FIRST TIME REACTION Neil Young / The Rolling Stones / Stevie Wonder / Chicago ( EPIC LONGER TUNES)
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2024
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1. Neil Young - Down By the River
2. The Rolling Stones - Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
3. Stevie Wonder - Another Star
4. Chicago - Listen
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Neil's guitar literally sobs in the second solo on "Down by the River". Keith Richards is the heart and soul of The Rolling Stones. Stevie Wonder is a gift to mankind. Chicago started as a great band with a huge sound, but I prefer to forget their later incarnations.
Four sentences I totally agree with!
The guitar at the beginning of can't you hear me knocking is keith. He wasn't really a lead guitarist but he wrote and played the main licks. He's played some of the coolest riffs ever.
Exactly, Keith's riffs are timeless and this is what makes him, IMHO, the greatest. Peace out.
Neil Young knows how to create such a unique, special mood. It's not about virtuosity, it's about communicating and making people feel something. Down By The River just always takes me to a special place -- calm, deliberate but also rocking.
So well said. Guys who shred and technique themselves into a frenzy... sure it's kind of cool. But I always want to ask them, "what are you communicating?" Art is about communication, and few have ever approached the ability to make you feel better than Neil Young on his guitar and through his songs.
The jam at the end of "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" is one of the great happy accidents in rock history...The Stones didn't even know they were still recording...They thought it was just going to be a fade out...Another sharp engineer saved the day as with Derek and the Dominoes "Key to the Highway" capturing some of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman's greatest moments because he had the presence of mind to roll tape...
Mick Taylor was my favourite Stones lead guitarist. Especially hear their live album Get Yer Ya Ya's Out. I put a couple of earlier examples of Taylor on bluesy marathons : the first on John Mayall's "Vacation", and the other playing slide on Little Feat's live "Apolitical Blues". He has a really identifiable vibrato.
Keith Richards is and always has been a rhythm player and riff specialist as well as songwriter. He never pretended to be anything else.
Agreed. Mick is a superior lead player but Richards is a great riff meister, rhythm player and songwriter. He's been the major driving force song wise of the Stones.
Actually Richards was more the lead guitarist back in the early Brian Jones era when Jones was functioning. In a sense Brian jones was Keith Richards before Keith Richards. For example, on the song "the Last Time". That is Brian Jones playing the main signature riff of the song.
@@RonnieLeeDuckVery true, but let’s give Brian credit for his excellent slide lead playing on songs like “Little Red Rooster” and “What a Shame” as well.
@@jayhpaq Yeah. I want to be your Man as well.
But when I said he was Keith Richards before Keith Richards, that was meant to give Jones a lot of credit. He was the one who was able to give such a strong driving rhythm that Watts and Wyman could play off of him. In a sense he was the one who can be most credited with creating the Rolling Stones sound that nobody since has been able to duplicate.
Keith is a rhythm guy. He’s the ultimate riff master and songwriter. I don’t think it’s right to say his playing lacks “feeling.” He’s just more about maintaining the groove rather than laying down intricate solos. On the contrary, his playing is all about “feeling.” There are videos from their 1972 Tour where Keith is clearly shouting at Mick Taylor to stop playing (as incessant noodling isn't his thing). I don't think what Keith does is easily replicable, either. Even though he is not the lead player on many Stones songs, he does provide some memorable lead work at times, even if his solos are still sort of fragmented and in the vein of a rhythm player. As for Mick Taylor, he's a guitar God of the era and deserves to be mentioned in the pantheon of great British players, such as Beck, Clapton, Page, and Peter Green.
Totally agree about the "feeling" comment. Keef is all about feel!!! And the same goes for Neil...Technical virtuosity leaves me cold more often than not. I can totally appreciate technical brilliance, but in today's shredder world, those players are are a dime a dozen. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
So you're saying technical players or players who have the ability to play fast know nothing about feeling? Guitar players started shredding in the 60's. That kind of playing is nothing of today. You're pretty much saying that players like Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, Birelli Lagrene, Django Reinhardt, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson have no feeling because they have the ability to play fast??? A studied guitarist knows how to play rhythm and lead just like with any other instrument. I have never heard of a rhythm pianist. Playing power chords and open chords while keeping time is hardly a thing of masters.
I prefer Keith's playing to all of the egomaniacal "guitar gods" who are mainly wankers who lack style and taste.
