The original Jeff Beck Group with Ron Wood was phenomenal. Ronnie's bass playing was 'killer' and ground-breaking. Perhaps one of the best bass players in rock history.
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Finally, a very good article on Brian Jones, which pretty much credits him for the formation of the Rolling Stones. What was also interesting about the piece written by Paul Trynka was his assertion that Brian was the mastermind behind turning the masses onto the blues and making it a global force. He tells of how singer Paul Jones turned Brian's invitation down to join forces with him in 1962 be
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Keith wanted to get to the bottom of what happened to Brian the night he died, but he couldn't attend his funeral a couple days later? Talk about love/hate relationships.
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When it comes to the Rolling Stones' bad boy image and behavior, it all starts with Brian Jones. He was basically 'Keith Richards' on steroids, and that was in 1962.
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I love the sound/tone from Keith's guitar. The song marked a new era in the Stones' music with the intro of Bobby Keys on sax. It was party time!
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QuoteHis MajestyIt's great that he moved on to dulcimers, recorders, vibraphone's, marimba's, piano's, mellotrons etc etc. It's great Brian went on to all those exotic instruments for a little while, yes. But when he's still playing sitar on Beggars (by 1968, way passe) or ridiculously tapping an African drum on Midnight Rambler, it's not so great. Keith is right when he says that the Rolling S
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QuoteMathijsFortunately he didn't stay with the guitar -he was quite lousy at it. A little bit of an overstatement, Mathijs?
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Brian Jones shines on this one. If only he could have kept playing guitar instead of going kuckoo with kotos and kazoos . . .
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QuoteHis Majesty Quoteneptune I always felt that what made the song were the vibraphone/marimba notes played throughout the track, not so much the accordion. Lol. What's so funny about this? The vibraphone is the main riff of the song, and provides an air of elegance to the track.
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I always felt that what made the song were the vibraphone/marimba notes played throughout the track, not so much the accordion.
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Brian looks like absolute crap here. Fat, out-of-it, and . . . fat. A far cry from 1965. But, I agree with HM, why can't we at least hear Brian's rhythm guitar.
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I've always loved this 1964 Stones tune which appears on Metamorphasis and, later, The London Years box set. It's got that really swinging early '60's sound with that nice echoey bass pattern. The two things I love about the track is the really deep-sounding lead guitar riff and the saxophone. According to the scant sources about this song, neither Brian nor Keith play guitar (featuring Jimmy Pag
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QuoteHis MajestyTis a pity they chose to go the more normal and boring blues/rock route from circa 1969 onwards. They no longer had Brian Jones to get ideas.
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QuoteSleepy City QuoteneptuneWell, the OFFICIAL title of this photograph is 'Andy Warhol with Brian Jones'. I have seen this photo many times through the years and it always has had that title. The photographer claims it was Brian Jones. He was there. Why are so many people here disputing what the man saw with his own eyes? Because he may have been mistaken even at the time. Did he actuall
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Quotestonesrule I have a friend who worked with Andy at the Factory and saw or heard from him everyday from 1965ish- 1970. She is a Stones fan I phoned her yesterday and asked her what she knew. Her impression was that BJ and AW knew each other only in a surface way. Well, the OFFICIAL title of this photograph is 'Andy Warhol with Brian Jones'. I have seen this photo many times through the
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Also, it's a known fact the Stones were in Los Angeles from December of 1965 to March, 1966 recording Aftermath. Brian probably took some trips to NYC during that time, as was his habit whenever he was in America for an extended period.
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QuotePhil GoodFirst, I can't judge by the pic if it's Brian or not. What I do know is that, regarding photos, the light sometimes really fools you. I agree about light in photos fooling you. The angle of the light and depth probably makes the nose look a little more 'pointed' than it is. I think that's Brian and the photo was probably taken in January or February of 1966 before he chopped of
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QuoteTheDailyBuzzherdNeptune, yet another infuriating side to Brian, NEVER satisfied. "I Just Can't be Satisfied" ... "Can't Get No Satisfaction". Yeah, sometimes he didn't know greatness when it blasted him in the ears. The admirable thing about Brian was that he spoke his mind. He often came across as a confused, 'unsatisfied' lad, but many great artists are that way.
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This song is country music on steroids. Not even 1% rock here. All country.
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Brian on IAON just after it was released: "I'm not too keen on the record."
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QuoteHis Majesty His eye bags were out in force that day... Boy looks knackered! Well, he probably hadn't slept for five days because he was partying. He was a Rolling Stone. What else was there to expect?
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QuoteMathijsHis "I don't know" answer to the "are you more popular than the Beatles" question just says it all about Jones, doesn't it? What the hell is wrong with that answer? How else should Brian answer that stupid ass question? Keith didn't like to talk back then and Mick, like always, had nothing really deep to say. So the journalists were left with Brian Jones.
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Quotetonterapi QuoteMathijs Jones on mellotron in the outro. Mathijs He plays on most parts of the second half of the song. Mathijs is probably confused with Brian's mellotron on Stray Cat Blues. His mellotron on Jig-Saw is played throughout the entire track.
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The only non-slide solo Brian did, to my knowledge, is the Tell Me solo. There was a big discussion about this a couple of years ago and most 'experts' on the site agreed it was probably Brian because they are mere plucked chords. I also think its quite possible that the acoustic solo on Under the Boardwalk is Brian. Other than those two, there are no songs featuring Brian on non-slide solos,
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Brian's main accomplishment in life: started the Rolling Stones. His main accomplishment in death: started the 27 Club.
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Quotedjohns1972 Why is it that every time Brian Jones gets mentioned, it always degenerates into a whinge about "all those babies" he fathered? Oh that horrible boy. He had sex with all the women he could and they fell pregnant. They simply cannot write an article about him without mentioning the string of kids. Here I am on about it now, too. Pot, meet kettle....lol. Jagger didn't d
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QuotepaulmBJ deserves credit for being "obsessed" about the Stones (Jagger's word), and giving them the push to make it, in the beginning. So props there, and with the french horns and sitar. Beyond that, it's all Keith. Even when BJ was technically alive, Keith had to record the lead parts. Sympathy is an example. MT blew the doors off anything BJ could contribute on guitar. That's how
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QuoteDoxaI still rate Brian's slide guitar the most effective quitar solo ever in the recorded history of the Stones with Keith's "Sympathy" solo. Brian's slide solo burst the doors open in 1963, charting new paths for how rock guitar could be used. I'm sure guys like Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, etc. took notice. A very underrated and underappreciate
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QuoteRedhotcarpetI also believe that Keiths opinions on Brian are pointless if you dont know the context. I dont think he knew Brian that well, I'm sure he observed him and Brians different goals in life just like he observed the stable Mick. Keith is working class. That mattered in London in the 60s. His only goal in life was to play guitar, have a dog and a girl and heroin to numb out memories
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QuoteRedhotcarpetHigh tide green grass is one of the best album covers ever made. you watch that one guy who stands out, who is magnetic, even for a straight guy like me or Mick, Keith or Jim Morrisson, and that is the guy with the perfect hair, clothes, that look in his eyes and the broken hand. Why else does Brian stand out in the High Tide cover? Those loud red pants!
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