From Rocks Off (posted by Mel Belli):

"A highly reliable source tells me all of the sessions have been in Mick's guest house and recorded digitally. They're toying with the idea of doing the whole album without going into a traditional studio"

And another quote:
"The same source told me that during a Mick-less night of the Paris sessions for "Forty Licks," Keith, Charlie and Ronnie were jamming, spinning their wheels. Keith said something to Ronnie along the lines of, "Well, what about you? Did you bring anything?" Immediately Ronnie snapped a cassette from his back pocket with song ideas. They worked on at least one of them"
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Is it a good thing that they are (supposedly) recording in Mick's house instead an proper studio??? I think it doesn't matter, but...

(Please avoid obvious references to EOMS )

Edited: If this news are true, what I see a positive thing is that they somewhat are getting Ronnie involved in the compositions. But this doesn't match with the news about Ronnie being absent in the first stages of the new album, doesn't it?

[There'll be no wedding today...]



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-03-17 13:19 by bruno.

At the moment, some of the Stones are in Mick's castle at Pocé sur Cissé near Tours, writing songs..at the beginning of the year, it was said that they would likely record the album there.

Stonefan: So it seems the news about recording (recording, not songwriting) in Mick's house can be true, then. Anyway, when I had a look at the news in the Rocks Off forum, it seemed that the people got way too happy, IMO. I mean, some people took this news as if, only because they are supposedly recording in Mick's house instead an studio, the results were going to be better. I think that, despite being working in a more friendly environment, this fact doesn't mean anything when talking about the final results of songwriting or recording.

But the news about Ronnie being involved in songwriting, at least in a minor way, seem more interesting if it's true. Maybe Ronnie's input pushes Keith back in form again. Not that I'm expecting a 70's quality album, but at least something better than the 40Licks new tracks...



[There'll be no wedding today...]

I read that on RocksOff too. Didn't really think much of it. Also note that Ronnie took out a tape at the FL sessions. That doesn't mean he's gonna do it this time. I think he'll only do it if he's asked. Too bad really. Ronnie does some beautiful songs every now and again. There's even some really good ones on "Not For Beginners".

If they made a long album they could have a Charlie track and a Ronnie track on there. The idea ain't half bad.

JumpingKentFlash

Didn't Don Was say that Mick & Keith had been recording in Micks garage.

Worlds greatest garage band recording in Mick's garage...!!!

ROCKMAN

Seeing, and in this case, hearing, is believing, Gentlemen. Until I see/hear a finished product, or hear it from the horses mouth, I´ll take all rumours with a pinch of salt. It seems like a reliable fact that they are together, but they could be playing poker for all I know

Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

Well, we can only just see how it turns out, but the Stones seem to have worked the best in the past when they actually show up in the same location to write songs rather than sending unfinished tracks and concepts across the Atlantic as was the case with Undercover, Dirty Work, and Bridges, decent, but highly unfocused albums. Throw Ronnie into the mix and you might have another Voodoo, some cross-over hits that reach the teen market, and a few grammies to throw on the shelf.

But all that optimism aside, I would love to see a Ronnie vocal track on the album or a duet with Keith. Put them together to sing an edgy, guitar-laden rendition of Richards' "Whip it Up" and I'd be happy just with that.

At any rate, it will be interesting to see what the boys come up with. Let's just hope they don't race through production (or over produce to the point of utter nonsense such as on Bridges) on their way to the cash register.