Beyond the albums including Brian Jones and Mick Taylor IMHO the Stones are recycling an old format and have innovated little other than to cash in on tours with one of the last and greatest names of Rock n'roll royalty. When Mick (Taylor) became disinterested, so did I. Sorry. In as much as Keith Richards is still the greatest Rock n'roll guitarist on the planet or for that matter one of the best (including those buried in it) the musical content does not motivate my record purchases any longer. I love their old stuff. May they rest in peace. Cheers!
The Stones' Bigger Bang
I was fairly appalled to see that there have been threads on this site in the past few days about such worthy topics as Bob Denver's passing, but no posts about the Stone's first studio album in nearly eight years.
So, given that this is site is populated by music lovers (as opposed to equipment geeks who have to be reminded about music), let's hear it. Who has spun the new album and what do you think? I think there are five or six good to very good songs on it, and one great song (the blues tune "Back of My Hand"). I think the much-hyped "Streets of Love" is the worst song on the album -- overproduced crap that sounds like Jagger's mostly awful solo albums.
Overall, an honest album and fair contribution to what is, in my opinion, the most distinguished (and by far, deepest) catalog in rock music.
So, given that this is site is populated by music lovers (as opposed to equipment geeks who have to be reminded about music), let's hear it. Who has spun the new album and what do you think? I think there are five or six good to very good songs on it, and one great song (the blues tune "Back of My Hand"). I think the much-hyped "Streets of Love" is the worst song on the album -- overproduced crap that sounds like Jagger's mostly awful solo albums.
Overall, an honest album and fair contribution to what is, in my opinion, the most distinguished (and by far, deepest) catalog in rock music.