I like him best with the Stones' material. When you hear those live bootlegs from '69 to '73 you could really see how versatile he was, from Blues to Country to jazz fusion, or fast Heavy Rock. His ability to adapt in a fluid melodic way has always been such a pleasure to hear. Amazing multi talented guitarist, in the top of my list
I first heard his playing on John Mayall´s "Blues from Laurel Canyon", and that impressed me very much. For me he always stood in a line with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Peter Green. He never made it to the popularity of his likes, but he still is a tasteful, dynamic and expressive guitarplayer, a rarity nowadays. Long live Mick Taylor.
Vacation seemed inspired by Hendrix and for being 18 it's pretty impressive work. You could tell he had the intuition of how to construct solos for maximum impact
Met Mick twice in Florida. First night in Clearwater in the old bad part of town by the railroad tracks great atmosphere for a bluesman. Then I followed him up to Jaxville Beach, Fl. There he signed two LPs for me. I also taped the night in Jaxville Beach Free Bird Cafe. Ronnie Van Zant’s widow was working the bar. He encored with Blind Willie. Joked with the crowd about it being Sunday you ought to be in church. I still have the cassette from that night. Man he’s a cool guy. If you hang out after the show he’ll hang with you. He photobombed me one night and we chatted until security pulled me away in Jaxville. We both knew a woman that he was fond of. Not only is he an incredible guitarist he’s one down to earth guy. I can tell he appreciates his fans.
In fine form Mick yet again shows why he left the Stones to play what's in his soul ,& after hearing him do Blind Wille McTell it's obvious he made the best choice to go it on his own & he's a freakin' guitar master of epic status. What an awesome show he put on for these lucky as hell folks. He need not sing like a pro but who cares he gets it done & that guitar work more than takes care of that , we don't care about his vocal technique we come to hear the master play that guitar & slide. What a great band backing him up as well.
I guess if following your dream is playing 300 seat bars and being damn near broke. Pure case of overplaying his hand. Bad business decision. Great guitarist but not a vocalist or writer at all
Mick Taylor is one of the most delicate blues rock guitarists in music history. John Mayall brought the exceptional talent to his Bluesbreakers in the 1960s, before joining the Rolling Stones in 1969. As the lead guitarist of the Stones, he played a key role in legendary albums such as “Sticky Fingers” or “Exile On Mainstreet”. The New York Times describes Taylor as “the best technician who's ever played for the Rolling Stones. A blues guitarist with a jazz musician's flair for melodic inventions. " After leaving the Stones, he worked with Bob Dylan and Jack Bruce, among others, before devoting himself entirely to his solo career. In recent years, Tayler has returned to his blues roots.
I'd add fifty "Likes" for this video if I could. Mick Taylor is simply an amazing guitarist. Just wish he was a bit more prolific but, what the hell, quality always trumps quantity anyway. Rock on, Mick. You are simply as good as it gets.
The addition of Mick Taylor to the Rolling Stones is what really made them into a true rock/blues band. A HUGE influence and all one needs to do is listen to Exile on Main St to realize this. Prior to this the Stones were a more of a gritty version of a British Wave band.
MT is a fantastic guitar player but... come on!!! Before Taylor the Stones wrote incredible tunes and real LP masterpieces like Beggars Banquet or Let it Bleed. I love MT years, but it is better stay informed before writing about a group that created tunes like Jumping Jack Flash, Under my Thumb, Satisfaction, She is a Rainbow... before the arrival of this badass player.
@@josevi5835 Where in my post did I say the Stones, before the addition of Mick Taylor, were less of a band? You should practice your reading comprehension. BTW, I have ALL the Rolling Stones albums up to the time Taylor left the band and have been listening to them for over 40 years, so I think that I am adequately informed. And since you show your ignorance let me inform you - during the recording of Beggar's Banquet Brian Jones was so hung up on drugs he barely contributed to the process leaving all the guitar parts to Keith Richards and the creative process to him and Jagger. And of course by the time Let it Bleed was released Brian Jones was dead.
@@es2056 English is not my mother tongue and I thought that you did not value RS work before "Exile...". By rhe way, I am a Stones fan since 1976 and also own all his official records plus some non official one... I love RS work during MT years but they also have fantastic records without him in the lead guitar. Si prefieres continuamos nuestro diálogo en español, idioma que controlo más.
