Could he pull it off, with let's say Rick Rubin?

No - I doubt Chuck would be willing to be told how to play.

Rick Rubin is (from what I have heard) looking into working with ZZ TOP for their next studio project.

True,lol

Chuck Berry recorded an album of new tracks in 2001/2002 I think. It was mentioned in Rolling Stone Magazine when they made a big story/interview about Chuck. But it wasn´t released.
It´s the same with fats Domino´s last record. He recorded one in 2002 I think but it is also not released.

Hey bluesinc.....

Fat's last studio album was released in 2006
but was only available through Tipitina's to help raise
funds for New Orleans musicians etc after Hurricane Katrina.......Damn Good album too...





ROCKMAN

Sounds good!
I'd redo that artwork for free for him n all!

If Chuck Berry would have wanted to release some new songs to the world since he quit doing so in 1979, he probably would have done so up to now.

I don't think that a big name producer is what he needs, because he's very competent in that area.

Last time Chuck Berry had an indie release it was sold in the adult movie section.

No word if it's coming out in the Blue-Ray format.

I can't imagine the quality of any output from Chuck at this stage in his career to be impressive. I'd imagine it to be repetitive and material that was most definitely visited several times in the past. I'd expect several songs to start out with a typical "Johnny B. Goode"/"Little Queenie" kind of guitar intro and attempt to match those songs' originality. The brilliance of those songs was that he was singing about a lot of things young people could relate to: going to school, driving a new car or dancing at a club. Not sure if any of those things are still "sing-able" today.

I think Chuck could surprise people w/ some jazz or blues type songs as well as some upbeat #'s.

Maybe he could do a cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" - set to the tune of Sweet Little Sixteen, of course.

Justin Wrote:
> The brilliance of those
> songs was that he was singing about a lot of
> things young people could relate to: going to
> school, driving a new car or dancing at a club.
> Not sure if any of those things are still
> "sing-able" today.

Maybe he could sing about things relating to old people instead....retirement, new teeth, incontinence and other such cheery subjects..;-)

Another good thing about this concept - the old folks probably don't download as much from the internet as the young'uns so he'll sell more records - that should please old Chuck no end ;-)

Are there any Chuck Berry bootleg sites?

dug up chuck's last studio lp 'Rock It' the other day on a lark - it was much better than I remembered it being - but it's more than a quarter-century old now..and I doubt he could produce anything nearly as good now....

mofur Wrote:
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> Justin Wrote:
> > The brilliance of those
> > songs was that he was singing about a lot of
> > things young people could relate to: going to
> > school, driving a new car or dancing at a club.
>
> > Not sure if any of those things are still
> > "sing-able" today.
>
> Maybe he could sing about things relating to old
> people instead....retirement, new teeth,
> incontinence and other such cheery subjects..;-)


Haha...yes perhaps that WOULD be a good album :-) I'd buy it.


"dug up chuck's last studio lp 'Rock It' the other day on a lark - it was much better than I remembered it being - but it's more than a quarter-century old now..and I doubt he could produce anything nearly as good now...."


Yes, I have this on CD and listened to it a couple months ago. The songs are subpar and the overall quality of the album was a bit weak, I thought. The band backing him is too neat and safe--doesn't have any bite to the sound. I'm not sure how many ways you can make a good song using the same ingredients again and again and again. With Chuck, you can't help but notice that many songs do taste very alike.

Dig This:

[www.dailymotion.com]

i dig this ¨!

when "diging" this i wondered did chuck & hendrix ever meet on stage ?
can you imagine the outcome of that ???
uff,,,,

Justin Wrote:
>
> Yes, I have this on CD and listened to it a couple
> months ago. The songs are subpar and the overall
> quality of the album was a bit weak, I thought.
> The band backing him is too neat and safe--doesn't
> have any bite to the sound.

true that - but I remember the album being a veritable train-wreck. it is not.