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Might be the best stones album you know 🤔
Solid album. Nice use of strings. Meatier and bluesier guitar Especially on 'Cant you hear me knocking' and 'Brown Sugar' 'Bitch' and 'Sister Morphine' probs my faves on here
The Stones took a pretty sharp turn towards a country-western sound here. Even the main single, Brown Sugar, isn't anywhere near my favourite track of theirs. That doesn't mean there aren't good moments. Can't Hear Me Knocking is a great one, as well as Bitch. It's overall uneven. Sometimes they hit the mark, sometimes they miss, and the misses come off lackluster. 3/5
Sway was very good. Brown sugar, wild horses, can’t you hear me knocking.
Fun stuff. Feels a bit short, but some good tracks on here and a solid album. Favourtie tracks: Bitch, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Brown Sugar
Honestly, every stones album is identical! Two or 3 great songs, a bunch of mediocre filler and a handful of blues meanderings.
Another stones album down. This one had a bearable length and decent songs. Nothing special though. Wouldn’t listen again.
Idk this sounded like tame
Whatever you think of the music, this may be one of the best sounding rock recordings ever.
Really like the guitar sound. Loose but still really catchy.
Great sound.
Probably one the only Stones albums that has more good/great songs than average/bad songs. When this one hits, it really is remarkable how enjoyable it is. Highlights: "Brown Sugar", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Bitch"
Never listened to a Rolling Stones album in full. So so good
Goes alright without being remarkable..
I own this album. I switch up on what I like best. One day “Moonlight Mile,” another day “Sway” and another day “Don’t You Hear Me Knocking.” “Brown Sugar” hasn’t aged well, but much from the 70s doesn’t.
It's no secret that the Stones absolutely love old American music. Sticky Fingers is the epitome of that love. They absorb all their influences and make them their own instead of being just a cheap rip-off. R&B, gospel, blues, folk, and country are blended seamlessly with Mick Jagger's Northern Soul delivery to create a masterpiece.
My first album for the list... This was also my first exposure to The Rolling Stones as a whole. I think this is a fantastic way to start it! 01. Brown Sugar An incredible song with lyrics that somehow age like fine wine. It's not only a commentary of the past & present, but also of the future. 02. Sway A really beautiful song, with a gorgeous chorus. Really love it. I really enjoyed the simpler sound. 03. Wild Horses My personal favorite from the album. Really beautiful instrumentation, paired with some really pretty vocals; especially on the chorus. 04. Can't You Hear Me Knocking A fuckin' banger. Simple as that. That chorus is so sick. 05. You Gotta Move Personally not my kind of vibe. I have a friend who loves this song, but I just don't care really anything about it. Personal least favorite. 06. Bitch Was a fine one. Really enjoyed the chorus, but the verses themselves I wasn't impressed with too much. Still, I enjoyed it. 07. I Got The Blues A fine blues track. Didn't blow me away. I did enjoy the verses quite a lot, but the instrumentation and chorus are very lackluster. 08. Sister Morphine This is kick-ass. Really sick verses, with a badass chorus. It does feel like it's run-time, and to me personally, that's a negative. 09. Dead Flowers That second verse is my favorite verse off the whole album, second to none. That chorus is infectious, and is an incredible song. Second favorite. 10. Moonlight Mile A fantastic way to cap off the album, but I don't know how to feel about it on its own. Still a great song, but only for the album experience of it. This is a great album. It's not my favorite rock album, hell not even my favorite 70's album. But as an introduction to The Rolling Stones, I do want more.
A near perfect album. If your answer is yes to the question “do you like rock and roll?” then you like this album.
I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I find the Rolling Stones quite annoying and think that they are far too limited to be considered great, however, this did have some variety and some decent enough moments.
Not really my bag, but it’s not horrible. It captures a degree of energy and bounces along at a pace, the drums and guitar both sounding somewhat bombastic at times. Wild horses is overplayed (and been covered to death) but I’m not averse to it still. That said, it doesn’t really hit any particular heights for the duration of the album and so it ends up falling back into the blues rock hole that a lot of other albums on this list have been prone to doing.
Gubbrockigt värre. Hade väl älskat det om jag var gubbe. Nu tyckte jag att det var habilt, men that's about it.
Me gustó, algunas más que otras pero está bueno. Bastante cool, me gustó el mundo blues
Great listen for a fan of The Rolling Stones.
Classic stones album and sound, excellent stuff - think if it had a few more bangers on it, then it'd be a 5/5 Their catalog is impressive stuff
Great album
Sticky fingers is probably the Rolling Stones album you start out with. It’s part of the golden era of the stones. Exile is probably their best. But sticky fingers has a sound and a vibe and I think Mick Jagger’s voice is the best on this one. Great record!
Really just the best.
The album was great and i understand why it is commonly referred to as their best album. A particularly big fan of wild horses. Made me think of a warm summer evening - a very pleasant experience. (4.2/5)
Meh. Pure no big on them. Second half much better than the first Top bops: I got the blues Sister morphine Moonlight mile
Good stuff.
I’m not usually a fan of the rolling stones but I liked this album quite a bit honestly. I think it didn’t over-play it’s hand with Mic Jagger as the front and center rock god, but it’s songs were more down to earth and presented solid playing from the rest of the band. Might be my favorite of theirs
This challenge has really showed me that Im not a Stones lover. I think they are fine and sometimes quite good, but overall, I just don't get in the groove
1. angsty like fontaines somewhat..? 2. sexy guitar at end of sway 3. LOVE wild horses but i knew it before (also the sundays cover <33) 4. i like the vocals + guitar singing together in can’t you hear me knocking, saxophone at end>> 5. you gotta move very bob dylany idk how i feel abt it 6. bitch makes me wanna move nice trumpets + trombone lowk forgot to write notes for the rest, i remember dead flowers lyrics were unique??
It’s a stones album, artful looseness, to be so loose requires dedicated practice, excellent r n b but monotony creeps in.
Rolling Stones are not my favourite.
Not the blues and does not rock. There was maybe 30 seconds I enjoyed. Listen to the animals if you HAVE to turn on white music for Christ’s sake
Super
An alright album, but I don't think it holds the same swagger it did 50+ years ago. Sure, the hits are good, but they're propping up the rest of the songs. And the cover art winks at something a lot racier than what it actually delivers. You can almost tell what religion he is. My rating: 3/5
I think it’s overrated. Some great songs (especially for the time) but I don’t get why they have so much recognition.
Spawned some great tracks and its iconic. I dont LOVE it though
a última é BIZARRA de linda. gostei de algumas muito, mas é bem barulhento, as que não curti não sei se ouviria mais
Not my favorite Stones album but it has a few classics.
Solid Album, could probably go the rest of my life without hearing it again
Quite good.
I swear his bulge already came up.
Somewhere around Slippery When Wet.
These musicians and arrangements are so good, but unfortunately there is just something I hate about Jagger's voice. The slow tracks that don't get radio play were fun to discover.
3/5 Brown Sugar mejor canción
A lo que me gusta mi, es muy bajo. Algunas canciones me gustaron pero en general es un buen álbum
Sway!!! Moonlight Mile!!!
