Vincent Vega Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Fact.Mick Taylor was the Slash of The Stones and the '70s. His guitar style, his solos are very similar, almost a prototype of Slash's. Slash in the early '90s named Taylor his biggest influence on guitar. Both fluid, amazing, soulful, bluesy players, capable of creating amazingly beautiful solos, emotional leads.Ron Wood is the Bumblefoot is the Stones. A journeymen, pretty crappy guitarist overall, whose only real appeal is that both are generally more amiable and fan friendly and accessible than their predcesscors. Bumblefoot doesn't do much in GN'R that really sticks out; Ron Wood's biggest accomplishment in The Stones is being Keith's lapdog and not challenging Keith's ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I like Ron Wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Ron Wood is a virtuoso?Ron looks like Richard Fortus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zint Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Mick Taylor is the Slash of the Stones?He plays some amazing lead on several essential Stones albums for sure, but, the Stones are so much more than that.The live Stones experience is an essential part of their legacy. It's legendary.In that regard, Taylor is no Slash.Taylor was about as interesting as watching paint dry, still is actually.At a GnR gig, your eyes went from Axl, to Slash, to Axl, to Slash.Slash was a huge part of the GnR live experience, the guy oozed image and stage presence.Ronnie is an essential ingredient in those regards when it comes to the Stones live.How long did Taylor last before he couldn't handle being a Stone?How long has Woody been in the band now? And it happened very naturally, it was an organic fit.He jumped in both barrels blazing. Black and Blue is not too shabby a debut effort with the band.And Love You Live shows the guy had what it took to be a full fledged Stone.He was the natural choice. He might not be the band's life blood, but he sure represents its spirit.You watch Woody on stage as much as you do the Glimmer Twins, you can't help but do so.And you know? At the Toronto gig last week, when Ronnie was introduced, he got one hell of an extended round of applause, it was massive.P5 even commented that he's never seen such a rousing cheer for the guy.On this tour with all the Mick Taylor hype, it's easy to forget that Taylor was the cat who split the band.Ronnie glued the band back together.He's been loyal to the boys ever since.Once you start thinking about it, it's clear why Ronnie's doing the entire show and Taylor has been given a guest spot.Ronnie's a fucking Stone through and through.He might not be the Slash of the band, but he's easily the "Izzy" if you will, as far as all around cool fucking guy goes, who looks and sounds like he belongs up there with the band.That Bumblefoot comparison shit is bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How dare you place the great Ronnie Wood's name alongside bumblefuck or whatever he is called! Wood is great. True, the Stones are not as interesting perhaps as when they had Jones or Taylor but the Some Girls album was excellent as was, Tattoo You and to a lesser extent a few of the other records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 The funny thing is, Slash and Ron are very good friends and gig together whenever they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Mick Taylor is the Slash of the Stones?He plays some amazing lead on several essential Stones albums for sure, but, the Stones are so much more than that.The live Stones experience is an essential part of their legacy. It's legendary.In that regard, Taylor is no Slash.Taylor was about as interesting as watching paint dry, still is actually.He may not have moved around much, but his guitar work was INTEGRAL, a core part, of the '70s live shows. Listen to any '69 to '73 bootleg, the guy is all over the songs, more with it than Keith who was slowly falling into being a Heroin addict. Taylor took a lot of those songs and turned them into beasts live, and added a lot on the records--many things which he went uncredited for. It's no coincidence that most consider the era he was in the band to have been the band's best.Ronnie is an essential ingredient in those regards when it comes to the Stones live.How long did Taylor last before he couldn't handle being a Stone?How long has Woody been in the band now? And it happened very naturally, it was an organic fit.He's just another player on a stage full of geezer, like Darryl Jones is. Taylor quit at a time when it wasn't even certain the Stones would be together another few years, Bill Wyman was considering quitting at the same time in '74, the Stones had retreated from being a live band and were focusing on the studio, which bored Taylor; In turn, Keith was acting like a full on prick and erasing stuff he recorded and belittling him in the studio, and from being around the band, he was started to get hooked on heroin. On top of it all, he was promised