Gazza wrote on Apr 13
th, 2010 at 5:15pm:
Pdog wrote on Apr 12
th, 2010 at 4:29pm:
Rick Rubin producing, Don Was Mixing and Bob Ludwig mastering.... all will be well if Mick and Keith write 10 or 12 songs from the heart... I know they can do it, it's just a matter of doing it... it doesn't matter, if the don't give a fuck.
Rubin will never be employed by Jagger again. I doubt he'd even want to, if he was asked.
Neither of them enjoyed each other's input into 'Wandering Spirit' too much, even though the results were more satisfactory than any other Jagger solo album (although thats not saying an awful lot)
The thought of Keith's reaction to such a bossy producer is enough to make me shiver.
I'm not convinced O'Brien would be a great solution either.
Jack White III.
Like I said above, I'm basically at peace with Was. He's only as good, or bad, as the Glimmer Twins themselves. If Mick wants to blather on about young cruel bitches, partying, getting juiced, cocks, tits, and booty, Don Was will not stop him. If Mick wants to sing about romantic regrets and the existential dissatisfaction of being rich, famous, and well-traveled, similarly, Don Was will not stop him.
I don't think Keith is that much interested in writing rock music anymore. I think he'd be happy retreading Hoagy Carmichael and Hank Williams tunes—and would do so fabulously well. Critics and fans alike would love it. But the only effort he seems willing to expend anymore is to dye his hair and tag along with Jagger-Cohl Globetrotters, Inc.
Input from outsiders is no magic bullet. How many au courant producers and session monkeys has Jagger worked with over the last 30 years? Have the results been radically different?
The Stones are what the Stones are. I enjoy them more than I don't.