The Rolling Stones are in the top 3 best rock band ever because of their anti establishment message, their good music and also because they are as a group very entertaining
the best ever?? come on I dont believe there is such a thing cause there are too many different standards or styles to choose from. however i really like this record and without a doubt mick taylor is the best guitarist the stones have ever had. I cant say how many times i have plugged in and played along with get yer ya yas out and the fun it has been.
The solo from the same Album on Midnight Rambler is much more haunting, and much more my fav. However, this one is fabulous as well. Clearly Mick Taylor.
Nice to listen to, but I agree with all other comments, this is NOT the best guitar solo ever by a long shot. Besides guitarists listed below, I can also add Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, and of course Jimi Hendrix as playing better solos in their sleep in comparison.
the Stones are the Stones. great band...together. nobody really stands out as a great instrumentalist although Keith is a superb rhythm guitarist when he's not too loaded.
If you think this is one of the best guitar solos you must be living in a cave. Amateurs do better than this but Keith was never known for his solo performances. This is why.
All the other Stones could actually be replaced and you could still have the Stones - even Mick. But you could never replace Keith without tearing the heart out of the band.
Fuck yeah it's one of the best solos ever! And it's pretty under the radar too, and I love it's sort of laid backness, so tired of all the over the top shit everyone's trying.
Yawwwn... this is boring as hell! And... 5 strings makes bending notes easier? What a stupid load of horse crap! If you are having trouble bending notes on a six-string axe, try using lighter gauge strings or, better yet... go learn another instrument! Pleeeease!
Keith Richards is much better at rythm guitar and riffs than at lead guitar. I can't stand still when I hear the intro of Brown Sugar or Jumpin Jack Flash but this is rather boring.
Ho hum. Any halfway decent high-school age guitar player could play that better. I don't see why Keith Richards even makes it onto a top 100 guitar players list. He's just average.
I never could figure why Keith plays without a low E string. Most players would be lost without it. Five strings works for him so I can't knock it but I'll keep all six strings when I play. He is a very unique player and has stood the test of time. Rock on!
@SixStrings2Go a lot happens with 5 strings.. the overall tension is reduced. so it is a tele with a 25 inch scale but has the playability of a 24 inch or less, at least it might feel like that.. this means easier bends also.. it allows for the use of heavier gauge strings also. i dunno what richards uses. maybe he was trying to play a blues in A and the E string was to much of a burden in the way... i dont like much his playing
T'aint a solo! It's a mixture of adrenaline, Jack Daniels, the blues, the drive provided by the fans and those white, brown and green stuff we don''t need 2 mention.
This ain't a solo, this is one of several guitar breaks in this song.Each is better than 99% of the crap that passes (kinda like gas) for music today....God Bless real rock and roll!
As a lead guitarist in a very successful working band, I can say that 123bentbrent and Brojofus are correct in their definition of what a solo is. It's not what you THINK it is, or what you would like it to be. When a player takes a lead break, it is frequently and incorrectly referred to as a solo. That doesn't make it a solo just because a hundred people call it one. Those hundered people are wrong. Look it up and know the real meaning or continue to live in ignorance. PEACE!
There seems to be some controversary over what a "solo" is. According to Wikipedia, the word "Solo" means ALONE. If you're playing in a band setting with other instruments, then you are most definitely NOT playing ALONE. Therefore you are NOT playing a solo. People have got in the habit of misusing the word until they're convinced they know what a solo is.
Instead of trying to start an argument with me, take the time to look up the word solo. You may just be surprised.
@MrJLHooker I'm not saying that the drums or bass stopped with Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm only saying that what you are incorrectly calling a solo is not a solo. Take the advise of Brojofus and look up the definition of the word solo.
When i look back at that time at a lot of live gigs i went to i wonder why people feel that they have to compare guitarists ,you can listen to a commercial release and it sounds like a smallblock listen to it live and its like 472 with a blower ,know what i never compare because they all have there own ways of cutting loose and making this life more enjoyable.
people arguing over a tune they both clearly enjoy is, to me, one of lifes great gags. Lets all rejoice in a shared love of magic musicians like Keef. Music is never Finite... keith has always tweaked his songs when playing live, just roll with it baby
@123bentbrent You are 100% correct. The definition of the word "solo" means ALONE
If there are other instruments such as drums, bass or keyboard, It is incorrect to refer to it as a solo. This is NOT a guitar solo! In the band we called it a lead break.
I'm not sure what they're teaching in school these days but obviously it's wrong.
For anyone who doubts what I say is correct, look up the word "solo" on Wikipedia.
@MrJLHooker It doesn't matter if it's Hendrix, SRV or any other guitarist you can think of. If they were playing with drums and bass then they were not playing a solo. You don't even know what a solo is! Hendrix and SRV are both dead. We're talking about Keith Richards here. If you're playing with a band backing you, then you're NOT playing solo or play a solo. PERIOD! Do yourself a favor and look it up in the dictionary instead of trying to prove me wrong. The dictionary doesn't lie
Hey guys! The solo on the left (audio) at the final? Ok... one of the best we can hear at the style (Hendrix, Page, Beck, Clapton, Hacket, Gilmour...). And that one is Mick Taylor, not Keith.... Keith's guitar is on right side. Bravo, Mr Taylor!
It seems 2 me that u like to play it safe. No surprises please. U can perfectly guess what's gonna happen in the next beat. I'm bored with this thing that's been runnin' oevr and over thru´ the years, the best this, the best that,... this isn't motor racing, we don´t need a world champ!
Allow me to offer the BEST EVER response to youtube comments....
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST GUITAR (or bass, or drum, or keyboard etc etc) SOLO EVER. There is only each of our own personal FAVORITE SOLO'S EVER, & let's be very glad we have so many great solo's etc to choose from. There isn't enough room on this board for me to name all of mine..............