credits on songs and not given them. Ronnie's ride has been much smoother. And Taylor's entrance was actually more natural, they just called him up and wanted him off the bat. Ronnie was auditioned with a bunch of other guys and the only reason he was chosen and Wayne Perkins wasn't is because Perkins is American.He jumped in both barrels blazing. Black and Blue is not too shabby a debut effort with the band.Ronnie only plays on 3 songs on Black and Blue. Most of the guitar work on that record is by Wayne Perkins and Harvey Mandel, two of the front runners for the guitar spot. Edited June 3, 2013 by Vincent Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Taylor may have not been the most exciting live performer, but his playing was enough to captivate millions of people.It's kinda like Clapton. He doesn't really move much on stage, or even when he was young.I'd take Taylor's truly great talent for solos and lead guitar over whatever Ron has to offer live. Even if he is more charismatic, and honestly, not that bad of a musician either. Edited June 3, 2013 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Mick Taylor is the Slash of the Stones?He plays some amazing lead on several essential Stones albums for sure, but, the Stones are so much more than that.The live Stones experience is an essential part of their legacy. It's legendary.In that regard, Taylor is no Slash.Taylor was about as interesting as watching paint dry, still is actually.At a GnR gig, your eyes went from Axl, to Slash, to Axl, to Slash.Slash was a huge part of the GnR live experience, the guy oozed image and stage presence.Ronnie is an essential ingredient in those regards when it comes to the Stones live.How long did Taylor last before he couldn't handle being a Stone?How long has Woody been in the band now? And it happened very naturally, it was an organic fit.He jumped in both barrels blazing. Black and Blue is not too shabby a debut effort with the band.And Love You Live shows the guy had what it took to be a full fledged Stone.He was the natural choice. He might not be the band's life blood, but he sure represents its spirit.You watch Woody on stage as much as you do the Glimmer Twins, you can't help but do so.And you know? At the Toronto gig last week, when Ronnie was introduced, he got one hell of an extended round of applause, it was massive.P5 even commented that he's never seen such a rousing cheer for the guy.On this tour with all the Mick Taylor hype, it's easy to forget that Taylor was the cat who split the band.Ronnie glued the band back together.He's been loyal to the boys ever since.Once you start thinking about it, it's clear why Ronnie's doing the entire show and Taylor has been given a guest spot.Ronnie's a fucking Stone through and through.He might not be the Slash of the band, but he's easily the "Izzy" if you will, as far as all around cool fucking guy goes, who looks and sounds like he belongs up there with the band.That Bumblefoot comparison shit is bollocks.Mick even said something along the lines of "okay, that's enough of that...can't let his ego get too big!"This is literally one of the worst comparisons I've ever read. Let's compare Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler with Tracey and Roberta while we're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DieselDaisy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The funny thing is, Slash and Ron are very good friends and gig together whenever they can. If that show was at Shepard's Bush circa 2001, I may have been at that show. Slash was not just a guest but played the whole show. I remember them being as pissed as lords. Good show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZoSoRose Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I really like slash, bumble, mick, AND ronnie. Shoot meI saw slash and ronny play together at the hof too, pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 In all honesty, hearing live Stones with Taylor, it kind of sounds like they're playing the songs with another guy just noodling over top of the songs for no reason.With Ronnie they sound much more of a band.I hear Rory Gallagher was in the running for Taylor's spot when he left, that would've been interesting to hear. Although it would've been short lived, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 In all honesty, hearing live Stones with Taylor, it kind of sounds like they're playing the songs with another guy just noodling over top of the songs for no reason.With Ronnie they sound much more of a band.I hear Rory Gallagher was in the running for Taylor's spot when he left, that would've been interesting to hear. Although it would've been short lived, probably.Peter Frampton was also in the running, but I can't see him in the role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Fortus seems like Ronnie Wood. Bucket seems like Mick Taylor. Slash is like a slightly better Joe Perry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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