Dead Elvi - Mick Taylor - 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'

The Dead Elvi, with former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor and William Stout, performing "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" at the Chiller Theatre Expo, April 26, 2003
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[terryorr]

Mick Taylor completed the Stones sound. He brought a real blues credibility that the Stones wanted but could never quite achieve before or after Mick T was in the band. Mick's blues work on Sticky Fingers should rank him as one of the all-time best bluesmen. Lots of truly great guitarists like Mick Taylor (and Mick Ronson etc) were grossly under appreciated.

[terryorr]

@Mr2009Truth I agree that Brian Jones was well versed in old school blues and Ron is good with Mick on harp. Mick Taylor was more than white blues. Mick Taylor's blues playing was competent enough to impress John Mayall when Mick was only 16 years old.. Mick was 18 years old when he recorded with John Mayall. Mick T (and D. Allman) may be the best and smoothest slide blues guitarists of all time. MIck T could also fuse jazz into his blues. When Mick T left the Stones went into recycle mode.

[TheRealCritique]

All the Rolling Stones guitarists worked for a period because the band was a solid unit and open to going anywhere. Mick Taylor's work on Sticky FIngers was one of their high points, although Letit Bleed and Beggars Banquet are impossible to beat. (don't know how much of that was Brian Jones, or Keith at his peak). THat said, Hand of Fate is guitar genius also, and Tattoo You and Undercover of the Night are good albums with good guitar as well. I consider Undercover to be the end more or less.

[RubHerSoul1]

My buddy (and Union Rep) is a 10 star dyed in the wool Rolling Stones fan. I think he'd inject Keith into his veins if he could. He said something funny the other day: "I Fucking love Mick Taylor, but whatta BORING bastard on that stage! And as much as I love the guy and his playing,well....I can't really disagree can I? But hey, He's legend and I ain't. But I'm not boring when I play though. LOL!

[Magicquickfingers]

Mick Taylor was a much better fit than ron wood and all of the best stones albums and their peak live period was with mick taylor, ron wood is really not a very good guitarist.

[lagunacat]

@terryorr Yep, and don't forget the great Alvin Lee

[Mr2009Truth]

@TheMAR1958 Agreed! :)

[Mr2009Truth]

@terryorr Absolute BS. Taylor has a "white blues" thing, which is still quite impressive. But at the start, with Brian, the Stones had the real blues credibility you mention, and they even have it today when they choose to do blues with Ron Wood. The harmonica, the slide guitar...it's all there. And when Mick played harmonnica while Buddy Guy sang with the Stones in "Shine A Light", they sounded out of the delta!

[TheMAR1958]

The live version by the stones in 02 is much better. This version sounds muddy and disjointed. Mick Taylor was a very good blues guitarist, but I am not sure he is as versatile as a musician, as Ronnie Wood. Wood is very underated and compliments Kieth Richards ., In my opinion better than Mick Taylor did.

[harp1925]

Mick Taylor, you quit the stones , and now you do this, it is obvious who has issues! Stones version of this in 02 is thousand times better!

[zkenzo]

Can't You Hear Me Knocking----on drugs