The Rolling Stones je britská rocková skupina založená v Londýne roku 1962, ktorá sa stala jednou z najvýznamnejších kapiel v histórii rocku. Pôvodná zostava okolo Briana Jonesa, Micka Jaggera a Keitha Richardsa od 60. rokov fascinovala generácie poslucháčov a dnes Stones predstavujú najstaršiu rockovú skupinu na svete.
Blue & Lonesome, vydaný v decembri 2016 na značke Polydor, je prvý štúdiový album Stones po jedenástich rokoch od A Bigger Bang a zároveň vôbec prvý čisto bluesový album skupiny, zložený výlučne z coverov. Nahrávka vznikla počas len troch dní v londýnskych British Grove Studios — neďaleko Richmondu a Eel Pie Island, kde Stones začínali ako mladá bluesová kapela. Všetko bolo zahrané naživo bez overdubbingu, aby zachytilo spontánnosť a surovú energiu. Z dvanástich skladieb zaujmú napríklad Just Your Fool, Blue and Lonesome a I Can't Quit You Baby; v dvoch z nich hosťuje Eric Clapton. Album sa stal komerčným triumfom, okamžite sa presadil na čele európskych rebríčkov a potvrdil vitalitu kapely.
V čase vydania kapelu tvorili Mick Jagger (spev, harmonika, gitara), Keith Richards (gitara, spev), Charlie Watts (bicie) a Ronnie Wood (gitara, slide guitar). Počas nahrávania ich podporili dlhoroční spoluhráči z turné Darryl Jones (basa), Chuck Leavell (klávesy) a Matt Clifford (klávesy).
Skladby
1. Just Your Fool
(Original written and recorded in 1960 by Little Walter)
2. Commit A Crime
(Original written and recorded in 1966 by Howlin' Wolf - Chester Burnett)
3. Blue And Lonesome
(Original written and recorded in 1959 by Little Walter)
4. All Of Your Love
(Original written and recorded in 1967 by Magic Sam - Samuel Maghett)
5. I Gotta Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
6. *Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
(Original recorded in 1971 by Little Johnny Taylor, composed by Miles Grayson & Lermon Horton)
7. Ride 'Em On Down
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Eddie Taylor)
8. Hate To See You Go
(Original written and recorded in 1955 by Little Walter)
9. **Hoo Doo Blues
(Original recorded in 1958 by Lightnin' Slim, composed by Otis Hicks & Jerry West)
10. Little Rain
(Original recorded in 1957 by Jimmy Reed, composed by Ewart.G.Abner Jr. and Jimmy Reed)
11. Just Like I Treat You
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in December 1961)
12. *I Can't Quit You Baby
(Original written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Otis Rush in 1956)
All tracks feature:
Mick Jagger: Vocals & Harp, Keith Richards: Guitar, Charlie Watts: Drums, Ronnie Wood: Guitar,
Darryl Jones: Bass, Chuck Leavell: Keyboards, Matt Clifford: Keyboards
Guests:
*Eric Clapton: Guitar
**Jim Keltner: Percussion
