Reviews (page 8 of 15)
“Any questions?” - David S. Pumpkins
Not working for me 5/10
Never a big fan of the stones, but this album is iconic.
para mi sorpresa, bastante agradable. Mezcla un poco de blues, un poco de folk, buen 60s
Good one
This is a classic for a reason. My favourite Stones record as of now. Easy 5 stars!
This albums is really good in my opinion but i dont see why this is so highly rated. Sure "Gimmie Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are great (probably two of the best stone's songs) but the rest of this album just feels like filler to get between the two songs. That being said i do like some of those songs "Love in Vain" and the title track are great. 8/10 Favourite: Gimmie Shelter Least Favourite: Country Honk
A uhhhh classic rock album. Has some heaters on it 5/10 Favorite track: GIMME SHELTER
2.5ish
3.5 - Good
You Can't Always get What You Want
One of the best
Back to back stones albums. Ouch. That being said, this was infinitely better than Exile on Main Street
Let it bleed is the album title for an over the top death metal band, between this and paint it black you'd be forgiven for expecting a bunch of goths. Gimme shelter/can't always get what you want are good songs, the bit in the middle was a largely acceptable bluesy rock album. When you hear this you think maybe Beatles did sound incredibly experimental at the time considering the other huge band were a bit straightforward. 2.5, more a 2.
Gimme Shelter is cracking, +1 star for that alone. You Can't Always Get What You Want is a classic. The middle of the album largely passed me by. Perhaps because of their longevity, but I am not really sure that The Rolling Stones have a concrete identity. Gimme Shelter is as different to Angie as is Paint it, Black to Honky Tonk Woman. I'm all for artistic development, but I just don't get it. A solid 3.5 album.
Never been a big stones fan, but I think this is more what I was expecting from them compared to exile on main street. Gimme shelter is a great track. Country honk and let it bleed are good too. 3.5, but 4 as Jamie was harsh
It's a solid album throughout. Gimme Shelter is a great intro, Midnight Rambler has some killer instrumentals, and I do like the choir and vocals in You Can't Always Get What You Want. But as a whole it doesn't convince me I'd consider it a favorite.
sommige nummers-- wat ik de typische Stones-nummers noem -- zijn zeer goed, maar als ze zich aan de blues wagen, dan weegt Jaggers stem iets te licht naar mijn mening
Favorites: Gimme Shelter, Country Honk, Let It Bleed, Midnight Rambler, You Can’t Always Get What You Want Incredible album. The Rolling Stones take blues rock in a totally new direction — their own. Gimme Shelter is one of my favorite songs of all time. Just great stuff.
I never cared for the Stones much, at least in singles form. I still don't, but I think this is a more compelling album than as single tracks...a concept form a more civilized age. Doesn't rock as hard as the Who, but sometimes more complex. Favorite track: Monkey Man
Much better than Aftermath. Opener and closer are fantastic. Some decent songs in between but nothing special. Most of it sounds like covers despite only one actually being a cover. I find with The Rolling Stones that you could make several 5 star greatest hits albums, but you'd struggle to find an actual 5 star album in their discography.
Hørt mandag 5. mai. Kunne lett fått en plass i cd-hylla.
Great old school blues rock.
The Rolling Stones are very close to the Beatles in legend. They define rock-n-roll. They are above and beyond "classic" and enter that "timeless" space. They are quite simply one of the greatest musical groups of all time and there is really little to be argued otherwise. I won't even bother with their real-world (out of performing) antics and stories. Throw a dart at the wall and pick an album but it will be no different. This is canon and this is legend and this is "rock.n-roll."
Expect more from the stones
This is one of my favorite Rolling Stones albums!! I love how they were experimenting with country music.
Not crazy about the stones. Friday off early looking at schools. Looked at clouds after
I have no idea why the rolling stones are considered to be so great. Jagger can't sing.
-seems like this was a good album to lose my Rolling Stones virginity to. it was only a matter of time before I got around to it -all in all it was about what I expected.. it’s not the type of music I would usually listen to in my free time but I still liked it! would probably like to listen to it again sometime -Favorites are Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want
I like the Stones just fine, but I’m a little surprised at how boring I’ve found most of their albums on the list. Just kind of feels like a lot of their songs move slower than they should or something. I don’t know. Let it Bleed is good, it’s bookended by two of their bigger hits, but getting from point A to point B was not nearly as interesting as you would hope from a record by one of the biggest bands in the world.
Two great songs booked end some honky tonk sounding much of the same, couldn't really tell when one song finished and one started. 3/5
Amazing album. One of their best.
i like this album. very 1960s.
Спокойные, веселые ковбойские песни. Приколько 7/10
Great Album!
Really like the vibes and the instrumentals Fav song - Monkey Man 4/5
schön!!
All went downhill after the opener.
I never want to like this stones album because I feel like they do honky tonk much better on sticky fingers and exile. BUT this rips. midnight rambler plus two of the best opening and closing songs on any album. she blew my nose and then she blew my miiinddd
Don't tell anyone I asked this, but....are The Rolling Stones bad?
I expected more with Gimme shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want being the bookends for this album. A 3.5 rounded up... But I will admit it would be rounded down if I wasn't a blues person.
A classic and easy to listen to, personally carried by it's opener and closer
Good
No one that didn't hear this back in the day needs this. A couple of classics, but no need to listen again.
Un hermosor
There are two camps: the Stones or the Beatles. I'm firmly a Beatles girl. This was great at times, cringey at times, and just meh at times. It starts and ends so well. The middle is a bit messy. Gimme Shelter: great opener! Classic. Love in Vain: oof. After such a great start, this was a major step back. I'm not a big fan of fiddles and such, so that's part of my dislike. Country Honk: not sure I am buying these English guys singing about good old American honky-tonk. This feels like cosplay. Love with Me: this is a little better. Let it Bleed: oh no. I do not like the accent Mick is pulling on this. Yes, you like cocaine. Good for you. Midnight Rambler: this is fun. You Got the Silver: felt longer than it's 2:50 play time, but it was fine. Monkey Man: good music; not sure about the lyrics/vocals. Makes me think of Steven Tyler, which is something I try to avoid doing. You Can't Always Get What You Want: this song is such a classic. It's great. Perfect. And what a way to end an album. Overall: Strong start and finish with nothing great in between.
five stars just for gimme shelter 😊
Good album bookended by the highlights. Monkey Man and Midnight Rambler are close ones tho. 7/10 Why was Honky Tonk Woman not part of this album? Dont like Country Honk as much.
I get Rolling Stones 9/10
7/10 decent sandwich with two incredible slices of bread monke
classic blues album from the Stones
Good old rock n roll which I would highly likely listen over and over again but most of the things are what I heard before.
