This is what the Rolling Stones’ new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ sounds like, song by song

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Mick Jagger is angry, angry and uneasy in the song with a simple and sharp riff, released as the first single.and a text expressing intimacies: “It hasn’t rained for a month, the river has dried up / We haven’t made love and I want to know why.”

‘Come closer’

Rock consistency with guest piano by Elton John and a self-confessed insomniac Jagger and pleading: “I made a bargain with the devil, I need heaven for one night.”

‘It depens on you’

Raise the bar on this issue semi-ballad with acoustic guitars, ‘steel’ playing and a pad of Hammond organ (Benmont Tench) and string section in the final stage. A great representative of the collected Stones, bearing the traces of the seventies.

‘Bite my head’

The surprises now continue in the opposite direction: He rips apart the ‘Riff’ and the band, loses their temper and messes with Paul McCartneyThis allows you to hear loud, distorted and grunge bass. The final episode is an assembly involving only Ron Wood.

‘Around the world’

The Stones look back on Detroit with a crushing song (‘riff’ similar to Iggy Pop’s ‘Five foot one’), He looks at the wreckage. “The streets I pass through are full of broken glass / And everywhere I look there are memories of the past.”

‘Dreamy sky’

Another change of heart: Even though they boast about their rock muscles, the Stones They make you hear the echo of melancholy In songs like this, they miss old AM radio and Hank Williams. A steamy blues with steel guitar.

‘ruin’

ANDThe coolest and most entertaining choir The Stones since ‘I Miss You’ (1978). Charlie Watts’ upbeat drumming plays on one of his latest records. Feeling of renewal.

‘Live by the sword’

Here it’s not just Watts, but also Bill Wyman (for the first time since 1989), breathing ‘Stonite juices into a fiery rock number Elton John’s jumping piano adds touches of color to this.

‘You push me too hard’

Another halftime with thick guitar frets Jagger shines as he shares his concerns about a relationship that is testing his sanity.

‘Tell the truth’

Traditional theme sung by Keith Richards but here ends the predictable conclusion: Meditative theme with rare harmonies, without pretentiousnessCarrier of deep thoughts about the transience of life and love.

‘Sweet sounds of heaven’

Turning Point: An ethereal tour de force lasting over seven minutes, with Jagger and Lady Gaga lifting their voices over a bluesy rhythm with gospel resonances, further amplified with the help of brass and Stevie Wonder’s keyboards.

‘Rolling Stone blues’

And in closing, back to where it all began: Muddy Waters’ old blues this inspired the band’s name in 1962. Minimized: Richards’ raw guitar and Jagger remembering what a good harmonica player he always was.

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