@@NicknLexAll great players! Al Di Meola is friends with Keith and posts happy birthday to him every year on his IG. He’s a total fanboy for the Stones. Even Eric Johnson is on record saying Keith’s simple but timeless riffs are among his favorite: “Keith Richards absolutely. His rhythm sound. And just the way he did all that stuff on Let It Bleed.” These guys “get it.”
Hi Nick...@@NicknLex I didn't mean to imply that technical players have no feeling. I said that "technical virtuosity leaves me cold more often than not"... Just a personal preference. There are a ton of brilliant guitar players who play with immense feeling, and you named six good examples, although I'm not a Vai fan. That's probably a genre type disagreement more than anything. I saw Paco and Al live from 20 feet away in the 90's and was blown away. I would say the Larry Carlton might be the best of both worlds for me. I usually gravitate towards the guys/gals who are not so flashy. I just took exception when you made the statement that "you've never heard anything good with feel and technique... " and how underwhelming Keith was/is... Again, it's personal preference. I think we both probably have a lot more in common musically than not. Like you channel lot... Keep it up! Salud :)
My favorite Neil Young song ! Down By The River ,
From the same Crazy Horse album you HAVE to do the other long jam, Cowgirl In The Sand. It's mesmerizing. The guitar in Down By The River is all about phrasing, much like Thelonious Monk piano, short tight jabs slightly behind the beat that create a surreal effect.
This is probably my favorite Stones song. The opening riff is probably the dirtiest, grimiest opening of all time. Then the song morphs into a jazz jam! Amazing!
Love these selections. Thanks to Nick and Jk. And Keith played the opening licks but yeah, Keith is Keith and is important to the Stones’ sound in his own way. And Bobby Keys on sax, Billy Preston on organ and a couple great percussionists make that break/jam so satisfying. I miss percussion in general but I’m biased having married an excellent percussionist. And Stevie. Well 🤪, crazy good throughout decades. Great marathon guys! 😽🔥
Three of my favorite songs, long or not. Some people might call them too long, but not me! And I loved the pick from Chicago, especially if it saved this video from being blocked! Thank you Nick!
Great choices JK!!
A tasty treat JK solid gold
You killed it on this one, JK!
Keith Richards plays rhythm. All the iconic songs are Keith's riffs. "Underwhelming" ?? I would argue that Keith's riffs are what made the Stones so great for so long.
“Swing and a miss!”
Thanks JK. You had me with Neil Young.
Keith is their Rhythm guitarist. He is the Riff Master. I agree with you his solos are underwhelming. He even said himself that he is a better base player than guitar player. Their lead guitarists are/were Brian Jones, Mick Taylor and now Ex Faces man Ronnie Wood
I was really surprised by Nick’s comments. Not every guitar player is a lead player, some are excellent rhythm players and Keith is one of the best. Some musicians intuitively know what they are good at and wisely stick to what they do best and hone their craft as opposed to trying to be something are not. Measuring how good a guitarist is by their technical soloing skills completely misses the point inmho. In their early days, both Brian and Keith played lead and also deployed the art of interweaving their playing so you couldn’t tell who was playing lead and who rhythm. A lot of people cite Mick Taylor as being their best pure guitarist, which is true, but Brian was no slouch, particularly on slide guitar. Keith actually played the lead guitar more often than Brian did, usually on the Chuck Berry style leads, and after Brian lost interest in the guitar and became more of a multi instrumentalist around 1966, Keith had to handle most of the guitar duties from then until Mick Taylor joined after Brian’s death in 1969. He wasn’t a great soloist but acquitted himself just fine and is one of rock’s greatest rhythm players. I was always mildly disappointed with Ronnie Wood’s lead playing with the Stones after Taylor left. Ronnie was great with the Faces but I felt he was kind of coasting on e he got to the Stones.
@@jayhpaq YES I was surprised as well. Seemed at bit out of character. I watched the Netflix Doc Under the Influence the other day. He actually has a really good feel and touch. (I already knew this of course from watching hours and hours of footage)
Cheers
Tom from Toronto
@@tommycanadasmobazimmerWell to be fair to Nick, he comes from a fusion/metal background and has since gotten heavily into vintage prog. He is a guitarist who favors scales and precision over feel so it seems. I was never much of a fan of the first two styles though I do love vintage prog. For me, it’s much more about feel than technique so we are opposite. I think he will eventually get it, he hasn’t had the opportunity to hear much from the stones and many other things yet. He used to say he didn’t like the blues that much but is coming around so I think he will eventually “get” Keith as well.
