Don't be humble... You are correct. Best song ever written 😎

Mick Taylor was certainly one of the best at this time, but let's not forget Rory ...

Mick Taylor will always be better than clapton . And Taylor is a better slide player than Duane too.

Rory Gallagher also..Taylor is much better than Roonie Taylor is my favorite guitar of all Stones

You've obviously never heard of Peter GREEN!!! Never Heard of Steve Hillage either it seems! Check some of Greens 24 minute solo's on 'The Vauderville Years'! Rattlesnake Shake 24minutes otherworldly guitar The Green Manalishi 17 minutes solo, The Madge 16 minutes solo etc

"Clapton was a heroin zombie" that was a urban myth, like keith and his blood transfusion in canada. clapton was just a drunk, pete townshend had to drag him out of it. he rides that crossroads legend, to keep his lack of writing skills from exposing his soft underbelly. he paid robert cray millions never to play old love again, a song he wrote.

ya think...lol

ya think..lol

Agreed

With no dis on any other guitarist, YES. Musically the best era of the Stones. Respect from a Dead Head.

This is universal knowledge by now. Some people keep saing that Brian Jones was the "man", but Brain was only the key for the early-mid sixties, precisely the sound and spirit the early punk rock/New wave aimed to rediscover in the late 70 underground Rock scene in New York, before the Ramones transformed the concept of Punk when they arrived to London for a tour in 76-77. In the mean time, the Rolling Stones made a tremendously mature turn in their music when Brian Jones left and Mick Taylor joined the Stones. His guitar work was a destiny for the band to assured the band's impact through the 70s beyond the influence of the new heavy metal scene. THose songs played by Taylor gave the credibiliy to the band

Absolutely powerful. Some can think. Others can write. Not many can do both.

Well said.

Indeed, but Mick Taylor's songwriting got snubbed by the Glimmer Twins on this cut. He got no credit at all, which is a travesty, and one of his reasons for leaving the band. What is this song without Taylor's soaring solo?

Yes, I am aware of some discredit thru out his time with the group. I suppose the Jagger-Richards collaborations were well established at this point in the Stones career, and it couldn't be tampered with by allowing other members seep into the song writing credits, businessly speaking. However, I do agree with you, MT brilliant guitar playing never really got the credit it should have, and yes this song would be useless without his guitar construction. This is one of my favourite songs of the Mick Taylor era along with Winter, and his live performance of Sympathy for The Devil on Get-Yer-Ya's Ya's Out.

...and please don't leave out "Moonlight Mile". Keef ain't even on that track!

Acoustic Shadow Most underappreciated song in the Stones massive repetoire. Moonlight is a masterpiece

Mick's versions of Winter are pretty awesome also. Especially the long live version on Too Hot For Snakes.

Yup! The Glimmer Twins ripped Taylor off royally!

I don't understand why they should take credit of this masterpiece! Mick Taylor must have signed it out to them!

Kkkkk, Taylor processed criminally Mick and Keith, Jagger was in prision and MT shoudn't see the face of them, never more

Ronnie Wood was in the band for 18 years before he was made a “full member” of the band, so maybe they thought Toothpick should have waited quietly for a few more years before he got any ‘real’ credit, but that’s just the conclusion I came to as I listened with my head down in my living room.

Loved the Stones all my 67 years. Mick & Keith. Mick Taylor. Charlie too. But, why were they so tight giving songwriting credits to other band members? It’s clear Mick Taylor contributed to dozens of songs. Jagger confesses to love working with Taylor. Jagger would sing something & Taylor would stretch it out into a masterpiece. FFS, give him royalties. If the contract with record companies doesn’t allow it, do it out of your own vast bank accounts.

Ronnie's best work was with The Face and Rod Stewart before Rod went off the rails. Search for the live stuff here on youtube. In my opinion he sold his creative soul for Stones fame and fortune.

Mick Taylor el mejor guitarrista de los Stones

HELL YEAH ♥️🤺

good singer!

+Willman Musicman Great singer ! Wonderful interpretor . Amazing , beautiful !

I hope you are still here. My first time tonight. I feel the same way. You are right. Best Version !

Gabe Kis Right right! Good ear for pointing out the Santana in Taylor’s guitar solo Saw Taylor once in Philadelphia with his band Air conditioning was down Place was empty Could not help but feel bad for the guy What a guitarist!

AGREED !

Peter Wood Mick was tired of playing the same songs and wanted to be challenged more.

omeletpants There were a few reasons that I've heard Mick Taylor say in interviews. At the time of Exile, the band was pretty dysfunctional which was frustrating, Mick Taylor found he was getting sucked into the drug life which bothered him, and he wasn't getting the song credits he felt he deserved. He rephrased this to say he wasn't writing enough with the band so wanted to develop more on his own. On top of this, you have to consider that Keith Richard wasn't playing lead guitar at this point. If you listen to Time waits for no one, Can't you hear me knocking, Gimme Shelter and really most of the songs in the 1969-1974 era and Mick Taylor played the lead guitar. Keith provided some outstanding riffs but was mostly playing rhythm ... so I think it would have been inevitable that Keith would feel upstaged by Mick Taylor and that there would be some friction.

MT said, in an interview, he left because his drug habit was getting out of control. He later added, years later, it was that and a few song credits.

Keith has always said good things about MT and wondered why he left? I don't think Keith cared that MT took the solos. Keith was never really into being a virtuoso player. My 2 cents.

Drugs, no credit, not getting along with everyone, he thought that he had more musical potential. He took up piano when he left the stones.

Slawomir Nowodworski . Not Mick but this is fabulous!

Not Mick Taylor...??

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