The world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band will release its first studio album in eight years next month. Featuring 16 new Jagger-Richards compositions, the early reviews are encouraging. More, the album will feature the Stones first political song in 15 years (yes, the first since the questioning “Highwire”, which was released in 1990, during the first Gulf War). According to Uncut (link via Flop Eared Mule), Jagger “sticks it to Bush and co right between the eyes”. “You say you are a Christian, I think you are a hypocrite,” he spits in the opening line to a tune a little like Dylan’s “Masters Of War”, while the chorus sneers, “How come you’re so wrong, my sweet neo-con.”
Paint it black you devils.
Sounds like a welcome return to form.
I look forward to the first historical articles on the passing joke that was Australian neo-conservatism. No one pointed out to Downer that, as a weltanschaung, it more or less requires actual military power. OZ cons gave it away at the first sign of resistance by global giants – such as Malaysia. Wisely didnt even pretend to wave a stick at China. Best to stick with regionalist treaties of amity and coop.
… and rescuing small proto-nations from the Whitlam-Suharto jackboot of tyranny.
Can’t wait to get the new album! The journalist at Amanda’s link said this would definitely be the last studio album. Mmm, nobody’s said anything like that before.
PS: Liked the Ya Yas outro.
world’s greatest bunch of geriatrics on stage.
The Who were much better, tighter, working class and knew when they were has beens.
your head has been in too many scrums!
Tks CL – wondered if anyone would get it – shoulda known!
I like some of The Who’s stuff but they’ve got to be one of the daggiest great groups in rock history. Comparing Townsend to Keef would be like comparing Adam Sandler to Steve McQueen. Roger always seemed to be performing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (swing that mike…yawn), Entwhistle was good but drop-dead boring. Keith was talented but, unlike Charlie, an uncool ignoramus.
Keith Moon was very good within strict limits, but can’t be put in the same class as Charlie by any stretch. In fact, Moonie was so limited he couldn’t play on some Who tracks. Townsend of course famously copied his windmill arm from Keith. The Who produced some good songs, and a couple of good albums, but … sad Homer, sad.
As a lefty I appreciate the politics, but can someone please ask these guys to stop? Something has to be said about burning out rather than fading away…
In other news U2 look to be following the Stones in this regard.
20 years ago you chanted ‘Mao! Mao! Mao!’
Today you ask yourself ‘How?! How?! How?!’
Could I have wasted my life?
The regret cuts you like a knife
Why wouldn’t anyone call my bluff,
And save me from catching Ackerman in the buff
Prancing around in that hippie commune
With the other doped-out loons
It’s THE LEFT to blame
And the multicultural elites
Civilisation’s just a game
To these bludging deadbeats
They led me on like the sirens called to Odysseus
Now look at these ghettoes and see us, see us
Victims of sperm theft
There’s nothing left
But the Right
CHORUS:
I’m a zealous convert
A convert to blarney
I’ll do what Bush/Howard tells me to
I’m a zealous convert
A convert to blarney
It’s the only thing left I can do
Hey hey Guy, I wasn’t even thought of when the Stones were introducing the world to Satisfaction. Despite the generational gulf there is between they and their many fans, I’ve always respected their claim to be inheritors of the old blues tradition of vocational endurance. I’ve seen a pre-concert, dressing-room interview with Jagger in the early 70s wherein he was asked if he’d still be “doing this at 60.”
“Oh yeah – easily – more than 60.” Listening in, the studio audience laughed. He’s now 61 and about to embark on what could become the most successful rock tour in history.
Keith has always said he’d like to die onstage. If he did so facing Charlie after bring down the great skull-ringed hand on Happy’s last chord, that would be a thing of beauty. They’re heirs to the example set by Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, BB King, Lightnin’ Hopkins et alia.
Burning out and fading away are simply choices the greats don’t choose.
