Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Review

[@jkckmarcumful]

Anyone who thinks that 'Hackney Diamonds' is not a great Rolling Stones album hasn't really listened to it. That's a kick ass album.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I listened to it three times and didn't come to that conclusion, but I'm glad you like it.

[@jkckmarcumful]

@@EdwinCannistraci It's cool. No worries. Some people just don't like The Stones. There's bands that I don't care for that many people like, but it's all good. That's one thing about music that's great. We find what we like and enjoy it. Just like other types of art.

[@captainkirk70]

@@EdwinCannistraci I don't know how you can hate on "Sweet Songs of Heaven"

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@captainkirk70 I wouldn't say I hated on that specific track. I said it was better than some of the other tracks I did hate on. I'd say it's a mid tier song on the album: there's better, there's worse. But a 7 minute long gospel song that showcases Lady Ga-Ga's vocal prowess over Mick's just isn't what I want from the Stones.

[@kellypeterson2625]

I haven’t listened to the whole record yet. So I can’t comment on your opinion. But man! I have to admire your shit talk ability. Some great lines in your review.

[@johnhoran9840]

It's not Let It Bleed, Pt. 2, but I think it's their best since Voodoo Lounge.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I might not think this, but I appreciate you not overrating it like some Stones fans. "Best since Voodoo Lounge" is a far more reasonable appraisal than "Best since Some Girls".

[@captainkirk70]

@@EdwinCannistraci I say best since the bangers on undercover. Now that's an underrated album. At least they were still a band at that point. Mick's hidden solo career put into the 50 million deal was CBS thinking that Mick was going to be as big as Springsteen. When that failed Jagger came back because he couldn't handle his ego being crushed. But in my mind the real raw Stones ceased to exist. Then you got the Vegas style shows. I still would go see them live but I knew there were no lines of coke on the piano and you got the extra musicians on stage etc. Terrible.

[@danielcay1654]

Thank you, I had the same impression, although I lack your knowledge, but I am a singer/songwriter myself, don't use anything but real guitars and a Fender Twin. I am 55 years old and I wanted to make the day of buying my last Stones album something special, so I took my bike and drove the 32 km to Cologne in the pouring rain, like I had done in my youth. When I arrived at Saturn's in Cologne, fucking soaking wet, they played the album in the store, so I listened to it almost completely while I moved around. Know what I did? I put it back in the rack and went out with a Guns'n'Roses-album I had missed back in the days. Man, I was so angry, I didn't even catch a cold...

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for commenting and for sharing your story. It takes a strong man to just say no to Hackney Diamonds (especially after riding your bike in the rain for it). 👍🏼

[@veledajohnson1511]

the album is terrible i agree

[@jackwestgracey9165]

It’s a goddamn great album. Best since Some Girls. Definitely since Tattoo You.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Glad you like it.

[@captainkirk70]

I LOVE TY. Maybe more than SG. It's side 2 that gets me. Just the sound of the guitars and vocals.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@captainkirk70 I agree with you there: I love SG, but I love TY even more. Amazing album. Their last truly great one IMO.

[@davidmcmaster2083]

This producer has produced Beiber? That's hysterical.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@davidmcmaster2083 Explains a lot, right?

[@RobertEngstrom-m7d]

Ever since Sticky Fingers most fans have a problem with the new album and yearn for the “old stuff”. However, over time, the new songs seep into the subconscious sea of Stones songs in one’s hind brain, forgetting where they can from until one realizes that this is as good as anything the Stones have ever done. According to the Stones themselves, they really wanted to make a “solid Stones album”. They all worked hard on this album and had a lot of help in the production excluding Andrew Watt. This albums production is slick, shiny and new, which most Stones fans criticize and are not used to, myself included. However, the songs are very well structured with catchy “middle eights” that provides the song it’s depth and it’s transition to the heightened Stones jam which we have not enjoyed on an album since “Looked What the Cat Dragged In”. The one criticism I do have is that the songs are not in the proper order. Song placement makes a huge difference on one’s perception of the album. Angry becomes a better song if it’s placed deep in the second side instead of the lead song. Live by the Sword should be the lead song followed by Whole Wide World and Bite My Head Off. Sweet Sounds of Heaven should be the albums closer. At 60 years the Stones have amazingly stayed relevant and popular with generations of fans. It’s albums like these where the Stones have to step out of there comfort zone of Chuck Berry’s shadow and walk the tightrope of producing something for the next generation of fans while maintaining their musical blues integrity. As a whole and after several listenings, I think this album rates as solid and It’s Only Rock and Roll.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I wish it was only rock and roll! Seriously though, thanks for weighing in and for your thoughtful appraisal of the album. 👍🏼

[@veledajohnson1511]

the who make way better albums even when the who suck theyre good

[@babyqweeley9837]

its rubbish

[@joejones4878]

the production of this album is crap , sounds like it was recorded and mixed in dave grohls shitter toilet room

[@grimmertwin2148]

Tell us something we don't know and need to know.

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

LOVED AND SUBSCRIBED OF COURSE !! YOU ROCK BRO !! FUNNY hysterical etc,..good shit here !

[@fenderguitars6050]

he really is one of the best of these on here , people who "tell it like it is" there is no replacement for them , rare in todays shallow world now

[@privatejets9992]

best

[@adam3559]

Losing Charlie Watts hurts the Stones sound so much

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Agree 110%

[@privatejets9992]

charlie not that good but yea,. he is missed here on this trash album indeeed

[@yieldnodes8555]

charlie was garbage lol stop it

[@captainkirk70]

@@yieldnodes8555 Charlie was garbage? C'mon man. You can't be serious or you're not a drummer but love Neil Peart.