Sorry but listen to me play and tell me I don't have any idea about feel or blues. Thank you! ruclips.net/video/ETS7pYwDjQM/видео.html
@@NicknLex Sorry, but we listened to what you said, Nick. If you have such a great feel technique, then you would intuitively understand Keith’s playing. We are discussing rhythm and feel here, NOT soloing. Not every great guitarist solos nor should that be the yardstick for assessing their talent. Nice fretwork, btw, a good carbon copy, but try making a video replication Keith’s opening riff on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. Try making up your own riff for that matter. In fact, that would be an excellent exercise. Everyone has their opinion and you’re a good dude, but you got it flat out wrong with your comments today.
The epic from that first Chicago album (Chicago Transit Authority) is "Liberation".
Another Star, what a beautiful song from Songs in the Key of Life, definitely an album to do full reaction to.
"Can't you hear me knockin?" is a great example of two legends: Bobby Keys on Sax and Mick Taylor on the guitar solo. Throw in the Stones vibe and you have a masterpiece of Rock and Roll punctuated by the equally great Charlie Watts.
Love a bit of Neil. I love Hurricane.
Stones are just a British band and older than me! My mate from Indiana ( who sadly died a couple of years ago) loved the Stones. We worked together in Saudi in the 70s and we married the girls who were best friends. Such sad/sweet memories with the music.
I just love Neil Young's voice.
Did the Stones ever use coke? 😂 The Stones are addictive.
Neil Young's strength as a "lead guitarist" was not that he was _faster_ than anyone else, it was his ear for *melody* while spontaneously creating on the fly. That is what justifies including Neil Young as one of the great guitarists in my humble opinion...
The first two selections are among my all-time favorites.
My favourite Rolling Stones song! Really shows their inventiveness as players
Keith Richards underwhelming? He's the guy who was playing those monster riffs in the first part of the song. Every time you hear a great riff in a Stones song, it's almost always being played by Keith.
Every song I've had in my album collection thanks JK! the memories you brought back!
Great jams, JK! And always great to hear some old Chicago, Nick! 🎵❤️🎵 Debbie
Ditto Chicago the early years with Terry Kath they were a ground breaking band. I always class them as a Prog rock band.
Chicago trivia: Terry's opening guitar note on "Listen" lasts for 36 seconds. Also, when Hendrix first heard/met Chicago at the Whisky in LA, he immediately wanted to produce their next album...but settled for bringing them on his upcoming tour. After getting over being startruck by each other, Jimi and Terry had tentative plans to do an album together...but Jimi died before it got to the serious stage. The what-if's are mind boggling.
Some prime cuts JK. Great classic jams from three musical innovators and power houses. Stevie Wonder was the whip cream on top of your three layered dessert. Nick, you added the cherry on top with Chicago’s Listen at the end.
A perfect perfection. 🧁 🍨 🍰🤩
Great selection. The sax in “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” Is courtesy of Bobby Keys from Lubbock, TX. He was fired by Mick but later reconciled and played on some tours. RIP Bobby.
Down by the River, to ma captures the Buffalo Springfield, and Deja Vu CSNY, era...Folk Rock Blues, and what every garage band in history tried to capture, one night a week, before we woke up next morning to struggle for the Legal Tender.
JK! Three fantastic song choices! Thank you @JKonstage
Regarding Keith Richards:
Stolen from a random Reddit:
"he's not a shredder like any of the aformentioned ones, he just limits himself to serve the groove.
His riff are memorable and ergonomic. I don't think anybody else could have come up with riffs like Can't You Hear Me Knocking, the menacing Gimme Shelter and Stray Cat Blues, the nasty Monkey Man, and of course the iconic Satisfaction. He knows how to creat something that will stick with you.
And he is a masterful acoustic player, I actually think that's probably his main forte. Just listen to Beggars Banquet and you'll see why."
Love all these songs! Great Marathon!
Great Marathon!!!!👍 Thanks JK!
Oh my. Keith is the riff master.
Great songs, all 4, Another Star was a real favorite of me in 1977. We got the whole album then.