There’s more to the picture than meets the eye. My my…
Fred Hayek didn’t have the spontaneous emergence of doggeral in mind when he thought of catallaxy Jason!
composed over a coffee break, double-edged parody (of RWDBs and Left wing songsters)
PS chorus is meant to be sung to the tune of Tina Turner’s ‘Private dancer’
A corporate dancer would have been persona non grata to Norto and Rafe.
Classic, Jason, classic. We are not worthy.
Can you hear the music?
Oh, yeah
Can you hear the drummer?
Gets you in the groove
Can you hear the guitar?
Make you wanna move?
Yeah
Can you hear the music?
Oh, yeah
Can you hear the music?
Ringin’ in my ear?
Can you hear the music?
Can you hear the music?
Cheers Naomi.
Not having spent any significant listening time on a Stones release since Exile, I’m not sure if I want to hope for anything as I don’t want to be left waiting in vain at the station with my suitcase of expectations in my hand. Again.
Gee, now we’ve got old Tory multimillionaires turning on the neo-con dream.
Anyway it sounds promising but will the new album ever approach the artistic pinnacle that was “Their Satanic Majesties Request”?
Bitter geriatric criticises the new generation.
Film at 11.
Err Evil, perhaps that should be “obscenely sweet geriatic(s) criticise” … um, now I’m stuck … errr, exactly what generation(s) are Dubya, Cheney, Kristol, Rummy, Wolfy and co? You had a type-before-you-think bypass again Evil?
Yes, FXH. I’m looking forward to hearing it, as always, but I’ll be surprised if it’s a gas, gas gas. (Incidentally, do yourself a favour and find some time to give Some Girls – the Stones biggest ever selling album, believe it or not – Steel Wheels and, especially for mine, Voodoo Lounge a burst.)
And watch it Nabs. If James Russell comes by, hecklers of “Satanic Majesties” are ritually beat-up.
I say, huzzah for geriatric rockers. No one ever say “Oh that BB King. He’s too old!” And yeah rocks about youth and rebellion but that’s because when it started they were all young and rebellious, trying to preserve music statically in the context of 1956 is a bit boring.
I remember reading around the time of the E Street reunion Broooce saying he was proud his guys were still all around, all still healthy and all still playing when so many of their peers were not. Dropping off early has its romantic attractions but I’ll take Hank, Townes, Gram, Janis a little less romantic and a little more alive, thanks.
It’s all over now, anyway. Chris Sheil has given the Stones his patented Endorsement Of Death, and they are inescapably doomed.
That’d be the “Chris of Death”, Evil … and, oh to be so doomed. You having a bad day ol’ bean?
Re Satanic, 2000 Light Years is very cool.
“Citadel” also has many fans, and I confess to being quite partial to “She’s a Rainbow” (“She comes in colors everywhere” has always been one hell of an opening line).
I have uploaded one of the “advance” tracks floating round the net.
Rough Justice (5mb)
Is that working? Not for me. Anyhow, the link is:
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3M5AM72NW1G2C2T7K48U4BQQC4
If that smart arse jason whatshis name isn’t happy here he should piss off back to his own country.
Some of us are anticipating Mick converting to Islam and changing his name to Mamdouh bin Stoned el Lately. All the rage with creative types these days and you save a bundle on divorce lawyers from what I gather.
That’ll be Sir Mick to you, observa.
Amanda, certain E street folks (well one of them) have not only not died, but gone on to do good acting work on the Sopranos.
Is anyone else disturbed that Jason knows the tune of Tina Turner’s “Private Dancer”? What a comment to read before retiring – won’t be able to get the Turner original out of my head as I lay it on the pillow!
Which E street folks have died, Mark? They are all homebodies who like collecting old rockabilly singles and recording noodling jazz cds in their spare time. And of course write songs like this. From the original 72 line up, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Garry Tallent are still withn him, Vini Lopez and Davis Sansious are still alive afaik. Weinberg and Bittan joined for Born to Run I think, still going. Etc. Some “fans” might wish the fate on Patti, but not me.