[@PhillyGuy7575]

Way to go Eddy! You expressed my thoughts about this album by the band I've loved SO much for almost my whole life. Andrew Watt and AI manage to fuck up what could have been a late-career gem. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Thank you!!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Right on! Us Philly men know what's up! 😉👍🏼

[@andrewanders6692]

its a garbage waste of ai ,its a digital mess

[@fenderguitars6050]

EDDIE IS TRULY AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewanders6692]

Dude !! i fucking LOVE clark the shark and i love u too,.you guys both ramble on off topic about nonsense for hours as u put yer own lousy lives into everything ; don't stop and don't change my friend eddy , you are right there with the shark not quite but close; the honesty prevails , i was a fan of all his old channels that were banned and deleted by YT , stay funny and witty ironic ONE OF THE BEST

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

he is nothing like shark but yera i see your point

[@EdwinCannistraci]

"...as u put yer own lousy lives into everything"! I love that! Legit lol. Thanks, man. I am just being myself when making my videos, so it's nice when people find them entertaining. I've never watched any of this Clark the Stark's stuff. So he was a KZbinr back in the day? I'll do a search on him...

[@fenderguitars6050]

it is truly refreshing to hear someone telling it like it is and not giving a shit

[@privatejets9992]

i had to sub here

[@yieldnodes8555]

lol the shark

[@derrickyodes8743]

Genius ; You ""Remain"" the youtube G O A T - ALL TIME MAD SKILLZ !

[@joejones4878]

He hit it out here ,..Grand slam , autograph that fucking ball !!

[@andrewanders6692]

he drops the mic on just about everyone

[@fenderguitars6050]

EDDY IS GOD !!!!

[@joejones4878]

YOU ARE A GOLDEN GOD !! ROCK ON MY FRIEND !!! GREAT STUFF AT THE MIC !! here baby

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Hell yeah. Thanks for recognizing. 😉👍🏼

[@andrewanders6692]

he is amazing

[@fenderguitars6050]

HE AUTOGRAPHS THAT BALL

[@derrickyodes8743]

it might be one of the worst rock musical albums i think i have ever heard but considering its the stones its actually "insulting"

[@veledajohnson1511]

a few honest reviewers on here saying that

[@joejones4878]

i guess u have never heard emotional rescue then have u ????

[@yobkiss]

Spot on. Did you laugh as loud as me about the lyrics of Whole Wide World "The smell of sex and gas"?! wtf Someone farting while having sex?

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Ha! Yeah. I think the lyrics were penned by AI (and it was dumbing itself down)...!!

[@derrickyodes8743]

this new stones album just has several reviewers farting or vomitting take yer pick

[@fenderguitars6050]

WE LUV IT

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Gas as in gasoline.

[@skmc4940]

Very amusing video. Thanks for the laughs. I actually like the album but still found you review entertaining.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for commenting. I was hoping it'd be entertaining even for people who like the album. 👍🏼

[@keithlutman5611]

Excellent, courageous and insightful review Eddy. For me, Tell Me Straight, is by far the best song. As you intimated, just because we are talking about icons hear, it doesn’t mean you can’t be critical, in fact, you should be.

[@privatejets9992]

he is a man possessed u gotta check out the whole channel its genius

[@EdwinCannistraci]

You get it for sure! 😉👍🏼After re-listening to the couple songs I liked on the album, I decided "Tell Me Straight" is also my favorite track.

[@andrewanders6692]

well i will be honest though and say it doesnt take rocket science to call a crappy album crappy

[@andrewanders6692]

this album is pure rubbish and everyone in england hates it, thanks for your sincerity / honesty ,, its lacking today

[@veleicemajohnson2645]

YOU are a raving mad man but one of the best and greatest youtubers ever because you attempt to tell it like it is

[@derrickyodes8743]

i'm a fan for sure now forever this guy is jus too much

[@veledajohnson1511]

YOU went to the nest level here , but now all of your future stuff has to be "this" good , gonna be tough to top this ,,

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Oh Lord... such pressure! 😯

[@babyqweeley9837]

its great stuff

[@joejones4878]

oh stop it

[@fenderguitars6050]

grand fucking SLAM BABY ,..ALL TIME VIDEO HERE AT YT

[@privatejets9992]

Awesome Eddie you stay on another level above and beyond the rest , hands down

[@andrewanders6692]

he nails it here nicely

[@blondeboywilson9221]

Lady Gaggha is a deal breaker for me. Sweet Sounds is like a second rate Elton John Disney Ballad

[@privatejets9992]

EDDIE FANS ARE THE GREATEST FANS !!! WORLD WIDE !!

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

hes awesome stuff

[@joejones4878]

me lovin me sum eddy 2 nite baby

[@fenderguitars6050]

BRUTAL HONESTLY - LOVE IT - LOVE IT ,..ITS LACKING TODAY ; THIS KIND OF AMAZING INTENSITY !!!!! YOU RULE THE AIRWAVES MY FRIEND # 1 ,..FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewanders6692]

he rox !!!

[@babyqweeley9837]

LOL you are so amazing bro !!

[@joejones4878]

well all he is doing is telling the truth no biggie but yes it is weird and rare now days when people do it

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks. Appreciate it.

