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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ei lisättävää.
Again classic. I will have to broaden my vocabulary by the end of this project, because I’m running out of positive words. I had Wild Horses on a loop today, I know it’s basic now because of TikTok – but I don’t care. It’s just simply the best feeling, it’s like I’m a hippy in a roadmovie when I listen to it.
A classic, iconic album, obviously. I have a friend who Loves the Stones, and conversations with her have clarified for me that there is a big difference between liking a band as a singles act and as an album act. I love certain songs by the Stones, and Gimme Shelter is a candidate for my favorite song ever. But I get to a song like Sway here, and (despite the fine guitar playing) I find it boring and find myself waiting for it to end. Same for I Got the Blues. This album has some great, great tracks -- Bitch and Can't You Hear Me Knocking (because of the tacked on jam) are favorites. Wild Horses is very good, though I'm not a big fan of Mick the sensitive crooner. Brown Sugar is tremendous musically and odious lyrically, so ... better to avoid, but hard to skip once it gets going. So much good guitar playing on this record. I like when the Stones go Delta blues, so You Gotta Move works for me, but wouldn't want to hear it all the time. (Shake Your Hips, relatedly, from Exile is for me one of their absolute best, though no one else seems to think so.) Dead Flowers is an interesting mixed bag that overall works. Moonlight Mile is an ever more interesting, more complex case. I like it, don't love it. The sound is great throughout. I think when they stopped working with Jimmy Miller, things slipped. Good songs start sounding thin and lame starting around the Black and Blue album. Which makes me appreciate the sound of the great singles in this period all the more. This is a great album ... sort of. In the end, I would rather mine it for playlist material than listen to it start to finish.
Sometimes I look back, and realize how many of my memories take place alone, rich in feels, traveling paths with trees and grass and sunset warmth, in the company of the ghosts of those I love. Aaron introduced me to the Stones. Well, of course I'd heard of them in elementary school; but Aaron played Exile on Main Street for me over whiskey and weed, when I could still lean on him, and he on me. He passed their ragged silk scarf to me. And I took it and wandered the woods behind my house in Upstate, and the blinding light of my first years in Albuquerque, divorced and full of the despair of failure, and untreated depression. Of course I love the Stones. Of course I love the Stones. I was too young for the fierce battle between Beatles and Stones in the 60s; I was just 1 when this album was recorded; and I was bewildered by their 80s schlock. But in my 20s and 30s, the Stones were a refuge for this this young buck and my glorious dreams.
Day869 - iconic album. i saw them in concert twenty five years ago and it’s still one of best i’ve seen
9/10
It is easy to say this is a classic record... that's OBVIOUS. It's loaded with classic songs and it really shows The Stones at the height of arguably the greatest run of records in Rock 'n Roll. Just an amazing record top-to-bottom.
My favorite Stones LP. Lyrics not ageing too well with in some of its references. But still, the second half is a some of their best music.
The Rolling Stones have released so many albums over the years…this is one of their best. The song selection is so diverse…blues, rock and their signature songs. If you’re new to the Stones this album is a great place to start. (How could you be?) 🙂
4.5
Great album, deserve the praise it gets. 5 stars
4.5/5
The Stones excursion through the American south is a perfect blend of loose rock and roll, blues, soul, and country. This is my favorite lineup of the band with Mick Taylor adding some beautiful slide work to songs. Not a weak song in the bunch, with some of the band's best songs. The band was firing on all cylinders here, incapable of writing a bad song. It's a perfectly crafted album that embodies the spirit of rock like no other. My personal favorites are "Moonlight Mile", "Wild Horses", "Brown Sugar", "I Got The Blues", "Sway", and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking". 5 stars.
Wiiiiiiild Horses couldn't drag me away from this album. Every song.
5 Their best album imo, can't you hear me knocking might be their best song too
A bit genre defying with elements of jazz, blues, and country. A great listen. Lots of cocaine references...
