Rolling Stones - The Ronnie Wood Years - Part 3

By the end of 1974 all was not well in the camp of the group tagged 'the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world'. Their last two records had received little in the way of critical acclaim, the co-songwriters and main players had drifted far apart and in one notable quarter heroin addiction was rife. So when the man who had, for the previous five years, often been seen as the ensemble's anchor announced his resignation, many fans wondered if the game was all but up for The Rolling Stones.
But those of little faith had no further need to fret once Ronald David Wood, formerly of the much loved but shambolic Faces, plugged his Fender Strat into the Stones' PA, having been offered, to rapturous acceptance, the coveted position formerly occupied by Mick Taylor, and before him, the late Brian Jones.
Ronnie's arrival seemed to breathe new life into the band and their next pair of albums - the funky Black & Blue and new-wave-meets-disco Some Girls - were generally considered their best since Exile on Main Street. And as the 70s wore on and the 1980s dawned, while the records they released and the shows they played certainly had their detractors, glorious moments were always close at hand.
This documentary film covers the Stones' career and music between 1975 and 1983 and includes archive and exclusive interviews, contributions from the finest experts and writers, and rare and classic footage, all soundtracked by the music that, despite it all , remained 'only rock 'n' roll.'
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[@normanmacfarlane2867]

As time goes on Black and Blue , in my mind , grows in stature . A great , great album.

[@stephenhill8991]

Ronnie W. is indeed a fine guitar player, but arguably some of the best guitar on Black and Blue was provided by Wayne Perkins on 'Hand of Fate' - still one of my favourite Stones tracks.

[@b-dogtheman4578]

Ronnie Wood is a tremendous guitarist in every way.....a rock God...just like Keith....go listen to Ron's brilliant work with the Faces, his solo albums and there was no way he was not perfectly cut out for the Stones.

[@matro951]

Ronnie wood is my favorite guitarist

[@Contractnik]

I love these guys: Punk blew the Stones away? Yeah, right. Where are all those punk bands now?

[@petermills2061]

Taxi drivers ??!! ( sorry ! ; )

[@jeffandersen7397]

Punk was meant to live and Die in the moment. That was part of the ethos of punk. it wasn't about longevity

[@the-np4mr]

@@jeffandersen7397 thank god they were meant to die, if only they stayed dead lmao

[@majorsmythe1]

Forget just Ronnie Wood, this is one of the great Rolling Stones Docs I've ever seen. Thanks for this.

[@baronsaturday9560]

Just? Ron's amazing. And underrated!

[@grimmertwin2148]

Really? You need to check out Flipside CT then. You absolutely don't know what you've been missing

[@bigbrotherisasob]

Hot Stuff and Crazy Mama can still hold up to this day as better than most so called rock-n-roll being made today - or even back then. Great stuff. Hot Stuff !!!

[@petermills2061]

rock roll . " Can't Get Enuff " !!!

[@ronwoodful]

These PC critics piss me of too. But the real shame with this doc is they do not acknowledge Woody's contribution to "Love You Live". Wood's solo in "You Can't Always...'' is one of the finest moments of live vinyl Stones history.

[@markvaught672]

The bitch who's crying about the Hollywood billboard is out of touch. I was 8 back then. I understood it and got a chuckle out of it. My older sister 14, loved it. Ok say we were too young to understand? My sister, my older brother, and myself all had/have IQ's off the charts. So there's that. I knew adults who at the time thought it was just a marketing idea and oh well. They gave it as much gravitas as a paper towel or a coffee commercial. In other words, no one gave two shits. We bought the album, and even though I was mildly disappointed. At 8 yrs old I still played the shit out of Memory Motel, Crazy Mama, Hand of Fate, Hot Stuff, Cherry Oh Baby. That's 5 off the album. So go fuck the critics. Let the music speak.

[@robmills1004]

You got all that right my brother

[@Azatarot75]

For giving the rest of us mere mortals hope that we can age that gracefully, the Stones deserve our respect, yes?

[@lululuna1224]

The blow up penis was hilarious and I as many others felt that's what it was to be, a bit of a shock and extremely funny. Now at the age I'm at which is close to their ages I can see were it's looked at in a serious way or what it could mean. I still think it was all out of just sheer shock factor and fun, Rolling Stones were always in those early days a shock factor themselves. Sometimes people tend to look to deep at things when actually there's nothing deep about it. For me that time (60-70's) was an incredible time in so many ways. ☮️🙏💜

[@markpr73]

Sugar Blue.....one of the greatest harp solos on record on Some Girls.

[@kevinkurdes2480]

Ronnie, Have a Happy n Merry Holiday! Thank You for sharing your talents with the world! Bless Up! K.K.

[@shawnfoxfirth9684]

I was coming of age when punk burst out I thought it was garbage pure Tripe and I still do ...fucking noise as bad as today's Hip Hop Rap does little more than make me feel hostile .

