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I noticed Buena Vista Social Club in there too. What an absolutely magnificent album!

I'm bumping this thread because this album is on my turntable and it's still beyond me how the Stones managed to make another record *this* good. It's ridiculous. Sweet Sounds Of Heaven would not misstand on any of their greatest albums. Whole Wide World is insanely good and really awesome lyrically as well. Live By The Sword is SO deliciously groovy, Bite My Head Off is a monster. Dreamy Skies is just an amazing place of country zen. This album hasn't bored me one bit since it's release. I've tried to purposely ignore it for a bit to check out new releases, classic releases or anything in between and it keeps finding it's way back on my turntable, in my cd player, in my car and on my phone. This is the album nobody dared to still expect the Stones to make. Greatest rock and roll band in history, period.

1. Killing Floor / ABSURD 2. 3. Perhaps 4. The General 5. Just Ken 6. Hard School (which I refuse to write with a k because I'm not a moron) look_how_they_massacred_my_boy.jpg

I'm loving it! It took a few listens to really get into, but it's growing on me every time. It's pretty much a strong continuation of their previous ones. Artillery is a really cool opener. I'm loving Tamagotchi and Zombie Nation. Angeline is a very welcome bit of semi-comic relief. So is Subaru. Get Down and Let's Get To Work are very solid tracks and Jimi is just a really unexpected kind of song that ends the album well. Love the vibe of the whole thing. Awesome to hear! I'm seeing them this April in Amsterdam and I'm really excited for that. I really hope these guys make it bigger because they definitely deserve it.

Out since yesterday! Any thoughts?

Congratulations! Next step is great grandchildren.

I've finally gotten round to listening to Killing Floor. And honestly? This is fucking delicious! Brians vocals are brilliant. Tyler's harmonica is really fucking great as well. Band is grooving and swinging and Slash himself is on par as well. I really like his approach to this tune. I would dare say that this is easily the most memorable thing he's done since his first solo album. If this is what we can expect from the album, I'm definitely buying it.

That's reassuring.

Do you guys think he'll tour this album... with Myles singing all the songs?

It would be great, sad and fucking hilarious all at once if a 2024 Slash solo album would be the first combination of Slash guitar and new Axl Vocals since they reunited as Guns n' Roses in 2016.

This is sort of what I'm hoping for as well. These songs have been done in different ways. I hope Slash rather makes them work in his way rather than copy one of the many renditions already out there.

My point was actually that topping all the versions that are already out there (or even just doing them justice) is going to be challenging. I'm excited and I hope they do, just saying there are already a lot of beloved versions of these. Yeah, that's also an option of course. The Stormy Monday link is just guessing out loud.

1. The Pusher (feat. Chris Robinson) -> Orig Hoyt Axton, done by Nina Simone, Blind Melon 2. Crossroads (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) -> Orig Robert Johnson (Cross Road Blues), done by Clapton, Elmore James 3. Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Billy Gibbons) -> Orig Muddy Waters (written by Willy Dixon), done by Clapton, BB King, Allman Brothers Band, Buddy Guy... 4. Oh Well (feat. Chris Stapleton) -> Orig Fleetwood Mac, done by Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes, Tom Petty, Deep Purple 5. Key to the Highway (feat. Dorothy) -> Blues traditional? Done by BB King, Clapton, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rolling Stones and basically everybody and their momma 6. Awful Dream (feat. Iggy Pop) -> Orig Lightning Hopkins? I don't know this one 7. Born Under a Bad Sign (feat. Paul Rodgers) -> Another blues traditional? Most famous by Albert King I guess? Also recorded by Etta James 8. Papa Was a Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato) -> Orig Undisputed Truth, made famous by The Temptations, also done by Black Crowes 9. Killing Floor (feat. Brian Johnson) -> Orig Howlin Wolf, also an early live staple for Hendrix and Zeppelin iirc 10. Living for the City (feat. Tash Neal) -> Orig Stevie Wonder? 11. Stormy Day (feat. Beth Hart) -> Is this (Call It) Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker? If so also done by Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Allman Brothers Band 12. Metal Chestnut -> An original?

The list of guests is impressive and most are people I already like. I predicted Chris Robinson and Beth Hart recently, but I'm super excited to also see Chris Stapleton, Brian Johnson, Gary Clarke, Billy Gibbons, Paul Rodgers and Iggy Pop. I don't object to a cover album at all. In fact I really like it! But what worries me a little - most of these are blues staples that I already know quite well by at least 2 artists. In a few cases more. And they're often already extremely well done. So it's going to be challenging for Slash his interpretations to hold up against all of those. But I hope he pulls it off! This has a ton of potential and I already greatly prefer it over another SMKC album. On the downside the title is just really dumb and the cover art isn't that much better. The concept is fine, but I'm not a fan of the computer-like style. On the upside at least it has tits n asses on it.

Or any sensible country.

BAM! Mdou Moctar tickets are bought. This is going to be a nice year for concerts. 2024-02-03 - DeWolff @ EM2, Groningen 2024-03-10 - K3 @ Martiniplaza, Groningen 2024-04-19 - Kid Kapichi @ Melkweg, Amsterdam 2024-05-22 - The Black Crowes @ AFAS Live, Amsterdam 2024-06-19 - Green Day, The Hives, The Interrupters @ Gelredome, Arnhem 2023-06-23 - Steel Panther @ Oosterpoort, Groningen 2024-06-27 - Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band @ Goffertpark, Nijmegen 2024-08-28 - Mdou Moctar @ Paradiso, Amsterdam 2024-08-31 - The Teskey Brothers @ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam 2024-11-11 - Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit @ Ooterpoort, Groningen

I really liked that Afrique Victime album. Together with the tour they also announced a new album and launched the first single. That one takes some getting used to for me. Mostly because it feels very busy sonically. Very much going on, fast, all at once. I hope the album isn't that intense as a whole. This is the new one:

Tickets go on sale on Friday and it's in Paradiso - one of my favourite venues. ;-)

@ZoSoRose They announced a Mdou Moctar US and EU tour! https://www.mdoumoctar.com/tour Definitely going to get tickets for Amsterdam.

I don't know man, Slipknot seems like a horrible environment to be in. Toxic as hell. Aside from that I'm a moderate Sepultura fan and mostly the Max era. Seeing Max and Igor play some Sepultura songs together as The Cavalera Conspiracy was really cool! Never really got into the Derek Green era. I think when I got into Sepultura, only Against and Nation were out. I think Roorback came after that and the rest I don't really know. Any standouts in there?

Identifying as forum-fluid sounds like a modern zoomer thing. But joking aside, makes sense. Especially if the place isn't too busy. We can change it back when a new Village-sized leak happens.

Very well put. And bonus points for what you said about Animals. Rog's solo works have their highlights though. Perfect Sense was a very unexpected highlight of the first Roger show I saw. And that's okay. But for example I really shouldn't have bought Is This The Life We Really Want as he was already going way off the deep end. It's just a shame when a great artist is reduced to this absolute tool.

Putting it mildly. He's bevond ridiculous these days. It's gotten to the point where I'm starting to dislike some of his music. And that in itself pisses me off.

My main criterium would be that it has to sound good. So what would I include? Instrumentals only.

How about Albert? On a more serious note I like a few of his singles and he's definitely a good guitar player, but I never liked his stuff enough to go for a deepdive in his discography.