Rolling Stones Announce First New Album in 18 Years
2023-09-09
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1The Rolling Stones said this week that their first new collection of songs in almost 20 years comes out on October 20.
2The album will be called Hackney Diamonds.
3The name comes from broken glass often seen on the streets of east London's Hackney area.
4Three of the band's original members - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood - came to the Hackney Empire, a historic theater, for the announcement.
5The Rolling Stones are still traveling the world and performing concerts, but they have not made an album since 2016.
6That recording did not include new material.
7Richards, 79, said the band only made a new album because Jagger wanted to sing.
8So they went to record new songs after almost 20 years.
9"When you have a singer that wants to sing," Richards said, "you grab him and throw him in the studio."
10Richards said the songs came together with "energy and urgency."
11Jagger, who is 80, said, "we are quite pleased," with the new album. He said the group would not have put a recording together if "we hadn't really liked it. We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves ... we hope you all like it."
12They released the first song, called Angry, this week.
13But Jagger said the rest of the songs are not angry.
14He said the album contains "love songs, ballads, country..." sounds.
15The new recording includes songs with Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died in 2021.
16Watts recorded sounds for two songs in 2019. Steve Jordan is the drummer for the other 10.
17"Of course, he's missed incredibly," Richards said about Watts.
18But he added that Jordan was Watts' suggestion for a replacement.
19Jagger said the addition of Lady Gaga to the album was unplanned.
20The Stones were recording at a studio in Los Angeles and Lady Gaga just happened to be in the studio next door.
21So, she recorded the song Sweet Sound of Heaven with the band.
22"She walked in next to me and we started singing together," Jagger said.
23Wood said McCartney of the Beatles played the bass guitar on one track.
24"You know, he was loving it." McCartney's band was perhaps the Rolling Stones' biggest rival in the 1960s.
25Taric Fioravanti was one of the fans who lined up outside hoping to see the band arrive.
26He is from Brazil. "I love these guys," he said.
27"They're 80 years old. Most bands have stopped making music by that age," he added.
28The Rolling Stones started in 1962.
29They celebrated their 60th year with a tour of Europe in 2022 and they said they have plans to visit North America in 2024.
30Wood, 76, plays guitar.
31He said the idea of retirement is "Impossible. You've got to keep playing," he added.
32I'm Dan Friedell.
1The Rolling Stones said this week that their first new collection of songs in almost 20 years comes out on October 20. 2The album will be called Hackney Diamonds. The name comes from broken glass often seen on the streets of east London's Hackney area. 3Three of the band's original members - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood - came to the Hackney Empire, a historic theater, for the announcement. 4The Rolling Stones are still traveling the world and performing concerts, but they have not made an album since 2016. That recording did not include new material. 5Richards, 79, said the band only made a new album because Jagger wanted to sing. So they went to record new songs after almost 20 years. 6"When you have a singer that wants to sing," Richards said, "you grab him and throw him in the studio." Richards said the songs came together with "energy and urgency." 7Jagger, who is 80, said, "we are quite pleased," with the new album. He said the group would not have put a recording together if "we hadn't really liked it. We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves ... we hope you all like it." 8They released the first song, called Angry, this week. But Jagger said the rest of the songs are not angry. He said the album contains "love songs, ballads, country..." sounds. 9The new recording includes songs with Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died in 2021. Watts recorded sounds for two songs in 2019. Steve Jordan is the drummer for the other 10. 10"Of course, he's missed incredibly," Richards said about Watts. But he added that Jordan was Watts' suggestion for a replacement. 11Jagger said the addition of Lady Gaga to the album was unplanned. The Stones were recording at a studio in Los Angeles and Lady Gaga just happened to be in the studio next door. So, she recorded the song Sweet Sound of Heaven with the band. 12"She walked in next to me and we started singing together," Jagger said. 13Wood said McCartney of the Beatles played the bass guitar on one track. "You know, he was loving it." McCartney's band was perhaps the Rolling Stones' biggest rival in the 1960s. 14Taric Fioravanti was one of the fans who lined up outside hoping to see the band arrive. He is from Brazil. "I love these guys," he said. "They're 80 years old. Most bands have stopped making music by that age," he added. 15The Rolling Stones started in 1962. They celebrated their 60th year with a tour of Europe in 2022 and they said they have plans to visit North America in 2024. 16Wood, 76, plays guitar. He said the idea of retirement is "Impossible. You've got to keep playing," he added. 17I'm Dan Friedell. 18Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on reports by The Associated Press and Reuters. 19________________________________________________ 20Words in This Story 21resident -n. a person who lives in a region, city; a home or land owner 22original -adj. the first or existing at the beginning 23grab -v. to quickly take hold of something with your hands 24ballad -n. a kind of slow, romantic song 25drummer -n. a person who provides the beat in music, usually using drumsticks and drums to make a sound 26replacement -n. a person who steps in if someone is not available to do a task 27studio -n. quiet room used to record music or voice 28track -n. one song of a group that are included in an album 29rival -n. a person or thing trying to be more successful than another 30We want to hear from you. Do you think the Rolling Stones will ever stop playing music?