Keith's currently in the studio. Word has it ..that it is for preparation for official work  / sessions with Mick and the rest of the band.


Stones are to record together in December (strong word has it ..nothing official though).


As well .. brand new album is to come next year... That part.. we are all 85-90% sure of... and that is a very 'strong' 85-90% ...




Just a little tid-bit

Just a little tid-bit

That's the album title.

From Mick Jagger's twitter and Facebook accounts


Back in the studio - December 2, 2017© Mick Jagger

Guys thats new album hair.

Gazza wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2017 at 8:16am:




Sure.. but their was no creative road block between Mick and Keith .. Just a break in tempo and in breaking things in and a creative stop / block during a single song... not an entire road block creatively between Mick and Keith all together (just wanna clarify).

B & L was born in three short days and they continued work on new original material in the same sessions and in a few sessions there after. They also continued work on the material together.


Blue & Lonesome did so surprisingly well  (especially for an album of covers) they chose to ease up on following it up according to people at the record company.


The plan is to get together ...all together very shortly to work on new material together.

I agree... it's been terribly long.. and they have taken their time ... terribly taken their time (if I would not of heard anything by Febuary of a new album .. I was gonna throw in the towel and have to grasp that it just was not gonna happen.... no kidding Gazz.. I had a three month time line .. If it would of been mid Febuary and we heard nothing of new album or studio work I was gonna call it. Just aint there.)

Ok Now the slowness has not been due to the material being hopeless or lacking or due to a huge riff between Mick and Keith. It was due to the right approach to this album in keeping <all> members happy with the results and taking it very slow.

As well .. Blue & Lonesome did so well ...and continued to do well internationally they had absolutely no pressure to get the original material out there.


Slow.. in spurts.. slow but sure ... are the buzz words for this record (very slow lol and in no rush .. in fact.. It would seem neglectful .. I agree there).

This is not directed toward you but people say my vision was blurry. It wasnt a vision .. it was what was is all. First everyone said they would never do another album .. and that they had absolutely no interest in ever recording again (well now the verdict is in on all that). We have not only had one but here's a fresh one. Like I said from the start.. they still are interested in doing more albums.. after all they are there aren't they? (and we already had one).

Things are fine. They are not in process as they did in the past.. its a different approach going in and over time but things are still fine.

Gazza wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2017 at 7:50pm:



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Ok good. I thought you were indicating there was a riff again.

I cannot blame you for logging out.. >>I<< was friggin logging out by mid February... IF we heard no new news about the album this year.

Someone mentioned 2019? I said bro ... if I / we dont get an album THIS year.. it aint happening. Even I would have to have my eyes open to that at that point and time.

If Febuary rolled around and we heard nothing about a new Stones album from them coming this year I was gonna admit.. it aint there between them. Its not gonna happen...

THANK GOODNESS things are still on plans. I hope the slow and careful approach to this one yields a great result.

It's funny that people trot out the tired cliche of Keith being the heart and soul of the Stones, but it always appears that if it wasn't for Mick, nothing Stones related would ever happen.

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2017 at 7:58pm:



I think we'll get one by the summer OK. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Paranoid Android wrote on Dec 4^th, 2017 at 8:05pm:



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I thought you was simply saying I was sort of vague (I had to be... I had no idea when or where but I knew they would hit the studio again health permitting). Like you said.. they made it through the 80's ..and Keiths comments on Jagger's peccar (which was a doooozy ...whew.. Keith actually for the first time in his life publicly apologize).


As for anything else ...Gazza .. my dear man and message board moderator .. I expect only greatness from you .. ...nothing less.

Ian..one thing about the horizon...you never really get there....as far as Mick no doubt he has been the leader and without his band I doubt he continues to be in the limelight and "younger chick worthy".....

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I don't think that's correct Ian. At least for the last 20 years, Mick hates the wasted time doing nothing in studios. He always wants things done efficiently and quickly. I think part of the problem since and including Dirty Work is the speed at which each wants to finish albums.

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Again, I don't think that's right. Keith seems to talk a lot without any concrete plans, but it is Mick who seems to be the driving force in terms of getting things together and having a plan, not to mention seemingly being the main creative force.

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I think that ended in the 70s. Obviously he can affect him in ways most others can't, but it looks like with Stones things, if Mick doesn't think it's right, he won't do it. I am not sure it works the other way round. There are plenty of things Keith says (i.e. Undercover would not be on 40 Licks) that Mick ignores.

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I don't think anyone has said that. Outside of the Stones, Keith has released 4 solo albums (Wingless Angels included) in 30+ years. Mick does a lot more outside of the band than Keith. In terms of the Stones, the bottom line seems to be that if Mick doesn't decide things, it won't get done. I remember Charlie saying as much in an interview.

If we're gonna have a hit song we need horns, hand claps and of course falsetto with strong backing vocals.

Some Guy wrote on Dec 15^th, 2017 at 4:39pm:

Ain't that been done already ?

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 5^th, 2017 at 11:46pm:



Easy to do when its Mick who's writing almost all of the songs, in fairness.

lavendar wrote on Dec 16^th, 2017 at 12:40pm:


Some Guy wrote on Dec 15^th, 2017 at 4:39pm:


"Riding across the desert on a fine Arab charger......."

