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TeddyB1018
Krish Sharma.
Ahh yeah - I think I recall him working with Mick and/or the Stones a couple of years ago on something...
Krishna was an Assistant Engineer on VOODOO LOUNGE and Chief Recording Engineer on A BIGGER BANG, the re-done EXILE and SOME GIRLS overdubs, and the two new tracks on GRRR. He also recorded and mixed BLUE AND LONESOME (his first mixing credit with the band, I believe).
Interestingly, he was NOT involved with "Gotta Get a Grip" or "England Lost." I suspect that's because when Matt Clifford has a producing credit with the Stones (as he does here), it's because he produces the pre-production demo track which is then used to build the finished track on with overdubs. Krishna Sharma is Don Was' guy. Since Keith vetoed those two songs (despite Ronnie and Charlie's participation), Don and Krishna never touched them.
Just guesswork, but it seems logical to me.
Like TeddyB1018 wrote a few pages ago I'm of the opinion that unlike many Mick tracks over the years Clifford may have been involved more recently on LIAGT, especially after hearing Mick's explanations on how that song came to be in the iTunes interview. A Mick idea -> fleshed out with Keith and Steve (Jordan) (so no demo pre-production by Clifford) -> band recordings (including the backing vocals seen in the video) and then "enhancements" over the past month by Mick and Clifford in France.
Is anyone hearing the "Flugelhorn, French Horn, Saxophone" Clifford is credited with ?
As for the auto-tune Im' struggling to hear it and in any case really not distracting unless someone can point me to a part where it is ? Yeah sure Mick's voice in not sraight fom mic to desk but that's been done for years, even on B&L.
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crholmstrom
Finally listened. I really like the song & performance. IMHO, bodes well for the new record.
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Librarian
Only critique is the tongue image, c'mon a tongue covered by a mask is obvious or at least gray black/tone. I don't get the rehash of burnt orange. Maybe a tongue with a thermometer.
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Stoneage
Okay, positive things first:
- It's good to hear something from them after such a long time.
- A fitting theme for the song. Suits the times. I will get a lot of radio spin.
- Only good reviews from the press so far. Which is a good indicator. Someone even called it Spätkunst...
- The timing to release this single is good.
Some personal reflections: To me it sounds like a latter day Sir Michael song. Which seems to be the way The Stones work these days.
Sir Michael brings the material. He seems to have a lot of it. And Keith okays it, or not. The song? I found myself wandering off to other
Youtube suggestions while listening to it. Landed on "Waiting on a friend", which, for some reason, was on top of the list and thought
for myself "that's a really good song"...
It's not a bad song. But not that good either. If it becomes some kind of a hit it won't be due to the song itself. Other factors will be involved.
And, of course, it will be impossible to play this one live.
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Only critique is the tongue image, c'mon a tongue covered by a mask is obvious or at least gray black/tone. I don't get the rehash of burnt orange. Maybe a tongue with a thermometer.
I actually love the "burnt orange" color ... but a tongue covered by a mask, that would have been hilarious!
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Dandy
Good to see you back!
Why would it be impossible to play this one live? IMO, it will be a belter on stage.
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I can imagine argentine crowd singing with Mick "Oooooh....oooooh" and no stopping it
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That was the first thing that came to my head, "Imagine this in South America"
My 70yr old Mum rang me this afternoon and said "Have you heard the new Rolling Stones Song"
That said it all for me, it was only 18 hours after it was released ! And it was already the chatter on TalkBack Radio and Classic Rock Stations.
Now it's Mainstream and it's barely 24 hours
58yr old band, 40 years since their last number 1....
Amazing
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riccardo99
What many people don’t seem to understand is that today a new single release is just the most commercial FORM of the new music, there will appear in time different versions, as extended, maybe featuring a guitar solo that is not heard here, a dub version with a long reggae intermezzo etc. These would certainly change people’s opinion on this new track, that is now being subjected to some pointless critics.
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MAF
In UK the Stones have to beat this number one of the single charts: Captain Tom Moore's version of You’ll Never Walk Alone has hit Number 1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart! (BBC)
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micawber
The new song is simply the best of the f*&$%' corona crisis until today.
I luv this song, it is really great and grows on me every time I hear it.
Can't get it out of my head and must hear it in continuous loop.
Great groove, great lyrics, fantastic vocals.
Perfect timing: first worldwide publicity with the Global Citizen video and now this song fitting perfectly into these strange crisis times.
No. 1 on iTunes.
They are BACK concerning studio work (I know, they never were away live).
Can't wait for the album with this song.
Good time for writing, polishing existing songs and recording new ones.
Keep going, boys!
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Beast
I can just picture now Bernard and Sasha singing "wo oh oh oh" on stage.