Let It Bleed

I am way more of a Beatles guy than a Rolling Stones guy. In fact, really, I'm a Kinks fan through and through. I know all the Stones hits, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album in any depth. Thoroughly enjoyed this. The so-called filler songs are really good bar band songs, and there ain't nothing wrong with that. And the first and last song, the hits, are dynamite.

3.5

The middle 7/9 tracks are country/blues inspired rock tracks that are fine but not particularly noteworthy. But the first song is Gimme Shelter and the last song is You Can't Always Get What You Want, which are easily good enough to carry this album to a 4.

gimme shelter - 8/10 love in vain - 9/10 country honk - 7/10 live with me - 8/10 let it bleed - 9/10 midnight rambler - 9/10 you got the silver - 9/10 monkey man - 7/10 you can always get what you want - 8/1”

Solid

I like it. The music is very good and very heartfelt. I have a hard time with lyrics (in general) but it's good even not understanding a bit. More than 4 less than 5

Pre Muscle Shoals but you can tell they are on their way to southern Alabama...

Honestly I fuck with this heavily like 8/10 minimal Like very 60s and ooooo how I love that This is honestly so gas I lowkey love this

One of the greatest moments in back up singer history occurred because Mick and Keith decided that they needed a woman to sing the chorus at midnight.

8/10

Stones emerging as the tour de force of bluesy rock and roll, with classic opening and closing tracks

I like the Stones, but somehow I expected a little bit more from this album. Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want are amazing tracks, but the others don't really stand out to me THAT much. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the album. 7.5 / 10

Great stuff but there’s better stones material

distorted rough mix mandolin? harmonica “live with me” slaps groovy guitar lines flute great drums great vocals on “midnight rambler” great reverb awesome crescendo killer piano interesting bells on “monkey man” interesting horns on final track great choir on final track 4/5

Solid album

The hits are great, but some low end filler too.

While not the best of the classic heavy blues rock run, still a solid album driven by solid singles

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. It’s fun rock, and there are a few very folksy songs. Overall a great bop. Mom will be very happy

A contender with Beggars Banquet for the best Stones album. Still hard to love as sandwiched between arguably their best song (Gimme Shelter) and one of their most gloriously over the top (You Can't Always Get... is a random assortment (AGAIN) of songs ripping off everything American. Still, most of it was pretty good.

A good album bookended with two great tracks in "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want." "Country Honk" is also a fun version of a very good Stones song. I don't know why, but I'm always surprised by how bluesy and honky-tonk their music is, but it's a pleasant surprise each time. 4/5

Not my favorite Stones album but still pretty great. I like the dabble into country and the fact that it's a bit gritty.

First time ever listening to the album, enjoyable.

Oh so the Rolling Stonws are actually good. Who knew? I dig the strong blues influences, the guitar riffs are sick, and Midnight Rambler is a killer track

This album has my favorite RS song ("Can't Always Get...") and arguably their best song ("Gimme Shelter") which includes one of the most incredible vocal performances of all time with the middle-of-the-night vocals from Merry Clayton. That song kinda creeps me out though.

enjoyed this much more than I expected tbh. 4!

Це, мабуть, один з моїх двох улюблених альбомів стоунз (інший - exile on main street), а gimme shelter так точно їхня улюблена пісня, ідеальний еквівалент страху та тривоги від навколишніх подій. І зараз ця пісня не менш, а може й навіть більш актуальна ніж тоді.

Um bom álbum.

Groovy, heavy sax, favorite is midnight rambler, 7.2/10

After going through all the Stones albums on this list I have realised that for me the Rolling Stones is more of a singles band than an albums band. Gimme Shelter is by far my favourite song of theirs. Country Tonk is a worse version than Honky Tonk Woman. You Can’t Always Get What You Want is also excellent. The rest on this album are ok. In saying that this is the Stones album I’ve enjoyed the most on the list other than Exile. I’ll be sticking to their 40 Licks compilation for regular rotation.

Lil bluesy bluesy, I enjoyed a couple songs

Goats. Hvordan kan de have så mange hits som første sang på et album. Det er alt for fedt. Massere af folk, blues og gospel involverer i dette album, så det berører mange genre synes jeg. Det gør det også meget bredt så når der kommer nogle sange følelses det som om de falder lidt fladt af en eller anden årsag, fordi der enten er så mange certified bangers eller unik lyd. Synes sgu det er rigtig godt

i liked the first track ”Gimme Shelter” quite a lot because of the intro with the humming/woo and the guitar part. Overall, I had a great time listening to the whole album. It was a surprise that some of the songs i already has in my playlist were in this album!

Sometimes a band or an album can really surprise you. The opening track is so potent. Many of the rest of the tracks seem to indicate that the stones were most definitely playing black mans music, sometimes quite well. I'd always kinda dismissed the stones, but sometimes you get reminded of what you've missed out on! while some of the tracks are really not up my street, the fact that they're real musicians and it's guitar+bass+drums+vocals combination that I tend to fall back to has made me listen to most of this all the way through

Favorite Tracks: Love in Vain / Country Honk / Let It Bleed / Monkey Man / You Can't Always Get What You Want Rating: 3.9 Listened to the (50th Anniversary Edition/Remastered 2019) version. The Stones take on a bunch of different rock/blues genres, and more or less succeed. An enjoyable listen, although the opener and closer are really stand out tracks.

great stuff

i heard this in full a looooong time ago, but my memory is foggy. i'll listen again for rating purposes Gimmie Shelter - 5/5 Love in Vain - 4/5 Country Honk - 3/5 Live With Me - 4/5 Let It Bleed - 4/5 Midnight Rambler - 3/5 You Got the Silver - 4/5 Monkey Man - 5/5 You Can't Always Get What You Want - 5/5 Average score: 4.1/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

put it on shuffle; live with me: 7/10 You Got The Silver: 8/10 midnight rambler: 6/10 let it bleed: 8/10 love in vain: 9/10 you can't always get what you want: 9/10 monkey man: 6/10 gimme shelter: 7/10 country honk: 8/10

Finally, a Stones album that isn’t about how terrible women are!

Solid listen. Sounds like a lot of good 60s rock but with some twang

Previous review: really good album! love monkey man, and gimme shelter. Makes me want to watch Vietnam footage I like this album better than sticky fingers or beggars banquet.

