I've always felt that Mick Taylor's era with the Stones was their high-water mark.
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Fortified by new guitarist Mick Taylor, the group redefined themselves in a fresh decade with an iconic song.
Published on
April 23, 2023
By
Simon Harper
Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns
As the 1960s gave way to the 70s, The Rolling Stones entered the new decade as an enhanced and revised model of their former selves. The death of founding guitarist Brian Jones in July 1969 and the tragedy of Altamont that December may have bookended the Stones’ first incarnation as the dandified blues boys of Swinging London, but that year would also gift them the secret weapon that would steer them assuredly into a new era in which they’d crown themselves The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World.
Mick Taylor was only 20 when he was recruited to replace Brian Jones, joining the band in May 1969 when it became clear that Brian’s mounting addictions, unreliability, and disinterest warranted his dismissal. Mick was young, healthy, reliable, and, crucially, a virtuoso guitarist, making him the perfect foil to play alongside Keith Richards. “Mick Taylor turns up and plays like an angel,” Keith said of their introduction, “and I wasn’t going to say no.”
Enlivened by this new addition, the Stones undertook their first American concert tour in three years, finding themselves galvanized not only by their improved musicianship, but also by the advanced sound technology that allowed their performances to be heard properly in venues. Recordings from this tour, which would later be released as the live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out, exhibited the exceptional interplay between Taylor and Richards. On Sticky Fingers, the Stones’ next studio album, the effect of Taylor’s accomplished skills would be fully felt.
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Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’: The Story Behind The Rolling Stones Song
Fortified by new guitarist Mick Taylor, the group redefined themselves in a fresh decade with an iconic song.
Published on
April 23, 2023
By
Simon Harper
Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns
As the 1960s gave way to the 70s, The Rolling Stones entered the new decade as an enhanced and revised model of their former selves. The death of founding guitarist Brian Jones in July 1969 and the tragedy of Altamont that December may have bookended the Stones’ first incarnation as the dandified blues boys of Swinging London, but that year would also gift them the secret weapon that would steer them assuredly into a new era in which they’d crown themselves The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World.
Mick Taylor was only 20 when he was recruited to replace Brian Jones, joining the band in May 1969 when it became clear that Brian’s mounting addictions, unreliability, and disinterest warranted his dismissal. Mick was young, healthy, reliable, and, crucially, a virtuoso guitarist, making him the perfect foil to play alongside Keith Richards. “Mick Taylor turns up and plays like an angel,” Keith said of their introduction, “and I wasn’t going to say no.”
Enlivened by this new addition, the Stones undertook their first American concert tour in three years, finding themselves galvanized not only by their improved musicianship, but also by the advanced sound technology that allowed their performances to be heard properly in venues. Recordings from this tour, which would later be released as the live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out, exhibited the exceptional interplay between Taylor and Richards. On Sticky Fingers, the Stones’ next studio album, the effect of Taylor’s accomplished skills would be fully felt.
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