bimasta, FWIW I heard the Stones live with Brian, with Mick T. and with Ron. I never heard them sound good live. The playing may have been great but the sound system never overcame the difficulties presented by the setting (twice indoors in Houston, once outdoors in Dallas).
Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?
Before I became a snobby audiophile I loved the Rolling Stones. But as my system grew and I discovered all kinds of sounds in recordings (CD as well as Vinyl) that I had never heard before and the openness and depth of soundstage that was a wonder, I never had that same Wow moment with the Stones recordings. Actually the best sound I have found came from the Hot Rocks double LP. Has anyone else had a better experience with their recordings? Having gone through so many remasters, nothing seems to have changed. Sticky Fingers should be something better than we get. The opening riff of Brown Sugar has always seemed so muddy. My rant, any thoughts?
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Every musician I knew had the Harvey Mandel album and followed him when he later joined Canned Heat, but I wasn't aware he had recorded with The Stones. Ry Cooder also did, and has told a very interesting story about that experience. I don't want to bash The Stones on a thread dedicated to them, so those interested will have to look it up for him or herself ;-) . One guitarist who was auditioned as a replacement for Brian Jones was Dave Edmunds; I'm real glad he didn't get the gig, as I love his solo albums and the one he did as a member of Rockpile (with Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner, and Terry Williams---a true super group). |
Harvey The Snake Mandel at his very best, On the Road Again, live at Woodstock. https://youtu.be/6smtAY8dXSI |
The mTV video of Waiting for a Friend always made me uncomfortable on many levels. https://youtu.be/MKLVmBOOqVU |
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