Same as everyone else, two stone cold classics and then a lot of competent honky tonk and blues that deserve points for being in a clear coherent theme, and all very listenable, but not enough to make the album as a whole of 5

Jeazus it opens with Gimme Shelter? Fucking hell. I was thinking about how this must have blown away stones fans when this came out, but it appears that Beggars Banquet (with Sympathy for the Devil) came out the year before, so this would sound like a continuation. But still, what a choon. And ends with You Can't Always Get What You Want, which still sounds freaking great. Both amazing. But, too many of the in-between tracks are too much like white brits discovering blues, which ain't my bag. Still, I was amazingly surprized by Country Honk, which is a country(ish) version of Honkey Tonk Woman, which apparently was released separately as a single. Paused the album to listen to the single and ya know what? The country version is better to my ears. Dig the fiddle work. Look ma, I'm learning things. Also Monkey Man, which Nick Cave could have written years later. Similar sounding chord progressions with some poetic raving over top. I'm thinking that I prefer the rock tracks on this album. Like. Also in listening to this it's cool to hear how the bands I grew up on borrowed heavily on this concoction. I'm thinking mostly Primal Scream's more rockin tracks, and even a bit of Spiritualized (cuz white brits doing blues). I think I'll eventually get this on vinyl, given that it'll sound great on the Belles.

Great album! Has one of my favorite songs by the stones in gimme shelter!

Awesome

Goodi vibes

Let it A, Let it B, Let it C

Listened to a million times.. great .. overplayed for me.

Great bluesy sound. Maybe their best?

Fun. Country tonk honking good time.

*1969. *Starts with Gimme Shelter and ends with Can't Always Get What You Want.... hard to argue with that. *Enjoyed this one. RATING - 7.5/10

Got a handful of stone cold classics, hits the bluesy-country vibes it's going for (but sometimes seems like it's making a little fun, as in the title track)

Maybe this was amazing at the time but feels routine now. Very good but nothing special.

A great album of mostly vibey blues music, bookended with two of the greatest Stones songs ever recorded. It would be hard for me to give an album that knocks things out of the park with Gimme Shelter so completely less than 4, but I kinda feel like I needed more than vibes in the middle to give this a full 5. It's a 4.5/5 for sure.

Album #2 so far from the Rolling Stones (we already heard Sticky Fingers)…how many more will there be? Well, this is one of their best. This one includes “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, “Gimme Shelter”, “Honky Tonk Woman’’s precursor, and the title track. This is the first time I’ve heard the entire record, and I’m realizing that there’s a lot of blues and country influence on this album. 4.5 out of 5.

Fascinating & a bop. Can’t stay still while listening to it, and I really love the vocals!!!!!

GIMME SHELTER chunky guitar tone - so yum! really cool vocal harmonies in the chorus, - sounds like octaves but not sure, its really powerful solid bass, keeps it all chugging along guitar solo - i cant tell if its lead + rhythm playing together at the start, but sick solo, i love the repetition of musical ideas really interesting lyricism and concept LOVE IN VAIN omg the slides and arpeggiated acoustic make me want to cry so emotional love the 6/8 omg hard hitting drum beats with the country-esque guitar bends is SICKK is it a banjo solo? cant tell, the tone sounds very banjo but it could just be high up on the frets nice bass - i love the way its constantly leading into the next lyrics or musical idea COUNTRY HONK raw sound with the fiddle and distant vocals it literally sounds like its been recorded from a bar i love it im getting really massive country influences from this album - should have guessed from the dong titles omg sounds like theyre using acoustic (possibly upright) bass! yipeeeee i love some fun fiddle - really cool solo, but theres like stretched out notes - maybe theres more than 1 LIVE WITH ME holy shit that bass tone is sexy guitar is leaving nice space, but still cool lyricism is obvious but still nuanced i love the keys in the background - reaalllyyy bluesy i hear some horns as well love the growls omg oh yes sax solo eats - soooooo chunky quite a raw sound aswell but in saying that it doesnt become any less tight LET IT BLEED hello woah ok tremolo this feels really classic stones but almost more bluesy and jazzy im lowkey giving up on details and im just going to give an overall review - 7.5/10

I liked it!

Pretty good: but not a classic.

But boy, could he play guitar.... Keith's prowess shines on this album. A few skips, but some amazing songs like Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler and one that I hadn't paid much attention to before: Monkey Man.

This one has some real standouts. On the other end, I can't figure out if Country Honk is serious or satire, but I'm leaning towards the latter.

Down & dirty rock & roll. Edgy & a little raunchy. Some all time great tunes here. Midnight Rambler, Gimme Shelter, You Can’t Always Get What You Want. The band is firing on all cylinders, the rhythm section in particular.

A quilt. Every square is unique to itself held together by thin, yet strong thread. Together, warm and comforting.

released 1969. 8th album blending rock, blues and country music, statement for the end of a turbulent decade songs i already knew: none songs i liked: midnight rambler fun facts: album in the 2005 grammy hall of fame. mick jagger one of the founding members whilst recording the album lead singer Brian Jones was replaced with Mick Taylor due to being unreliable and his heavy drug use, and died a month after being fired. my mum saw them in the 90s!

Great record, and unfortunately Brian Jones' last wirh the group, but a good one to go out on.

Country Honk was a fun song between muddled songs in the middle. Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want alone make this a worthwhile listen.

yeah strong opener. the middle songs kind of blend together but i like let it bleed through the end of the album.

A classic, always a joy and still sounds funky and raw today

Very Listenable- good mix of speed and sound throughout the album. 8/10

NA

68-74 is a pocket of time when The Stones only made great albums. I love Let It Bleed but it’s not close to my favourite of that era. Nevertheless it’s always a treat to take down from the shelf. Some great album tracks as well as the famous classics. What I noticed on this listen was how grimy and burnt out they already sound. Not burnt out as if they aren’t performing as well as they could (far from it, even the loosest sounding songs benefit greatly from their mastery of looseness!) rather they sound like they’ve already got the weight of their imminent woes on their shoulders.

It is yet another embarrassing thing to admit but I have never heard a Rolling Stones album in full until this very point. I have heard many of their songs before and would consider myself a fan of some extent but once again I didn't know what to expect when going through 40+ minutes of their music. Thankfully I feel Let It Bleed was probably the best place I could have started when it came to their music. Let It Bleed is easily one of the most feel-good albums of all time and it feels so fitting to hear this at the very beginning of the new year. It may not be this big loud Rock album a lot of people would expect from the stones, but it is a more calm and welcoming Blues Rock album that shows some of the finer details of the band's chemistry as well as their writing skills in a much brighter way than usual. The Rolling Stones know how to have a good time with themselves and their sound and I feel this album is the perfect kickback album to drink a beer with a bunch of friends to. How could you not have a great time to Gimme Shelter, Country Honk, or You Can't Always Get What You Want, they are timeless classics in my eyes?!

i read the reviews and this was rated so high, but honestly imo this was just an ok album ok tbf this album not rlly the kind of music i listen to either so i cant be unfair but it was an ok album, just that i wouldnt really listen to it and nth really stood out to me anw in conclusion, 7/10

24.12.25 at 15:25

Classic.