Stevie Wonder is an Instrument of the gods…He’s connected
Well put!
This is such a great marathon for me. Can't you hear me knocking? It is my favorite by The Stones.❤ I love Neil Young. You guys should do some deep cuts by Heart. They have so many great ones. One I just listened to from the 1978 "Little Queen" album is "Go on Cry." It is so magical. I just can't say enough about how good they are. I a few of my favorites are "Love Alive," "Sing Child," (it's not about children singing), and "Cook With Fire, ("the original album recording is a live one and it is fabulous. I'm sure it was cleaned up, but it sounds great). I hope you check them out.❤
New subscriber...Been checking out the NicknLex videos for a little over a week now, so it was time...I'm that "born in the mid-50s" guy Nick has pictured...And I'm as lucky as he has surmised...Heard ELP's first album when it first came out and was as blown away because it was so incredible but also because there had never been anything like it before, just as Alexa has imagined...Heard Moody Blues "In Search of the Lost Chord" on acid...Saw Yes live 8/16/72 at Gaelic Park in The Bronx for $5 right after Alan White replaced Bruford, and he was spot on...Wakeman's synth and Squire's bass physically tore through you live it was so powerful...They debuted Close To The Edge album, Wakeman trying out Six Wives material, and the band rehearsing what would become the Yessongs tour (which I also saw)...Saw Pink Floyd/The Wall live in New York...Graduated H.S. in '74, college in '78 with year after year an onslaught of some of the best music ever recorded, worked in a record store that summer and spent all my money on vinyl, so I have a collection of thousands...Suffice it to say as a lover of prog, Dan, and much more, I'm enjoying seeing a next generation appreciating the creativity, daring, and musicianship...LOTS more they're going to enjoy getting into...Bands they likely still don't know exist (Strawbs, anyone?), or prog from unexpected sources (Grateful Dead Terrapin Station, Todd Rundgen's Utopia 1st album)...
Wow. Great comment. Welcome to the fam. We had incredible music growing up and it’s thrilling to watch NnL enjoy it. Lucky lucky lucky we are. 🤪🔥
Thanks, Michele! BTW, I've been grateful for your stellar taste, as your requests to them have been great guidance on their musical journey/quest and great listening/reliving for me!
I saw Yes at Gaelic Park also. Not sure of exact date but 1972 is about right. Sat right in front of Chris Squire and he just blew me away. Yes was the opening act. The second act was Humble Pie and the main act was Mountain! Maybe we were at the same show. I think I got my 5 dollars worth. What a show!
@@billplakstis487You were at the 1971 show...Touring behind the Yes album, which is amazing to imagine in itself...Mine was one year later, Fragile tour, Roundabout had hit, and they closed the show after Jo Jo Gunne and J. Geils Band...Like yours, amazing to have seen all three for $5...The buzz in the crowd was fans were wondering if Yes would still be as good live without Tony Kaye, and then Rick Wakeman comes out in his mirrored cape and blows everyone away...
@kbrewski1 😂😂
As a number of others have said, Richards is a rhythm player, not lead. He's often listed as the best rhythm player of all time. He also came up with the riffs for most stones songs -- satisfaction, honky tonk women, tumbling dice, start me up, etc. Something he's noted for is often playing in alternate tuning -- open G. That's the sound in Brown Sugar, Start me Up, Tumbling Dice, Honky Tonk Women, etc. Other bands use the same tuning like Black Crowes and Buck Cherry. Ok though if it's not your cup of tea.
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If you haven't done As by Stevie Wonder, you definitely need to.
This was a good one today.
Love that song!
Me too!
Terry Kath's guitar is insanely good, the sustain he had in the opening of "Listen" was almost 40 seconds!
Second half of, can't you hear me knocking belongs to Bobby Keys and Taylor.
Nick - JK, I don't think Keith Richards is or has ever claimed to be a lead guitarist, Keith's forte has always been Rhythm & Riffing and at that he's a master. He can build a pocket like so very few. Maybe a little Chuck Berry or Memphis soul. Steve Cropper comes to mind. To compare him to someone Knopfler does them both a disservice. He's the guitarist in the "Sultans of Swing" not the guy playing it.
Nick you should realize 7 minute songs weren't real unusual back then. The Dead and the Allman Brothers as well as Jefferson Airplane Cream the Doors and Floyd often played 7 minute songs.There were many other bands as well Even the Beatles had I Want You /She's So Heavy which was 7:47.
