Reviews (page 9 of 15)
the first and last songs are legendary the middle is fine 4.5
You Can’t Always Get What You Want lifted this from 3 to 4. To me this is a three song album with Gimme Shelter, Monkey Man and You Can’t Always Get What You Want. The rest is kind of cheap blues impression filler. I’d probably go 3.5 with the option
Erinomaisen mieluisaa osastoa! 4/5
No täähän oli kova. Enpä ollut aiemmin syystä tai toisesta kuunnellut. Samaa kuin esim. Cosmo's Factoryssa, että alkaa hitaasti, mutta loppua kohti hyvää tykittelyä. Eli hyvä kaari.
Rollareilta erinomainen rokkilevy! 4/5
Great - 5 out of 9 are more or less essential. The slide guitar country tracks grow on you, but are not classic.
Really fun album from start to finish, classic rock
In the conversation for best opening and closing track on an album ever. Midnight Rambler and Monkey Man are two of The Stones best blues tracks. Love in Vain is a fun country romp, while Country Honk does exactly as the name implies. Live With Me starts out with a funky bass line and transitions into a classic Stones, sexy, pop song. You Got the Silver is an uncharacteristically personal song from The Stones, and a great setup to the end. The only dud might be the title track, a light knock on an otherwise top to bottom classic.
Some monster Stone tunes on this record, some that sound like jam sessions trying to mimic American music that happened to be recorded. Like a lot of Stones records there's some killer tunes, and some dudes, which I can live with.
Great album. Had never listened to a full Stones album before, only heard the hits. You can see why they had such broad appeal, the album has lots of different music styles, rock, jazz, country. Something for everyone and the opening and closing tracks are all time great songs.
The stones annoy the ever living hell out of me. Probably because of oversaturation from Classic Rock stations being played at nearly every hourly foodservice job I had as a kid, and I just couldn't escape them. Whiny Jagger, sloppy Richards, over-indulgent arrangements, and just being played all. the. time. I hate myself for saying this. I really really hate it. But this is a good album. Dammit. Just... ARGH urk- aksjkljlkakl;asjDkldsafkjgklhjk;akl;ha dsadsgtewr fd
Gimme Shelter is probably the best song I've heard on any album so far, and I have no idea how I've gone almost 25 years without ever hearing it before. Ultimately though, the album as a whole isn't anything I'll be rushing to revisit anytime soon.
All-time great band entering their peak. Songs hard, production simple but strong, and probably some of Jagger’s best vocal performances. The opener and closer do sort of carry the album, but they’re contenders for the best opener and closer I’ve ever heard so do I really care? Best song: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Nice album but I didn't expect so much blues vibe. I don't think that second song fits rest of album well. Offcourse first and last song are great classics
Epic bread wraps a solid chug sandwich.
you can't always get what you want
Great record sandwiched by two outstanding tracks. The record does kinda dip towards the middle. A lot of people think this is just the Stones attempting country/honky tonk but I think they’re able to pull it off quite well.
Excellent, just excellent. Before this project I just wasn’t interested in the Stones at all. How wrong I was! I’ve been missing out for over 40 rotations of the sun. What a tit!
4. Enjoyed and would consider buying.
I don’t think I quite liked this as much as sticky fingers but this was a pretty good stones album. It honestly felt like a precursor to the real blues rock of sticky fingers, which I’m pretty sure it was. Gimme shelter was my favorite.
'Gimme Shelter' and 'You can't always get what you want' definitely carried this album, the rest of it was nice, but some songs did not really stand out to me, I am therefore giving it a 4/5. Would listen again.
Can hear the country/blues influence. Some timeless tunes in there and a great lesson: you can’t always get what you want
I have never been a huge fan of The Rolling Stones, but going through this album was a pleasant experience. A couple of classics on this album that are timeless. I think there were only one or two songs I didn't love, but by no means were they bad. The bluesy and at times country feel of this album really pulled me in. Stellar guitar tones and Mick Jagger's voice is phenomenal.
Gimme Shelter makes the album, but the rest was good to listen to too.
Get yourself a tampon. Don't just let it drip all over the carpet.
A lot of this album lives in the shadow of Gimme Shelter. That's as strong a start to an album as there ever was. Then this Country Honk song confused me more than delighted me. And this Midnight Rambler - this can't be the version I've heard most of my life. I must've been hearing a live version, probably? And then the whole closes out with another fantastic song. Those two songs are too good to just be 3 stars. I'll have to give the rest of it more listens.
Great Rock n" Roll Classic
First full stones album I’ve listened to. Obviously up there for best opener and closer on an album and all the in between songs have an equal amount of grittiness and levity.
Not just hornier Beatles. These guys might have some staying power.
4.5. They can't all be 5s
Gimme Shelter & You can't always get what you want are the obvious known classics. Not a huge Stones fan, but this is a very good album. The guiro at the start of GS is classic along with the shakers that come in later. The back up vocals are super powerful. Country Honk is a super cool in this version versus what you hear on the radio.
This is a great example of late 60s/early 70s British bluesy-rock. There’s a lot of late 60s/early 70s British bluesy-rock on this list. I’m not a huge fan of late 60s/early 70s British bluesy-rock though.
A surprisingly chill album from the Rolling Stones. It's nice!
