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Rolling Stones - 1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years

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I got this the day it came out (July 27th) in hopes that it would have rare Mick Taylor era Stones performances that most of us aren't already familiar with.

In reality, this DVD turned out to be a patchwork of lame interviews - mostly from people you don't care about. There are some interesting interview segments with musicians like John Mayall, Bill Plummer and Al Perkins,......but the bulk of the interviews are with these annoying English turds that mean nothing to most of us. Excepting the details from L.A. session musicians (which are probably only interesting to us musicians out there), the bulk of the interviews are just the re-telling of stories that most Stones fans have already heard a million times.

There is very little performance, in fact the bulk of the "fill in" music behind the interviews is this generic garbage intended to sound like the stones (it's not even the Stones providing the bulk of the backing interview soundtrack). There are a couple rare performance clips from the Taylor years,....but they show 10 seconds of it, and then they quickly cut back to the annoying English turds telling stories that we've already heard a million times.

It seems to me that this DVD was thrown together in a hurry, in order to profit off the current Exile re-release hype - as a companion to the "stones in exile" DVD. In fact, many of these same stories were just told on the "stones in exile" DVD release (which is a million times better than this DVD release). The whole thing seems generic, and very cheaply thrown together - with no involvement from the Stones. It's almost bootleggish, not in video quality, but rather the incredibly low budget production of the entire product.

I am a diehard Stones fan,...and the Mick Taylor years are by far my favorite years for the band. That being said, I would return this DVD if I could. Unless you are a Stones novice, you'll see this entire DVD as recycled stories - largely told by obnoxious people. Any performance footage is so cut up, you can't even appreciate it.

If you have never seen or heard of the Rolling Stones you might be able to sit thru this. Otherwise this is one of those fake paste up jobs that mostly only sell on Amazon. It's all pieced together footage from the public domain and still images from the other 100 Stones books. The worst part are the narrators. A bunch of cheesy old has beens in search of a payday. And to a one they are bloody awful, at both reading and speaking. The one old ungroomed fart actualy....talks..... about......this.....fast....for....quite.......some........time. We see a 20 second clip of Mick Taylor speaking. That's about it for him. .Poor John Mayall narrates a bit and is as interesting as yesterdays coffee cup. No one deserves to steal your money like this. If you must have it, please find someplace to rip it for free on line. I think I will have a look at Amazons return policy.

Rolling Stones "1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years" is a video time capsule of the groundbreaking rock and roll legends. It covers the years after Brian Jones' death when Mick Taylor joined the crew and brought his own flavor to their sound. The video is very interesting and is full of information that is organized chronologically uncovering the ups and downs of the bands during these six years.

If you're expecting to purchase a DVD with lots of performance footage you will be disappointed. Even though there's a limited amount of live playing footage of the band, it's still packed with plenty of interesting facts and hurdles the band had to overcome.

The biggest fault of it all is not the amount of information on the DVD, but the way it is presented. All of the stories and history are told documentary confessional style with some guy with an accent who you've never hear of before. This can leave you bored after the 99 minute run time. If you're searching for some in-depth history of the band the film is a good find, but if you're looking for more live action you'll be left disappointed.

This video was a great disappointment. I always enjoyed the Mick Taylor years and hoped to hear more music. Instead it a lot of talking. Worse yet very little of the talking is Mick Taylor or any of the Rolling Stones. It's more like let's see what people who might know the Stones or want to act like they know the Stones have to say.
For me it's simply terrible.

This is a really interesting and considered film covering the period from Beggars' Banquet and Brian Jones' demise, through Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St., Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock n Roll.
Before watching this I hadn't been fully aware of how much of an impact Mick Taylor had on the Stones in this period. The film includes some interview excerpts from Mick Taylor himself, along with some very knowledgable and connected contributors. Robert Christgau of the Village Voice is particularly good. The wider analysis of the relationships within the band and the band's relevance to the outside world is extremely well put together.
There's also some great live footage, including the Hyde Park 1969 concert and the disaster of Altamont, and some hilarious Top Of The Pops stuff with Mick Jagger in a pink silk suit and multi-coloured baseball cap!
Finally, I'll just mention a wonderful visual sequence accompanied by Moonlight Mile from Sticky Fingers - it's really a beautiful piece of filmmaking to go with a superb Mick Taylor-driven song.
Highly recommended.

I've been duped into buying these type before, absolutely nothing new, and none of the good footage I was hoping for. Just a bunch of random interviews by people I've never heard of. Dang. This DVD is REALLY WEAK

This is already out on the shelves at the mall here in Albany NY. I didn't buy it yet. Not after reading the packaging. I'm waiting for actual reviews from people who have seen it. It sounds as though from what I read on the back of the DVD, that it is mostly interviews, photographs with some archival footage. But of course no mention of how much footage. Who cares about interviews and photos? We know the story and we know what the Stones look like.? Come on! Why couldn't they make a DVD with all footage of Mick Taylor with full length songs with Mick displaying his exceptional craft. He saved that band. And they haven't been the same since he left. Not many rock guitarists have his talent. What clean sound and beautiful tone. Always gave me chills listening to his playing. I hope this DVD turns out to be 99 minutes of live footage , with the photos and interviews being extras in the menu. Also I didn't see a familiar record label which is something I look for as a product having some sense of legitimacy. I have to select a rating to post this . Sorry for the cofusion. I'm just confused as to why it is on the shelves a week before the release date. And I have no idea whether to buy it or not without Amazon giving enough detail about the product. So I'm going to give it 3 stars. Only because I am a Stones fan. But a bigger fan of Mick's and hopefully optinistic it will be decent.

my comments refer to the bootleg copy i have had for years; it is mostly performance and very little interviews if any; however, the performances are in color and black and white and the sound quality is vintage 1968-1974. I hope the release next week has better sound and video; otherwise, i'll keep the bootleg and sit this one out