Not their best album

Really solid classic rock album, I’m a big fan of the rolling stones and I knew a few songs off this album already. Great vocals and incredible guitar work. Standout Songs: Gimme Shelter Country Honk Live With Me Let It Bleed Monkey Man You Can’t Always Get What You Want

1.gimme shelter 2.live with me 3.monkey man 4.you got the silver 5.love in vain

12/21/25 Great album for a car trip day! Breadth of musical talent. 8/10

👍

You can't always get what you want

Good album, quite diverse with two great songs, but just not enough to make five stars

Gooood album bro

Genius marketing to put your two good songs on either end of the album. I've always preferred the Beatles, if we're making that comparison, but the Stones are fine. Mick Jagger's kinda so-so though.

I kinda wanted to be a curmudgeon about this one, but no, it’s a fantastic album. I listened to it twice!

A nice mellow rock album, really nice background music that's upbeat and funky. Would like the record.

Listens: 4 Standout Tracks: Gimme Shelter, Monkey Man, You Can't Always Get What You Want I think I need to go back and revise the ratings on some of the other Rolling Stones albums I've heard so far. Let It Bleed is far and away better than their 1964 self-titled album. It's better than Beggars Banquet. It's better than Exile On Main Street (which I need to listen to again now that I've listened to Liz Phair's Exile In Guyville). All that's left for me now is Sticky Fingers and Aftermath. Gimme Shelter alone is worth rating this album a 4. I guess I've drastically misunderstood the Rolling Stones. I had always been under the impression (based on their popular singles) that they were a classic rock band like Aerosmith or The Eagles or Journey or Pink Floyd, but they clearly have way more of a blues streak that absolutely does not come out in their hit songs. This is still weird to me that an English band does the Blues genre so well. The blues genre just seems so American to me.

Fav track: Midnight Rambler I like this album! Ofc it has the iconic singles, “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, but I actually appreciated the majority of the tracks! I heard a more American “southern rock” style flair that I wasn’t expecting. Particularly on “Midnight Rambler” and “You Got That Silver.” I’m curious if that style of playing was popular in 1969 specifically. Overall great album!

Not too much to say about this that hasn't already been said. The 2nd of what is considered to be the classic 4 album Stones run and with reason. The Stones at their bluesy best and contains my personal favourite song of theirs in _Gimme Shelter_ which is just the epitome of cool!

This album has two of the Stones' top ten songs of all time sandwiched between seven of the most forgettable Stones songs of all time. Now, they are also the blues kind of Stones songs that I love, so I'm hear for it, but they are objectively not the Stones' best work. Influence 4. Quality 5. Intangibles 4. Hits 3. I'm not a Stones guy, but this is the type of Stones guy I would be if I was 4.

Joda, det va ikke så verst det heller, og man sikre sæ jo ganske greit, i ettertidas lys, når man avslutte med You Can’t Always Get What You Want, dem skal ha den.

They could have changed their band name to Rocking Stones for this album and people would have been all like "yeah, they sure are."

Right on

Iconic songs but some lame stuff too.

12/12

Liked it

Hey that’s pretty good

Calm

Interesting. I didn't realize the Stone had such a twangy country sort of sound to them; I had always thought of them as being pretty straightforwardly rock. Per Wikipedia: " Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock." I heard the country more than the blues on a cold listen, but once it's pointed out, the blues is very clear too. Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Bleed

meaningful lyrics, heart, and lovely sax.

This album is like when a bar in your hometown throws a high profile exclusive party once every year. It is something pretentious like an 'all-white' party, where everyone can only wear plain white clothes. Aside from the thinly-veiled racist undertones, it is absolutely the place to be. It gets high profile guests in the form of national sporting heroes, tv stars, comedians, and all the hottest social media influencers which are sadly high profile celebrities in this day and age. One year, you finally manage to score an invite from your workmate whose wife's old flatmate works in event management. You are so hyped for this day. You don your finest Wimbledon-worthy attire, and head on in. Initially, it is the greatest event you have ever been to. Someone hands you a negroni as you walk in the door. The music is loud, and a famous Swedish DJ is firing up a track, telling the crowd to let go of all their inhibitions. That Swedish DJ couldn't possibly fathom just how loose the grip on your inhibitions is gonna be tonight. You manage to strike up a conversation with a stupidly attractive heiress to a software empire. Things couldn't get better than this right? After three drinks you foolishly tell her how you got a ticket to this party, and she walks off. Doesn't even say goodbye. And then it all comes crashing down. You look around and notice that nobody is actually having much fun, they are just taking selfies for their instagram feed. That guy just ordered a club soda, what the fuck? There is amazing food on offer, but nobody is eating anything. You're not letting this get you down though. You order a pint of Guinness and down it in four seconds. Some dribbles on your shirt but you don't care. Everyone here is pretentious and you don't care to make friends. You get hopped up on fancy beers, don't talk to anyone, and make use of the free taxi home that the event provides. That first half hour of the party was amazing though. You'll post some pics to your instagram so that your friends think you are high society.

Starts strong with a great tunes. Couple flat ones there after but then picks up again. Overall a quality listen.

Gimmee Shelter is one of my favorite songs of all time and it's inclusion almost carried it to 4 by itself. The rest of the album was very good too though.

Pretty great album.

I usually dont like the Rolling Stones but WOW this blew me away. I like THESE stones! Im a picky stoner!

Very enjoyable and consistent, but it's really striking to me just how larger than life Gimme Shelter and YCAGWYW are. It's a bunch of pretty down to earth (but also catchy and energetic) blues rock cuts sandwiched between these absolute titans of the genre. And they hit a lot different when you choose to hear them rather than hearing them on the radio for the billionth time!

2nd Stones album in this experience and this one is significantly better than the first one I got. Those big hits are hitting and the other songs in-between don't take away too much from the album. I'd probably give it a 3.5/5 if I could but I have no problem rounding it up to a 4/5.

Pretty good album. Nothing outstanding apart from Gimme Shelter but still

Upon listening again, I thought most about Merry Clayton singing the backing vocal on 'Gimme Shelter'. Best part of the album; highly encourage everyone watch '20 Feet From Stardom' for an extended anecdote on her recording performance. You also get to hear the isolated vocals. Wild stuff. And an absolutely legendary performance. Stones stuff is coo enough too, I guess.

Not first listen; 4; Gimmie Shelter and You Can't always Get What You Want are obviously the standout songs, but I enjoyed the other tracks much more on this listen than I did years ago when I tried to listen to it. Live With Me and Monkey Man I enjoyed in particular. I think I used to be looking for a louder sound or more catchy songs, but I appreciated the blues and country influences much more.