I've been waiting probably about 15 years to bust out this fun fact: Andy Warhol designed the cover for this album, Levi's 505's with a fully functioning zipper and tighty-whities underneath. The zipper scratched a bunch of the vinyls when they shipped. This is also the debut of the Stones' iconic tongue logo. Source: Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader (17th Edition). A much better execution of the bluesy, occasionally folksy rock that I think was really overdone in Exile on Main Street (even if this album came out before EOMS). More focused and distilled imo. The composition and instrumentals are great, and I love how the guitars get a lot of space to breathe and shine, even if the bass and drum were pretty basic all the way through. Keith Richards kills it. What the hell is up with Mick Jagger and singing songs about black women. Getting big Sean Penn "You like black girls? Well I love 'em" energy outta this one. I'm not sure if Brown Sugar or Sweet Black Angel is more racist, but at least Brown Sugar is catchy. Mick's voice is like nails on a chalkboard, but I imagine at least some of that is hammed up on purpose. This entire album is chaotic and gritty and it lends itself nicely to that vibe. The songwriting in the back four songs in this album is the strongest work I've seen from the Stones. Special shoutout to Sister Morphine. What a hauntingly beautiful tune. 7/10. Kinda surprised myself with this rating ngl Song Notes: - Wild Horses was probably my favorite track. Great songwriting and a tender delivery - Can't You Hear Me Knocking is fun, even if the lyrics are kind of phoned in - You Gotta Move used the melody from Robert Johnson's Come On In My Kitchen, so we're seeing that strong blues influence in the Stones' repertoire. Way to channel the GOAT - The hammed up southern accent in Dead Flowers made me laugh, especially because Mick Jagger is so bad at it. Favorites: - Wild Horses - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Bitch - I Got The Blues - Sister Morphine - Dead Flowers
After listening Exile on Main I was skeptical about this. But this album is much better from top to bottom. There is less filler, you have a bit more variety in the sound even if it is still blues inspired, and I felt like the songwriting was stronger. Even the long songs didn’t feel so long because the instruments would take over and softly close it out. My faith in this band has been restored for now. Oh and we get another shout out to black women by Mick Jagger, wondering if this is a theme in all Rolling Stones albums, this man loves em dark I suppose. Favorites: - Wild Horses - Can’t You Hear Me Knocking - Bitch - I Got The Blues - Sister Morphine Rating: high 7/10
Bitch is a good song
1960-luvun loppu ja 1970-luvun alku oli levotonta aikaa Rollareille. Brian Jones oli kuollut, Altamontin ilmaiskonsertti päättyi tragediaan ja yhtyeen raha-asiat oli hoidettu huonosti. Sticky Fingers-levy äänitettiin useissa sessioissa vuosien 69-70 aikana, mutta kokonaisuus kuullostaa silti yhtenäiseltä. Uusi kitaristi Mick Taylor pääsee kunnolla esittelemään kykyjään vahvan biisimateriaalin parissa. Sticky Fingers ja vuotta myöhemmin ilmestynyt Exile on Main Street-tupla edustavat Stonesien pitkän uran huippua ja molemmat kuuluvat ehdottomasti 70-luvun parhaimpiin rock-levyihin. Vaikea sanoa kumpi on parempi.
horrible album. Wild horses sounded like what i imagine saloons played in the 1700s, and wouldnt be suprised if the horses genuinely joined in singing. If i wanted to listen to this music I would turn on the red dead redemption 2 house building song. will never listen to this again.
Not feeling it. There isn’t a single epic song on this album that I would play as my walk-up music! If I’m on a road trip, I just fell asleep and drove my car into a Wild Horse!
A gritty rock album with enticing riffs and questionable lyrics, Sticky Fingers remains a classic 55 years after its release. Other than the strange melodies of “You Gotta Move,” these songs are consistently interesting and groovy. After full creative independence, The Rolling Stones expand on their sound, experimenting with the blues and song structure; I found myself enjoying this subtle spin on the classic rock and roll of the time.
SO I went into this thinking I'd hate it, due a preconceived dislike of the band. However, I did not hate it - I actually enjoyed it. I think it was a little draggy at times, but overall this was a really good record.
Finally their best record!!!
Not sure about the first song…
JL : 3, I Got The Blues
Def one of the better Stones albums. If you have to hear the Stones, you have to hear this one.
There are great albums that get no attention. There are albums that get a lot of attention that aren’t great. And there are a few that are as great as their renown. 10/10; 100/100.
For Rolling Stones-mid
Enjoyed this more than I expected to, some bangers
Boas músicas mas não faz muito meu estilo.
I like the stones but this album kind of got boring. I was also really hung and just on a long walk.
Not my favorite Stones album but still really good.
Hearing this shit in 1971 would've blown my socks off
wow, to be honest im not the biggest rolling stones fan, but this album really did smth
I listen several times it’s not their best album but I would happily listen again
Lots of bangers on here
great album, a bit cliché
Sure are a lot of unnecessary Rolling Stones albums on this list. This isn’t one of them, but I think I could’ve done without a couple of the others.
Astrologically evil, as the retards say.
Largely unlistenable. Musically very very dull, zero-effort song writing in places and 'Brown Sugar', which Spotify should probably remove from its library. 'Wild Horses' the only saving grace on this Stones record.
low 3 i really want to be a massive stones fan im serious. their singles are so good. yet here we are on their most acclaimed album and most of it is rock slop. its well produced and decent enough, i like having it on, but sorry boys its a 3. seriously how is "i got the blues" even a song...
Excellent album
Another great album from the Stones. Aside from the awful lyrics on the opener this is a consistently great effort.
A cracking Stones album. 'Bitch' is a banger, as are the classics of: Brown Sugar and Can't You Hear Me Knocking. Some solid slow jams in Wild Horses and Dead Flowers, too. As much as it's a great album, I do feel its *somewhat* overhyped. Don't shoot me!
A good album that I’d not listened to before, other than Horses and Brown Sugar, about Marsha Hunt, prefer let it Bleed
Wild Horses is my favourite … and the rest is pretty good too.
They always sound so pleased with themselves.
Rico disco, no se si meterle 4 o 5 estrellas, además es el stand de la mama Bucciarati. Sape, aguante Jojos
This album was a fun listen. Surprisingly I knew less than I thought I would, but definitely still enjoyed it a lot. I'd give it a 4 for sure.
The Rolling Stones are one of those bands who are extremely famous but I have never gotten around to listening to their music. Although it is just one album, Sticky Fingers gives me relief in knowing that I wasn’t missing out.
é bom, mas o passado deles (e de tantos outros artistas da época) com o abuso de menores (as groupies) me deixa com o pé super atrás em relação a gostar do que eles produzem. Claro que muita gente não problematiza isso, porque você sempre pode afirmar que as meninas queriam e não tiveram problemas relacionados a isso, mas a gente também tem que lembrar que elas tinham por volta de 13 anos e isso não é idade de consentimento. Mas não sei, posso estar sendo infundada.
I'm not a greatest fan of Rolling Stones, but this album is greatful
This is the album with Wild Horses on it - one of the top Stones songs, IMHO. Sister Morphine is interesting and better than average. But the rest of the album is just "plain old Stones." Of course, run-of-the-mill Stones blows most other band's best away, but still... When you are legendary, the bar just has to go up. It would probably get 3.5 stars, but I am docking them a half star for being the Stones and giving me less than their best.
This is an extremely instantly recognisable album but when it arrived on my list and before I checked I couldn’t tell you the title of any track on it. This tells you a lot about my indifference towards The Rolling Stones. I know all their big hits and the name of every member past and present but never became a big fan like millions have worldwide. The Rolling Stones like The Beatles have always been around since I was a young boy but never affected me in the same way dozens of other groups from that era have done and continue to do so. Listening to the album today has not changed that view and was never going to do so but at least I learnt that Brown Sugar (which is a good song) is the lead track on the album. 3/5 27/8/26
Jeg er tydeligvis på team Beatles.
Das erste Stones-Album in dieser Liste, oder? Für mich waren die Stones immer eine Singles-Band. Ihre Alben bevölkern zwar regelmäßig Listen wie dieser, aber ich bekomme selten Lust, diese auch wirklich anzuhören. Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass viele Stones-Songs für mich nicht diese meisterhaft-durchdachten Kompositionen sind, an denen über Monate gefeilt wurde und die sich voneinander abgrenzen wollen, sondern Jam-Ideen, die einen bestimmten Vibe transportieren, der einfach Spaß macht. "Brown Sugar" oder "Bitch" sind solche coolen Rocker, die wie aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt klingen und es wahrscheinlich auch sind. Ersterer ist natürlich ein Klassiker, den ich quasi auswendig kenne, aber andere Songs könnten dieses Level auch erreichen, wenn man sie nur oft genug hört. Wirklich besonders und herausragend ist für mich eigentlich nur das berührende "Wild Horses" sowie das jam-lastige "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (das Saxophon <3). In der zweiten Hälfte lief hier dagegen viel an mir vorbei, ohne irgendwelche Spuren zu hinterlassen. Den Blues "You Gotta Move" fand ich sogar ziemlich fürchterlich. Gemessen an den Erwartungen muss ich daher sogar auf 3 Sterne heruntergehen. Ich verstehe wirklich nicht, wieso ausgerechnet dieses Album so in den Himmel gelobt wird.