I had to go through my history and being that this is the 5th? Rolling Stones album.... every single one I've said something about my not liking the Stones. Yet... I keep giving most of them 4s. What in the hell is going on here? So I guess I'll stay consistent... As one who is definitely not a "Stones fan" ... "Gimme Shelter" is still straight-up one of the greatest rock songs in history. This even while being firmly entrenched within the nauseatingly constant, repetitive, and limited identical classic rock playlist on two stations in every single market in North America (i.e. I've involuntarily heard the song 1000 times) ... every time I do hear it it's still fresh. It's totally hack at this point to point out the background vocals by Merry Clayton but...damn. My favourite part is while listening in headphones to hear Mick in the background sort of cheering her on in the bridge. Honestly that song is so good that it elevates the album nearly on its own - because there are a lot that I skip here. I actively do not like "country-Stones" (e.g. "Love In Vain" "Country Honk") so this album is a real mixed bag of nuts and nearly comes to a screeching halt after the amazing beginning. For my enjoyment, I have to pick out the few early nasty almonds and dry pecans and savour the cashews and peanuts (e.g. "Live With Me" "Midnight Rambler" "Monkey Man" "You Can't Always Get What You Want") - fortunately the ratio is tilted a bit in my favour and the best is comprised of some all-time greats. 7/10 4 stars.
Zelfde als andere, paar hele goede nummers
Such an epic and amazing album- really enjoyed it.
Love the country flavor…a subtle side of the Stones.
This is way more jangly and fun than I thought. Rolling Stone over Beatles for sure.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Gimme shelter, You can’t always get what you want
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Opens with one of the greatest tracks of all time - not greatest Stones tracks, but songs by anyone. And finishes solid with the drawn-out Cant Always Get. However, it surprised me that I didn't recall the tracks in between as being so uneven. Probably just used to skipping Live With Me and You Got the Silver. 9-star album, but this time I gotta round down to stand Sticky Fingers at 5 stars.
I really liked this. The Rolling Stones at their bluesy best and bookended by two of their greatest and most epic songs. Rating: 4.5/5 Playlist track: You Can't Always Get What You Want Date listened: 18/02/23
This is my favorite Stones album. I’m not a super fan of the band’s career in general, but I can’t deny how amazing of a blues rock album this is. I mean, it’s the kind of work where, at the end of every song, you just shake your head in disbelief and wonder if it can get any better. And then it does. It accomplishes perfectly what it sets out to do: make a cool, swaggering record of tavern blues songs. The testosterone-driven hedonism is strong on this one.
Listened to on the 2/17/23 4/5 Favorite song: gimme shelter Started and ended with absolute bangers that are on literally every movie soundtrack
This is a great Stones release. Even the filler songs aren’t really filler. As a whole it just takes you in a journey because it’s bookended by two classics. Great production values have this sounding like a million bucks, the remastered version is even better.
Good album, good tracks, good hits.
Absolute classic.
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When the album opens and closes with two of the strongest songs in the Rolling Stones’ catalog, one could be forgiven for assuming the middle’s not much to write home about. But songs like Midnight Rambler and Let It Bleed showcase the Stones’ willingness to diversify their sound and make it darker (and, poignantly, feature Brian Jones’ final contributions to the band he helped form).
One of their four best. Consecutive.
You can't always get what you want, but this record needs 4 stars.
Classic album in Rock 'n' Roll history. It has so many great songs. Standouts: Gimme Shelter, Country Honk, Let it Bleed, You Can't Always Get What You Want. 4/5
The Stones' greatest album openers and closers, sandwiching the band at their bluesiest-loosiest.
It's a good album but not the best Stones record. Some great singles like the opening song "Gimme Shelter" and "You can't always get what you want" but it got some lows in-between those songs. I would recommend listening to Sticky Fingers instead.
Good Stones album, great singing, not my favorite
Nice, some Stones on a Friday, I am into that! Gimme Shelter is for sure one of the best opening tracks of all time. It's hauntingly good, with its iconic and instantly recognizable opening notes. I had no idea Country Honk was actually Honky Tonk Women, that just blew my nose and then my mind. Live With Me is shockingly sarcastic and sneering, but I like it. Could very easily have been a punk song if written a decade later. This album is just full of little treats and surprises, and then it ends with a massive hit, another recognizable banger that's been used to soundtrack countless movies and TV shows. Let It Bleed is an unassuming sandwich that upon first bite you discover has actually been made of delicious high-quality luncheon meats sandwiched between two thick slices of the finest bread known to man. Kick-ass album cover too, just fantastic, should be hung up in the Louvre.
Big opener and closer. Odd country version of Honkey Tonk Woman, and and decent chilled numbers. Enjoyed this.
One of their best
First time I've heard this and i was going to give it a 5 but it's getting a high 4 instead, 4.7 to be precise. Proper enjoyed it on the first listen but not as much on the second. Hadn't heard Gimme Shelter for a while and it sets up the rest of the album perfectly with that girl belting it out. Was expecting a mid tracklist lull but midnight rambler and you got the silver are quality. Album finishes strongly
Great album, iconic songs. Mix of country to rock
Rambling is precisely the correct mode. The cohesion of the collection is gradual, its source largely the spread in length between A and B sides. But, as always, the Stones have a few hits and plenty of good playing.
Absolutely amazing bookends with “Gimme Shelter” and “Satisfaction.” Everything in between is decent blues rock, but nothing reaches near the (unattainable) level set by their biggest hits.
A couple of monster bookends here - Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want - elevate this album to a four. But even with the help of the somewhat reimagined Country Honky, there’s still too much here that’s just mediocre. And way too much twang for my money.
This album couldn’t start nor end any better than Gimme Shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want. The instrumentation on Gimme Shelter is brilliant. In between, I’m digging the blues stuff and even the country of Country Honk. I realized that I like the honky tonk style in limited, one song per album, amounts. I like the more familiar style of Honky Tonk Women, but hey, this works too. The lyrics for Let It Bleed are gross set to a nice blues track. Keith Richards’ guitar deserves to be commended. He was flying mostly solo with Brian Jones being unreliable during the recording sessions.
Without a doubt, the best Rolling Stones album.
This is where you remember that they have great stuff beyond the singles.
Today was my second time listening to this. I listened to it previously when I was trying to familiarize myself with famous classic rock albums. I don’t even know what to say about an album like this. It absolutely should be on this list. I don’t love all the songs but I think it’s a strong album.
Everyday more impressed by the Stones.
This is a classic and I don't think I'd ever listened to it! It was good as I expected.
