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Ihadsumthin4this t1_j6fp7nu wrote

Reply to comment by rondonjon in The most captivating instruments to listen to by Novel_Ice_7772

Idr whether credits go to John Paul Jones or Jimmy Page on the recording of "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?" but that is some proper sweet mandolin!

One of my absolute top-tier piano Me-melters is amidst "Monkey Man" -- which forever I assumed was Ian Stewart, but recently I was told was Nicky Hopkins.

Fwiw, before he became a Stone, Ron Wood played several mean mandolin with Rod Stewart and the Faces.

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rondonjon t1_j6ftvpm wrote

People always look at me weird when I list Monkey Man as one of my favorite Stones songs. Rock and roll piano/keys are great, but it’s the more classical stuff that really brings out the true beauty of a piano. I need to listen to more honestly.

I fell in love with mandolin when I got into the newgrass movement and really discovered bluegrass in the 90s. I was also young and having good times listening to this music so it is associated with fond memories.

I never really thought about it, but it does surprise me a bit that it was John Paul Jones on the mandolin. Thanks for that.

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libertinauk t1_j6fvd6v wrote

Well I'm a fleabit peanut monkey.....all my friends are junkies! .... ❤️

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rondonjon t1_j6fz9bd wrote

Exactly. The lyrics are so fantastical, how can one not love it?

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libertinauk t1_j6gfdck wrote

I love the whole album. That one and Sticky Fingers are my faves ❤️

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Ihadsumthin4this t1_j6fummz wrote

I believe it's JPJ also on the "Ol' Man River" keyboard taping found on Jeff Beck's astronomically important TRUTH album.

And certainly on bass on Donovan's "Season Of The Witch" along with Page on guitar, as they accompanied much of Donovan's sessions.

Fwiw.

Oh and yes, Monkey Man is still somewhere amid my all-time top 10 from the band. No question.

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rondonjon t1_j6fyxyu wrote

Didn’t know that about Donovan. He’s one of those guys that had a few great songs that were briefly part of the zeitgeist at the time.

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Ihadsumthin4this t1_j6g46fc wrote

Yup, captured a sound which somehow defined a spell for some time.

Allow me further mention as per the TRUTH album, in calling back also to Ron Wood that he, all of 21, was handpicked by Jeff to play bass on it.

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tombomk22 t1_j6greis wrote

He’s a family friend of my mom’s. Both were big into the meditation scene in the late 70s/80s. Incredibly nice guy

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