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He left the Stones in Dec 1974. Would he have been a good choice to replace RB in 1975? Even though he was very much a blues player, I think he would have. Anyone else with an opinion? Thanks much!
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No, I don`t think playing guitar in the Stones sets you up to replace RB in DP. No doubt MT is good, but no one could really play like RB back then IMO, even people now who have copied RB note for note wouldn`t be suitable even if they had a time machine, because it is about stage presence + musical ability + personality + gelling with the other personalities musically + ability to improvise and create classic songs/riffs etc. etc. - Too many little things that need to come together to make a great band, you can`t just replace someone and have it work the same way, TB just did them a favour until they could work out how to continue in the music business at a suitably high level IMO.
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The Stones and DP are two worlds. I cannot imagine any musician to be the right one for both bands.
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Ginger Baker (who I believe was good friends with the Stones, or at least the drummer) said in an interview that the Stones are "terrible musicians" and that he "doesn`t even want to be in the same city let alone at the gig when they play", and I believe DP were kicked off the Cream farewell tour early on because they were basically better than the headliner? That about says it all really for me, although I don`t dislike the Stones and used to listen to them quite a lot. I can`t see MT howling out the HS solo with the intensity RB does on the MIJ videos that are knocking about on YouTube?
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It is e x t r e m e l y hard to imagine Mick Taylor in Deep Purple AD 1975. Clem Clempson was a good player and I'm not suprised he was invited to have a try. And yet his style was probably too much withdrawn, too bluesy. In hindsight it seems that Bolin was a good choice although it is clear he wasn't a hard rock player. His style was much closer to the NY/East Coast stuff. In DP it was usually Blackmore's guitar that was a driving force behind most of the songs. When you listen to CTTB - and I really like this album - it is clear that guitar isn't the leading instrument anymore. I'd say that Paice-Hughes-Lord took over that role on CTTB.
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Ginger Baker (who I believe was good friends with the Stones, or at least the drummer) said in an interview that the Stones are "terrible musicians" and that he "doesn`t even want to be in the same city let alone at the gig when they play", and I believe DP were kicked off the Cream farewell tour early on because they were basically better than the headliner? That about says it all really for me, although I don`t dislike the Stones and used to listen to them quite a lot. I can`t see MT howling out the HS solo with the intensity RB does on the MIJ videos that are knocking about on YouTube?



Baker is a miserable sod. Probably one of the best drummers to ever live, but still a lousy, bitter human being. He could only wish that he had the career that any of the Stones have had. Well, maybe not Brian Jones, but that is another story. His group, Ginger Baker Trio was quite excellent and got some nice airplay here in the States. He's had some other real good projects, but you never really hear much about or from them. Maybe that is why he is bitter and jealous. He looks at the success of others and doesn't understand why he isn't up there with them. It isn't enough that he is one of the most respected musicians in his craft.

Either way, he has never been much of a nice guy and rarely says anything good about other musicians, no matter how talented. emoticon

As for Taylor, great player, but not for Purple. Especially back then. Trower would have been a nice choice. Pat Travers would have been good, also. A number of others would have fit well, too.
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 When you listen to CTTB - and I really like this album - it is clear that guitar isn't the leading instrument anymore. I'd say that Paice-Hughes-Lord took over that role on CTTB.



What!?!? There's hardly any keyboards on CTTB. TB takes far more solos than JL.

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 When you listen to CTTB - and I really like this album - it is clear that guitar isn't the leading instrument anymore. I'd say that Paice-Hughes-Lord took over that role on CTTB.



What!?!? There's hardly any keyboards on CTTB. TB takes far more solos than JL.



Leading isn't just about playing solos. Bolin certainly doesn't lead like Blackmore did on the classic albums. Hughes and Paice carry many of the songs. But Bolin contributes quite good parts to several songs.
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It is e x t r e m e l y hard to imagine Mick Taylor in Deep Purple AD 1975.Clem Clempson was a good player and I'm not suprised he was invited to have a try. And yet his style was probably too much withdrawn, too bluesy. In hindsight it seems that Bolin was a good choice although it is clear he wasn't a hard rock player. His style was much closer to the NY/East Coast stuff. In DP it was usually Blackmore's guitar that was a driving force behind most of the songs. When you listen to CTTB - and I really like this album - it is clear that guitar isn't the leading instrument anymore. I'd say that Paice-Hughes-Lord took over that role on CTTB.



Claims here he jammed with JL as they were friends, but not asked to join as they were looking for "songwriters" at the time.

http://dmme.net/interviews/clem.html

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If one of the band described Clem Clemson as being “ Like a Stones guitarist” (poor fit) then the real thing definty would be wrong.

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