Well enjoyed this! They're a household name for a reason. Just cool and fun and peak classic rock
I didn’t realize some of their more popular songs were that old. It also had a honky tonk vibe which was surprising.
I don't usually consider the Stones an album band, but this is very solid. that starting and closing are huge.
noooooooooooooh oli se hyvä.. ehkäpä yliarvostetuin bändi ikinä... pyörivät kivenmurkaleet... mutta varmaan paras albumi mitä niiltä tullo... yleensä on möyhivää myllertävää paskaa joka kuulostaa aina samalta mutta tässä on vähän parempaa struktuuria... bluessi pyörii siitä aina tykkään.... paras biisi gimme shelter tietenkin
Typical Stones album - a couple of very well known tracks, one or two tracks that are highly rated by afficionados of the group and four or five fillers. Overall it depends on whether one likes the famous tracks or not, and in this case they are two of the best Stones songs of all time - Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want. The tracks for the afficionados are Let It Bleed and Midnight Rambler - both are OK. Overall one of the Stones better albums.
first listen it's a fine album
Take out the 5/5 tracks that start and end this album and its position at the very top of the Stones tree looks a little shakier: there's some filler (Country Honk) and some 3/5ers alongside great tracks like Monkey Man and Love In Vain. So 4/5 it is.
good
Decent album with a couple hits. Not their best. Not even sure if it’s top 1,000 of all time.
Pretty solid for my first album! I liked that the music was chill to listen to especially while studying, although it’s def not what I listen to normally (sort of a dark undertone?)
Listened to it previously.
Great
I know it's sacrilege for me to say this given my Gen X demographic and how hugely popular the Stones were and are amongst Gen Xers and Baby Boomers, the people with whom I grew up, but I'm not a very ardent Stones fan. Fewer of their songs grab me and resonate with me than my peers. That being said, when their songs do grab me, they REALLY grab me. This album has a handful of those. For example, this album has "Gimme Shelter", which if I had to pick a favorite Stones song, this one might be it. I just adore Keith's guitar work on that track. And Merry Clayton's vocal work...please, I beseech you all, run, don't walk, to your nearest streaming service and watch the documentary '20 Feet From Stardom'. I promise you'll never hear "Gimme Shelter" the same way again, in the best possible way. You'll also get a whole lot more out of that film. Back to the album: I'm less interested in their country-flavored stuff. I like it better when they lay down a nice blues groove as they do in some of these songs and on some other albums. Even though I've heard the song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" a bit too often, I have a soft spot for it because I associate it with a film I liked in my late teens and early 20s, 'The Big Chill'. I do understand this album's place in history. And I really did enjoy listening to it all the way through for the first time in a mighty long time. Solidly classic for a reason.
8/10
Pretty good
Gimme shelter and you can’t always get what you want are great
Some of their best songs, sprinkled - like many of their albums - with a few blues/country clunkers. Take out 2-3 songs and this album is perfect.
Pretty great!
It's still odd to hear "early" Stones when they were obviously fighting to figure out if they were a rock band or a country band. Ultimately, they made the right choice. Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want are standouts (obviously) - the perfect opener and closer. Hearing "Country Honk" was pretty cool too. The album really give you a sense of who the Stones were and where they were headed (sans Bryan).
Legendary band & album. Saw the Stones in 2019 with the full lineup before Charlie Watt passed & Gimme Shelter was one of the best live songs I've ever seen. Hard to not know what to expect from this album but always fun to listen to.
Exceeded my expectations to be honest. The Stones seemed to be on to something with this album, the rootsy blues mixed with a pop sensibility seemed like a formula for success. The actual production is diverse enough to keep the album interesting, and tracks like the ominous “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” form part of the canon of rock and/or roll. On the whole, a very decent album.
Rock and roll baby, 4 stars
Hey, it's a Rolling Stones album that has more than one song I know! I guess Aftermath had two as well, but this one's got "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want," both heaters in their own right. One of the things this journey has taught me is that I'm not super fond of Stones albums. I like their music, they've got a smattering of classic songs, but it's just harder for me to sink my teeth in and enjoy them at long play. That said, I do think this is a stronger album, one of the better ones we've heard in my opinion. I think it's pretty great, with a few songs I also will hang onto aside from the big two. Is this as good as they will get for me? We shall see. Favorite tracks: You Can't Always Get What You Want, Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver. Album art: Really do enjoy this one, for me the most iconic Stones cover. Are we to believe all of these stacked circular objects are balancing on the spindle at the center of a turntable? Not idea, but it's very cool to look at, and has a nice saturated, '50s America texture to it that I appreciate. 4/5
Not a fan of The Rolling Stones' country tracks as much as their blues material, but this is pretty nice. 'Gimme Shelter' is a damn masterpiece. Favourite tracks: - Gimme Shelter - YCAGWYW - Monkey Man - Midnight Rambler Overall Grade: 8/10
"Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are the high points at either end of the album. The rest of the album has a blues/country influence.
Classics.
Excellent musicianship, Mick Jagger is very lukewarm on some of the vocals, though. He really benefits from having background singers. He's fascinating visually though, and lends a great deal to performances.
Some fun songs and great vibes on this album. I liked this more than I thought I would!
3.9 - enjoyed this a lot. The messiness and rawness of Stones really comes through.
4.75
How many five star tracks does it take to get stars? There's 2, possibly 3, on here - and two of the best ever. Still a bit wanky outside those though
Great start and end and solid middle. Would agree with Tom's 4.5 on average so getting a 4 to get the combo score
Almost got a 5 star just for Gimme Shelter alone. Not in love with all the country-ish influences (just not my thing), but this is undeniably a great album
An album that epitomizes the Stones. It was a relatively short album but a lot happens in these 40 minutes. Give Me Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want are the mega hits and book end the entire album. These songs by themselves warrant a high rating. The songs in the middle are good for the most part. Love in Vain is ok. Country Honk is the worst song on the album and shouldn't exist. Live with Me is good and a nice pick up after the previous two songs. Let It Bleed is alright carries on a little too long. Midnight Rambler was really good, it is the second longest song on the album, and carries on a little too long too. The blues was fun though. You Got The Silver was alright and is just kind of there. Monkey Man is good and nice song after the previous one. I am not sure I would listen to the entire album from start to finish again, but I definitely will listen to some of the songs again.
