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Bill was never as accomplished a musician as, say, Darryl Jones, but he was the right man for the job.
On one of the Eighties albums, probably Tattoo You or Undercover, the guest bassist on one song is my old nemesis, Jim Barber. He was present in the capacity of roadie or tech. Bill didn't show up. "Hey, Jim. Get on bass while I record this chord progression."
He's also mentioned coming up with the Jumpin' Jack Flash riff on guitar...
but the song was credited to Jagger / Richards - and he's just accepted that that was how things were with the Stones...
Bass players like Wyman, Clayton, Michael Anthony etc.. are worth their weight in gold.
Nothing flash - just anchoring the songs.
As David Lee Roth once said "Rhythm section is all important in rock and roll...".
People often say that the secret to the Stones is Watts and Wyman. And yes, to a certain point and they were reliable, solid and excellent musicians, and were one of the great rhythm sections in rock and roll, but I think that the Stones sounded so good because of their front men, and sounded better the looser they were, and were great because of the songwriting, the themes, the allure of their frontmen, and that was driven by Jones, Keef and Jagger, as well as Hopkins. And they improved massively when Taylor joined.
I actually think that their rhythm section actually sounded the best when Darryl Jones joined in the 90's, even though they never wrote music again like they they did in the 60's and 70's. I think this is different to a band like the Who or Led Zep, Cream who largely sounded great because of their rhythm section. I think the strength of the Stones was due to the frontmen.
Maybe a controversial opinion
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