MAYALL/TAYLOR - great guitar solo Parchman Farm (live 1969)

[@mecormany]

MT played better at 19 than most human beings play after a lifetime of trying to get that good. Sucks to be me, but I'm sure glad I discovered him years ago. My guitar hero. Always has been, always will be.

[@terminatorx2545]

Ive been playing over 30 years still not as good as MT when he was a teenager lol

[@cjstibitz2130]

That really sounds like Clapton tbh I can be wrong but it sounds like him

[@jjohn341]

cj stibitz , totally agree it’s Clapton all over

[@petegilgan6217]

Yes, and he NEVER improved from this point onwards.

[@6SL]

@@jjohn341 No guys... positively without fail this is Mick Tailor. Its kind of like when your wife, mother or girlfriend calls on the phone, she doesn't have to say to you, "hi dear, this is Mary. You having a good day?" No. You know the sound of her voice, her tone as well as how she phrases her words that it's her even if she has never said those exact words before. Other women may speak the same language, use the same words, have the same vocabulary etc. but they aren't your wife or mom and you instantly know that. Guitar playing is the same. If you've listened to a guitar player's "voice" all of your life, you know who it is instantly. All three of those 3 Bluesbreaker guitarists, Clapton,, Green & Taylor sound similar but all three are totally distinctive and are instantly identifiable by not necessarily what they say but by how they say it, their tone, phraising and their vocabulary of liicks to make their "statement". For example, the 1st time I heard David Bowie's Let's Dance, I thought to myself, "that guitar player really likes Albert King". Of course I knew it wasn't Albert King and I had no idea it was SRV until he became world famous but no doubt SRV was channeling A King. I've had the terminal disease known as "6 string lust" and been a guitar player since the early 60's, listening to Clapton since the Yardbirds and Taylor since he first appeared on Mayall's Crusade album so I know the sound of their "voice". So fwiw, this YT post is indeed Mick Taylor. I suppose though, whether its Clapton or Taylor, is not really that important nor will that knowledge make an appreciable difference in any of our lives with all that's going on in the world today but, you'll probably agree that this stuff is an interesting diversion. Best to all...

[@hilliebruinsma8420]

Fantastic have seen John Mayall 2 times and got a autograph a very kind man

[@tjcolatrella943]

There were three outstanding electric guitar "wonderkin" who played way beyond their age back then Mick Taylor, Buzzy Feiten and Arlen Roth by sheer coincidence and circumstance I was around and or got to know and meet all of them. I was good but nowhere's as good as they were I was 17 helping out a Butterfield Blues Band gigs and Buzzy was 18 playing Guitar for Butterfield and blowing people's minds! I was back stage with the Stones in 72 20 and Mick Taylor was rocking Arenas! I knew Happy and Artie Traum and Arlen Roth was playing like Clarence White and Michael Bloomfield who I also knew and practically worshiped!

[@baliscotsurf]

what about Danny Kirwan w Fleetwood Mac.

[@tommylagniappe5422]

I met Mick Taylor at Ricks Cafe American in East Lansing Michigan circe 1981. A true gentleman and he put on a stellar show!!

[@danrease7505]

I met him at the Free Bird Cafe in Jacksonville Florida. What an incredible human being. We had a lady friend in common and security had to pull us apart he was so excited to talk about Carol who ran the early Mick Taylor website out of Alexandra. Virginia. I suspect Mick was more than “just friends” with her! 😆

[@bymyself9487]

AWESOME GUITAR SOLO Thank you Mick Taylor 💙

[@andythomas706]

I saw this four piece band at The Marquee. Taylor was great that night too! If your a Mick Taylor fan its worth checking out The Rolling Stones-Leeds University gig from 1971. It tears Ya Ya's a new arse!

[@screwmaster404]

Mick Taylor on fire. Thanks Vanu.

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

Woww awesome blues qnd guitar

[@marcolascaraky3915]

Grande M.T.per un attimo sonorità vagamente Clapton Tecnica e gusto personale favolosi. Incredibile la progressione nel finale

[@micktaylor7200]

The first time i heard this i though it was clapton in his cream era, then i understood it was Just another guitar genius ! Come on Mick, SOLOOOOOO !

