Mick TAYLOR: The MAN Who CHANGED The Rolling STONES

[@kkwok9]

The stone have never been the same without Mick Taylor. They rocked harder, tougher, rougher with Mick Taylor.

[@hardinFrisco]

Mick Taylor the best years of the stones ,genius of a man

[@philiposborne8598]

I can remember listening to a recording of 'Midnight Rambler' and being blown away with the fluid Blues guitar lead breaks, for years I thought it was Keith Richards playing these iconic lines, only later did I learn that it was Mick Taylor! He truly was a virtuoso.

[@brianmoran1968]

Can’t you hear me knocking, his solo is magical

[@georgehorner1578]

the live solo on sympathy for the devil, get your ya ya's out was his masterpiece to me, also time waits for no one, winter, stray cat blues on get your ya ya's out, the list is a long one .

[@michael52250]

@@georgehorner1578 How many of his post Stones recordings have you bought?

[@georgehorner1578]

@@michael52250 1

[@georgehorner1578]

@@michael52250 Better player than Wood

[@TheDKServices]

@@brianmoran1968 Yeah trading licks with the sax, just has a great groove. Probably my favorite Stones track although I'm fond of the late 60s stuff, Gimme Shelter right up there too

[@joshuadurocher8071]

Mick Taylor period is tge best era of stones way underated I love his country influence bad ass

[@williamlangan5902]

It may be true Mick Taylor “wasn’t a Rolling Stone” in attitude. But musically, yes, he was! And that’s what counts for me! He was definitely under-appreciated!

[@coreyjsilva3534]

@williamlangan5902 Right. Exactly. This really SHOULD go WITHOUT NEED OF BEING SAID... I mean... are people even thinking through what they are talking about??? "Wasn't a true Stone"... IN ATTITUDE??? Who even THINKS STUFF THAT STUPID? Severly Handicapped Children?

[@eg4449]

​Really?...You need to use an ugly term that refers to children to express dissatisfaction with someone's different viewpoint? @@coreyjsilva3534

[@anonymusum]

What do you expect? The Stones never were a musician´s band, it was always about image and marketing, not musicianship. So MT was an alien in their band. And he was so much better than Richards.

[@coreyjsilva3534]

@anonymusum While there is certainly much truth in what you say, your conclusion is far too black and white. The Stones were a far more complicated affair than you give them credit for. While it is true that they were (with the exception of Taylor) not exceptionally skilled musicians and while it is also true that Mick Jagger and management were (for most of their career) far more concerned with matters of marketing than artistry... It is also true that there are not very many famous Rock and Roll bands that have more impressive (in terms of Artistry) catalogs than The Stones do. And while Mick Taylor was there for most of the best material, and his contribution to those records was absolutely vital and irreplaceable, he was not there for ALL of the best material. The Stones actually made one of their very best albums sans Taylor; "Some Girls". Also, although I agree that outside of Taylor none of the Stones guitarists were particularly impressive in a strictly skills context, they were not THE EDGE. They were not THAT GUY FROM R.E.M. They were, at the very least, competant in a straitforward Rock and Roll context and the most obvious and glaring limitation to The Stones being a great LIVE act was omnipresent throughout their entire career; Mick Jagger's inability to actually sing in a competant fashion outside of the studio. During Taylor's tenure with the band THAT was the only factor that kept them from being a genuinely HOT live band. Watts, Wyman and Richards provided a great foundation of Rock and Roll and Taylor's leads added a touch of sophistication and true excellence that, combined with their Peak Era material dominating the set lists, resulted in a pretty damn hot and well oiled machine. They weren't Steely Dan or nothing but of course THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE. The problem, in a LIVE context was always Jagger. Even in his prime the man seemed completely unable to do things as basic as punch and sustain a note anywhere remotely near the upper part of his extremely limited vocal range. He as much talked through the songs as he did sing them. But again IN A STUDIO CONTEXT The Stones have a genuinely very impressive catalog of work in both a commercial and artistic context; and to do both simultaneously is nothing to sneeze at. They certainly were much more than just marketing and hype. They are considered one of the best strait ahead Rock and Roll bands from The Golden Age of such things; and in a strictly studio context I think they deserve to be.

[@rachellopez5045]

Bless then forever 💙 ❤ 🎉 😢

[@arniedainter3997]

Time waits for no one. Classic.

[@steveco360]

No doubt, the best version of the band. They were at their absolute peak with Taylor.

[@coreyjsilva3534]

@@steveco360 Without question.

[@coreyjsilva3534]

@steveco360 if Mick Jagger could actually sing LIVE that would have been a SUPER HOT BAND to see or listen to live. Instead it still sounds kind of shitty because the vocals are awful.

[@The-Contractor]

​​@@coreyjsilva3534Seen them in concert a few times. They sucked every time. Jagger can't even phrase and Richards is sloppy.

