Overshadowed by bandmates

I am in complete agreement with gdoodle and hifimaniac. Mick Taylor was way better than Woods or Richards, and Gdoodle is spot on when he states that Sway from Sticky Fingers illustrates that point.
His playing is inspired, clean and elegant. One of my favorite things solos in rock, and I'm not a Stones fan.

Bdp,

I agree that the Little Village album was disappointing on first listen - largely because I had such high expectations. As noted, I'm a big fan of Nick Lowe. Beyond that, I really like Ry Coder and was in the middle of a very intense John Hiatt infatuation at the time. I'd probably seen him a dozen times or so in the six or seven years prior to the LV debut release.

After several years, the LV record began to grow on me as a loose, fun, and engaging (if lightweight) collection. Very good, if not quite what I expected. As noted, the SHF record was IMO better than that.

BTW (per your earlier post), I do think we have a similar take on a lot of music. Half of your posts feel like they could have been written by me.

Good to see all the Mick Taylor love here, he definitely fits this thread, IMO. However, Ronnie Wood is a terrific player, too and - in some ways - may be a better fit for the Stones, IMO. He's got a kind of rambling, stumbling looseness to his soloing that fits the Stones perfectly, especially when they're in their drunken bar band mode. Mick may be the more accomplished player, but I think Ronnie's a great choice for that gig.

Wood's last studio album "I Feel Like Playing" is a great example. It won't be everybody's cup of tea, but I love it.

Marty,
I agree with you, he was really not the right fit for the band...too good, although he's been playing with them on tour recently.

Trivia question, on Get Yer Ya Yas Out, in Sympathy for the devil there is a long guitar break with two different guitars. Which one is Keith Richards and which one is Mick Taylor? The first solo is from right channel, the second from the left one.