Mick Taylor & the John Mayall bluesbreakers, have you heard

Mick Taylor from the 1982 John Mayall Bluesbreakers re-union concert.

[@jamiemcmillan6742]

Undoubtedly Mick is one of England's greatest guitar players, right up there with Page, Clapton and Green.

[@MrAlcides1611]

+Jamie McMillan I totally agree with you. He is a fantastic guitar player and the best Stone age was with him!

[@blueshouseroberto5856]

No one ever Is Better than Taylor All over time and world

[@ronwood7029]

Peter green better

[@green323turbo]

@@ronwood7029 , not better , but just as good .

[@larrynolletti4594]

What about Rory Gallagher and Johnny Winter ??????? ......how could they possibly be left out of the conversation ?????

[@Benji8461]

I've been a Mick taylor fanatic for 40 years and this is him at his absolute best.wow!!

[@timothylewis2450]

Certainly among his best work. Mind blowing solo.

[@OrisLover]

Mick Taylor's timing is impeccable.

[@ferriedarwinkel368]

no words for mick taylor , he is awesome!

[@ronnie5129]

MICK TAYLOR WAS ONE OF THE BEST BLUES GUITAR PLAYERS, HE HAD THE FEEL, HE HAD THE TONE, HE HAD THE MAGIC FINGERS, IT IS TOO BAD THAT THE YOUNGER GENERATION DOES NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT HIM, COUSIN FIGEL

[@chatae-shik1479]

Taylor will always be "THE" guitarist in my book. As you've said already; everything is there. All that can be described along with that one small thing that just can't - Taylor's got it, man.

[@lsilvaj]

"was"? he is not dead.

[@JuniorSamplesUndead]

Phrasing is spot-fncking-on

[@jorgeramirezcamarena4904]

Most of the younger generation doesn't know much about Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor, Whittington and the Great Peter Green were excellent guitarists in John Mayall's Band. Greetings Cousin Figel.

[@oookbyme]

mick can make a happy guy cry, and a sad guy smile. that what I like about the great ones!

[@chatae-shik1479]

Wow, I love that! It's the truth! Taylor's the man, he makes these OUTRAGEOUSLY sublime passages with the simplest note choices, and his vibrato and sustain are the most distinctive I've ever heard. Who the hell else can do that? It's a total gift.

[@petegilgan6217]

What a beautiful tone! This guy was easily the equal of any blues guitarist in the world. A worthy successor even to the great Peter Green!

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Love MT as well. Mr Buddy Guy edges him by a smidge.

[@MrNordertitoff]

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe Buddy Guy is the most overrated Guitarist that ever tried to play the Blues.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

@@MrNordertitoff Won't even bite on this tripe.

[@MrNordertitoff]

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe I hate Tripe. Like eating Rubber.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

@@MrNordertitoff Tripe is nutritional. Trolling is useless unless you don't belong in this conversation?

[@shamteal8614]

It's amazing to think I use to go and watch John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in my local R&B club where they were the resident band more than 56 years ago.

[@shelflife3867]

Saw them on this tour in June of 82 . It was easily one of the best shows I ever saw. Taylor was on fire!

[@deanchapman1824]

So did I, at the Chance in Poughkeepsie!!!

[@scsmith621]

WOW! Mick Taylor sounds great on this!

[@VilleMaunu]

Mick is so so great blues guitarist!!

[@gouryella54]

Mick Taylor is a god. Wish I had seen him face to face, as I was fortunate enough to do with Johnny Winter (the other unsung blues guitar genius of the 70's). Taylor brings tears to my eyes.

[@JD-vv7tq]

One of the best lead guitarists Ever !

[@robertkelly6282]

One time with the stones which I believe were their best years

[@larrynolletti4594]

Ever hear of Rory Gallagher ????

[@PhillipJ]

I remember seeing this tour back in 82 at the Sheldon Concert Hall....Taylor blew me head clean off and I was like...uh....Clapton who?...what a great memorable show.

[@andythomas706]

MickTtaylor at the top of his game! Exceptional.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Inspiring playing by a master.

[@lapaz62]

Great blues performance, Mick at his blues best.

[@shelflife3867]

Saw them on this tour.On June 10, 1982 at E.M. Loews Theater in Worcester, MA . Row E , LCTR. Seat 103 (yes. I'm looking at the stub). It was absolutely incredible. There were no guests and when they opened the audience stood and cheered wildly for what must have been several minutes until Mayall shouted , "Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen ! Great to see that people remember the blues!" and they blew our heads off for the next 90 minutes ! I've seen hundreds and hundreds of concerts before that and since and I still put that night at the top! "Pretty Woman", 'The Stumble", plus so many! Just the four of them up there. Unbelievable

[@deanchapman1824]

Saw them June 12, 1982, at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY.