[@Segura-x4k]

✅

[@donhanlon7121]

Met Taylor and got his autograph backstage after his Dublin solo show 2001. His contribution on those albums '69/74 will always be standout🎸💎☘️

[@stephenmolaro2031]

Mick Taylor is a guitar players guitar player!❤

[@michaelmuzafarov8125]

Mick Jagger guitar man

[@anthonyburnam3415]

Sure fkn is. I was pretty destroyed when he left with some bad feelings on someone's part. I'm just ignorant of who wanted Taylor to leave. Not me man. Blues guitar is all I care about. I haven't even followed Mick Taylor after the stones. How did I miss that? I always knew what Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana were doing and was rewarded. These bands just need to do the right thing instead of what they are doing. Just get a solid guitar player. Chris Robinson knows a bunch of just great lead guitar players. I saw him with new dude in Denver at the Gothic years ago with a great kid playing lead. Wore an untouched black hat. A little plump but that man could play. Luther could play his ass off.

[@cheeseheadfiddle]

The Mick Taylor albums were Stones’ pinnacle-by far. When I was discovering music as a kid in the 70s, it was Taylor’s playing along with Hendrix, Duane Allman and Carlos Santana that taught me what it was all about.

[@ShaunPanzer]

Mick Taylor is one of my guitar heros . Does he really have Stones fans that don’t love the albums he is on ?

[@Daemiandussault]

I think Mick and Keith felt pressure to downplay the magnificent effect that Taylor had during his brief stay, partially because they needed to move on if he wasn't going to move on with them. And make no mistake he quit because he had to. Regardless of what he says now, he was destroyed. He couldn't stop using cocaine, and who knows what else was bothering him. It was not the kind of environment you could be in if you sprouted problems. He probably left to save his life

[@wilmabaumann4499]

Mick Taylor, ein überragender bemerkenswerter Gitarrist, war ein Natur- Talent...seine Zeit bei den Rolling Stones hinterließ daher eine große Lücke...er war sich seines Talent's so bewusst, das er sehr sicher und souverän auftreten konnte und seine Beiträge den Stones riesige Erfolge brachten... Das Schicksal hatte wohl anderes mit ihm vor, warum, kann wohl keiner ergründen... Aber diese gemeinsame Zeit mit den Stones hat tolle, bleibende Songs hervor gebracht....🎵🎶🔝 Danke!🍀

[@um9272]

So schwer war es nicht zu ergründen ! Er kam mit 19 zu ihnen. Man überlege sich, was damals bei ihnen vorging und wie man beeinflussbar in dem Alter ist . Drogenkonsum war für ihn ebenso ein Thema, wie für Keith und Mick. Eine gewisse Eifersucht, die von Keith ausging dürfte wohl nicht ausgeschlossen sein. Ich sah ihn in den 90ern und Anfang der 2000er ein paar mal . Einmal ging er sehr dicht an mir vorbei, Ein Parfümladen richt ziemlich neutral gegen seine damaligen Ausdünstungen !!!! Aber davon abgesehen wirkte alles andere als selbstbewusst! Ohne Frage ist sein Spiel absolut „outstanding“ Eines meiner ganz großen Einflüsse

[@um9272]

Er verspielt sich auf „cant you hear me knocking“ einmal im solo , schon mal gehört ?? Sie haben es so gelassen !😊 Find ich gut !!!!!!!

[@inzana2]

Honestly the Mick Taylor albums were by far the best

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

❤❤❤PERFECTION ❤❤❤

[@steveaustin7306]

Best thing that ever happened to the Stones.

[@kennethnorman8079]

Around 1994-5, I found myself alone with Mick Taylor and had to say, “You must get this all the time, but why’d you leave the Stones?” He was a really sweet guy and said “You’d be surprised how often DON’T get asked that question…I’ll tell you exactly why I left the Stones…I wrote 4 songs with Mick Jagger(for what I believe he said was for “Goat’s Head Soup”)because Keith was too out of it to write with Jagger. Jagger made a big deal about being excited that these 4 songs were going to be the first Jagger-Taylor songwriting credits. When the album came out, everything was credited to Jagger-Richards and nothing was ever said. I knew then, I was leaving, I just had to pick my moment.” He didn’t know me from Adam and wouldn’t know me now, but you can tell he felt aggrieved.

[@apollos_revival]

Interesting. Maybe from It's Only Rock N Roll? I suppose it could have been Goats, but the songs I've specifically heard him mention in interviews over the years: Sticky Fingers - "Sway", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (outro), "Moonlight Mile" Exile - "Ventilator Blues" Goats - "Hide Your Love", "Tops" (released on Tattoo You, but comes from these sessions) IORR - "Time Waits For No One", "Till the Next Goodbye", "If You Really Want to be My Friend" He did get credit on "Criss Cross" which comes from Goats Head Soup. It was left off at the last minute for "Hide Your Love". However, I've never heard him mention "Criss Cross" in any interview.

