The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

this is actually your trigger warning: Οὖτις

What do you mean? Mick Jagger learned the harmonica from a blind drifter who did some work on his daddy's worm farm

http://www.zokka.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rolling-Stones-fans-1978-air-guitar.jpg

keith's book was very straightforward about their origins. it was all right there. the snobby brit blues purists were definitely mentioned.

I'm with Alfred. My tolerance for Chicago Blues is very low. That Delta shit, though? I can listen to that forever.

he and Mick hated Brian Jones for being such a purist!

Mick is my favorite thing about this record. He revels in the material. The band & guests are solid but nothing remarkable.

they should have made this album with metallica. unplugged. at jack white's house.

drum sound on this is so wack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGUhfg3PPb0

the muffled version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEU6_vgBp10

for awhile thought this might be mono but it's not, though it's mixed pretty down the middle

would be kind of full circle if this were their last album, all the way back to doing blues covers

I'm with Alfred. My tolerance for Chicago Blues is very low. That Delta shit, though? I can listen to that forever.

me too. I love the Muddy/Howlin Wolf/Bo Diddley's Chess stuff (ok and the Staples too, but they're kinda different/gospel) but that's about it.

they would never do it in a million years but i think it would be cool if they got good current songwriters to write the best "stones" songs that they could and have them record those. not jack white though.

alejandro escovido could do a good job he could prolly use the dough

seems like something Andy Partridge would be up for (although not ideally suited for either)

challenge people to write hit stones songs. but no guest appearances. and that goes double for jack white.

for a sec I thought you were suggesting Andy Partridge produce the Stones.

her satanic majesty's request II!

would love to hear a courtney barnett song for keith to sing. it would have to be less wordy than her own songs though...he might get confused.

Spoon has written a few.

yeah Partridge could obviously nail the psych-period stuff (something I'm sure Keith and Mick are super-eager to revisit lol)

xp

this should be the title track of their next album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSdkrzqI8m0

alejandro escovido could do a good job he could prolly use the dough

Always wanted to hear Jagger sing "Castanets".

escovedo has a decent cover of 'evening gown' from jagger's 'wandering spirit' album on a bloodshot record comp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZjtQF7OIg

that 'fancy man blues' has the sound of an early '90s alligator/telarc blues album.

I love the Muddy/Howlin Wolf/Bo Diddley's Chess stuff (ok and the Staples too, but they're kinda different/gospel) but that's about it.

― Οὖτις, Monday, December 5, 2016 10:39 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Have you tried the Otis Rush Cobra label stuff? Dude was a beast on the guitar. Also, have you checked out the Junior Wells/Buddy Guy records (Hoodoo Man Blues etc.)? Much to dig there as well.

JB Hutto & the Hawks are dope

Slim Harpo isn't really from Chicago (iirc) but feels like it

magic sam
little walter
jimmy dawkins

Hound Dog Taylor, Magic Sam and Luther Allison all made some real fine music too.

ooh yeah I dig Hound Dog Taylor

this is a good album

^^

this album tbqf has the best aspects of the chicago blues sound, it's a lot better than i thought it would be.

Yeah it's pretty raw
Would be cool if this was a jumping off point to a cool album of originals like Dylan's folk cover albums did but doubt it

Hoodoo Man Blues

everyone should listen to this album

they should do the album of funny beatles covers next.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs6Qzfm1bJM

nothing beats the guitar solo in the original though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJCkbbMnEPg

That record is still insane!

I don't care much for Chicago blues.

There's some shit you just don't say in public.

― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱)

ts: expressing disapproval for chicago blues vs. expressing disapproval for chicago pizza

I haven't heard this record yet but at this stage I'm more bothered by how enthusiastic they sound on record rather than how "authentic" these covers are meant to be.

? You don't like it that they are enthusiastic?

There were some tracks I wanted them to cover that weren't on Spotify, but...

https://open.spotify.com/user/bendybendy/playlist/4ruR5qnI2ewAPw4HxxLGiv

xpost:

No, I mean that I prefer it when the Stones sound enthusiastic, which I appreciate must be hard to do if you're on your 1,534th album... if they sound excited, the track sounds exciting. If they sound like they're going through the motions, you can pick up on it right away. I guess that's why it used to take 'em so long to make records at one point... trying to get that great take where the band is firing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNRKTFCA7c0

I'm going to that Exhibitionism thing after Christmas. Anyone seen it?

Nah, but I did listen to Tattoo You last night and 'Slave' has developed into one of my favourite Stones grooves.

https://greilmarcus.net/2016/12/20/real-life-rock-top-10-122016/

never thought I'd type this but Greil Marcus 100% OTM

i gave up on this album after listening one minute to the first song. there is about as much blues feeling in this as in a techno track.

xxxpost - turrican that makes sense misinterpreted your post

but yeah this is the first they sound like an actual band in forever