[@andrewanders6692]

YOU are one of the most talented people at the mic ! and i mean EVER BABY !! KEEP IT UP; HILARIOUS , informative , knowledgable , witty, ironic, irreverent , you are a Robin williams / Stern / mark and brian , EXPERT AT THE MIC BABY ; KEEP IT UP

[@vdggmouse9512]

I listened to it 20 times now - from start to finish. Couldn't believe the torture I was putting my ears through. I also kept reading these incredibly favorable reviews so I listened to the album a few more times. My ears couldn't take any more abuse. But my brain just kept telling my ears to relax and everything would soon be alright. Then - I saw this review. I realize now - that I'm not the only true lifetime Rolling Stones fan that thinks this album is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. My brain has now apologized to my ears. Oh yeah - almost forgot - it was indeed your video that stopped my brain from perhaps doing serious long-term irreversible damage to my ears. I just don't know how long my brain would have continued assaulting my ears. Your video snapped my brain out of it's stupor and saved the life of my ears. I am forever indebted to you. I just can't thank you enough. Time to crank up some Real Stones! AAAH = Exile On Main St. My ears don't hurt any more!!!!!!! Bless You.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for commenting and I'm happy my video helped your brain and ears. There's definitely nothing with with you. 😉

[@paulkruger491]

Powerful stupid.

[@derrickyodes8743]

its complete crap

[@paulkruger491]

Could you possibly be stupid enough to listen to something 20 times that you are tortured by?

[@paulkruger491]

Powerful stupid@@derrickyodes8743

[@andrewanders6692]

Your reviews are all on the next level of genius humor skills keep up your great fab amazing talent at the microphone baby

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

he at least has to be honest here and i see people are upset but yeah the album is garbage

[@veledajohnson1511]

i discovered him about 3 weeks ago

[@HillbillyWerewolf]

I wanted to like "HD," as the Stones have been my favorite band since high school. But this album sounds/feels like a Mick solo album. Too slick/poppy, and the songwriting is far below the standard the Stones set. The only song I really like is the Muddy Waters cover.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Agree 100% but you know that. 😉

[@MrMojoRisin]

Great review, Eddy. I completely agree. I find it a dumb pop record. I hate the songs. This Andrew Watt produced Bieber for goodness sake. All the fanboys have come out in support of it. I find it lame.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Right on, Mr. Mojo Rising (aka Lizard King). You know what's what!

[@privatejets9992]

it's crap

[@derrickyodes8743]

he nails it

[@joejones4878]

eddy hit it out of park here

[@andrewanders6692]

GREAT STUFF YOU DO ! you are a wizard at the microphone my friend !

[@marcraventos67]

Yes, you're right, Eddy. It sounds like an artificially created album trying to emulate the Rolling Stones sound. Thank you!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for letting me know it's not just me. 😉

[@patrickmullowney]

They are 80 years old. Stop being a douche and try realizing this is a dang good album for where they are in their career. To think at this stage they can emulate their visceral earlier sound is a pipe dream. This album is fun and enjoyable.

[@eddiebyword3363]

There's some nice musical moments but Mick's lyrics are dismal. High school poetry competition level, which if I wrote, I would be too embarrassed to enter. Just one example of Hackneyed garbage - If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword If you live by the gun, you gonna die by the gun If you live for the knife, well, you’re gonna get stabbed Run into the law, well, you’re gonna get nabbed If you live for revenge, gonna feel the backlash If you live to be cruel, gonna bite you in the ass. WTF. Absolute ...................

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Yeah, sad but true. Even though "Live By The Sword" is one of the few songs I like, the lyrics are horrible (like all the other lyrics on the album).

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

I cringe, I listened to it twice and I cringed harder the 2nd time, it's embarrassing, I feel 2nd hand embarrassment

[@Leo-lq1sq]

Found this review hysterical 😂 I haven’t listened to this album yet. Is this The Rolling Stones trying to outdo Aerosmith’s Just Push Play and Music from Another Dimension?

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Pretty much. You probably noted my Just Push Play visual gag with the album cover. 😉

[@andrewanders6692]

HE hit this one out of the park but then he autographed the fucking ball too

[@coreyjohnston4673]

The album sounds great on vinyl.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I would hope so...!!

[@captainkirk70]

100%. It was mixed for vinyl and premium streaming. Sounds pretty bad in SD or on CD but I haven't heard the CD. My streaming is just on my phone and it's available in dolby atmos. My understanding is that format sounds more like the master tapes.

[@captainkirk70]

Andrew panned Keith to the left and Ronnie to the right. Different than all the 70's plus records. I feel the production style is very live and immediate like Some Girls was but im definitely not saying its as good. Best since Undercover minus the over the top Mick songs. There are some hidden great songs on Undercover but overlooked because it lead off so drastic for old school fans.

[@danwood4631]

Find it a strong album, but I enjoyed your review.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@danwood4631 Thanks. Appreciate it.

[@fenderguitars6050]

KEEP UP YOUR GREAT AMAZING TALENTS AT THE MICROPHONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! # 1

[@andrewanders6692]

he justly calls this here perfectly

[@londonrecordlover965]

I think it’s a brilliant album.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Glad you like it.

[@Bez1-eb3du]

Agree. It’s packed full of catchy songs, covering a variety of musical genres. They’ve swallowed their pride and gone for a young producer, who has given them a much needed kick up the arse. Obviously nowhere near their “Imperial” late 60s/ early 70s stuff but expecting that is like expecting AC/DC to match Back In Black again. A robust 7/10 for me.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Bez1-eb3du Glad you like it.

[@alanlafromboise3156]

It took 60 years but I think "Some girls" and " Hackney" are the 2 best albums they've ever made, most of the other albums including the big 5 in the 70s are loaded with filler!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@alanlafromboise3156 Obviously you're a casual fan but that's okay. Glad you love Some Girls (I love it too) and Hackney Diamonds (not so much).