[@andythomas706]

No actually. It Was Just Another Guitarist who learned everything they new from the same three albums. (Yardbirds 2/Mayall-Clapton and Fresh Cream! But Mick Taylor had a recognisable style and sound. That's the hardest thing. In 1969 there must have been a million Lead Guitar players living in London. We were up to our bottom lips in them! The hard thing is getting a definable sound of your own. Kossoff was another. A Clapton nut from day one. Interesting that they both had Vibrato down pat!

[@willidaeppen8121]

Yes, Saounds a bit like Claptons Steppin out from Live Cream2

[@RobHollanderMusic]

It will always be unbelievable to me that Mayall and The Yardbirds had the trio of great guitarists that they had (with EC being the link between the two) and in such a brief period of time.

[@mns8732]

Rob Hollander Mayall paid top dollar for talent - his main gig was owning a printing house.

[@laylalinquinto6600]

Love Mick Taylor & John together, amazing song!

[@johnknottenbelt2502]

Nice post Thx ! Mick was such an astounding guitarist in his day. Added finesse to the Stones !

[@vanu49]

John Knottenbelt You're welcome, glad you like it!!

[@vanu49]

John Knottenbelt Amsterdam is a great place to be and I'm glad to hear that you had a nice time, but things have changed since 1974..:))...enjoy your day, John!

[@midnightrider7648]

That is an understatement!👍

[@andythomas706]

Saw the Laurel Canyon 4 piece at The Marquee a couple of times. Thanks for the upload. The Windsor Festival Set on here elsewhere is worth checking out to. Especially for me...I was there!

[@vanu49]

My pleasure. Glad you like it.

[@jbruandet3304]

Is there any video or audio from laurel canyon at the marquee club?

[@andythomas706]

@@jbruandet3304 No not to my knowledge!

[@MrGenX-tq3jl]

RIP John :(

[@danielshafner8459]

This uploaded version fades out and you don't get to hear Taylor break out into a blistering white-hot closing flurry of notes and then one of his signature vibratos. It's a huge miss because his closing playing is one of his alltime fine moments (there are so many of them).

[@cloeverneau5668]

unbelievable. Magic instant.

[@nomorebushz]

MT style and sustain!

[@jeffbogue3718]

If you haven't heard the original version check out Bukka White ... he recorded it in 1940 after he got out of prison .. Mississippi Delta slide Blues ..... I like the cactus version pretty well from 1970.. the singer and guitar player we're from Detroit and being from Michigan I'm a fan of Jim McCarty. .RIP Rusty Day and the great Tim Bogart

[@DanielLDees]

very tasteful guitar...love MT

[@recordguy4321]

saw him in 69 at the Black Dome in cincinnati. What a performance

[@cannedpoo]

rip Mose Allison 11/15/16

[@shodanart]

Canned Poo Yes, Mose Allison best on Parchman Farm. Saw him in little club in Berkeley in 1971. Underrated.

[@jeffbogue3718]

If you haven't heard the original check out Bukka White from 1940. Hispanic couple years and parchment farm and wrote the song . Mississippi delta blues

[@abradfordajb]

Of all the things Taylor can do on the fretboard, his Clapton-esque style is one of my favorites.

[@guym2222]

JUST before joining the Stones.

[@surfraptor]

RIP Mose Allison ...

[@midnightrider7648]

i also hear the bass player imitating the late, great jack bruce. this song is similar to cream's version of "rollin and tumblin".

[@estucamp92]

He knows the perfect time to sustain the note. Is so awesome

[@rodmcdonough6111]

Best Eric Clapton replication EVER and I aint complainin.

[@moxtr]

WOW!

[@brianlehrer6700]

Wow. Thank you.

[@vanu49]

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment.

[@douglasmccomb2029]

Mick's solo here quite obviously and his tone had been influenced by Eric Clapton... the tone, the vibrato and certain the phrase bursts... His tone sounds JUST LIKE Clapton on "Spoonfuls" on the Wheels of Fire album.

[@mikebeeton4982]

Yep, Mick is playing in the key of ERIC CLAPTON here without any doubt

[@midnightrider7648]

They're just trying to sound like Cream. Great solo!

[@Renhjarta]

Mick in Cream-Clapton mode!! Great!

[@crappyluxurypdx]

Live Cream - Volume 3

[@bobolsen8067]

Great guitar sound!Before all the high gain amps came and screwed everything up.

[@happarsons931]

That's got Crossroads written all over.