Great stuff guys, thanks JK, Nick.
Have either of you ever heard Roy Buchanan doing Neil Young's Dowm By The River? It's amazing. It's live on his Sweet Dreams: The Anthology album.
Nick, you really should check out some Roy Buchanan, one of those greats that you don't hear much about.
Yes Mick Taylor Nick, the best guitarist the Stones ever had & my favorite era of the Stones. The albums they put out with Mick Taylor are some of their best albums.
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers (My favorite Stones album)
Exile On Main St.
Goats Head Soup
It's Only Rock n Roll
And a live album, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
Stevie Wonder is amazing & Nick the early Chicago was excellent 👌
I think people can take the lyrics of "Down By The River" too literally. Neil is not a violent man and I don't take the "I shot my baby" line literally. The world is maddening, and me and my love can rise above. Shot her dead is to move on to a new level and awareness. Kind of like "I just died in your arms tonight." Not literal. It's a breakthrough. Pretty much all of NY's lyrics are strange and can be taken many ways. I love this song, and I am not into murder. It's art.
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Awww, sweet! Is that Nick's mom?
Yes!!! We are shocked that she’s able to comment now as we were under the impression that her tablet had been reset. Yay!!!
I believe Chicago opened for he Jimmi Hendrix Experience on tour and Hendrix got a lot of exposure to Kath. Because Chicago was seen as a horn band, one can forget that Kath’s guitar work is essential to the whole sound (and really is noticeable when he is gone.)
i noticed the "stank face" on Listen. one of my favorites.
Great set, JK. Here is proof that some of rock music’s greatest performances were improvisational in nature and not carefully rehearsed. I for one am happy that both approaches were deployed; it makes music all the more diverse and provides a richer listening experience. Long songs, short songs, they all had their place in the scheme of things. I love stretched out jams like this, but having a pop or punk song go on for more than say four minutes would wind up being repetitive and would rob those types of songs of their power. That said, one also has to have the attention span to sit through and enjoy a twenty minute jam by the Grateful Dead or Phish as well.
It’s too bad Neil Young left Spotify though I respect his reasoning; I just don’t think that it accomplishes anything at the end of the day. Clearly more Stones listening is needed here based on the eyebrow raising comments I heard today. Also, I find that a lot of people who go on about Mick Taylor (he is a great player no doubt) are not that familiar with the Stones 60’s work, which is every bit as classic in its own way. They were a down and dirty blues and RnB band since their inception in 1964 and excelled at quite a few different styles over the years before Taylor showed up. Stevie Wonder doesn’t need anyone to make music, he is the archetypal one man band could do it all when he wanted to, though not sure if he played much in the way of guitar.
Keith writes the riffs, Brian Jones and Mick Taylor and Ron Wood does the solos.
Can't you hear me Knockin' is my fav Stones song. 2nd half is really jazz or at least heavily influenced. Bobby Keys on Sax.
Best version I've ever heard of "Down by the River" was by Roy Buchanan on his "You're Not Alone" album from 1978. He has a killer band on it. Even Stanley Clarke is on it I believe. "Cant you here me knocking" is why "Sticky Fingers" is better than "Exile on Mainstreet" (which I think is I like listening to the Stones through mud filled headphones).
I really enjoyed that Nick. Some laid back rhythm and lead lick trading between Neil and Danny Whitten, the classic raunchy Keith Richards riff with the Bobby Keys sax and Mick Taylor guitar solos, the fabulous Stevie Wonder capped off with old Chicago, a truly fantastic band. Have to say that the Stevie Wonder tune was a bit incongruous against all those string benders 😂😅
Saw Stevie Wonder twice. Both times at the Valley Forge Music Fair. First time in '84 I knew all the songs. Second time in '85 I knew none of the songs. Such a strange dichotomy.
"all you got to do is listen"...
People use the word Genius to often but for Stevie Wonder it is not used enough.
Elton John tells a story about the time he let Stevie take his Caribou Ranch snowmobile for a joy ride. I presume, there were no insurance claims filed.
Excellent selections.