[@philiplavere]

You absolutely nailed everything that needed saying about this catastrophe. NEW Subscriber!

[@philiplavere]

Actually one thing you missed. Mick's lyrics are not only childish at best, but unconnected and strangely verbose. He cannot stop firing syllables, rather than give the music and whatever poetry he can still scrape up, a little ROOM to groove. Quincy Jones said it was the space between the music that mattered (or some such thing) and that was always the classic Stones approach. Here Mick just cannot shut up.

[@veledajohnson1511]

he is so awesome!!!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for subscribing and for weighing-in. Good point about Mick's "word salad" lyrics and the lack of any kind of dramatic and emotional spacing in his singing. This is one of the reasons I made my AI cracks: it's not just that he's auto-tuned to death, but it doesn't even sound like the same mind and soul at work.

[@thomasolszewski9410]

Finally! Someone who gets this album for what it is - crap. As much of a fan of the group as I am, and after waiting 18 years I am so disappointed... I honestly don't understand all the overwhelming fanfare for this album. New subscriber!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I feel your disappointment. Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing!

[@colinnicholson6828]

Turn your hearing aid on.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@colinnicholson6828 Very witty. Are you a professional comedy writer?

[@andrewanders6692]

You keep going to another level over EVERYBODY !!

[@fredl8109]

Hi Eddy - I loved this Review ! - I as someone who has been listening and rocking with the rolling stones since the 1960's couldn't agree with you more!! Eddy i thank you for being brutally honest with this Review, and please never sell out for no one! My God ! This album is a piece of RUbbish DoG Shit !!! From Start to Finish!!! == Love You Eddy

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks, Fred. Appreciate it. And I have no intention of ever selling out. 😉👍🏼

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

i am always amazed by eddie and all his videos ,, the funniest shit there is, hands down

[@fredl8109]

@@EdwinCannistraci j

[@60zeller]

I am a RS fanboy so I got it. Listened to it twice...that's enough.. Not bad just...eh

[@derrickyodes8743]

you and clark the shark are the best of these !!

[@andrewanders6692]

THANK YOU MY FRIEND !!

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

oh stop it , the shark is a poet but this guy is a quality muse indeed

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@peterkrebitzka3475 I guess I should check out his Clark the Shark guy...!!

[@fenderguitars6050]

i've watched the shark for many years; this guy might be better, he on level with Howard stern here too but this guy nails it

[@privatejets9992]

this guy maybe better

[@mannishboykev1]

Thanks bro! I needed a new Lester Bangs to set me straight!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Ha! Love it! Thank you back!

[@privatejets9992]

he is better than LB , he is the next lenny bruce

[@michaeljfoley1]

I'm very interested to hear your take on this, especially considering the rosy reviews I've heard from most KZbin people.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Oh yeah: it's definitely not a rosy review. Consider me the loyal opposition...!! 😉

[@joejones4878]

you are a rare genius and you belong on the radio or maybe sirius radio , howard stern has nothing on u my friend ; these are mad skills here indeed

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

hes really awesome at this

[@mariojorgecaeiro]

Very good review. Hard to face Non-human advancements

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks and agree.

[@darkshadow8330]

Meant to say Live By The Sword or Rollin Stone Blues

[@andrewanders6692]

great job my friend you gotta keep this kind of stuff going

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks. I plan to...!! 😉👍🏼👍🏼

[@fenderguitars6050]

HE RAWKS BABE

[@andrewanders6692]

YOU ARE A GENIUS, FUNNY,IRONIC, clever ,.certainly one of the GOATS EVER .. but CLARK THE SHARK will always be # 1 sorry ,.. that's just the way it is - BABA BOOOEY !! BABY

[@ourheartscondemnyou]

‘Mess It Up’ may be the worst of all. It’s like the Stones are trying to be Matroon 5, which really is so so sad. They’re trying to pander to today’s causal music fan. Love your channel Edwin!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Yeah, it does sound like Maroon 5! Just horrible! 😝 And you nailed it: music for casual music fans. Thanks, ourheartscondemnyou.😉👍

[@JerryCohen-n6e]

As a huge fan, and collecter of Stones Stuff, it's too commercialized, too much hype for REAL fans to enjoy. And way too much advertising for such a huge let down! Maybe I will change my mind, whenever someone gives me a copy to listen to? But it's mostly all about the money and more money! SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THEM FROM SELLING THE BAND OUT!!! WAKE UP! I Saw where their TONGUE LOGO has partnered with a soccer team or game, to sell soccer jerseys at a particular stadium, to be in halves with the BUSINESS OF THE ROLLING STONES!?!?!? Just today I saw that on some news channel! But I am still a fan! I'm just not gonna lie about it, imo, so far I haven't heard anything really GOOD, off of H-D?

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

his reviews are often better and more entertaining than the music lol

[@gavalan3367]

A 80 year old Jagger trying to appeal to the teen/early twenty age group comes across as creepy, real creepy.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@gavalan3367 Agree totally.

[@evanpritchard2610]

I agree 100%. Can't believe so many people seem to dig it.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Yeah. I believe half really love it and half of those people are casual Stones fans.

[@fenderguitars6050]

people hate it ,, they're just afraid to say iyt

[@privatejets9992]

asfar as i know they hate it

[@michellelandry4587]

It went to number 1 in the UK. Not sure about US sales.