Das war geil. Völlig zurecht in den Bestenlisten. Ich bin mir unsicher, ob ich es wirklich nochmal hören werde, aber völlig zurecht fettes Ding - grade auch in Anbetracht des Erscheinungsjahres sehr abwechslungsreich und trotzdem mit rotem Faden.
Ich war nie Fan der Stones, wenn jemand im Forum über die älteste klingende Musik schrieb, die die älteste Band die es gibt neu veröffentlicht hat und dazu meint, dass sie so frisch klingen wie noch nie, dann hab ich mehr ungläubig geschmunzelt. Jetzt höre ich hier ein Album der Band als sie noch nicht alt waren, sondern der heiße Scheiß und ich komme nicht umhin nicht zu verstehen warum sie das waren? Waren sie es weil sie geschmacklose Texte schrieben und zu Nummer 1 Hits machten oder wegen des Sex Appeals auf der Bühne. Keinen Plan, hier solls ja auch um das Album gehen. Aber auch das langweilt mich enorm, es klingt im gegensatz zu vielen anderen alten Alben die ich hier schon gehört habe unglaublich outdated. Gibt mir wirklich ganz ganz wenig. Außer vielleicht Wild Horses, das ist ganz schön.
Not bad, I find TRS a bit hit and miss but this album was consistently OK
Fun Fact; Andy Warhol designed this cover. The cover on vinyl is so sick. Core memory will forever be my dad and I trying to track down the original pressing with a perfect quality zipper *spoiler we did* The Music: Sticky Fingers man. I always have a hard time choosing my favorite stones album. I still think I lean Exile for sure. I’m a whore for the stones gone fully rootsy. This record does an amazing job mixing the blues, country, ballads & typical sleazy shit. Sonically this might be the most complete album of theirs. Jagger is still undeniably horny here even when he’s not explicitly telling you. No wonder this guy was on the island man.
Well here we are the first actual Rolling Stones album… brown sugar is a terrible song I don’t care if there is nuance this is a terrible song that popularized openly racist iconography on the surface. It’s that same thing of being edgy for the sake of it. The album cover is a dick print what was I supposed to expect. Wild horses is good. I like that one a lot. I think my main issue with this is that its highs are towards the end and it’s unfortunately not enough to allow me to endure the whole project. Wild horses is between brown sugar and can’t you hear me knocking and sway is not enough of a palette cleanser for me. I also think that wild horses is one of the greatest 70s song ever. That’s the problem for me. The Rolling Stones can never be truly great here cause you stick nonsense in with actual heartfelt music and I love having fun but this is more like Eminem fun than it is like Beatles Fun you know. You gotta move is just lazy it adds nothing to what it’s mimicking like even bitch feels like a worse version of rock and roll it’s too slow and just has this quietness it’s missing a soul it feels another instrument to really add me. When the trumpets come in finally you feel like the song is good but it’s one for mere seconds and then they tarnish every thing they built with a mediocre guitar solo what is this. Where is the respect it’s boring it feels like they were so reckless without any creativity and then it fades out. That’s the epitome of I got the blues too. The Last 3 songs are what save this album from being completely uninteresting. It finally feels like the stones have something to say without it being racist or uninspiring. They speak of addiction and and the future and the depths of the earth they traveled to on these drugs and all the hedoism they spoke of earlier in the album is resolved here. You walk down your own moonlight mile and when you walk a lot in the moonlight your guide is the light you must always reach for the light. I like some of the stones songs and I like the overall message of this album. I think artistry is hidden in albums like this but my appreciation is there. The Stones tried and made something I enjoyed but did not fall in love with. Wild horses and Moonlight Mile are proof the Stones can create a masterpiece. Let’s see if they did
Perfect album opener and closer
Repulsive cover, but a pretty good album overall with a couple of undisputed classics (Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Moonlight Mile). Some of the lyrics haven't aged well, to say the least, but the music is great. Jagger's faux-American accent is hilarious!
Brown Sugar - 4/5 Sway - 3.5/5 Wild Horses - 4/5 Can't You Hear Me Knocking - 4/5 You Gotta Move - 3/5 Bitch - 4/5 I Got the Blues - 3.5/5 Sister Morphine - 4/5 Dead Flowers - 4/5 Moonlight Mile - 4/5 Is this the best the Stones ever put out? Probably. Is this my favorite Stones album? After this, maybe so. Is this the best rock album ever made? No. It's a good progression of the typical Rolling Stones style, and the guitar is excellent on here. I just don't think this belongs at the upper echelons of rock. The Stones are slightly overrated in my opinion, but that doesn't mean they can't still put out good stuff. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking
More Rolling Stones! Am I excited? Not really... I still don't get the appeal behind the band. Is it Mick Jagger's raunchy screams that sound anything but sexy? Is it the very so so instrumentation? I don't think they were particularly inventive or creative with their sound and nothing about it really grabs me. This album at least has Wild Horses which is a pretty stellar tune, and some other good moments but it's really not all that. Mostly fine but not much more.
Überraschend gut. Habe es als Vinyl
Totally hits the heights of swagger and macho and the depths of yearning in one album. Best of theirs imo
hm, das muss eins ihrer schwächeren Alben sein. Bis auf das Ende hat mich da kein Song beeindruckt :/ Wohl noch Selbstfindungsphase?
ganz ok, aber die Band hat auch besseres
Muss ich sagen, dass ich tatsächlich etwas mehr erwartet habe
The Rolling Stones have some songs I really enjoy, but listening through their albums is such a slog. That said, this is the most enjoyable straight through listen of a Rolling Stones album for me so far (previous 2 being Aftermath and Beggars Banquet.) I’m sure I’ve got more Stones in my future and I wish they could just give me a “best of” compilation and let me move on.
great album, but what the fuck is brown sugar
Hmm, wasn’t expect that. Bluesy honky tonk, not for my blood
I didn't like it... It was boring and repetitive
Not an mediocre song on this album, this is The Rolling Stones in full flight. Great mixture of styles. Americana, blues and jazz.
I've never fully been into the Stones. It's a solid album, does what you expect of them.
RATING: 8.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: Wild Horses LOWLIGHT: Sway
enjoyed it more than i thought i would
Delivered with causal assurance, the Stones’ swagger is at full pitch.
i was scared when i first saw this was my album, but actually better than i thought. wild horses is such a good fucking song
Very nice. Wild Horses is amazing!
8/10
Simply one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
Its okay
Those Brown Sugar lyrics, though. Yikes
2 temas buenos y bosta
Best Stones album
👍
Legendary Side A. Much less into Side B. The slower bluesier songs definitely lose my interest. I guess I prefer the Stones when they're ROLLING. Idk about some of this lyrical content but just moving past it.I finished listening to this walking to work through downtown Ham and Sister Morphine has a specific feel when you walk past a homeless encampment with a half dozen folks all folded up from fentanyl. Fav track: Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Wild Horses.
I was dreading this for some reason!??? Not half bad you know. I could listen to this album on my own time and often it was all like sway, dead flowers, moonlight mile, and obv wild horses.
Couldn’t get into it. Maybe just not in the right headspace but felt like a major slog for me. Had to skip a few tracks. Last track was pretty cool though!
Turns out when The Rolling Stones aren’t singing about underage girls, the music is pretty good. The problem is they can’t stop singing about it and when they do, they choose to be racist instead Highlight: Wild Horses
Ah... the zipper album. The Jimmy Miller-produced Stones albums were the Stones at their pinnacle.
I know a lot of these songs are "classics", but a lot of them just didn't land for me.
Good album with great guitar work. One or two went on a bit too long and sounded like a jam but very good overall
Great album
Good album, quite a bit of recognizable songs but nothing special for me at least.
Part of the legendary ‘68-‘72 run by The Stones. I’ve always ranked this one right behind Let It Bleed and Exile.
