Brian Jones, the First "Stones" That Has Been Forgotten

in #art7 years ago

Generally, people today when asked "who the founders of the Rolling Stones" most of them said Mick Jagger is the founders of the Rolling Stones, it's not strange that super attractive vocalist is identical to the Rolling Stones, but behind the success they achieve there is also a figure that is not less important but has been forgotten. He is Brian Jones who plays as a guitarist of the Rolling Stones. Besides known as a guitarist, Brian Jones is also known as the founder of the band "Little Blue & The Blue Boys" which in 1963 has been renamed into the Rolling Stones.

Image : Brian Jones

Like or not, his role in the Rolling Stones is very important compared to other personnel, Brian Jones doubles as manager and leader. Other personnel from the Rolling Stones including Mick Jagger and Keith Richards certainly don't carelessly choose Brian Jones as their leader. His contribution made the sound of the Rolling Stones more alive. Do you still remembering Rolling Stones songs of the 60's, such as "I Want to Be Your Man", "Paint it Black", "No Expectation", "I'm Movin' On", "Little Red Rooster", "I am a King Be "," Doncha Bother Me "," Under My Thumb "," Lady Jane "," I Am Waiting "," Child of the Moon "," Out of Time "," Yesterday's Papers "," Ruby Tuesday, "2000 Man", "Complicated", "Night Together", "Street Fighting Man", "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a some songs whose sounds are processed in such a way by Brian Jones and don't forget to also he inserted his performance use more than 14 different musical instruments such as guitar, marimba, trumpet, sitar, saxophone, piano, oboe, mellotron, apalchian aulcimer, kordeon, recorder, tamboura, autoharp, harmonica and some kind of traditional musical instrument not commonly used in rock music as this also Brian Jones became better known as a multi-instrumentalist than as a guitarist, who managed to transmit the scent and aggressiveness in music that until now characterized the Rolling Stones.

Unfortunately behind the genius in every work, this charismatic Brian Jones has a very unpleasant character. Perhaps because he felt as a leader, he once stated that he was the personnel of the Rolling Stones who get the most expensive paid. It makes other personnel less appreciative. The heavy emotional and psychological burden because his ambition as the center of attention gradually moved on to Mick Jagger, supposedly the main reason that Brian Jones was often drunk and used drugs. As a result of his adversity, made Brian Jones's contribution declining to the point that he was absent in the studio during recording and the Rolling Stones tour that led to the dismissal of Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones. Ironically 2 months after dismissal, Brian Jones was found dead floating in his swimming pool. Police at that time stated that the cause of his death by consuming excessive alcohol drinks that caused Jones to drown at the age of 27 years.

Image : Rolling Stones with Brian Jones

If you look at his journey of music briefly, Brian Jones gives the most influence at the beginning of the formation of the Rolling Stones, unfortunately today, many people who love the Rolling Stones forget or even never know about Brian Jones and the great contribution he gave to the Rolling Stones.


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