This album was amazing!! I loved everything about it, the production, the vocals, the instrumentals, vibes, everything. I need to listen to more rolling stones after this because I LOVE MICK JAGGER.
Lyrically this is abhorrent. Jagger and Richards should be given 25 to life for Brown Sugar alone. I wholeheartedly believe that the Stones run from Beggar’s Banquet to Exile on Main Street is the greatest four run of albums ever, and this is the peak. Mick Taylor transformed their sound from ‘good’ to ‘great’ with by giving Richard’s someone to literally riff off. Their work on Sway is next level good. And it’s not even one of the big tracks on the album. The undoubted highlight of the album is the corny country twang of Dead Flowers.
Superb album, classic songs, with definitely a bluesy feel to them
Third Rolling Stones that's come up for me, and this one is the best so far.
All timer maybe the Sone's best - Can't You Hear Me Knocking & Dead Flowers on the same LP is god tier. 12 stars out of 5.
A band at the very top of their game
A discovery! Not the Stones of course but they fact that they produced an album I really like. Until now, I found they produced a few good hits and a lot of "meh" filler. This album is all good though. In fact, I like the less known songs a lot, and the unplanned (freewheeling) second half of Can't You Hear Me Knocking is really great. Maybe Keith Richards is a great guitarist after all. Oh wait it's not him. Anyway. Good music, nice bluesy rock. I still don't dig Jagger's vocals but this reaches the threshold for a five.
Pulento
This is such a good Rolling Stones album. Probably tied with Beggars Banquet for my favorite of theirs. So many great songs. My favorites are “Brown Sugar,” “Sway,” “Wild Horses,” “Bitch,” “Sister Morphine,” and “Dead Flowers.” If I have to pick a very favorite, it would probably be “Sway.” The outro is absolutely fantastic. Some of the earlier Stones albums on this list are very hit or miss and probably don’t need to be included, but Sticky Fingers definitely deserves its spot.
Many albums later, and I think I get the Stones. Wow, this was great. Harsh, bluesy, fun, erotic, thoughtful, and tight. I have basically nothing bad to say. The unique instrumentation takes it to the next level, but even without it, it'd be a solid rock album. Wonderful.
Fair fucks old men
Buen disco de los primeros rolling
People in 1971 must have fainted when this came out. This glows with warmth and some fuckin great guitars, really energetic percussion and fun singing. Music does not have to be complicated to be good. This just slaps outright and makes me happy. Has surprising soul and sadness and a good touch of sap. Dirty and indulgent
obra maestra
Te invito a mi primer disco de los stones no faltes
Funky, sydstats svedig dreven bluesy, helt igennem gennemført old school rock
5/5 best stones album
5.0 — Crisp, tight, and aged remarkably well; the grooves, guitars, and swagger feel even sharper with time.
I used to hate on the Stones but this is actually really good. Keith Richard’s is an amazing guitarist and his riffs on this album really show it. Also the heavy use of sax is amazing!!!
Probably my favourite Stones.
Still feels just as good as the first time I heard it. This album REALLY opened the doors for me on the Stones. Even the slower songs hit hard ( I Got The Blues). I am going to go back down this rabbit hole with them now. Biggest Hit - Can't You Hear Me Knocking Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Sister Morphine Hidden Gem - Dead Flowers
Stones + muscle shoals = masterpiece.
A collection of the best of the Stones. This could be a greatest hits album all on its own. You really get a sense that this English band went to the Delta, absorbed the blues, and emerged with a more American voice than any (white) American rock band before or since.
I love Keith's riffs, Charlie's drumming is so tight, and Mick Taylor's liquid melodic soloing is gorgeous. And. But. So. Jagger performs his Jaggering so Jaggerishly that at times it's hilarious parody, then deep veined soul, then performance art, then ironic sneer, and then Moonlight Mile. To which all must bow down.
The nasty misogyny is still there, but it is hard not to give in to the sheer brilliance and sweet sounds of this album. The Stones, and Jagger in particular, at the top of their game.