[@coreyjsilva3534]

@@kennethnorman8079 AKA... SIMPLE GREED was the reason that Mick Taylor wasn't on Some Girls! IMAGINE HOW GREAT THAT WOULD HAVE SOUNDED!!!

[@coreyjsilva3534]

Some Girls is BRILLIANT ANYWAY! Imagine if they would have had Mick Taylor's musicianship during DISCOSTONES... OMG... that would have been EPIC

[@flynnlizzy5469]

Now it makes TOTAL SENSE, thank you sir ! Other than a bit of 'cuttin' off your nose to spite your face', I don't blame him one bit. How do you hold that inside while facing them every time you get together, right? Ah, its passive / aggressive, yes, and makes sense. THEY knew what they did to him and never spoke to him about it or gave him the respect to acknowledge what they had done to him (or allowed to be done). HE knew how much he contributed to the band / they knew how much he contributed to the band and pretty much dared him to 'lump it or leave it', as the old sayin' goes. It seems to me that is what it came down to. I've been in that exact situation more than once in my life and had the same reaction: 'Go ahead, play that game with me, I'll burn this fkr down', and did. Not LITERALLY of course, but ... Ok ok, there was that one time that ... well ... On the other hand they felt that inviting him to join the band, his name and face on the album covers, the fame, the exposure, the guaranteed legacy, the chics, the drugs, the money, you're gonna complain mate ?". He just wanted the RESPECT he well deserved. Now I'm get fired up, lol. Hey, this is all mind reading on my part, I have no idea what any of them were thinking but your story DOES add up, perfectly, human behavior-wise. Thanks again!

[@JohnPowell-x7t]

It’s only rock and roll was the tipping point for Mick. No credits when he looked at the back of the album. Sickening greed by Jagger Richards . They did the same to Richard Ashcroft until they got shamed.

[@SteveMccart]

I was and still am not that big of a Rolling Stones fan but , Exile on Main Street is without a doubt one of my favorite records of all time. A great album to practice along with.

[@bethcaeran6944]

Mick Taylor brought the stones back from almost splitting up! They were at there pinnacle with him!

[@NolalanD]

The man is a master of the Blues and Rock n Roll. Nuff said just listen.

[@garryjones8334]

The stones at their best , what a modest guy . He's definitely one of the best guitarists ever .

[@sandrakenney567]

Rest in peace( Charlie ) Your not forgotten Godbless you Amen 🙏💖

[@flynnlizzy5469]

Amen.

[@robertmartinez4174]

The Stones were at their peak during the Mick Taylor years.

[@Trobtwillis]

"Can You Hear Me Knocking" and "Time Waits for No One" are masterpieces. Mick Taylor's contributions were so valuable. As co-arrangers, musicians including Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Nicky Hopkins, Mick Taylor, Bobby Keys, Billy Preston, Ron Wood, Daryl Jones, etc. deserve a lot of praise for their contributions to the Stones' Sound.

[@allthingsfrench1391]

And Bobby Whitlock

[@Trobtwillis]

@@allthingsfrench1391 Oh yeah, and Chuck Leaval too. (I probably misspelled that.)

[@KillaCommieFerMommie]

My two favorites from Mick Taylor are "Winter" Deluxe Version.... and also "Dead Flowers", the LIVE version 1971

[@TimothyThompson-y1z]

Keith the riff master, without Keith no stones but he could never be chuck berry. Taylor is just magic absolutely elevated the band.

[@TheDKServices]

Wow, a lot of these comments seem to be very emotionally invested. What is undeniable is that Taylor brought a spark to a searching band. It worked out pretty well through five albums. They might have split up but for the the new energy and input. Gave them a jumpstart when they needed it, simple as that

[@flynnlizzy5469]

Maybe instead of 'Start Me Up', it should have been named 'Jump Start Me Up' in memory of his years of impeccable service ?

[@TheDKServices]

@@flynnlizzy5469 I think he went in knowing it wasn't a permanent gig. He laid down lots of great work but was ready to move on when the time came (so I've heard)

[@RobertTaylor-cj7zd]

Yes he was ready to move on. And like the prima donna he was, he thougjt that leaving the group on the eve of the 1975 summer tour would force its cancelation. So, when he wiped his mouth at the enf of the pre tour banquet and threw the napkin on his plate, got up and said, "I quit", Keef merely looked across the table at his friend Ronnie Wood and asked, "Are you available to sit in?. The tour was a sell out and Mick Taylor went on to fill stadiums worldwide as well as pump out hit after hit. No, wait, that was the Rolling Stones?​@@TheDKServices

[@larrycroft470]

Dude u do not know WTF u r talking about period. What a moronic comment. By the way I do not hide behind a moniker like most keyboard warriors.

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@TheDKServices Those were the first words out of his mouth..

[@apollos_revival]

• Jagger/Richards are some of the best songwriters in Rock n Roll history. • Mick Taylor elevated their live shows and contributed to their evolving sound in the studio. BOTH CAN BE TRUE

[@meeeka]

As well as a third: Jagger/taylor could /would have been a writing behemoth as well.

[@fazlurbaksh5969]

Mick Taylor's is my favorite guitarist in the stones. His solo in can't you hear me knocking is genius guitar playing.

[@markatsvensson]

The Rolling Stones were a really good band when they started out then grew into a great band in the late sixties before briefly, in the early seventies, becoming the greatest rock and roll band in the world. After Mick Taylor left the band they switched to being a real good adult contemporary band for a couple of albums before spending the remaining decades selling out stadiums as a legacy act. The Rolling Stones will always be at its core a Jagger/Richards/Watts sound but the spark that lit it up in brilliance were Mick Taylor and Brian Jones.

[@hughmaxwell8143]

Selling out stadiums as a legacy act- you nailed it.

[@flynnlizzy5469]

And Bill Wyman supplied some pretty tasty bass licks too I'd say.

[@stevegalland9820]

Cant you hear me knocking is a masterpiece.

[@michael52250]

And Mick did nothing but some pedestrian rhythm... that's all Keith (BTW I don't count the Santana rip off "jam" and have no idea why it was left on the recording)... here is what Mick contributed for all of the "experts" out there :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXHpWiIlrqIq80 (BTW... not quite sure if you're taking sides Steve... but you sure nailed the best R&R intro ever and it just keeps on rockin')

[@stevegalland9820]

@michael52250 not taking sides. Just of my Stones favorites, no matter who contributed.

[@michael52250]

@@stevegalland9820 👍 ... too bad about the insane 'Jam' Santana ripoff that has nothing to do with the great song.

[@roseblake5803]

@@michael52250-What a bunch of malarkey you’re spewing

[@josephliptak]

Just like Ed King had to leave Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mick Taylor left the Stone's for similar reasons. My favorite Stones were the 1969-74 era Stones. Their music was raw, powerful, tight, and bluesy rock n roll. Their best bootlegs came from that era too and damn do those bootleg CD's rock. The Stone's definitely peaked during this era. Taylor didn't fit like Ronnie Wood did but he sure brought a different sound to the band that rocked hard.

[@nasticanasta]

I saw mick with 10 years later and he and Alvin jammed together on stage in late 70’s

[@larrypower8659]

Mick Taylor’s masterpiece solo with The Stones is “Time Waits For No One.”

[@danstipe2221]

Yeah. 100%

[@hotrox2112]

Damn, well Hypnotic...

[@RoyBennett-dz2cq]

The golden years of the rolling stones,1971/1974…. became the greatest rock and roll bwnd in the world..

[@flynnlizzy5469]

Were you around for the beginning of the Brit Invasion through say, 'Satanic Majesties...' ? It was a different time, a different vibe and the sound of the Stones was a very big part of it, right there with The Beatles, for me at least. Jagger had amazing presence on stage, unapologetic vocals, considering he doesn't have a 'Tom Jones' voice and people went with it. they just sounded that good/cool. Not that The Beatles didn't have a stage presence but it wasn't the same as Jaggers. Jagger was pretty much the next 'Elvis', even though his vocals couldn't match Elvis' or his 'moves' either but he dared anyone to question him. Think that sounds weird ? Then answer why he wasn't 'booed' off stage ? Watch him prance around in that silly hat and cape at Altamont and not get himself killed. Had any dude walked into a bar with that get-up on and start barking orders to 'Cool down.man ,,. !!", said guy would still be pullin' pool cue splinters out of his ass, to this day ! I'm just saying that looking at it backwards, so to speak, is nowhere the same as being there prior, then as its brand spankin knew, then what comes later. Like the sounds the Kinks (You Really Got Me), Richards 'Satisfaction' 'fuzz' and then Cream, Hendrix with the wah-wah peddle, NOTHING else had ever made those sounds, they were brand new to us and as simple as it sounds now, it was mind blowing to hear back then. The Stones were as unique as a band could get even though most believe they were just copying the Beatles. The 'air', yes, but no, not a copy The Edwardian era, 'Yardley', 007 and English Leather cologne commercials, bespeckled Lennon , Richards, Charlie (and George too ?), Edwardian and then Nehru jackets, paisley shirts, the new intellectuals as they 'matured', Charlie even wore a mustache at one point ! RIP Charlie Watts, dang it. 'Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing In The Shadows?), so far from Exile but still GREAT, that is, if you were there to hear it play on the radio for the first time. It felt like the world was being turned on its ear, but in a cool way. I LOVE Taylors years too, don't get me wrong. I'm just sayin', if you weren't there (not sayin' you weren't) to hear their version of 'She Said Yeah' for the first time, back when most men and boys had short hair, crew cuts even and Sinatra, Martin, Jones, Steve and Eydie were just as common to hear come from the car radio as the Stones, it was just different but REVOLUTIONARY before the 70s were even thought of. I'm not criticizing your comment or meaning to dis you, just adding a little more to the story but have no idea how old you are. I'm OLD, although The Stones are older, so I'm just guessing that you weren't around then.