A terrible solo. Very white and very stiff. Anyone with even a cursory amount of rhythm knows exactly what I'm taking about. Very ticky ticky on the beat playing without an ounce of swing or groove. Pathetically bad and makes us white folks look oh so lame.
The best solo ever by Keith Richards; that pretty much says it all. It's Keef and he has his place.
Jimi Hendrix was and still is the most pure combination of skill, imagination, heart and soul behind an electric guitar there was. He smashed the barriers of the time and influenced countless players from way back when until who knows. His first album was absolutely groundbreaking. Lots of great players followed but no one will ever approach Jimi's impact.
O PRIMEIRO SOLO...O DO KEITH E BEM MAIS TRABALHADO...EM TODOS OS SENTIDOS...O SEGUNDO...DO TAYLOR E OTIMO...POREM NA REPETIÇAO DE SEMPRE...E COM A RITMICA ESPETACULAR DE KEITH...TAYLOR ERA OTIMO POREM IGUAL DURANTE 6 ANOS. POR ISSO SUMIU. KEITH E POLIVALENTE. GENIO.ASSIM COMO CHARLIE WATTS...UMA DAS MAIORES TECNICAS DE BATERIA DA HISTORIA...E JAZZ AMIGOS...ROCK E PASSATEMPO...
I'd like to add to my last post. Dylan also influenced the Beatles from I want to hold your hand into Sargent pepper. Hendrix did his songs as did countless others. He was the poet of our souls.
I'm not sure this is the best to me but it's all a matter of opinon. We have many to thank for rock and roll. One who is often over looked is Bob Dylan. He was the first on many things. First on cranking up the amps to distortion levels with Mike Bloomfield in New York in early 60's. Keith Richards is well reounded player. He's got a lot to be proud of!
@Donincal IMO, keith richards isn't known for his chops, it's the balls behind what he does that makes him keith richards.anybody can play what keith plays, but nobody can play it like keith.
1967 are you experiened was and probally will be the most innovative alblum ever Hendrix was a force of nature leading the way for the electic guitar that been said sadly he's gone and there hasn't been anyone that has matched his brilliance.
this is not the best anything, sorry all the stines fans out there but it really isnt. We all have our tastes and vices but its not the best solo at all. Not to say i could say whaty is,but, listen to it all the guitarists out there.....
The best solo would have been from the studio version with Keith playing the solo through an crappy reel to reel tape recorder for max distortion. Immortalized in the film Sympathy for the Devil by director Jean Luc Godard.
Though Mick Taylor was the best guitar player the Stones have had, to say this is the best guitar solo is way off. Keith Richards is a fun performer but not a technically great guitar player. Jimi is the man see Voodoo Chile and then we can have a conversation.
@luvblues100 yeah he was that all right haha speaking of fu'd up I was thinking of the who and of course he was with the Cream for that. whee ok I am evidently getting senile and meds that fuzz me up a little haha kinda like zooming in and out of clarity like the toilet paper with the little purple dot of "something on it" about 1970 take care
@5871248 Whenever I moved which was often in the 70's, I'd hook up the stereo first, and play Live at Leeds. That was a classic. They were a great live band, and PT could play. Stay on the meds! lol
@daskitten1 I want to thank you for your input. You are correct,THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST GUITAR (or bass, or drum, or keyboard etc etc)SOLO EVER. As you said it's all about personal favorites and what we like and what we don't.
It's like saying one person is the BEST GUITAR PLAYER IN THE WORLD.We all have our personal favorites.Steve Vai was quoted as saying such an animal does not exist. There are too many styles of music and guitar playing to be a master of all of them.
@luvblues100 dunno what the hell the term "technically great guitar player" means, but you miss the fact that keith plays loose and vibey and around the beat but when he wants to he can be as precise as anyone. Check out his acoustic renditions of Robert Johnson. it flows effortlessly. Keith in his own way is in the pantheon of greats from Reinhardt to Johnson. His feel is in a class of its own...his rhythm is beyond "technically great"
His rhythm has little to do with a great lead guitar solo. Some of the greatest guitarist have imperfect rhythm. This guy has great and maybe even perfect rhythm and perhaps he may the best rhythm guitarist ever. But to say he is the best lead guitarist or this is the best solo, is to pretend he is the only guitarist in the world. Not even close to the truly great some of whom are still alive. This guy has only one sound and he's too predictable
@MrCopie77@MrCopie77 You might want to read my post again. Nowhere did I say best lead guitarist or best solo. I was talking about his body of work in response to your original post Keith has way more taste than many lauded guitarists out there. I also stick by what I said about his precision. There is infinitely more precision in playing around a time signature than being mechanical about it. We agree to differ. Read your original post and my first response before spouting.
You got it right. Richards was a huge character thats why we all love him but very average guitarist. Yes I played for 40 yrs. If you want to hear Taylor at his best then listen to him with John Mayall when taylor was a teenager.
@luvblues100 Jimi was good thats true but there are many fantastic guitarists out there that have rocked. Joe Satriani, Eric Clapton, Dave Gilmour, Don Felder, The Edge, Pete Townsend, Brian May, Jeff Lynne etc etc Man the list goes on each. Mike Campbell and George Harriison were amazing too.....
It's all relative, JH was the best of his era and of his style, nothing more - nothing less and just like anyone else in their own particular art/craft/sport, his style and influence was taken on by those that followed - could be music, sport, cookery, dance, acting etc - makes no difference, some people are simply iconic in their own genre. JH was that.
Keith is a phenomenal guitarist, and definitely one of my favorites, though not the best. Both Richards' (up to 1:20) and Taylor's (1:22 on) solos are lovely in this, but not "The Greatest" in my opinion. In fact, there is no such thing as greatest. But I have seen Keef play, and he fucking rocks, without a doubt. Not to mention, he's still ALIVE!
Keith Richards enormous body of work speaks fo itself. Every live performance has different nuances and feeling. How many times has he played this live? Nobody can touch him.