Classic stones album
A fantastic album by the stones. This album has arguably two of their best songs on it. One starts it and the other finishes it. In between that I’d a bluesy rock middle that picks up with let it bleed. It’s not the other songs aren’t good it’s just the good ones on this album are way above the rest. It’s still a really good album. 8.5/10
Very good, would recommand.
Really enjoyed it the standout is gimme shelter
4/5
Nice clean early Stones. Good licks along the way
Very blues album. Enjoyed it.
I’d listen again. :)
I didn’t give this one the attention it deserves. I loved hearing it as background music to grading papers and cleaning house. I will come back to it happily, which is evidence for me that it’s a 4 minimum.
Especially satisfying to bookend this album with two absolute classics. Definitely an album with lots of replay power. There are a couple puzzling tracks here but that's mild criticism.
Went down well. Very strong opening and closing. Good. Bill - 3.5 Conor - 3.75 Shannah - 4 (3.75/5)
I grew up in a household with a brother 7 years older so The Stones and the Beatles were my first soundtrack, even though i was only half way through primary school when Let It Bleed was released. Mick's drawl and elastic mouth, the distorted lyrics, they bring back a lot of memories. I loved some of their stuff and the closing track, You Can't Always Get What You Want was an awesome anthem to close out the 60s, (genius to have a classical choir as your backing vocals!) The influence of early black American blues artists is all over the Stones' tracks and this album is a case in point.
Some classic songs here, and a nod to all time great blues man Robert Johnson with "Love in Vain". Gospel influenced Gimme Shelter is a fantastic opening track and more political lyrics than I'd ever realised. Very heavily blues influenced throughout. I really liked You Got the Silver, a sweet song with great instrumentation build.
Þeirra besta plata. Ekki mikið pretentiousness á ferðinni. Bara hrár veruleikinn. Merry Clayton bjargar þeim fyrir mér.
I really enjoyed this. It's got some of their best songs on it. I wasn't sure about the monkey man one, and I've never been convinced by the choir bit at the start of You Can't Always Get What You Want, but yeah, great album.
On Gimme Shelter Merry Clayton is by far the star. And Keith Richard’s guitars are the star for the rest of the show. Jaggers vocals are hokey and clownish on Country Honk, and I know it’s intentional, but it’s silly and unnecessary. The rest of the album makes up for that in a big way though. I’m not a Stones fan, but this record is undeniably pretty fantastic.
This is hard to rate. "Gimme Shelter" and "Get What you Want" are so a part of my life I don't even know when i first heard them. They're in movies, tv, and on the radio. The rest of the album was fine but with out those two songs, I don't think this album would be on the list.
A good album by one of the originals. Some classics on this one.
Olipahan mukava levy. Tullut aika vähän perehdyttyä rollareiden musaan ja tämä oli kyllä viihdyttävä kokonaisuus. Gimme Shelter ja YCAGWYW ihan helmiä.
Parit viiden tähden biisit eikä huonoja ollut ollenkaan. Rollarit…
4.5
It's like a well matured album I guess. A rewarding listen. I've mentioned my parents on all Rolling Stones reviews so far so here's another mention. Fave: hard to pick one but I did particularly enjoy You Can't Always Get What You Want.
Classic gospel inspired late Rolling Stones end of the 60s blues rock
I would definitely be Beatles rather than Stones - this hasn't changed that.
I think my favourite stones so far. A low four, still not lighting my world on fire but definitely enjoyable and a couple of songs that will still sound good a hundred years from now.
Gimme Shelter is a perfect opening track, and You Can't Always Get What You Want is a perfect closing track. Everything else in the middle is really solid but just kind of falls by the wayside in comparison Can I give an album a 5/5 based off just two songs? I'm incredibly tempted but I think a 4 is more accurate for the entire album experience. They're two very very good songs though
Obviously familiar with the Rolling Stones, but I've never listened to a whole album of theirs before. 1. Gimme Shelter - Already had this saved. Amazing. 10/10 2. Love In Vain - Nice and blues-y. Like it a lot. Saved. 8/10. 3. Country Honk - Well-constructed country song. Just not really my style. 7/10 4. Live With Me - Liked it, but nothing special. 6/10 5. Let It Bleed - Enjoyable rock song. Saved. 7.5/10. 6. Midnight Rambler - Fun song, didn't love it. 7/10 7. You Got The Silver - Weakest song so far. 5/10 8. Monkey Man - Nice tune. Loved the guitars. 7/10 9. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Obviously an iconic song. I really dislike the choir at the beginning, but the rest is obviously great. 9/10 Overall my initial instinct is to rate it 4/5. Solid album.
Tremendo. Gimme Shelter es una de mis favoritas y Can't Always Get What you Want es épica
4.6 - Part of an incredible run of albums around '67-72. Two songs have justifiably become part of the rock canon ("Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get..."). I actually prefer "Country Honk" to "Honky Tonk Women." Jagger's unbridled enthusiasm is often magnetic but can sometimes end up sounding goofy. I hear that goofiness on "Love in Vain" and "Let it Bleed" - the weaker tracks on the album -though they are fine blues recordings. "Midnight Rambler" meanders into an interesting extended breakdown in the middle. "Monkey Man" is another deeper cut worth revisiting - some gorgeous piano arpeggiation that melds with some terrific guitar work. Overall, very full and satisfying.
Nice
really great album, some of the hits but also some songs i had never heard and thought were really great.