[@yieldnodes8555]

most people hate it on the street

[@zilefn9212]

I yield to no-one in my love for the Stones, but for me this new album shows the Rolling Stones are done. What we have today is not the Rolling Stones; it is the Mick 'n Keith Show, with the further terrible disadvantage that Keith can't play much any more. Every song on this album is forgettable. Sweet Sounds of Heaven is a sad attempt at gospel by the band which effortlessly did Shine A Light and Let It Loose. Dreamy Skies is a country song, sure, but it simply doesn't compare to No Expectations or Dead Flowers or Sweet Virginia, or even Do You Think I Really Care, which the band left off Some Girls for 30 years! Jagger is a force of nature (even allowing for whatever autotuning took place) but I don't understand the production on HD and they don't feel like the Stones any more. I think they were never the same after Wyman left in 1992, but accepted Darryl's playing because the band still swung, they were still loose. That's gone now. Nothing against Steve Jordan but he's a basher. That was fine for Chuck Berry, but Jordan lacks Charlie's instinctive finesse and jazz triplets. I could go on, but sadly I agree with this review.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I sadly agree with your comment. At least we have their old albums, right?

[@davepounds8924]

Sorry you don’t like the new album but to call it the worst is kind of idiotic The Stones made a lot worse in the 80s I don’t know what you expect from a Stones album but it’s a good rocking album nothing more nothing less It’s the Stones and Steve Jordan does a good job replacing Charlie Charlie picked him personally

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Charlie picked Steve Jordan to actually play drums; not to have his drums cut and pasted and pieced together in a computer by Andrew Watt. I wouldn't say it's "idiotic" to think this is their worst album, but we're all going to have our different opinions, right?

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@EdwinCannistraciwithout Charlie it’s not the stones never never Jordon is ok but he’s no Charlie Charlie was the stones drummer for 59 years until his death the stones were never the stones once Bill Wyman left they became like an all different band ever since Bill left I knew the stones ended after he left and most people don’t realize how important Bill was to the stones sound they still wanted to see the stones in concert but they were never the true stones after Bill left the whole band should have stopped after steel wheels tattoo you was the stones last best album period

[@demonsbutterfly]

I have been a hardcore fan for over 50 years of The Stones. I like this new album. I think it is solid. The album is not going to sound like Jimmy Miller anymore, Jimmy is gone. I don’t mind a young producer at all. This Guy talks far too much People must remember that Mick and Keith are old guys now. We are lucky to get an album To call it a fake album is a bit much…

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Maybe calling it "fake" was a bit much. Apologies. Just a side effect of talking too much. 😉

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

It sounds ai generated, it's awful Even the artwork looks ai

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@crazyprayingmantis5596 Yep. Totally. 🤖🤖🤖🤖

[@cdcorry86]

good grief, the songs where written with the aid of AI?

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I don't know that for sure, but it sounds like that to my ears (at least half of the songs). At very least, a "cut & paste" method onto Watt's computer was definitely utilized.

[@babyqweeley9837]

nah ,..Ai would be way better than this lol

[@joejones4878]

i would rather listen to ai than this sorry

[@fenderguitars6050]

LOL SORRY but they are not even as good as ai

[@andrewanders6692]

really one of the best and only ""accurate"" reviews of this worthless album and thank you eddie

[@EdwinCannistraci]

You're most welcomed. Thanks for watching and for commenting.

[@privatejets9992]

the album sucks ,..it wasn't that hard to call it lol

[@derrickyodes8743]

thank you

[@joejones4878]

awesome shit

[@petertsioropoulos1890]

Great review shirty album

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks and yes.

[@dwaynerosemeyer6463]

I agree with you.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for commenting. 👍🏼

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

eddie nailed it this time perfect!

[@derrickyodes8743]

its rubbish

[@nainoswad2725]

Tony Visconti should have been at the helm.

[@nanakmccann]

This rant is awesome. I totally dig the new album and also totally dig this rant. The album is over polished but I think you are over stating things. Dreary skies, Sounds of Heaven, and a number of other songs are fairly stripped down. Each his own though.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for weighing-in. It's always nice to come across people who don't get offended by different opinions. 😉👍🏼

[@michaeljfoley1]

That's a good approach and perspective you have. I don't hate the album, I don't love it, I guess I waver between okay, so-so and meh. But Eddy makes some great points and I generally just love his spirited and entertaining reviews and reactions to albums and bands, regardless of whether his views align with mine.

[@derrickyodes8743]

OVERPOLISHED ?? IT SOUNDS LIKE IT NEEDS MORE OVER-DUBS LOL ,..like its not even finished,.. lol

[@fenderguitars6050]

HE IS AMAZING - WE LUV IT - WE LIVE IT !! !!

[@nanakmccann]

@@derrickyodes8743 I’m not a producer but what I meant was the sound feels compressed compared to older albums and a lot of Mick’s choruses lean into pop music. On the whole I like the album a lot. Stones have embraced modern trends in past albums also. Miss You was considered pandering to disco when it came out for example.

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

incredible skills at the mic You belong on the real radio where you would dominate the Am markets east coast

[@jimmyqjones7122]

no joke ; he WOULD too

[@Verboten-xn4rx]

Having trouble hacking into Hackney. Would rather they called it Whitechapel with a song about Jack. Empty surface pop artificial production just not a rocker for the rockin chairs.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

"Empty surface pop artificial production". Spot-on.

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

always amazing and first rate ideas you do bro!!!

[@privatejets9992]

you are an absolute master of the microphone my friend i am hopeful that you will get hired at WABC new york from 10 Am to 2 pm daily , THAT would be an amazing show!