I love the way Keith and Jagger try to sing and comp over Mick's incredible solo, but then they can't hold it back. Too funny. Mick Taylor was the better guitarist, that is why Keith fired him.
yeah, and that's why he is AWESOME!!! have seen the rolling stones about 4 times live, and they are EXCELLENT!!! So great to hear a band that can ACTUALLY PLAY for a change! They are AWESOME!!!!
This is to my opinion NOT Keith playing this solo but sideman Mick Taylor getting his rocks off. I've listened to this excellent piece hundreds of times, and it is surely the LEADER Richards that holds up the pace and rhytm by thrashing his guitar the way he always does as the best rhytm guitarist of all times. Stones had the best rhjytmsection from the start with Charlie and Bill AND Keith. Listen to "4640 Michigan Ave."- Thats rhytm for you and thats Keith soloing!
The best guitar solo i ever heard was the solo in Easy like sunday morning by Lionel Richie,and i dont even know who the guitarist is..check it out...
@mrXXrauf182XX No, there are many guitarist that are better. However, without those on your short list, the guitarists who are better would not exist!
@mrXXrauf182XX Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Buckethead, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, SRV, Eddy Van Halen, and on and on. The guitarist can play music that is way beyond even comprehension of Hendrix and Page, let alone would they even have the ability to play it. These guys can (could for SRV) play almost any genre, too. No, I love Hendrix, he is what made is possible for guitarist (myself included) to be able to move beyond simple music. Remember, though, even Hendrix emulated Buddy Guy.
@kc8ntp its about making music, not playing as fast as possible. Not one of those guitarists can touch Hendrix in creativity and rhythm. Page was driving force behind Zeppelin, a musical genius. SRV is good, I have him at 2nd, Jimi 1st, Page 3rd. Remember this is all subjective anyway.
@panthershock You have to remember: influence is not necessarily skill. Hendrix is the absolute #1 influence when it comes to guitar playing, period. His skill is not even comparable to more modern guitarist. The problem being, is he would have been one to keep up with times and evolve with it. One other guitarist that nobody thinks about is Ritchie Blackmore, he is one that has kept up with modern techniques and is still an awesome guitarist.
@kc8ntp Hendrix would have continued to innovate with effects and was moving towards a more jazz influenced style. I understand the skill of people like Malmsteen and the shredders that emerged, but in my opinion they did not produce superior music
@meakins8 in 20 years time Frusciante will be seen as king of his era. No one is close. Morello also deserves props for throwing out the rulebook on how to play guitar.
@mrXXrauf182XX Umm . . . I am but a humble music listener, but I have spent thousands of hours of listening research, and I believe that I know of a fellow that could give each of these men a "run for the money" - a Mr. Trey Anastasio :)
@xNinjaxGhostx Without Jimi Hendrix there would be no Petrucci, Slash, Morello, Vai, Sat, etc. You are wrong to dismiss what that man did for rock. No one has surpassed him man. They have perfected technique but they have not innovated like he did. He was way more than a wah pedal. People were afraid of his music when he first put it out, that's how out there it was. That being said, Jimi would not exist without Berry, Presley, Beatles, etc.
@AwakePublius420 That's right, but Hendrix is NOT the best guitarist to ever have lived. I can play every Hendrix song ever made, and can write music that is beyond anything that Hendrix could have ever comprehended. Do I discount Hendrix's playing and influence? Fuck no, because without him, we would not have the super guitarist that we now have. I consider myself a very good guitarist, but some of these kids today make me look like a beginner, and I have played for 30-years!
@kc8ntp "I can play every Hendrix song ever made, and can write music that is beyond anything that Hendrix could have ever comprehended" lol lets see it bud, i know a lot of people who can play something that sounds similar but nobody touches his bends and his style that set him apart from everybody before and after..
@jman99110 Doesn't matter. I guarantee that I have way more experience teaching and playing music than you do! How many years have you been playing? I play and teach more than one instrument, so WTF ever. I get enjoyment out of playing and teaching music; I don't care if I made another dime from it. I know who the fuck I am; you don't know your asshole from a hole in the ground!
@AwakePublius420 Totally agree, although I'm pretty sure that someone like B.B King would be of far greater inspiration to Hendrix, as oppose to Beatles. Js<3
@nikopelt "Keef plays until 1:20 then Mick takes over" -- absolutely correct; you can hear it in the stereo separation (Keith's panned more to the R, Mick on L), plus the playing style changes
The only guitarist worse than Keith Richards is... Neil Young... Neither one has a clue a clue, and if this choppy, slow, and irritating "solo" is the best you've ever heard, then - well, you're not listening... or there's a serious problem...
@JAM31103 this statement is about the most ignorant thing I have read in quite awhile! It leads me to believe that you have never seen Keith Richards rip it. I have.,on good nights and bad. He's a fucking Icon. He's a Bluesman and he's a Rocker and his Stature among his Peers is at the top of the Mountain.The version of Sympathy for the Devil recorded for Get your Ya Ya's Out is the best, it's raw, pure and from the heart. .... You're the clueless one who needs to listen up .
The Rolling Stones are in the top 3 best rock band ever because of their anti establishment message, their good music and also because they are as a group very entertaining
bp22able 13 hours ago
mjmorremail: You are exactly right!
FIERO871 13 hours ago
the best ever?? come on I dont believe there is such a thing cause there are too many different standards or styles to choose from. however i really like this record and without a doubt mick taylor is the best guitarist the stones have ever had. I cant say how many times i have plugged in and played along with get yer ya yas out and the fun it has been.
picker50 14 hours ago
i think i would have to agree with this....yes indeed
platter1000 15 hours ago
The solo from the same Album on Midnight Rambler is much more haunting, and much more my fav. However, this one is fabulous as well. Clearly Mick Taylor.
Brushpup 1 day ago
The man simply said "The best guitar solo ever made BY KEITH RICHARDS", which is quite reasonable...
Lordsalomonkane 1 day ago
@Lordsalomonkane No he didn't, title says Best guitar solo ever - Keith Richards, not his best solo.