Best songs were the first and last as everyone else says, this one definitely has weaker deep cuts than the other stones albums on the generator, live with me and the title track I did like as well though. However, the other ones didn’t really do it for me all too much especially country tonk, I liked the experiments with different types of music in the songs though. Overall 6/10.
It's fine and all and they're super talented but I can't give the stones more than a 3
Not the best Stones album, but still a great album. "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are all time classics though.
Three bangers, then a bunch of semi-country filler
I used to love the Stones. I hadn’t listened to this album in a long time or any Stones albums for that matter, just the odd song here or there. The music is pretty good, but Mick’s voice is atrocious. Especially on the song “Country Tonk”, it’s fucking embarrassing trying to sound country , I guess he’s trying to be funny. I didn’t laugh.
At the risk of losing my inheritance, I never liked The Stones. Jagger's voice always annoyed me and they sound so of a time. Somehow The Stones have six albums in the 1001 which I am now questioning. Surely, they should have chosen one album to represent their catalog. Surely, there are five other non-Stones albums that deserve the designation. Maybe this is a mistake after all.
Oh, another in the run of classic Stones albums from Beggar's Banquet to Exile On Main Street. Despite Jagger's peculiar Thames-blues singing accent, he's great throughout as it the rest of the band. The production and recording is excellent. Gimme Shelter's a standout, and cover (complete with a Delia Smith cake) is surreal.
Okay, this is kind of amazing. There’s really so much great work here. Also, are The Stones solely responsible for starting the honky tonk trend of the 70s? While this is so clearly inspired by the old rhythm and blues from the American south, it never sounds like a copy. The music composition and production quality are truly stellar. Insanely influential. Very impressive.
I love the Psychedelic aspect of the album that's ever so present in 1960s songs. I do feel that it's a bit too white for me as of right now. I need something with more sauce. I'm only 3 songs in but it is a 9 song album. It's honestly bland or I am not in the headspace for it. Let it bleed had questionable lyrics. My favorite song would be you can't always get what you want. Because that is what I am currently going through in life right now. I also really liked love in vain and listened to it twice. No least favorite songs, but a lot of songs did not end up being in my like songs.
An album of bookend bangers. A bunch of flyover states in between. I'm fine to leave it on after the opening track - don't need to put it on particularly - but as it gets going through, may as well leave it on for the closer.
Initial Thoughts: Already knew of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Straight off the bat, "Gimme Shelter" is such a good opening; when I think of a 1969 music album (especially Rock), this is the type of song that hits at the beginning!!! Probably several movies that feature this song. 8.8/10 "Love in Vain" - Started a bit slow for me but once the simple drum beat came in, then it started to grow on me. Gives me, "Final Slow Dance Before Saying Goodybe" type of song. Bittersweetish. Favorite part is, every ".... in/to the Station" line starts; great tone, almost sounds like a quasi-vibrato. 7.2/10 "Country Honk" - Was not expecting actual country lol. Fiddler carrying as usual for this type of country / Honky-Tonk inspired music. Catchy hook. Might have to listen to again as I have to be in the mood for country; definitely better than that country pop shit that I sometimes indulge in. 7/10 "Live With Me" - Alright to me, nothing special. Like the guitar and brass (sax?) instrumental. Didn't really care much for the lyrics. I feel as if there are better rock songs on this album. 5.8/10 "Let It Bleed" - Think I've heard this song prior to listening to the album. Cream on me? Excuse me? Again, the instrumental is stellar and vocally very attractive. Not sure if this is one I have on repeat. oh wait he straight up says c*m on me? Aight. I feel as if you're not a TRS fan, you wouldn't be able to fully comprehend this song... so ik I'll probably make those fans upset but this is after one listen. Sonically good, lyrically questionable for me (I'll have to do a deep dive to see if there's a deeper meaning). 6.5/10 "Midnight Rambler" - Like the swing on this one. Like the lyrics and storytelling---is this about a murderer or something? As someone who doesn't listen to much blues, it is a pleasure to hear it every once in a while. Probably one of my favorites. Longer, but I like the slowdown at ~5 mins. 8.2/10 "You Got the Silver" - Meh, I was zoning in and out of this one when listening but it picks up for me in the last minute. Who hurt bro though? 7/10 "Monkey Man" - Idk what it is, but the first 3 lines really feel appropriate for Mick Jagger to sing. Keep in mind, idk TRS or Mick that well at all, but he really makes this song instantly better. Probably intentional, but I love how he straight up sounds like a monkey at the end. 8.7/10 "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Classic for me, like many others, this is probably one of the first TRS songs you hear. I always had a friend quoting the chorus so it's replayability is high. Gotta be a Top 100 Rock Song of All TIme right? 9.2/10
Starting off with in the best songs I have ever heard. Heart-stopping vocals, skin melting instrumentals throughout, mind blowing song. Mary Clayton making me see angels. Narratively driven. The second song in vain repeats things, but it only seems to add emphasis. Emotional and forlorn. The instrumental with Mick Jaggar’s wailing moves. Hell yeah country moment so fucking sick. Those mixed voices, real Johnny Cash charm. God it just keeps going. Hit after motherfucking hit. The keys and bass line on live with me really fuck. Not even halfway through and I want to give it a five out of five. Ok title track. TAKE MY ARM TAKE MY LEG OH BABY DONT YOU TAKE MY LEG. Midnight rambler probably my least fav, nothing much to say about it You got silver, nice folk rock jam thang. I dig it. Monkey man is fun, playful, sexy and super dynamic. I like it. YOU CANT ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU——WANT HONEY
Monkey Man was a good new find. Obviously I Can't Always Get...is a classic, the rest was a little too country rock for me
I am definitely a "Jimmy Miller produced era" Stones man - and although I don't think this quite hits the heights of the two albums that would follow, there are still a number of bona fide bangers on here - Gimme Shelter and Monkey Man ("the Charlatans based their whole career off this song" - Glen Hyde c.1994) to name but two...
So, so good. Listened to it 3 times during a flight and it kept revealing more nuances. Becoming my favourite Stones album.
Mic and Keith's baby. Love this album.
Great Stones. Bluesy and honky tonk.
Fuck yeah! The Stones!
dr gregory house
it's okay, waking up to a choir singing You Can't Always Get What You Want was a very House MD moment
Also already heard.
Rock of course. Lots of country/western influence in this one Some rock n roll and even gospel bits (you cant always get what you want) Best track - let it bleed/ midnight rambler is fun
Some good tracks, some average ones, some very skippable ones. I still don't really like Mick Jagger's singing.