[@daijones101]

Sounds like Clapton jnr here

[@DazedConfused1969]

COME ON MICK SOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOL

[@DavidClerk]

Some good ol' country music

[@paullevine1813]

Hey, Now that's funny . Country ????? Blues Rock Country is more like it.

[@alphadogstudio]

This is the most Clapton like playing I've heard Mick Taylor do.

[@vanu49]

Maybe, but it's not a shame when you're like twenty, is it? Thanks for your comment.

[@alphadogstudio]

@@vanu49 It wasn't meant as an insult.

[@vanu49]

@@alphadogstudio Ok, because I think Tayor is a great player. The Stones went mediocre when he left the band.

[@danrease7505]

Maybe one of the most astounding electric guitar solos ever and it is signature Taylor. Compare this to the jam during Heartbreaker DooDooDoo on the Dark Forest Germany '73 KBFH broadcast. You hear elements of this solo in that break with Richards, Preston and Taylor just blowing minds everywhere you seek brother this same thing! I got the boot May I Have a Record Contract while not the only great song on it it's the highlight of the entire LP. Sorry Clapton is great but NOT THIS GREAT!

[@CashPresley32]

My favorite Rock N Roll guitarists are Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly.

[@majorsnodgrassthethird5699]

agreed

[@georgerism]

peter green was another great guitarist with bluesbreakers

[@692MOM]

Clapton never had the Jazz Element in his playing like Taylor does!

[@jorgeramirezcamarena4904]

@@georgerism Peter Green was the best guitar player John Mayall ever had. Greetings George.

[@yardbirdmackay]

Such a sad/bad move getting into the Stones..far too good for them...although can understand the money would have been useful..

[@grantfrederickson9778]

Totally agree.. That puts us in the minority

[@389383]

They should have brought back that other Taylor. Dick from the Pretty Things!

[@DanielLDees]

a very young Mick channeling Eric...

[@midnightrider7648]

even the drummer borrowed a style from cream's drummer ginger baker.

[@wayneblanchard97]

The drummer here is, I believe, Jon Hiseman, who soon quit this band, taking bassist Tony Reeves and sax man Dick Heckstall Smith to form Colosseum (the three appeared on Mayall's 'Bare Wires' album).Hiseman first gained prominence with the Graham Bond Organisation. When Bond and his sax man Heckstall-Smith saw Hiseman playing hey informed Baker that they had a drummer to replace him if he kept acting up in the GBO. They also mentioned that Hiseman had two bass drums. Baker went out and got himself a second bass drum! Hiseman took Baker's place when the latter decided to form Cream, first bringing in a big GBO fan Eric Clapton, who in turn wanted Jack Bruce (also from the GBO) on bass. The guitarist was unaware of the extremely bad relationship Baker and Bruce had. Baker, after getting approval from Bond fired Bruce from the GBO. When the bassist continued to show up to play gigs, saying Baker had no authority to fire him, the drummer threatened him with a knife. Bruce went to Mayall (during Clapton's time - he's on a short live clip of 'Stormy Monday' that might still be on KZbin) and then to Manfred Mann before doing Cream. That fractious relationship is what broke up the trio. Also, Hiseman took Mitch Mitchell's place in Georgie Fame's Blue Flames when the latter joined Hendrix (winning the gig with a flip of the coin - the other drummer being Aynsley Dunbar, who had quit both Mayall and Jeff Beck (he's on Mayall's 'A Hard Road' album and Beck's single 'Tallyman'/'Rock My Plimsoul'. Hiseman's Colosseum was a killer band, particularly the first two tracks on the band's 'Colosseum Live', which just happen to be penned by Jack Bruce ('Rope Ladder to the Moon') and Graham Bond ('Walking In The Park'). Also, Colosseum guitarist Clem Clempson (who'd replaced James Litherland and would later take Peter Frampton's place when he departed Humble Pie) played with Jack Bruce's band. Hiseman and Heckstall-Smith also worked with Bruce, most notable on his debut album 'Songs For A Tailor' and the jazz one, 'Things We Like'. To conclude (sorry for being so long...), Hiseman is probably (jazz) rock's greatest unsung drummer. As a player he is light years ahead of Baker. He retired Colosseum a year or two ago and now focuses on his recording studio.