I don't know care that the lyrics are so horny, because goddamn this is a jam. The Rolling Stones, if nothing else, are tight. And just great musicians. And they know how to layer a band. Not a dud note in sight. 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler (that little speed up must have blown people's minds in 1969), You Can't Always Get What You Want...

War toll, einige Songs nochmal gefunden, die ich nicht mehr so im Kopf hatte. Gutes Album, muss ich definitiv wieder hören.

3.8 goooood vibes

Gimme Shelter on kyllä kova biisi. Vahva kantri soundi tässä levyssä. Tykkäsin kyllä kovasti. Parhaat: Gimme Shelter, Monkey Man

Two amazing songs bookend a mix of country and blues songs. The classics make an okay record great.

Another great record. Love how the opening bars feel kinda like the Stones' one (weak) nod to psychedelia. And then they said "enough with that s$&t".

Funky as F

Surprisingly superb and succinct. Found more TRS I actually enjoy.

I guess I’m biased towards the music I grew up with. Happy to see this artist and pleased with this album overall - gave it several listens throughout the day.

Gimme shelter måste vara Stones bästa någonsin. Hård, mörk, svängig. Det här albumet kan inte öppna på ett bättre sätt. Att skivan direkt därefter fortsätter med två så onödiga låtar som Love in vain och Country honk får man förbise. När man sedan får kanonspår som Live with me, titelspåret Let it bleed, You got the silver (bra sånginsats av Keith) och You can’t always get what you want. Precis så som Stones ska låta.

Det är onekligen en fin katalog Stones har från slutet av 60-talet till 70-talets början. Utan tvekan här de är som bäst. De har liksom hittat sin plats som brittiskt popband med rötterna i den afroamerikanska musikaliska myllan. Gör det här är ju inte pop. Det är soul, blues, country och Stones gör det med den äran. De blåser på emellanåt men det blir aldrig grötig. Bandet känns oerhört tajt. Låtmaterialet är av högsta klass. Stark fyra.

A true classic

Lots of bluesy meat in this sandwich, between two slices of their finest work. Gimme Shelter is one of my fave RS songs, and You Can't Always Get What You Want is a classic. Some of the honky tonk/blues/country content in between gets a bit samey at points, but it's all solid. I enjoyed the feral energy of Monkey Man, and defy anyone not to bust a few Jagger moves along to Live with Me. Feels like a good soundtrack for an American road trip, albeit a short one!

El inicio y final del álbum son magníficos. Muy buen álbum de los Rolling, que nunca defraudan.

Might be their best

Excellent Stones rawness. Saved every track bar the country variant of Honky Tonk Women

So much jammin on this album. I bet it is very exciting live. 71/100

Opener and closer are so good, the middle isn't quite as strong but it has held up extremely well over time. It still sounds really good, warm, well-mixed, the groove and guitar playing is extremely well chosen. When it's good it absolutely rips

There’s a reason the Rolling Stones are popular this is a brilliant album

Another one of my favorites from the stones. 8/10 Favorite tracks- “Gimme Shelter”

Despite issues with one of their founding members they still manage to hold it together and produce an amazing album - full of their signature blues rock flair their 8th studio album still holds up. Best: You Can't Always Get What You Want Worst: Midnight Rambler

Bueno

George can't always get what he wants.

Loved listening to this album all the way through. Tracks like “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” make it stand out, and discovered “Country Honk” from this play through which I really liked. Some of the best the stones have done

TBD

good shit. very listenable. still some skips. favorite song is Monkey Man, also Gimme Shelter obviously whips ass

Low 4 This is what the Stones are all about: some of the best singles you’ve ever heard + an album full of landfill blues. How can a band deliver so many bangers and zero good albums? ABBA, Blur, Queen, and the Stones should fight it out for the ultimate “best-of” band. Queen’s Best Of is not as good as the rest, although their albums are plenty awful. Blur’s albums are a bit too good. Stones vs. ABBA. I probably prefer ABBA Gold to the first disc of Forty Licks. We shall see whose albums are worse over this challenge. Edit: After listening more, I increased the rating from a mid 3 to a low 4. Some of the album tracks are pretty good, actually—namely “Live With Me” and “Let It Bleed.” “Country Honk” and “Monkey Man” are okay too.

I already knew this album well. Reflections on listening again today: The album really highlights the Stones’ reverence for American roots music. Delta Blues, some country, some gospel, some soul. Mick Jagger’s Dartford, Kent, accent often sounds incongruous as he strains to sound authentic. But on the highlight song, Gimme Shelter, perhaps not coincidentally the most original ‘Stones’ song on the album, his vocals are great, and the song’s a timeless classic. Underpinning the whole thing, even when they’re in genre-tribute mode, is the unmistakable Stones ‘groove’ which, regardless of vocals, always sounds brilliant.

It’s only rock n roll, but I like it. Very good record by the Stones.

Classic Stones with three standout tracks. Liked Songs Added: Gimme Shelter Let It Bleed You Can't Always Get What You Want

Solid blues roots Stones. Very good.

"Gimme Shelter" is the big one here. Lots of blues on this one. Very solid album.

wow cosi tanta cocaina che sono pieno di neve addosso pure io

Love this one. It has some I knew on it. But definitely get a good feeling of blues here.

An album which has 3.5 Stones classics (Gimme Shelter, Let It Bleed, You Can't Always Get What You Want, the country version of Honky Tonk Woman) and 1 Stones minor classic (Midnight Rambler). The rest is ok. I think that's worth 4 stars.

"Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are classics. Other than than there are a few honkey tonk country like songs, like a stripped down more folksy version of "Honkey Tonk Man" itself. "Let it Bleed" is a bit of a labour. "Midnight Rambler" is a solid blues track. "You Got the Silver" has good slide guitar, more countryish vibes. "Monkey Man" is a really cool sounding track. Probably the best deep cut on this album. I'll give this a four, because like many Stones albums, there are filler tracks here. Just not as many as usual. 4/5

Great album, starts of with one of my favorite Stones songs and has the perfect song to finish off the album….Gimme Shelter , You can’t always get what you want

that squeaky chair sound. Hilariously American record, gimme a honky tonk girl…they sound like caricatures. Maybe they are cosplaying? You can’t always get what you want is perfect though, just so good

Of the three Rolling Stones albums I have had so far (Aftermath 1966 and Beggars Banquet 1968), Let It Bleed (1969) has been the best. It's got a lot of the American blues influences coming through but the previous albums felt a bit generic. Gimme Shelter stands out but I am not that much of a fan of the other hit, You Can't Always Get What You Want. Overall a decent listening experience.

4/5

Normally I’m underwhelmed by Sacred Boomer Bands, but The Rolling Stones truly are just that great.

Fave stones I’ve listened to so far! Like a nice tight album, too. Very relistenable

Innegable, son los Stones.

