Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels CD

Steel Wheels songs After bum-rushing the '80s with EMOTIONAL RESCUE, the Stones released TATTOO YOU, the second half of a potent one-two album punch that showed the band asserting themselves as they entered their third decade of music-making. Essentially made up of songs dating as far back as 1972 sessions for GOATS HEAD SOUP, the Stones' 1981 release is still a potent slab of swagger and sass. "Hang Fire" is a tight two-minute and twenty second redefinition of surf music, and "Start Me Up" is classic Stones, replete with Jagger's sexual braggadocio and Keith's patented "Honky Tonk Women"-style riffs. The bluesy shuffle that is "Black Limousine" is only surpassed by the cocky "Little T & A," sung by an endearingly raspy Keith Richards. Most impressive on TATTOO YOU is the wistful "Waiting On A Friend," featuring jazz giant Sonny Rollins wailing away on his saxophone as the song fades out. Audio Mixer: Gary Lyons . Audio Remasterers: Stephen Marcussen; Stewart Whitmore. Audio Remixer: Bob Clearmountain. ...

Steel Wheels CD music Principally recorded at Pathe-Marconi Studios, Paris, France and Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Having reestablished themselves as the world's greatest rock and roll band with 1978's SOME GIRLS, the Stones returned to the same stylistic well for EMOTIONAL RESCUE. The album continues the band's fascination with the disco sounds of the time and the reggae grooves they'd been indulging in since BLACK 'N BLUE. But best of all for long-time Stones fans, RESCUE was stacked full of the kind of rhythmically propelled garage rockers that made the band's early '70s albums wall-to-wall classics, with Jagger at the top of his game. Many of the tracks had been leftover from the SOME GIRLS sessions and reflect the band's loose-limbed state. "Dance, Pt.1" is classic Stones riffology, with free-associative pro-New York lyrics that make it "Shattered"s more ragged cousin. "She's So Cold" is a Chuck-Berry-at-Studio-54 declaration that Jagger and Richards could by this time write in their sleep. The classic title track is a slick, mid-tempo slinker that ranks among the most unique sonic statements in the band's catalog. The whole collection is at once so familiar and effortless that few could argue the point that, in 1980 the Stones were as good as Big Rock got. The Rolling Stones: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, piano); Ron Wood (guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar); Bill Wyman (bass guitar); Charlie Watts (drums). Personnel: Sugar Blue (harmonica); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Ian Stewart (piano). The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, piano); Keith Richards (guitar, piano, vocals); Ron Wood (guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: Michael Shrieve (percussion). Additional personnel: Sugar Blue (harmonica); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Michael Shrieve (percussion); Max Romeo (background vocals).

Steel Wheels buy CD music Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering Studios). Up until 1983's UNDERCOVER, it had been quite a long time since rock's reigning aristocracy made anything besides their status as such (and the rewards thereof) an album's theme. But with the exception of "She Was Hot," a lustful rocker that wouldn't have sounded out of place on SOME GIRLS, this year's Rolling Stones had something else on their minds. There's violence amidst the freaky reggae and soul of UNDERCOVER's grooves, a darkness unfelt on a Stones album since Altamont made them want to leave such devilish business behind. With Afro-Cuban percussion and dub textures scattered throughout, UNDERCOVER sounds like a soundtrack to a bloody Caribbean coup d'etat. The machine-gun rattle of Linndrums on "Feel On Baby," the viciously dubbed-out guitars of the title track, and Jagger's reliance on sado-masochism as a central lyrical theme ("Tie You Up" and "Pretty Beat Up" being the most obvious examples) add to the notion that the Stones were reflecting a world gone wrong back upon its audience. But past its bleakness, UNDERCOVER is among the last exciting bits of music the Stones ventured to make. Recorded at EMI Studios, Paris, France and Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Ron Wood (guitars, background vocals); Keith Richards (guitars); Bill Wyman (bass guitar, percussion); Charlie Watts (drums). Personnel: Chuck Leavell (keyboards); Moustapha Cisse, Brahms Coundoul, Ian Stewart , Martin Ditcham, Sly Dunbar (percussion). Audio Mixer: Chris Kimsey. Audio Remasterers: George Marino; Stephen Marcussen; Stewart Whitmore. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Keith Richards, Ron Wood (guitar, bass, background vocals); Bill Wyman (piano, bass, percussion); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: David Sanborn (saxophone). Additional personnel: Jim Barber (guitar); Chops (horns); Ian Stewart (piano, percussion); Chuck Leavell (keyboards); Moustapha Cisse, Brahms Coundoul, Martin Ditcham (percussion); David Sanborn, Sly Dunbar.

