONES were the best, not a knock on Ronnie Wood, but Taylor was sweet and smooth with his Les Paul...!!!
A lot of people say ignorantly that the Mick Taylor years are the best because of Taylor. Well, I agree that the years that Taylor was in the Stones is by far their best musical years, it's not solely because of Taylor. All you have have to do is look at the two LP's prior to Mick joining the band, "Between the Buttons" (there's the US edition & UK edition), & "Their Satanic Majesties Request"
"Their Satanic Majesties Request" was the first album they did themselves as their manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham had departed because of the drug raid and now court dates. They were never really in the studio at the same time. Now enter John Paul Jones for doing the string arrangement. They weren't the blues. After all the court dates they hired a new producer, Jimmy Miller (My friend Jimmy). His first LP with the Stones was Beggars Banquet. I listen to this LP a lot. This was the first in a list of LP's that he produced. He went on to produce all of the ones that Taylor played on. In fact Miller played some instruments on a a few songs during his time with them. So, to say that the Mick Taylor years are the best is somewhat true. I'd say that the Jimmy Miller years are the best because it also includes Beggars Banquet. Both he and Taylor left at the same time.
Very good point Jimmy's first success with the Stones was Honky Tonk Woman also featuring Taylor and from there Jimmy's involvement lasted till Goats Head somehow Jimmy and Mick Taylor were there for almost the same time
@@ClassicRockFilms Jimmy Miller made an immediate impact. On Beggars Banquet he got Ric Grech, Dave Mason, and Ghanaian-born percussionist Rocky Dijon. Rocky played on several Stones LP's even into the '70's.
Jagger and Richards never like a threat; from Jagger his looks and from Richards his superior guitar playing.
100 yrs from now, people will still say.."they let Mick Taylor get away?"
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*"Mick Taylor was stupid enough to leave the 2nd best songwriting team in history!"*
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Mick Taylor was in some great songs, made great because of him. Keith shows jealousy in others especially in Taylor. I would never add Keith to a list of great guitarists whether lead or rhythm but sure add Mick Taylor in those lists.
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i always thought the stone's period, roughly '68 to '72, with taylor and bobby keys on sax, was their best period. let's see, "the "let it bleed" album to "exile on mainstreet" was, in my humble oinion, their best music, as a whole. after "exile" they started to really go downhill.
keith & mick taylor combi play is brilliant. they have no fights but i think they couldn't be close like friends. and moreover mick taylor character is not boost friendship up like Ronnie. he felt alone in Rolling stones.
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Taylor was the best guitarrist the stones ever had, Richard's was so jealous he couldn't stand it, and him being Jagger's man, put Jagger in a difficult position. Have you ever seen a photo of Mick with the stones lauhing, having a good time? Hell no.
Just like the two were jealous of Jones
Oh ten "possible" reasons, you never said that in the title
the best lead guitar
Effortless
Their best period was with Mick Taylor in my opinion...
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I gave up on the Stones when Mick Taylor quit. "Time Waits For No One" was, and always will be, their "High Tide and Green Grass"!
You held out longer than me,I stopped after Jones
Some bands have or had multiple lead singers e.g. Beatles, Fleetwood Mac. Stones had multiple lead guitarists. Richards, Taylor & R.Woods ✌
so easily forgot brian david
Brian was great but I felt his problems weighed the band down, where Mick Taylor was a step forward for the band. In my opinion the best albums came out when Mick was in the band.
In my opinion none of the albums they recorded after Taylor left are worth bothering with. There are a few good tracks like Start Me Up but the Stones hit their zenith when Taylor was in the band.
@@geoffpoole483 I have all the albums just because I am a big fan of the band, but your definitely right the magic of the albums were not on the albums after Mick left, but I don't blame him for leaving, he definitely deserved the credit they didn't give him and he rightfully earned.
I don't know that Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'N Roll (with Taylor) are necessarily better albums than Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed (mostly without Taylor).
@@ptownscribe1254 thanks for the info.
He left because his solos were constantly edited. I’ve posted about this many times in my Taylor tributes.
I have seen both Wood and Taylor live. Wood is a good guy, but belongs in the Championship. Taylor is in the Premier League, though he could take some lessons in communicating with the audience :)
He could take lessons from Bill Wyman on stage presence.