Really like this, I enjoy the way country influence creeps in. Mick Jagger's singing is sometimes really distracting, but the majority of the time it works. I was driving along the Mississippi listening to this, and it was perfect for the drive and the scenery.
It's iconic, of course. Unfortunately the rest of the song don't hit the emotional highs of the first and last track. I feel like everyone has said anything that needs to be said here, but I could take or leave half the album in a personal listening session. Still, when it rocks it rocks hard.
Con los Stones me sucede que conozco muchas rolas sueltas pero no los discos y este no era la excepción. Muy buena y de mis favoritas la de "You Can't Always Get" y de hecho todo el disco es un ejemplo muy bueno de un blues contryson muy agradable. Mi único pero es que, qué falta les hacía un productor que les dijera "buena rola, ahora hazla que dure 2/3 de lo que tienes".
Great album, really enjoyed
Great album.
Not my favorite stones album but four stars just the same. Not wildly creative writing but still absolute, all time classics that you can hear over and over without getting bored with them. Was never a fan till I saw them live. Two of the greatest shows I've ever seen.
Classic.
Good music
Brilliant - found a couple of new songs I hadn’t heard before but will definitely listen to again.
Bloody good
Melhor música: Gimme Shelter
Muito Bom.
Good
The Stones best album of the 60’s
okay this shit in the late 60s had to fucking hit. fucking banger of an album
An absolute amazing Rolling Stones album that has some of their best songs on. "Midnight Rambler" is my favourite Stones song, and classics like "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Monkey Man," "Gimme Shelter," make this album a pure feast for the ears. An album well worth a listen on headphones as well, there is just so much happening. Only 4* from me though, because as an album, there are songs I already started skipping on second listen, like "Love In Vain" and are not up to the high standard of some of the previous mentioned songs.
Rock blues
Very bluesy, nice overall. Can't always get what you want is a banger
Here it is: An album that 100% belongs on this list, but that I don't particularly adore. It's a very, very good album, highlighting the versatility (and, yes, utter weirdness) of the Stones, but I have to take one star off for the fact that Gimme Shelter--my fave track--s a total monster of a song, and everything after that feels like a shadow of that greatness. Don't get me wrong. Every track is worth a listen. Is the entire album worth a listen? Hell yeah. Would I say that any track on here is nearly as good as Gimme Shelter? No. I have a special love for this song because of the strange story behind it: a pregnant lady was pulled out of bed in the middle of the night, still in her curlers, to record the background vocals for this track. No wonder she sounds so damn intense.
Listen. It has the biggest hits, and my personal fav, "Country Honk". I may not be a Stones fan, I'm also not an idiot.
Volim ih, ali mi ovo nije njihov najbolji. Al su nastale legendarne pisme kao let it bleed i you can't always get what you want
Dosta dobro, jako kul vajb, najbolji instrumentali dosad!! Love in vain zvuci ko tamburica i bas mi se svida (??)
8/10
Absolutely iconic album with some of the most memorable songs ever written. It’s impact is seen everywhere and riffs will ring out until the end of time itself.
Incredible beginning and ending tracks to to a great album overall. A couple of tracks I could do without but, but even those are good. Overall a classic album
The air of dread and menace captured on Gimmee Shelter is spine tinglingly atmospheric and the album closer You Can’t Always Get What You Want is a brilliant epic record to float away on. Has their ever been a more momentous album opener/closer? In between, some brilliant musicians play some catchy, engaging tunes of music they enjoy.
Legendarisch album met zoveel hits, echt de pinnacle van rock&roll
Easy to listen too, nothing too complicated and good fun. Liked the American roots influences......
This is the third Rolling Stones album we got and probably the best one. Their blend of blues and classic hard rock just works out really well on this one. As always, the difference between their best and worst songs is huge. You Can't Always Get What You Want is fantastic. All of the rest of the album is in a lower league, but still absolutely decent.
I liked it a lot. "Gimme Shelter" is one of my RS favorites. Not a perfect album, but damn near.
i will preface this by stating that, from a young age, i never really cared for the stones. i was a beatles kid all the way - they were just _nice_, y'know? whereas mick & co just kinda seemed kinda more seedy, which i didn't so much care for back then. couple decades later, i feel like i've heard everything they have to say on various job sites, and i don't ever need to hear them again. but then somewhere in between, i heard a couple of covers of their work, and i thought i should try harder to appreciate them. i had...some success, but not a ton. i don't think i'll ever be their biggest fan, is what i'm saying. all that on board, here's the thing: shelter is a classic for a reason; can't always get? same. let it bleed - amazing. and to have done it all in '69? huge. the love i don't have for them isn't their fault, is what i'm saying - i just happened to have been born in a place & time where they were just kinda...there.
Didn't realize the country cover on here.
A good listen. Older and wiser, the "contrivances" (i.e. this didn't emerge whole from a jam session) are clearer (actually, would it be fair to say the the craft, as opposed to a natural predisposition for aesthetics, is more obvious now?) but still a jolly good listen
A titan of an album from start to finish, and quite literally from the first song to the last. Highly recommend.
Fantastic rock/blues album. A lot more easier to digest for the casual listener compared to some of their other records. Fav tracks: Gimmie Shelter, Let It Bleed, You Can't Always Get What You Want
What I noticed about this LP, similar to the last 1001 offering, Aftermath, is that the hits sound very different than the rest of the album. “Gimme Shelter” is maybe my favorite Stones song (especially the vocals of Merry Clayton) but they jump to a twangy country blues vibe immediately afterward and stay there until the last song on the album when they bring in the London Bach Choir (!) If you were to compare this to other albums from around the same time by The Who, Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, their hit songs at least resembled the rest of the album. So, the Stones were either very diverse or inconsistent. Anyway, there are a handful of stellar tracks, the session musicians are great (Brian Jones contributions are chuckle-worthy) & I’m rounding up for the electric version of Honky Tonk that never made to the LP.