.......at least I think that's an Arabian. 

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The Stones are working on some new stuff right now. We recorded some tracks earlier this year. We'll finish it off early next year. When it comes out is another thing of course

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- Keith interview, conducted on 27.11.17 for the new issue of UNCUT (February 2018), out now in the UK.

(The interview was done for the 'On Air' release. Apart from tentatively discussing the possibility of UK dates next year, that was all he mentioned about the band's future plans)

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 28^th, 2017 at 9:34am:

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 28^th, 2017 at 9:41am:



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Well ... according to Keith that isn't the situation he wants. If you remember he mentioned he isn't so interested in Micks songs.. and that he is interested in Mick sitting down and writing 'together'.

He claimes Micks being prolific 'don't mean shit' and that he isn't interested in playing whatever to a bunch of Micks demos. He even rejected Get a Grip & England Lost.

So according to you there are all or most going to be Mick songs.. but just as well .. in fairness.. we don't know that and Keith said he isn't interested in that as a 'whole'?

All we know is Mick had a major slew of demos he wanted / wants to work on with The Stones. Keith said he isn't so interested in those ...and that 'if Mick wants to sit down and write together' versus the demos .. is what he is interested in on this project (he stated that very clearly). Keith claimed to only have three songs going in but claimed they were dynamite... 

Keith stated very very clearly he isn't interested in doing those Mick Jagger demos 'solely' on this record  (I'm sure there will be some of those whole songs or partial songs on the record though).


You are saying Mick is writing most of the songs ...Well tbh ..  thats not fair.. because that is assuming based only on Micks side of the ence. In actuality we have no idea what songs are there for keeps and who wrote what that is to make the album thus far Lol. We don't even know anything about the material that is being kept or worked on ... Remember Keith said he isn't interested in playing along to a bunch of Micks demos.. I am sure he is writing stuff too.

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 28^th, 2017 at 9:45am:

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 28^th, 2017 at 9:50am:

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 28^th, 2017 at 9:55am:



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Well ... according to Keith that isn't the situation he wants. If you remember he mentioned he isn't so interested in Micks songs.. and that he is interested in Mick sitting down and writing 'together'.

He claimes Micks being prolific 'don't mean shit' and that he isn't interested in playing whatever to a bunch of Micks demos. He even rejected Get a Grip & England Lost. If you reads between the lines.. Keith is basically saying those demos were not that strong... He wasn't impressed (***>> 'being prolific don't mean shit / I got only three and they are dynamite' ... He is essentially saying the songs Mick wrote were not that great and the three he wrote were much better .. '. He was not impressed with Micks material .... It is is easy to make that out.)

So according to you there are all or most going to be Mick songs.. but just as well .. in fairness.. we don't know that and Keith said he isn't interested in that as a 'whole'?

All we know is Mick had a major slew of demos he wanted / wants to work on with The Stones. Keith said he isn't so interested in those ...and that 'if Mick wants to sit down and write together' versus the demos .. is what he is interested in on this project (he stated that very clearly). Keith claimed to only have three songs going in but claimed they were dynamite... 

Keith stated very very clearly he isn't interested in doing those Mick Jagger demos 'solely' on this record  (I'm sure there will be some of those whole songs or partial songs on the record though).


You are saying Mick is writing most of the songs ...Well tbh ..  thats not fair.. because that is 'assuming' based only on Micks side of the fence and simply because Mick has a major load of songs he has written (However Keith may only want to keep or work on a hand full of em is my assumption. Remember .. in so many words Keith noted that while Mick wrote a bunch of demos... none were that impressive to him .. He even went on to say his mere three songs were much stronger, basically ...  From those remarks and by Keith rejecting songs in which Mick had to put out himself leads me to believe that while Mick has / had a bunch of songs he wanted to work on with the Stones... Keith wasn't so impressed and wasn't interested in them). Still I am sure some of those will make it to the album (just being real).

In actuality we have no idea what songs are there for keeps and who wrote what that is to make the album thus far Lol. We don't even know anything about the material that is being kept or worked on ... Remember Keith said he isn't interested in playing along to a bunch of Micks demos.. I am sure he is writing stuff too.

Here is the chain of events thus far.

>>Mick has a load of songs (prolly at least 40) and he wants to use / work on em for the Stones. Don Was says there are a major slew of em and the run the gambit.

>>Keith basically says that while there are a ton Micks been writing that he isn't impressed and states hes specifically interested in 'sitting down writing together'.


>>Keith rejects two of the songs and Mick puts them out on his own (as well to test the market... they both fail for the most part).

>>Mick claims hes still writing and wants Keith to hear em to get his opinion (gotta admit.. he keeps writing.. Not sure how strong the stuff is .. but he is / has definitely been-a-writing ... ).


>>Keith says the continuing interest with him to to slowly make it work together.

That is where we are at and that is what we know for sure.

Haha, good grief. Someone get Ian an editor.

I must be 'manic'. My bad... well not really ..because all I did was 'modify' ...as I was supposed to.

