Search - Mick Taylor :: 14 Below

Unassuming master of the six-string

Iliad | Valley Forge, PA USA | 10/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This collection manages to give the listener

a glimmer of Taylor's grounding in gritty,

fundamental blues-rock, especially his work on

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking"--from the studio version of

"Sticky Fingers"-- which he played as a member of the Stones in the 70s.

This former Bluesbreakers(John Mayall)guitarist

can play every note under the sun, overlooked perhaps,

but quietly demonstrating technical skill comparable

to the likes of Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.

Crystalline, clean bluesy chords and melodies are

interwoven in this work. If you dig fusion,classic rock,

and the kind of blues Elmore James, Willie Dixon,

and Jimmy Reed played, taste this.

"

Taylor's Still Got It

tgfabthunderbird | York, PA United States | 04/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mick was sitting in with another band when this was recorded, and there's some good stuff. Some different versions of songs like "Sweet Home Chicago," but it's when Mick hits the stage that things really heat up.



"I Wonder Why" has been in Mick's repertoire and live shows for years, and he smokes yet again on this and some other cuts.



There's another CD of European live dates that's even better."