[@gleaveinjapan]

Aint nothing but the blues, can you dig it.

[@Yearst]

Real masters like taylor can reinvent a blues classic. The rest of us just mimic.

[@revelationsoundstudio]

This is the best I have heard Mick Taylor play. Period. Never played this good on any lead with the Stones studio or live

[@EarthAdvocate]

Country bar in Colorado Springs, '82 or '83, forty people in the bar, at most, most there just to drink. Three or four of us jumping out of our skin with every Mick Taylor solo. Mayall has the most attuned musical ear in British blues, and every band he's ever put together is a variation on genius.

[@roseblake5803]

After listening to this no one should ever ask Mick why he left the Stones. The question should be WHY did he join. This is phenomenal !!!!!

[@1maggan]

"At the time he was with the Stones he was the best guitar player in the world". Somebody wrote that here on KZbin and I have to agree. He helped making timeless Stones rock music. And thus the Jag and Keith were not happy when he left. Makes you wonder how Stones would have evolved if he'd stay w them. Nothing wrong w Wood (on the recordings) but still....

[@youngyeller]

money

[@wayneblanchard97]

One thing for sure, Taylor did not leave the Bluesbreakers - it was Mayall who suggested him to Jagger for the Stones, as he was disbanding his group to go acoustic (as heard on his 'Turning Point' album). (Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts were apparently keen to have Peter Frampton.) As for his departure from the Stones, stories about the making of 'Exile on Main Street' would lead one to assume Taylor was bored with the lifestyle (and at that point possibly frightened by it), if not the music.

[@clafong9]

There was a short interview with him at some outdoor festival some time right after he quit the Stones asking him why he quit. He said, a more accurate question would be why did he join them.

[@DNAblues]

Fantastic blues. Mick Taylor sounds like he belongs there. Thanks for sharing this recording b

[@peterfleury5809]

Mick Taylor played with the Bluesbreakers in Sydney in 1986 at the Family Inn, Rydalmere Sydney. The best gig I have ever seen. He was on fire. The lineup was John Mayal, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie. It was a noisy Sydney pub, a 1980s "booze barn" and the locals really did not appreciate what they had.

[@pumazpawz]

I was SO happy I caught one of these shows!

[@thebirddogthree4035]

Every musician I know rates Mick Taylor most highly - I saw him first in 1968 with Mayall and again in 2009 with Mayall; his playing on the Mayall album 'Bare Wires' is wonderful.

[@o1kric]

Mick Taylor & Keith Richards were a dynamite combination

[@ramonsanchez7961]

Mick Taylor great player among the Best English guitarist his great riffs I follow him sice he replaced Brian Jones in the stones a Lot of guitar for the Stone I always Saw him like this 🎸

[@GuiitarBilly]

one of the greats. Mick T could easily stand with any of those late 60s/70s blues guys

[@thebirddogthree4035]

Er...he was one of those late 60s/70s blues guys - one of the best!!

[@scsmith621]

Mick sounds GREAT!!!!!!!

[@glyn50]

WOW. Talk about what goes around, comes around. I saw Mick with John Mayall in Leicester 1967. I felt like i got struck by lightening and I've got struck a second time listening to this recording. Unbelievable. WOW.

[@coravisser727]

This is real fantastic.

[@Johngonefishin]

Saw this lineup in early February 1982 in San Francisco, Taylor had a sunburst LP plugged into an Ampeg amp and was fabulous, John McVie was so drunk on stage that he could barely play and hardly stand up, Mayall and Taylor gave him dirty looks until late in the set when another bass player took over and saved the set. The audience was full of guitar players glued to Taylor all night.

[@josephlemko3027]

I saw this lineup from 1972 at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. It was one of the best concerts that I have ever seen. Taylor's guitar work was magical. On top of this he played a great solo on the piano as well. Thanks for the memories Mick!

[@josephlemko3027]

John: I stand correct I saw Taylor with Mayall in 1982. The same tour that you saw.

[@velkykanec]

I saw this lineup in '82 in D.C., at the Wax Museum. Have been a huge Taylor fan ever since...

[@josephlemko3027]

John, I agree with you. I saw them on the same tour in 82' in NYC & it seemed that everyone in the audiance were amazed by Mick Taylor's playing.

[@JD-vx8gr]

Same here. But for some reason, I thought it was in Berkeley. Maybe different year. Anyway, a memorable evening.

[@Rockstardust69]

still young here and oozes class what a Gun

[@PolyesterStyrene]

No, The Stones did not "pay him" because he wasn't a session player as Ronn9ie Wood was for a while. Taylor joined the group immediately and he WAS one of The Stones. He was also one of the principle owner in Rolling Stones Records

[@oopsceleste]

No doubt, he kills on this

[@brianwells4507]

Freaking pure Chicago Blues!

