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Rocky Dijon
1.) Don't know
2.) Yes
3.) The plan was for what became BLUE AND LONESOME to be packaged with the new album or be available as a digital download with the purchase of the new album. The plan changed to have BLUE AND LONESOME pave the way as a return to their roots followed by the new album. The plan wasn't supposed to take this long to come to fruition.
I honestly think they've been going back to the well with Mick and Keith writing more material with an aim at replacing material that was deemed weaker by Universal. The interesting wrinkle was Mick's solo single last year featuring Ronnie and Charlie but not Keith or Don Was. Mick downplayed the importance of these tracks but Universal through decent money at them with two music videos and a slew of remixes. I suspect this was part of why Mick and Keith returned to songwriting. The other material will likely surface as part of a solo release at some later date.
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Rocky Dijon
Well, it's certainly a lot easier to get things right in the studio - vocals and playing - before releasing the product as you know better than most. A concert performance is more risky. What I find myself weighing is how they compare to what my head tells me it should sound like vs. how they are for men their age. If you look at their age, they're phenomenal. If you want to see them as strong as they were at their peak, obviously they all show signs of decline. There are always individual songs that are great.
Yeah, I wondered if Mick has a bout of laryngitis in the offing and if there will be cancelled/rescheduled shows as a result. Keith and Ronnie being patchy (especially Keith) is certainly nothing new. Dean Goodman and Keithsman have pointed out Charlie's decline. He'll be 77 in a few days. I think he's playing reasonably well for that and am glad they're still out there doing it.
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IanBillen
Too much anticipation & talk from fans over the length of this wait and supposed new studio album that has been in the works for a long time now.
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lem motlow
The recording part of the Stones career is over and I think it’s probably best to just accept it. Voodoo Lounge? Bridges to Babylon?
Steel Wheels will be 30 next year,that’s a long time in the music biz,if their music was only what they’ve done since then how good would you think they really are? Because that IS who they are now.
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lem motlow
The recording part of the Stones career is over and I think it’s probably best to just accept it. Voodoo Lounge? Bridges to Babylon?
Steel Wheels will be 30 next year,that’s a long time in the music biz,if their music was only what they’ve done since then how good would you think they really are? Because that IS who they are now.
Yet A GREAT double album can be made out of Steel Wheels thru to A Bigger Bang - I'd go with these 14 tracks - in the order I have this on a playlist:
It Won't Take Long
Love is Strong
Out of Control
Laugh, I Nearly Died
Already Over Me
Mixed Emotions
Almost Hear you Sigh
Break the Spell
I Go Wild
Thru and Thru
Out of Tears
Thief in the Night
Saint of Me
I Don't Wanna go Home
Bonus Tracks (if finished off)
Dreams
Cried Out
U Don't Wanna
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DandelionPowderman
How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
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DandelionPowderman
How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
Does Jagger sing behind the stage then?
- Doxa
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bitusa2012
As always, I'm still holding out hope they'll come up with something nice if they ever get around to finishing it,
i reckon the tracks I listed are better than NICE. But there ya go
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DandelionPowderman
How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
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ouroux58
174 pages for nothing. They don't win money with records. Concerts with high ticket price and all this merchandising where they put their image on everything are the way they choose.
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DandelionPowderman
How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
I said "basically solo tunes" as they were written solely by Keith, and in a live setting Mick has nothing to do with any of it.
Here's a nice article from Rolling Stone mag listing 20 of Keith's best - with and without the Stones - but essentially pure Keith tunes no matter how you dissect them:
Keith Richards' 20 Greatest Songs
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Hairball
As always, I'm still holding out hope they'll come up with something nice if they ever get around to finishing it
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bitusa2012
i reckon the tracks I listed are better than NICE. But there ya go
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DandelionPowderman
How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
I said "basically solo tunes" as they were written solely by Keith, and in a live setting Mick has nothing to do with any of it.
Here's a nice article from Rolling Stone mag listing 20 of Keith's best - with and without the Stones - but essentially pure Keith tunes no matter how you dissect them:
Keith Richards' 20 Greatest Songs
Wow, cool link. It's nice to see all those songs in a list like this.
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i reckon the tracks I listed are better than NICE. But there ya go
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How can Slipping Away and The Worst be "solo tunes"? Mick sings on both. The entire band plays on both.
I said "basically solo tunes" as they were written solely by Keith, and in a live setting Mick has nothing to do with any of it.
Here's a nice article from Rolling Stone mag listing 20 of Keith's best - with and without the Stones - but essentially pure Keith tunes no matter how you dissect them:
Keith Richards' 20 Greatest Songs
Wow, cool link. It's nice to see all those songs in a list like this.
The article was from Sept. 10, 2015 just prior to Crosseyed Heart being released. Had it been written today I'm sure a couple from that album would have made the list.
Also, the list seems incomplete without You Don't Move Me being on there!
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KevinLocksPerm
They are playing great on this tour.
We don't need another album. It would add nothing to their body of work.
Let them finish the tour and get on with whatever they have left of their lives.
It's time everyone moved on. The Stones don't owe anyone anything.
Let's stop living our lives through the Stones and let them enjoy their days as they see fit.
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ouroux58
174 pages for nothing. They don't win money with records. Concerts with high ticket price and all this merchandising where they put their image on everything are the way they choose.
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Stoneage
There is a narrow market for albums these days. I understand the need to produce albums (on digital or physical media) for up and coming acts.
They need to come out with their music. But for The Rolling Stones? What's the point?