[@andybasic1761]

His live playing on "Get Your Ya Yas Out" was incredible! One of my top ten albums ever!

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend ❤😊

[@ocsplc]

Mick T was in the band when I was young and played Sticky Fingers over and over again on a little suitcase stereo and table. I leafed back and forth through the cover art and photos. This was my own musical coming of age. Imagine, growing up in real time when albums like Sticky Fingers, Exile and Goats Head…and on. What do kids have today? Nothing. Garbage. My formative years and memories included Mick Taylor. His departure was a death blow. Not a knock on Ronnie. But Mick T just made every song better. The Glimmer Twins had no idea how Taylor’s musicality actually made the appeal of each track better. Too bad they didn’t embrace him

[@joaosouzagomes4189]

Mick Taylor is the Best guitarman of stones ever. Sorrir my englich.

[@joaosouzagomes4189]

sorry....

[@karlwanninger7675]

Sorry, but Keith Richards is the best and Ron Wood is the best partner for him. Mick Taylor was the wrong player for the Stones. I think, he didn't really understand their music. His noodling didn't fit to their Rock'n'Soul.

[@josealeman1647]

@@karlwanninger7675you re wrong

[@MrAschiff]

@@karlwanninger7675 He wasn't the wrong player. He played great, he just wanted to do something different. He left the Stones and joined up with Jack Bruce a much different type of gig.

[@karlwanninger7675]

@@MrAschiff Yeah, that was the best idea he ever had and he was the wrong player for the Stones.

[@mikegodhard7211]

I look at Mick Taylor as a Saturn V booster rocket that put The Rolling Stones in orbit where they remain to this day. “Exile” is quintessential stones, and MT songs like “Moonlight Mile” are some of their best. I’m 66 and I approve this message

[@PeterMayer]

I am 65, and I approve your message.! Cool that you brought up Apollo Saturn.5 rocket booster, Apollo was a God to me as a kid.

[@vinonavortex5582]

Charlie watts said if none of the rest of us had ever existed and mick met Keith there would have been a band and it would have sounded like The Rolling Stones beggars banquet is by far best stones album and it was recorded one year before Taylor joined band a big part of the problem is people are ignorant don’t read books don’t know who played what on what song

[@vinonavortex5582]

You are too young missed the first stones years that propelled them to equal status critically with Beatles exile came very late in the day seventy two seventies were the b side of the sixties musically

[@borsehalle1426]

Exile is the best Album of All times ❤

[@taylordw]

Let it Bleed

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

@@taylordwwhich Taylor had nothing to do with 😂

[@apollos_revival]

@@fuchsiaswing8545I’m pretty sure he was a fully integrated member of the band and played on most of the record. Did Charlie Watts also have nothing to do with it?

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

@@apollos_revival Taylor had nothing to do with Let It Bleed. It was a finished album when he joined the band. He plays on two tracks: “Country Honk” and “Live With Me.” And, yes, they were already written songs. Taylor merely provided dubbing work. His coming out party was on the 1969 American Tour, which resulted in the seminal live album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out (1970), and he left his first real studio mark with the band on Sticky Fingers.

[@apollos_revival]

@@fuchsiaswing8545 I thought you were referring to Exile, my bad. That said, I thought “Live With Me” was live tracked.

[@Oscar-z2j]

Damn the Stones were great in concert awesome show,

[@Michel-r6m]

Mick Taylor saves the Stones when Brian was fired and Keith battled his own demons. The Stones were a great band before Taylor (and Ry Cooder) but Taylor played (just as Ry Cooder) on my fav Stones albums.

[@Guandolynn]

Those are the best 5 albums in R/R History.❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimhopkins1557]

Simply..OUTSTANDING !!

[@nasticanasta]

Get yer ya ya’s out is probably the best live album ever recorded

[@dansweet6793]

Taylor was taken for granted, I love the Stones but he never got the credit from the Stones he deserved, the fans gave him all the respect

[@rodgerbane3825]

Can't you hear me knocking is one of the all time great riffs ever done.

