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Song of the Day #6,637: ‘Some of Us’ – The Rolling Stones

Last week I marveled that The Rolling Stones not only released an album in 2023, but that the album — Hackney Diamonds — was one of their best.

Well, imagine my shock to discover they did it all over again three years later. This year’s Foreign Tongues isn’t quite the equal of Hackney Diamonds, but it’s pretty close.

And I hate to harp on the age thing, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are now closer to 85 than 80. Ronnie Wood, the baby of the group, is a spry 79. How is it possible these guys are still releasing great rock-n-roll albums 62 years into their storied career?

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Song of the Day #6,630: ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven’ – The Rolling Stones

When I started my Rolling Stones deep dive in 2023, I figured I’d never have to revisit it. What were the odds that 80-year-olds Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would put out another album seven years after the career-capping Blue & Lonesome, on which they covered a selection of blues and R&B classics, just like they had on their debut 52 years earlier?

Before I’d even finished, the band announced a new album of original material, their first in nearly two decades. Hackney Diamonds didn’t come out in time for me to fit it in, but I’m remedying that now.

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Song of the Day #5,578: ‘Angry’ – The Rolling Stones

When I first decided to do a deep dive on The Rolling Stones, I figured it was safe to assume the band had released its last album. What were the odds that these guys would keep recording rock-n-roll albums as octogenarians?

I found out early on that the band indeed intended to do exactly that, releasing their first album of original material in 18 years — Hackney Diamonds — a week from today. But rather than shift my schedule around to fit the new record in, I decided to give it an honorable mention today.

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Song of the Day #5,577: ‘Dead Flowers’ – The Rolling Stones

Well, that was an epic journey. Twenty-three studio albums, 52 years, and one legendary band.

The Rolling Stones have put their unmistakable stamp on blues, R&B, rock, pop, psychedelic, disco, and country songs, churning out album after album with humor, passion and pathos. Not everything they did worked, but they worked at everything they did. And their discography is remarkably strong — I’d definitely recommend 18 of these 23 releases.

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Song of the Day #5,576: ‘Ride ‘Em on Down’ – The Rolling Stones

The torrid pace of new studio releases by The Rolling Stones early in their career was a distant memory as they settled into the new millennium. Eleven years passed between A Bigger Bang and the band’s next release, 2016’s Blue & Lonesome.

They spent that time capitalizing on their impressive legacy by touring extensively, releasing live albums, and producing a retrospective documentary titled Crossfire Hurricane that commemorated their 50th anniversary.

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