As for the director of Blow, Ted Demme, he unfortunately passed away in 2002, the year after the film came out. Probably why he’s not more well known today
@@kbrewski1No, when Nick mentioned the director’s name, it made me wonder why he wasn’t more well known (Blow was a great movie). So I looked it up and found out that he passed away at an early age. Thought it was worth mentioning
@@kbrewski1Please disregard my comment. It looks like Ted Demme was related to Jonathan Demme. I initially misinterpreted your comment as being sarcastic (like I am related to the director). Sorry for the confusion
@@kbrewski1 From what I can find it looks like they were related (Ted was his nephew) Sorry again for my brain fart, I read your question too quickly. Have a good weekend
Mick Taylors first solo album is a masterpiece.
Keith Richards is not and has never been the Stones lead guitarist. Mick Taylor and more recently Ronnie Wood were the lead guitarists.What Keith is great at is coming up with amazing riffs and giving them the Stones trademark dirty sound. Keith is not a spectacular lead guitarist. He's doing the lead guitar type stuff on Sympathy for the Devil but he's certainly not as good a lead guitarist as Mick Taylor who was excellent.
Never say never. Unless playing bottleneck. Brian Jones generally played rhythm with Keith Richards playing lead.
He actually was their lead player more often than not in the early days, though Brian was an excellent slide player who doesn’t get enough recognition as far as I’m concerned. From ‘66 to ‘69, Keith handled virtually all of the guitars with some exceptions here and there (“No Expectations” features excellent slide work from Brian) while Brian was dabbling in every instrument under the sun and adding some wonderful textures to the Stones music. Keith is not a great lead player but gets the job done in terms of what is needed for the Stones music and as you mentioned has a better feel from a rhythm guitarist’s standpoint than just about anyone.
@@jayhpaq I mentioned Sympathy but truthfully weren't a lot of impressive guitar leads before Mick joined the band
@@harlanginsberg7269I’ve seen the rumor that it was actually Jimmy Page but who knows.
Mick Taylor is definitely the best guitarist they ever had. My favorite era of the Stones was the Mick Taylor years.
👍Keith was almost always the "dirty" riff/rhythm in the right channel and Mick played his "clean" leads in the left.
At 8:24, this tune from '72 might have made your long song list...
Stephen Stills (Manassas) - The Treasure
Features Stephen at his wah-wah best and Al Perkins' blazing pedal steel guitar leads.
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Wow, a lot of unexpected controversy here about the second song. Let me try to be a peacemaker here. Of course Nick is right that Keith is no virtuoso in the vein of Satriani, Holdsworth, Knopfler or (my own favorite) Richard Thompson. But he is a great rhythm player and as part of Jagger/Richards, one of the two most successful songwriting teams in musical history, the other of course being Lennon/McCartney. The Stones have lasted a lot longer though!
That’s the ticket.
The odd thing about this is that Keith Richards has never masqueraded himself as a virtuoso or on the level of those aforementioned players. Indeed, he's an emblem of rock and roll decadence, but he's also a serious musician and songwriter. His power extends far beyond his guitar ability and offstage exploits; his in-studio creativity and ingenuity have resulted in some of rock and roll’s greatest albums.
Nick lost me when he started going full-blown National Enquirer and saying Keith’s a “di*k” (according to something he read on Reddit) and “lazy.” What?! It's as if everyone disagreeing with his comments made him search for some unfounded dirt on Keith. That's pretty childish if you ask me.
Haha, either way, this has far and away been the most entertaining comment section. Too bad everyone could not hug it out.
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Keith Richards is a rhythm guitarist. Not a lead. Never was. His thing is creating the amazing riff. Being ‘technical’ dosent mean you’re good at creating great songs. Richard’s lays the base track. That amazing riff in this song is HIM. He wrote and plays that. He created that. Same with Brown Sugar, Satisfaction etc. No one ever said he was Eddie Van Halen. Not even he says that!
Neil doesn't bend notes. He uses his Bigsby tremolo. Check his "On Broadway" for a less calm vocal.
Whew, you finally git the Stones titke right. The Santanaesque ending is a pure unscripted jam.
Keith is a great songwriter. Midnight Rambler has Keith playing all the guitars.
