the Derby based rock band The Struts rock out a little stones number and they probably fulfill a dream by supporting the ROLLING STONES in Paris tonight, they are a great live band just like the Stones
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The STRUTS – ” Jumping Jack Flash ”
Posted: June 13, 2014 in MUSICTags: Covers, Paris, Rock, The Rolling Stones, The Struts
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The ROLLING STONES – ” Some Girls ” Released 36 years ago 8th June 1978
Posted: June 9, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Miss You, Rock, Ronnie Wood, Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
SOME GIRLS was the first full album with Guitarist Ronnie Wood his slide guitar style particulary was a feature of the sound plus meshed with the similar riffing of Keith Richards.Mick Jagger added a third guitar sound for the track “Respectable” This was the Rolling Stones 14th album released around the peak of Punk and Disco era with inspiration for Jagger from the disco and club scenes in New York, It helped that most of the punks idolised the Stones. The album recorded in Paris and with Keith still under the possibilty of going to Jail.
One of the Hits “Miss You” certainly had that disco appeal Prince reported that he wished he had written that song, included on the album were some of the Stones best songs, with some still played on tour today. There is the country style of “Beast Of Burden” then the cover of the Temptations “Just my Imagination” The Sexist lyrics of title track caused some fury “Some Girls”with its risque lyrics that mocked the stereotypes of women with virtuoso Harmonica from Sugar Blue, there is the Glam/Punk of “Shattered” Ian McClagan Woods bandmate from the Faces added organ and piano. The cover had a lingerie, cartoon type sleeve with various female celebrities some of who threatened legal action pictured on the die cut sleeve which came in various colours.
The ROLLING STONES – ” On Tour in Europe 2014 “
Posted: May 25, 2014 in WE LOVETags: European Tour, Oslo Rehearsals, The Rolling Stones
small clip of the Rolling Stones in Oslo for rehearsals for the summer European Tour starting Monday 26th May 2014
The ROLLING STONES – ” Jumpin Jack Flash ” released 46 years ago today
Posted: May 25, 2014 in WE LOVETags: Jumpin Jack Flash, Rock, The Rolling Stones
released on the 25th May 1968 this was the Stones going back to the blues roots, after their more Psychdelica period of the albums “Between the Buttons” and “Their Satanic Majesties Request” written by Jagger/Richards originally titled “Supernatural Delta Blues by way of Swinging London”
The ROLLING STONES – ” Exile On Main Street ” released 12th May 1972
Posted: May 14, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Exile on Main Street, Happy, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Tumbling Dice
EXILE ON MAIN STREET the Rolling Stones released as a Double Album mostly recorded between 1968-1972 in Nellcote France, Stargroves Jagger’s country Home, Olympic Studios and Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles this was the Stone’s returning to a more rawer sound with lots of their influences on show in many different styles. Gripping on first listen it rocks with power and reveal’s something new with every listen changing your mind on what the best tracks were each time you hear it. Certainly one of the great double albums of Rock music, Rock stemmed from the Blues and spread across four sides are Rock’n’roll, Blues, Soul and Gospel gems. The singles released were “Tumbling Dice”, “Happy” with Keith on vocals and “All Down the Line” the album was a huge success reaching No.1 slot worldwide, Its an album with great feeling and since has been cited as one of the classic rock albums certainlly of the 1970’s. Nearly all the songs written by Jagger Richards.
THE ROLLING STONES – ” Sticky Fingers ” Album released 23rd April 1971
Posted: April 24, 2014 in MUSICTags: Brown Sugar, Muscle Shoals Studios, Rock, Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones
Released today in April 1971 A coherent album bridging the end of the 60’s and the start of the 1970’s , recorded at Muscle Shoals studio and on the Roliing Stones Mobile studio at Stargroves in the UK remixed at Olympic Studios . This was the Stones Ninth album and the very first after being contracted to Decca since 1963. It was the first to be issued on the new Rolling Stones own label with the Tongue and Lips logo. Also Mick Taylors first recordings and the first to credit Jagger with playing Guitar. definitely one of the Stones best albums with the tracks “Brown Sugar” and the country Folk ballad “Wild Horses” the souful blues cover of “I Gotta Move”, “Sister Morphine”the sweeping ballad “Moonlight Mile” on which Ry Cooder played Slide guitar, arranger Paul Buckmaster added strings to two songs. and the cover art shot by the infamous Andy Warhol. .
The Fat Angel Sings 