They are extremely great cover versions of Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter, among other blues people. Ron Wood told the Associated press in April “We went in to cut some new songs, which we did. “This album is manifest testament to the purity of their love for making music, and the blues is, for the Stones, the fountainhead of everything they do,” said Was. “It captures the essence of what they are.” “The record sounds very crude, very authentic,” said Was. The next day, they posting a clip of them playing a blues riff with harmonica.Ĭo-producer Don Was told French publication Le Figaro the band recorded the live in the studio, with the fellas in a circle surrounding microphones. The band also posted a teaser video, containing images of their gear in a studio with the sound of guitar strumming and a voice counting in a song. “It was fun – always is,” he said, adding the record would contain “a lot of Chicago blues.”Ī few weeks later, Mick Jagger got on Twitter and posted a picture of his harmonica case and some guitar picks, with the #PlayingThe Blues hashtag. In September, Keith Richards told Rolling Stone the group was recording. I imagine those two don’t sound too horrible.
They pay tribute to classic blues artists, including Howlin’ Wolf (“Commit a Crime”), Jimmy Reed (“Little Rain”), and Little Walter (“I Gotta Go”).Įric Clapton sat-in on Otis Rush’s “I Can’t Quit You Baby” and Little Johnny Taylor’s “Everybody Knows About My Good Thing.” In this March 22, 1999, photo, Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards perform “Jumping Jack Flash” during the Rolling Stones’ No Security Tour at the Fleet Center in Boston. The Rolling Stones make blues record with Eric Clapton – East Bay Times Close MenuĪccording to Rolling Stone magazine, the band recorded 12 tracks over three days at British Grove Studios in London.