Eh
Was ok
Bookended by two of the greatest blues-rock hits of all time, Let it Bleed boasts seven other tracks that ain't bad either. In fact, they're really, really good. 'She blew my nose and then she blew my mind'; 'They got earphone heads, they got dirty necks / They're so 20th century'; 'And there will always be a space in my parking lot / When you need a little coke and sympathy.' Mos Def notably opined: 'You may dig on the Rolling Stones / But they ain't come up w/ that shit on they own.' Right as he is, the Stones never claimed to be the origin. Underrated: they're as raunchy as they are prophetically dark and relentlessly in the muck. And a major shoutout to Merry Clayton (20 Feet from Stardom), who is clearly a genius.
Good but don't see myself regularly listening
5/10
Another great album
Helps me prove my hypothesis that the Beatles had better albums, but the stones had better singles. Gimme shelter is probably one of the best songs of all time but gun to my head if you ask me to name more than 3 songs on this album I’d tell you to pull the trigger. Still love gimme shelter
god i wish this was a sonic youth album
Uncle doug!!! A country album for the haters
4.5~
‘Let It Bleed’ and ‘You Got The Silver’ are strong tracks, and ‘Gimme Shelter’ is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs. ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ is on another level; it sounds like nothing else in the world, and it feels quick and effortless even at seven minutes. A high 4.something, but going with a 5 because this is way ahead of its time for 1969. The album title and cover are also great.
A high four for me, and definitely my favorite of the Stones albums I've heard so far. Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want are such perfect songs - problem is, I just want to keep replaying them. Though I did enjoy the rest of the album too!
Good
I know the big hits but have never listened to a full album. Really loved some of the country-tinged songs, especially the title track. Favorites: Gimme Shelter, Let It Bleed, You Can't Always Get What You Want Would I listen to it again: Yes
The production's very 60s and not in a good way, but there are some absolute classics here, and I love Charlie's drumming.
It’s fine, nothing really stood out to me
monke
Gritty, Bluesy, So down my alley
Too bad the whole album couldn’t keep up.
A member of one of the greatest 4 album arcs in music history. Don't sleep on You Got The Silver.
mid
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Vintage Stones.
Stara klasika, cely album jsem si poslechl poprve v zivote
Fuck rating albums. Just let me listen.
this album is phenomenal. i have heard it before. 10/10. love the stones, just like my father and my grandfather before me.
can appreciate it for what it is, a good album, but its just not my style of music.
Two 4s bookend a 2
Wow I thought this album was going to be phenomenal given the two hits. But that's all this was. Two great hits surrounded by mediocre 60's honky tonk imitations. Meh.
Man, the more of these Stones deep cuts I hear the more I really see these guys as greatest hits merchants. A lot of this is just very dull and derivative faux blues/honky tonk bullshit, I don't know why their albums are littered with this and then sprinkled with a few of their breakout tracks. the opening and closing tracks are definite highlights for me and save this from a negative rating in spite of the fact that hearing Jack Nicholson may have tainted my listening experience of Gimme Shelter. As for the rest of this album though, if I paid to see this live and ended up getting fatally stabbed by some Hells Angels meathead, dying would probably only be the 2nd worst thing that happened to me that night
Pavlovian response to the first track that makes me think im about to see some fat retard drop their chilli on a basketball court and say the n word (white)
In contention for one of the best album covers of all time, i adore that thing. Leagues below Exile On Main Street, i understand its something different entirely, but it feels less complex and composed. Maybe it'll grow on me but at this point just left me feeling it's aight. 6/10
Scorsese's favourite album. I mean, the guy LOVES the Stones but he really used Gimme Shelter in THREE films. And can you really blame him? If anything, having heard that and You Can't Always Get What You Want so many times in my life makes them feel a bit out of place on this album. Not because they don't fit but because they are so prominent in popular culture. The rest of the album admittedly did not have the same meteoric impact that the songs that bookend this album did, but after reading about the circumstances of the recording of this album it is fascinating that they were able to dip their toes into so many different genres and come away with a very entertaining and varied album. While every song does feel fresh (and also has Keith Richards on vocals for the first, and thankfully not last, time), it never quite reaches the highs of the two big hits here with the exception of Love In Vain which was a very pleasant discovery for me. Overall, two masterpiece songs does not make a perfect album and there are a few tracks here which I had middling feelings towards on most of my listens. A phenomenal album, but not their best. Highlights: Gimme Shelter, Love In Vain, Let It Bleed, You Got The Silver, You Can't Always Get What You Want
The overall score doesn’t suggest it, but this album calcified me as a Stones Hater. Have always liked Let It Bleed, thought it would be a slam dunk 5 here. Certainly the best Stones album I think. If a guy were to build a Mount Rockmore of songs, I think it would be hard to keep Gimme Shelter off there. Title track is a great song. Can’t Always Get What You Want is a great song. But my god, listening to Mick Jagger do a straight earnest take on Love in Vain, followed immediately by the borderline-parody sounding Country Honk is rough. I get that before 1955, the only song English people knew was Greensleeves, so I’m sure it was very titillating to hear good American music. It makes sense that rock got so big so fast there. But is there anything worse than hearing a guy like Mick Jagger sing Robert Johnson? Or push a country song through his nose? Awful. And to think they are STILL going today!
Didn't really enjoy it to be honest and not super sure what to make of it. Sorry I'm phoning it in today so I can listen to the next album
Just a copy of primal scream! Why bother?!
Incredible. Starts strong and finishes strong, and the middle is just really good. Considered a 4 star, but c'mon.
First song is a classic. A few others are ok but country honk is utterly terrible.
10th stones album. Influence from gospel, country blues and country rock. Sounds very American. Nice laid-back country rock.
As a teen, I remember thinking that legendary bands like Rolling Stones and the Beatles were overrated and boring (because nobody knows better than a teenager, right?). As I’ve gotten older and somewhat more decrepit, I can definitely appreciate these older gems a lot more. This might be the most dad-rock album to exist, but there’s a reason why tracks like Gimme Shelter still get so much radio play. This is good old fashioned blues rock from front to back, oozing with charisma.
Has the majority of top stones hits. I like the ones not so popular such as love in vain, track 2. Track listing not the same order as on rear of cd Other than the best of stones 2 cd album, this is my favorite stones album. Has a diverse range of genres that take make you appreciate the good songs. Especially when tired of hearing the songs that always get air play in the radio. It's an album the more you play the more you hear in the movements
Some good tunes
i don’t think i understand the massive appeal these guys had but never bad
Boring
A couple of classics, the rest filler
I mean, it's the stones man. I will say, following home shelter with love in vain, is a choice. It kind of killed the momentum for me. But it finishes with one of the greatest songs in rock and roll.
talk about a START and a FINISH could i write poetry to this? y
Like I said... Any Stones record from "Beggar's Banquet" through "Exile on Main St." could easily qualify for this list. They are all nearly perfect. If I had my druthers, I'd just put "Exile" on this project and leave the remaining three spaces for other, possibly less-known albums.