[@sverkerpetersson1430]

What about Ian Stewart? The true genious behind Rolling Stones. He never get any cred for his fantastic playing in songs like Let's spend the night together and Sympathy for the D

[@georgehorner1578]

It would be plain stupid to say that a guitar player the caliber of Mick Taylor did not contribute to the writing department of the Rolling Stones, and also not hard to believe that Mick and Keith failed to give Taylor any credit for his contributions.

[@ricmcmix5203]

There were only a few guitarists on his level in 1969. Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix, and Peter Green. And none of them were available. They were lucky to get him, and dumb to let him walk away.

[@michaelmuzafarov8125]

Rory Gallagher , Joe walsh

[@Ewesley382]

There are sooo many great guitar players

[@briangrace1402]

no doubt without mick taylor the stones would not have gotten to where they are today, he made them the best

[@scottgallagher5344]

I agree. Mick gave them enough swagger that the remaining member have been milking since he left the band almost 50 years ago.

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

I agree and disagree. By the time Taylor entered the band, the Stones were already clicking on all cylinders and recorded Beggars Banquet and much of Let It Bleed. He did, however, elevate their stature as a live act and brought an extra dynamism to the group that led to some of their best material. That said, the Stones’ peak era coincides with more than Taylor; it’s Jimmy Miller, Nicky Hopkins, and the songwriting growth of Mick and Keith. It was a perfect storm of parts coming together at the right time.

[@scottgallagher5344]

@@fuchsiaswing8545 Jimmy and Nicky deserve much more credit then has been given and let’s not forget Mr Keys

[@sandrakenney567]

@briangrace1420.thats because he was the best looker of the other stones women were😍😍😍😋😋😉😉😜😜😜🤤🤤and his honky tonky women on their bedroom walls id say😎🎸🤩🎸😍🤩🎸😃😍🤩🤗🎸😱🙋‍♀️💃👯‍♂️🎸✊👍🤟💖

[@vinonavortex5582]

Nonsense Taylor came in long after stones had reached equal status with Beatles he was a great player but wrote zero songs satisfaction last time paint it black jumpin jack flash sympathy for the devil he had nothing to do with any of those songs not gimme shelter either all guitar parts for studio version best version of that song were done by Keith read keiths book Stanley booths book problem is today people are ignorant don’t read books that’s why seventy four million idiots voted for a toxic moron like trump

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

The first few albums he was with them up through Exile were among the Stones best to me. The last two were the low point of their entire career to me. Woodie doesn't do a whole lot for me but he fits in and he did invigorate their sound when he joined. The marriage between Mick and the Stones was like Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker's romance.

[@cubitus92]

Définitivement un grand guitariste qui correspond à la meilleure période des Stones.

[@jeffreymorris11]

When the tide comes in, all boats rise. Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, was the high tide!!

[@michaelboguski4743]

You don't know what you got til it's gone.... You pave paradise and put up a parking lot !

[@Challender]

Under-appreciated phenomenal guitarist.

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

Mick's two solos on Shine A Light (my 2nd favourite Stones song) are why he should have been credited as co-writer along with Leon Russell.

[@jammininthepast]

Exile is the best "rock" album ever. Without Taylor the album would not have been close to what it accomplished.....I saw Mick live in a (Denver) club (300 people) in the '90s, the groove was Exile. Great show.

[@angelootavio204]

The greatest rock'n'roll band in 70's ... THE INCREDIBLE ... "Mick Taylor and his Rolling Stones"

[@bgandjsco1]

I personally give the Edge to LED ZEP but the Stones were fantastic too.

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

And when Mick left the Stones, they went after Rory Gallagher to fill his spot….but Rory saw through the Royalty of Mick and Keef and stayed loyal to himself, going solo and became, in my honest opinion, a Blues guitarist icon, for those in the know. 🎸🎸🇨🇦

[@johnkochen7264]

Brian Jones was the musical heart of the Stones and so was Mick Taylor. Ron Woods could never replace them and the Stones never achieved the quality they had with Jones or Taylor.

[@josepedro8968]

The Rolling Make made the finest Rock & Roll History until Now...!!!

[@albrechtkonrad5496]

Comparison is the beginning of misfortune! It is an absolute phenomenon how this band has captivated so many people for over sixty years. Why should Mick Taylor be pitted against Ron Wood? ...and don't forget the Brian era! It's personal musical style preferences that control such statements like this"Mick Taylor characterised the greatest era of the Stones". Each era has its own distinctive style and each of the three guitarists formed a marvellous ‘orchestra’ with Keith. So stop pitting one against the other. Relax - it's only rock'n roll, but we like it!

