Have the Stones ever worked with him? He has done wonders for many artists including the late Johnny Cash. He is a great producer and just wondering if they have ever worked with him. I don't recall but maybe on some solo stuff?

he is very good indeed.

he worked with M. Jagger in 1993 for the Wandering Spirit album.

He has worke with bands like The Cult or Slayer, back in th ´80´s

Rick Rubin produced Mick's solo album "Wandering Spirit".

Apparently they clashed on a lot of things.

Yes, Rick is amazing - if you haven't heard Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, you are missing one of the finest albums of that decade (and possibly of all time). Stones fans will love it.

Wandering Spirit is outstanding. Just think if they booted Was for an album and got Rubin? It would be one fine Stones album.

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> Rick Rubin produced Mick's solo album "Wandering
> Spirit".
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> Apparently they clashed on a lot of things.
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> Yes, Rick is amazing - if you haven't heard Blood
> Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, you
> are missing one of the finest albums of that
> decade (and possibly of all time). Stones fans
> will love it.

you right Rick is a very good producer and a successful one. i like on Mick's solo album the sound and hope he get on with stones as well

I was just saying this to a friend the other day, he should have produced the new album, I think it would have been even better.

Rubin just did an album with -- (gasp) -- Neil Diamond, and supposedly it's stripped of all the cheesy, Vegasy bullshit from the past 30 years and just features him and an acoustic guitar, they say it's the best thing he's done since the 1960's when he was a real singer/songwriter.

I think if the Stones did an album with him, it would be a perfect fit. It would be the most "true-sounding" Stones album since Exile.

My gripe with Rick Rubin is that he has this "lot of cuts on an album" disease... not any worse with him than anyone else I guess...

On the 2 latest Chili Peppers Albums (Californication and By The Way)... if he'd just trimmed like 2 songs off of each he would have had 2 "Albums of the Decade"...

An alarm should go off in these producers heads that once they hit 10 or 11 songs to really SLOW DOWN... instead they always go for 15 tracks or more and add a bunch of junk filler.

Yes, in the Rolling Stone with the Stones on the cover, the new one, there's big writeup on Rick.

Rick Rubin as producer for the Stones? The outcome might be the most countrified Stones album ever with Keith and Charlie low in the mix and Chuck and a still to be announced pedal steel player higher in the mix than Jagger's voice.
I'd prefer to hear them work with Brendan O'Brien (Neil Young's Mirror Ball), or Matt Wallace (Faith No More).
But Rick Rubin could do well with Keith's maybe forthcoming solo album of ballads.
For a Mick Jagger solo album, Mousse T (Tom Jones's Sex Bomb) would be fitting, or an experimentalist like Howie B (U2's Pop, Les Negresses Vertes). No guest rappers please. Thanks.

Rubin did a great job on Wandering Spirit - best solo release by any Stone, ever. I would love it if he would produce the Stones. Don Was is mediocre at best!

The work he did with Johnny Cash is just outstanding.
Check out the four American Recording releases made before Cash's death. The last one never leaves my car CD changer.

He was SHIT for AC/DC!

as they'll quite happily tell you

Rick also recently produced a Tom Petty album. For me, that was a bad production unlike "Wandering Spirit" which, IMO, is just the best solo album of any Stone.

Sidebar to Creedencelives:

I agree that his albums are epic in scope - with the track lists occasionally suffering from length.

But in my opinion,

4 of the 5 greatest albums ever made were double albums:

Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
The Clash - London Calling
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

I do agree that By The Way should be 2 songs shorter (Throw Away Your Television and I Would Die For You are very trite and obvious for a band of that stature). Californication was fine by me - I was just so happy to have John back!

I would be thrilled if Rubin would produce the next Stones album!




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My gripe with Rick Rubin is that he has this "lot of cuts on an album" disease... not any worse with him than anyone else I guess...