Merry Clayton on Gimme Shelter alone is worth 5 stars. The album does dip a bit in the middle, but the finale lifts it right back up.
Amazing opening
Gimme Shelter is one of the best rock songs of all time. But I never could get into this band, okay?! I'M SORRY!!!
Interesting to contrast the musical skill of this album versus the Friday album by the Ramones. Simple can be good but not always.
I have a lot of nostalgia love for this one.
Solid!
Love the Stones. I have an unpopular opinion that the "Beatles vs Stones" debate seriously hurt the Stones. Because almost everyone says Beatles when asked that question and gives it no thought. It's not like comparing Michael Jordan and LeBron James where people have to think for a minute and an argument could be made for either that would have to at least be respected. But everyone is so quick to answer the beatles that it kind of hurts their awesomeness. Anyway, off my soapbox. The stones are awesome and deserve more than 5 stars.
Yup, definitely a rolling stones album. Some great songs, and a bunch of filler. It was exactly as expected, a decent listen that I wouldn't request on my own.
Yeah it was another rolling stones album. I've come to have an expectation now as I listen to them as I think this the 3rd or 4th album I've listened to so far from this list. It's still a decent album with some great singles that start and end the album. Everything in between was okay. I'm just ready to roll on from the stones to something else.
Was never a huge fan of when the Stones went super country but can’t deny this one as a classic. Bookended by among the best songs in the Stones catalog.
They are genius. I never really loved The Rolling Stones, but you can’t deny their talent.
Might be my favorite stones album so far.
Let It Bleed is one of the most overrated albums ever. Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want are the only listenable songs in my opinion
Not the biggest stones fan, but this one, this one, is of course pretty good!
You really can't go wrong with the Stones. Gimmie Shelter has got to be up there with my favorite Stones songs and is a great opener for this album. Country Honk, I guess, is a different version of the more popular Honky Tonk Women (I like the latter more). It seems like they were going for a more bluesy or country sound in this record. You definitely feel that in the meat of the album. Monkey Man was a song that was a late album standout and obviously Can't Always Get What You Want is a classic (overplayed in the mainstream, but still solid). I would grade this as a solid 4. Doesn't quite reach levels of a 5 after Gimmie Shelter.
So far I have yet to be impressed by a Stones album. Here's to hoping this breaks that streak. Gimme Shelter is an amazing opener and among my favorites songs the band every produced. Mixing on this version sounds sounds different from what I've heard on the radio (vocals are quite a bit more suppressed and echoey and the rest is a bit crunchier). Honestly I actually like it this way better. Country Honk is a nice reimagining of Honky Tonk Women. I'm loving the crust on this record and the forward mix on the fiddle in the left monitor balanced by the rooted stomp beat + guitar melody in the right. Monkey Man is a late album standout. Love the swagger of it and the bluesy guitar tone stuffed in the right monitor. Given the track record, I was actually quite hesitant going in, but this album blew me away. I can absolutely get down with a more twangy Rolling Stones. While their other albums have been (generously) spotty, this one was consistent and well structured with monolithic bookends in Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want. This is high 4 / soft 5 territory for me. After a second listen this is the softest of 5s.
Very good album with an absolute classic of an ending song. Was bordering in the 3.5 realm until You Cant Always Get What You Want which is really up there for favorite songs of all time. No real blemishes on this one either.
This album was filled with way more songs that I knew than I originally thought looking at the track list. Just some absolute classics when it comes to Rock. Monkey Man and YCAGWYW to end it were the best two songs.
Gimme Shelter is an obvious jam. Top tier song ever imo. Did not realize Country Honk was the original way Honky Tonk Woman was written. I think I prefer Honky Tonk. Let It Bleed is dirty! Lots of cream and coming on. Midnight Rambler is a nice bluesy number. Weird hearing Keith Richards sing on You Got The Silver. Not bad. Monkey Man is another jam. Heard it in a bunch of movies/tv shows. Finally, You Can't Always Get What You Want is another absolute classic. This is a high ass 4. If they maybe replace Country Honk with Honky Tonk then that might bump it to a 5. But alas a high 4.
Is there a more iconic opening to an album than "Gimmee Shelter". A classic album from the Stones' best era. So much good stuff on it, and mpossible to fault it.
Some nice instrumentals, but other than that it's nothing special. Three stars.
Some great songs on here. Love the closer
let it go please
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This album feels a little bit like a bait and switch. Gimme Shelter goes so hard, then it’s just kind of ok for the majority of the album, and then it picks back up at the end with You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Maybe I’d appreciate it more with another listen. 3.5 Stars
Classic album with classic tunes
Ushshhshhhshhhhhh. This is definitely not my thing. Bad.
The Rollings Stones have very few albums I could listen to the whole way through but this is one of them. 4.5*
Never really noticed how Dylan-esque this era of the Stones was. And the bookend tracks are perfect.
Cool record to listen to, incredible production and mixing. Then a mix of slow and good songs to just pass the time. For the time, very good, will add it to my collection.
When The Stones are being innovative (Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get ... ) I think they're great. When they're being a blues band in the country vein, they fall flat for me. This album seems to lean mostly on the blues and it doesn't quite grab me, see: Beggars Banquet)
Good
First Stones album of the list. It was good but I found it a little lacking. It starts with Gimme Shelter which is a powerhouse of a song, but the b tracks are nothing special. Not bad, but they started to get a little one note after a while. Overall- good album, 3.5/5
Did not like this except for you can’t always get what you want
pretty cool
I find The Rolling Stones not very interesting. First song was good but the rest is not interesting for me. This is my 5th album by them so far. This is like a 3 but I'm taking a point for being nothing new compared to the Stones albums I've had so far because I'm annoyed at these repeat-artists where the extra albums don't add anything.
Oh come on, this one’s a classic. I first became obsessed with this back in 2017, right when I was seriously diving into the British Invasion (which I don’t consider this a part of, but, still). Of the “classic 4” that ran between Beggars Banquet and Exile, I can’t ever definitively compare any of them. All I know is that they’re all 10s. Top 3: Gimme Shelter, Love In Vain, Let It Bleed Long live Charlie Watts!
I always find the rolling stones just fine. Never blows me away, but also never so offensive I turn it off
на любителя.
What an album, starting off with Gimme Shelter, a top tier banger. A good album overall with several high highs.
Not a bad song, Gimme Shelter +1, You Can’t Always Get What You Want +1
This is the second album in the Rolling Stones wonderful six album (yes, I wrote "six") run in the late 60's and early 70's. The first half of this album is better than the second half of the album but it's still wonderful all around. There is so much variety on Let it Bleed. This includes war protest songs, country-ish music, folk, straight blues rock, and of course, children singing over a grandiose sounding closing song. I am not sure Let It Bleed was a response to Let It Be but it probably makes a great story if it were true. It's one of my inexplicably favorite Stones songs and I love Charlie Watts's drums on it. This has a lot of the things I like most about the Stones, even if the second half of the album isn't my favorite representation of them as a band.