My new favourite Stones album!

Definitely my favorite of their albums. The minimalist approach to blues/country rock worked really well on this album.

Solid 4

A real solid one that doesn’t overstay its welcome.

Based on everything else I love, it almost seems I must be defective to even say it, but the Stones have just never fully clicked for me. There's not a single album I really care to listen to front to back. That being said, if I were to choose one, it would be Let It Bleed. How many other albums get bragging rights for having such epic opening *and* closing tracks? I love those songs and the title track. The rest is good, but doesn't hold my attention. But my god, the Muses were on something else when Gimme Shelter was born. They love Merry Clayton. Absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time. It never fails to give me full body chills no matter how many times I hear it.

Vintage Stones. One of their best.

My fav Rolling Stones album by far.

Right up there with the best Rolling Stones albums. It opens with my favourite Stones song, Gimme Shelter, closes with You Can't Always Get What You Want, and in between lie some classic RS schtick, bit of blues, bit of rock, lot of fun. Go on have a go!

I’ve never played this album yet knew every single song, that’s how much of a stone-cold classic this record is. Anchored by two of the greatest songs in rock ever, Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want, I like all the middle songs more than most reviewers apparently. Still, I can’t quite give this a personal 5 because of the off-putting lewdness that’s just gross: “everyone needs someone to cream on,” as one example. I mean, true, but also, ew.

My favourite RS album so far on this.

1st I’ve heard the whole album. Bluesier than I expected. Good album with some classic hits.

ah ok, now I kind of get why everyone loved the Stones. last RS album on here i was fairly disappointed by, but this absolutely makes up for that -- within 1s i remembered just how absolutely iconic Gimme Shelter is. and i also enjoyed some of the deeper cuts i hadn't heard before.

The generator gave me the all killer, no filler Sticky Fingers as my 13th album and unluckily for the Stones, it may have spoiled me for their other albums. Don't get me wrong, this one is still really good, and it begins and ends with two of their all-time greatest tracks. But around Midnight Rambler it starts to get, well, a bit rambling.

This was the first time I really listened to Let It Bleed. Gimme Shelter” is as powerful as everyone says. The song that stayed with me most, though, was Monkey Man. There’s something about its rhythm and drive — I can’t explain it well, but it just feels cool. I don’t really know much about blues, but the rawness and rough edges in these songs hit me hard.

Some brilliant songs scattered among some forgettable fluff. Better than most of the albums I've given 3 however.

I like this more than sticky fingers. Gimme Shelter and You can’t always get what you want are absolute classics and timeless. Not every track hits but when it does you can see why the Stones are the legends they are.

I'm starting to think the only 5* Rolling Stones album for me would be the greatest hits ones. All of their biggest songs I think are just excellent but everything between them on these albums does very little for me. Also having now listened to three of their albums on this project, they all just sound kind of the same to me. I think I will forever be in the category of like, not love, with this band.

Love gimme shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Not as much of a fan of the blues inspired stuff in between. Still can’t fault the musicianship and recording, still a super enjoyable listen.

Good one

Quintessential bluesy hard rock classic. Gotta love it.

Banger central

Typical of their great run of albums between Aftermath and Exile, this is a hodgepodge of what they do best. I never get tired of hearing the cosmic "Gimme Shelter," the goofy "Let it Bleed" and the arid "You Got the Silver." "Midnight Rambler" feels like filler - when the Stones get dismissed as a blues cover band, this is evidence it's not their strongest suit. Capping off an album built on self-pity and resignation with "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a piece of track sequence poetry.

I always forget how countrified this album is. A couple tracks don't do a lot for me, but overall this is peak-era Stones and it's hard not to rate an album with standouts like "Gimme Shelter," "Monkey Man" and the Keef-sung "You Got the Silver' highly.

This is good! It's bookended with classic Stones songs! Midnight Rambler is also good! Good for them!

4.4 faves: gimme shelter, midnight rambler, live with me

Not sure if this was my best introduction to the Stones— nope never mind that was just the Honkey Tonk song. Great otherwise.

Listened Before? N Another banger by the Stones. Loved the slower bluesy/country sound here. I could listen to this all day. Close to a perfect blues rock album. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Country Honk

A classic of course

Largely forgettable middle, but great opener and finisher.

Another classic from one of the greatest Rock Bands of all time!

It’s quality even though not really landing for me

glad I listened

Lotta hits. Can’t go too wrong with the Stones.

Todavía no toca ninguno que me fascine ni tenga los éxitos que conozco. Pero bueno, este hasta ahora el mejorcito. Nota: 3.7

Okay, more like it The big negative is far too much of this is country. Like a mad amount. Like 30 mins of 42 are country. But then it has 3 songs that are absolutely insanely good, the opener being Gimmie Shelter, the closer being You Can't Always Get What you Want and then also Monkey Man. If more of the songs were like this its easy 5 stars.

**** 1/2 Contains one of my favorite Songs of the Stones. Good Album, too bluesy though. Anyway: thumb up

Rolling Stones being classy and bluesy, I quite like it

Not a fan of the lore country/folky songs. Very raw feel but that’s part of its charm. Has in my opinion, one of the greatest songs of all time in Gimme Shelter which helps bring the rating up to 4 out of 5, if not for that then it would be 3 out of 5.

This was a surprise, not really knowing the stones back catalogue it was much more folk than I expected.

Ok. Iz nekega razloga nism največji fen Rolling Stonesov, ampak ni pa, k da jih ne maram. In dejansko nisem še nobenega njihovega celega albuma poslušala. Na prvi pogled poznam prvi in zadnji komad albuma, ostalo bo pa presenečenje. "Gimme Shelter" je en teh komadov od njih, k mi je dejansko ful všeč. Amazing začetek, tako samega komada, kot albuma. Sledita blues komad in country komad in noben od njiju me posebej ne gane. (Vidim, da je "Love In Vain" originalno od Robert Johnsona - sklepam, da je njegova verzija boljša. (Je, itak, z dejansko dušo, čeprav je bla allegedly prodana hudiču.)) "Live With Me" mi je kul. Tud zveni mi bolj kot prav oni. (Poudarjam kle, da mam površinsko znanje o Rollingih.) Naslovni komad isto fajn. "Midnight Rambler" je zanimiv. Kr dolg, skor 7 minut, fajn se razvija tempo, dokler kr naenkrat skor ni nič, razen mal brenkanja in orglic? (Jap, orglice so - thanks, wiki!), iiin gremo z Mickom počas nazaj v komad. Kul. Naslednji isto kul, "Monkey Man" je pa en teh k me pritegne od začetka - najs. U, pozabila sm, da se z zborčkom začne "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Pozabila sm tud, kok je dobr komad. Huda reinkorporacija zbora proti koncu. Na splošno, zelo fajn album.