[@privatejets9992]

You are the absolute KING of the airwaves ! ironic, funny, witty , hilarious hysterical , never never never stop NEVER STOP EDDIE

[@yieldnodes8555]

he is funny

[@metaljimmy217]

he classic

[@veledajohnson1511]

FUNNIEST BEST stuff on youtube

[@privatejets9992]

HE is the indesputed king

[@metaljimmy217]

grerat shit here at this channel i jus found

[@PianoGuitarVocal]

Eddy, now after listening to the album four times, I agree with you! The songs are poorly written. I actually returned the two CDs I had purchased.

[@veledajohnson1511]

its a very stagnant album

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for commenting. Glad you got your money back. 😉

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

Keep it up !! you are brilliant as usual

[@veledajohnson1511]

hes great

[@AliRaza-lg8nw]

Dirty work is the worst stones album. This takes 2nd spot.

[@fenderguitars6050]

no ,.. THIS is the WORST SORRY

[@veledajohnson1511]

everything beginning with black and blue is crap except some girls ,even tattoo is spotty

[@joejones4878]

black and blue is crap

[@AliRaza-lg8nw]

@@joejones4878 I tend to agree. However, Memory Motel is one of my favourite Stones ballads.

[@Bez1-eb3du]

Just for the hell of it and because I love HD (hang me now!!), I've compiled a list of my favourite 12 Stones songs from what I believe to be their creative nadir in the studio - 1983 to 2020. Why 12? Standard album length, although there are other tracks I like - it certainly wasn't all bad. Why 2020? The year of their last original studio release (Living In A Ghost Town) prior to HD. I've therefore excluded the many really excellent outtakes from the de-luxe editions of Exile, Some Girls, Goats Head Soup and Tattoo You (e.g., Plundered My Soul, Criss Cross, Scarlet, Claudine and Livin' In The Heart Of Love), because they were originally recorded before 1983. So here goes: Undercover of the Night, Pretty Beat Up, You Got Me Rocking, I Go Wild, Gunface, Anyone Seen My Baby?, Rough Justice, It Won't Take Long, Driving Too Fast, Doom and Gloom, Living In A Ghost Town and Continental Drift. Wot No Keef-sung record? He hasn't sang a decent Stones one since Before They Make Me Run. I look forward to the abuse!!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

If you're looking for abuse, you're gonna be disappointed, my friend. With the exception of "Continental Drift" (which of course sucks), I love every song on your Favorite 12 Songs from '83 - '20 playlist. You see, I ain't a hater. In fact, I'm usually very easy on the Stones. Hackney Diamonds is the first Stones' album I didn't like. I even like Dirty Work! That albums cooks! 😜🔥

[@Bez1-eb3du]

I know you’re not a hater. I have plenty of friends who are Stones diehards who angree with you on HD. The eternal debate over the Stones’ cannon is part of what makes them great and important. And I guarantee you they will be loving the controversy.

[@Bez1-eb3du]

PS: Dirty Work is to me what HD is to you🤣🤣

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Bez1-eb3du Right on. You're a true fan who gets it. 😉👍🏼

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Bez1-eb3du Totally! So many fans hate that album and yet I really like it and think it's their most underrated! It proves we can all dig things that suck. 😜

[@Brumz65]

For as old as they are it’s really good ….. a good album all around

[@EdwinCannistraci]

"For as old as they are it’s really good": they should use that in the marketing. Glad you like the album.

[@derrickyodes8743]

nah ,..this would suck even if they were 35

[@jimmyqjones7122]

you straight up genius skills huh?? good stuff

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thank you, sir.

[@IanMcPhersonTIOOS]

Can't wait to listen to this. I know you're a deep fan so I respect your opinion whatever it is Eddy. I like the album even though I think some people are overrating it. Looking forward to taking a deep dive in your review...

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for commenting, Ian. Appreciate it.

[@captainkirk70]

I give it an 8.5/10 stars. Most Stones fans are digging it. Its either "best thing ever" or "it sucks".

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@captainkirk70 Pretty typical when a legacy act releases something new huh? What's atypical is me being in the "it sucks" camp. Usually I'm very easy on the Stones as you've discovered (liking Dirty Work, all the Don Was era albums, etc.).

[@SargonofQueens]

@@captainkirk70I think it sucks is the minority

[@captainkirk70]

​@@EdwinCannistraci Very suprised you hate it.Worse album ever???? I certainly would say DW to ABB are unlistenable. But Jagger and Andrew Watt are the MVPs. Great songwriting, Jagger's 70's voice sounds amazing but I was just now thinking there aren't memorable riffs except Angry. And people are complaining it was generic. Playing is great just not a strong Keith riff album. But then I can't really think of a memorable riff since Love Is Strong since '83. But im hard on my boys. I think there was much better stuff in the can than got on those albums.Even from the same sessions. Not even thinking about going back and re-recording some of those older fantastic songs. The Some Girls and Tattoo You outtakes alone would have made another classic album.Or at least used some of them and made an album like this one that's about 50 mins. Lots of bad mistakes made.Im guessing it was Mick and Don. Hopefully Don is gone for good. Especially how he handled the new Mick vocals to the outtakes on the Deluxes. You can tell a mile away that they were new vocals when it would have been easy to mix them like the records they came from. The tech is available. Really there's only a couple of Mick songs I like from the "modern" period. Production was awful on all those records. The Keith songs were generally fantastic. The one on the new one is the least of them. That's why I say Micks the MVP. His vocals on Sweet Sounds is side 2 TY great. Makes me want to cry. Lol. P.S. Steel Wheels sucks big time. Lol. How do you get through the slick production and mediocre songwriting. I was embarrassed to play it when friends were around.

[@derrickyodes8743]

i had to watch your whole video complete like 4 times it was so funny keep going ,you are like rupert pupkin king for a night or something with dinero

[@andrewanders6692]

lol hahahah good one

[@fenderguitars6050]

YOU REMAIN ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS !!!!