Mick Taylor years are Peak Stones
Keith Richards is not a lead player....Keith is the KING OF RIFFS....think of all the songs he wrote that are Classicc RIFFS.....Keith is the Very Best at what he does.....Every Classic Rolling Stones Song came right out of Richards and into the Guitar.....and Great Guitarist is more than just Ripping leads
I don’t get the Keith Richards hate. You just listened to one of the greatest and most creative rock riffs/grooves of all time, played and written by Keith Richards and you can honestly say he’s not impressive as a guitarist? He doesn’t play fast melodic guitar solos, but he IS the very essence of the stones and they would not have sounded as good or been as successful with out him. Without Keith’s song writing, rhythmic feel and backing vocals there is no stones sound. Listen to the guitar interplay between Mick Taylor and Keith Richard’s on “Midnight Rambler” live from Brussels 1973. There are some impressive lead pyrotechnics from Taylor for sure, but I would argue that Keith’s riffing is just as impressive.
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@@NicknLex I feel you misunderstood my comment. My estimation of a guitar player is not based on how fast or technical they can play, it’s about musicality. Keith would be the first one to tell you he’s not the fastest gun in the west, and that he never wanted to be. No amount of pentatonic noodling in the world can top how good that guitar part sounds. Is the riff hard to play/figure out? No, but try coming up with the whole riff and groove in the studio in 1970, turning it into a song, and recording it live with the band in one take. In the late 60’s and early 70’s he pioneered an entirely new style/way to play rhythm guitar and became one of the greatest/most prolific writers of the genre. I’m not saying you need to become a Keith fanboy, but the man does deserve at least a little bit of respect for what he is.
Farm out JK and Nick! Some new, some old. Were I to pick long songs of those artists, I might go with something like: "Country Girl" by Young (CSNY), "Continental Divide" the prog classic from Rolling Stones, "As" by Stevie Wonder, and leave Chicago to others who know better.
I ADORE "Country Girl"!!! And "As" is also one of the greatest songs from SITKOL!
@@debrabrabenec3731 "Country Girl" was the first song I taught myself on guitar...which was rather ambitious, as it has more than three chords. I think it is among his very best. And "As" has to be one of the greatest love songs in the history of the world.
I don't know if you guys take requests or if you even read comments but if so I'd like to see you two do a reaction to anything by blackbriar, I recommend either we make mist or my soul's demise, also I noticed you guys review multiple bands in some videos so I would also like to add two other bands, perhaps you could do a triple review, add infinitum and moonlight haze.
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'Down by the River, I shot My baby!' .. no artist can get away w/ that, nowadays .. they'd be cancelled in a backbeat :)
#goNeil
You said, James Brown? Naw! Neil played with Rick James!
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Down/River is about putting his dog down when she was dying.
Keith isn't known for solos.
Lamenting the lack of the kinda “solo”your after is like being underwhelmed by Beethoven’s cooking!
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Keith Richards literally wrote and played the riff of “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking.” You know, the one you just praised. Whatever source you used is clearly wrong.
Keith is easily the greatest writer of rock and roll music. No one has written more great music than him. I don’t know how the guy that wrote and played every guitar part on “Gimme Shelter” can get slandered like this. But whatever, to each their own, I guess.
As a classical trained guitar player and musician I stick to my words. I don't care if he wrote the best riff on the planet. Writing a riff is very easy. Playing guitar well takes practice. He doesn't play guitar well. Being a fan can really be deafening...
@@NicknLexbrother, the only deaf one here is you. The guy literally revolutionized guitar playing. His guitar playing on “Beast of Burden” (along with Ronnie’s) is the definition of ear candy.
And please, don’t give me that bullshit about riffs. If a great riff was that easy to write then you’d be selling them to artists.
If all you care about is a jazz rock approach, then listen to Terry Kath and Chicago to your heart’s content. And sure Keith can’t play those songs that way, but Kath couldn’t write the chord progression to “Gimme Shelter, either. Or the lead guitar embellishments to “Wild Horses” or the rockin’ lead on “Bitch.” Those types of players would’ve overplayed and fucked up the songs.
Revolutionary maybe 60 years ago. If you'd actually knew anything about music theory you would know that that riff is a simple open G chord tuning strumm. I am not in the music business and I surely wouldn't be playing these kids riffs to make money. Kath was on a different level. They don't even existed in the same galaxy as musician. Plus Kath's playing is now being done by 6 year olds. I see you haven't followed the guitar and how good people have gotten. I am tired of peeps like you living in the past with your idols. Update your record collection. Oh wait jazz and fusion is too complex for your ears ain't it? Please spare me with your bullshit 🙏
Otro comentario más y quedas bloqueado. Ya estoy harto de gente que no sabe nada pero tienen según toda la sabiduría porque llevan 60 años escuchando la misma rola. Adiós Armando
@@NicknLexman, I don’t know who pissed in your coffee. I enjoy the Steely Dan’s of the world just fine. Katy Lied is their best album, imo, not that you asked.