“We all need someone to cream on…” excuse me ?! Highlights - You Got The Silver, Gimme Shelter, You Cant Always Get What You Want ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ovo je istodobno jedan od najboljih stones albuma i ogromna aproprijacija crnačkih idioma

Amazing! So many bangers on this album, and it was made a lot earlier than I thought. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏

Is Gimme Shelter the greatest opening track in history? Maybe. Another album with a strong opener and closer with some filler in the middle. Let It Bleed is a strong song in the middle that stops the ablum from lagging, and Monkey Man is a decent penultimate track. Definitely not the Stones best work.

Such a great classic record. Great songs, well produced.

Great period for the Stones.

This is a sound that truly stands the test of time. Enough has been said about the great beginning and ending songs of this album. The rest is absolutely fine as well.

Solid listen, digging the folk bluesy vibes on this one. Only knew Gimme Shelter and cant always get before hearing it, but was pleasantly surprised by the direction it took in between. Love in vain and Monkey were standouts

Pretty solid

Is Gimmie Shelter my favorite song ever? Possibly...

Great album. Weird cover.

Best opener and closer record ever? Wonder what would top this?

Classic stones, gimme shelter will always be a top track. Lots of hits, and not terribly long and drawn out.

very good, but I think some of their later albums are better.

How had I never heard “Country Honk” before? I enjoy this version of the Stones.

Surprisingly good.

This was great. Made me want to go listen to other stones stuff. Really enjoyed it.

I’m never going to be a fan of Mick’s vocals. But this sounds as much like an old-school blues album as the Stones, given their rock priorities, could’ve managed. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is essential, of course.

Classic, for my liking, this is a 3.75

great rock album, full of great riffs and storytelling

Midnight Rambler

Classic, some all time bangers contained within, the less famous songs are all decent if not always super memorable

A wonderful album with my fave song by them on it. One of their best!

A great album.

Great album. Have always loved it.

Último miércoles de agosto y nos toca éste discazo de los Stones. El álbum transita el rock, el blues y el country con maestría, atravesando también una época tumultuosa en la banda, particularmente con Brian Jones. Gracias por la recomendación y nos vemos mañana.

Lot of good tunes in here. Nice and relaxing

Geggjuð plata, byrjar og endar með alvöru bangers

had heard some of these before but never the full thing, i really liked it i thought it was solid and tight sounding

This album is bookended by two phenomenal tracks. Gimme Shelter is probably my favorite Stones song, and one of the best songs of all-time, in my opinion. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is an ambitious quasi-ballad that turns into a rock anthem, complete with choir-backed vocals. A perfect closer. Rock, blues, and even country blend together on Let It Bleed, and the Rolling Stones manage to make it all work.

Classic Stones

Breathtaking!

Didn’t realise how many iconic tracks Rolling Stones had or this album

extends rock and blues into sth harder, dark lyrics, lyrics get a bit lost in the music, has also country "Gimme shelter"/"monkey man"/"you cant always get what you want"

A real testament to their songwriting and musical talents. 8/10

Let it Bleed is interesting, it opens and closes with two of the most iconic Stones songs in Gimme Shelter and Get What You Want, but in between are a bunch of country/blues-rock tunes. The overall theme and direction of the album is missing, but still an iconic one for sure.

Black Ops 1 nostalgia be hittin fr fr

This must the best era of their music, it feels like they totally shed the boring rock and roll style stuff from the earlier albums, even though it still is very bluesy, it just feels more artistically interesting, obviously guitar work is amazing, some of these have great grooves, starting to understand why they are considered the best band, it feels really interesting. Also just the different range of instruments which are used and the female backing singers in some of the songs just make it feel very varied and not too boring, which quite a lot of music from this era feels like. The hits are just as good as the album songs as well. The longer ones don't feel forced to be long like that one from the other album of Mick Jagger just vocal riffing for like 10 mins. I think from very distant memory this might be the same if not a bit better than exile on main street and much better than the self titled one and aftermath, which I already got. Only downsides are probably very specific to each song, but generally this is great. Favourite songs: gimmie shelter, love in vain, live with me, midnight, rambler, monkey man, you can't always get what you want. Overall around 7/10

Really love this one, didn't really listened them before, very good vibes, a pleasure to listen to this

cool

Snelle inhaal review #19: Dit is ongeveer wat ik hoopte bij dat vorige album, maar hier zijn dan de hits weer net wat minder sterk, alsnog een verbetering wat mij betreft.