Tibbz2Tibbz 1 day ago
No matter what is in his system., Keith is still one of the best ! !
charleyoneal1 1 day ago
! This is exactly the kind of thing you cant stop in the middle
odedk24 1 day ago
This is nothing a million other guys can;t play, the uploader must be on drugs to make such a claim!
reldditmot 1 day ago
Brilliant of course, but no guitarist could hold a candle to the late great Rory Gallagher!!!
mjmorremail 2 days ago
I just played a better solo to that song,and I suck relative to your average bar band guitarist
leftasmokingcrater 2 days ago
Nice to listen to, but I agree with all other comments, this is NOT the best guitar solo ever by a long shot. Besides guitarists listed below, I can also add Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, and of course Jimi Hendrix as playing better solos in their sleep in comparison.
flukedoos 2 days ago
the Stones are the Stones. great band...together. nobody really stands out as a great instrumentalist although Keith is a superb rhythm guitarist when he's not too loaded.
1971Goldtop 3 days ago 2
@1971Goldtop maybe he's better when he is loaded. I know I am.
alski888 16 hours ago
Best guitar solo ever ? Love the Stones pre-Exile. Great BAND. But none of them stand out alone as the best of anything.
satex1958 3 days ago 4
If you think this is one of the best guitar solos you must be living in a cave. Amateurs do better than this but Keith was never known for his solo performances. This is why.
brofranomo 3 days ago
I always thought that Keith's SFTD solo in the movie "The Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus" was the definitive but this one challenges my judgement.
chrisb1953 3 days ago
All the other Stones could actually be replaced and you could still have the Stones - even Mick. But you could never replace Keith without tearing the heart out of the band.
farseas 3 days ago
Great guitarists all of them, also Roy Buchanan, Peter Green, the list is endless.
luvblues100 4 days ago
Great stuff!
Jaafar060550 4 days ago
rolling good times.....
happyday76 4 days ago
Fuck yeah it's one of the best solos ever! And it's pretty under the radar too, and I love it's sort of laid backness, so tired of all the over the top shit everyone's trying.
LoganDangerGlenn 5 days ago
Yawwwn... this is boring as hell! And... 5 strings makes bending notes easier? What a stupid load of horse crap! If you are having trouble bending notes on a six-string axe, try using lighter gauge strings or, better yet... go learn another instrument! Pleeeease!
misterlaff 5 days ago
@misterlaff This isn't boring?
LoganDangerGlenn 5 days ago
Keith Richards is much better at rythm guitar and riffs than at lead guitar. I can't stand still when I hear the intro of Brown Sugar or Jumpin Jack Flash but this is rather boring.
pachacamacs 6 days ago
I prefer Anthrax.
bobottobob 6 days ago
just boring...
ausrastaman 6 days ago
luis -- read Keith's book for some very interesting guitar playing information. I don't play, but learned a lot ...
linda
The Girl from Greenwich Village
bonestube21 6 days ago
Ho hum. Any halfway decent high-school age guitar player could play that better. I don't see why Keith Richards even makes it onto a top 100 guitar players list. He's just average.
wiscgaloot 1 week ago
I never could figure why Keith plays without a low E string. Most players would be lost without it. Five strings works for him so I can't knock it but I'll keep all six strings when I play. He is a very unique player and has stood the test of time. Rock on!
SixStrings2Go 1 week ago
@SixStrings2Go a lot happens with 5 strings.. the overall tension is reduced. so it is a tele with a 25 inch scale but has the playability of a 24 inch or less, at least it might feel like that.. this means easier bends also.. it allows for the use of heavier gauge strings also. i dunno what richards uses. maybe he was trying to play a blues in A and the E string was to much of a burden in the way... i dont like much his playing
14luisalonso 6 days ago
Gawd, what an album!! some of the best R&R in history. Period.
bgbreakdown 1 week ago
T'aint a solo! It's a mixture of adrenaline, Jack Daniels, the blues, the drive provided by the fans and those white, brown and green stuff we don''t need 2 mention.
046351 1 week ago
This ain't a solo, this is one of several guitar breaks in this song.Each is better than 99% of the crap that passes (kinda like gas) for music today....God Bless real rock and roll!
pcoffey49 1 week ago
Paint it Black you devils
tielbur 1 week ago
As a lead guitarist in a very successful working band, I can say that 123bentbrent and Brojofus are correct in their definition of what a solo is. It's not what you THINK it is, or what you would like it to be. When a player takes a lead break, it is frequently and incorrectly referred to as a solo. That doesn't make it a solo just because a hundred people call it one. Those hundered people are wrong. Look it up and know the real meaning or continue to live in ignorance. PEACE!
SixStrings2Go 1 week ago
There seems to be some controversary over what a "solo" is. According to Wikipedia, the word "Solo" means ALONE. If you're playing in a band setting with other instruments, then you are most definitely NOT playing ALONE. Therefore you are NOT playing a solo. People have got in the habit of misusing the word until they're convinced they know what a solo is.
Instead of trying to start an argument with me, take the time to look up the word solo. You may just be surprised.
Brojofus 1 week ago
@MrJLHooker I'm not saying that the drums or bass stopped with Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm only saying that what you are incorrectly calling a solo is not a solo. Take the advise of Brojofus and look up the definition of the word solo.
123bentbrent 1 week ago
The Stones arent much..just saying.
redc338able 1 week ago
Who is even mentioning Keith and Jimi in the same sentence?????
redc338able 1 week ago
When i look back at that time at a lot of live gigs i went to i wonder why people feel that they have to compare guitarists ,you can listen to a commercial release and it sounds like a smallblock listen to it live and its like 472 with a blower ,know what i never compare because they all have there own ways of cutting loose and making this life more enjoyable.
oobuc5 1 week ago
people arguing over a tune they both clearly enjoy is, to me, one of lifes great gags. Lets all rejoice in a shared love of magic musicians like Keef. Music is never Finite... keith has always tweaked his songs when playing live, just roll with it baby
porsche911fun 1 week ago
And to call this a guitar solo at all is wrong. Can you not hear the drums?