[@veledajohnson1511]

lol he is so truly cute and wonderful

[@darkshadow8330]

I’m disappointed that Daryl Jones wasn’t on it.

[@Verboten-xn4rx]

Best review epic 11/10. Wasn't the epitaph the rockin chairs wanted

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks. You also bring up a good point: This is very likely the LAST Rolling Stones' album and that means the last original song on the last Rolling Stones album ends with Lady Gaga singing all over Mick Jagger (plus it's their worst album 😉). Just think about that...!!

[@Andy-m6j]

Not listened to this mate but I feel your pain. Are you doing the second KK’s Priest record?

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I wrote a mini review for Facebook, which I'll repost especially for you here: "Exclusive KK's Priest The Sinner Rides Again Review from Eddy: It's an absurdly metal album that I like more than I should. Not as strong as their debut but a solid followup that will be in my heavy rotation this month. Pros: Ripper brings a lot of energy and passion vocally and of course the guitar work is exceptional. Cons: cliched lyrics and too many Gregorian chants. If you're someone who has listened to Painkiller more than 100 times in your life and Jugulator more than 10 times, you might dig this album. Favorite song: Strike of the Viper. These guys should totally open for Rob's Priest...!!!! 🔥🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼"

[@Andy-m6j]

@@EdwinCannistraci ah nice one Eddy. Thanks for that because I’m not on Facebook, I try to limit social media as much as I can haha. Can’t argue with your summation, it’s a solid no frills metal record really. Another decent addition to the collection. Let’s see what Invincible Shield brings next year.

[@jefe5074]

Agree 100%. As soon as I heard the album, I said, "where the hell is Don Was"? Live by the Sword is the BEST song! Glossy, pop BS album. The production is terrible. Cannot listen to this album. And I am a HUGE Stones fan!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I also agree 100%, but you know that. 😉

[@Skycladatdusk78]

I personally like this album but I can see why some might not. It's grown on me a bit just like Dirty Work has over time. Steel Wheels is actually in my Stones top 10 😅! Always fun to see different peoples takes.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Agree (about different peoples takes 😉). Thanks for weighing-in.

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

The Rolling Stones (BAND) died in stages. The first death was when Brian came to the realization he created a monster called the Kieth and Mick circus instead of the band he envisioned, the second death was when Brian was fired. The third death was when Taylor realized circus life was not his bag. The forth death was when Wyman realized the same. The final blow was when loyal soldier CHARLIE passed. There is a reason an album full of blues covers was the best product since the early 80s. Mick can't write a good song from a dry well. He used to be among the finest lyricists in the world, but it's like the devil himself came like a thief in the night and sucked away all his clever ideas. The others acted as enablers for too long. There was one other death stage, it was when Mick did the Martha and the Vandellas cover. I just.knew from that point on the bright light was going dim.

[@andrewanders6692]

this new album isnt even the stones, its mick solo and its garbage

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@andrewanders6692your right the new album isn’t even the stones all it really is is mick solo album fettering Keith the whole band is done finished if there’s no Charlie then it’s not the stones they should just retire they carried on so long it was ridiculous for decades and decades the stones were never quite the same band at all from the day baseplayer Bill Wyman left I knew even back then the band was over it took them 30 years just to release 5 studio albums that were garbage tattoo you was the last real true stones album period the whole band should have called it a day after steel wheels Bill did he stopped he did the right thing the whole band should have stopped after steel wheels

[@garyolshan4177]

Unlike most so called critics on KZbin, I agree with you Eddy. Too slick trying to pander to a younger audience. Mostly forgettable, disposable songs. Exile, Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Aftermath, Between The Buttons were iconic, magical, timeless gems.. Ok, dont expect them to sound like they did in their prime with Charlie and Bill making up a great rhythm section and inspired songwriting, but this is another lame effort from Tattoo You on on.

[@veledajohnson1511]

HE could be the next Stern ,..he is "that" good !!

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

Eddie is rare and with a lucky break here or there, he could crash the morning airwaves and DOMINATE THEM ; We need this kind of honesty today !!

[@andrewanders6692]

his stuff rules

[@FredBull1976]

Great Review, Eddy. I was really disapointed after listening to the CD for the forth time now. My main issue are the songs...they don't grab me. To me it sounds like a lame M.Jagger Solo record. Great Review. Thanks for your efforts

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for weighing. And, as you know, I agree with you. 😉

[@Verboten-xn4rx]

Yeah Martin Popov said the drums were totally wrong not Charlie with an excruciating hi hat and snare.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Yeah, I only touched upon this, but it's one thing to do an album without Charlie this late in the game, it's another thing to not honor him and his contribution to the Stones' sound by not even attempting to replicate his style on the album. Like Stevie Young is playing in Malcolm Young's style and thus honoring it IMO. Charlie had a very specific style and it was a big part of the Stones' sound and I feel like that wasn't recognized when making this album (which I thought should've been treated as a tribute to Charlie in the same way PWR/UP was a tribute to Malcolm Young).

[@ghurley2269]

Good to hear all opinions, and if everyone rated the same albums as the best, music wouldn't be as rich as it is. One week in, I have to say I love it. The feel, the melodies, its a keeper. Maybe the best since Steel Wheels. I rate Voodoo, Bridges & Bang but Hackney may - time will tell - surpass those for me. Hyperbole is flying in the reviews, agreed. For me it works, and is very high quality. Early days, but it does have the potential to be the best of the 1989- onwards era. Great to see them being discussed and debated so much, whether reviewer likes the album or not. Good review; I may think differently but so what; we all hear music differently Good to also know I'm not alone in my appreciation for Dirty Work :)

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks, man. Appreciate you weighing-in and being open to different opinions. I agree: that's what keeps music fandom interesting. We all have our own way of hearing things and especially when you're dealing with a band that's been putting out albums for as long as the Stones have. I really like Voodoo Lounge (it's a little bloated with tracks, but still fairly strong IMO)). And, of course, it's always great to come across someone who appreciates Dirty Work! 😅 We are part of a very select group, my friend.

