A Bigger Bang by The Rolling Stones
A Bigger Bang is the 22nd British and 24th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released on Virgin Records in September 2005. It is the follow-up to their previous full-length studio album Bridges to Babylon from 1997; that gap of eight years was the longest between studio albums of the band's recording career. Released as a double album on vinyl and a single compact disc, it was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins.
Back to basics for the Stones is a more complicated equation than for most rock and roll bands. Urban blues, soul ballads, reggae, a hundred variations on the undying riff — any and all of these represent their musical roots. Only someone who forgets the mighty <i>Beggars Banquet</i> or the mightily underrated <i>Dirty Work</i> would be surprised that Mick and/or Keith want to comment on the current administration of a "Sweet Neo Con," and likewise no one will fall into shock upon hearing a locked-down and engaged outfit on display here. They're perhaps not out to change the world this time, but that they're still playing this well should make us happy, even proud.
