A Stone's Throw

A Stone's Throw Artist: Mick Taylor
Label: Voiceprint/Sensible
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5027778900429
ASIN: B00000HYTY


Release Date: 1999-01-05

A Stone's Throw


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Tracks:

  1. Secret Affair
  2. Twisted Sister
  3. Never Fall in Love Again
  4. Losing My Faith
  5. Morning Comes
  6. Lost in the Desert
  7. Blues in the Morning
  8. Late at Night
  9. Here Comes the Rain
  10. Blind Willie McTell

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Album Description

1998 solo album by the former Rolling Stones' guitarist. 10 new cuts, all recorded in California in 1998. Stylistically,it fuses R&B, jazz and classic blues with Latin tempos and rock. Backing Taylor throughout are keyboardist Max Middleton and bassist Michael Bailey. A Sensible Records release.

Album Details

His Latest Solo Album 'a Stone's Throw' is a CD of Many Moods with Mick's Natural Singing Ability and Wonderful Guitar Playing as the Central Thread. Anyone Not Familiar with his Transition from Guitarist to Singer/Songwriter and Expecting a Re-run of Stones Hits May Be Disappointed but Genuine Fans who have Followed his Musical Evolution Will Not.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rolling Stones Virtuoso Shines on this Solo Disc.......2007-03-10

Mick Taylor gave so much to the Rolling Stones when he was with them. Some of their most beautiful, layered music happened when he was in the band, including perhaps their greatest guitar solo track, "Time Waits for No One" on 'It's Only Rock and Roll'. Though I love all the Stones' stuff, there is something extra in the Mick Taylor years. Whereas after he left, the Stones developed a lean sound, with Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood practicing the ancient art of weaving, Mick Taylor did his own bluesy riffs on top of Richards. At times, it borders on symphonic.

On this solo album, Taylor has put together a solid cadre of rock and blues musicians and produced a beautiful work that can be listened to over and over. I have only had it a few days and have already listened to it three times. There really is not a weak track on the album, which leans towards a rock/blues sound that highlights Mick's blues guitar skills. It proves to anyone who has listend to the Stones from the Taylor years that Taylor wrote a few songs that ended up being credited to the Glimmer Twins instead. Eight of the ten songs are written by Taylor himself, demonstrating his wide-ranging abilities in the songwriter department. Too bad he never got the credit (or royalties) he deserved from his contributions in the Stones.

It's the kind of album you can listen to any time. And I disagree with some reviewers about Taylor's voice. It's not great, but it's got that smoky, rough sound that works with the blues, comparable to Clapton's. It works with the material.

Recommended very highly. Kind of hard to find, but worth the search.
Five Stars.

5 out of 5 stars Great guitarist.......2006-10-20

I love listening to Mick Taylor. I only wish he was more prolific. To hear how great he really is, listen to Blind Willie McTell. It may never leave your player.

5 out of 5 stars a littlegem .......2005-08-04

this low key, relaxed album is a pleasant journey through a variety of guitar styles: from slide guitar to wah-wah to overdriven power blues. the songs are well crafted and noticeably different from each other. 8 of the 10 songs were written or co-written by Taylor, and I recommend the first 2 cuts, " Secret Affair" and "Twisted Sister" as well as the quirky "Lost in the Desert". his singing style is adequate, and reminded me of Clapton . but the guitar work is extraordinary. the net result is a little gem of a album that will please any blues fan

4 out of 5 stars interesting problem:.......2004-10-19

When the singing and lead guitar are by two different people, sometime the guitar fills start to soon and end too late, interfering with the vocals. This never happens when the same guy is doing both; BB King, Albert King, and so on, never step on their own toes. With the advantage of being able to read their own minds, such bluesmen are always in perfect sync. Why then, does Taylor seem to be getting in his own way?

2 out of 5 stars

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