This one holds a special place because two of the tracks, Wild Horses and Brown Sugar were recorded in Muscle Shoals while I was a toddler a few miles down the road. In the Beatles vs Stones debate I've always been Stones and this is one of my favorites
INCREÍBLE!!!!!!!!!!! Amo amo amo!! Me ha gustado mucho más que Beggars Banquet Mi favoritas: - Wild horses (temon, no puedo no pensar en Conrad y Belly) - Dead Flowers - Sister morphine
Great album
Really, really wonderful album. Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Sister Morphine all stand out for me but this is a consistently strong, wonderful album all the way through. Love it. 5/5.
YESSSSS
Easy 5. It really leans into that southern rock and blues sound, and it does it without sounding like it’s trying too hard. The whole album just feels loose, nasty, and confident. Feels like they never lose their swagger. “Wild Horses,” “I Got the Blues,” and “Dead Flowers” were all excellent, and even “Brown Sugar,” reputation aside, is still a hell of an opener. I could tell right away on “I Got the Blues” that Billy Preston was on the organ. That sound jumped out immediately. This is one of those albums where the highlights are huge, but the whole thing holds up too. Also, I highly recommend listening to the Deluxe version that has the alternate take of Brown Sugar. Eric Clapton kills it on slide guitar. Favorite song: Dead Flowers
Amazinh album. Love the stones!
De lo mejorcito
me gusto de principio a fin, ademas empieza con alto temardo
Stones at their stoniest. I love all the hits but “Dead Flowers” is the one that puts it over the top for me.
Nice
Classic rock’n’roll
I love, love, love this album! I was thirteen when this was released, and it’s probably a good thing that I couldn’t understand most of the lyrics to Brown Sugar. As awful and cringey as they are, I still love this song…I guess I just look the other way. To me, all of these songs are really good, and the album could have been a third disc included with Exile on Main Street. This is an easy five stars from me.
One of the best
The Stones arguably at their best and most boisterous. Some of their best ballads and some of their best rockers. Bitch, Wild Horses, Knocking, Dead Flowers, and controversially, Brown Sugar. Regarding Brown Sugar, I want to give my two cents. I know a lot of people have written off this song and their minds can not be changed. If that is you, I don't wish to change your mind or belittle your feelings. The opinion that this song is offensive/fetish is valid and fair, and ultimately your gut feeling when listening to the lyrics is probably the most correct feeling for you. I just see it a bit differently. Its a long-held tradition in rock/metal/punk to write the lyrics to your song from the perspective of horrible, despicable people. For an example of this, just look at any number of anti-fascist punk songs that feature a fascist narrator to illustrate how disgusting the ideology is. Mick Jagger was no stranger to this, especially as his life stabilized throughout the 70's. I don't know if he ever stated it explicitly, but this song has always seemed to me as an example of that. Its always read to me as Mick calling out the hypocrisy of the racist white oppressors who also fetishize black women. The lyrics are despicable BECAUSE he is portraying a despicable person. This is Mick Jagger's Colonel Lockjaw. If you disagree, or the song still makes you sick to your stomach, that's fine. That's just how I see things.
Yeah it's a pretty good rock album, actually a lot more experimental than I was expecting. The most impressive part is that there isn't a song I don't like, it kind of reminds me of the stuff my grandpa listened to. 4.5 / 5
It's a 4.5/5 but giving it a 5/5 because it surprised me so much.
Liked this a lot. I was familiar with the hits but not the album songs. Will definitely be revisiting
Honestly? A 5. Great variety. Amazing production. Pretty moving lyrics. I am not crazy about stones but I can't find anything meaningful wrong with this album outside of mild criticisms
I want "Moonlight Mile" played at my celebration of life.
Masterpiece
I listened to Lenny Kravitz just before this and wow, it truly is remarkable the difference when they're going for something similar.
Wonderful Rock songs, with great solos and vocals and lyrics
Fabolous
Love the Stones, and this one of their best.
A classic for a reason
Love this album!!!