123bentbrent 1 week ago
@123bentbrent what? are you saying that a guitar solo can only be considered a solo if it's the only instrument?
itstristanyo 1 week ago
@123bentbrent You are 100% correct. The definition of the word "solo" means ALONE
If there are other instruments such as drums, bass or keyboard, It is incorrect to refer to it as a solo. This is NOT a guitar solo! In the band we called it a lead break.
I'm not sure what they're teaching in school these days but obviously it's wrong.
For anyone who doubts what I say is correct, look up the word "solo" on Wikipedia.
Brojofus 1 week ago
@Brojofus I guess when Hedrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan played their solos the drums and bass stopped ...huh??
MrJLHooker 1 week ago
@MrJLHooker It doesn't matter if it's Hendrix, SRV or any other guitarist you can think of. If they were playing with drums and bass then they were not playing a solo. You don't even know what a solo is! Hendrix and SRV are both dead. We're talking about Keith Richards here. If you're playing with a band backing you, then you're NOT playing solo or play a solo. PERIOD! Do yourself a favor and look it up in the dictionary instead of trying to prove me wrong. The dictionary doesn't lie
Brojofus 1 week ago
Richard Thompson FTW.
2crazysarah 1 week ago
Hey guys! The solo on the left (audio) at the final? Ok... one of the best we can hear at the style (Hendrix, Page, Beck, Clapton, Hacket, Gilmour...). And that one is Mick Taylor, not Keith.... Keith's guitar is on right side. Bravo, Mr Taylor!
trabongo 1 week ago
His name is Mick Taylor btw
SuperTheArk 1 week ago
Für mich der beste Gitarrist der Welt
MrBernhardos 1 week ago
Thank you for the sold,fine.
Volf4436 1 week ago
It seems 2 me that u like to play it safe. No surprises please. U can perfectly guess what's gonna happen in the next beat. I'm bored with this thing that's been runnin' oevr and over thru´ the years, the best this, the best that,... this isn't motor racing, we don´t need a world champ!
046351 1 week ago
Allow me to offer the BEST EVER response to youtube comments....
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST GUITAR (or bass, or drum, or keyboard etc etc) SOLO EVER. There is only each of our own personal FAVORITE SOLO'S EVER, & let's be very glad we have so many great solo's etc to choose from. There isn't enough room on this board for me to name all of mine..............
daskitten1 1 week ago
@daskitten1 True, like saying so and so is the best basketall or baseball player ever. Very subjective. It did get some responses though.
luvblues100 1 week ago
one of the greatest song ever
scurpenin 1 week ago
The is Mick Taylor fresh from Jphn Mayall's Blues Breakers not Keith.
iansolablu 1 week ago
@iansolablu Stones were at their BEST when Mick Taylor was playing Lead Guitar...no doubt about that folks!
DonDLiscious 1 week ago
A terrible solo. Very white and very stiff. Anyone with even a cursory amount of rhythm knows exactly what I'm taking about. Very ticky ticky on the beat playing without an ounce of swing or groove. Pathetically bad and makes us white folks look oh so lame.
gretschjazzer 1 week ago
@gretschjazzer try playing the guitar after drinking a fifth of vodka and two shots of black tar heroin and 6 lines of coke then talk that shit!!
Jedadieya 1 week ago
The best solo ever by Keith Richards; that pretty much says it all. It's Keef and he has his place.
Jimi Hendrix was and still is the most pure combination of skill, imagination, heart and soul behind an electric guitar there was. He smashed the barriers of the time and influenced countless players from way back when until who knows. His first album was absolutely groundbreaking. Lots of great players followed but no one will ever approach Jimi's impact.
timbospbass 1 week ago
shite solo from a shite guitarist from the most over rated band in the world...
brushuk 1 week ago
Au dessus, bien au-dessus de tout cela.... il y a Hank B MARVIN... et il y avait aussi Chet ATKINS...
JOEL33779 1 week ago
This sounds very much like the version from the Hyde Park July 5th 1969 concert. Can be seen on the "Stones in the Park" video/DVD.
eagleash1 1 week ago
I agree Jimi was the greatest guitarist ever inventive and so amazing... I miss you.
If u want to see and hear a title like The Stones would have done :
search for :
JOHNNY WINTER - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1974 UK TV Appearance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~
here on youtube
domair2 2 weeks ago
@domair2 that's a stones song
60ElleEsDee69 1 week ago
Gdzie tu jakiś Bonamassa?
wgiczkowski 2 weeks ago
O PRIMEIRO SOLO...O DO KEITH E BEM MAIS TRABALHADO...EM TODOS OS SENTIDOS...O SEGUNDO...DO TAYLOR E OTIMO...POREM NA REPETIÇAO DE SEMPRE...E COM A RITMICA ESPETACULAR DE KEITH...TAYLOR ERA OTIMO POREM IGUAL DURANTE 6 ANOS. POR ISSO SUMIU. KEITH E POLIVALENTE. GENIO.ASSIM COMO CHARLIE WATTS...UMA DAS MAIORES TECNICAS DE BATERIA DA HISTORIA...E JAZZ AMIGOS...ROCK E PASSATEMPO...
clfetter 2 weeks ago
I'd like to add to my last post. Dylan also influenced the Beatles from I want to hold your hand into Sargent pepper. Hendrix did his songs as did countless others. He was the poet of our souls.
Donincal 2 weeks ago
I'm not sure this is the best to me but it's all a matter of opinon. We have many to thank for rock and roll. One who is often over looked is Bob Dylan. He was the first on many things. First on cranking up the amps to distortion levels with Mike Bloomfield in New York in early 60's. Keith Richards is well reounded player. He's got a lot to be proud of!
