Friday, 12 October 2012

new stones song

Doom and Gloom is the first Rolling Stones song in 6 years and a new single which is quite a throwback to the halcyon days of Jumping Jack Flash or Brown Sugar, without the same riff of course but the feels all there. Jagger's lyrics seem remarkably on message with plenty of modern references from that familiar voice which has still surprisingly got some edge.
Neat video as well with the lyrics scrolling by as the content, which is a smart move as the whole becomes more or less timeless without the visual reminder of the old rockers. It's all quite a turn around from more recent recordings. There seems more life in this band than they've been letting on, maybe the challenge of Dylan's last recording has woken them up.