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Ronnie arrived in LA..

Didn"t he tell us this when he attended the snooker at Alexandra Palace? I think he said going into the studio ...don't imagine this is solo activity so this is for rehearsals/recording (a bit of both)

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Surely the State of Florida would make sense.
And when they tire of rehearsing Satisfaction for the 20th time, they could take a break and do some recording at one of the many fine studios down there.
If Mick can't get his mates to join him in the studio he can enrol some of the very competent studio musicians. Or have some guest blues players.
You don't have to credit any of the non Stones personnel...we wouldn't know the difference anyway. The record label don't need to know.
Can still go out as a Stones record.

Not Florida! Too many retirement homes - it might give them ideas...

EDIT: post moved to the "New Stones album in 2019?" thread.



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I see that Karl Denson is playing the Troubadour in LA on 14th March

The rehearsals are usually starting with the core band i.e. Mick Keith Charlie Ronnie + Darryl, Chuck and Matt only. Then the rest of the supporting musicians join in for the production rehearsals, 1-2 weeks later.

Bjornulf



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The rehearsals are usually starting with the core band i.e. Mick Keith Charlie Ronnie + Chuck and Matt only. Then the rest of the supporting musicians join in for the production rehearsals, 1-2 weeks later.

Also Darryl for the "core" band

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The rehearsals are usually starting with the core band i.e. Mick Keith Charlie Ronnie + Chuck and Matt only. Then the rest of the supporting musicians join in for the production rehearsals, 1-2 weeks later.

Also Darryl for the "core" band

Of course Darryl is there too...

Bjornulf

When you look at the core band outside of the Stones themselves these days, with Chuck, Matt, and then onto Darryl, it surprises me that Mick doesn't try out other musicians over the years in the way that Clapton and Bowie have.
I think i bit of fresh blood could get the ball rolling again with a little more excitement for the Stones.
It's the same with the new album, once again we have Don Was producing, its a bit like doing the same thing and expecting a different result, it's not going to happen.
Obviously at their ages the Stones like things to be familiar and i understand that, and at the same time respect their loyalty towards core members, but it does tend to make things a bit stale, having said that i'm looking forward to the new album and will probably see them live again this year or next, it's just that i think Matt and Chuck are inert now as far as the Stones sound goes, they have nothing new to offer the band imho.

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When you look at the core band outside of the Stones themselves these days, with Chuck, Matt, and then onto Darryl, it surprises me that Mick doesn't try out other musicians over the years in the way that Clapton and Bowie have.
I think i bit of fresh blood could get the ball rolling again with a little more excitement for the Stones.
It's the same with the new album, once again we have Don Was producing, its a bit like doing the same thing and expecting a different result, it's not going to happen.
Obviously at their ages the Stones like things to be familiar and i understand that, and at the same time respect their loyalty towards core members, but it does tend to make things a bit stale, having said that i'm looking forward to the new album and will probably see them live again this year or next, it's just that i think Matt and Chuck are inert now as far as the Stones sound goes, they have nothing new to offer the band imho.

Maybe think of it in that perspective that Mick want's because it's a tried and true formula for Mick about the core of the band , the sound of the band in all it's sum and parts .

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When you look at the core band outside of the Stones themselves these days, with Chuck, Matt, and then onto Darryl, it surprises me that Mick doesn't try out other musicians over the years in the way that Clapton and Bowie have.

Never change a winning team. Why change something that is working so well on tours year after year? I think that is the key to the Stones success. They trust their crew and the people around them, and they work with the best people in the industry. They are not like a desperate football team who fire players and managers all too often.

Bjornulf

Also, in a musical sense, the Stones have always been generous to the musicians playing wjth them...

I've always had the impression that the Supporting musicians, whilst not "Rolling Stones" by name [or pay grade ], are part of the band and very much appreciated as such.

Why change a winning team?

Change for change's sake can lead to real trouble, we see it every day...

I always enjoyed the extended horns section with Micheal Davis and Kent Smith, there was this great touch on JJF and Brown Sugar at the ending of these songs. It also adds to other songs like Tumbling Dice, Before They Make Me Run, Honky Tonk Woman or Monkey Man. In fact a band just using saxophones in a horn section is quite unusual.

I wonder why they didn't invite these guys back over the years. I know they started in 2012 with the intention to show a stripped down band, but that was some years ago now and they went from the small arena shows to big crowds again.

But thats just something I noticed as a side thing, of course the band is playing really great right now and I enjoyed the concerts of No Filter.

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When you look at the core band outside of the Stones themselves these days, with Chuck, Matt, and then onto Darryl, it surprises me that Mick doesn't try out other musicians over the years in the way that Clapton and Bowie have.

Never change a winning team. Why change something that is working so well on tours year after year? I think that is the key to the Stones success. They trust their crew and the people around them, and they work with the best people in the industry. They are not like a desperate football team who fire players and managers all too often.

Working so well? They sound exactly the same tour after tour. Zero artistic progress. The success is all in the name. Not in what they produce on the stage these days.
Unless you're an ardent conformist and don't like taking chances...

This thread is really about the 2019 rehearsals. If someone need to tell The Stones to replace band members then feel free to discuss that in a separate thread.

Bjornulf

Well Some of the core team seem to have been seen out and above the in LA - Ronnie announces arrival , Mick at the Grammys, Keith at Jennifer Anniston’s 50 th . Charlie will just sneak in I guess but it feels as if stuff is happening....

This should be studio sessions. Rehearsals are going to start at the end of march.

This thread has gone a bit quiet. Any updates on rehearsals anyone? Cheers!

Ya, they in the gym? In the ‘train mode’ wondering to themselves
Why in the world did we sign up for this again?
Give us a glimmer boys....

It's not mid-March yet so why would anyone expect something new about rehearsals that haven't started yet?

Well, 44 days until tourstart ... it's geting warmer!

CAN'T WAIT!

It will be nearly 4 weeks before rehearsals. Jezus.
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it surprises me that Mick doesn't try out other musicians over the years in the way that Clapton and Bowie have.
I think a bit of fresh blood could get the ball rolling again with a little more excitement for the Stones.

Sure but Keef would show them the door... or the blade. Seriously the Stones take their "street cred" from the fact the band line-up is not a revolving door : it's basically the same core of 4 guys as it was 44 years ago, not some assembly of a few original members plus a bunch of hired hands.
Good or bad that's how they think and that's what they try to maintain (even Mick).

Where are the rehearsals taking place?

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Where are the rehearsals taking place?

at a very secure and undisclosed location which is the way it should be so they can concentrate on practice and getting ready to entertain us and Start us all Up !

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Where are the rehearsals taking place?

At the "Inn Of The Kimchi" in Pyongyang but sssshhhh....

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