Whoa! I used to love this album. I think this was the album that helped me love the Rolling Stones. I'd bought a few greatest hits albums to kind of acclimate to them. And my dad was a fan when I was growing up. But this was the first one that had a bunch of singles that made me go, "These guys really know what they are doing." I think it is still my second favorite album after Exile on Main Street, but they are completely different feeling albums. Gimme Shelter- why did it take me 30 years to look up these lyrics? Love in Vain- Robert Johnson's version is better, and not just because it is the original. The Stones do a great job with country and country blues. But I don't think Mick's voice carries country songs well. Country Honk Live with Me Let It Bleed- a cool country rocker about drugs Midnight Rambler You Got the Silver Monkey Man- the only song on the album I never got into You Can't Always Get What You Want- what a wonderful closing to the album- and if you think about it- the opener is a raging protest song against (probably) the Vietnam War. The closer is an acknowledgment that the war may not end. That protesting may not work. That people will protest against each other. So look for the happiness where you can get it.
Yeah this is okay
Day441 - maybe not my favorite stones album but gimme shelter is my favorite song
Gimmie Shelter is an all time banger and in my opinion, the best Stones song. This album would've gotten five stars if Honky Tonk Women was on here instead of Country Honk. But that slip up costs them a star. Still, a pretty damn good Stones album.
I’ve said before and I’ll say again that the Stones’ longevity has made them a bit of a caricature and a punchline. But it’s hard to deny that this is a great album!
Lots of honky tonk blues here; great stuff. The titular track might sound like a Beatles title, but the mostly over the top singing sounds like “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
Good stuff. Gimme Shelter is probably my favorite Stones song, so that kicks it up a full level, I'd wager.
This album comes across as insincere to me, and with each song except the first and maybe the last two being faux-honky tonk, there's not much here for me to enjoy. That being said, "Gimme Shelter" is pretty great.
Being one of the most iconic bands in all of music, The Rolling Stones have achieved a discography of over 30 studio albums, which is insane. Out of all of those albums though, many people consider this their best. And I have to say, I think I agree. This was the most fun I’ve had with a Rolling Stones album, and there were few moments that took me out of it. Right off of the bat, the opener *Gimme Shelter* is absolutely killer. Mick Jagger’s loud vocals add to the feeling that something is coming that the song encapsulates so well. Merry Clayton’s guest vocals are stellar as well, and help make *Gimme Shelter* one of the best album openers there is. *Gimme Shelter* also encapsulates what makes this album great. Enthusiastic performances, clean production, and a fun and engaging tone and atmosphere. Another example of this is the title track, *Let It Bleed*. Its catchy and alternating chorus is great. This album is also a bit tongue-in-cheek, with some more raunchy songs thrown in like *Live With Me* and *Let It Bleed*. However, one of the best tracks is the closer, *You Can’t Always Get What You Want*. Its choir makes it feel angelic when it’s present. That combined with the blues rock fusion makes this an absolutely incredible closer. Mick’s performance and presence in the song is excellent. The one song that didn’t sit right with me, *Country Honk*,felt like a watered down version of their single *Honky Tonk Woman*. However, this album is still a classic in its own right and for good reason. It’s among The Rolling Stones best. I’d recommend it.
Monkey Man puts it over the top
Great album
Really, only two songs define this album for me, and when I listen to those two songs, "Let It Bleed" is good. "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are good. But what about the rest? The rest of the album is absolute garbage. Mick Jagger's voice on some songs is simply unbearable. Not to mention Keith Richards' guitar. So let it bleed; it doesn't get more than two stars.
Finde Rolling Stones irgendwie immer langweiliger als gedacht
Der dritte Song hat mich positiv überrascht. Ansonsten eher Durchschnitt.
Let It Bleed is one of my top Rolling Stones albums. For a long time, all I owned was a Greatest Hits Collection for the Stones. I seemed content with that. A few years back, I decided I would check out some of their albums and one of them was Let It Bleed. After listening to it again for this particular project, it seems my thoughts are still the same. Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want are monster songs. Epic in their own right. I don’t mind the country songs but I do prefer Honky Tonk Woman over Country Honk. The “cream on” line in Let It Bleeds always creeps me out a little. And I’ve come to really like Monkey Man and Midnight Rambler the more I listen. It’s a great album by The Stones and gets a 4 from me. 4/5
Good album. I’m not a huge Rolling Stones fan so this almost slipped to a 3 but there were enough impressive songs to push it to 4
Aldrig varit en stor fan av Rolling Stones. Detta känns ofärdigt. Det finns ju några bra låtar bakom ganska taffliga och daterade arrangemang. Tvåa
Amo Gimme Shelter y el resto tiene esa onda jazz bluesera tan genial de los stones. Bueno bueno.
Si no es su mejor pega en el palo
Easy five stars. I’ve never listened to the album as a whole. The classics and the deep cuts flow well. I’m surprised at the different version of Honky Tonk Woman. Great experience.
Classy raunch!
Had never listened to this album straight through before and what a treat! Classic Stones at their peak before they started going sideways in the 70s.
I will happily listen to this album again and again. Some weak bit, but the strong tracks are just SO good!
Not my thing but not so "not-my-thing" I just dislike it, I think maybe the fact that I was sleepy didn't help its case in some songs where I thought they weren't doing much for me but generally? The songs were good, their use of blues rock and country doesn't feel nearly as clunky or weird as that one Paul McCartney record I heard some days ago. Let It Bleed is also less... animated than I expected, a lot more midtempo and sometimes that works to its benefit with songs that know how to use their length and sound well. Overall, its good
This record is overrated to say the least. Singles are the bookend tracks and what lies between is just filler. There is a fun track a cool one, a blues rocker, but this doesn't have the soul that Beggars does, the energy of Sticky Fingers, or the grandiose of Exile.
Disappointing and boring
4.3 - 3 stunning songs in gimme shelter, monkey man and you cant always get what you want. However the rest of the album was really filler
Gimme Shelter is brilliant. Then the next 4 tracks are just a waste of time - boring blues rock staples. The back end picks up with some slightly more interesting arrangements, and somewhat crescendos with You Can't Always Get What You Want. Though I weirdly don't like the angelic choir intro to that track, sounds corny to me. I've always felt like The Rolling Stones are one of the most overrated bands of all time, and this album doesn't really change that, though I much much prefer it to Beggars Banquet and Exile on Main St. 3.4/5
Opener and closer are 10's stuff in between is decent
More than young or old Stones, I’m a fan of “middle aged” Stones so this is solidly in my favorite era of their long career. How can you not take notice with a first track like “Gimme Shelter”, one of the best tracks of all time much less one of the best album openers. I love how they pull in gospel, country, folk, etc. but keep it all under their beloved idiom of blues based rock, and it works. Chef’s kiss of an album.