Donincal 2 weeks ago
@Donincal IMO, keith richards isn't known for his chops, it's the balls behind what he does that makes him keith richards.anybody can play what keith plays, but nobody can play it like keith.
60ElleEsDee69 1 week ago
1967 are you experiened was and probally will be the most innovative alblum ever Hendrix was a force of nature leading the way for the electic guitar that been said sadly he's gone and there hasn't been anyone that has matched his brilliance.
dictator54 2 weeks ago
this is not the best anything, sorry all the stines fans out there but it really isnt. We all have our tastes and vices but its not the best solo at all. Not to say i could say whaty is,but, listen to it all the guitarists out there.....
simonrobb99 2 weeks ago
The best solo would have been from the studio version with Keith playing the solo through an crappy reel to reel tape recorder for max distortion. Immortalized in the film Sympathy for the Devil by director Jean Luc Godard.
Scatherfirst 2 weeks ago
Watch the movie "Gimme Shelter" and you will plainly see who plays what guitar part!
supsailor1885 2 weeks ago
Though Mick Taylor was the best guitar player the Stones have had, to say this is the best guitar solo is way off. Keith Richards is a fun performer but not a technically great guitar player. Jimi is the man see Voodoo Chile and then we can have a conversation.
luvblues100 2 weeks ago 6
@luvblues100 good choice ..also crossroads(live at leeds) clapton does it for me
5871248 1 week ago
@5871248 That was a great solo though Clapton didn't like it. He was pretty f'd up in those days.
luvblues100 1 week ago
@luvblues100 yeah he was that all right haha speaking of fu'd up I was thinking of the who and of course he was with the Cream for that. whee ok I am evidently getting senile and meds that fuzz me up a little haha kinda like zooming in and out of clarity like the toilet paper with the little purple dot of "something on it" about 1970 take care
5871248 1 week ago
@5871248 Whenever I moved which was often in the 70's, I'd hook up the stereo first, and play Live at Leeds. That was a classic. They were a great live band, and PT could play. Stay on the meds! lol
luvblues100 1 week ago
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daskitten1 1 week ago
@daskitten1 I want to thank you for your input. You are correct,THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST GUITAR (or bass, or drum, or keyboard etc etc)SOLO EVER. As you said it's all about personal favorites and what we like and what we don't.
It's like saying one person is the BEST GUITAR PLAYER IN THE WORLD.We all have our personal favorites.Steve Vai was quoted as saying such an animal does not exist. There are too many styles of music and guitar playing to be a master of all of them.
SixStrings2Go 1 week ago
@luvblues100 Guitar God = Jimi!
DonDLiscious 1 week ago
@luvblues100 dunno what the hell the term "technically great guitar player" means, but you miss the fact that keith plays loose and vibey and around the beat but when he wants to he can be as precise as anyone. Check out his acoustic renditions of Robert Johnson. it flows effortlessly. Keith in his own way is in the pantheon of greats from Reinhardt to Johnson. His feel is in a class of its own...his rhythm is beyond "technically great"
flooberbloob 1 week ago
@flooberbloob
His rhythm has little to do with a great lead guitar solo. Some of the greatest guitarist have imperfect rhythm. This guy has great and maybe even perfect rhythm and perhaps he may the best rhythm guitarist ever. But to say he is the best lead guitarist or this is the best solo, is to pretend he is the only guitarist in the world. Not even close to the truly great some of whom are still alive. This guy has only one sound and he's too predictable
MrCopie77 1 week ago
@MrCopie77 @MrCopie77 You might want to read my post again. Nowhere did I say best lead guitarist or best solo. I was talking about his body of work in response to your original post Keith has way more taste than many lauded guitarists out there. I also stick by what I said about his precision. There is infinitely more precision in playing around a time signature than being mechanical about it. We agree to differ. Read your original post and my first response before spouting.
flooberbloob 3 days ago
@luvblues100
You got it right. Richards was a huge character thats why we all love him but very average guitarist. Yes I played for 40 yrs. If you want to hear Taylor at his best then listen to him with John Mayall when taylor was a teenager.
kathmandoo 1 week ago
@luvblues100 Jimi was good thats true but there are many fantastic guitarists out there that have rocked. Joe Satriani, Eric Clapton, Dave Gilmour, Don Felder, The Edge, Pete Townsend, Brian May, Jeff Lynne etc etc Man the list goes on each. Mike Campbell and George Harriison were amazing too.....
eamon54 4 days ago
@eamon54 Totally agree,but with the exception of Clapton,none of the players you mentioned could shine SRV's shoes
mrhandyman1962 4 days ago
@mrhandyman1962 Well music is very subjective and sure Stevie Ray Vaughen is right up there too of course.
eamon54 3 days ago
@eamon54 But only Jimi and SRV are in the same league with Keith...
farseas 3 days ago
@farseas That is a matter of opinion
eamon54 3 days ago
Rubbish, wouldn't get a pub gig today.
jasonjupp 2 weeks ago
Those photos rock! THANK YOU!
Dillweed65 2 weeks ago
It's all relative, JH was the best of his era and of his style, nothing more - nothing less and just like anyone else in their own particular art/craft/sport, his style and influence was taken on by those that followed - could be music, sport, cookery, dance, acting etc - makes no difference, some people are simply iconic in their own genre. JH was that.
MACHAWK123 2 weeks ago
''One finger, one string and an ass hole.''