[@Homeoftheclan]

I have everything Taylor recorded with the Stones, it’s the only period I’m at all interested in. No Mick Taylor no Rolling Stones

[@landismarks5945]

I remember Charlie saying that he thought Taylor would become big like Pat Metheny, but Taylor never made it on his own as a writer. Lots of small London club jams with Ronnie wood out there though and he comes on stage almost every Stones tour to play

[@HansJansson-s8h]

If Mick Taylor had not joined the Stones the band wouldn't be around today. They would have split back then.

[@michaelmuzafarov8125]

no agree

[@HansJansson-s8h]

@@michaelmuzafarov8125 That's ok with me! We don't need to agree.

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

That's major hyperbole. They would have found another virtuosic guitarist. Even Page called Taylor an “extremely fortunate man, kind of like a fellow who wins the lottery.”

[@melodymakermark]

10:50, good ole Jimmy Johnson. This guy laid down guitar on everyone from Areatha Franklin and Wilson Picket to Paul Simon and Bob Seeger, and everyone in between. He was also the first to record Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[@johndaugherty4127]

Exile has been cited by many as the greatest album of all time, but, I always thought Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers as the pinnacle of the Stones.

[@lesevans6567]

Mick Taylor was all that. I loved him. I use to listen to Time waits for No One. And, imagine that during his solo. They lert, went and grabbed a bite. Then walked back. And he was finishing up. Mr Taylor should be proud that his gift allowed him to pick and choose his jobs. But, the the Stones were meant to be. With or without him. I truly don’t a lot about anyone. But, I always loved Ronnie Woods talent. Evan with Rod Stewart. I considered Woods the Jeff Beck from the poor side of the tracks! I’ve never seen this . Does Taylor ever mention how being with the stones helped his career?

[@darrelldunn4618]

Is there a decent live recording of the Rolling Stones before Mick Taylor??

[@paulsagliocca982]

Awesome point…the answer is a resounding no!!

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

Well, there are some great showcases of the band in their early years, but they practically gave up live music during the last two years of Brian’s tenure.

[@randybackgammon890]

E.P. 'Got live if you want it' Decca Records '65...Very exciting to my mind.

[@stevehalverson790]

My favorite era of The Stones was the Mick Taylor era. My favorite songs however did not have Taylor on them: Gimme Shelter, Sympathy For the Devil, Midnight Rambler, Jumping Jack Flash, Under My Thumb. However, the live versions of these songs with Taylor are even better than the original album versions.

[@iwanbottos5128]

He was. The best guitarist of the Stones .And those 5 albums were the best Stones work ever. Maybe even some of the best music poont.Can't you hear me knockin' the best guitar work I know. I saw them only once with Taylor and God was that good , the next time it was in The Hague at the Zuyderpark with Ronnie and Billy Preston , good, but less than before. But , hey , it's the Stones , dude.

[@sandrakenney567]

Rest in peace( Charlie ) Your not forgotten Godbless you Amen 🙏💖.Also *Rest in peace to Brian Godbless you Amen 🙏🕊🕊🦋🦋🌹🌹💐💐🎸🥁🙏🙏🕊🕊

[@precbsfender]

Keefer found himself playing second fiddle to Taylor's guitar BRILLIANCE..

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

Keefer was more integral in the songwriting process.

[@markjimenez4136]

Great years if the stones

[@antonius_006]

"You gotta move" reminds me of Mississippi Fred McDowell. "Love in Vain" reminds me of Robert Johnson.

[@GabrieleMeurer]

I agree. Golden era, it is a pity he left. He was outstanding with the Rolling Stones, only with the Rolling Stones.

[@otaku1524]

'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out' was THE 70'S live album. Before Zep and everyone else took flight, there were The Stones. They laid the Foundation for what followed.

[@lesevans6567]

Mick Taylor was all that. I loved him. I use to listen to Time waits for No One. And, imagine that during his solo. They lert, went and grabbed a bite. Then walked back. And he was finishing up. Mr Taylor should be proud that his gift allowed him to pick and choose his jobs. But, the the Stones were meant to be. With or without him. I truly don’t a lot about anyone. But, I always loved Ronnie Woods talent. Evan with Rod Stewart. I considered Woods the Jeff Beck from the poor side of the tracks!

[@josepedro8968]