Or is HBO a fate worth than death?
No, none of them, Amanda. I was just picking up on your comment about Bruce’s happiness that they were all still rocking along the Jersey Shore!
Uh, OK. I do not get it but I am sick, so ‘scuse the fogginess. Sopranos fan Mark? I cannot wait til it comes back, only like a year or two to go!
Next series starts in the US in 06, Amanda! Damn the producers – what’s with the year off? And it’s the last one.
Actually, I don’t think you mentioned the longtime E street band member who’s now a major and continuing cast member of the Sopranos – Steven Van Zandt aka Miami Steve or Little Steven.
Playing Tony’s consigliere, Silvio Dante.
Get well soon btw, Amanda!
And yes, I am an obsessive Sopranos fan. Own all existing series on video. Known to watch same two or three episodes a night for a month or so. Just about the best ever series made in America in my opinion. As first year sociology students for the last few years have no doubt heard ad infinitum, an amazingly human and rich picture of life as it is or can perhaps be.
Ps – back OT, also a Stones and a Springsteen fan. And speaking of musicians still recording, I will say it again and again – no one can ignore Leonard Cohen’s new studio album Dear Heather and hold their head up in the blogosphere. Recorded at the age of 70. Brilliant.
I saw Leonard Cohen play in Brisbane (before it was Vegas) on the night of my 17th birthday. Saw Bruce do the “Born in the USA” tour at QEII a few years later. But sadly I’ve never seen the Stones live. How are they these days?
Most memorable 80s Brissie gig – Violent Femmes at Easts Leagues in 85 – venue too small – massively packed – people fainting – band did 3 numbers by way of encore entirely nude. And people rubbish the 80s. Phillistines!
I didn’t mention Little Steven cos everyone knows he’s still alive. Have you caught up with Deadwood, Mark? It will tide you over until 06.
I have not so much ignored Dear Heather, but I don’t have it. For shame.
oh – I didn’t know Little Stevie was in a TV show.
I notice Nils Lofgren is looking more and more like his hero Keith Richards every day. He must be pleased. He was writing songs about his hero Keith years ago. I’m guessing CS has a poster of Nils posted on the wall above his corner altar, votive candles and obligatory scarves tossed across lamps in his Keith holy room.
There was a lovely little moment in one ep last season where Christopher (Michael Imperioli) quotes some lyrics from Born to Run to Stevie’s character, Silvio.
“The worldÄôs greatest rock ‘nÄô roll band will release its first studio album in eight years next month.”
They are?. News to me.
Violent Femmes yes good band.
Little Stevie was the brother of who?
He was the singer of CS’s favourite southern band!
Stevie and Ronnie are not related.
They were when ronnie was alive.
No, they weren’t.
then I will burn Rolling Stone.
I mean the magazine that was only about music in those glorius years past.
Can you disprove that?
Below are the complete lyrics to the song, “Sweet Neo Con,” by the Rolling Stones:
“You ride around your white castle,
On your little white horse
You lie to your people,
and blame it on your war of course
You call yourself a Christian,
I call you a hypocrite
You call yourself a patriot,
well I think you’re full of shit
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
What path have you led them on?
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
Is it time for the atom bomb?
You parade around in costume,
Expecting to be believed
But as the body bags stack up,
We believe we’ve been deceived
The horror you’ve unleased,
Will backfire with more grief
When will you ever learn,
Sweet Neo Con, as the world burns?
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
What path have you led them on?
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
Is it time for the atom bomb?
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
What path have you led them on?
Oh, sweet Neo Con,
Is it time to drop the bomb?”
“il n’ y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat” as we say here
and the SRT experss the common sense widely spred al over the world about the neo cons and their leader
Jagger throws Stones at “Sweet Neo-Con”s
Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones lash out against hypocrisy among — can you believe it? — the Bush administration and neo-conservatives.