Sorti en décembre 1969, à quelques jours seulement du désastreux festival d'Altamont qui sonnera le glas du "Peace and Love", le huitième album des Rolling Stones est le testament crépusculaire et sans concession des années 60. Il est le miroir sombre tendu à une génération qui, après avoir rêvé d'utopie, se réveillait avec la gueule de bois, confrontée à la violence, à la paranoïa et à une désillusion profonde. Le titre lui-même, "Laisse saigner", est une profession de foi : il n'est plus temps de panser les plaies, mais de les regarder en face, dans toute leur crudité. Let It Bleed est une atmosphère, une descente dans les tréfonds d'une Amérique en pleine crise existentielle, vue par des Anglais qui en ont parfaitement saisi l'essence la plus brute. L'album abandonne les derniers vestiges psychédéliques de ses prédécesseurs pour s'enfoncer jusqu'aux genoux dans la boue du blues du Delta, la poussière du country et l'âme du gospel. Le son est poisseux, rugueux, parfois à la limite du débraillé, mais d'une authenticité viscérale qui prend aux tripes. C'est le son d'un groupe en pleine mutation, disant adieu à un Brian Jones fantomatique (il ne joue que sur deux titres) et accueillant la virtuosité naissante de Mick Taylor, dont les solos apportent une nouvelle couleur, plus lyrique et technique. L'album s'ouvre de manière magistrale et terrifiante avec "Gimme Shelter". Ce n'est pas une chanson, c'est une prophétie apocalyptique. La guitare introductive de Keith Richards sonne comme une sirène d'alarme, la voix de Jagger est empreinte d'une urgence paniquée, et l'intervention de la choriste Merry Clayton, dont la voix se brise sous l'effort en hurlant "Rape, murder, it's just a shot away", est l'un des moments les plus puissants et les plus effrayants de l'histoire du rock. Ce titre seul encapsule tout le propos de l'album : la guerre, la tempête, la fin d'un monde sont à nos portes, et le seul refuge est précaire. À partir de là, les Stones nous entraînent dans un road trip halluciné. Ils explorent un country presque parodique avec "Country Honk" (la version originelle et décontractée de "Honky Tonk Women"), prouvant qu'ils peuvent s'approprier les codes de la musique rurale américaine avec une aisance déconcertante. Mais c'est dans le blues que le cœur noir de l'album bat le plus fort. "Midnight Rambler" est une pièce de théâtre horrifique, un blues mutant de près de sept minutes qui évoque la traque d'un prédateur nocturne. Les changements de tempo, le jeu d'harmonica menaçant de Jagger et la tension palpable en font une performance habitée, presque chamanique, qui glace le sang. Si Let It Bleed est un chef-d'œuvre d'ambiance et contient certains des plus grands titres du groupe, il souffre, par moments, d'une très légère hétérogénéité. Il porte les cicatrices de sa conception chaotique. Contrairement à la cohésion quasi parfaite de Beggars Banquet qui le précède, ou à la majesté tentaculaire d' Exile on Main St. qui le suivra, Let It Bleed se ressent parfois comme un album de transition. C'est ce qui fait son charme, cette impression de "work in progress" génial, mais c'est aussi ce qui l'empêche d'atteindre le statut d'œuvre monolithique ultime. La présence de reprises ("Love in Vain" de Robert Johnson), bien que superbement exécutées avec une touche de mandoline poignante, renforce cette idée d'un album qui se cherche encore une unité totale. Pourtant, cette critique est mineure face à la puissance de l'ensemble. L'album se clôt sur un autre coup de génie, "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Après nous avoir traînés dans la fange et le désespoir, les Stones offrent une conclusion grandiose et d'une sagesse inattendue. Avec ses chœurs londoniens et son arrangement orchestral, la chanson est une catharsis. C'est l'acceptation lucide et pragmatique que si l'idéal est inaccessible, on peut trouver son compte dans la réalité. C'est un hymne à la résilience, une fin parfaite pour un disque qui a exploré les recoins les plus sombres de l'âme humaine. En définitive, Let It Bleed est bien plus qu'un simple album de rock. C'est le son de la fin d'une ère, un document historique d'une importance capitale. Brut, dangereux, et hanté par les fantômes de son époque, il reste une écoute essentielle, le témoignage d'un groupe au sommet de son art, capable de transformer le chaos ambiant en une œuvre d'une beauté sombre et éternelle. Un 4 sur 5 amplement mérité pour ce classique absolu qui continue de saigner à travers les décennies.

I was surprised to hear alot of instruments other than the basic 3. There are a few songs I have heard that were covered by other groups. This is my first Rolling Stones album and I am pleasantly surprised! I was expecting boring classic rock, but I got so much more. 4/5 Great! I will dive more into rolling stones

Buen disco

De Stones hebben weer eens zin om lekker te bluesen, en wie ben ik om ze tegen te houden. Het levert weer puik werk op, inclusief een hit en de countryversie van nog een andere hit. (Kennelijk is 'Gimme shelter' ook een hit, maar ik kende het nummer niet, terwijl het vrij hoog in de Top 2000 staat. Zo zie je maar weer dat ik ook niet alles weet.) Hoe dan ook, de heren zijn op dreef.

Ik dacht dat ik dit een heel fijn album vond. Maar er is hetzelfde gebeurd als ik kort geleden bij Basement Jaxx schreef. Ik heb mijn eigen cd geript met uitzondering van de slechtste nummer. En dat zijn toch echte afknappers. Met Love in Vain voorop: niet om aan te horen. Met name de hit Gimme Shelter trekt het album wel naar een bovengemiddelde score, ondersteund door Monkey Man.

Ik vind Gimme Shelter misschien wel het beste Stones nummer, zeg ik zonder daar al te hard over na te denken. In een docu over dat nummer, (geen idee meer waar ik dat gezien heb, maar ik zou gokken via Don Leo Blokhuis) spreken ze de zangeres die het beroemdste stuk van het nummer heeft ingezongen. Geniaal verhaal, ga dat vooral checken als je het nog niet kent. Als je dan met zo'n nummer begint, dan kan het eigenlijk al niet meer stuk. De rest van het album kabbelt een beetje voort met lekkere blues en country. Mick Jagger speelt zijn aanstellerige zelf, Keith Richards pingelt er op los. Ze huren verder goede muzikanten en zangeressen in waar nodig. Prima album, niks mis mee.

Didn't think I ever listened to this album before, but totally recognized it. Marv listened to this. It's a GREAT album. Pitchfork: No Pitchfork score. Rolling Stone magazine Top 500 Albums #41 Best Songs Gimme Shelter Country Honk Let it Bleed You Can't Always Get What You Want

First and last song are incredible, some good songs with a few meh sprinkled in. Overall a very good blues rock album. 8/10

Maybe the second best Stones album on the list I have heard. I think Midnight Tamber is best live the three songs that close the album are spectacular.

Gimme Shelter is another banger. I've always loved Merry Clayton's vocals. Slightly rough sounding album but very, very good indeed.

85% Best: Gimme Shelter; Live With Me; Let It Bleed; You Can't Always Get What You Want Must-Hear? Sure

That was great!

nice early stones

First and last songs bring this from a 3 to a 4. Absolute bangers. The rest is...fine.

This is the Rolling Stones at their best. So so fun. I love the rock feel with the big band backing Mick Jagger and the Stones. The entire album is very danceable! This is almost a compilation album of greatest Rolling Stones songs. Love it! It is missing something to really push it to solid 5/5, but it is definitely a 4.5. Liked Songs: The entire album

I’ve never been like a huge Stones fan, I’ve always found that they never had the musical strength or heart of The Beatles, that said I really enjoyed this one. Opener “Gimme Shelter” is fun and “Love In Vain” is cool from an instrumental standpoint. I wasn’t that into “Country Honk”, but I really liked “Live With Me”, and the title track were my two favorites thus far. The closer “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is also fantastic.

Not top 5 stones albums for me. Pretty mid album tracks.

Have to listen to Midnight Rambler again, seemed to just go on and on

Heard some songs I had never heard.

Gimme Shelter.... then some other songs that were fine. Did I mention Gimme Shelter? It was okay... really thought it would be more essential to be honest.

I think for me it's a 4.5, but it grows with time, sounds amazing and some hits hit really hard. Midnight Rambler and Love in Vain captivate me

Gimme Shelter might be the Stones best single song, which is saying a lot. YCAGWYW is a fantastic closer of course. In between, this is far from my favorite Stones record, and I’d go as far to say it’s a little overrated in terms of the Stones’ classic period output. I wish it had Honky Tonk Woman on it instead of Country Honk. Still 4 stars though.

A lot more twangy and country style than I expected from the Stones, but overall an enjoyable listen

First and last songs are all time greats, everything in between in pretty good, but not anything special.

Very good, a classic for a reason.