Solid album by the rolling stones
Wild horses might be a top 10 album of all time
another hood classic! i have long considered the stones as a singles band because every one of their albums have some fillers. this one too despite some of the songs being too good that the drawbacks of the existences of the fillers don’t matter that much. 4/5
It wasn't bad, it was the Rolling Stones; proto-butt rock. I just don't think it's very good.
embarrassingly, I've never read the lyrics to Brown Sugar. What an awful song. definitely negatively impacted the rest of the album for me. Wild Horses is too much of a meme song now for me to fully enjoy either. However, it's truly a great album despite the low points. 7/10
This album is a great listen!, I was surprised by it it also sounded a bit like country am I wrong? This is my first album coming back to this challenge and I love being surprised by it! <3
An excellent rock/blues album. I feel it's their best album. 2 of their best rock numbers Bitch and Brown Sugar. A couple of real blues style songs. One of their best songs ever Can You Hear Me Knocking.
Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones needs little introduction, as it kicks off with Brown Sugar, one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever put to music. It also features a different side of The Stones, who'd hung out with Gram Parsons (then with the Flying Burrito Brothers) while touring in the States before recording Sticky Fingers. Keith Richards instantly found a kindred spirit in the amiable country songsmith, but Jagger was instantly wary and probably a little jealous of his influence because Parsons hadn't released anything successful (and wouldn't become famous for his influence until after his death). Uncomfortable or not, Jagger credited Parsons years later for teaching him how to sing country music, which was (and still is) a tough obstacle for UK based artists. The short crossing of paths also sparked the writing and inclusion of Wild Horses, my all time favorite Stones track. All in all Sticky Fingers is a vital inclusion into any rock collection and showed the band had survived the turmoil surrounding the firing of Brian Jones.
I listened to this about three times today, and mostly because I kept forgetting to listen to it. The music wasn't bad, just completely unmemorable
Pretty good. Kind of what I think of when I think of the Rolling Stones. Not groundbreaking or unmissable. And I figured it would be. I really liked this though.
BEFORE: More familiar territory. Should I be worried by how much of this list is pulled from the 60s and 70s? I know that was an important time for the development of rock and popular music, but some newer / more experimental stuff would be welcome. At any rate, I love the Rolling Stones in general and this album in particular so this should be fun. AFTER: Yep it's just as good as it was the previous 50 times I listened to it. The Rolling Stones successfully synthesize blues, country, rock and a few more experimental elements in a way that no one else. The songs are fantastic, the playing is tight. This might be their best album. HIGHLIGHTS: Wild Horses is a fantastic. Can't You Hear Me Knocking earns all 7 minutes and is a great showcase for Mick Taylor (far and away their best lead guitarist). Sister Morphine is harrowing, one of the darkest songs they ever released. Moonlight Mile is still my favourite Stones song (Let It Loose runs it close). LOWLIGHTS: There's a reason they don't play Brown Sugar on the radio anymore. The music is great but the lyrics have aged like milk. I Got The Blues is one of their more forgettable compositions until the Stax-style brass really gets going. In the context of the album, those weaker moments don't really matter. VERDICT: 5 stars. It's a classic and it was a pleasure to listen to it again. Although I am maybe ready for something newer and/or weirder at this point...
This is not their best album in my opinion. Still has some hits though.
My guilty pleasure album for sure. As cringeworthy as the lyrics on Brown Sugar are, it’s unfortunately a banger song. Almost every song on here bangs, I’m absolutely in love with the jam session on Can’t you Hear me Knocking, and overall I think this is their most consistent album in terms of quality. However, You Gotta Move pushed me to the edge. I wanted to put my head in my hands and cry when I heard Mick Jagger sing this in that accent. That song doesn’t feel right coming out of his mouth, not after he subjected me to Brown Sugar four songs ago. I’m leaving this at a 4 for now, maybe I’ll change my mind later.
After getting through a couple of Rolling Stones albums and giving them pretty low marks, I have to say this one wasn't bad. I certainly recognized more of this album than I thought. It has Brown Sugar. It was the song from all the Scorcese movies. It has the song from The Big Lebowski on it! Dead Flowers and Wild Horses are probably among the few Rolling Stones songs I actually really like, so this was pretty good.
1. zugar - 2 2. zuuay - 1 3. horzez - 2 4. hear - 1 5. move - 1 6. bitch - 2 7. bluez - 2 8. zizter - 2 9. dead - 1 10. mile - 1
Vintage ‘Stones. (You know what to expect here.)
classics are classics for a reason. The album is full of bangers. A surprisingly jazzy album, just overall an extremely nice album to have listened to. 4/5
Almost a 4. This is my 3rd Stones album in just over 50 albums - let me branch out already! The Stones at their best are incredible and the rest is inedible. A bit hyperbole, but I loved the first half of the album and lost my steam by the middle before gaining it back by the end. Highs: Wild Horses, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking Lows: Bitch
I can think of a better word for "Brown Sugar" than cringe! That song is just so fucking stupid but once you get past it, the rest of album is pretty damn good
New Orleans?? I've been there. Is brown sugar about a black woman?? We all need a little brown sugar in our lives. This is actually quite good. I may have been a little harsh on the Rolling Stones in the past. Bad associations. Wait great music though. I'm really loving this. Wild Horses is Wild Horses it's great. Classic. Not what I would expect from the Rolling Stones tbh. Idk. They're better than I thought they would be. Wild wild horses. They couldn't drag me away. That's how it is. That's actually sooo romantic. Ok Mr. Stones I was unfamiliar with your game. They have cocaine eyes?? Are we speaking to a mirror?? Apparently I'm knocking. On heaven's door perhaps?? We are to never know. Really like the background music on that one though. Oh this is that one TikTok western tumbleweed sound eh? What's gotta move?? The tumbleweed?? Is that his peenar on the cover?? Wow full of questions today. Favourite: Wild Horses/Moonlight Mile Least favourite: Dead Flowers
9/10 I'm a big fan of Mick Taylor's guitar work with Keith Richards - they fit absolutely perfectly.
Yeah - this is good. No surprise really.
It's always fun to review an all-time rock classic, especially one that I haven't listened to all the way through for a good while. To many Stones fans, this is really part of the all-time high period the Stones produced musically speaking (the problem for me will be deciding which one gets the 5). I'm not a Stones fanatic, but I love all of the stuff they did from Beggars Banquet to Some Girls. I feel, given the reviews on here, it appears that people either overthink or don't think enough about what this album offers. How about great, diverse music, with rock, blues, R&B, gospel, lounge, jazz and more? How about fantastic guest appearances from Billy Preston, Bobby Keys (on sax), Ry Cooder, and more? How about that amazing, gritty, warm production from Jimmy Miller, making the band seem live and present in your very living room? It's all that and more. The lyrics are ironic and cocky: for instance, "Brown Sugar" is allegedly an ode to Marsha Hunt, Jagger's girlfriend at the time, but could also be about heroin given the title name; "Dead Flowers" is definitely about heroin, or is it a breakup? ; and "Bitch" is actually a pretty desperate song about wanting to get some, apparently redirected at Marianne Faithfull after her breakup with Jagger (the Stones and their girlfriends had a common tradition to constantly insult each other via art form). More importantly, the Stones are finally starting to develop the sound they always wanted to have, which was intended to be roots/blues/gospel/R&B based from the start of their career (but didn't really translate until the 70s). This is sex, drugs, and rock and roll reaching a new golden era. As the very long top review points out correctly (though he overanalyzes a bit), Keith Richards and Mick Taylor (on his second ever appearance with the Stones) had a wonderful dynamic here, bringing soulful and tasteful licks and collaboration here. I can see why the Stones were crushed when Taylor decided to leave in 1974. He really brought so much to their sound during his stint with the band. As much as Brian Jones's wacky presence is missed here, he was too dysfunctional for the band before getting fired and his untimely death (and this is coming from a band that still fought a lot at the time and did lots of drugs during these sessions). What I enjoy about this record is the diversity of sound - from the soulful, gorgeous "Wild Horses" to the feisty, loungy "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (one of the best rock outros EVER!) to the festive and dumb "Bitch" to the psychedelic, dark "Sister Morphine" (listen to that slide guitar work from Cooder!), it's clear by here that they had the last laugh in terms of surpassing their chops compared to other bands of their generation at the time. Even the non-hits are an absolute joy - I cannot find a weak moment on this album. Other than that, what else is there to say? Oh! The cover is hilarious for the time period - designed by Andy Warhol at the Factory but identifying the bulge remains a trade secret. Used to have a stupid zipper that actually destroyed the vinyl over time. This is a COOL, FUN record with juvenile AND adult songs and themes. Stop overthinking it. Stop trying to not enjoy it. Put on some nice headphones and bask in the noise and dynamics. 4.5 stars
Fav: Wild Horses
undoubtedly iconic
Los Rolling haciendo de los Rolling. Me mola Brown Sugar Wild Horses Bitch I Got The Blues Dead Flowers Moonlight Mile
A brilliant album - maybe just misses out on top marks because it sounds a little dated now but I still love it. Especially the less well known gems.