Mick & Keith had ego problems from the very start. Even with Brian in the very beginning. Some things never change.
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I agree without Keith you wouldn't have those rest and you wouldn't have the stone songs.. Even though Taylor was a virtuoso and the most talented guitar player The Stones ever had. Even on Let It Bleed, after Brian died, there's a lot of discussion about Taylor's contribution and songwriting. I think there's a lot of variables. The stones with Keith and Brian Jones we're still basically copying African American R&B. If you look at any of the film that era kids playing chords. He's not yet developed his signature moves. He's also not on heroin yet :-) but when Brian died the band really changed. And it's really sad to say that they improved. Let's not forget 3 days before Brian died they fired him because he couldn't do is work anymore. All that being said I think the most productive, the most epic work they've done what's up with Taylor. And it's extremely difficult to tell who's playing what. And it's also difficult to tell who's playing between Keith and Woody. I challenge anybody to listen to some girls, the entire album, and tell me who's playing what. I heard the term recently call noodling buy a guitars that coverstone songs. Seems like it's all guesswork and when the stones play It's guesswork. Even if they're alive they may play one way one night and one way or another. I remember back in the 70s when the stones were on Saturday Night Live and they sounded. Awful. I was so excited to hear them to shattered and another song from some girls and they just sucked. I don't think they rehearsed I don't think they had played together for a while. But Woody is a Stella guitarist, his work with Rod Stewart speaks for itself. But Mick Taylor was the catch up 2 Keith's mustard.
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re: 'Let It Bleed': Mick Taylor had two minor 'lead-fills' on two 'lesser' tracks.
That's all.
re: The SNL show: Jagger had a bad case of the flu. He decided to play anyway cuz "The show must go on."
Many fans value this rendition of 'Shattered' as a testament to his professionalism. - Dave B.
HE CONSIDERED HIS FAMILY OVER HIS CAREER……….
It think they divorced soon afterwards : Taylor married Rose in 1975 after leaving the Stones, but the relationship was reportedly "on the rocks" before long[31] and resulted in divorce only a few years later
A lot of NOT playing Nice back then! I will admit I have known ⭐ Mick Taylor ⭐ by name but didn't realize the role in RS he played early on. But that's on Me! Possibly~ Mick could've said alot more in regards to the goings on w/in the group. But exudes class!
It's obvious mick let the stones out of self-preservation. He was doing H with Keith and most people aren't Keith. Keith could outlive a cockroach in a nuclear war but I think Mick had actually seen and paid attention to the deaths of other rock and roll stars of that era. It's a shame because Woody is a damn good guitarist but Mick Taylor is virtuoso. Also I think there's truth in him not getting credit for a lot of the music he wrote for the stones. Going back to Let It Bleed. One thing is obvious, the stones best work was with Taylor. Not Brian Jones and not woody. Taylor was a guitar freak. I remember being young and listening to live recordings of the stones and trying to figure out which one's Keith and which ones Taylor. When I finally figure it out which was which, it's obvious that Taylor what's the better guitarist by far. To be fair Keith came up with guitar riffs that made those songs work. Without Keith Taylor might not have gotten fit make his contributions. But when it just comes down to Pure guitarist, he's the best the songs I've ever had. And that doesn't mean that some girls isn't a great album. But all the late sixties early seventies shit is just phenomenal. And the live versions are even better. By the 80s when the storms played live it was something that made you want to yawn. Keith was at that point just a poser and Jaggers voice was often flat. I think their decline was when they start doing Veterans Stadium in other sporting arenas. Which made them the most money so go figure. But Taylor was by far the best guitars they've ever had and just a hell of a musician. I don't blame him for running away because odds are he didn't have that cockroach blood that Richards has:-)
I also always tried to figure out who played what - now with youtube there are guys playing exactly who played what in guitar tutorials ? - Keith cannot be underrated for what he brings to the Stones - basically the classic rock era was from 69 to 76 - after that it was business and click tracks and the end of music that made us listen
@@ClassicRockFilms with the exception of 19 96 album the stones really just got through the motion. But I'll give him this after the Beatles left the same, they were hitting mess but they did some really good stuff. I give him a lot of credit for doing some girls. Some people might say they were ripping off Punk or New Wave but I see it as they were jumping into it it was one of their last inspired albums. There's only one or two songs on there that I don't want to listen to. But as far as being pure musicians The Beatles are it. But being fair as far as occasionally hitting the nail on the head you might want to say the stones are at. Crossfire hurricane Honky Tonk Woman Etc. Just glad I got to come of age listening to that music in the late 70s. Thanks for reply :-)
AGREED, After All ,KEITH RICHARDS IS THE RIFF MASTER AND AN EXCELLENT SONGWRITER WITH MICK AND HIS SOLO'S PROJECT'S ARE AWESOME!!!! Walter B.Memphis.