[@СтоянКечев]

Dirty Work is great album !

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@СтоянКечев Their most underrated IMO.

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

GOD BLESS YOU EDDIE; ONE OF THE LAST HONEST MEN !! SALUTE SIR !!!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for commenting. I salute you back, sir.

[@derrickyodes8743]

he is amazing but he keeps telling the truth on here and usually that means youtube will make it so his channel does not last long so enjoy it while u still can

[@veledajohnson1511]

You're such a sweetie ! KEEP ON ROCKIN !!!! # 1 - SPEAK THE TRUTH BABE

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

HE is amazing ,.i have checked out his whole channel and he is going to the next level lately !!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

😉👍🏼

[@andrewanders6692]

hes a monster of truth G

[@davidkornblatt851]

I say give it a try again and then listen to anyone of their recent live shows online. I’ve heard this album on reel to reel and it’s a good effort for 80 year olds.

[@markknopfler1984]

I couldn’t agree with you more. Why oh why are you and I the only ones who believe this? Your review is spot on 100%.

[@andrewanders6692]

clark the shark nailed it too

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

you can tell he subbed to the sharky show back in 2011 or maybe michael savage

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks and like I said: People want to like the Rolling Stones and they get excited about new music. Ask them a couple years from now what they think and they'll probably be more real about it. "Oh yeah. That album sucked."

[@fenderguitars6050]

true genius is rare but he makes it sound easy on here

[@privatejets9992]

i hated the production too sounds like kellie clarkson or maybe katy perry on a toilet

[@metaljimmy217]

AWESOME SHIT HERE you need to be on a real radio station in the morning FM

[@veleicemajohnson2645]

he is the best; out of this world indeed !!

[@jimrodriguez5953]

Great album !! Love it !!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Glad you love it.

[@graphicbrew]

Mick's favorite lyric is "Youuuuuuuuuu!"

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Ha! Truuuuuuuuuuuuue!

[@coreyjohnston4673]

I do agree with a lot of your points though, I don't think they album is shit. It's good, but definitely different.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for weighing-in. Yep. Definitely different...!!

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@EdwinCannistraciwell I know your right about the new stones album to me it’s not even the stones it is garbage to me without Charlie it’s not the stones the whole band should retire already they are dinosaurs there to old Mick is 80 now during there last tours Mick lost his voice and the shows were cancelled how much longer will the band continue from the day the stones lost baseplayer Bill Wyman I knew that there was no more stones I thought the band ended for sure no baseplayer can replace bill most people never mention how important bill was to the stones if there’s no Wyman it’s not the stones the stones last best album was tattoo you period blue and lonesome was even better then hackney diamonds in my honest opinion the whole band should have called it a day 30 years ago when Bill left in 1993

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

YOU are that next level of Awesome !!

[@privatejets9992]

he is genius at his craft there is no doubt there

[@CP-qe2ym]

I honestly can't disagree with anything you said - you're right on the button!

[@derrickyodes8743]

theres a guy callede clark the shark that is sorta like this guy lol

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks. A lot of folks agree with me so I guess I'm onto something. 😉

[@newellbate]

Boy you know Ron really handled that Jeff Beck thing I think Ron Wood should do a major tour with his buds like he did the Jeff Beck thing they had all these great amps on stage it was really great except for the fake pirate guy trying tobe a rocker

[@jameswebster8105]

Your right. This album is the worst thing they have ever put out. If you got to explain these kool aid drinkers will never understand. Andrew watts influenced pop garbage,.Biggest sign it sucks: Andrew Watts gets writing credits WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!. They need his help writing music WTF. I bet he wrote more lyrics than keith. The guitars could have been done by any studio musician. I have to go listen to Some Girls to remind me what rock and roll is. My god, when Taylor Swift is singing with them live in concert what a f-ing joke. Then Black and Blue, Goats Head Soup, Exile, .....So let down.

[@LPS-R-US]

Considering vc youtubers like negative reviews you'll do well with views. Nice presentation and keep rockN.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks. 1.3 K views within the first 24 hours (a new record for me)! Proves negativity trumps positivity, which is pretty sad actually. 😢

[@henriksrensen3220]

Very good album. Very enjoyable

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@paulkruger491]

@@EdwinCannistraci like every good person lol.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@paulkruger491 So if you don't like a certain album, you'a bad person? Seems a little extreme to me. Just sayin'.

[@rokadzija1]

@@EdwinCannistraci Totally unnecessary, the guy thought of you, as if you were a good person because you were glad that he enjoyed the album even though you didn't like it! Focused on the negative, so is your review. These people are 80 years old for God's sake, if you we re a real fan you should be glad that they are breathing and walking at all.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@rokadzija1 I am glad they're breathing and walking. I just don't want them recording albums anymore if they're going to sound like Hackney Diamonds!

[@artsilva]

Perhaps "Hack"ney Diamonds is an appropriate album title now that I know of the Andrew Watt production.

[@peterkrebitzka3475]

You sir are genius ; G O A T !!

[@derrickyodes8743]

oh stop it, he's good but don't get all excited

[@joejones4878]

hs good