Can't say I'm a fan of the song that talks about raping an enslaved black girl.
Not a bad album, although I can't pin any particular songs which I liked the most from it, but those are usually my feelings towards The Rolling Stones opus 😁
This album rules
🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 (rounded down because no riff can erase slave rape fantasies, which should be the stipulation on a half-a-star review but unfortunately this album also has “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” and “Wild Horses,” so I guess it’s time for me to look like an ass) Is art’s “goodness” dependent on its morality? Uncomfortably, I’m not sure I think they necessarily correlate, although the thrall of aesthesis can only go so far before yucky subject matter icks out listeners. TL;DR: sometimes I feel guilty for liking problematic songs, but sometimes, a song is problematic enough on its own that the melody don’t really matter, do it? Case in point: I’ve been excited to listen to Sticky Fingers for a while now solely because “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” fucking rocks, and really that’s all. Today, I was so curious to start “Brown Sugar” because of how the reviews either tiptoed trepidatiously around it or relished in its triggering content, though nobody seemed to write it off completely. How could it be so bad but so good? Even the wikipedia page for the song seems quite coy about the subject matter, as the controversy only appears as an afterthought lower down the page, with the last sentence of its paragraph referencing taboos like “cunnilingus, interracial sex, and [beat] slavery.” HUH?? But again, I thought, surely this can’t be that bad—probably some classically immature Jagger licking his lips at tastelessly kinky Race play, likely in a metaphor that only sounded clever in the studio. Cut to the opening line: “Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields—“ HUH???? So, okay, let’s talk about “Brown Sugar,” because it really is that bad, but the reviews want me to ask, “but is it really?” Well, I’m gonna have to answer with a question via my woketron 3000 covid vaccine implant, which is screaming “is this not a rape fantasy? Of a slave??” And like, the answer to that is obviously yes, but the internet seems in denial of that. In my ensuing research bender, I was fascinated to find rich discourse on the multiple metaphorical layers supposedly sitting atop what’s lyrically a soggy paper foundation. Genius Lyrics, of “Brown Sugar,” claims “There are several different ways to interpret this song. The most straightforward is a meditation on white male on black female sex and how power has influenced it. Alternatively it could be more generally about interracial sex or black sex. Finally, as meta-fiction: Mick Jagger plunders the musical history of black people from slave rhythms, to spirituals, to blues, to honky tonk. And further is willing to proudly crow about how tempting and good they are.” This is a scrumptious take for me because it comes not four sentences after a quote about how Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics on a notepad in forty-five seconds before recording. Look, I don’t want to underestimate anybody’s genius, but this is clearly a fucked-up raceplay song from the perspective of the slaver, right? Maybe my 45-second skim wasn’t quite on par with Jagger’s intelligence, but to me, this isn’t exactly dripping with textual evidence of commentary of any sort—something something “Satire requires clarity of intent” (By the way, this is a footnote-worthy digression, but some sources say the song was inspired by Jagger’s short-lived tryst with Claudia Lennear—the same person Bowie wrote “Lady Grinning Soul” about, which is truly night and day with this one—but there’s also another woman, Marsha Hunt, who claims it’s about her, and it’s like… do we really want to fight over this? Interestingly, it seems Lennear did write a song about Jagger, too, called “Not At All,” which she has said was "to inform Mick Jagger of his dispensability,” which feels like both a classier clapback and also somehow the objective winner). But yea, it’s not like “controversial lyrics” or “not for the thin-skinned,” it’s just a rapey slave fantasy—duh. While spiraling down a Stones reddit thread where everyone seemed in denial about this song, I found the situation pretty succinctly summarized:“This isn't exactly Tipper Gore reading into the vaguaries of hair rock lyricism, it's the words.” This isn’t even really veiled in tipsy innuendo, that’s just what he says. For anyone else that might be a career ender, but has anyone ever asked Mick Jagger to be an upstanding pillar of ethical sexuality? Isn’t his grotesque horniness exactly the grit that cakes this bluesy music? If that’s the case, does that make me disgusting for liking it, at least in the abstract? Part of me thinks the Stones would sound just as crunchy and greasy without him, and I’d even say his voice would still have that iconic gruffness if he was using different words. Then again, I’m doing a lot of defending for a riff we haven’t even really discussed yet—one that better be some kind of platinum galactic chakra enema if anyone’s willing to die by “Brown Sugar,” right? Well, um, after listening, it’s like… fine? Okay, not even trying to be hipster about it, it’s decent even, but brother, come on—that’s what all this fuss was about? I’d say the same for “Bitch,” by the way—it’s not really worth the effort of defending, to me. I mean, is there any level of shreddage that could eclipse blatant misogyny and racism? Umm… obviously, no, but I think I want a lawyer. Still, if there were such a riff, it wouldn’t be here—not sure why this is one of the big hitters. Oh, yea, and Sticky Fingers—was that any good? Well, setting aside that stunner of a first track, I was ready to regrettably give this one a four, or maybe more—“Sway,” “Wild Horses,” and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” just about blasted my balls off. What a lineup. Unfortunately, the first side, in my mind, is much stronger than the second, which very quickly begins to meander into predictable and downtempo territory. I liked “Dead Flowers,” sort of, but I think that’s just because of The Big Lebowski, but that’s the only other standout to me. It’s not like everything else is bad (although I didn’t pay enough attention to the lyrics of the rest to really say that with confidence), but it’s just pretty fine Stones fair. I can’t wish for Mick Jagger to not be an evil ass freak, but I can wish for Keith Richards to go as hard as side one on every song, and unfortunately, he didn’t do much for me in that department. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
What the actual f is "Brown Sugar"? I find it deeply, deeply disturbing. Separately, I'm so tired of people acting like this genre is the pinnacle of music, and I don't think I'll ever "get it." I'm not at all impressed by these dudes musically or morally and I resent the chokehold they have on mediocre men across the western world. Is this true of many of the bands on this list? Yes, and I'm unfairly focusing it on the Rolling Stones with no remorse. Stars only for "Wild Horses," because it's not horny and I like the cover by The Sundays.
Never really listened to a Stones album before. Better than I thought it would be. It had a good mix of upbeat, fast paced songs, and some good chill songs. I leaned more towards the the chill songs today. Wild Horses, I Got The Blues, Sister Morphine, Moonlight Mile were my favorites of this album.
Pretty good
Easy to listen to, no standout tracks for me
The Good: An Andy Warhol inspired cover! The Bad: That we need to be looking at a bulge… The Ugly: The Bulge… seriously… So, according to those who know, this is considered the best Stones album out there… Oddly enough, and potentially just pointing towards my terrible taste in music, my favorite Stones album is Goat’s Head Soup, and album that by those who know is considered exemplary of the Stones just churning out another album… Anyway, should we listen to Sticky Fingers before we die? Yes. Are the Stones a great band? Yes. Should we get annoyed by Mick’s fake southern accent that he abuses too often? Yes. It is for the latter that I am removing a point. Also, the lyrics to Brown Sugar… 4*
8/10. Desde el primer momento que vi que era un disco de los rollings super que sería bueno, y no defraudó. La consistencia de los temas es algo destacable, pero además hay muchos bangers que destacan. Lo que más me gustó fueron los solos y acompañamientos de la guitarra.