The right guitarrist for the Stones in the right time, 70's, with the right age.. Usually said that the top of criativity is late 20's beginning of 30's..Get Yer it's a wonderful live album, should be double album but I understand.. Sticky Fingers, Exile, Goat and It's Only R&R.. Amazing álbuns.. The first 70's, until 75..."Don't know why" but the best álbuns of other Groups too...! 69-75 golden years..! But.. Always the but, in 78 Some Girls follow the times, a backlash in music with Punk and after New Wave with stunning nem Groups and sounds.. The Stones adapted to this times perfectly, Some Girls, Emotional Rescue, and the great Tattoo You.. Extraordinary Band.. I'm a Stones fan, come on, but Exile fits perfectly in 72...Some Girls fits perfectly in 78. ..Was a teen.. Mick Taylor was really a great guitar player that fits perfectly with the Four and all create stunning songs that time..! After, Ron Wood feet perfect in the Stones and specially with Keith on stage..! The Paris 76 concert is Great..! Right man in the right place in the right band.. In Black and Blue sessions lot of them, Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel, the guitarrist of a great band that time Natural Gas Don't remember now), Rory Gallagher was great, have a pack of four DVD's Rory Gallagher Live, but he wanted is career.. Complicated life and unfortunately die. RIP. Ronnie Wood was chosen and well... Honestly I don't see Mick Taylor doing great tours trough the 90's and 2000's... That's life and thank you very much a lot Mr Mick Taylor..! We all still hearing the golden years álbuns, but also the next ones.. That's it.. No nostalgy, simply hearing... Come on, 60 years on the road.. Not the same but still rocking.. The last tour that they were completely genuine was 81 in USA & 82 in Europe.. Was the first time I saw them.. In Madrid, 48 degrees and huge thunderstorm.. Today I heard in KZbin "Glimmer Stone" the Philadelphia 81 concert..! Not the great Solos but really just a pure Rock and Roll Band... Straight to the point.. Regards to everyone

[@KatharineShaw-z8u]

In a way Mick Taylor was like a guest in the Stones like others have been over the years.

[@eparg8059]

At the beginning of the 80ties,the Stones also used some tracks of Taylor for EMOTIONAL RESCUE and TATOO YOU. Indeed,the last two of the good Stones albums. After Taylor left,they certainly made more money,but never again reached the same high musical level.

[@robertsteele5346]

If Mick Taylor hadn’t of joined the stones in that six year period, the Rolling Stones would not be as famous as what they are today…He Was irreplaceable

[@TheaterPup]

They were already quite famous in the 60s. Their 60s songs are what most people tend to remember today.

[@markjovanelli2607]

He should have stayed with the blues and stayed away from the pop stones but i guess the money sucked him in. Such a great blues rock guitarist.

[@jeffl1879]

Add Bobby Keys, Jim Price, Nicky Hopkins .. extraordinary live band

[@markkasper-w9x]

what a great homage to Mick Taylor & The Stones. Still, the solo on Sympathy for the devil on Get your YaYas out is the Pinnacle of Mick's genius

[@michaelmuzafarov8125]

no agree

[@alanjohnmarshall4471]

Taylor was outstanding playing on 'Little Feats' , 'Waiting for Columbus '. The Stones actually approached Little Feat to jam with them, they turned the offer down. 'shit, don't wanna do cover s of 'Mona ' or 'Little Queenie '. The Stones didn't have the chops to compete.

[@rundoetx]

The Stones were a better band with Mick Taylor.

[@humanbeing5300]

Mick Taylor was the perfect addition at the time and without him they never would have had the momentum that carried them through to today. He was there at the absolute height musically

[@ggusta1]

What is UT. University of Tulsa?

[@angelootavio204]

MICK TAYLOR IN BRAZIL, IN 70's ..."Mick Taylor preferred to enjoy his vacation (Jan. / 74) at the home of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida and only left there for a week in Amazonas. When he hunted alligators at night in the waters of the Rio Negro. Mick Taylor and Neville D'Almeida stayed, for more than 5 hours, in a canoe in complete silence. In the stunning and magical atmosphere of the Rio Negro. That was when they heard the most gigantic sound of their lives. In the darkness, the entire jungle generated a fantastic wild symphony. No musician in the world would be able to invent something like it. It was an extraordinary experience for them."

[@sandrakenney567]

He wasnt a bad looking guy in his hay day😍😋😉🤩😍😍😍🤤😜❤

[@mattskustomkreations]

Hey Mick T, I heard Pete Best is looking for a guitarist! 😂. Seriously though, Mick played and made some killer tracks!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Not a stones fan. I do like Mick Taylor. He knew how to play. He didn’t steal ideas from the Beatles.

[@KillaCommieFerMommie]

I love Ronnie Wood.... but would've preferred Mick Taylor stayed with The Stones.

[@Tony-uq4ig]

Mick Taylor being with the rolling stones was not the best times for the stones but the sixty were the best time for the stones

[@sandrakenney567]

OUT OF THE STONES I FOUND MICK TAYLOR THE BEST LOOKER COMPARING TO THE OTHERS.

[@stephendando-j4n]

Ron Wood the man that changed the Rolling Stones back again.

[@JohnBarry-rw3tt]

He was a lovely man and will be greatly missed. I had the honour of playing with him after he'd recorded two songs for Nikki Sudden's album Treasure Islan. He was also present at the funeral and tribute gig in London. I did a short clip about him on my modest KZbin channrl Honest John True stories.