Kieth Richards on what it takes to be a rock guitarist.
mddavison54 2 weeks ago
get yer ya ya's out is one of the best live albums ever made
kzy3ob 2 weeks ago
Who is on bass? Bill Wyman? Christ, LISTEN! Whoever it is he's CRANKIN'! and makes the entire jam!
boodang062451 2 weeks ago
@boodang062451 Yes it is Bill Wyman
eamon54 3 days ago
mick tayler solo
strings191 2 weeks ago
Keith is a phenomenal guitarist, and definitely one of my favorites, though not the best. Both Richards' (up to 1:20) and Taylor's (1:22 on) solos are lovely in this, but not "The Greatest" in my opinion. In fact, there is no such thing as greatest. But I have seen Keef play, and he fucking rocks, without a doubt. Not to mention, he's still ALIVE!
kennyjb2362 2 weeks ago
@kennyjb2362 I agree Keith has had some good licks but my favorite solo was Taylor at the end of Sway. 1.5 minutes of nirvanariffdom.
ohmyohmy812 2 weeks ago
Keith Richards enormous body of work speaks fo itself. Every live performance has different nuances and feeling. How many times has he played this live? Nobody can touch him.
freekykoolcat 2 weeks ago
I love the way Keith and Jagger try to sing and comp over Mick's incredible solo, but then they can't hold it back. Too funny. Mick Taylor was the better guitarist, that is why Keith fired him.
mk3900 2 weeks ago
@mk3900 Not only that they ripped off some of Mick's music too
eamon54 3 days ago
amazing!
SuperBluehaze 3 weeks ago
yeah, and that's why he is AWESOME!!! have seen the rolling stones about 4 times live, and they are EXCELLENT!!! So great to hear a band that can ACTUALLY PLAY for a change! They are AWESOME!!!!
joyce99999 3 weeks ago
I dont think thats Keef playing, he cant riff for shit.
sail1948 3 weeks ago
EXIT: RICHARDS 1:20
ENTER: TAYLOR 1:22
DUMBASSES...
niggaT42000 3 weeks ago
Jimmy Page is pretty good aswell.
Marlever357 3 weeks ago
This is to my opinion NOT Keith playing this solo but sideman Mick Taylor getting his rocks off. I've listened to this excellent piece hundreds of times, and it is surely the LEADER Richards that holds up the pace and rhytm by thrashing his guitar the way he always does as the best rhytm guitarist of all times. Stones had the best rhjytmsection from the start with Charlie and Bill AND Keith. Listen to "4640 Michigan Ave."- Thats rhytm for you and thats Keith soloing!
toke1997 3 weeks ago
The older I get the better the Stones get.
larryd56 3 weeks ago
The best guitar solo i ever heard was the solo in Easy like sunday morning by Lionel Richie,and i dont even know who the guitarist is..check it out...
onlyjoetee 3 weeks ago
1.jimi hendrix
2, jammy page
3.eric clapton
4. BB-King
5,george harrison
no one will top these bad boys
mrXXrauf182XX 3 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX No, there are many guitarist that are better. However, without those on your short list, the guitarists who are better would not exist!
kc8ntp 3 weeks ago
@kc8ntp name whos better then hendrix or page
mrXXrauf182XX 3 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX Skydog!
soitgoes02 3 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Buckethead, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, SRV, Eddy Van Halen, and on and on. The guitarist can play music that is way beyond even comprehension of Hendrix and Page, let alone would they even have the ability to play it. These guys can (could for SRV) play almost any genre, too. No, I love Hendrix, he is what made is possible for guitarist (myself included) to be able to move beyond simple music. Remember, though, even Hendrix emulated Buddy Guy.
kc8ntp 3 weeks ago
@kc8ntp its about making music, not playing as fast as possible. Not one of those guitarists can touch Hendrix in creativity and rhythm. Page was driving force behind Zeppelin, a musical genius. SRV is good, I have him at 2nd, Jimi 1st, Page 3rd. Remember this is all subjective anyway.
panthershock 2 weeks ago
@panthershock You have to remember: influence is not necessarily skill. Hendrix is the absolute #1 influence when it comes to guitar playing, period. His skill is not even comparable to more modern guitarist. The problem being, is he would have been one to keep up with times and evolve with it. One other guitarist that nobody thinks about is Ritchie Blackmore, he is one that has kept up with modern techniques and is still an awesome guitarist.
kc8ntp 2 weeks ago
@kc8ntp Hendrix would have continued to innovate with effects and was moving towards a more jazz influenced style. I understand the skill of people like Malmsteen and the shredders that emerged, but in my opinion they did not produce superior music
panthershock 2 weeks ago
@kc8ntp You are dead right. Gee music is very subjective to individual tastes
eamon54 3 days ago
@mrXXrauf182XX our own agnus young will top gorge i think ^^ no offence, george is a super guitarist ^^
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@mrXXrauf182XX i know someone who will top all of them but jimi... john frusciante
meakins8 3 weeks ago
@meakins8 in 20 years time Frusciante will be seen as king of his era. No one is close. Morello also deserves props for throwing out the rulebook on how to play guitar.
panthershock 2 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX Umm . . . I am but a humble music listener, but I have spent thousands of hours of listening research, and I believe that I know of a fellow that could give each of these men a "run for the money" - a Mr. Trey Anastasio :)
jmlighting1 3 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX There is a guy called Ritchie Blackmore that doesn`t get much of a mention these days,he used to be with Deep Purple and Rainbow.
Marlever357 3 weeks ago
@mrXXrauf182XX Hang on hang on. What about Pete Townsend, Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott
eamon54 3 days ago
dumb thing at all but there is a paar of riff and for sure sounds well but really tough guittarS no a solo jiji
adelio54 3 weeks ago
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CarloAntonioPalumbo 3 weeks ago
Best solo ever? Bollocks. Our Keef is an ok song writer but only average on the guitar.
sail1948 3 weeks ago
Not Keith's best but it does have a certain ragged glory. But he sounds a little eff'd up.
bornwithoutwarning 3 weeks ago
None shall ever surpass Jimi Hendrix. Ever. Though it is good, it is still not on the same level as Jimi.
AwakePublius420 3 weeks ago
@AwakePublius420 Heaps of people have "surpassed" Hendrix.
xNinjaxGhostx 3 weeks ago
@xNinjaxGhostx And these heaps of people are?
