It's growing on me.

I also like the video as it quickly lets us get into the lyrics without having to spend decades trying to figure out what he's saying. I guess that's part of the fun and mistuque, but this is quicker and we live in an instant society, don't we?! aarrrgggh.

Someone said it sounds like The Black Keys in the middle.

I saw the Black Keys last Saturday in LA and the drum's in this song do kinda sound like the BK drummer all the way through, but at HALF the volume.

I'll bet this is a much better song if they put the drums and the guitar out front more.

Charlie doesn't usually just pound the drums straight through a song like that. Will be interesting to see him playing this live.

Speaking of the Black Keys, the cool thing is they just don't put the drums up front IN the song, they also put them right up front IN the stage show.

There's a tour idea Mick, put Charlie up front. He'd never go for it, but a little more exposure would be cool. Maybe a Charlie Cam, where everyone in the stadium can see him non stop the whole show.

"The last 3 seconds of the song has some acoustic drums that sounds like Charlie...unlike the the entire song before it."

Mathijs

That's a great catch.

Is it possible this song was finished when they got to the studio and Keith added his guitar, Ron threw in a lick or two, and Mick asked Charlie to play the last couple beats to get his name on the credits as the drummer?

Ok, that's crazy, but the credits, as I believe Mathijs also said, will be interesting.

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StonesTod
there's a riff?

probably a master...

nice,although something reminds me of T.Rex...

just heard it. thumbs up!


IORR............but I like it!

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StonesTod
there's a riff?

Are you deaf?

JumpingKentFlash

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StonesTod
there's a riff?

Are you deaf?

no, i'm from texas....

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JumpingKentFlash

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StonesTod
there's a riff?

Are you deaf?

no, i'm from texas....

Deafinitely.

Not sure what to think about it frankly. After one hearing, it sounds like a half-ass Jagger song, with mostly growling from Mick.

oh yeah...DRIVING TOO FAST.....I liked that one too!!


IORR............but I like it!

Further observations:

Having Keith do backing vocals, chiming in at the end of each lyric line ( a la Live With Me) would have really helped elevate this track.

Driving Too Fast comparisons are very apt.

The buzz is starting to fade

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andrewt
The buzz is starting to fade

oh, is that what that was?

lol at all the people hating on this track


your loss
it fooking rocks
it's as simple as that

here is a fact
it's almost 2013
these guys are in their 70's
you should be thankful and "HAPPY" that they are doing anything at all
you will never get a recreation of the golden years 67-73-it;s just not gonna happen.
so either enjoy what you've got or continue to be a mope!

i am one of those you actually like Driving Too Fast as well...until now i have listened a couple of times to Gloom and Doom and i can really say that i like it a lot...a modern time up-tempo stones rocker with loud guitars and interesting lyrics....in a way it doesn´t only remind me of Driving Too Fast, but also of "i can´t stand it no more" (Superheavy); most probable because of the production.

\m/

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nankered
here is a fact
it's almost 2013
these guys are in their 70's
you should be thankful and "HAPPY" that they are doing anything at all
you will never get a recreation of the golden years 67-73-it;s just not gonna happen.
so either enjoy what you've got or continue to be a mope!

moping is underrated....

I like the song. If their mission was to record a "cool" song, I think they've succeeded.
If I could change one thing, I would have made the song a bit more dynamic, especially at the chorus. The bass/synth/whatever it is is great. Overall, I like it! Good job.

Me thinks Mick will have a difficult time on stage with this one.

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There are two versions. The version released on radio and with the official video is the "Radio edit". The drums are heavily edited with loops and Charlie. The accented half time drum fill on the "radio edit"is not on the "GRRRR" edit. There is also a synth bass fill on the radio edit.

The album version is straight ahead Rolling Stones with the guitars and Charlie's drums prominent. It is actually very predictable and sounds like something off of Bigger Bang.

I actually like the radio edit much better. It sounds very contemporary yet still Stonesy.

Quality posters are always recognisable. Best post on seventeen pages. You should post some more, your posting history is sad (Today - 4 years ago - 7 years ago).
misplacedman, please return soon.

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I like the song. If their mission was to record a "cool" song, I think they've succeeded.
If I could change one thing, I would have made the song a bit more dynamic, especially at the chorus. The bass/synth/whatever it is is great. Overall, I like it! Good job.

Me thinks Mick will have a difficult time on stage with this one.

you thinks so, doth you?

I doth! I doth!

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GumbootCloggeroo
I like the song. If their mission was to record a "cool" song, I think they've succeeded.
If I could change one thing, I would have made the song a bit more dynamic, especially at the chorus. The bass/synth/whatever it is is great. Overall, I like it! Good job.

Agreed.

Someone did a good job on the Radio mix.

I think it could be a hit.

(Sorry Charlie, Keith and Ronnie).

The original is just too much like Rough Justice (and the sound is also a bit busy - more reverb?).

that's the ol' bill shakespeare 'tude we're looking for!

The song has fire, ofcourse it is not a classic, but if one has in mind that they spent one or two days in the studio after a five year break the result could have been much worse. I will listen to it for a while.

Song is bland.

And Keith is nowhere to be found on this track. He's just not. The rhythm guitar doesn't sound like Keith Richards, it sounds like someone trying to play like they think Keith Richards would play. Charlie is not on the radio version. That might be him on the album version but it's up in the air. The lead licks do sound like Ronnie. I'm going to predict that all guitars on this track are Mick and Ronnie. It's basically another Mick solo track designed to be a Stones rocker.

And that stuff about a Mick vs Keith mix war is laughable. I doubt Keith cares enough anymore to fight for a mix.

One thing I don't like about modern day stones songs is that the vocals are way too up front. Mick's voice has always had a lot of power but it used to be mixed in such away that it was just one more part of the overall sound.



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Those 'drums' going throughout the verse make it sound like a Bonnie Raitt song.

Is Keith even playing? I hear some rumble open G in the right speaker during the chorus but the main gtr sounds like Mick.

And what's with that low zooming sound? "Lock all the doors" is when it first comes in.

Funny how Mick says "you don't get what you pay for" but the video says "paid".

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Just a little update on the facts for the non-believers (re Charlie, Keith and Ronnie on this track):

“Doom And Gloom“ marks the first time that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood have been in the studio together for seven years. Taken from the forthcoming album GRRR!, “Doom And Gloom” was recorded in Paris and produced by longtime Rolling Stones producer Don Was, who has worked with the band on five previous albums (Voodoo Lounge/ Stripped/ Bridges To Babylon/ Live Licks/ A Bigger Bang).

With the radio mix produced by Jeff Bhasker".

[www.rollingstones.com]

Yes, true, that's what it says. But that alone doesn't say anything too.

I like it, but it's almost as if I like anything they release nowadays!

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Is Keith even playing?

No.

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The buzz is starting to fade

oh, is that what that was?

Yeah, I still get excited when I hear a new Stones tune, being a fan and all.

Nice,