Drugged me away
I hav a hard time distinguishing the different Stones albums from each other but this one is special. Until proven otherwise, this is my favorite 3.9
Get The Rolling Stones out of my fucking face, respectfully. They make music I would literally never chose to listen to of my own volition; I listened for "Wild Horses", although I think The Sundays did it better, and was smacked round the head by Mick Jagger singing a song about slavery and the sexual reductionism of black women, which is obviously supposed to be some commentary on race, but is so tone deaf and steeped in perspective bias it's an almost nauseating experience.
The knee-jerk in me wanted to not give this one 5. Listening to it brought back so many memories and it also has some damn good songs on it.
Seemed a bit generic in retrospective, but probably inventive for its time.
Rolling Stones Records CUN 59100 (UK 1979 reissue) vinyl rip: "Brown Sugar" would be banned IMMEDIATELY from radio in this day and age. Great music, shitty lyrics. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is an all-time banger. "Sister Morphine" is the best of side 2.
Fantastic, bluesy, great riffs, top jams.
Any album with Wild Horses scores a minimum of 4. Pile in Brown Sugar and it's a 5 plus the other wonderful tracks
Mid with deep cuts
Fun music. Better writing than you think
The Stones were frankly before my time but are such a classic band in the realm of rock 'n roll. Fans of the Stones would love this album as it's in their prime. The time of American "gritty" R'n'R. Brown Sugar and Bitch are my favs here.
Absolute Classic
All my stones album reviews begin with "I am not a big rolling Stones fan" and then i see I have rated 2 previous albums with 4's, so maybe I am a bit of a Stones fan..but it is more this soulful country influenced stones that i like, as opposed to the classic rock stones. On to the review: I own this album and rate it highly. One of their better albums in my opinion. it starts and ends brilliantly. First 4 and last 4 songs are superb. I prefer the Townes cover of Dead Flowers, but credit must go where credit is due, a great song. Wild Horses is fantastic, but I got the Blues is the standout track. 4 stars
Nicht mein Geschmack leider.
Significant country/western influence. Outside of Wild Horses, I was not familiar with this side of the Stones.
Enjoyed it
Not their best album. I can only say that Brown sugar and Wild Horses are the most memorable songs out of this album because I previously listened to them on a compilation. The rest of the songs are ok but most of them I don't remember much of.
Bra! Så många bra låtar på detta album: Wild Horses, Sister Morphine, Brown sugar, Moonlight Mile och Bitch. Galet! Jag gillar detta Rolling Stones. De var så coola! De var allt det som Beatles aldrig lyckades bli.
Una cumbre indiscutible del rock and roll y el blues clásico que ha envejecido bien como un monumento de textura orgánica y elegancia decadente. En el plano de diseño formal, la producción de Jimmy Miller logra un entretejido que da claridad a la interacción sónica, permitiendo que el contrapunto entre la guitarra rítmica de Keith Richards y los virtuosos solos de Mick Taylor conviva en armonía con los metales y el piano, sin perder jamás su grano callejero. La entrega vocal de Mick Jagger y la solidez del ensamble despliegan una fuerza y calidez desarmantes que transmiten autenticidad e imponen una autoridad superior dentro del género. Himnos eléctricos como "Brown Sugar" y la expansiva "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" se equilibran con la desnudez melancólica de "Wild Horses" y "Sister Morphine", dando forma a un documento conmovedor, crudo y real que funciona como un sutil llamado a la conciencia sobre la fragilidad humana, la dependencia y el desencanto. Un álbum cuya cadencia rítmica y constante sensación de paz y fluidez acústica lo vuelven sumamente versátil para múltiples usos, destacando como un motor excepcional para el ejercicio, la conducción o acompañar el trabajo creativo.
Country influence Fun from start to finish Don’t want it to end
A great classic rock album. Mick Jagger possesses a lot of upbeat energy. I was half-asleep on my bed and yet still had fun during the entire listen
Honestly, didn’t think I fucked with them like that but it was a good listen. Still not a fav but wild horses is a classssssic
5/5 Some of my all time favorite Stones songs all packed into one album.
I am not a very knowledgeable music listener, yet! But, I find this album pretty rooted to its american origins with the mixes of country there are to it. That mix makes it a pretty interesting album to hear. Although I am not a american. For this reason, I can’t really connect with its messages and the singer’s voice can just irritate me.
An all time classic. The Stones take on country rock and find there sweet spot.
A classic. Easy 5 stars.
One of the classic rock bands that I just can’t get in to. Undeniable respect for their ongoing contribution to music, but I have never connected with much of it. Still, I cannot take anything away from anything they have done.
The Rolling Stones have always been a little bit of a strange band for me personally - widely considered one of the all time greats, with some of the best songs in the popular music canon, but without a truly great album to ground them and allow me to place them aside other bands. This is probably their strongest effort I've heard to date, mixing the effortless swagger and easy-going blues rock of their sixties output with some more adventurous songwriting - particularly with Wild Horses, a top 5 song of theirs. Brown Sugar's politics is very strange to listen to with a 2026 mindset, but the groove is undeniably fantastic, snf Moonlight Mile has some of the most tender and affecting guitar playing on it. It still suffers from a bit of filler, but a very easy four stars.
разйоб зберегла всі треки bitch - улюблений
Whoever went to bat to put so many Rolling Stones albums on this list is not doing the band any favors. The Rolling Stones were a great band but they were not album artists. Every year they would go snorkeling in a pool filled with cocaine and heroin only to emerge a few months later with 2 all time classic songs and 6-15 other songs of boring filler that were then all slapped together into a non-cohesive album. For Sticky Fingers, those 2 all time classics are Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. Pretty much everything else is painfully dull and not worth anyone's time.
I don't think I'll ever understand the hype for The Stones. They are perfectly fine rock, no real dud songs, a few really good ones, but the rest are just decidedly average. 3.5* rounded down the 3*
I didn't enjoy it maybe as much as I normally do, not sure why. Still a solid album.
4.7. This has got to be their best album right? Funny I know the stones but couldn’t tell you an album due to radio, streaming, compilations, etc.
Alright I guess
Interesting Stones as You Gotta Move and Bitch etc are good, but as with most Stones albums the filler is sludge with Keith Richard’s licks over the top - Sister Morphine and Dead Flowers, which pulls it back to ordinary. 1. Brown Sugar 2. You Gotta Move 3. Moonlight Mile
Ahhh so this is the good Stones album I've been trying to find. Strangely one of the biggest surprises so far.
With the exception of a few standout songs, the classic rock-n-roll songs all blur together, nothing exciting or notable. Highlights include Wild Horses and Moonlight Mile.
Didnt really have a song that stuck out too me. Definitely not a genre I really would listen too.
I'm overlooking serious problems I have with the 2009 master on Qobuz and judging the work itself. It is an album very close to falling apart in its looseness. Which is what makes it great. It sounds like someone brilliant wrote a solid song, shared it with the band, and were recorded on their 4th run through of it. Yet somehow it not only works, but is landmark in Rock and Roll history.
It's alright and somewhat catchy, but it didn't do a ton for me. Very middle of the road.
Great album; wild horses was hitting hard
4/5
A pretty neat album, very dad-rock hah! Dumb it down to my lack of musical knowledge, but I had initially felt that all of the songs sounded too similar to find any stand-outs. But Bitch, Sister Morphine, Wild Horses and Brown Sugar (the kazoo solo?) stood out to me the most and have added to my liked songs. I think Sway would be a great song to randomly play on a drive home following a tiring day. Moonlight Mile was a beautiful close. Cool album, I’m sure it revolutionised and inspired more than I’m aware of.
Love wild horses, the rest was fine
I recognize the Stones' impact on music, especially rock, but I've just never been able to get into them. That said, this whole album feels like a late summer afternoon spent hanging out with friends out in the country.