But I also enjoy punk acts like the Jam, art rockers such as Bowie, and prog pioneers King Crimson (the version with Belew being the best imo). I’m also well versed in modern acts because I’m fucking 32 years old and not 72 like you more or less implied I was.
And of course Kath and Keith were on different levels. Keith was writing number one songs while Kath was not. Keith was creating a playing style that can still be heard in today’s guitar led music. In fact, Keith and the Stones shaped rock music in their image more than any other act. They are the archetypal rock band. Regardless of what you make of the music or playing, that will remain a fact. Also, Brussels Affair remains the greatest concert captured on tape. The guitar weaving of Taylor and Richards on “Midnight Rambler” is the best thing ever.
Like anyone, I have my preferences. And yes, I will never fully enjoy a band like Polyphia. I find them a little too soulless. Black Midi is pretty great if you’re into that chaotic Zappa-esque style they do. But again, this just my opinion, which I thought was a fucking given. And no, your opinion isn’t superior just because you took guitar classes. Jfc, can you not appreciate how elitist you sounded?
Anyway, if this is how you treat people that have the gall to disagree with some hot take of yours, then go ahead and block me. En verdad que no me importa un carajo.
Estaría bueno que hagan reacción del disco de Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
You're missing the point about Keith. He wrote so many great songs. Laid down so many classic parts in the studio. Was a great band leader. He has played some decent solos, but being a "lead guitar god" or a "shredder" was never his thing. He is all about the song, the groove, and the sonic palette. In fact, he tends to think "guitar heroes" are ridiculous.
It's always funny to me when artists criticize other musicians. Speaks very highly of them. I read on Reddit that he is pretty much a di*k & extremely difficult to work with too. I don't think I missed the point. I don't appreciate lazyness. Any flamenco guitar player would take Richards to school playing rhythm guitar while being able to lay down beautiful lead guitar. We are not even comparing him with shredders. Just decent guitar players. I think its hilarious to defend his lack of ability with" rhythm guitar" only or "rhythm guitar master"
@@NicknLex To be fair, you're coming off as fragile and a bit obstinate in most of these comments. Moreover, I presume you are an immensely "difficult" guy in your self-important world, especially if this is how you react anytime someone challenges your viewpoint. Regarding Keith Richards: Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Mike Campbell, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Andy Johns, (the list goes on) all praise him and say he's fantastic to work with in the studio. As for being "lazy," again, who are you to call one of the hardest-working guys in the music business "lazy?" Just admit it: you made an asinine comment, and people called you out for it. Now, you're showing your true colors and behaving like an overgrown baby. If you want to make RUclips videos and bloviate about music, you must learn to take the heat when people disagree with you.
@@NicknLex Well, Reddit is not exactly a reliable source of information. LOL. Also, Keith’s productivity throughout the 1960s, 70s, 80s can hardly be called “lazy.” It’s fine if we disagree on his guitar playing, but please understand that Keith deserves respect for all he has accomplished. His imprint on rock music is HUGE. The songwriting credits alone are mind-boggling. Very creative musician.
Hes no Gary Moore. He is a great rhythm guitarist who has cowritten about 100 hit songs
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Are ya deaf.......EVERYONE of the multitudes of Stones classic riffs came out of Kieth Richards hands. Mick Taylor a god for sure but Keith is MR Riff. Try harder.
Never been a stones fan and never will be one. Sorry
@@NicknLex How about this...I'll sponsor your Stones marathon (you name the price), and at the end, you have to play five Keith Richards riffs of my choosing. Deal?
@tylerbolden6189 This one’s on me:
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Down By The River sounds very different on RUclips. Not in a better way :)
Underwhelming guitarist? C'mon Keith plays all the riffs leaves the solos to others. Everybody has their role.
Down by the River, the narrator is cheating on his wife and kills her to run away with his mistress but can't now that he's killed his wife. So he's still stuck with his wife's death because of how he ended things, he's more stuck than he was before.
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