BrianRollingJones
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Bill wasn't a songwriter or an absolutely vital force in the band....BUT:
I feel that he was part of the band's chemistry as a whole. He was certainly a great bassist. He was the "straight man" to the increasingly cartoonish personalities of Mick and Keith. He was a good, relatable counterpoint to their excesses, while not being as meek or easy going as Charlie. He was possibly the most honest and straight forward member, and while he didn't have much onstage charisma, his droll personality made him stand out in his own way.
I could accept the losses of Brian and Taylor, because each of those guys wrote themselves of the Stones story and it was still the core rhythm section of Bill and Charlie keeping "a solid rhythm down." But when Bill left something was lost. Besides the fact that they failed to properly and officially replace him, I feel Darryl Jones was a horrible session replacement and they became a fouresome rather than the five man band they were before.
Beyond that, after Bill's exit they went full throttle into being a Vegas-esque act and not long after came Blondie Chaplin and all that crap.
Anyone feel Bill's exit made the Stones a little less interesting?
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