That happens with Brothers Osborne teaming up with the Black Americana duo the War and Treaty on “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll,” or Jimmie Allen turning the mercenary disco of “Miss You” into something just a few degrees closer to actual R&B. Highlights abound, though, especially when you get singers with a strong Southern soul leaning to their voice, filling in some of the melodic licks that Jagger always kind of slurred his way through. (Many, of course, would hold that to her credit.) Maren Morris seems like a good match in theory for “Dead Flowers” - and she’s one of the best country stars we have, God bless her - but she can’t quite make herself into a convincing heroin fiend. (Maybe it wasn’t with Mick, either, but he did a swell job of faking it.) Ashley McBryde has everything it should takes to start up “Satisfaction,” but the treatment feels relentlessly slick.Įlle King has a much more idiosyncratic voice, but it’s not what “Tumbling Dice” needs to get rolling. Earle seems like the perfect pick for “Angie,” but the anguish isn’t there. ![]() Sometimes, the most promising combinations of a great artist and great song result in something that’s just adequate. The all-star players (including veteran bassist Michael Rhodes, who, sadly, died earlier this month) can recreate the work of Richards, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor just about down to the lick. ![]() Sometimes the stars who are brought in sound like they’re about to get lost in Glimmer Twins glossolalia, but sometimes it sounds like they just stopped by for some Stones karaoke - which isn’t necessarily a terrible thing in and of itself, so even the least of these tracks still carry some kind of kick. Not everything among the collection’s 14 tracks pays off. ![]() Now, “…with more steel guitar” may sound like a glib, dismissive phrase, but when you’ve got players like Paul Franklin or Dan Dugmore popping in for extended solos - as they do on Steve Earle’s “Angie” or Elle King’s “Tumbling Dice,” respectively - suddenly it’s that steel that can feel like the real star for a minute, not the Stones or their Tennessee suitors. “Stoned Cold Country: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Rolling Stones” doesn’t so much bend the Jagger-Richards catalog to a pure country sound as it collects some genre practitioners who have a strong rock ‘n’ roll bent and has them hew fairly closely to the Stones’ originals… with more steel guitar. He remained with the band until 1983, departed, and then returned in 1994.Īdditionally, in September 1974, Bon Scott replaced Dave Evans as lead vocalist and remained with the band until his death in 1980, at which point he was replaced with Brian Johnson who has been a stable member of the band for well over 40 years.A new album produced by Robert Deaton, longtime executive producer of the CMA Awards, marries mainstream country stars to Stones classics with mostly satisfying results. There were several temporary replacements over the next few months with Phil Rudd becoming a more permanent drummer in 1975. Similarly, In February 1974, Colin Burgess left the band. The band played with several bassists over the next few years before finally settling on Cliff Williams in 1977. Larry Van Kriedt was fired from the band shortly after the band recorded their first single in early 1974. When AC/DC first formed in November 1973, there were five members:īy 1974, however, the only original members of the band left were its founders: Angus and Malcolm Young.
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