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for badgeholders only Oct 15, 2008
you may already know...."mick taylor" is a name that should be mentioned alongside genius guitar playing peers like clapton, beck, page, peter green, etc. this album supports that designation, if it's not for every taste (vocally and lyrically) - i still find it to be highly refreshing and timeless in numerous spots. he's backed by crack session players like drummers richard bailey and pierre morlan, keyboardist jean roussel, kasim sulton on bass and even little feat's lowell george on one track...and the atmospheric production/playing on the jazzy/bluesy instrumentals are where taylor shines ("giddy up" would be my personal standout track here). i recall when it came out, being deeply impressed with many of the songs it contained - but the marketplace was not ready for a work of this type. disco, cheap trick, molly hatchet and pat benatar were what you heard on the radio...so it did not get any real retail traction (though you still hear it on enlightened radio shows, on rare occasion). taylor didn't tour to support it, and it was recorded in bursts over a period of 3, 4 years - so it just kind of disappeared. however, anyone who is fond of taylor's work knows...the playing and production on quite a few pieces here is stellar and contains work that is amongst his finest.
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 Bland Sep 15, 2008
The songs are forgettable. Is this guy a good guitar player? I'm not impressed. I guess if you see a movie with a boring plot and bad acting but like it because of the costumes, you might like this album.
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 If I had one CD only on a desert island, this would be it ... Jan 31, 2008
I will not go into detail like others have on the superb playing/writing on this album... even Mick's vocals are great because he is singing "his" songs.
This album with all its emotion contained within kept me alive through some dark points in my life some 20 odd years ago and to this day is still played at least once every 2 or 3 days in my Car CD player.
As the title of this review says ... if I had to choose one album to be stranded with on the desert island, it would surely be this self titled solo album by Mick Taylor.
Cult fave and I'll tell you why Nov 01, 2007
Out of print now and that's a shame. Vocals are not great. Production is idiosyncratic. But it's a cult favorite because Mr. Taylor can communicate some very lonely blues on this record. Somewhere on the instrumental third track his playing just takes off and from there on this record is fabulous. Sure, he could have shortened "Baby I Want You" a bit but what a stupendous fade back at the end! Followed by a Stones worthy bit of guitaring on "Broken Hands" and crazy elastic rhythm on "Giddy Up". "SW5" is a fine song and arrangement and the closing instrumentals are sublime. I remember hearing Bob Dylan gush over this record in the bootleg tape of the Live Aid rehearsal with ex-Taylor mate Keith Richards (Woody was pretty complementary, too).
Story behind Leather Jacket? Oct 26, 2007
I think this is a great little album from start to finish. I always wondered why he waited until 1979 to put out a solo album but had read he had personal problems he was dealing with when he left The Stones. It might have been an even better album had he done in '75 or '76.
No, his vocals are not the greatest but hey, this never stopped Ronnie or Keith from singing, eh? More than adequate vocals and lyrics and a nice production. As demonstrated on this album, Taylor is a fine guitarist and in my opinion on par with both Clapton and Santana.
I am aware that the instrumental track for Leather Jacket was completed while Taylor was with The Stones and this original track is currently available in the collector's circuit. I am not sure that the lyrics were written at that point, but am guessing not?
I recently read this quote from Mick Taylor and wondered if this incident had anything to do with inspiring the lyrics for Leather Jacket:
Mick Taylor quote - 1972:
"I nearly saw Mick and Keith have a fight in a seafood restaurant in Seattle. Keith was really pissed off 'cause Jagger had thrown his beautiful leather jacket into the audience at the end of the gig. At the dinner table they were yelling across at each other. After that I don't think Keith lent Mick anything to wear onstage".
Anyone know the story behind Leather Jacket for sure?
Also, can someone please post a pic of the complete back artwork for this CD?
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