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inopeng
That looks like George Stephenopoulous on drums!
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texas fan
I don't understand why we can't like Taylor without taking shots at Ronnie and everyone else that doesn't hate the fact that the people and the music changed over the course of 35 years.
>> Taylor did the simple things well. Laying down a solid Rhythm for Keith was one of them. Easily taken for granted. It is in this connection that his replacement's thin, scratchy, more irregular style as evidenced on most of LYL does need mentionong. In recent years the replacement has been on-off in each song, and often mixed very low.
Nothing wrong with the "changing of the guards" per se. Wood has had good moments, no question. But as pmk wrote above, "This is the gritty, blusey RnR that Woody cannot bring to the band". To be fair, nor could many others.
Frankly, Reelin'and Rockin' (above) seems a bit uninspired and contains nothing special, except that it is fairly tasteful and understated. My little home town has at least 30 guitarists that could play that song that well.
>>It doesn't take a lot to play that song well, maybe. It takes something special to play it as well as Taylor does there. He's doing it all, apparently, unconsciously with a deft touch and hardly looking at either hand, except towards the end somewhat. Most R&B guitarists can do ' a Berry'. Keith does it more angularly and bitingly - his Trademark - Taylor does it more circularly and smoothly with lead fills - his Trdemark. both hard to match, (mentionong no names!)
Taylor is, (IMO, as usual) dragged down a bit by playing in a format and with musicians that do not allow him to show all of his considerable assets and ability. But, this is exactly what he wants to do -- this is what he chose instead of playing with the Rolling Stones.
>>You could argue that 'lesser musicians' only serve to highlight his talents. Taylor prefers to play with another guitarist. And he prefers to play with some high class musicians like Max Middleton.
Actually he chose to leave the Stones in order to play with a band tha included the best musicians of the day. (And the Stones had reached a musical dead end, which was opened by keith's timely arrest and the arrival of punk). But Bruce's band didn't work out. Dylan's thing did. Where Taylor was band-leader and as noted above inspired some good guitar stuff out of the Main Man himself, as he had done with KR before him.
Come on Mick. Stop insisting on being a band leader at the expense of the music. Call Dylan again. Call Stevie Winwood. Call McCartney. Call one of the young guys that can write and sing, but needs your experience and musical vision. Call somebody, please.
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Four Stone Walls
Schoolboy fodder?
Some special class of schoolboys.
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Four Stone Walls
Mathijs:
"That first R&R clip is terrible schoolband fodder..."
You don't mean the guitar-playing I hope; if so you are a prize schoolboy twerp.
Schoolboy fodder?
Some special class of schoolboys.
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Mathijs
That first R&R clip is terrible schoolband fodder
Mathijs
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Mathijs
Well I am sorry, I find the first clip just really not any good. If that's arrogant or whatever -have it your way.
Mathijs