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When Richard's first solo record "Talk Is Cheap" first arrived in record shops back in the late 80's quite a few critics at the time rightly observed, with considerable relish, that this was easily the best Rolling Stones record that had been released for several years. Considering Mick Jagger had released his first solo album at roughly the same time ("Primitive Cool") to notably less critical praise, you can bet this fact probably wound Jagger up no end. The whole incident was, and there's no other word for it really, "very Keith".Richards confesses he had not considered a solo album beforemore…, and it wasn't until Jagger announced that he was dropping Stones commitments for a while to put his first album out that Richards found himself at a loose end for the first time. Probably a little miffed that he'd be temporarily dropped by his band mate, he started working with a new band and "Talk Is Cheap" slowly came together.For those who have not heard "Talk Is Cheap" and might be considering picking up a copy I can say that some 13 years later the album still sounds absolutely fantastic. One of the finest things about it is that it is exactly like what you would expect a solo Keith album to be like: the riffs are mighty, the vocals like sandpaper and the rock and roll definitely in check and in place. Perhaps Keith's best idea on this record was to hook up with an especially fine rhythm section, which gives the album some great variety and flexibility. "Take It So Hard" is absolutely awesome, "How I Wish" grooves wonderfully, "You Don't Move Me" is not only a great swipe at Jagger but a fine tune too and "It Means A Lot" has one of those fantastic Keith Riffs to fall in love and play air guitar with (sad, but true).On the flip side? Well, the 80's production is quite noticeable at times (especially with the drums) and there is the odd filler ("Whip It Up" and "Struggle"), but I really am nit-picking. It's the finest Stones solo album and, ironically, one of the finest Stones albums. Definitely worth checking out.

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Keith Richards - Talk Is Cheap (1988) Retail CD

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