Born To Rock & Roll

Hi there.  Long time no see.

So yesterday, the Stones’ official site listed the personnel as such:

Mick Jagger (1962 – present)

Keith Richards (1962 – present)

Charlie Watts (1962 – present)

Ronnie Wood (1976 – present) and we’ll just overlook the fact that Ronnie was on board for the ’75 tour, even though he wasn’t an ‘official’ member until ’76 – because we’re generous like that

Well, today our good friend Ronald has been classified as such:

Ronnie Wood (1976 – 2010)

And to stir the pot even more, the last lines of Mick Taylor’s (1969-1974) bio read as such:

What’s also an interesting question is, “Have The Rolling Stones ever been as good as they were when Mick Taylor was in the band?”

In short… WHAT THE NAME OF CHRIST IS GOING ON HERE?  Did Ronnie get shit-canned?  Mick T. just canceled his own solo club tour due to pleurisy, which – off the top of our little heads – is what caused him to cancel a tour last year.  While god-like in his own way, is Taylor fit enough to gig?  Plus, he’s fat.  And Keith’s newly-minted gut notwithstanding… the Stones don’t do fat.

AND WHAT ABOUT RONNIE????

We’ve got seismic developments happening here, kids.  And truth be told, we’re not too happy about it.  Be careful what you wish for, Stones fans… We too have the STP Box and and LIVE R and Leeds ’71 and Philly ’72 and Perth ’73 and Brussels Affair and rest assured… those heights will never be scaled again, so get over it.

Thus, as much as we love Taylor… you can count BTRNR firmly in Camp Ronnie (and yes, sides have been taken – marchin’, chargin’ feet, boy).  At least we’re in good company:

Stay tuned for more on the Ronnie situation as it happens, as well as for the rest of the stuff we promised you was coming down the turnpike…

And as for the new Exile reissue… we’re still trying to digest it.  Except it keeps coming back up on us.

Anyway, check out Ronnie’s tone and slick Mick T. moves, starting at around 7:40.  You think Taylor can smoke and wave as well as Wood?  Neither do we.

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Tags: Exile On Main Street, Mick Taylor, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood

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