Marvellous band. They made some great singles/albums in the 60's in particular.

I get a lot of Satisfaction from The Rolling Stones, although You Can't Always Get What You Want. 

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 05 2025 at 11:19

Steve Wyzard wrote: Is it just me, or is "Gimme Shelter" becoming more and more relevant with each passing year?

It could have been written this very morning, while hearing the news...

Sticky Fingers

There's disposable material on each of these albums imo. But like with The Beatles, I tend to rate these 1960's Stones' flawed classics higher than the sum of it's parts. Outside of my number one, which I know by heart, I'm quite certain I'll never ever listen to any of my top five in full again. Stones in general are not about albums, for me. But their highs are so high.

Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) 4,5 stars
Beggars Banquet (1968) 4 stars
Let It Bleed (1969) 4 stars
Aftermath (1966)* 3,5 stars
Between the Buttons (1967)** 3,5 stars

* & ** - I "accidently", but luckily got familiar with the US versions of these two. Which means that Paint it, Black has always opened Aftermath (unfortunately leaving out Mothers Little Helper), and Between the Buttons kicks off things with the duo of Let's Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday...

I'll take the totally lightweight, disco flirting Emotional Rescue over both Sticky Fingers (which does feature a couple of solid tunes) and especially the godawful Exile on Main St. Blues Rock, Country Rock, Roots Rock = not my bag at all. Exile sound like the birth of Pub Rock to me. I'd rather listen to German Schlagers or Eurodance... or a dental drill.

Hot Rocks & Live Licks - The Complete Rolling Stones

Beyond Some Girls, and besides Dirty Work, Voodoo Lounge seems mostly enjoyable too.

I first heard The Rolling Stones in 1965. I began collecting their 45rpms until eventually buying the LP's.

They were DARK for the times! Not many bands had a doomsday look . The Rolling Stones were one of the first bands to do that which influenced quite a lot of American bands in the 60s to have a rough look ...Paul Revere & The Raiders, MC5, and others.

When I discovered the Stones there wasn't a Mick Jagger throwing buckets of water on the crowd ..or releasing

balloons...and running up and down the stage.

Mick Jagger in the early days danced behind a microphone stand and shook a tambourine.

Their album covers were DARK for the times. They appeared on the cover of December's Children sitting on steps or alleyway. They often wore dark jackets and looked disturbed or angered. They rarely smiled. They had a Punk vibe sometimes.

12 × 5 , Out Of Our Heads, Now!, Aftermath, and Between The Buttons presented them in a dark way. A much darker image than other bands of those times . Often dressed in black jackets standing off in the distance...or in the fog...or an alleyway..??

Would you let your daughter date a Rolling Stone? They offended the old school generation for sure. I recall seeing a Pic of the band pushing a baby carriage off a cliff ..I believe?? Which was dark for those times. A few times they dressed in drag. Probably around the time of "Stupid Girl" and American parents didn't handle that well.

Brian Jones played a variety of instruments which brought a unique sound to their music. "Paint It Black" , "Get Off My Cloud", "19th Nervous Breakdown" , Mother's Little Helper" were odd for the times. The lyrics and the music.

The Rolling Stones are a great band, but I'm not surprised that the Beatles receive more acclaim here.
Speaking for myself, I like most of the Beatles and some of the Stones.

Edited by someone_else - February 06 2025 at 16:07