Listened while driving to a camp clinic. Loved it. It's jazzy, it's bluesy, it's rock and roll. That opening track is legitimately gross though. Never listened to a Rolling Stones record all the way through before this one and was pleasantly surprised.
My favorite Stones record.
I challenge you to name me an album which has sister morphine, dead flowers, bitch and brown sugar on it that is not called Sticky Fingers.
I owe myself and the Rolling Stones an apology for not listening to them properly before now
Yeah, very good
A few years back, I had a diversity training at work which started by playing us ‘Brown Sugar’, and we all rocked out. Then they put the lyrics on the projector. Ooops… Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields Sold in a market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright Hear him whip the women just around midnight Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Uh huh Brown sugar, just like a young girl should uh huh Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop House boy knows that he's doing alright You shoulda heard ‘em just around midnight Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, now? Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, now (yeah) Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby? Ah, got me craving’ the, the brown sugar just like a black girl should, yeah I bet your mama was a tent show queen And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen I'm no schoolboy, but I know what I like You shoulda heard me just around midnight Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, baby? Ah, come down, brown sugar, just like a young girl should, yeah I said yeah, yeah, yeah, woo How come you... how come you taste so good? Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo Just like a, just like a black girl should Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo Not exactly Dylan… The rest is fine as classic rock goes. I wish they would stick to rock and leave the blues to those better suited to handle that genre, though. It’s not their strong suit at all. The Stones were always a bit too schticky and image conscious for my tastes, but it is what it is, and they certainly rock in places. I just can’t drink the ‘greatest rock and roll band in the world’ kool aid if this is their best offering.
It's a classic, what else can you say about the Stones? One of the greatest bands in the world, and this album is a very good example of that.
Totally rockin' record. The Stones come back with a second killer album after Let It Bleed and it has so much good music. Got to see the band live a year later and it was so incredible. They were in fact "The Worlds Greatest Rock N' Roll band".
hello jojo’s reference
This is their peak to me, all the styles they do well are at their apex here. 'Sway,' 'Can You Hear Me Knocking,' 'Dead Flowers,' and 'Moonlight Mile' are all among the greatest songs ever made by human beings in my estimation.
It's easy to take the Rolling Stones for granted. Don't! There is so much good stuff on this album. Of course the dirty, dirty guitars. But also the horns and organs and pianos.
I didn't realize some of the songs had a country rock sound
Great classic album. My favorite song from this album is "wild horses".
One of their best and most iconic albums.
The tits for real.
Easily my favourite Stones album
5. Hätte ich nie gedacht aber dieses Album ist genial
Classic Stones & 2 of my favorites on this record in Wild Horses & Dead Flowers 4.5/5
5 - Okay well this one is unfair because it's one of my favorite albums ever. One of the greatest rock bands of all time at their peak, cosplaying Americana, witty and balanced, with almost no low moments in the album. Fav songs: Wild Horses (prob a top 5 song in my life) , Dead Flowers + every other but those are top 2
Disco espetacular dos Stones
Everything I want from The Stones! A pinnacle of 1970s rock, blending blues, country, and gritty rock 'n' roll.
5 for the riffs in Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Bitch. Still not sure what to make of Brown Sugar.
well YES
Topčina
Rolling Stones are always 5/5
Man, this has grown on me so much over time. Just a great collection of absolutely stellar rock songs, so much fun.
4.5/5
one of my favs, love mick&keith work on this one
Classic
Great album. Plenty of classics: Dead Flowers, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can't you hear me knocking, Bitch, Sway... a couple of not so great tracks, but still a top album.
Brilliant album. I don't listen to it as much as I used to, but it is timeless. Iconic cover too!
Excellent album. So many hits! Absolutely essential listening. Hard to pick a favorite, but "Sister Morphine" and "Dead Flowers" are so good.
Enjoyed the classics, did switch into other artists (wasn't sure if that was on purpose w/ youtube)
obsessed
Fantastic perfect
Anybody feel like watching a Scorsese movie with me? FIVE STARS
Absolute classic bluesy rock'n'roll. Stones at their best.