Sticky is as sticky does
Can see the evolution from The Doors LA Woman. Rougher texture. They all kinda blended together. Proves to be that The Rolling Stones are overrated. Maybe this sound was new at the time, but it sounds basic to me.
I don’t really need to say that the Stones deserve their due because they’re legends, but I can appreciate greatness. I would show their entire catalogue to an alien. It’s not always on the rotation, but you can’t argue how influential they are.
Starting to think that the Stones catalogue is spread out enough that no one album is going to be a 5 for me, but this was another solid entry with Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Bitch being my favorites.
One of the three Stones albums you need.
I really like the guitar and it’s really nice to listen while packing your suitcase to go home
I want to always shit on the stones but fuck this is perfect
A solid vibe. My stones experience is getting better with each album on here. I found this less blues by numbers than previously. Also more of that nice stones grove and more of the jamming feel (even if things still feel pretty pop.)
Not very interesting to me.
The Rolling Stones got so much better in the 70s - I think 60s blues just sounds so thin and they really loved only playing covers of like howling wolf. I don’t think I endorse all of the ideas and attitudes in this album but it’s really good.
Favorite Track: Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Classic, great pacing and rhythm.
So boring
Для многих это лучший альбом Роллингов. Я послушал его целиком впервые. Понравилось.
What an album! So many high points on here and the slower tracks balance it out perfectly. Great riffs. Amazing vocals. Probably the ‘best’ album on the list so far…
This seems like a classic but I am not super familiar with the Stones. I enjoyed this.
Nothing special
Hey, this grandpa rock is pretty good stuff! This is the album that solidified, if not cemented The Rolling Stones legacy as an eternal sunshine classic. You name it, this album does it in spades. 70s riff based cock rock? Check. Weird twangy druggy interlude? We got that. Country honky tonking? Oh yah. Extended saxophone solo in a rock song? Sure why not. This is the stones firing on all cylinders creatively: the use of horn sections combined with some of the most instantly recognizable riffs and Melodies of rock history is a recipe for an instant (and forever) classic. This began a long run of an extremely high plateau for the stones- a band peaking soon. Maybe the easiest snap 5 star on the list so far. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
genuine surprise, i enjoyed it more than i expected; normally i really struggle with old rock. the first couple of songs didn't spark that much joy but i somehow got into it. great guitar solos. i wonder whether this website is actually changing my taste in music: maybe because it already got me a few old rock records (that i mostly was not a fan of), now it helps me appreciate the classics a bit more than before?
Solid. Haven’t heard most of these tracks before. Casey likes the tunes, good for chilling outside. Good for hanging out. Solid 3
Listened before?: i think i've heard Can You Hear Me Knocking at some point in the past Brown Sugar - 4/5 Sway - 5/5 Wild Horses - 5/5 Can't You Hear Me Knocking - 5/5 You Gotta Move - 3/5 Bitch - 4/5 I Got the Blues - 5/5 Sister Morphine - 4/5 Dead Flowers - 4/5 Moonlight Mile - 5/5 Average score: 4.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ as someone who has found most of Rolling Stones's albums to be so-so for the most part, this is probably the best one i've heard from them so far. this would usually be 4.5 stars but i'll give it a generous boost in score
What am I going to say about sticky fingers. I actually prefer Beggars Banquet but this is obviously a 5 star record
4.2/5
Rolling Stones. Good album to play in the background. Brown Sugar is a classic.
Heard some before; 4; I'm not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, but I've been trying to give them more of a fair listen recently, and this is probably the album I've enjoyed most. Very much straight-forward blues, and done with a very dirty, grimy sound in parts, but also enough variety to change it up and make for enjoyable pacing throughout. Everything sounds very tight, and I also really enjoy the drumming. Not really sure what else to say, except that I can see why this is such a highly regarded album. Favorite Track: Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Álbum de rock com elementos bem ricos de blues. As guitarras soam fantásticas. QoA Vesper.
i already liked some stones, mainly satanic majesties. this was genuinely incredible though. i don’t think i processed it all on a first listen, id need to go back in again. but i’ll give it a five for now. it’s definitely between a 4 and a 5 for sure, im rounding up
Good tunes!
hey first album here i've heard before! this has always been my least favorite of the "big 3" stones albums, which is weird because it feels like it should be the most up my alley. for whatever reason, i've just always preferred exile and let it bleed, both because the highs are higher on those two and also i feel like they're generally more consistent (in my opinion at least). that being said, brown sugar definitely ranks among the best stones tracks, and honestly the entire first 4 songs on this record are the strongest 4 of any stones record (that i've heard). and honestly, listening back to the rest of the record, it has grown on me and is a decent bit better than i remember, though still not as good as exile or let it bleed (but i can see that changing in the future!). still very much up there with the stones' best tho, and easily deserves its classic status and its spot on this list. easy 5 stars
muy increíble no voy a mentir. 5/5.
This was a great return to their roots by The Stones. It must not have been easy to come up with this record, after the death of Brian Jones. But the rest of the band put out a top class record
Never really got the Stones though this one is good
8.5/10. Classic album that your uncles probably saw performed live in Dublin.
Nice
I believe this is the third time for this one on my multiple projects. My rating has remained pretty solid. Let’s see… Yeah. This time it’s almost a 5. Almost. I mean there’s hardly a dead spot. And it has so, so much. Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. It’s always the mid album that isn’t as clear for me. That mid section until Dead Flowers. But then Dead Flowers brings me back strong to finish with Moonlight Mile. So this album is a 4. 4 Boolean: True. I do believe this is my favorite Stones
Easy listening, but some of the songs bring me out of the moment.
Despite its legendary status, Sticky Fingers ultimately falls flat, weighed down by dated 2009 production and vocals that fail to resonate. While moments of inspiration break through—particularly when the band leans into gritty blues-rock on "You Gotta Move," the high-energy punch of "Bitch," or the jazz and sax accents found on "Brown Sugar" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"—the rest of the album struggles to leave an impression. Heavy hitters like "Dead Flowers" and the hyped opener "Brown Sugar" feel more like generic sports-bar background noise than masterpiece material, and the attempted grand finale of "Moonlight Mile" completely misses the mark. It's a classic case of rock-history hype not matching the actual listening experience, earning a lackluster 2/5.
Sticky Fingers shines as a uniquely balanced blues rock album which maintains a high base quality level as well as manages to include numerous masterpieces, making the whole work feel like a solid record that has due to its excellence a right to be called classic. Unlike the two other releases by the band earlier on my list, this one convinced me that the Stones are so renowned for a good reason. This album features outstanding songs with both creative and refined instrumental parts, vocals fitting it very well, as well as countless details that add up to the extreme high quality of its sound. Sticky Fingers manages to maintain this all the way through and, frankly, it is definitely one of the most convincing works on the 1001 albums list so far (77 rated before). I'm sure you should listen to it before you die.
Classic
Great Stones
Lo escuché varies veces y cada que lo escuchaba me gustaba màs. Estuvo brian john aqui?
Classic stones in f you have never listened to them it’s a great one to get into them
Muito bom, gostei de finalmente ter ouvido eles, meu preferido é wild horses
I'm not a big Stones fan, but I can appreciate how raw and rare their sound is. Every album sounds like they're just hanging out and jamming out a tune. There are a few classic tracks here and it's fun to hear the interplay between the guitars, but nothing else jumps out. Plus, Brown Sugar is just wrong in every way, right? This is definitely no Exile ...
I liked wild horses
Не в моем вкусе. Классика рока, хороший, приятный уху, но мне не зашло.
A classic for a reason
magique, que des tubes
Pleasant, but nothing special
This was one of my grandads fav albums, so I have nostalgia for it from him playing it. But actually listening through it I find it just alright and not mind-blowing. Don't get me wrong, it's lively and fun with a good up-tempo beat throughout the album. But I definitely prefer the singles over the whole album. 'Brown Sugar' is always going to be one of those so gs that is tied to good memories for me, but this album will stick with me less so. Fav Track: Brown Sugar
Not 100% on every song but awesome
love love love classic
I mean it’s good. Rock / country / dj sean it’s pre good!
