The great merit of the Rolling Stones’ guitars, according to Slash

The great merit of the Rolling Stones’ guitars, according to Slash

Guns N’ Roses musician has Mick Jagger and Keith Richards’ band as one of his biggest influences

You Rolling Stones are among the most influential bands in the history of rock. And although everyone involved has their merits, it cannot be denied that there are some standout elements in the group: the vocals and stage presence of Mick Jagger, one of the definitive frontmen, and the guitars, always played by Keith Richards and, depending on the period, by musicians such as Brian Jones (from 1962 until his death in 1969), mick taylor (between 1969 and 1974) and Ronnie Wood (from 1975).

Guitar authority, slash reflected on how magical the work on the instrument done by the Stones during a 2014 interview with Esquire (via the Igor Miranda website). Regardless of the musician you are accompanying Richardsthe sound is always so “hard and soft” that it’s difficult to identify who is playing what — and this is the group’s greatest merit in his opinion.

“The deal with the Rolling Stones is that they have such a joint sound that often you don’t really differentiate between Keith Richards and who is playing the lead guitar. You just hear it as a whole, and in some ways it’s a big statement of what it means to be a band.”

The declaration, however, was granted on an occasion where the member of the Armas e Rosas he had been assigned to choose his 10 favorite guitarists. One of those selected was Mick Taylor, in a justified option in the sequence.

“The period in which mick taylor was with them, as far as lead guitar goes, it was my favorite period, the soundtrack of my youth. When I started playing, I recognized how wonderful the lead guitar was and a lot of the material I loved so much had to do with the presence of Mick Taylor.

Rolling Stones and Mick Taylor

As already mentioned, mick taylor was part of Rolling Stones between 1969 and 1974. He had the difficult task of replacing Brian Jones, one of the group’s leaders. The multi-instrumentalist drowned on July 3, 1969, at the age of 27.

During his passage through Stones,Taylor recorded five studio albums: Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972), Goats Head Soup (1973) and It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (1974). He also did the live recording Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970).

Although the group released classics with practically all of its formations, the period with Mick — formerly member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers — is recognized by many as the most creatively fruitful. Songs like “Gimme Shelter”, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, “Brown Sugar”, “Wild Horses”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Happy” and “Angie”, for example, they bring the sound of your guitar.

Source: Rollingstone

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