Blues-rockig. Hät nice Harmonie und Rhythme. Ich fühle d Stones trotzdäm nöd.
Hmm isch glaub wieder es vieri für mich. Sehr sehr guet, wirds eifach nüm viel lose drum langeds nöd ganz für e füfi.
gimme shelter isch glaub de best stones song? viel z geil. d sängerin het so alles geh (sie het nocher miscarriet) ich LIEBS. wie sie murder singt. ufff. und d gitarrene und aaaaah. meisterwerk. love in vain cute, ich lieb slide giti. aber macht etz nüt mega krasses. mandoline cool. country honk isch afoch honky tonk women?? ahaa honky tonk women isch non album single aber de track isch ufem album okay wiso nöd d single? single besser. live with me meega stones tönt super crunchy i like. sax solo chli lang? let it bleed kenni, het er gseit ihri breasts seged immer open? huere horny shit. aber de song passt und s goht glaub meh um emotionali abhängigkeit. monkey man!! we are all monki. macht au freud. de introchor bi you cant always get what you want isch seeehr stiif. aber de song isch de haaaaammmer. fast ufem level vo gimme shelter. und wenn de chor nur uuuuh und aaah macht ischer super. das album isch e 4.5. ha etz no honky tonk single version aneghenkt mit dem wärs e füfi. gitarre sooo snarky so geil uf dem. fuuuuck.
s komische torte-album! gimme shelter isch seehr cool und verspielt surprisewarteschlange!!! hä iwie kenni love in vain? chli zuuu country für mich aber sehrsehr schön slidegitarre!!! hahah country honk: de titel lügt nöd hmm bin chli abgschweift, es isch allgemein countrier als erwartet! midnight rambler ischmer chli z lang gange die zweit hälfti vo monkey man isch seeehr schön you can't always get megaaa geile ahfang! joaaa rolling stones werded nie mini lieblingsband aber hans gern gha
Even though ive heard a lot of these songs are LOT in my life, I'm not sick of them. This band never fails to amaze me. Even if I'm listening to an album that's over 50 years old.
Probably the best of the Rolling Stones that I've heard on this list so far. I usually don't have strong opinions either way on their music, and I don't here either, but this album leaned a little more toward good than their albums usually do for me.
- Album #2 in the greatest run of releases of all time .... -
Both of the big hits on here are some of the best Stones songs, everything else is okay at best. Mid 3.
"Let It Bleed" is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Rolling Stones. It continued their more blues-oriented approach while also incorporating gospel, country blues and country rock. Guitarist Brian Jones was fired during the recording due his unreliability from his drug use and was replaced by Mick Taylor. Keith Richards played most of the guitar parts. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the UK and #3 in the US and had rave critical reviews. "Gimme Shelter" starts with those haunting guitars keys, someone singing "woooh" and a piano. The drums kick in and their off rockin." A song with really two lead singers, Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton who absolutely kills it. A great guitar riff by Keith. It's a song about the brutal realities of war- murder, rape and fear. Keith shows his versatility again using the acoustic and slide guitars in the self-titled "Let It Bleed." Jagger with his southern accent makes plenty of drug and sexual references in a song about emotional dependency. The band goes full in bluesy in "Midnight Rambler." Slide guitar and the harmonica. The long song keeps it interesting with multiple pace changes and a chaotic close with Jagger final lines being "I'll stick my knife right down your throat baby and it hurts." Richards' guitar riff and slide guitar highlight "Monkey Man." Nicky Hopkins on piano and the use of the vibraphone. ✔️ . It's a tribute to Italian pop artist Mario Schifano. I never knew that. The London Bach Choir opens the closer "You Can't Always Get What You Want" repeating the title lyrics. You got the organ, congas, maracas and the tambourine. Jagger sings about love, politics and drugs and the initial optimism and the eventual dissolution. The choir responds with the pragmatic answer. Ah, the Stones bookmarked this album pretty well, didn't they? With minimal contributions from Jones and Taylor, this really is the Keef album, isn't it? Memorable acoustic guitars, slide guitars, guitar riffs and layering of the guitars. He creates that down and dirty and sleepy bluesy sound enhanced by Jaggers' lyrics on drugs, sex and war. The contributions of Nicky Hopkins' piano, various percussion, Booby Keys' sax and, of course, Merry Clayton's vocals just add to the fantastic songs. Like yesterday with the Jam, this album is part of the Stones' magical run from "Beggars Banquet" through "Exile on Main St." A true classic album.
Went in excited to hear the album. Listening to the iconic guitar riff of "Gimme Shelter" the awesome low piano bass notes and the anthemic chorus with interesting lyrics got me more psyched. But then the album went downhill fast, more so than bad it just felt average. The Rolling Stones sound like a mediocre blues band for a big part of the album, the lyrics sound poser-ish (blues lyrics cliches delivered with a "bluesy vibe" that doesn't come across as authentic) You just don't believe that Mick Jagger has the blues. The album picks up with Monkey Man, the band does much better with faster paced rocking songs than the mid to low tempo blues. The album finishes very strong with "you can't always get what you want" which has a strong message and an original distinct arrangement as well as of course having a memorable hook. It's a bit painful to give an album with two bonafide classics a low rating, but also hard to give a decent rating to an album that I spent the majority of the time disliking
Classic
Stonkin
Crazy that this is the first time I've listened to a full album by The Rolling Stones. It was good! Diverse. The stereo production was kinda crazy. I lost a little interest in the twangier tracks, and the title track was pretty raunchy, but it was all made up for by "You Can't Always Get What You Want." What a song! This was good, I would say it's a must-listen. #88.
This one was boring. It's two songs on it that are okay, but I don't like Vietnam War draft dodging theme music. As soon as I hear a fiddle on a song from British people, i'm out.
Definitely to the blues scale of the rock/blues scale. Almost country. Hm.
I didn't know "Gimme Shelter" was Rolling Stones. You can tell they were dabbling with a blues/country influence here with the acoustic guitar and piano style. Also their "Country Honk" sounds JUST like Old Crow Medicine Show. But then the album ends with "Can't always get what you want" so this is a weird combo.
Two absolute classics top and tail this and there's some good stuff in the middle too but a few that aren't as interesting.
I really considered giving this a 5, however you can’t always get what you want brings this down to a 4. I love the rolling stones but I do not love that song
Gimme Shelter is a great song, but I felt the rest was pretty average at best. Some songs were fine, others weak, but it felt pretty disjointed imo. You can't always get what you want is not a good song.