Probably the Stones' peak IMO. It's good but I'm just not really too much of a fan
Another great album from the Stones. Aside from the awful lyrics on the opener this is a consistently great effort.
"Brown Sugar" is an unreal opener, about as perfect as it gets for setting the tone of this album. With the exception of "Slow Horses" and the closer "Moonlight Mile," the slower songs didn't stick to me the way the looser jams or boogies do. This might be a reviewer cliché, but "Can't You Feel Me Knocking" feels like the sun this album orbits around. Those Latin drums are incredible. "Moonlight Mile" does seem to presage the 1990s/2000s Britpop explosion, so it's kind of fitting to bring this sonic collage of an album to a close with it. Don't you hear Oasis?
DE los albumes que he oido mil veces desde joven y que me sigue gustando. Los Rolling sin la competencia de The Beatles en su mejor epoca.
surprisingly chill , i thought it would be hard rock and roll
Esperaba mucho más por ser de los Rolling Stones. La verdad que no lo disfruté mucho.
Really incredible, Rolling Stones-typical rock in the beginning, then a beautiful transition into some more bluesy songs. Loved it!
“Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton field. Sold in a market down in New Orleans.” What the fuck is that? Rolling Stones. First two lines to Brown Sugar... I bet you’ve heard that song 500 times, but you never knew, right? I can't help but hear the Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You" in here. I liked this more than expected. "Dead Flowers" & "Moonlight Mile" were standouts.
Some of my favorite Stones songs are on Sticky Fingers. Also, I love the Warhol album cover. Favorite songs: Moonlight Mile, Wild Horses, Dead Flowers
Não sou dos maiores fãs dos Stones, porém gostei deste aqui. Não está no meu ranking de discos deles que eu mais gostos, ao pé de Let it Bleed, Beggars Banquet ou Exile e Tattoo you, mas diria que é uma boa porta de entrada para quem quer conhecer uma banda lendária como são os Rolling Stones
Not a ton to say about one of the best albums of all time, other than that it's pretty obvious why it's one of the best albums of all time. Listening fresh, I think I Got the Blues (played loud) might secretly be my favorite (a bit like Let it Loose from Exile), but to say it's got competition in that regard would be an absurd understatement. I guess this is one of about 5 albums that has a possible claim for 2nd best Stones album after Exile - I personally would probably put it 3rd (after Let it Bleed), but it's more "Stones-y" (i.e., scuzzy in the best way) than LiB, and maybe any other album ever.
Second time for this one. Gave it a 4 before. Let’s see what it is today. I was surprised by Let it Bleed. Thought that was a WAY better album than it actually was. Really that album has two mega, mega hits and a bunch of trash. I realize with the Stones I can go in initially with nostalgia, knee jerk voting. So… Oh yeah, this is definitely a 4. I’m realizing this might be their best album as album. It’s pretty f*ing consistent. Wild Horses, the extended play on Can’t You Hear, Dead Flowers (always thought this was dark humor at its best), and then ending with Moonlight Mile. Yeah, it’s almost a 5, it just leans too heavily on blues tropes to pull it through for me to go all the way to 5. I know that’s not a fault for many, but… I think they’re lazy about it. Like other artists of this generation, Bob Dylan for one, I feel that at times they think because they have a handful of blues figures in their pocket that makes up for actually composing a song. Anyway, still a really good album. 4 Boolean: TRUE
Sticky Fingers is an album I hoped would absolutely blow me away and show me what The Stones are all about, but honestly it felt like a nice slow burn rather than an explosive and eye-catching project I thought it would be. I personally don't mind a slow burn album especially when it has stellar writing all across the board like with Moonlight Mile, Sway, and of course Wild Horses. This album is a lot calmer and more cool than I had initially expected but I soon came to enjoy that style as it was very easy coming and accessible rather than being full of "pump me up" tracks that feel suited for specific moments. I guess I never realized just how Blues The Rolling Stones were because all I was familiar with was their greatest hits and a lot of the more heavy and Hard Rock tracks like Start Me Up and even Rocks Off. I found Mick Jagger to be very emotional across this entire project and really move myself with his words and just how he expressed each note to perfectly fit the vibe of what this whole project was going for. I feel I should also mention the iconic album cover which is yet another favorite of mine thanks in part to Andy Warhol's very talented and foreward thinking visions. I feel like even with the cover Sticky Fingers looks like it would sound like a much more hard and simplistic project, but beneath the zipper and deep into the grooves of this project shows something much more vulnerable and far more noteworthy than any run of the mile Rock sound could ever accomplish. Sticky Fingers has already grown on me signifcantly in the time since I first listened and I expect it to continue to age like fine wine in my personal tastes as I slowly become more infatuated with what The Rolling Stones have to offer as a band. Nuff said!
The Stones are a classic example to me of “lots of great songs but no great albums” This is my favorite album of theirs, but still doesn’t fully land for me.
Fantastic. So many great songs. Riffs for days. Was going to give it 4 stars but listened multiple times, it's 5 stars all the way
Not the best stones album
Man what an album that confirms my longstanding belief that the Stones were at their peak when Mick Taylor was at second guitar. Like obviously Jagger and Richards are the face of the band but Taylor pushed them to another level and it's evident here. This album is a celebration, with swag and soul throughout. Probably their best, most concise work. Standouts: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch
Not the biggest Stones fan, but the sounds and tones on this are undeniable. Heck yeah
wild horse W
Vabbè ma cosa bisogna dire
Anybody who objects to this album (and this band, for that matter) because of their tendency to write about their sticky fingers (and buckling zippers) is well within their right to do so. This album can be sexist, it is often ugly, and it wails in a way that can seem pretty indulgent if you aren't amused by squawking saxophones and draaaaaaawn out lead singing. The score I've given this album should tell you how I feel about at least some of those qualifiers, but I do want it to be clear that I find this album completely objectionable at points. But I do have to ask: is it objectionable on purpose? Is there not value in listening to gaudy (and occasionally offensive) music, if even just to poke around in the minds of the people who made it? Neither I nor any one online music snob (who seem to be mostly male and mostly white, from what I've gathered) should be the people to make that call, but I would much rather confront the damaging standards of masculinity as they've been beaten into me through cock rock from a million years ago than suppress those issues and unleash them on an unsuspecting audience. I'll admit now that this argument is probably easier to ease my mind with considering that this is one of my favorite albums of all time. But I grew up in a post-Rolling Stones world, where the tongue was on shirts I saw as early as 2nd grade and the music was in Applebees commercials. The disco albums had already released, the coke was already consumed, and the millions were already made. I mention all this to say that I explored this band when they were not unwavering, edgy rock gods but instead elder-statesmen who were considered overrated and bloated on their own legacies. Are they those things? Absolutely. Christ, they may have been by the time this album came out. But I cannot pretend that i don't adore it. Every song has stuck with me, songs I didn't like that much ("Brown Sugar", "You Gotta Move", "Moonlight Mile") only got better as I listened. It's all so varied and catchy, a true blockbuster rock album that sounds sharp and ugly and biting even today. I don't think music was doing this in 1971, the whole barbwire guitar tone and heroin songs and throbbing pecker album cover thing. (Excluding some other Andy Warhol pals, but they definitely weren't selling this number of records.) The bluesy, musical beatdown diaries of people who would be entirely insufferable to be around but who are captivating (in a car crash sort of way) to digest on record. Oh, and it rocks too. I'm starting to sound like that Pitchfork guy who compared the Radiohead album to a stillborn baby, aren't I?
This was decent. Nothing really stands out to me, but I didn't mind it.
It's alr
I liked it seems like it paced the road for future rock albums. Favorite Songs Moonlight Mile Wild horses Can’t you hear me knocking
Easily my favorite Stones album. Brown Sugar slaps even though it's problematic. Wild Horses is crushing and Moonlight Mile is gorgeous.
Pretty good. Maybe their best.
Probably not my favorite of theirs so far, but a good one.
Good shit
First Rolling Stones album. Pretty fire sound. Definitely got some standouts but no bad songs. Peak dad rock.
The Stones at their bluesiest best!
4/5 - would listen to again