On the 2 latest Chili Peppers Albums (Californication and By The Way)... if he'd just trimmed like 2 songs off of each he would have had 2 "Albums of the Decade"...

An alarm should go off in these producers heads that once they hit 10 or 11 songs to really SLOW DOWN... instead they always go for 15 tracks or more and add a bunch of junk filler.

" You go and I'll come with you... Bet your life that I'll walk with you..."

What if the Glimmers just produced themselves? and why the anti-Don Was sentiment? ABB is doing pretty well...
however, Rubin's work with the Chili Peppers is great.
guess MJ didn't go for some of his ideas on Wandering Spirit...
DR

I agree with you about the length of many albums these days. But it's not the producer's decision. It's the band's (or manager's) decision how many songs end up on an album. A producer is in most cases "just hired" by the band. Imagine Don Was is the one who decides what's gonna be on A Bigger Bang and what's not!

But I would love to see Rick Rubin produce The Stones!

So anybody from LA on the forum, pass the message to Rick!



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Rick Rubin would be an excellent producer for the Stones. And I'm not worry about any rappers. Rubin worked with AC/DC on their Ballbreaker album (1995) and that's one of my favorites.

AC/DC = of course without rap, hip hop or something else. Just Rock and Roll.

Ballbreaker was a TERRIBLE album!

the band hated working with Rubin and boy did it show

the only AC/DC album worse would have to be The Razors Edge

...it's time to call the great producer Rick Rubin for the new Stones album. We have enough of Don 'yes-man' Was

8 years later... nothing has changed! The Stones will never work with Rubin.

Jagger didn't like the WS exp (he called Rubin "difficult" which must mean "pita" in regular English) so that's it.

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8 years later... nothing has changed! The Stones will never work with Rubin.

Jagger didn't like the WS exp (he called Rubin "difficult" which must mean "pita" in regular English) so that's it.

8 years later there is always the need to change producer and Rubin is the best one out there for the Stones. He's 'difficult' (or a 'pita') but Wanderin Spirit is the best Mick's solo album.

But Rubin is the founder of Def Jam Records, no? Do we really want someone whose such a huge hip-hop fan, to be involved with our beloved Rolling Stones? Won't that corrupt the boys? What if Rubin tries to persuade Jagger-and-co to collaborate with those pesky rappers?

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8 years later there is always the need to change producer and Rubin is the best one out there for the Stones. He's 'difficult' (or a 'pita') but Wanderin Spirit is the best Mick's solo album.

I fully agree but you and I know it won't happen, unfortunately.

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Ballbreaker was a TERRIBLE album!

the band hated working with Rubin and boy did it show

the only AC/DC album worse would have to be The Razors Edge

After Bon Scott's death - everything AC/DC has done - SUCKS !! They should retire, not tommorrow, but like yesterday, like NOW - just awful crap. Bon Scott sounded like a man and that new singer sounds like Mickey Mouse, - no producer can ever safe that.

Great job on Sabbath's 13

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Ballbreaker was a TERRIBLE album!

the band hated working with Rubin and boy did it show

the only AC/DC album worse would have to be The Razors Edge

After Bon Scott's death - everything AC/DC has done - SUCKS !! They should retire, not tommorrow, but like yesterday, like NOW - just awful crap. Bon Scott sounded like a man and that new singer sounds like Mickey Mouse, - no producer can ever safe that.

I love how it's possible to have a conversation with someone from 8 years ago.

I can't imagine you don't like Back In Black but whatever.

Nah, Rick isn't the right guy for this particular job.

....NO don't let Rubin's anywhere near the Stones ...



ROCKMAN

His rock records tend to be too "hot" and clip at mid levels unless you have a gazillion dollar stereo.

Rubin can do good stuff, but he isn't the guy for The Stones. I have read a few recent interviews and there is a good Youtube about Rubin, how he basically doesn't do much now. Comes in a few times, talks and bullshits, then leaves. The engineers do the bulk of the heavy lifting.