![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “All About You” was a Richards vocal that may or may not have been his closure to the Anita Pallenberg relationship. Keith would play some fine blues guitar on “Down In The Hole” with Mick’s harp floating in and out. More telling though is the fact that it has never been a part of the Stones live act. I am not a fan of disco and particularly Stones disco, but this song was wildly popular in the dance clubs of the day. It was another Rolling Stones disco effort complete with Mick Jagger’s falsetto vocal. “Emotional Rescue” would reach number three as a single release. “She’s So Cold” is an above average rocker with some frenetic drumming by Watts supported by Bill Wyman’s bass. I have the original LP and side two was played a lot more often than the A side. I have always considered this release to be a little off kilter as the stronger songs were at the end of the album. Overall this can be considered an average, at best, Rolling Stones effort. ![]() The styles and musical textures are similar but the songs were not as strong. In many ways Emotional Rescue is a poor second cousin to Some Girls. In the midst of all this unrest the Rolling Stones recorded an album. Richards was recovering from addiction and carving out a new relationship, Mick was more into jet setting and vacations, Charlie Watts was breeding sheep dogs, and Bill Wyman was threatening to quit the band. I have two daughters and can only imagine one of them walking through the door with Keith Richards.Įmotional Rescue, released in June of 1980, was more a victim of disinterest than anything else. There is a story about Hanson bringing the 36 year old Richards home to meet her parents. While he continued to drink heavily at times, his worst addictive days were behind him. 1978 found Keith Richards starting to get clean and falling in love with a 22 year old model named Patti Hanson. ![]()
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