The two bookends on this album are arguably the Stones' best songs ever so 'nuff said about them. Then there's a few solid Tier 2 songs on the album, Monkey Man, Let it Bleed and Midnight Rambler which are pretty damned good. Unfortunately the rest of the album is essentially filler. Also I'm not sure how I feel about some blokes from London appropriating Blues that was originally done by Blacks in the American south. I have mixed feelings about this as they certainly gave this genre a huge worldwide audience, but they also sold a shit-ton more records than the OGs. Oh well, I guess that's show biz. I think overall this is a 3.5 star album but the sheer weight of the book-ends elevates this to a 4.
An album that cements The Rolling Stones in rock history. Favorites: Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Can't Always Get What You Want
Up there with the best Stones offering. Two iconic tracks (the opener a contender for their finest moment?) and lots of great bluesy stuff.
High school AER remembers checking Let it Bleed out from the public library (to burn onto CDR) and loving every song. Looking back, I probably played Gimme Shelter, skipped all the way to Monkey Man and YCAGWYW, then put on some DMB. The middle tracks are still solid. Bluesy boozy Jagger/Richards. Midnight Rambler drags it's own carcass into a fun jam. There's just so much magic in the bookend tracks that the middle feels a bit normal. Imagine a Stones vending machine and for $1.50 it'll drop You Got the Silver down the chute. Unwarranted hateraide aside, it's still an all time classic "essential" 60s rock record that we all must listen to before we die, or before Mick and Keith are turned into holograms. A-
I think they did themselves a disservice by leading with Gimme Shelter, it’s such a banger, a 6 in the world of 5s, the sound is so big. But after that they seem to revert back to the stripped down blues and Appalachia vibes that are exemplified by in Exile on Main Street. The whole middle chunk of this album just feels like a let down compared to the first song. Not bad, lots of good white blues. I think the big stones fans prefer the stripped down raw things they do, but I prefer the more polished songs with the bigger sound. The last two songs almost reach the Gimme Shelter heights again, in my mind they should’ve transitioned from these and finished with shelter—perhaps this was an A-Side/B-Side thing that I’m unaware of. Good album, but only a 4.
Bold move thrusting at max force erection right outta the gate. You gotta tease 'em a bit before obliterating
Didn't really like Monkey Man
Fun album. Part of a great run in the 70s. 70s Stones s by far my favorite Stones.
great album - gimmie shelter obviously the star (and one of the all time great songs to lead off an album). the rest of the album is just okay by me, but still a solid stones album.
Yes, was good
Two of the finest tracks of all time, plus some others that are a little less memorable.
Esta medio trabado en medio campo, pero no deja de ser alineación legendaria.
inches rolones trae ese disco.
Muy buenas canciones, melodías, acompañamientos y orquestación. Como siempre de esta gente, un muy buen disco
I don't have any disdain for The Rolling Stones, like some people, ahem. I will even venture to say that I like them. Will I spend hundreds of dollars to go to one of their shows? Probably not. I think this album shows the breadth of their music - some songs are clearly rock, others are more jazz, some are acoustic and others a bit country/honky tonk. Their impact to the music that came after them is far reaching. And yes, the whole druggie rockstar thing is played out now. Many will try to emulate their music and their lifestyle and few will be successful.
Starts nicely with an absolute banger. Lots of bluesy stuff that doesn't jump out but makes for some chill listening. 3.5 for me
Their bestest album!
its really really good, but I know it too well now and can't enjoy it as much!
I see why this is a classic. First RS listened to in it’s entirety. Very bluesy which is what I’ve heard before, as to Beatles being more pop than rock. Honky Tonk woman first draft?
Just a solid rock album. Elements of country and blues interspersed throughout. More than a little horn. Favorite tracks: "Country Honk", "Live With Me", "Midnight Rambler"
I mean - an album that STARTS with Gimme Shelter and ENDS with You Can't Always Get What You Want? I'm not the world's biggest Stones fan, but this is undeniably just a masterpiece of chewy hard-driving rock.
Niet echt een uitzonderlijk album, maar wel oké
one of the best from the stones. this was in the midst of their great time. I lie the drunken swaggering bar band sounds.
It's one of the core Stones albums, some absolute classics on here. What more is there to say? Might not be *my* first choice for entry-level Stones, but if you pick it, I can't say you picked wrongly per se.
Wow I didn't know they made a more country / honkey tonk version of Honkey Tonk Women. I dig it. Probably my favorite collection of Rolling Stones songs? 4
Very solid album, featuring some great hits. There was some great music in the late 60s and this is one of the best albums
Some classic tracks, and the others are good. Never really listened to a whole rolling stones album before
Great
good, and their drummer has just died this week. RIP
Great stuff! So many classic here. Arguably the best Stones song ever in Gimme Shelter
Another frenetic and rugged album , featuring Gimme Shelter, a quintessential jam that featured post-psychedelic guitar counterpoint. (8/10) Favourite Songs: Gimme Shelter, You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Great album.
Really enjoyable for the youthful energy, swagger and playfulness. You can feel the enjoyment in the band playing together. Ambitious, provocative, shocking and vigorous, but doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. Don't like the mix on the vocals on the first few tracks, especially Gimme Shelter - it sounds like Mick Jagger is at the far side of the room.
About what I expected. Some good ones I hadn't heard before
Good. It's the Stones, innit
Very nice album. A good mix between classic rock and maybe even country.
Liked it generally. Rolling Stones is pretty hit or miss with me. They have some stand out songs but a lot of their stuff sounds the same to me.
A classic album that shows The Rolling Stones passion & American blues & country influences. There is a disconnect that comes from Mick's vocals & the twanginess of the music, making it feel like Mick is flat or out of time. Overall it is a fine album, but the vocals on the more country/blues songs could have been cleaner.