Quality album through and through. Brown Sugar to Moonlight Mile via Wild Horses, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch and Sister Morphone.
I loved this shit. album cover is a very Andrew's one
I’ve gained a new found appreciation for this album now. On a first listen I found it bloated and some of the songs to be dull but now I’ve realised, after reading up on it and listening to it again that it’s simply a great straight ahead no-nonsense rock and roll record that does everything it’s meant to.
Top notch. 5 stars (really 4.5, but half stars are not allowed).
All Time Great! 5 *
When I was in high school I had a philosophy class with our eventual valedictorian/my nemesis/academic rival. One day for a presentation, she went up to the front of the class to discuss Sticky Fingers and the album cover's transgressions. She preached how scandalous it was at the time for an album cover to provide a fully functioning zipper on the front that let anyone unzip at their discretion, the skinny jeans' dick imprint, the album title, and how all of these factors were an example of how art can push the boundaries of societal norms by brazenly marketing the sex appeal of The Rolling Stones. I, being the annoying twit I was who felt the need to one-up her at every opportunity, readily volunteered to give the next presentation immediately following. Similarly, I was instructed to give a presentation on how art can challenge societal boundaries. However, more important to me than the subject matter or even the class' intentions of what we were there to learn and discuss, I was determined to give a presentation that belittled the shock factor of Sticky Fingers, and therefore, more specifically, was an affront that antagonistically belittles the integrity and intelligence of my enemy. I proceeded to go up to the front of the class and described the album cover No Love Deep Web by Death Grips, featuring an uncensored photo of Zach Hills' erect penis, and the impact that the album had on the early 2010s Pitchfork-era music scene. My classmates perked up, and I saw all of them hurry to search for the album cover on their iPads to take a look for themselves what I was describing. As I continued my presentation, I notice all of them entrenched with the album cover, including my teacher as she peeked over the shoulders of my classmates to take a look without doing so as conspicuously as they did. I don't really recall how the presentation ended, or if there was a discussion afterwards about it. But no matter the context now where or when I find myself relistening to this album, I still will forever relate it to this memory and No Love Deep Web. The album itself - Fantastic. One of my favorite Stones albums. The first three songs are a killer intro already, with Wild Horses already being an album stand out, but then Can't YoU hear Me Knocking devolving into an instrumental jam session is incredible. I love the pensiveness on I Got The Blues. Oddly on Sister Morphine I felt like Mick Jagger's vocals seemed like they were imitating Bob Dylan. Dead Flowers is one of my favorite Stones songs so it being near the close of the album feels comforting. The album ending with the inclusion of orchestral strings on Moonlight Mile was both unexpected and welcome, feeling as if it was a self aware bow from The Rolling Stones to the audience to both thank them for listening but also to acknowledge a triumph in their artistic output. Given I now view the album as one of the greats, retrospectively do I feel any remorse for my unprovoked take down of the album as a high schooler? Nah, I still think it's a funny story.
feel-good rock n' roll. emotional. belt in the car. classic. soul. memories. nostalgia. summer.
really enjoyed almost every song on this album they all were so different didn’t sound like they belonged on the same album very cool my favorite was can’t you hear me knocking because of the sax solo but also love wild horses because it was recorded in muscle shoals but also bitch was giving new orleans so it was cool
One of my favourite albums of all time 👌
Classic, must listen.
Yes! Rockgeschichte pur! Die Steine rollen seit mehr als 60 Jahren! Und sie werden es weiter tun! Zurecht!
Amazing album!
Gonna be one of my favs
Are rolling stones folksy rock?
Doesn't get much better than this.
Killer album from the group’s best decade.
Wow, jag har inte insett hur bra det här är innan.