[@professormacdeezy]

Used to think Mick Taylor was the bee's knees... but you gotta hand it to Ronnie... he was and is pretty damn awesome! Very versatile, and his sound gels with the band so well

[@ChaliQ1]

More to the Rolling Stones that meets the eye

[@lewispresnar8567]

Chaliq Biomed

[@lewispresnar8567]

Chaliq Biomed

[@Azatarot75]

As either Mick or Keith pointed out, the most important thing he did as far as the band goes was show up for the next four decades.

[@jeffandersen7397]

@1:57 as the story takes a turn toward inappropriate sexual relations, the camera is slowly focusing on Bill.

[@dijkrutger]

sugar blue: I wanted to play in the tradition and I wanted to add to the tradition

[@deannawitt9376]

What...lol. Some Girls best Stones song ❤ and album❤

[@kennycamaro2361]

Some girls saved the stones

[@mphrdldn]

These talking heads are ignoring Led Zeppelin in the early '70's, so fresh and with audiences that never sat in their seats. LZ just did not handle the media as well as the Stones. They didn't have Princess Radziwill and Truman Capote as traveling partners.

[@jdgoodwin325]

I think Led Zeppelin handled the media better than any band during that period. They handled them by not kowtowing them. They simply ignored the media, for the most part. Very few singles. It was word of mouth by the listening public. Peter Grant was a brilliant manager, and many other bands benefited his work. Just let the band be the band. No fancy stage production or gimmicks. Just 3 1/2 hours of rock and roll.

[@petermills2061]

Janet Little . Erm.... The clue is in the Title ?? " Rolling Stones - The Ronnie Wood Years part 3 " !! It does'nt have in brackets " who cannot talk about Led Zep for the longest " ?! hahaha

[@steveconn]

This is a great doc.

[@astropilotred]

These commentators suck, this is going fast! Skip skip skip, black and blue, some girls only rock and roll were perfect for the time, we loved it!

[@unagjac890]

Jesus Christ the late 70s was difficult for the stones

[@PeterMayer]

In England's there was a new music Brewing... One they got from New York... Pirates

[@Baardnick]

whats the instrumental song with the guitar and drums called here in the video?

[@Azatarot75]

Listening to records...with the exception of Sugar Blue, who was actually out making them.

[@chilledmonkeebrains]

Ronnie Wood does not get the "props" as a player that I feel he should....listen to the guitar solo on "worried about you" from tattoo you.....its a s good as any recorded guitar solo the Stones eever released.....the touch and the feel as he builds the solo, not to mention the tone are breath taking

[@matthroma]

The solo on Worried About You is played by Wayne Perkins, not Ronnie Wood. The track was left over from the Black and Blue sessions of '75.

[@Tony-uq4ig]

he did not do the solo on those songs that was wayne perkins

[@petermills2061]

@@matthroma As on ' Hand of Fate' Wayne Perkins solo sounds uncannily like Mick Taylor on ' Worried About You' to my untutored ear ! But I'm a huge fan of Ronnie too & as he has said " as well as being able to play you actually have to live with guys ( the Stones ! )

[@Methilde]

Don't undertand the tittle of this video, no Ronnie here.

[@602doog]

arm candy-good comment!

[@dmzabo3914]

Punk was getting away from the millionaire rock stars yet they became millionaires they were washed up and so was punk?

[@knockitofff]

0:27 um , Some Girls, novice

[@harley9967]

You're kidding right...? Mild bondage un aceptable in 1974..? seriously?

[@mphrdldn]

You could go to a 7-11 back then to get a Slurpee and men's magazines were in full display. So, album covers followed suit. At the same time, women were fighting back. Although no one likes these old geezers, they do express how the Stones lived in a bubble away from how women, even their female fans, would react.

[@claymationwaves]

NO BACKWARDS REFERENCE LOL JOHNNY THUNDERS IDOLIZED KEITH RICHARDS!

[@robertdotson1467]

This is like watching the CNN or FOX of rock n' roll. Journalists and critics. Haha!

[@user-mj6uj8lj6f]

the wood's drugs are fixion...

[@onlyjoetee]

Wood is the perfect guitarist for the stones,not smooth virtuoso more rough round the edges,scruffy ,blends well with Keith

[@imannonymous7707]

but best 70s stones album?..ummm no

[@FallFanCan]

That one critic is quite bitter. Must be a raging leftist.

[@joeygana8864]

FallFanCan yeah he is a Libtard

[@rhymeswithteeth]

The person in this video commenting from 1:20 - 2:35 has recently had a sex change operation to be a man...and a gay man, at that.

[@charliesalzillio8524]

Black and Blue best Stones album ever? with who Ron Wood the reject!! gotta be kidding

[@LeonTrotsky6782]

Black & Blue was a terrible album. Loved the Stones all my life, but they really did go through an appalling phase. Totally out of touch.

[@welbyrouse76]

Yeah, your wrong about that.

[@knockitofff]

1:20 go ahead, whiny soy boy

[@petermills2061]

wtf ?