[@danielmcguinness6192]

love the guy, amazing

[@gcgolday]

no words needed

[@aidanheffernan2304]

Wow, that is an amazing version of the old Beano tune, fantastico ! What a solo!

[@grosper]

Great!

[@mathill6869]

I like Richards Jones and Woods but Mick Taylor is in the Virtuoso league along with Clapton Green Beck Bloomfield and Hendrix.

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

Woww Mick Taylor plays whit so much fell i love it

[@jakeizlove]

If people heard this version first; Taylor would be more appreciated.

[@Benji8461]

man...you're not kidding Brian.....sick... I love Clapton's playing in his Bluesbreakers, and "cream" phase, but man....this is as good as ANYTHING I've heard Clapton play... You must be a guitarist too.. you know it: TONE for days!!! gawwwd....

[@jamiemcmillan6742]

Damn!!

[@coravisser727]

This needs no words it is so fantastic good you only have to listen and to share woh super super great.

[@keithcarr2053]

mick taylor can wail on that axe and mayall can sing dem blues too

[@wayneblanchard97]

Despite making a massive difference for the Stones, I still feel that Mick Taylor's finest playing happened when he was a Bluesbreaker. Following Eric Clapton and Peter Green in that band meant he - a disciple of his predecessors though with a jazzier background adding to the blues inspiration - had to be on his toes at all times. This track, one recorded live on John Mayall's tape recorder (as done for the 'Diary of a Band' albums) sees Mick and drummer Jon Hiseman, with Mayall on rhythm guitar and vocal, and Tony Reeves on bass, literally jamming without a net. Notice how Hiseman's jazzy playing and rolling style constantly push Taylor along. The studio version (on KZbin), which is from the album 'Bare Wires' is shorter but is also excellent, with a killer Taylor solo. But for now, just listen to this. I was disappointed that when he was with Jack Bruce, Taylor didn't step up and really make his mark. But with the Bluesbreakers he did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSXZYSPf7JkbsU

[@bluestu33]

Agreed. That’s the case with Mayall’s first 3 guitar guys. Best work was with him.

[@peternedyalkov5882]

Taylor is having a ball here. Too bad he doesn't get the mass acclaim he deserves.

[@wombaticus5]

Holy shit.

[@davidgibbs381]

Thanks for posting this, it just now showed up in my recommendations. I caught this tour in Chicago at the Park West and was mesmerized by the whole band, but cannot remember who was on drums. Some help will be appreciated.

[@jaypiasecki4607]

Wish there was a video of this. Would have made for some great guitar lessons

[@DazedConfused1969]

still good in 1982 even after all the stones bs

[@mkilner]

if thats not inspiration to practice i dont know what is!..proper British Blues at its very best!

[@cymbula]

You won't hear much better than that this side of the apocalypse.

[@mansteinman]

Have you ever loved a woman

[@marcolascaraky6663]

For cousin Figen: why, when you talk about Mick Taylor, are using the time passed as he was dead or faded...he is alive and, soon or later, will turn to make concerts , sessions and studio works.. remember the first love is impossibile to forget...blues or rock that is..never...cause the blues is as a deal with devil ...is forever...take a look to the cover notes of J. Mayall "hard road"(lp) "I was born for troubles cause the blues has hit in my life and t's a hard road (blues) till ithe day i die" november 1966.

[@ronwood7029]

Don’t know why he joined the stones their “music” is not the blues . He was outstanding as a blues player .

[@marakaretsos5204]

🎸🎹🎼🎼

[@philhorne811]

He brought the best out of Mahall and the Stones

[@brigwood7658]

holy fuck!

[@lapaz62]

No snowy, just a pic with snowy in it, couldnt find a decent one of the Bluesbreakers from the 80s. Mick was the only guitar player with John Mayall playing guitar sometimes.

[@DazedConfused1969]

@DazedConfused1969 speaking in blues sense as he still had it

[@stevearle]

Still don't think Mayall sings the blues very well but this is Mick Taylor on a real good night and man is he turned UP!... beautiful phrasing and tone for days.

[@thebirddogthree4035]

I respectfully beg to differ - Mayall's singing is one of his best features; he sings with passion and commitment , a lot of great bluesmen sang in an high tenor voice.

[@bluestu33]

Personally I think he sing the blues very well. He ain’t Frank Sinatra but the blues isn’t supposed to be pretty.