AwakePublius420 3 weeks ago
@AwakePublius420 John Petrucci, Slash, Tom Morello, Steve Vai, Joe Sat. All Hendrix did was use a wah peda;
xNinjaxGhostx 3 weeks ago
@xNinjaxGhostx Without Jimi Hendrix there would be no Petrucci, Slash, Morello, Vai, Sat, etc. You are wrong to dismiss what that man did for rock. No one has surpassed him man. They have perfected technique but they have not innovated like he did. He was way more than a wah pedal. People were afraid of his music when he first put it out, that's how out there it was. That being said, Jimi would not exist without Berry, Presley, Beatles, etc.
AwakePublius420 3 weeks ago 14
@AwakePublius420
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Nothing to say more! :-)
Lilofeeee 3 weeks ago
@AwakePublius420 That's right, but Hendrix is NOT the best guitarist to ever have lived. I can play every Hendrix song ever made, and can write music that is beyond anything that Hendrix could have ever comprehended. Do I discount Hendrix's playing and influence? Fuck no, because without him, we would not have the super guitarist that we now have. I consider myself a very good guitarist, but some of these kids today make me look like a beginner, and I have played for 30-years!
kc8ntp 3 weeks ago
@kc8ntp "I can play every Hendrix song ever made, and can write music that is beyond anything that Hendrix could have ever comprehended" lol lets see it bud, i know a lot of people who can play something that sounds similar but nobody touches his bends and his style that set him apart from everybody before and after..
Stankonia6723 2 weeks ago
@kc8ntp who the fuck do you think you are? have u made millions covering hendrix's songs? ur the man
jman99110 2 weeks ago
@jman99110 Doesn't matter. I guarantee that I have way more experience teaching and playing music than you do! How many years have you been playing? I play and teach more than one instrument, so WTF ever. I get enjoyment out of playing and teaching music; I don't care if I made another dime from it. I know who the fuck I am; you don't know your asshole from a hole in the ground!
kc8ntp 2 weeks ago
@kc8ntp is that right huh?
jman99110 2 weeks ago
@jman99110 You still didn't answer my question. I asked you how many years you have played music; not with yourself.
kc8ntp 2 weeks ago
@jman99110 I know that you consider the skin flute a instrument, but it's not.
kc8ntp 2 weeks ago
@AwakePublius420 Totally agree, although I'm pretty sure that someone like B.B King would be of far greater inspiration to Hendrix, as oppose to Beatles. Js<3
19KISStheSKY97 1 week ago
Nothing against the Stones, but their tone has always been weak.
HippieNoMore 3 weeks ago 2
@HippieNoMore I've actually always considered the stones tone to be the rawest, realest, ballsiest tone ive ever heard.
60ElleEsDee69 1 week ago
This song sucks.
spunkets 3 weeks ago
idę tak cienka że nie niema - maj laiw
MrKazikes 3 weeks ago
u consider this the best guitar solo ever? not a fucking chance, and the other player is mick, not mich taylor
carpenterbt 3 weeks ago
your kidding me, right? Keith is sloppy at best, as are the Stones, greatest Rock and Roll Band, my ass!
sstoys2 3 weeks ago
wow
99strange 4 weeks ago
Actually there were better bootlegs of this song circulating back in '69.
peahoe 4 weeks ago
The soul of the stones.
Thanks Keith...
TheCanon1968 4 weeks ago
Keef part A, Mick T part B (the smooth stuff is MT)
bassomanvfr 4 weeks ago
@MrKeefrichards well put...my favorite...Can't Hear Me Knockin'
mgpvii 4 weeks ago
Charlie's good tonight ain't he ...
TenDNews 4 weeks ago 6
Maybe Mick Taylor play the first solo and Keith do the next
zeppelinhouse 4 weeks ago
@zeppelinhouse Keef plays until 1:20 then Mick takes over
nikopelt 4 weeks ago
@nikopelt "Keef plays until 1:20 then Mick takes over" -- absolutely correct; you can hear it in the stereo separation (Keith's panned more to the R, Mick on L), plus the playing style changes
dackmont 4 weeks ago
Rock On
heatseekr101 4 weeks ago
if someone came from mars and wanted to know what rock n roll was just play that solo
jamsid33 1 month ago
guys..I think the best part is by mick taylor..can someone confirm? thanks
robettatellaro 1 month ago
@robettatellaro absolutility keith was not able to play solo so gut
piro229 4 weeks ago
not sayin' this is bad but listen to pink floyd comfortably numb live from the pulse dvd, just sayin'
cammyjeee 1 month ago
The only guitarist worse than Keith Richards is... Neil Young... Neither one has a clue a clue, and if this choppy, slow, and irritating "solo" is the best you've ever heard, then - well, you're not listening... or there's a serious problem...
JAM31103 1 month ago
@JAM31103 this statement is about the most ignorant thing I have read in quite awhile! It leads me to believe that you have never seen Keith Richards rip it. I have.,on good nights and bad. He's a fucking Icon. He's a Bluesman and he's a Rocker and his Stature among his Peers is at the top of the Mountain.The version of Sympathy for the Devil recorded for Get your Ya Ya's Out is the best, it's raw, pure and from the heart. .... You're the clueless one who needs to listen up .
Burleism 1 month ago 14
@Burleism My thoughts exactly! You couldn't have said it any better! Thank you!
tippingk 4 weeks ago
@Burleism Except I believe Mick Jones carried that song on that album. Not Keith.
psuro 4 weeks ago
@psuro I think you mean Mick Taylor. Mick Jones was in The Clash (and another Mick Jones was the guitarist for Foreigner).
grantss1 4 weeks ago
@Burleism Disagree! Solos definitely aren't his strong point. I'd attribute his rockabilly to his success as a rock icon.
colorsoluble 3 weeks ago
@Burleism HE IS WAY OVERRATED!
kc8ntp 3 weeks ago
@Burleism good call my man, this is average at best
hoodus61 3 weeks ago
@JAM31103 Go away HAters.
MrGordo100 1 month ago
@JAM31103 n3wb
Mrgoodfella2468 3 weeks ago