Rolling Stones' 'Hackney Diamonds' Album Review - 8/10

The Rolling Stones ' "Hackney Diamonds," ya gabatar da Oktoba 20, 2023, via Polydor Records, ne wani 12 lantarki farfadowa da ya ƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙ

"Hackney Diamonds" track list ne kamar wannan:

1. "Angry"
2. "Get Close" (Feat. Elton John)
3. "Depending On You"
4. "Bite My Head Off" (Feat. Paul McCartney)
5. "Whole Wide World"
6. "Dreamy Skies"
7. "Mess It Up"
8. "Live by the Sword" (Feat. Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts & Elton John)
9. "Driving Me Too Hard"
10. "Tell Me Straight"
11. "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" (Feat. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder)
12. "Rolling Stone Blues"

The album yana fara tare da "Angry," wani song wanda ya ƙirƙirar yanki tare da ƙananan jiki. Mick Jagger's vocals ne duk da yaushe da kuma introspective, musamman a lõkacin da ya sune, "Voices haƙĩƙa echoing, haƙĩƙa da sunanku / Hear the rain keep beating on my window pane." Yana da wani song da ke aiki a matsayin prologue to album ta emotional narrative.

Tare da "Get Close," da Elton John, wanda ya ba da wani m, mafi m counterpoint. The lyrics, "I tafiya cikin birnin a midnight tare da gabatarwa da aka riga," duba a cikin kwanan wata da nostalgia, tabbatar da cewa Stones 'yan iya tafi a cikin tsari.

"Bite My Head Off," featuring Paul McCartney, shi ne wani al'umma ga British Invasion era. Yana ƙirƙirar wani tsari na freshness da nostalgia, tare da lyrics kamar "Yeah, idan na yi wani dog / Yeah, za ka rãya ni," ya ƙirƙirƙirar wani matsaloli na lokaci.

"Whole Wide World" da "Dreamy Skies" yana aiki a matsayin kwarewa na album, samar da wani kwarewa a cikin psyche na band. Lyrics kamar "Kai dukan m duniya ne a kanka / Kuma ka yi a cikin hasken rana," encapsulate da band ta iya ƙirƙirar al'umma.

Ma'aikace-aikace suna daidai da "Mess It Up" da "Driving Me Too Hard," da ke ƙirƙirar Stones zuwa hanyoyin blues. Lyrics kamar "You steal my numbers, you stole my codes," daga "Mess It Up," bincike mataimakin lissafi da kuma jima'i m.

"Live by the Sword," tare da Bill Wyman da yafi Charlie Watts, yana aiki a matsayin mai ban sha'awa a tarihi na band. Lyrics na song, "If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword," highlight da mahimmanci na kowane mita a cikin lardin na band.

The album ya fara tare da "Rolling Stone Blues," a tribute to the Muddy Waters track wanda ya ba da band da sunansa. The lyrics, "Well, I wish I was a catfish / Swimming in the deep blue sea," encapsulate their journey from blues enthusiasts to rock 'n' roll legends.

Keith Richards da Ron Wood's guitar craftsmanship yana da cikakken da kuma m, samar da ikon riffs da masana'antun da suka wuce daga The Stones. The rhythm section, tare da karkashin Charlie Watts a cikin zane-zane da kuma Steve Jordan a matsayin stand-in, ya ƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙirƙiri.

Ayyukan abokan ciniki daga Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, da Paul McCartney Gungura album a cikin wani collective music venture. Lady Gaga's input on "Sweet Sound of Heaven," tare da lyrics kamar " Kowane mutum ya ce matsaloli, yeah / I got one or two," ya samar da wani modern juxtaposition zuwa Stones' classic aura.

"Hackney Diamonds" yana da mahimmanci don band, tare da takardun da Charlie Watts da aka yi amfani da su a matsayin tribute da kuma al'amala da mahimmanci da aka ba da hankali. Ma'aikatar da aka duba takardun da album don iya rarraba tare da masu girma masu zaman kansu yayin da kewaye ikon na Stones. Wannan shi ne mai al'amala da ke ba da al'amala da al'amala, wanda ya gabatar da cewa The Stones yana da ƙananan ƙananan.

A kan wani lantarki daga 1 zuwa 10, "Hackney Diamonds_PopFiltr daidaita a 8 domin mu. The Rolling Stones ya nuna cewa su ba kawai daidaitacce, amma suna mai kyau da kwarewa, ci gaba da ƙarfi da kuma cementing su karkashin shekaru saduwa ikonic status.