Solid album. Gimme shelter obviously one of the greatest classic rock songs of all time. Midnight rambler another fav
Has some good songs on there a few weak songs just by the first listen entirely but overall enjoyable
Two classic songs, “Gimme Shelter” & “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Great blues and gospel feels
Pretty solid album from start to finish. I liked most of the songs. I was pleasantly surprised as I'm not much of a Rolling Stones fan.
This has to be one of the best albums to exist, the lyrics are so dark and menacing with the insturmental being upbeat, almost as a distraction. The whole album though has a very real, dark vibe from it.
Gimme Shelter: amazing Love In Vain: very good Country Hook: average Live with me: excellent Let It Bleed: very good Midnight Rambler: good You got the silver: good Monkey man: very good You can’t always get what you want: excellent 7.5/10
Solid album. A bit of a country feel.
A feel-good, groovy listen. Not really much into classic rock but this was good.
Very very good.
Three standout tracks, some mediocre and a couple of fillers. Good album
Gimme shelter best track, also you can’t always get what you want
Good album, definitely doesn't sound like 1969. Gimme Shelter is top 10 tracks of all time. However, the album peaks with track 1 and never hits that height again.
Great album. Some real stand out tracks such as You Can't Always Get What You Want and Monkey Man. Has a very Cream band sound to it.
Gimme Shelter has to be one of the best opening tracks of all time. You Can’t Always Get What You Want is a great closer. I just don’t think that most of the songs are as good as the hits. Monkey Man and Live With Me are also great tracks but I don’t like them quite as much as the opener or closer. It’s a great album but it has a few songs that don’t do much for me. Favorite songs: Gimme Shelter, Live With Me, Let It Bleed, Monkey Man, You Can’t Always Get What You Want Light 8/10
Classic early, bluesy Stones. **** for the opening to Gimee Shelter !
Banging and opening and closing tracks and pretty good in the middle too. Didn’t realise how American some of their stuff sounded
Great lazy breakfast. Some classics and ones I’d never heard which made my ears prick up via great lyrics and choonage. Properly feels like the classics bookended the the middle portion.
Pretty good! It’s an 8 from me.
I really thought this was gonna be The Rolling Stones lp that grabbed me but no it wasn’t…whyyyy did bands do this tongue in cheek Americana bullshit around this time it’s so disingenuous
8. had some good songs
Äußerst solide.
Zahn der Zeit nagt und beißt auf über soliden Blues Rock Leicht nerven der Gospel background und Jaggers kratzig kratzige Stimme, aber dennoch wächst das Album zum Ende zu voller Größe aus; persönliche Highlights: last 3 songs
Würde gern 4,5 geben.
The standard for rock, but nothing flashy until the end
I enjoy Rolling stones much more than I thought before this album.
Some decent songs bookended by fantastic songs. I think if the middle section wasn’t all dragging blues or if Monkey Man wasn’t a song I’d rank it higher. 8
7/10 uwu
Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want are by far the best/most popular songs on the album but the other songs are alright. 7/10.
Good rock and roll!
Classic
classic stones love it
My second favorite Stones album. So good.
4 ist halt nice
Very good. One of the best Stones albums. Gimme Shelter might be their greatest song. 8-9/10
this was p great
The best Rolling Stones album for sure
Definitely enjoyable. Feels very loose
Pretty good Stones record.
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Realized I didn't know this as well as I thought. Didn't realize Honky Tonk Woman was more or less an alternate B side, the version of Midnight Rambler I identify with appears to be a live version I couldn't source off the bat looking for it... Other than that, it's classic Stones, amazing if you like that kind of thing (which I do).
good, some songs were weak
A fine album, some familiar songs
Pretty good, but not my favorite Rolling Stones
blaaaaaa
-Never heard Country Honk, that was a cool alternative take. -Best song is Midnight Rambler for sure. -You can't always get what you want does not make sense on this album, just thrown on at the end. Sort of ruins the vibe despite being a good song.
great collection of rolling stones songs. would listen again.
hab nur drei Lieder davon gehört bevor ich eingeschlafen bin aber war nice und hatte diese ✨history vibes✨
Great.
Pretty decent loved the title track!!
Cool, especially fun front half. I hate hate hate the choir in the intro of the last song. i thought rolling stones were gonna suck but I guess I'm wrong
Classic
This is among my favorite Stones albums, but not quite up there with Satanic Majesty, Beggars Banquet, Black and Blue and Some Girls. The overall feel of this album is based on a bluesy-rock-country twang that give the Stones what I consider their best sound. 4.5 stars.
Quite the country influenced album. Very good tho. F.T.: Gimme Shelter. Do you even have to ask?? 7/10
It’s a great album, arguably the start of The Stones’ classic era, yet it feels like more than the sum of its parts.
Solid prime era Stones
Coolt omslag
2.8, its better than average. I really liked two of the songs but the rest didnt click with me.
Whatever I thought The Rolling Stones sounded like, this album was not it. Aside from opening with Gimme Shelter, the range of sound surprised me. Not all quite to my liking, or, maybe seeming out of place. It was an album that I struggled to listen to get into after the strong opener, but once the momentum built (Let It Bleed and especially Midnight Rambler), I had a good time with it overall. Glad to have listened.
Some fantastic songs, but it's no Exile on Main Street
No es un mal album, tampoco el mejor. Gimee shelter y you cant always get what you want temones, despues no siento que me haya dejado algo más
Ok album. Like the Rolling Stones typically make. Very ok, middle of the road, average, fine enough mediocre band
I knew the hits, the rest was fine.
First song was a banger the rest didn't really make an impression
Strong start, strong finish, medium middle. 7/10
Gimme Shelter an obvious MASTERPIECE, but everything after this descends too much into the honky tonk side of the Stones which has never interested me as much.