Classic late 60's rock jam packed with some of the most iconic songs of the era. As I get older, I appreciate The Stones more and more, but am far from a fan. I like them, I will listen to them, but I rarely if ever purposefully put on a song or record by them, but in the insentces that I do listen to an entire album, I enjoy it. In another 5-10 years, I might actually really dig them. All that to say, this is a good album andmight just revisit it someday (I have heard this one before - several times). 8.2/10 96/1001

The album is bookmarked by two of the greatest Stones songs, but between the bread is plenty of interesting fillings to keep one satisfied and nourished. With eclectic mixes of blues, gospel, rock, and country recorded and brought to you by the U.K, this is a standout Stones record

Good album. Haven't listened to it before but really enjoyed a few of the cuts.

Immediately happy. Four stars feels wrong but it’s a strong 4 bordering on 5. Probably penalized for being not as good as some of the other records.

This album both kind of disappointed me and surprised me. I'm not entirely sure what my expectations were when I saw "The Rolling Stones" on the cover, but this wasn't quite it. At the same time I was positively surprised by some of the tracks and the general vibe of the album Standouts Let It Bleed You Can't Always Get What You Want 4/5

Enjoyed that.

Very good

Me ha parecido un discazo. Mis favoritas han sido Gimme Shelter y Monkey man, entre otras muchas. Me encanta que el primer disco de The Rolling Stones sea un disco de blues.

Let It Bleed contains multiple of the Rolling Stone's biggest and most well known songs. "Gimme Shelter" might be the best definition of classic rock ever, but I couldn't help but hear the blues that was all over this album. The Stones also included country, some jazz, and I swear progressive rock. The combination made for a great, rocking album. On a final note, I simply must mention Merry Clayton's beautiful, jaw-dropping vocals in "Gimme Shelter." You cannot tell me that "Gimme Shelter" would have become the huge hit it is to this day without her backing vocals. Next album please.

Very nice

Always been my go to stones album, bookended with two of the greatest rock songs ever. A rare Keith Richards vocal thrown in as well. Drags in parts but very solid

Love this album- really enjoy the blues element. Gimme shelter and YCAGWYW up there as my fav stones songs

The Rolling Stones are pretty much a greatest hits kind of band for me. Throughout their career they've been consistently inconsistent. They'll get you worked up with a red-hot, smokin' banger only to follow it up with a bunch of mediocrity or disappointment. It's like a roller coaster with all the highs and lows. The Stones were at their peak from about 1969 to the early '70's so this is one of their best. This is a soft 4 for me.

I can feel the blues. I really like when they go into this country aesthetic. Solid work and great closer too. I do prefer Exile on Main St though. (8/10, 4/5 on this scale)

Fun album with some of my favorite Stone’s songs. By far, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is a true work of art.

This is an all time classic blues rock album. It literally starts and ends with two of the greatest rock songs of all time. My only problem with this album is a few songs are just alittle too slow for me. But this album is the foundation of all the music I love and listen to today. Seriously one of The Rolling Stones absolute best albums.

Some hits

Not a bad song on the lot

Top notch Stones. Somehow never fully listened to this all the way through as an album over the years. Was a pleasant experience.

I enjoyed this stones album! It had heavy blues and rock inspo and some country twang which I’m normally not into but for the stones I think it works. This has two of their best songs featured “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” I also really liked the vibes of “Monkey Man.” I would listen to this album again and recommend it to others!

Gimme Shelter is worth five stars alone - what a song

Full of good jams. Everything you want from a Stones album.

Starts and ends with the highlights - "gimme shelter" and "you can't always get what you want". The rest is still good though. Classic rolling stones

Good album! I can see how some of the blues songs can annoy some people but, those did not really bother me.

Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want capture the limelight, but this is a solid album.

This album grew on me on second listen Gimme Shelter, Let It Bleed, and Midnight Rambler are the standouts. I realize I like The Rolling Stones more than I thought.

There is a lot to unpack in Let It Bleed. Let’s address the elephant in the room: was Let It Bleed what Jagger sang to Bowie after their 1985 duet? The world may never know. Whenever people talk about the Stones, it is often said that they were like the Beatles but dirtier. I give you evidence: Let It Bleed. There are some great songs on this experimental album including Gimme Shelter (one of their best), Country Honk (truth in advertising); and midnight Rambler, which I always loved how that songs keeps on building into itself. There is also some interesting blues, country and honky tonk. The pièce de résistance is, of course, Can’t Always Get What you Want, which is one of their best songs ever. I once attended an economics seminar the professor claimed that because of Jagger’s study of economics (which is true) that the song was about aggregate opportunity cost in the post Friedmanomic era (pretty sure that is crap, but was a good story). Either way, what a great ending to one of the best pieces of Americana ever recorded by a solidly English band.

I liked this, there was a good mix between the songs, yet they were still obviously rolling stones songs. Excellent choice with ending the album with You can't always get what you want. Great all around.

Yeah, that’s one of the good ones!

Nice classic, I'm not a great fan of blues, but I enjoyed the vibe of the album

Gimme shelter is a great song. Love in Vain I didnt like the vocals, but the vibe and instruments were nice. You cant always get what you want is a classic as well.

Excellent first track, devolves somehow along the way into Mick Jagger screaming "I'M A MONKEY MAN," and then caps off with an iconic and joyful tune. Fun times to be had at the supermarket, that's for sure

If it were for the first and the last track alone, this album deserves the highest rating of 5 stars PLUS 5 stars on top. Both songs are amazing. The middle section? Well, you know that Paul McCartney poked a bit of fun at the Stones by calling them a "blues cover band". This wouldn't leave my head when I listened to the whole album again. These tracks in the middle are not bad, don't get me wrong. "Honkey Tonk Woman" is a banger especially. But it really is a bit too deep in the blues and not enough in originality. Hence I can only give 4 stars.

Love me some Stones blues!

What a fucking album, dripping with danger and darkness. Amazing songs, epic sounds and such a loose feeling. Nearly as good as Sticky Fingers! Favourite tracks: Gimme Shelter, You Got The Silver, Love in Vain, Midnight Rambler, Can't Always Get What You Want

It's Only Rock'n'Roll (but i like it)

Haven't ever listened to a Rolling Stone album before, but I really enjoyed this. 3.5*

Several great songs here. But some are just ok.

Although I know almost all the songs, I had never actually listened to this album. Really strong stones record. Probably peak era. Catchy and swaggering.

Starts off and ends with fantastic songs, but I was hoping for more from the middle of the album. The country version of Honky Tonk Woman was quite interesting, especially as that's how the song was originally written and the rest was fine, but not great. Debated between high 3 and low 4, but going to go with 4*.

Since when were the Rolling Stones abducted by aliens and replaced by a funky mellow blues band

What an opening song!!