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Come on Ian, you almost sound like a snitch - like when the teacher leaves the classroom for a few minutes and everyone gets up to some harmless mischief.
When the teacher returns, there's always someone who snitches on everyone else...usually it's the teachers pet.
But anyhow, let us know when there's any important updates Ian...
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Ha .. I know what you mean .. but was never the snitch .. but was the one clowning in class with teacher there and teacher not there... sadly.
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Same here Ian.
Now the thread has been taken off the sticky list...not a good sign as far as any new album is concerned.
The only hope to keep this thread alive is to hopefully have more inside sources bring us some news, while the rest of us can continue to speculate.
The real laugh of the matter is folks are reporting it as if they are 'just beginning' or ready to "start" recording an album.
They started this thing in December of 2015. Blue and Lonesome was an early by product of the sessions .. It was reported they were thinking about releasing the album in conjunction with the Blues covers album .. there was speculation / it was reported they were going to try and mix the material up on the release.. Nobody knew?
They decided to make it an all blues album and release it in time / around Christmas.
So even way back then they had material / new stuff. Here we are a year and a half after they began this trek and people / media .. and even they are acting as if this is just starting right now??
Keith mentions they are trying to see which direction to take it. So after like a year and a half they are still trying to find the general direction of the album? ....
It is a major mystery as to ....what they had.. what they kept.. whether they started over or not ... etc. etc. etc.
Ian
People can say what they want (as we all do), but I still think Mick's solo release might have thrown a wrench in to the entire process.
Mick planning/recording/releasing a solo release was never part of the originla plan when they went in the studio back in '15, and now it's become the headline news. Something curious must have happened, and we know they hit the wall at some point. Ronnie mentioned starting from scratch months ago (or was it a year ago?). I believe Charlie mentioned the same at the awards ceremony. We then see tidbits of info. of Keith in the studio. Yet another pic showed Mick with a hotshot young producer from India. And then a pic of Keith with a young hotshot jazz musician. Ultimately, Universal execs said that whatever is there of the supposed new album is "uneven" and "lacks focus", and maybe that's why Mick has decided to go his own way temporarily...the universal execs weren't completely happy with the so-called new Stones album.
The timeline above might be off a bit here and there, but that's really the gist of it in a nutshell. Not to mention the tour about to start, and all the commotion surrounding the Fonda release. As someone else mentioned, it would be surprising if after all this quagmire there is a new studio album at all. Best hope at this point is another solo album (or single) from Keith to counter the solo single from Mick.
Then maybe if we're lucky....a new Stones album in 2019?
Might have to change thread title again!!!
They (their entire entourage) were all in the studio in June. Chuck ... Daryl ... the group. They recorded for 10 days or so .. They would not of had a full on recording session with everyone flying to London for a few weeks if the material still was being worked out or not agreed upon for the most part. Isn't like it was in the 80's when bands hang out at studios to see how it goes .. Now people rehearse songs on their own (withthe advent of computers and mini Digital Audio Workstations etc.) and then they go into the studio to record. They were there to record songs in June.. their whole pack .. So it was together enough then.
They are releasing a Jagger single IMO bc the record is not yet done .. and because the song is a Jagger must but a Stones can't. So they / all agreed to let him do a single in the mean time.
The album is still on plans... it just is really ... really .. really taking the long way around.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
Unfortunately this attitude is not reflected in the setlists.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
Unfortunately this attitude is not reflected in the setlists.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
Unfortunately this attitude is not reflected in the setlists.
Yeah, the show with most ABB songs worldwide was Vienna with just five. Some of them didn't work in a stadium (TPIE, RFD) and were dropped soon after.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
Unfortunately this attitude is not reflected in the setlists.
Yeah, the show with most ABB songs worldwide was Vienna with just five. Some of them didn't work in a stadium (TPIE, RFD) and were dropped soon after.
I was at that show , and as I remember, the new songs were all well received (and at least in Vienna, also worked well live). One shouldn't forget that most folks at a Stones concert aren't Iorrians who know every song by heart (and all the outtakes) but regular people who just know Satisfaction and a handful of other tunes. So they don't have a problem with a new tune or tunes they are less (or not) familiar with because they wouldn't know the difference anyway.
Dunno what the situation is like in the US but me thinks that in Europe they really could be a bit more daring as regards setlists and throw out a handful of war horses and replace them with new(er) stuff. I at least find it a bit tiring to listen to the same songs over and over tour after tour.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
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They ARE going out on tour with a new album.
It's The BBC sessions.
