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Elmo Lewis
ABB pales in comparison to HD.
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goingmad
Totally agree, in my top ten as well. IMHO better than Black and blue, Iorr and ER.
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Idorh
But we have to be honest , Keith has problems with his fingers due to rheumatism. It can be numb with him, but it still limits fluid and fast playing. It's not from today, it's been like that for years. I assume most of the long solos on HD are Ron's. Furthermore, I don't underestimate Keith he is extremely important for intros and melodies mix and rhythm playing and declarer. Therefore with this rheumatism of Keith and ages of the band that we still have such a brilliant Rolling Stones album now in 2025. And not only that there is already literally a 2nd album waiting. Lovely enjoyment in my old age with this simple but exciting music.
From what i have seen it is mainly his righthand fingers that has issues. Left hand seems to in a better condition.
And from a remark from Mick: all mixes pass Keith for a final touch. Actually Mick said something about that it took a few month with this one.
Not sure If you had a close look, then
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Idorh
I'm glad Keith can still play rhythm guitar and bring good ideas. My wife has it just like Keith, there's nothing to be done about it. I think Keith is at peace with his disability. Ron does a great job on all of HD's fast solos.
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Idorh
Fortunately, the Rolling Stones are a group and not individuals. Keith will find his way with the boys.
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Idorh
Fortunately, the Rolling Stones are a group and not individuals. Keith will find his way with the boys.
Actually he finds his way with anyone he performs with, the crap written on here about Keith is so false and disrespectful, ie his disability, it's nonsense, he was far better than Ronnie on the last tour, do posters actually watch Keith's performances.
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Idorh
Fortunately, the Rolling Stones are a group and not individuals. Keith will find his way with the boys.
Actually he finds his way with anyone he performs with, the crap written on here about Keith is so false and disrespectful, ie his disability, it's nonsense, he was far better than Ronnie on the last tour, do posters actually watch Keith's performances.
Keith does an awesome job with the hands he has to work with...but...COME ON!
Look at his hands. You're in absolute denial (and by that I'm not saying a river in Africa) if you think this doesn't hamper his ability. Of course it does and that isn't false or disrespectful in the slightest. It's age.
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Idorh
Fortunately, the Rolling Stones are a group and not individuals. Keith will find his way with the boys.
Actually he finds his way with anyone he performs with, the crap written on here about Keith is so false and disrespectful, ie his disability, it's nonsense, he was far better than Ronnie on the last tour, do posters actually watch Keith's performances.
Keith does an awesome job with the hands he has to work with...but...COME ON!
Look at his hands. You're in absolute denial (and by that I'm not saying a river in Africa) if you think this doesn't hamper his ability. Of course it does and that isn't false or disrespectful in the slightest. It's age.
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harlem shuffle
You continued to speak bullshit Keef Riffhard,Keith has,nt been able to play a desent solo for many years.Rhytm guitar he is playing very good,but solo no not anymore.Ron has usually play the solos for many years
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Idorh
Stones are No 1 for me, beyond that I am a fan of Keith and Charlie.
But we have to be honest , Keith has problems with his fingers due to rheumatism. It can be numb with him, but it still limits fluid and fast playing. It's not from today, it's been like that for years. I assume most of the long solos on HD are Ron's. Furthermore, I don't underestimate Keith he is extremely important for intros and melodies mix and rhythm playing and declarer. Therefore with this rheumatism of Keith and ages of the band that we still have such a brilliant Rolling Stones album now in 2025. And not only that there is already literally a 2nd album waiting. Lovely enjoyment in my old age with this simple but exciting music.
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gotdablouse
So all the media hoopla seems to have died away...are there any chart numbers for week 2 ?
Has UMG already given up on the promotion ?! No "Mess It Up" single/video ?
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harlem shuffle
I only say that Keith is not able to play that solos anymore,because of the problems he has with hes fingers over many years.On rythm guitar he is still able to play very good.But you alsov said that Ron Wood isn,t able to play Keith,s solos.I think he is.You also said this is a soloalbum from Mick,absolutely not true.Keith has done a lots of job in this album
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bye bye johnny
The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds falls 2-3 in its second week, with 33,000 sold (down 65%).
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strat72
What was I expecting for this new Stones album?
In all honesty I was hoping for another latter day Stones album at the most. I would have been more than happy with that. From Steel Wheels to A Bigger Bang they have all had some songs that I really liked, some I only liked, some I thought were pretty average, and a few I did not rate. However, after a really good listen to Hackney Diamonds I would say that this new album is better than that.
For me this album only consists of songs that I really like, and songs that I like. I really like the following......
Angry.
A fantastic opener to the album.
Get Close.
Maybe my favourite on the album. Great riff, great sax.
Depending On You.
A really nice Stones ballad
Dreamy Skies.
Short and Curlies country style
Mess it up.
The catchiest song on the album. Sounds like a Jagger track, but one of the good ones. Great to hear Charlie.
Tell me straight.
I Love the intro and the understated bare nature of this track. Keith adds another one to his list of fantastic vocals with such a soulful vibe.
Sweet Sounds Of Heaven.
A soul number in the vain of "I got The Blues". I am not a huge GaGa fan, but she sure sings well on this. Stevie's fantastic playing supports the track instead of show boating. I love Jordan's drums on this and the off-the-cuff ending.
The tracks I merely like are....
Bite My Head Of.
Some Girls style punkish rocker with a catchy riff. Love the bass...
Whole Wide World.
Another catchy Jagger style track. I was not sure about it at first, but I like it now.
Live By The Sword.
Took time to grow on me, but got there in the end. Charlie and Bill together again. Lovely
Driving me To Hard.
If you're gonna rip someone off it may as well be yourself. Love The Winos style backing vocal.
Rolling Stones Blues.
An obvious choice, but I like the sparse way that they have done it.
Is there anything I do not like?
The production would not be my ideal way of doing it, but we all know Jagger wants a contemporary sound. It's The Rolling Stones, no doubt about that, but with a slightly modern sound. Andrew Watt has produced a cohesive sound and record, as opposed to when The Stones have previously tried modern production sounds.
The Album cover is dreadful in my opinion. I have had to flip it around so the lips logo is now the cover.
Maybe Jagger could dial his vocals down a little on some tracks. Not by much, just by a smidge.... Also, some of his lyrics have the same theme from track to track.
However, I think that it is a damn fine album, and considering where they are in their career it is astounding.
I still love this band.....