All songs except Bad Luck Hideaway 

I'll try i-Tunes again later from my tablet, maybe it shows up now...I always hated Apple andnnow even more -.-

It's not like I don't wanna gibe Apple my money I literally tried EVERYTHING

I downloaded the fucking iTunes store, tried to buy with Paypal...did not work..
Tried again...did not work, no explanation given...then entered my credit card data...did not accept, then I saw in my banking app I had to accept it first, so I did...then my banking app told meto tey buying again...so I did...then iTunes store waa "buying Foreign Tongues" and fucking FROZE like this is year 2002 or so what the fuck am I supposed to do now?????

I wonder if I will get an email from the store today.

Ridiculous that these albums aren't ready to go.

wow...blown away by most of the cuts on this record...mr Charm is such a great new cut a new Stones classic...so many hooks. Jagger delivered with Watts. Can't stand how loud Jordan is at times.

Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jul 7^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:


Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jul 9^th, 2026 at 9:38am:


ronnie-woody wrote on Jul 10^th, 2026 at 2:41am:



Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jul 9^th, 2026 at 5:37pm:

Is it only me or do the first 5 chords of Some of Us sound a lot like the intro of Hand of Fate in the very beginning, only less distorted and a tad slower maybe 😅

Took Jason's advice (Hang Fire) and let FT play from start to finish, no skipping, no jumping around.

First impression: Until Hackney Diamonds, I had been conditioned to temper my expectations when new Stones records came out. I tried to keep my expectations in check with this record too, despite how good HD is. On first pass, I'm blown away.

Jealous Lover is the weak link in the chain but it's still a decent song with some clever lyrics and good guitar work. I won't be skipping it. HD has a handful of songs I skip from time to time.

The nutjobs at IORR complaining about how modern the record sounds can stay in 1968 for all I care. Of course it sounds modern and loud. Frankly, it sounds better the murky production on their classic records, and a hell of a lot better than their 1960s records. Taste is whatever, but those complaints seem to be classic old man shakes fist at cloud.

The dorks calling this a Mick Jagger solo album aren't worth debating.

The supposed political content of the record is refreshingly tame and largely ambiguous. Mick takes a couple of easy swipes at approved targets, and gets the requisite claps. Boring. Been there, done that ad nauseam. Elsewhere, he pulls off some really nifty turns of phrase, surprising non sequiturs, and other verbal successes that are sailing over their heads. (BTW, except for the line about pulling away the welcome mat, Ringing Hollow could be sung by right wingers too. If you told me Mick wrote most of it during Biden or Obama's terms, I wouldn't have doubted you. That's some of the ambiguity I was referring to and it's probably not accidental, though I know the song is meant to be critical of the current times. I don't really give the slightest shit about musicians' politics, right or left, but I'd be remiss if I didn't point that out.)

All of Mick's noble failures within and outside of the Stones the past few decades laid the foundation for the monumental achievements on this record. Everything he's been straining to do comes off masterfully and gracefully on Foreign Tongues.

Mr Charm is killer. Covered in You has one surprise turn after another and they all work. Hit Me in Head works great for me. Divine is a great pop-rock song. etc etc. I love the whole thing.

Lastly: I don't expect this record to age poorly. The buzz won't fade. It'll grow over the years. Instead of asking if this is the best Stones record since Tattoo You, we could ask if it's the best since Some Girls. Initial impulse: yes, and I have TY as their #5.

Untrue about Keith...Mick said he suggested to make Divine Intervention a rocker instead of a country song which it originally was supposed to be and therefore made it far better, and said he also added other things to songs here and there, Andy said so too, besides Keith literally is on bg vocals on 9 songs (+BLH) and singing his own of course, so he contributes not only with his guitar play but also is singing way more than on other albums

And considering that the album couldn't come out earlier due to vinyl pressing I totally understand 82 yo Keith when he doesn't wanna tour, give interviews left and right, and do other promotion all at once, especially since he now seems very open to the idea of playing shows next year and said in the Apple interview he's excited and looking forward to making and recording more songs with the Stones

Still no email from the Stones shop website.

I tried emailing their customer services department burlt only got replies from bots. Going round in circles.  They keep saying that the record isn't due for release until 10th July.  AAAAAARGH!

BiggestMistake wrote on Jul 10^th, 2026 at 9:54am:

Just found this on IORR ny RnT:

"In an interview published today by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant Mick says about the songwriting that Keith had about 2 songs completely finished and Mick as well. He says they worked together on writing the other songs."

So fuck everyone who thinks Keith doesn't or doesn't want to contribute 😌

I tried to google the interview but it's paywalled

Speaking of Andy... he's the true MVP in delivering us the behind the scenes material we wanna see 
He posted this earlier: