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Edith Grove Agent Provocateur Offline Disco STILL sucks! Posts: 12,336 New Orleans Gender:	Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:25pm I remember hearing that Beck was considered for the job Ronnie took, but never heard he was actually offered the job, until now: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/proms/ar... Gotta wonder how Beck would have affected the sound & chemistry of the band.
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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #1 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:38pm

Edith Grove wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:25pm:

I remember hearing that Beck was considered for the job Ronnie took, but never heard he was actually offered the job, until now:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/proms/ar...

Gotta wonder how Beck would have affected the sound & chemistry of the band.

In terms of chemistry, they'd probably have had him shot within about six months!

The article doesnt actually state that he was offered the job (which he wasn't) - it says that he was offered the chance to audition for it.

Odd that he states that he didnt audition, because he's on some of the rehearsal tapes from Rotterdam (not Amsterdam) that circulate from January-February 1975.

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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #2 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:41pm

Gazza wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:38pm:

Edith Grove wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:25pm:

In terms of chemistry, they'd probably have had him shot within about six months!

He's Mick Taylor lite. He thinks he's all that b/c he can play great, and he can, but his ego is huge and IMO his creativity is poor.

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MRD8 Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 753 Melbourne, Florida Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #3 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 6:00pm For all his guitar virtuoso(he IS unique at what he does!) as a person he's a big prick. A friend of mine waited outside HOB in Orlando hoping to get an autograph from him...Beck walked right by him and wouldn't even look st him or say a word to him.
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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,259 Tampa Bay Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #4 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 6:03pm Nils Lofgren would've been cool. But Ronnie was/is the best man for the job imo.
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #5 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 6:04pm I was under the impression that he and Keith never got on all that well.
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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #6 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 8:18pm

I don't see a prospect for the Stones back then but Steve Marriott, see this recent clip of Keith Richards mentioning the best bands in his humble opinion; please pay attention when he refers to England... Steve Marriott, Small Faces and Humble Pie and see what he says about some others bands then.

Check the video starting at 0:56 if you want to get to the point right now

http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=zNKckhYqNBk

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Voodoo Chile in Wonderland Unholy Trinity Admin Online The Stones are back you bastards!!!! Posts: 16,060 Wonderland Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #8 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 9:02pm Ronnie and Steve! Can you hear the magic?
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #9 - Jul 19^th, 2008 at 9:33pm Holden wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 6:03pm: Nils Lofgren would've been cool. But Ronnie was/is the best man for the job imo. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2171621012_b451d1b0fb.jpgv=0
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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #11 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:28am Beck would never have jived with Keith..no way no how..He's a very talented egotistical virtuouso.Style is more jazzy than rock as well.
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,213 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #12 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:37am Holden wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 6:03pm: Nils Lofgren would've been cool. But Ronnie was/is the best man for the job imo. For all his faults, if the Stones had gone with anyone but Honest Ron, they would have broken up at least two decades ago.
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #13 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:54pm How do you feel about Ronnie's not being made an official member of the band until he'd been in it for 25 years?? I can't imagine anyone else putting up with that...
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left shoe shuffle Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 4,141	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #15 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 6:57pm Sioux wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:54pm: How do you feel about Ronnie's not being made an official member of the band until he'd been in it for 25 years?? I can't imagine anyone else putting up with that... Two words - Ian Stewart.
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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #16 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:51pm

left shoe shuffle wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 6:57pm:

Sioux wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:54pm:

How do you feel about Ronnie's not being made an official member of the band until he'd been in it for 25 years?? I can't imagine anyone else putting up with that...

Two words - Ian Stewart.

Well, true. But Ian WAS an official member at first--until Oldham decided that he didn't have "the look", and that 6 members in a band was too many for the fans to remember... Roll Eyes

The other difference is that Ronnie played on stage with them for 25 years! Poor Ian had to be off in the corner somewhere, if he played with them. He wasn't up front like Ronnie was/is.

Oh yeah, Stu should have been up front and officially recognized the entire time he was with the band too! I just think it's a crime that Ronnie was considered a "junior member" for so long....good grief.

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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #17 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 5:24am

Sioux wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:51pm:

Oh yeah, Stu should have been up front and officially recognized the entire time he was with the band too!

It's my understanding that the Stones requested Stu be named as a member of the band for their recognition in the RnR Hall of Fame.
I'm not sure how "official" this makes him, though.

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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #18 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 6:21am

Sioux wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:54pm:

How do you feel about Ronnie's not being made an official member of the band until he'd been in it for 25 years?? I can't imagine anyone else putting up with that...

Depends on your definition of 'official'. He was officially a Stone from February 1976 (he was on the Black & Blue album cover 2 months later), but chose to take a salary rather than a percentage (he thought it would be a better long term option financially as like most people he couldnt envisage the band lasting for more than a few more years). He just didnt become a board member until after they signed the contract with Virgin and Wyman left in 1993.

17 years, not 25 - and the problem was more down to a bad business decision on his part to begin with, although in fairness maybe its something the band should have addressed when theyd signed their previous record contract, with CBS, in 1983.

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #19 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 7:40am Financially Ronnies done pretty good..lol...But I still think of Stu as more a Stone.
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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #20 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 8:02am

Gazza wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 6:21am:

Sioux wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:54pm:

How do you feel about Ronnie's not being made an official member of the band until he'd been in it for 25 years?? I can't imagine anyone else putting up with that...

Ok Gazza, thanks for the clarification.

I thought I just read that Ronnie gave an interview not long ago, and he was talking about that very fact--that it took so long to "make" him a Stone. And he didn't seem too happy about it. Yeah, even if he took the salary instead of the percentage at first, that should have been rectified a long time ago. And yeah, it probably should have been the band making the move to make it official.

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Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone?
Reply #21 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 8:04am

gimmekeef wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 7:40am:

Financially Ronnies done pretty good..lol...But I still think of Stu as more a Stone.

You know...I agree. I think of the 6 who were the first to record together and who defined the 60's with their powerful music. Brian, Stu, Mick, Keith, Bill, Charlie. And that's the order that they joined the band.

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Brainbell Jangler Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,319 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #22 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 8:17pm Precisely. Which is why I always insist that Stu was the Second Stone, not the Sixth.
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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,528 joyzee Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #23 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 9:35pm Brainbell Jangler wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 8:17pm: Precisely. Which is why I always insist that Stu was the Second Stone, not the Sixth. good to have you here BBJ
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #24 - Jul 21^st, 2008 at 10:41pm Brainbell Jangler wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 8:17pm: Precisely. Which is why I always insist that Stu was the Second Stone, not the Sixth. Exactly. Precisely. History speaks for itself. And Brian was first.
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: Jeff Beck had the chance to be a Stone? Reply #25 - Jul 22^nd, 2008 at 7:44am mojoman wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 6:40pm: keith wanted him to be his chauffer Who? Beck or Stew? Stew was a GREAT chauffer for the band.
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