Sitä männävuosien rokkia, joka ei itselle tee paljoa mitään. Parit hyvät rallit, kerran kuunteli.
Þetta er ekkert fjarri lagi að ná upp í fimmu hjá mér. Upphafslagið og lokalagið eru 6 stjörnu lög. Glæsileg og geggjuð. Fannst lögin á milli fyrst frekar leiðinleg. Eftir hlustun tvö fannst mér þau fín. og eftir síðustu hlustun geggjuð. Ætla að smella bara fimmu á þetta og segja fokkitt.
Fínt rokk. Nokkur mjög góð lög, en ég er ekki sérstakur aðdáandi honky tonk.
Probably my favourite Stones album. It's phenomenal.
5/9
Best of the Stones albums I've had so far. Gimme Shelter the clear highlight but the pace and tempo is pretty solid throughout. Good length, not much filler
Much like Aftermath (both versions) this is one good song followed up by a bunch of not-so-good ones, in this case not-so-good blues imitation.
okay but not their best!
More soul and blues than I realized the Rolling Stones were. Lyrics and concept seemed more accessible to me than previous records this week. A very listenable album, I’d listen again
banger.
The opener and closer are the best songs the Stones have ever done. The rest is not that interesting. 3.5
I feel like I should be in a shitty dive bar somewhere listening to this, but I'm stuck at work.
One of my favorite songs is on this one.
Some highlights: -Gimme Shelter -You Can't Always Get What You Want -You Got The Silver -Midnight Rambler -Monkey Man
Really enjoyed it. Some really bluesy music sandwiched by two all time greats. Wasn't what I was expecting, but definitely better. 8/10
Gimme Shelter is a stone cold classic. The rest of this is pretty good.
5 seconds in: 5 stars. Final verdict: Rolling Stones good.
Opening with Gimme Shelter is a flex You Can’t Always Get What You Want, one of the all time great songs Everything else was totally fine!
Perhaps suffered from my having heard it so many times so it was missing the excitement factor
Great
Great album
a nice mix of styles and no bad songs
One of the all time greats. So many different styles and it all still sounds like the Stones. No skips necessary
I bought this one on CD before I even had a CD player because I wanted to listen to the guitar riff on Monkey Man on CD. A classic not a track in vain
Really liked Gimme Shelter and Let It Bleed; didn't care much for the rest of the album. I feel like it only made it on the list for the icon status of You Can't Always Get What You Want
Probably more of a 3.5 stars, which feels patently ridiculous to say: this record, among the Stones' opuses, led off by one of the most chilling rock songs ever put to tape... 7/10. To one's own self be true, however. I've never understood how Beatles vs. Stones was ever even a remotely interesting debate. One wrote half of the pop canon by 1970. The other is the recipient of the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, whose bassist, by the way, is (quoting from Wikipedia) "his own son's ex-son-in-law, the father-in-law of his ex-mother-in-law, as well as the stepgrandfather of his ex-wife." But what do those extratextual details matter? The album starts with Gimme Shelter and ends with You Can't Always Get What You Want! The seven songs in between vary in quality, but those bookends are enough to make it an unimpeachable classic.
Besides the 3 songs that sound vaguely country, it's an okay album.
Not really interesting, a bit of a chore to get through apart from two, by far, biggest songs. Shame, because I thought I like Rolling Stones.
Gimme shelter: 2.75/5 Love in vain: 2/5 Country honk: 0.5/5 Live with me: 2.5/5 Let it bleed: 2/5 Midnight rambler: 3/5 You got the silver: 2/5 Monkey man: 1.5/5 You cant always get what you want: 3/5
"Gimme Shelter" and "You Cant Always Get What You Want", arguably some of the Stones' most recognizable songs, bookend this album. Sadly, these songs feel totally out of place here, as the rest of the album heavily features more country and blues oriented songs that are significantly less memorable.
4/5. As an album, this is definitely not the best Stones album but it does have some great songs on here that does take to above average. Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get take it to a 3 alone but there are some other good songs on here that make the album a solid listen all the way through. Definitely some lazy songs that we can do without but most are great. Best Song: Gimme Shelter, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler
not bad! I actually like the country & western sound for them, and i think it sounds good in Jagger's voice. there weren't really any songs that knocked me out with how good they were (other than maybe "Gimme Shelter") but I enjoyed myself and I'll probably listen again at some point in the future
So much soul; i had to have a major cultural impact on the western world.
Arguably the best Stones album (either that or Beggars Banquet). Classic songs.
At first listen, it was hard to make up my mind about this album. I didn’t hate it as venomously as other people seemed to hate it anyway, I knew that much. Eventually, I decided that I liked it; like it enough to give it four stars, even. I think what caught me off guard was this faux country/American folk cosplay the Stones seem to be guilty of at times, which maybe I would be more forgiving of if they were actually American and not from London. However, the songs that were good were really good. This record is wedged between two absolute belters of tunes, Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Seminal Rolling Stones songs, absolute stompers. Some people seemed to think the rest of the album didn’t hold up but I quite liked the middle part. I really liked Let it Bleed and Midnight Rambler. I remember this album, unlike a lot of other albums on this list, which counts for something. It was a big improvement from the last Stones album I listened to but so far, The Stone Roses are still ahead in the Stone war.
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would! Love the blues here.
Better than the other stones album we've listened to, but still mediocre
Just a great record
Gotta love the Stones
Bookended by two absolutely massive songs, with the rest of the album being completely serviceable. As a full package, it's not perfect, but probably the blues-iest and most enjoyable Stones package I've gotten so far on this list.
The ones you always hear on the radio don't do much for me anymore, but I thought the deep tracks on the album were really good. Though, a lot of these songs don't song as good once you hear them live off of "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out."
Good tracks throughout, but what elevates the album is starting with Gimme Shelter and ending with You Can't Always Get What You Want.
I may be alone in having never liked Mick Jagger. I don't like his voice and never was a fan of his style. I wasn't excited to see this album come on. Some classics on here for sure, although I'd venture the classics have been overplayed so much they don't give me much pleasure anymore. Ultimately this gets to a "fine" in my book.
I've heard "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" through the years. Those are the classics, and understandably have the most listens on YT Music. I was hoping there would be a hidden gem in this album otherwise, but the rest blends together into a forgettable hodge-podge. With that in mind (and given the purpose of this album list), I didn't need to hear this album. 2/5.
Good stuff, albeit not as much as Exile… or …Fingers.
Les Rolling Stones, toujours fascinés par les sons et influences américaines, avec leur petit mauvais genre. Ce n'est pas un groupe qui me rejoint, même si je ne dirais pas que c'est mauvais non plus.
4- Stars (10/15)
Fine
Top 200 album for me. Stones at their best.
