Not only have I missed the train, but I seem to have drifted off into
an alternative reality where...

1) This thing is not even regarded as a real Rolling Stones album, but rather
as some sort of AI-replica of the Stones masterminded by Andrew Watt.
The Hackneyed Demons. Featuring lousy AI cover art.

2) Andrew Watt – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, keyboards, backing
vocals, string arrangements, studio wizardry

3) I've read a few positive reviews of various of the tracks where the
reviewers commented on the unusual chords layered here and there.
I bet those chords are AI-Stones guitarist Andrew Watt in post-production,
polishing the turd.

4) Just as AI occasionally produces an aesthetically sophisticated image,
I still regard "Angry" as a worthy addition to the Stones catalogue, both
musically and lyrically. And, okay, I'll grudgingly include "whole wide
world". But otherwise these Jagger songs seem to me embarrassingly generic.

5) Can you imagine how boring "sweet sounds" would be without
Gaga's transcendent participation?  It would have been a snoozer,
since nobody, not even Stevie Wonder, had anything interesting to
say instrumentally

6) I've acknowledged its still possible I'll get the shit out of my ears
and catch this train further on down the line. But I doubt it. Especially
since at this point I find it absolutely disgusting, on so many levels,
that Steve Jordan is not officially a full member of the Rolling Stones.

There's no such thing as a rock n roll band without a drummer

i heard it in the supermarket, as part of the dance pop muzak stream they
play for shoppers and employees, and it sounded great. And it somehow
fit right in there with the other pop floss even though "Angry" has a decent
amount of protein and not just pure carbs...