Steel Wheels album for sale In an age of pre-fabs, readymades and wannabes, it's a gas gas gas to hear the truth, the guts of rock and roll peek through the curtains of time. VOODOO LOUNGE is a remarkable experience, the most visceral, daring Rolling Stones album since...who knows when. Without seeking to alter their basic approach, producer Don Was has given this classic band a contemporary perspective. VOODOO LOUNGE proves that the Stones are still hard after 30 years on the world stage. There's an edge and a sense of danger to VOODOO LOUNGE that is palpable from the reassuring crunch of Richards and Wood on the opening "Love Is Strong," through the honky tonk bump of "Baby Break It Down" and the blue suede groove of "Mean Disposition." The departure of bassist Bill Wyman has forced the Stones to dig deep, and the arrival of Darryl Jones has given drummer Charlie Watts, if not a new lease on life, a different point of view. Watts and Wyman were like the Benny Benjamin and James Jamerson of rock'n'roll, and without his trusted rhythm mate, the drummer has to listen like his life depended on it. Because producer Don Was insisted Mick have actual lyrics ready for the basic tracks, it obliged the Stones to return to the kind of live, spontaneous rhythm section feel that made even their most humble throwaways just jump out and bite you on the ass. VOODOO LOUNGE won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Recorded at Windmill Lane Recording, Dublin, Ireland. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, maracas, castanets); Keith Richards (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, bass, tambourine); Ron Wood (acoustic, electric, slide, pedal steel & lap steel guitars); Charlie Watts (drums, tambourine). Additional personnel: Pierre De Beauport (acoustic guitar); Max Baca (bajo sexto); Frankie Gavin (fiddle, pennywhistle); Bobby Keys, David McMurray (saxophone); Chuck Leavell (piano, harpsichord, harmonium, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ);, Benmont Tench (Hammond B-3, piano, accordion); Darryl Jones (electric bass); Luis Jardim, Lenny Castro, Phil Jones (percussion); Bobby Womack, Ivan Neville, Flaco Jimenez, Mark Isham, Bernard Fowler.

Steel Wheels CD music BRIDGES TO BABYLON was nominated for a 1998 Grammy for Best Rock Album. "Anybody Seen My Baby?" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Kicking off with Charlie Watt's whip-smart timekeeping, BRIDGES TO BABYLON finds the Rolling Stones swaggering towards the millennium with a record that confidently asserts that rock & roll is far from a young person's game. Don Was returns behind the boards, and joining him at Mick Jagger's behest are uber-technophiles The Dust Brothers. Rather than leaping headlong onto an ill-fitting bandwagon, The Stones wisely gild their rock & roll lily with subtle electronic nuances. The sampled rap tossed into the noirish mood of "Anybody Seen My Baby?" and the swooshing laser sounds of "Might As Well Get Juiced" are present-day window dressing for a legacy deeply rooted in rhythm and blues. The Stones stop long enough to cleverly acknowledge their past by dropping a harp playing the main riff of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" into the mid-tempo "Out Of Control" and using "Saint Of Me" to revel in their bad-boy persona. Keith Richards remains the soul of the Stones. His riffing and his endearing rasp continue to stand out, and his crooning on "You Don't Have To Mean It" demonstrates his deep love of reggae. The emotive one-two punch of "Thief In The Night" and "How Can I Stop" shows Keef to be a closet romantic camouflaged by a bad-ass strut. Additional personnel includes: Waddy Wachtel (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Danny Saber (guitar, Clavinet, keyboards, bass); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Blondie Chaplin (piano, bass, percussion, background vocals); Benmont Tench (piano, Hammond B-3 & C-3 organs, keyboards); Don Was (Wurlitzer piano, keyboards, bass); Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ); Darryl Jones, Doug Wimbush (bass, background vocals); Me'Shell Ndegeocello (bass); Jim Keltner (percussion, background vocals). Producers include: The Glimmer Twins, Don Was, The Dust Brothers. Engineers include: Rob Fraboni, Ed Cherney, Jim Scott. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, keyboards, shaker); Keith Richards (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano); Ronnie Wood (electric, slide & baritone guitars, pedal steel, dobro); Charlie Watts (drums).

Steel Wheels buy CD music Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering Studios). Three years after releasing 1983's UNDERCOVER, the Rolling Stones returned to the studio to record DIRTY WORK. During the band's sabbatical, Mick Jagger had released his solo debut SHE'S THE BOSS, sparking resentment from Keith Richards, who did not approve of Jagger making music outside of the band. A notable distinction of DIRTY WORK is Ron Wood's collaboration with the Jagger/Richards songwriting axis on four songs, "One Hit (To The Body)", "Fight," "Had It With You" and the title track, which may have been code for the Glimmer Twins' then-strained relationship. Since Stones recording sessions are always special events, a number of famous guests made cameos on this 1986 release. Among them are Stones heroes Bobby Womack and Don Covay, Tom Waits, Jimmy Page and producer Steve Lillywhite's wife Kirsty MacColl. Despite any infighting, the Stones continued their history of interesting cover choices. A minor 1964 hit by Bob and Earl hit the top five for the Stones, while Half Pint's "Too Rude" continued the band's love affair with reggae. DIRTY WORK includes an unlisted instrumental track. Recorded at Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, France. Originally released on Rolling Stones Records. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals); Keith Richards, Ron Wood (guitar); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: Bobby Womack, Don Covay, Chuck Leavell, Jimmy Page, Patti Scialfa, Jimmy Cliff, Tom Waits, Kirsty MacColl, Ivan Neville, Anton Fig, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Philippe Saisse, Dan Collette, John Regan, Alan Rogan, Ian Stewart, Janis Pendarvis, Dolette McDonald.