Gazza wrote on Apr 1
st, 2016 at 6:06pm:
and a new record out in the autumn to give them some kind of 'excuse' for another round of live dates.
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Well.. Mr Gazz I do not want to start another go-around.. hell it's only early spring .. that is for the summer months with you and I debating things like this out (
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However I disagree.. I don't think them making an album is an 'excuse' of any sort..in touring or not to tour. They could (and have been) tour and still fill up places just fine.. album or no album.
As you know.. making an album takes considerable work .. (and ample time) whether songs are already written or not (it is a chore .. and can be an extensive one). They have more to risk in putting out something mediocre (or poor) if they were not 'into it' than simply not putting anything out or lots of work into a release.
The Stones are not doing 'anything' at this point and time for any other reason than for the wanting to do it IMO .. (they are filthy rich.. old.. and could easily retire or have rested on their past and still did shows here and there or tours if they wanted to. That has been the reality of the situation for a long while now...
If The Stones are doing something these days it is because ..they simply ..<want>.. to do it (dudes are in their 70's yo ....).. I think.. they think ..they still can make a darn good record and still have something to offer that is quality from that side of things. I think they are into doing exactly that... for that purpose ...so they chose to do it. They do not need an excuse to do anything.. They are The Rolling Stones (and in their 70's) .. Although they like at least 'something' to coincide with their shows / tours... They could tour behind nothing at all .. (or another re-release) if they wanted to ... or with no other underlying motive or concept at all quite easily if it was only about that. They are doing a record because they simply want to go into the studio and make one again..
Ian