tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post6115308009431848339..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: The Birds: The Collectors' Guide To Rare British BirdsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-2628228611857087132013-11-10T19:22:39.051+04:002013-11-10T19:22:39.051+04:00I remember that when they were auditioning for a n...I remember that when they were auditioning for a new guitar player in 1974 (including such hopefuls as Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel and Jeff Beck), Steve Marriott was a strong contender, and Keith's personal choice. According to Pam, Steve's wife:<br /><br />"Steve told me, 'I was good and stood at the back for a while but then Keith would hit this lick and I just couldn't keep my mouth shut.' Keith wanted him in but there was no way that once Steve opened his mouth Mick would have him in the band. He knew Steve would never stay in the background. They were the one band in the world that Steve would have loved to have been in. He just wanted to work with Keith."<br /><br />So yeah, I can see how Ronnie Wood was the perfect choice to keep the peace: quiet and unassuming.Which One's Pink?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01967778287591586043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-18877864395706592532013-04-28T18:41:48.990+04:002013-04-28T18:41:48.990+04:00"(charmingly ungrammatically subtitled «cont..."(charmingly ungrammatically subtitled «contents all their singles, the first demos, unreleased recordings, alternate versions & backing tracks»)"<br /><br />It's actually "Contents: All their singles..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-80079743923563758992013-04-14T19:35:38.597+04:002013-04-14T19:35:38.597+04:00Still can't beat The Sonics - the true noisy i...Still can't beat The Sonics - the true noisy innovators.Andrew Darwitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074677378436416197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-12637320569867265142013-04-11T17:08:50.192+04:002013-04-11T17:08:50.192+04:00According to some sources, the lead singer seemed ...According to some sources, the lead singer seemed to be Ali MacKenzie. Anyone?Matiballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583967087663081777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-44535164297275328842013-04-03T19:58:18.850+04:002013-04-03T19:58:18.850+04:00I agree totally. A lot of the early guitar work th...I agree totally. A lot of the early guitar work that many assumed was Keith was actually being played by Brian. In my opinion Keith's guitar skills peaked at somewhere around the time of the Rolling Stones Now! album and have deteriorated ever since (especially after Let It Bleed) due to drugs, debauchery and a lack of interest in doing anything more difficult than bashing around in open G tuning in a heroin induced stupor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-1546859068440929252013-04-03T16:06:20.479+04:002013-04-03T16:06:20.479+04:00I have always suspected that Ronnie Wood was asked...I have always suspected that Ronnie Wood was asked by Richards and Jagger exactly because he is second rate. That might imply that Brian Jones was more important for the Stones than sometimes assumes.<br />But I'm not a fan and never have bothered to research this hypothesis.MNbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-14699020065284155942013-04-03T15:25:04.581+04:002013-04-03T15:25:04.581+04:00Some more Birds trivia, appropriate for this most ...Some more Birds trivia, appropriate for this most trivial of also-rans. They appeared in a classic B movie, "The Deadly Bees", which later received the full MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) treatment. They performed "What Do I Need You For?", eliciting such classic lines from the MST3K crew as, "That's not the Byrds!" and "Eight Miles Wrong!" Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-6676212974472240612013-04-03T13:08:08.687+04:002013-04-03T13:08:08.687+04:00Ronnie Wood's real era of significance came as...Ronnie Wood's real era of significance came as a sideman in the Jeff Beck group, and then to Rod Stewart in both the Faces and Rod's solo career. As for his contributions to the Stones, he's been a decent enough pal to Keith in the post-70's "era of lowered expectations". <br /><br />As a Bohemian Artiste, he's no Brian Jones, and he's sure no Mick Taylor as a lead player. A likable second rater who got very, very lucky. Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-61015927948205842632013-04-03T00:55:49.088+04:002013-04-03T00:55:49.088+04:00Second rate compared to the other early British no...Second rate compared to the other early British noisemakers The Animals, The Kinks and The Who. Leaving Here gets a nice aggressive performance, but yeah, already 1965.MNbnoreply@blogger.com