When Keith Richard Was Actually Good

[Drummer Chris]

I like Exile a lot as well Spike,
All Down the Line, Shit On My Shoes(lol...aka Sweet Virginia), Happy and Rocks Off are very Kewl, as well as Stop Bringing Me Down.(great slide guitar)...
These rough type of gems are long-gone for the Stones...

 

[Spike]

I like Exile a lot as well Spike,
All Down the Line, Shit On My Shoes(lol...aka Sweet Virginia), Happy and Rocks Off are very Kewl, as well as Stop Bringing Me Down.(great slide guitar)...
These rough type of gems are long-gone for the Stones...

I've also been partial to "Shake Your Hips," a remake of a Slim Harpo tune.

Spike

 

[Sir Cuitous]

What a great forum. I just had to register and post because I just haven't encountered anyone who can appreciate Sticky Fingers - one of the few albums where EVERY song is good. Some great. Most of my friends like it, but don't have the insights reflected in this thread. I agree with all of the above statements. "Exile" was great but not quite the level of consistency found in SF. It was their peak. But who layed down the guitar parts on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking": Taylor or Richard?

 

[Spike]

What a great forum. I just had to register and post because I just haven't encountered anyone who can appreciate Sticky Fingers - one of the few albums where EVERY song is good. Some great. Most of my friends like it, but don't have the insights reflected in this thread.

Welcome and please stick around!

Spike

 

[Drummer Chris]

What a great forum. I just had to register and post because I just haven't encountered anyone who can appreciate Sticky Fingers - one of the few albums where EVERY song is good. Some great. Most of my friends like it, but don't have the insights reflected in this thread. I agree with all of the above statements. "Exile" was great but not quite the level of consistency found in SF. It was their peak. But who layed down the guitar parts on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking": Taylor or Richard?

I am sure it was Keith playing most of the rythym riffs on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and that is definitely including that Gritty Intro.
Mick Taylor played the solo on the song.

 

[Drummer Chris]

Also Keef played some mean guitar on "Monkey Man"..most of the chunky rythym yet again.

 

[Music Wench]

Keith is a good guitarist. I just thought Mick Taylor was better. He was the best guitarist they had. No offense to Brian Jones or Ronnie Wood either, but Mick Taylor was a cut above I thought.

Just listen to the stunning guitar work on Time Waits For No One. That song rather saved the whole It's Only Rock and Roll album for me. Oh well, to each his own.

 

[Sir Cuitous]

Thanks for the info. I will check out Time Waits for No One. I did respect Keith Richard's musical opinion in the movie "Hail Hail Rock and Roll". What surprised me was a few years back when they played the Coliseum in Los Angeles, Ron Wood did nearly all of the soloing. Keith redeemed himself on Dance Little Sister, but soloed on maybe three songs?? I didn't ever get why he did that.

 

[Drummer Chris]

Keith is a good guitarist. I just thought Mick Taylor was better. He was the best guitarist they had. No offense to Brian Jones or Ronnie Wood either, but Mick Taylor was a cut above I thought.

Just listen to the stunning guitar work on Time Waits For No One. That song rather saved the whole It's Only Rock and Roll album for me. Oh well, to each his own.

There's no doubt that Mick Taylor is a technically a better guitar player than Keith, Brian Or Ronnie lead and rythym-wise but it is Keith's rough-style rythym riffs that made the Stones huge.
Ronnie is actually a very good lead player...he has done most of the solos live since Mick Taylor left, although over all...I prefer Taylor's solos.

 

[Martha Washington]

did you see this item about Keith Richards and drugs?
he doesn't take 'em anymore cause they just don't make 'em as good as they used to! LOL!
http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news/35898819