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The Ancient Form of Weaving is the style of Guitar playing perfected by Rolling Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones , and later Keith Richards & Ron Wood . Richards and Jones initially developed a pattern of trading off, a "twin guitar" relationship, that thrived on the energy developed by their successive tossing of lead and rhythm between each other. By having one guitarist play lead while the other plays rhythm and then quickly switching, a "discussion" can develop and no one guitarist can be singled out as performing solo. Richards has commented, "You can't tell which guitars do which, the whole point is for these guitars to mesh, one can drop in and one drop out and there's no lead or rhythm per se. Ronnie and I call it the ancient form of weaving, like tapestry - who actually did the green thread and who did the red one? We love to do it to the point where we've actually confused ourselves." When asked "How do you do it?" Ron Wood replied "Magic". Good examples of this kind of "weaving" can be found on the album "Some Girls", especially the song "Beast of Burden". Albums since "Some Girls" also contain the trademark weaving sound. The latest Rolling Stones album " A Bigger Bang " prominently features the sound throughout. |
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