Okay, i think it's the way you look at it. What does it mean, the better,the best and all that. Richards is a genius in his own kind of playing. I agree that albums with Taylor are fantastic and hard to beat. But ronnie wood gave them a New Direktion with lots of dirty guitar licks and weaving. You know, sometimes there's a need for changes.
I saw him in 1992 in a small bar in Berlin. He had a really good singer/harp player who did the Jagger songs justice and they played a lot of stones material from exile. I had seen him at least five times previously in the 80’s (overly repetitive song lists and boring bands) and that Berlin show was like seeing the Stones in 1972. He didn’t have to rely on his own weak vocals and the band was smoking.
I was fortunate to see the Bluesbreakers in 1980 , near Buffalo. Mayall, Colin, Mick and McVie.........GREAT SHOW....Taylor has never received the accord he is worthy of. Thanks for posting
Great Player! Excellent version of Can’t you hear me Knocking! His singing is passable but his playing is fantastical! I like his playing with the Stones! He really improved their songs. I will always be a fan! I always liked his precise Blues licks. Brilliant! 👏🏻🎸😎
Going all the way back to 1971 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out was the foundation for my development as a guitarist, especially Mick Taylor's amazing performance on that album. I will always love his style of play, truly unique. He is a one-of-a-kind virtuoso.
No one has mentioned Mick's solo on Time Waits For No One (It's Only Rock n Roll album) - one of his best and still great 47 odd years later. Give it a blast
Yes, I remember. I forgot, as Mick Taylor, played in LAUREL CANYON HOME LP. I'm living with the Bear ( Bob Hite, Canned Heat) in a big house full of Blues. Wonderful John Mayall's LP.
Saw him with Dylan in '84, St.James' Stadium Newcastle, best live guitar tone I've ever heard (and the sound on stadium gigs is usually horrible). It's the flow of his playing that sets him apart and always draws comparisons with Clapton. He was a startling talent right from the Mayall days, joining the Bluesbreakers at 18 to take over from Peter Green! His solos on "Sway" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" make Sticky Fingers special as much as "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses". Great to see him in recent years spicing up the Stones live shows again, nobody else can play "Midnight Rambler" quite like that.
Great concert...! Don't understand lot of comments about the time of the great Stones álbuns, the great solos in 72, 73 tours etc.. Was there and in 75 quit. With the age of 25 years old. Hyde Park concert 69 he was 21. Shure the best Stones álbuns was with him, but also with the rest of the Stones.. All in the top of criativity, like lot of bands.. The Stones are just the greatest rock and roll band in the world, Some Girls is great album after, like Emocional Rescue and the great Tattoo You, great tours 82, 90's, 2000's, He's Mick Taylor & Band since almost 50 years.. With his carrear, his songs, concerts. Over.
Levantó a los Stones a otro nivel. No he oído solos de él que mejorara (o llegara a su altura) Richards; ejemplo Sympathy for the Devil en Hide Park. Un genio del Rock.
I love and like the Blues Work from Mick with John Mayall and solo so very, very fine. Sorry, from the Stones I like her creative Performence in the sixteens with Brian Jones more than her Work and Songs in the seventies. But that`s not the fault from Mick Taylor.
Max is a legend! All his work with lots of big guys thrills me! I listen to him since the early jeff Beck group and still like it. That kind of music is nothing without piano.
Listening to his guitar playing his signature licks were all over sticky fingers exile on main Street I know it killed Keith and Nick to losing he gave that music such a unique texture
He lost a fortune when he left the stones. He should have stayed plus do side work on his own. Keith Richards is fantastic. all of this was nothing without the women dancing in the aisles.
@@sandecoffey9125 😎 Mick Taylor a great lead guitarist, not a singer, not a songwriter, and obviously not a businessman. He made the dumbest move in rock history. I love it how in the interview part of the video he says certain band members were addicted to drugs. He and his wife at the time were both heroin addicts. He seemed to blame it on others.
He's got nice vocals to. He just never ascended as a song writer like say Clapton did. I like his solos better than any guitarist in history. If Jagger does another solo album. He should inlistTaylor. They worked well together . Ie Sway ,Moonlight Mile.