[@midnightrider7648]

Wayne Blanchard: thanks for info. Was not familiar with that drummer. Amazing twists & turns of blues/rock history.

[@wayneblanchard97]

Just to let you know I updated my response above, and also to let you know Jon Hiseman has died. He took ill on the debut tour of his new band, JCM (Jon, Clem, Mark - ex-Colosseum lads) and was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Though the removal operation went fine, a few days later a haemorrhage put him into a coma from which he never recovered. A terrible loss on many levels, including the fact that he was the longtime caretaker of his wife, saxophonist Barbara Thompson, who has MS (I believe that's it). In addition to her own busy career (careers, really), she was an occasional contributor to Colosseum prior to becoming a full-time member with the passing of Dick Heckstall-Smith. Here is Hiseman and bassist Tony Reeves when they were in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers w/Mick Taylor prior to their departure to form Colosseum. Heckstall-Smith was in the band at this time but not on this track. Mayall, typically heard on keys, provides rhythm guitar here. Hiseman really keeps things churning here in a sensational manner. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSXZYSPf7JkbsU&frags=pl%2Cwn

[@andythomas706]

As did a million other drummers at the time! Many of them suddenly went for two bass drums too! Even though they weren't as ambidextrous as Ginger and could only play with one!

[@shodanart]

Thanks for the historical posting! Mayall brought a lot of black blues to Britain. Mose Allison best on Parchman Farm, though. Best harp in those days wasn’t Mayall. Best British harp players were Brian Jones and Keith Relf Yardbirds. John Paul Jones was excellent on harp when I heard them live in Australia. Mick’s solo may be better than Clapton at that time.

[@vanu49]

My pleasure and thanks for your comment.

[@midnightrider7648]

i really believe mick taylor is a better guitarist than clapton, tho taylor was imitating clapton's sound here.

[@scottmclaughlin5221]

Why hasn't Mick Taylor ever been invited to play a Crossroads Benefit?

[@midnightrider7648]

scott mclaughlin: good question. maybe he has? clapton played in john mayall's bluesbreakers too.

[@zanichbug]

I wonder the same thing...

[@crestwanderer]

Who's BETTER, Coryell or McLaughlin? Ginger or Moon? Entwistle of Bruce? THEY are ALL different and ALL Great.!

[@brignallwood4062]

yes, for sure, there was one part in here where i did think 'wo', this is oddly clapton/crossroads-ish for mick taylor

[@susanreed2802]

This is the shit

[@marcolascaraky5044]

This set is the result between clapton's and green styles....that's mean is ok for me. Rolling stones was not the right group for Taylor, but destiny follows his way....

[@andythomas706]

I hear a lot of Clapton influence but Every guitarist in on the planet was at the time. I don't hear Peter Green is Anybody...other than Peter Green!

[@andythomas706]

You don't get to ape what Green did! You either had it or you didn't. Back then Green had exclusive rights to Blues playing! Ask BB King!

[@thomasjensen3214]

Great tone, but very repetetive in his selection of notes!! Do not get me wrong, I love MT!!

[@wayneblanchard97]

Good point re: repetitiveness. That was Taylor's thing - it was like he only had a few licks and always stayed in the box. He seemed to understand that repetition made the music more compelling, which was typically the case. I loved his use of feedback, which I first noticed on 'I Can't Quit You' (Crusade album) but particularly on 'I Started Walking' (Bare Wires album). The live version of that latter tune (I've added here) is stunningly good, with Jon Hiseman's drumming kick Mick like he's never been kicked since. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSXZYSPf7JkbsU&frags=pl%2Cwn

[@timballard27]

That don't half sound like Clapton ! Jus sayin'

[@andythomas706]

Of course it does, it's all learned from The 'Beano' album!

[@timballard27]

@@andythomas706 Blimey. I'd forgotten all about this.

[@thelex001]

In the style of... I mean, Jeez, same notes, same figures, same architecture...lovely, but not distinctively Mick.

[@rickketchum8668]

Maybe it was really Eric Clapton in a Mick Taylor suit

[@waynesulatyski2430]

sounds more like clapton to me.

[@matthewkleinmann]

They really butchered the song. It has zero of the Mose Allison charm.

[@shodanart]

Matthew Kleinmann Mose the best on this!

[@andythomas706]

And The Who's version of 'Young Man Blues' does does it?????????????????? I mean, so what? A good song is a good song!