In the liner notes for Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988, Kurt Loder called “Take It So Hard” the “perfect Keith single.” Richards was aware of his changing vocal style ...

Keith Richards never wanted to go solo ... In an emblematic moment, "Take It So Hard" arrived in a single take. Richards asked them to try it again, but Wachtel always believed that was just ...

In 1986, during a brittle period between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, Mr. Richards decided to go forward with his first solo album. Recorded in 1987 and released in 1988, “Talk Is Cheap” ex ...

Keith Richards reflects on the Rolling Stones ... typically took center stage once per Stones album, if that. “Take It So Hard,” one of the first tracks to emerge, would sit naturally ...

Richards’ partnership with Jordan and his new backing band of crack players The X-Pensive Winos (dubbed so after they polished off one of the guitarist’s prized bottles of Lafite Rothschild 1936 one ...

Keith Richards‘ December 15th ... and “Connection,” alongside Richards’ solo tracks, including “Take It So Hard” and “Make No Mistake.” The remastered reissue will be available ...

During the mid Eighties, the relationship between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger ... With its raw, roomy feel and hollered backing vocals, “Take It So Hard,” the first single from Talk Is ...