Bit of a mixed bag for me - I liked a lot more of the stuff in the second half
Like every Stones album, a couple of classic tracks sandwiched around a whole heap of mediocre filler. 3*
Two good songs don’t make a great album when the rest is shit. But I think this album is significant because of what happened at Altamount. The Rolling Stones were dumb for what happened there and it should have never happened. The hell’s angels should have never been there. The Rolling Stones response after was a bit disappointing but I probably would have done the same I think I have never been a fan of white guys trying to play country blues because they don’t really understand where that music truly comes from. They play it but their music never has soul. That’s why the two best songs are the two that don’t try to do anything like that.
Chill and groovy. I had only heard You Can't Always Get What You Want, so it was nice to finally enjoy the full album.
First entry in ‘My Album Review Journal’. Getting some recommendations from 1001 albums to listen to and this the first one. Never known much about Rolling Stones other than Brian Jones’s discovery of The Master Musicians of Jajouka back in the 60s and their recurring trips that led them to record Continental Drift with Bachir Attar whom i met during my trip in Casablanca, what a character. In terms of this album, I wouldn’t say this kinda rock is usually my cup of tea, I feel like you need to grow up with it to truly value it. I’d say my top tracks are by far ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘Monkey Man’, the rest is quite leaning towards country which has never rocked my boat. Other than that, it’s an easy listen, it’s been nice to have in the background doing house bits. Anyway, some basics on the rolling stones for my own knowledge is that the founding members are Mick Jagger on vocals and harmonica, Keith Richards on the guitar, Brian Jones was a multi-instrumentalist, Bill Wyman on bass, Charlie Watts on drums and Ian the keyboardist that was sidelined by the manager cuz he didn’t fit the looks but was still around. Apparently Brian Jones was the leader in the first years, but then it seems like Keith and Mick allied and became the main source of songwriting.
Bleed yer sack, son.
--Gimme Shelter...classic. hells yeah, Merry Clayton --Love in Vain...it's no "Train in Vain" --Country Honk...I prefer the "Honky Tonk Women" version --Live with Me...great groove great saxophone --Let It Bleed...Ian Stewart doing fine work on the keys. solid bar singalong --Midnight Rambler...a long but solid groove --You Got the Silver...Keith's homage to Bob Dylan --Monkey Man...fun bop --You Can't Always Get What You Want...I always found this song's enduring popularity a bit odd. I find it to be a pretty boring arrangement that's elevated by the choir/backup singers
I felt it got a bit boring in the middle. I liked Monkey Man and Gimme Shelter though.
3.5. Some wonderful hits and deep cuts. Also not their best.
I've never voluntarily listened to a Rolling Stones album and I can now see why. With one exception, this is half-assed honky-tonk horseshit; all the stars are for Gimme Shelter and most are for Merry Clayton.
Good effort from the Stones. Started strong and finished strong.
E io che ho sempre pensato fosse l'antagonista di "Let it be"...
Good not great
I like the tonal variety on this one. Also I like the album art a lot. You kinda move through a couple of genre meshes as you stick with it, which is fun. I don't think it's the best Rolling Stones album or anything, but it's extremely solid, and for better or for worse, the first track being "Gimme Shelter" bumps this up almost an entire point. because it's on the brain from the last album we rated, I do remember that I either heard "Gimme Shelter" for the first time in GoodFellas or The Departed; I don't remember which. Probably The Departed because I'm fairly certain I saw that one first. Anyway. That was fun! I didn't check out the full album but that might have been my second exposure ever to the Rolling Stones (the first being, I suspect, "Paint it Black" in the 2001 video game Twisted Metal Black LMFAO)
I just don’t think I’m a stones fan. The start and end of this record are great. Love both of those songs. But everything in between is just kind of generic. It sounds good and Mick Jagger is one of the best frontmen. But I don’t think it holds up to what the Beatles were doing at the same time. And I just think it sounds like generic classic rock at its worst.
Its good but nothing really jumps out at me
I just dont think ill find a stones record i really like. This one is fine blues rock. Its ok but with a band as storied as this you would think something would connect at some point. It just hasn't been the case for me. Gimme shelter and you cant always get what you want are the best songs here but i dont love them either. They are just fine. Im over the fineness of this band. Its kinda frustrating that "one of the best" bands of all time gives me nothing to latch on to. It bugs me. Its ok at the end of it all and that almost makes it worse. Id love to hate it too. I just have to feel something and this record fails at that.
I've never been the biggest fan of The Rolling Stones, in particular I find their non-single tracks to be a bit boring a lot of the time. As it stands, this album does better than most of their others in this regard, but I left still trying to find that magic so many people discover when listening to their albums.
Nada mais nada menos que um bom disco bem feito. Pra uma primeira experiência de disco dos Rolling Stones, me agradou bastante. Tem aquele DNA British Rock assim como as outras grandes bandas daqueles lados. Talvez ainda não seja o melhor deles, ainda precisaria entrar mais a fundo na discografia da banda e esse disco me fez querer isso, mas é um bom começo pra quem só conhece os hits do grupo e quer algo a mais.
Certainly an improvement over Beggars Banquet for me, they actually found more of what to do with their blues and country rock and two good singles (and a cover version of their own non-album single) and a bit better standard for album tracks. But I still don’t really care for Jagger’s voice (don’t ask me about Richards’ singing either) and I’m not all that bought into the “voice of a generation and the moment” stuff and I fundamentally can’t help but hear something like Midnight Rambler and just imagine how it could be better covered by someone else.
Gimme Shelter is my favorite Stones song. That single carries this whole album.
Monkey Man was the only notable song, everything else just felt like easy listening. I’m sure this did numbers back in 1969, but it doesn’t quite hold up to some of the songs that have stood the test of time.
Nothing extraordinary
2.5
cool. bluesey. rock. jams.
A few pretty good songs, a lot of pretty meh songs.
自分にはあまり刺さらなかった。ビートルズ的なサウンドの可能性を感じて、少し嫌だったけど、そんなことはあまりなくて、gimme shelterとかは素晴らしく良かったと思う。