Mick Taylor seems to be playing all the lead guitar. Keith seems to be just jumping around playing rhythm guitar and trying to keep up with Jagger.
shareI noticed that as well. Because of the lighting, it's often hard to tell whose guitar the sounds are coming from, but the close-ups of Mick Taylor prove he's playing lead often – if not most of the time.
shareTo be fair, this is the best era of the Stones (IMHO) and that is precisely BECAUSE Mick Taylor is playing most of the lead guitar.
It's by design - they had their best lead guitarist doing what he does best.
Keith writes most of the songs (music, not lyric) so he does more than jump around and try to keep up with Jagger. Funny line by you, actually.
Not mad. I'm just saying that you may want to consider that Keith creates and plays these great grooves and whether it's Mick Taylor or Ron Wood, he always lets them play.
That's why he's such a good guy in music. Unselfish.
Enjoy!
Keith is a good guy, I didn't mean to imply that he isn't. I guess I had just forgotten how important Mick Taylor was at the height of the Stones success.
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