Steel Wheels wrote on Feb 10
th, 2018 at 9:55pm:
I think Blue & Lonesome came about because they were out of ideas, and it was very good. It's interesting how the story changes over time with each interview. We need a flow chart for the stories, and the same for these rumors of new music.
The last thing anyone is interested in is photos of Stones in the studio without other Stones...wake me when there's a 2018 photo of Mick and Keith in the studio. Until then, it's Mick's solo work.
There is no new album on the horizon!
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Lol .. they are far out of songwriting ideas. Blue & Lonesome had a three day stint. The rest of the days before and after consisted on working on new material. The idea to release B&L as an album did not even occur until a few months afterward.
They have went back into the studio a solid hand full of times since then. They could be in there right now .. ?
Blue & Lonesome was a song Keith had in mind before ever getting to the sessions. He told Ron Wood to get to know the song because he was in fear of not knowing how the room / studio would sound they could use that song as a gauge. As well .. he figured he could get Mick to playing the harmonica on the sessions more by having it introduced (via that song).
During a stand still (on a particular song) Keith then suggested it. They played it.. went in the control room and listened to it and it sounded so good they chose to do more. After a few days it was all over and they continued on new stuff. It is a very special album .. great...great release .. but that was the extent of Blue & Lonesome's inception .. was nothing more.