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Here's part of an interview Mick gave the New York Times in 1993:
"I would never want to go out on tour with the Rolling Stones without a new album. I know the large crowds want to hear the old songs -- Satisfaction, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, whatever...But I don't want to be too backward looking. I don't want to be ossified. I like new songs. It's for my own personal creativity, whether or not other people really care. It's really me that cares".
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
While the one or two songs they played at the Desert Trip/Vegas shows were indeed among the highlights (for me), it was mainly the diehards that had any interest.
A majority of the people - at least around me - seemed disinterested in blues covers. Even Mixed Emotions was received better by the general masses. Now that B&L is nearly a year old, would they bother to bore a majority of the crowd with blues covers? Probably not...better chance of them regurgitating Doom and Gloom again. Or maybe play another "deep cut" from their catalogue like they did with Mixed Emotions.... The hope of anything truly new being played seems a lost cause with the delay of the supposed new album.
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
While the one or two songs they played at the Desert Trip/Vegas shows were indeed among the highlights (for me), it was mainly the diehards that had any interest.
A majority of the people - at least around me - seemed disinterested in blues covers. Even Mixed Emotions was received better by the general masses. Now that B&L is nearly a year old, would they bother to bore a majority of the crowd with blues covers? Probably not...better chance of them regurgitating Doom and Gloom again. Or maybe play another "deep cut" from their catalogue like they did with Mixed Emotions.... The hope of anything truly new being played seems a lost cause with the delay of the supposed new album.
Wasn't that before the album was released? It sold 2 million
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
While the one or two songs they played at the Desert Trip/Vegas shows were indeed among the highlights (for me), it was mainly the diehards that had any interest.
A majority of the people - at least around me - seemed disinterested in blues covers. Even Mixed Emotions was received better by the general masses. Now that B&L is nearly a year old, would they bother to bore a majority of the crowd with blues covers? Probably not...better chance of them regurgitating Doom and Gloom again. Or maybe play another "deep cut" from their catalogue like they did with Mixed Emotions.... The hope of anything truly new being played seems a lost cause with the delay of the supposed new album.
Wasn't that before the album was released? It sold 2 million
Yeah you're right, but still wonder how many average Joe's will be clamoring to hear Ride 'em on Down or some other blues cover vs. all the traditional warhorses (or a "rarity" like Mixed Emotions).
I totally agree with your wish about playing blues covers on a mini stage, but don't think it would ever happen. If it were up to me, I'd say they should play the entire album in a small club.
At best they will play one song from Blue and Lonesome, and maybe a surprise such as another Beatles cover.
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They could play any of Blue and Lonesome songs this Fall. And they should.....would be perfect on the mini stage...
While the one or two songs they played at the Desert Trip/Vegas shows were indeed among the highlights (for me), it was mainly the diehards that had any interest.
A majority of the people - at least around me - seemed disinterested in blues covers. Even Mixed Emotions was received better by the general masses. Now that B&L is nearly a year old, would they bother to bore a majority of the crowd with blues covers? Probably not...better chance of them regurgitating Doom and Gloom again. Or maybe play another "deep cut" from their catalogue like they did with Mixed Emotions.... The hope of anything truly new being played seems a lost cause with the delay of the supposed new album.
Wasn't that before the album was released? It sold 2 million
Yeah you're right, but still wonder how many average Joe's will be clamoring to hear Ride 'em on Down or some other blues cover vs. all the traditional warhorses (or a "rarity" like Mixed Emotions).
I totally agree with your wish about playing blues covers on a mini stage, but don't think it would ever happen. If it were up to me, I'd say they should play the entire album in a small club.
At best they will play one song from Blue and Lonesome, and maybe a surprise such as another Beatles cover.
Play some Drake material then, apparently the average Joe has a better chance of recognizing it....maybe the Stones should play three Drake songs on the mini stage.
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That's also 2 million worldwide. Great numbers for a blues album, but hardly comparable to the year's biggest albums in the US or UK or Europe. Yes, I know the market has changed over the last decade or so, but there are still hugely successful releases each year. It's just the Stones aren't among them. Someone called Drake had the biggest album in the States in 2016 and sold over 4 million just in the States. The year before it was Adele who sold over 8 million just in the States. When fans try to say the Stones are still #1 on the blues charts or vinyl charts or on Rock Radio in a particular country, it just doesn't compare. So how does this matter to playing BLUE AND LONESOME live? Audiences at a Stones concert will maybe tolerate one song from it. If they did two, you'd see the bathroom and beer break in full force. People are too busy holding their phones in the air to care about the band returning to their roots. Sad, but true.