Wish I could delete all of em except the last.

My sincere apologies ... Isn't like me to foul up in this vane ... Still I think the message board SMS or the server / back-end may need a patch or updated ... All I did was choose to <modify> .. not re-post.


Ian

I want the boys clocking in at the studio 9am tomorrow.

any news?

Some Guy wrote on Jan 19^th, 2018 at 5:21pm:


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Gazza wrote on Jan 20^th, 2018 at 6:45am:



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Gazz Ikr .. It's like.. what's wrong with .. 'due for a release sometime later in the year' ... Guys? (<meaning The Stones themselves)


So 'may be' .. We've actually moved from who knows when? .. Now to 'may be this year' and that transition only took ... like... what.... two years.. .. .. ... By this pace .. In another two or three years we should have a release.. .. .....

Ian Billen wrote on Jan 20^th, 2018 at 11:21pm:

Gazza wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2018 at 5:40pm:




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Anything is better than that one edit <hack> in Live Licks?

What song was that in on there btw? I forget (I just know it was like a sick joke). IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII can edit better than that... MUCH better and I'm not kidding... So How on earth could a Stones release have something so ridiculous??

Ian Billen wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2018 at 8:18pm:

The record company (EMI) wouldnt have had any input into what goes on a Rolling Stones record. Its not as if theyre some up and coming band.

the buck stops with whoever edited it but especially with the artist who allowed it to be released in their name.

Live Licks, if you remember, was released a full year after the excellent Four Flicks DVD boxed set and was seen at the time as something of an pointless afterthought of a release which appeared to be put out as a bit of a contractual obligation rather than something they spent any time on. It showed.

The thing was there was no need to edit anything. When the release was first talked about, there was a leaked track listing which consisted of 33 songs including 'Parachute woman' from the Orpheum Theatre and other such performances.  However, a release with that many songs would have required a substantial bit of editing to fit onto two 80-minute discs.

In the end, they released 23 songs on two discs with a running time of under 110 minutes. They had more than enough room to have included all of those songs without any cuts.  It appears they just cut out ten songs and kept the other 23 - with whatever edits had been done for the original 33-song release.

The band clearly never listened to the finished product before sanctioning it's release.

A shame, because it was a terrific tour and there are some fine performances on it.

I suppose it is what it is.

Gazza wrote on Jan 25^th, 2018 at 5:49pm:



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Yes.. Four Flicks was excellent (and so neat).


Gotta disagree... the record company often has input on what is going out and in under their name. Ask Aerosmith .. Back in 97 Sony so much didn't like their first record they came out with they told them to make another. So the result was Nine Lives.

The Stones have far more space and freedom than Aerosmith but ultimately .. the record company listens to the major releases <before> they are put out in clearing them for release. Nobody caught it.. which means to me.. at the time ... Whoever was working for Virgin ... doesn't didn't know anything about what sounds passable or correct.

Record companies give space to large acts like U2 and The Stones and ultimately mostly let them do their thing .. but this was not a performance or quality thing .. It was a horrid edit that needed fixed so one would ascertain / request it be fixed before they put it out.


Ian

Wise up. Record companies arent musicians. Its not within their remit to check whether or not a record is edited properly.  Thats a world away from rejecting a record because they didnt think it was any good or that it wasnt commercial enough - which is entirely reasonable as thats a business decision.

Any artist that signs off a product released under their own name is entirely responsible for the content

This thread is letting me down.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Be_wwghh3UL/?taken-by=carlfalkmusic

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!

Steel Wheels wrote on Feb 10^th, 2018 at 9:55pm:




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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.

Mick posted a brief video and a photo of him taken by Melanie Hamrick jamming in what I assume is his home studio earlier today

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmqMspkHA6A/?taken-by=mickjagger

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmqOBHfnyFx/?taken-by=mickjagger


The most interesting thing about it though is the fact that he's getting trolled on social media by his son Lucas....   

Some Guy wrote on Aug 20^th, 2018 at 6:32am:


You going to ride in on your white Arab charger to come to their Emotional Rescue?

Some Guy wrote on Aug 20^th, 2018 at 8:25am:


Developing.....

Some Guy wrote on Aug 21^st, 2018 at 6:38am:

As long as Mick didn't have to step over any dogshit in the doorway....

Gang, What's going on here? See below-

https://twitter.com/officialKeef/status/1032462790630563840/photo/1


Both of them releasing studio pictures.


One dudes got an electric guitar, other dude has acoustic. What's up with that?


Or is it just some Super Heavy/solo shit?

Has Ian given up?

why don't they just drop an album on us out of the blue?

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm2NdSqBA0I/

Love Mick's shirt on that picture and his hair looks so good. I wonder what brand of shampoo he uses

The Wick wrote on Oct 5^th, 2018 at 12:32pm:



It was posted on September 23 by Fotini here http://rocksoff.org/cgi-bin/messageboard/YaBB.pl?num=1537607903

Unfortunately we have three threads talking about the upcoming album

Some Guy wrote on Oct 12^th, 2018 at 11:40am:



Substitute your lies for fact.......