"Main Offender" is the second studio album by Keith Richards and his last to date, released in 1992 in between The Rolling Stones "Steel Wheels" and "Voodoo Lounge" albums.
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. "Main Offender" songs While it didn't make the commercial splash that his 1988 solo debut did, it is every bit as good. Main Offender album The stripped down production ensures that it will continue to age well amidst changing sonic fashions. Richards teamed up with "Talk Is Cheap" collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing "Main Offender". Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City
The best songs here are tighter and more focused than the ones on "Talk Is Cheap", and Richards' vocals are some of his best on record...check out the lean, mean riff-rockers "Eileen" and "Runnin' Too Deep", two of his best songs. And the production is excellent, clear and uncluttered without being slick or glossy.
There is a bit of filler here, sure, but fans of the Human Riff will definitely find this album worth their while. Songs like "Words Of Wonder", "Demon" and "999" may not leap right out and grab you by the throat, but Keith Richards sings and plays as well as he ever did, and "Main Offender" will grow on you if you give it half a chance.
Track listing
01. "999" (Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel) - 5:50
02. "Wicked as It Seems" (Richards, Jordan, Charley Drayton) - 4:45
03. "Eileen" (Richards, Jordan
04. "Words of Wonder" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) - 6:35
05. "Yap Yap " (Richards, Jordan, Watchel) - 4:43
06. "Bodytalks" (Richards, Jordan, Drayton, Sarah Dash) - 5:20
07. "Hate It When You Leave" (Richards, Jordan, Wachtel) - 4:59
08. "Runnin' Too Deep" (Richards, Jordan
09. "Will but You Won't" (Richards, Jordan
10. "Demon" (Richards, Jordan
Released: October 20, 1992
Recorded at: Master Sound Astoria, Studio 900 and Giant Recording Studios, New York ; The Site, San Rafael , California
Genre: Rock
Length: 49:53
Label: Virgin
Producer: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel
Personnel
Keith Richards - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
Jack Bashkow - woodwind
Crispin Cioe - woodwind
Sarah Dash - vocals, backing vocals on "Bodytalks"
Charley Drayton - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ
Babi Floyd - vocals
Bernard Fowler - vocals
Arno Hecht - woodwind
Steve Jordan - vocals, organ, drums, conga, percussion, castanets
Ivan Neville - bass guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, clavinet, vibes
Waddy Wachtel - vocals, guitar, piano, celesta
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