[@adamberwick2644]

I keep trying to turn up the Song! Lol

[@omeletpants]

Clapton is my favorite guitarist but Taylor does a better job on this song than Clapton did with John Mayall in 1965

[@hudsonneuro7796]

Omletpants, I dont see the point of insulting strangers on the internet for expressing their subjective opinions on music. That said, while I have been an big admirer of Mick Taylor's playing since 1967, and I enjoyed listening to his solo here (no big desire to hear it again) for you to say this performance was better that the original strikes me as one of the most groundless and thoughtless remarks I have ever read on any subject, anywhere. You should write speeches for Trump, perhaps.

[@chatae-shik1479]

Hmm, Mick Taylor edges it for me. Actually, by a long shot. Could never really stand Clapton's playing after a while, for some reason. Taylor's got this really old and genuine style of playing that I've never heard from anyone. Eric's Crossroads solo is still great, though.

[@billkalivas9750]

Please tell me what album this came from. This is Mick Taylor at his finest.

[@stevesims2243]

originally "Beano" Blues breakers with Eric Clapton 1966

[@oximore111]

..forget ´bout the stones, that's where it's at!

[@cortducaine5225]

I agree with many of the comments here. Mick Taylor is technically excellent blues guitarist and also has a great feel IMO. The Stones type of music doesn't really suit his style. He was at home with John Mayall and that early 1980s period was their best time.

[@bluestu33]

Actually the 67-68 years were pretty darn good with the “Crusade” album being particularly excellent.

[@cortducaine5225]

@@bluestu33 Yes, you are right there. The Crusade period was very good !

[@rosacortese]

Like I said, "black music matters"!

[@Bluesful1]

Les Paul sings!

[@cubsfands29]

this isnt even a blues breakers song its a song clapton did with derek and the dominos. this song is called have you ever loved a woman

[@xineles]

superMick.... si Clapton es "Dios" y Peter es el padre de Dios .... donde encaja Mick en la constelación? ... sencillamente SUPERMICK!!!

[@1maggan]

Mick T plays with unbelievable flow and authority not at least here. My guitar hero. Saw him, first time w J Mayall 1967 in Bournemouth (UK) on a Miss Wet T-shirt Contest (are there such things anymore!?). On stage a bottle of whisky was passed around the band members ..... everyone took a hit but Mick didn't want any of it. He looked a bit shy in his grey Terylene pants and I can't remember a fucking anything from that gig. Really annoying (I was 16).

[@marcolascaraky3915]

Aggiungerei anche Beck a Page, a Clapron, Green, Taylor

[@Glynn125]

Is that Snowy White at 4:12?

[@liptonius]

Han skulle aldrig lämnat STONES. ( för helvete ) !

[@1maggan]

Jag kan hålla med dig på ett sätt. Men med tanke på den utveckling Stones hade mot mer disco/pop/rock så vete fan om MT stil hade passat lika bra som när de spelade mer bluesbaserad rock. Här är MT verkligen i högform; han kastar sig över solot som ett vilddjur. Underbart tryck i tassarna!

[@marcolascaraky3915]

Da quale album?

[@Tanello82]

@5:22....not much more to say....

[@green323turbo]

at 5:22

[@tonteriaslasprecisas6897]

Mick Taylor is wonderful here and he was superb with the Stones. What's all this silly "tribal blues purism"? Gimme a break.

[@cubsfands29]

no man didnt realize that. thanks for telling me. i look like a complete ass now.

[@32JimT]

Mick does a Good job on this!! However...I still consider the Clapton version to be Definitive!!

[@lapaz62]

Pretty good, probably a little better than good.

[@steveanderson7727]

MT does deliver an impressive technique-laden solo, lots of knowing his way around a fretboard, but I can't compare this with the raw emotion of a 20 year old Clapton's 1965 live version, which is surely one of his best ever performances and one of the best blues guitar recordings of all time.

[@ronwood7029]

Far better than Clapton or page and nearly as good as Peter Green

[@sprucetree49]

the stones paid him $75 a week - somethng like that.

[@tonteriaslasprecisas6897]

Moses wapshot. They paid him 150 pounds a week for a few months. By november 69 he was a full member of the band, which makes sense, as he had just left Mayall and was penniless like everyone who worked for John in those days....

[@lapaz62]

Yes Mayall ripped off a classic blues song melody, as did many others and claimed it as his own, Clapton played guitar on it on the first Bluesbreakers album in 1966. Clapton later recorded Have You Ever Loved A Woman, in 1970. If you are looking for rip offs, try almost everything Led Zeppelin did.

[@bluestu33]

Mayall made sure the blues originators got credit for the songs he recorded so he didn’t rip off anyone. He did more for the original blues artists than anyone. Led Zeppelin is a totally different story.

[@peterpzazz2441]

Listening to 8 hrs of blues (no matter how good the player) is enuf to last a lifetime. It’s so damn repetitive.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Beck? Page predictable and stale for years