Pretty Rough And Twisted

I'm one of those Rolling Stones fans who doesn't think much of anything after "Some Girls". I want to like more. I've bought a handful of albums over the years, and enjoyed a song or two. I think "Hackney Diamonds" is the best one in a long time, but I only played it a couple times.

I hear there's a new one coming out, but we don't know the title, and over the weekend "The Cockroaches" released single, "Rough And Twisted" in a very limited fashion. It's not streaming anywhere I know of at the moment. I've heard at least some of the new album comes from the "Hackney" sessions. I can't say I have high hopes.  

I'm not in any way a fan of AI music, but when clicking on "That Look", I admit to being almost fooled the first time. Fingers crossed anything on the new album is as good.  I think it's easily as successful at recreating '70's Stones as "Angry" was on the last album.

Last night there was another, "Empty Handed", maybe not quite as good as "That Look", but still better, in my opinion, than any of the material on "Undercover" or "A Bigger Bang".

It's worrisome that AI has so successfully captured The Rolling Stones essence, specifically Charlie Watts drum sound, and especially Mick Jagger's vocals and lyrics. The similarities between "Angry" and the above fakery isn't funny.

Watching "Angry" I'm reminded that in all those billboards, AI played a huge role. 

I didn't post this to make anyone mad, but it's on my mind. See you in the comments.

-BBJ