A perfectly mid rock and roll album. A little folksy, a surprising amount of acoustic instruments, but much of the songwriting is a bid boring. Gimme Shelter is awesome.
Enjoyed a few songs and liked the different sounds on it, would be a 3.5 if possible
If it wasn't for Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want, I'd gladly give 2 for this. These two songs are stellar, but as with most Stones' records, they work better as part of a greatest hits compilation. As usual for them: two hits don't make a good LP.
Great capsule of their work. Not sure it’s 5 but opens and closes so well, with a lot of meat in between.
Bookended by Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get, this is largely run of the mill blues rock, but they do it so well for some British geezers. 3 Stones album in quick succession from this generator. Ive had enough.
"Shelter Me" is such a phenomenon, those backing vocals bring the frisson every time. That alone is enough to catapult this album to at least four stars. The middle of the album is full of good tunes, nothing really stands out. And then the last song bookends this album with another classic. Chef's kiss.
Fuckin exhilarating and exactly what I need on a Friday.
I feel like I'm missing something. It may just be the lack of context, but outside of a handful of songs, this felt like nothing particularly groundbreaking. Not to say it's bad by any means, but I don't get why it's so lauded. I've never found Mick to be particularly captivating on records and the songwriting doesn't compensate for me. Good, not great. Rating: 7/10 Favorite Song: Monkey Man
10/10 Maybe my favorite opening track on an album ever? God bless Merry Clayton for laying down the craziest backing vocals of all time. Having this album bookended by two of the biggest songs of all time obscures the quality of the other tracks which is a shame because top to bottom this album bangs. Overall, this is one of my favorite albums because it blends folks, soul, blues, and that 60s/70s British sound in a compact and cohesive package. Favorite Song: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
A few well known singles on here that are genuinely good, but they sandwich an otherwise pretty mid collection of songs.
Jag har lyssnat rätt mycket på Stones, men aldrig på let i bleed i sin helhet. Det låter som ett Stones i högform, det svänger och det är klackarna i taket. Alltså allt som definierar Stones med den fantastiska Gimme Shelter som öppningslåt. Det går inte sätta låga betyg, men reservera mig gentemot några trista låtar och tidvis kassa texter.
I liked this one. It has a lot of classics that I've known my whole life, but haven't really sat down and listened to the original album. Morning very different than what I expected, but it was pretty solid. Definitely more single hits than a full-scope album experience.
It's ok, but I never really got into The Rolling Stones' music.
Classic Stones. I'm close to loving this album, but there are a couple of tracks mid-album which I’m just not as keen on. EDIT: Second best Stones album so far, behind Sticky Fingers. This too has grown on me. Banger album.
Gimme Shelter is one of the actually good Stones songs, the rest is pretty meh to me. I'll be nice because of the one song though I guess.
Gimme shelter is a belter
This is an absolute classic, and album 2 in the greatest 4 album run of any artist. It's got a swagger to it that nobody but the Stones could pull off; bluesy, country, rock n roll that feels primal and wild.
To be fair, if I had never heard anything besides gospel or folk music before, went to a Stones concert where a stranger gave me acid, I'd love this album too. Crazy to think boomers did that shit then just ruined everything. One has to assume Mick Jagger is to blame.
It's good. Country Mick Jagger is always funny. But they still pull it off somehow.
Songs i knew: 2 Songs i liked: meh I think I've always been more of a led/acdc fan than the stones so this album just all felt a bit watered down. I assume it was a high flyer and groundbreaking at the time but I don't think I'll come back for another listen. High 3.
Fine
This album is a classic
This album is unfuckwithable. Top to bottom. Adore the album art, as well. This album sinks in deep and resonates with some deep deep existential truth accessed through the hearing mechanisms and auditory cortex, in this case. 5 of 5. No notes.
sure, there are big hits here that are almost like cultural touchstones. but most of the album is nothing special compared to what actual blues artists create.
This is the only Stones album I listen to because it's got all you'd ever want on it. Gimme Shelter is an all time banger, the twang in Love In Vain, You Can't Always Get What You Want is a Glee Cast classic ... hit after hit 5/5
This album is nice. Gimme Shelter is obviously a perfect song. You got the silver is underrated and midnight ramble is very solid. I'm at like a 4.5 on this. Imma take the over.
This album is like a bad sandwich where the bread is the best part - the first and last songs are classics, but what comes in the middle is best forgotten.
At the beginning of this album I was convinced I had started a Scorsese movie. Really great record. Love the bluesy rock sound.
i am so confused as to what i thought the rolling stones was before listening to this album
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, assuming what you want is other good songs on the album. And you also can’t convince me Jagger ever stepped foot in a honky tonk.
One of my great musical memories is tied up in Let it Bleed. At probably 19, I was driving from SF up to the Sierras. In summer, the stretch leading from the Valley into the Sierra Foothills is all rolling hills covered in dry golden grass. Gimme Shelter came on shuffle, and that song with the windows down on that road was as perfect a match of music and moment as I've ever had. I like the rest of the album, but it never reaches the heights of Gimme Shelter again. Thats one of my all time great songs. It'd be a straight 4, but it gets demoted to 3.75 (still rounded up to 4) for Mick Jagger's choice to write, sing, and widely publish the lines: "Yeah, we all need someone we can cream on. Yeah, and if you want you can cream on me)" Go to jail Mick, because that line is a crime. Album Cover: (B+) Its iconic, but I dont get the cake.
"Gimme Shelter" is a very famous song that I didn't recognize right away. It's pretty sweet. Iconic vocals. "Love In Vain" is a very different song. It feels like Bob Dylan. "Country Honk" is a great song. I had genuinely no idea the Rolling Stones wrote songs like this. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a classic, I like it a lot. This album surprised me. The Stones are clearly more interesting than I thought they were. 8/10
you cant always get what you want
I’m so pissed off with myself that I literally just thought this cover was just a cake with a record next to it!!! I’ll tell you what I like: Gimmie shelter Let it bleed Midnight rambler Monkey man You can’t always get what you want Honestly I know this is one of the more loved ones but I’d rather listen to aftermath’s deep cuts than these ones. I like the stones but if they weren’t so popular/iconic I don’t think their reputation would be that good in retrospect, like they’d be liked but not loved I think 3/5
This is my favourite Stones record. It features some of their greatest tracks, such as Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler and You Can't Always Get What You Want. I also really like the country version of Honky Tonk Woman. Beyond the great songs, the album as a whole never bores me for a single minute, and the production is also top notch for 1969.
7/10 this has two absolute masterpieces and a whole lot of listenable stuff. For as much as I say I don't like the rolling stones that much, you wouldn't be able to tell from my scores on the albums I've gotten so far. 1-31-2025
Generally fine, two crackers and then the rest is good as background listening