@@annbugbee5623 I agree. Some of Richard's independent work is out standing. I remember in the early 80s when Jagger did his own album and Richard's just said f it and over the last 30 years he's occasionally done independent Works. What's really cool though is he plays well with others. I've seen him do live gigs with other musicians. Here's a time travel, go back to hail hail rock and roll. Yeah Keith was a little lazy butt he still had it, but Chuck gave him hell during rehearsals even though his protege preparing a celebration for him. The recording the film were pretty damn good. It's hard to put on something with that many, Stars, and have it be a good thing. Love his solo work. Actually love to hear him sing. It keeps me... Happy!
@@ononoma YEAH, SAW HAIL,HAIL ROCK N'ROLL and ROLL,and l also SAW,THAT LOOK in KEITH'S EYES,WHEN THEY Were Arguing,WHEW ,Seen it before,A LONG TIME AGO,IN MEMPHIS WHEN FURY LEWIS,DISSAPEARED FOR A WHILE,THINK IT WAS SOME GIRLS TOUR,LONG STORY,ANYWAY,EYES NOT GOOD,WHY ALL BIG PRINT,MAN HIS SOLO CAREER ,IS FANTASTIC.SEEMS EVERY C.D.,ALBUM HE COMES OUT WITH IS BETTER, I LOVE THEM ALL ,ONE SONG OF OFF OF CROSS-EYED HEART THAT COMES TO MIND IS ROBBED BLIND,AND IT'S AN ILLUSION,THE WAY HE PLAYS AND SINGS ON THAT C.D.,UNBELIEVABLE, OH AMNESIA, SUSPICIOUS AND THE LIKE IN YOUR FACE,SO TO SPEAK, TOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON ME,l 'M GONNA PLEAD THE FIFTH,OH SO MANY EXCELLENT SONGS, WADDY WACHTELIS AN AMAZING GUITARIST,I MEAN REALLY CAN PLAY,YOU DID HEAE WHAT G.E.SMITH SAID ABOUT KEITH, DIDN'T YOU?BUT I KNOW MICK TAYLOR IS A FANTASTIC GUITARIST, BUT I HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH YOU,ABOUT RONNIE WOOD.HE HAS PLAYED,WROTE,STUCK WITH EM TROUGH THICK AND THIN,,PEOPLE PUTTIN HIM DOWN, HELL OF AN ARTIST TO, GOTTA MAKE THIS SHORT,GOT AN OLD SHOW OF HIS SHOW WITH SLASH,MY GIRL FREIND,NOW GONE,GONNA WATCH SLASH AND RINNIE DISCUSS MUSIC,WE CAN TALK TOMORROW- IF YOU LIKE,,DON'T LIKE TI TALK BOUT DRUGS TO MUCH,IT IS A CHOICE, BEEN THERE MYSELF,TOOK LONG TIME TO RE -COVER,GOT MANY INJURIES, BUT I DI NOT,DO WHAT I USED TOO,APPROACHING 6O IN MAY,BLESSED,LUCKY TO BE HERE,GOTTA GO,GREAT COMMENT,,WELL SAID,AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE SEEING,THANKS FOR RESPONDING BACK BEEN HAVING PHONE TROUBLE,REALLY MUST GO, IF YOU LIKE WE CONTINUE TOMORROW, TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE, Walter B.Memphis, 😛☠👍💽💯
It's weird but when I was a teen in the 80s I didn't know who Taylor was but it's clear that band lost three steps when he left.
Best musical period of the Stones
Listen to Mick Taylor's solo on "I don't know why." He darn near makes the guitar speak.