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Record LabelBmg (Distributor)

UPC4050538527452

eBay Product ID (ePID)27050165590

Product Key Features

FormatVinyl

Release Year1992

GenreRock

StyleHard Rock

TypeLP

ArtistKeith Richards

Release TitleMain Offender

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DistributionADA

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly (11/6/92, p.64) - "..downright mesmerizing...Richards once again proves that the fever that has been raging through his much-abused veins for three full decades shows no sign of breaking anytime soon.." - Rating: A Q (11/92, p.106) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..what can an old Stone be expected to do, except roll on pretty much as he's always done and what's more, in the case of MAIN OFFENDER, do it just about as well as he's ever done it...just about all you could ask of a Keith Richards record.." Audio Magazine (12/92, p.148) - Sound: B+ - Performance: B- - "..The voice seems rehabilitated and the aggressive guitar is classic Keith.." NME (Magazine) (10/24/92, p.35) - 8 - Very Good - "..the glorious return of Keith Richards...the great man is in his element...The music spits, crackles and strokes through these grooves...courses with energy...It's all classic stuff.."

Additional informationPersonnel: Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Waddy Wachtel (guitar, background vocals); Arno Hecht, Crispin Cioe, Jack Bashkow (horns); Ivan Neville (piano, harpsichord, organ, Clavinet, vibes, bass, background vocals); Charlie Drayton (guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, bass, drums, background vocals); Steve Jordan (drums, background vocals); Sarah Dash, Bernard Fowler, Babi Floyd (background vocals). Producers: Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel, Keith Richards. Engineers: Tim Hatfield, Joe Blaney, Don Smith. Recorded at Master Sound Astoria, Studio 900 and Giant Recording Studios, New York; The Site, San Rafael, California. All songs written or co-written by Keith Richards. For his second solo album, Keith Richards didn't mess too much with the formula that made his first outing (and all the "Keith songs" on Stones albums through the years) so great: smoldering, mid-tempo rockers with plenty of sloppy leads, simple rock melodies, and dabs of dub reggae and old-school soul. While it didn't make the commercial splash that his 1988 solo debut did, it is every bit as good. The stripped down production ensures that it will continue to age well amidst changing sonic fashions.

Number of discs1