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TornAndFried
The annual Stones "summit" that was reported to have taken place on December 7th in London apparently did not happen after all. According to a radio interview with Ronnie this week the meeting did not take place and in fact, all four band members have not been in the same room or even done a conference call in 3 years. Ronnie went on to say that there are no definite plans to tour or record for now. Looks like yet another false alarm. The complete story as reported on touring industry website Pollstar.com can be found here: [pollstar.com]

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TornAndFried
The annual Stones "summit" that was reported to have taken place on December 7th in London apparently did not happen after all. According to a radio interview with Ronnie this week the meeting did not take place and in fact, all four band members have not been in the same room or even done a conference call in about 3 years. Ronnie went on to say that while there are no definite plans to tour or record right now, there is serious talk of getting together for discussions in the near future. Looks like yet another false alarm. The complete story as reported on touring industry website Pollstar.com can be found here: [pollstar.com]

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TornAndFried
The last time they were together must have been at the final round of SAL premieres, I would imagine (London 2nd April 2008). Unless they got together after that to sign the Universal deal, which was made public in July 2008.

They were all together in New York to promote the "Exile" reissue in May, 2010.

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Gazza

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TornAndFried
The last time they were together must have been at the final round of SAL premieres, I would imagine (London 2nd April 2008). Unless they got together after that to sign the Universal deal, which was made public in July 2008.

They were all together in New York to promote the "Exile" reissue in May, 2010.

Including Ronnie?

You're right, no Ronnie...my mistake. Only Mick, Keith and Charlie were out promoting the "Exile" reissue earlier this year.



Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 2010-12-21 22:38 by TornAndFried.

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TooTough
How was the time schedule for ABB?
Tour announcement in May 2005.

What happened before?

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monkeymark
Here's the original story on which Pollstar have based their article

http://www.metro.co.uk/music/850925-ronnie-wood-is-hoping-the-stones-play-glastonbury

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R
At this point, the longer they wait the less likely anything will happen.

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paulywaul
Stones Summit did not happen

And we find this surprising do we ? Can't say I do. I'm beginning to seriously wonder if they give a rats ass anymore. The more I think about it, the more I really do think that 26/08/2007 might have been IT !

F**k it, calling Ronnie, calling Ronnie. Round up Mac, Glen, Mick H, and lets have some more of those superb Faces gigs, that'll do me ! Can't be shagged to wait another half century for Mick to call Keith or Keith to call Charlie ... whatever ? It's getting boring !

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Doxa
Nothing to say on subject but of the "band cohesion". The creation of A BIGGER BANG - thanks Gazza - was such a strange deal. That Mick and Keith made the basic tracks by themselves, then Charlie after chemotherapy, joined them to do his thing wih them. And then, after about six months since starting making the record Ronnie finally came to make his (brief) contributions. What a hell?

I mean, during all those days when Mick and Keith or Mick, Keith and Charlie were together recording didn't it occurred to them that "hey, didn't we have one more member, another guitar player or something?" Is that really so much as Ronnie is needed? Or was he on rehab all the time or what?

Yes, it was Mick/Keith thing - and we all liked the idea of them "locking themselves together to kitchen" again, and blah blah... but shit - they still are some kind of band, or are they really ?

I don't know. It is incredible how fvcked up the relationships within the "band" really are. Or can we really talk about band any longer? What the entity called The Rolling Stones is really all about? Does the four-piece band exist - if forget the business partnership - only in imagewise, PR-wise - almost like a boy band posing? On stage there are dozens of guys producing music, lead by musical director, and on studio - when they get there once in a decade or so - there is just two guys - who try to not kill each other - and some additional musicians (if needed, once in awhile).

But if they continue with the A BIGGER BANG working scheme, it could be very well that Mick had already done the backing tracks by himself - or with Chuck Leavell - at his French castle. Then asks Keith, after he has done his book promo, to add some acoustic guitar strumming and few three-note chuck berry licks into few tracks plus one or two solo ballads keith does mumbles half-sleep drunk. Then asks Charlie to add his bit, and finally Ronnie to one slide guitar number. And oh-la-la, another "Rolling Stones" album is easily born by summer!

- Doxa

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Doxa
Nothing to say on subject but of the "band cohesion". The creation of A BIGGER BANG - thanks Gazza - was such a strange deal. That Mick and Keith made the basic tracks by themselves, then Charlie after chemotherapy, joined them to do his thing wih them. And then, after about six months since starting making the record Ronnie finally came to make his (brief) contributions. What a hell?

I mean, during all those days when Mick and Keith or Mick, Keith and Charlie were together recording didn't it occurred to them that "hey, didn't we have one more member, another guitar player or something?" Is that really so much as Ronnie is needed? Or was he on rehab all the time or what?

Yes, it was Mick/Keith thing - and we all liked the idea of them "locking themselves together to kitchen" again, and blah blah... but shit - they still are some kind of band, or are they really ?

I don't know. It is incredible how fvcked up the relationships within the "band" really are. Or can we really talk about band any longer? What the entity called The Rolling Stones is really all about? Does the four-piece band exist - if forget the business partnership - only in imagewise, PR-wise - almost like a boy band posing? On stage there are dozens of guys producing music, lead by musical director, and on studio - when they get there once in a decade or so - there is just two guys - who try to not kill each other - and some additional musicians (if needed, once in awhile).

But if they continue with the A BIGGER BANG working scheme, it could be very well that Mick had already done the backing tracks by himself - or with Chuck Leavell - at his French castle. Then asks Keith, after he has done his book promo, to add some acoustic guitar strumming and few three-note chuck berry licks into few tracks plus one or two solo ballads keith does mumbles half-sleep drunk. Then asks Charlie to add his bit, and finally Ronnie to one slide guitar number. And oh-la-la, another "Rolling Stones" album is easily born by summer!

- Doxa

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R
At this point, the longer they wait the less likely anything will happen.