Mick Jagger and SuperHeavy Preview Album, Ponder Tour in Los Angeles
by Steve Baltin
Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, AR Rahman and Damian Marley got together at L.A.'s Jim Henson Studios on Thursday to preview their new SuperHeavy album and talk to a few invited guests about one of the most anticipated records of the fall.
The hour-long listening session began with a short documentary showing the band recording at Henson Studios, before the invited guests got a taste of what it sounds like when cultures, genres and generations gather together for a supergroup.
In the press conference afterward, Stone said, "We've made this crazy music that doesn't sound like anything else. It's its own thing." And Jagger joked it will end up in the uncategorized section of iTunes. It may indeed, and that is a good thing.
The eight songs played showed an impressive array of diversity, from the heavy rock and reggae feel of 'SuperHeavy' and the uplifting pop lilt of the first single, 'Miracle Worker' to a double shot of vintage Jagger, the ballad 'You're Never Gonna Change, and the slightly ominous feel of 'One Day, One Night,' which also features Marley taking the song home with a huge finale.
Jagger also spoke about how much fun it was for him to do a project with four other vocalists. "For me, working with four other vocalists was interesting. I realized we all had a part to play," he said. While Jagger might be the main attraction for those curious what his first band outside of the Stones sounds like, this is a collective. And what was truly exciting about the music was the seamlessness with which the vocalists work together. Often in the eight songs the group played, which Jagger said was just half the record, Jagger and Stone could be heard exchanging vocals with Marley coming in and toasting, all three of the voices interwoven brilliantly.
As the band made their way out yesterday to the five chairs seated in front, Jagger commented on the video shoot they had done the night before at the Paramount lot. Later on, Stone commented on the video, "We need to play again, but without extras, for real people." So, will the collective hit the road?

"It was fun miming it," Jagger said. "If everyone wants to hear it, I'm sure we'll do it."

Count us in.

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PartyDoll MEG wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 6:26am:

Kind of interesting, would sound a lot better without Damien Marley's cringe inducing vocals.IMHO

steel driving hammer wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 11:55am:


The irony of that statement, considering your footer picture....

Really looking forward to this. The video preview posted today augurs well. And it appears that Mick has re-discovered his vocal chops.

Gazza wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 12:48pm:


Rap/Reggae mixed it was Gazza.

You know there IS a difference...Sounded like top 40 popular bullshit.

There is a difference,

vs something say,

But yes, there is some feeling in the other songs.

Well, it's way to early to make any well thought comment, but what I hear really surprises me in a positve way. My expectations were zero but now??

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 1:25pm:


Dont recall saying I 'couldnt stand' his vocal on that one. 'Watching The River Flow' was another thing. That was truly hideous. This sounds like he's put a bit of effort into it, instead of being something he phoned in during a break in his afternoon tennis lesson.

Yes very different and the best thing that could happen to Mick really, being part of a band again, I mean the Stones haven't been a real band since BJ nosedived, ever since it's been Mick running the show pretty much...and 40 years of doing that is not good for your ego. The only time he was ever really challenged was by Rubin during the WS sessions and he didn't like that. This time was 4 other contributing band members there was no direct confrontation.

If Superheavy is a death knell for The Rolling Stones (as I suspect) I can't listen.
And I really mean CAN'T.
That's just me.

LJ.

SuperHeavy

04 July 2011 01:40 

Rock fans hoping for a Rolling Stones tour have been dealt a blow after Sir Mick Jagger hinted at plans to hit the road with his new supergroup.

Speculation has been rife that the Brown Sugar hitmakers will kick off a string of concerts to mark their 50th anniversary next year (12), but frontman Jagger admits he is considering a trek with his new band, Super Heavy, if their debut proves to be a hit.

He says, "We haven't planned to do a tour but if people really like it maybe we will."

The rocker has formed Super Heavy with Joss Stone, the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, reggae superstar Damian Marley and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman.

Super Heavy is due to release its first LP in September (11)

Not exactly "new" news. Just contactmusic.com taking a single quote from the UMG electronic press kit and sensationalizing it.
Meanwhile they couldn't even be bothered to attach a picture of Mick to their article, ffs.

Mick talked about the possibility of some live dates weeks ago when he first confirmed his involvement with the project.
Dave Stewart and Joss Stone have also mentioned it.

Will SuperHeavy tour?
Maybe. Maybe not.

But imo the album/tour won't be the reason the Stones stop rolling...

LadyJane wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2011 at 10:49pm:



For fucks sake, LJ. Some unnamed dimwit reporter (contact music for chrissake - the WORST source of music news on the PLANET) puts 2 and 2 together and gets 9 just for the sake of a headline (as they always do) and you fall for it hook, line and sinker every time. Come on, girl, shake yourself! 

This record is out in September. They probably WONT tour as there's unlikely to be a market for it,. If they do, it'll be brief. This record has been in the planning for TWO years. Its not something Jagger suddenly threw together in a fit of pique because Keith said he had a small cock. And Joss Stone (as far as I know) is touring soon anyway in her own right.

The Stones were never going to tour until at LEAST next summer. There's nothing there that would prevent their plans to do so. Universal will release a Some Girls deluxe later this year and a new greatest hits record in 2012 which the band will probably use to promote any touring. They dont even need to make a new record.

There's hundreds of millions of dollars waiting for them to pick up if they choose to tour again next year. Mick's going to pass that up because of some stupid quote in a book that the media chose to blow out of all sense of proportion.  Doubtful.