mojoman wrote on Jun 24^th, 2008 at 11:29pm:


You nailed it on the hread bro, or to put it differentely how come Bill and his total lack of musical education was able to come up with such great bass playing and that whatshisname, oh yeah The Munch, rarely comes out of the background "mush".

Anyone who doesn't agree should watch Let's Spend the Night Together and see how Bill essentially holds everything together, arguably Keith was still a great guitar player at the time too. Now they need 5+ guys to do the same thing, sad, sad, sad !
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Bill indeed had soul (though he did not look or act like it but the proof is in the pudding), and to boot was a credible songwriter. As was once said before, I think he had more influence on the writing process and the Stones songs coming together than some may give credit for on many albums and tracks.


Now as for Daryl Jones,

Daryl is a very good bassist with a good, thick sound. That is exactly what Daryl Jones is....

A good bassist that can play along with The Stones quite well now, and he has a nice thick, rich, fat sound.

Bills bass sound was more .....hmmmm can we say "bompy" and "in place" in the mix where as Daryl's sound is a rich, thick wall covering the entire back ground behind the rest of the band.

That is the best way I can decscibe the two's sound. Actually, in terms of a modern style...Daryl may be better suited for The Rolling Stones today as far as a more "updated" Rolling Stones sound goes.

Compare She's so Cold vs. Love Is Strong. Each is typical of their individual style and sound and truthfully each is quite good, yet they are totally different in those two typical tracks from each. Neither is "better" per say, just different and each suites the time and direction of the band accordingly.

Something to Ponder-


Ian

Took me a while to figure out you had replied to my message and not missposted, is something wrong with my browser or is it your quotes ?

Anyway, yes that's pretty accurate, I'd push the comparison a bit further by saying that Darryl fills up the space, and to me annoyingly with that nondescript "fat" sound, while Bill is a melodic player with his "little hands that could" (to paraphrase someone here, MaxJugglar ?). I always thought that Keith and Ron were overrated as bass players, except maybe on Fingerpint File, although that might have been MicK Taylor playing, can't remember now.

mojoman wrote on Jun 24^th, 2008 at 11:29pm:


You nailed it on the hread bro, or to put it differentely how come Bill and his total lack of musical education was able to come up with such great bass playing and that whatshisname, oh yeah The Munch, rarely comes out of the background "mush".

Anyone who doesn't agree should watch Let's Spend the Night Together and see how Bill essentially holds everything together, arguably Keith was still a great guitar player at the time too. Now they need 5+ guys to do the same thing, sad, sad, sad !