Christ, what an album. Unless you have some visceral dislike of the Stones -- or you're so put off by the lyrics to "Brown Sugar" that you can't appreciate the groove -- there's practically no way that you couldn't rate this five stars. I mean, you can't go much harder than "This demon life has got me in its sway." Dirty blues and boogie at the peak of their powers. Even a song that could have been a throwaway, "Sister Morphine," has all the longing and yearning that only dudes with long drug experience can throw down. Pretty much a perfect album, strat to finish. (I just saw that typo, and I'm leaving it.)
My experience with The Stones on the list so far has been that they have 2-3 really great songs on an album with the rest being mostly ok or slightly good. This album is different. It's almost perfect. Every track is great, even the ones with the fake country twang (somehow). They finally get a 5 from me.
I feel like I’ve never wrapped my head around the Stones because I always assumed their prodigious output was as wooly and amorphous as Exile on Main Street. I hadn’t considered they were capable of a lean, mean blues rock record like this one, which is just banger after banger with none of the distracted devil-may-care maximalism that I associate with this band.
Good so far
Stones at their best
Sheesh, no skips on this one. Crazy opening sequence. Dead Flowers was my fave. It’s so funny to remember that these guys are British.
Not my personal favorite RS album, but brilliant nonetheless. It has the full range of the band's music from flat out rockers like Bitch, Can't You Hesr Me Knockin' and Brown Sugar (ok, politically incorrect) to slower, thoughtful tunes like Wild Horses and Moonlight Mile. A true classic.
My favorite Stones album and one I’d include in a personal top 10 albums of all time list. The Rolling Stones are at the absolute top of their game here and everyone is firing on all cylinders. The problematic nature of “Brown Sugar” should be acknowledged, but I think Side A of this album might be the best side A ever? Mick Jagger’s vocals in “Sway” are absolutely phenomenal, the jam sequence in “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” is a journey that the Stones rarely take and “Wild Horses” is gorgeous. Between the booming horns on “Bitch” and the epic finale of “Moonlight Mile” side B ain’t bad either. Just a fantastic rock and roll record by some of the GOATS.
So good, so bluesy. This is the kinda rock i’m about.
gg
Five stars, naturally. A master class in swagger that cashes every check it writes. From raw funk to aching tenderness, this is the Stones at peak confidence, sounding like they own the room because they absolutely do.
Great diverse album. This mix is a 9, but the original may be a 10.
A great first listen experience for me. I’ll absolutely go back to it, it’s rock but I would also recommend it to people who aren’t fans of the genre. I love longer songs as they take the time to really create an atmosphere of their own. A great car-ride album too, in my opinion.
Great sound for drums and guitar on 2009 remaster, cool jam on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." Good songs all through, impressive arrangements.
Loved every minute of it. Be fun if the digital version had a zipper action
really good
Top 25 album? Fave or 2nd fave stones am um
I mean... I actually need the vinyl variant with the actual zipper on the front. Brown sugar is a classic. Wild horses is perfect. The whole album is gold. What the hell was in the air in the early 70s??
The third album of their classic four album run that began with 1968’s Beggars Banquet and ended with the glorious sprawling mess that was Exile on Main St. I’ve always felt that Sticky Fingers was the weakest of the bunch, but in that company, that’s hardly a criticism. They were, after all, inventing modern Rock music, so we should probably cut ‘em a little slack - and the Stones were all about the slack. The album’s anchored by Brown Sugar, a song that’s attracted its fair share of disapproval over the years, though it remains a cornerstone of the Stones rep. and still sounds pretty good to these old ears. Other highlights: Bitch is propelled by an immense Keith riff that’s almost too good for the song, Sister Morphine feels like a state of the nation speech set to music, and Dead Flowers - the sort of country shuffle that the band were adept at during this period - is dark and prophetic. Check out Townes' version. 9/10
Always one of my favorites. I still have the original album
This is #day507 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my third Stones record already. While I rated the previous two a 3 and a 2, this one's begging at least 4, I guess. From lascivious presentation to its actual contents, this record marks what can be considered the Stones' prime. "Brown Sugar," "Wild Horses," "Sister Morphine," you know the drill… "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is just such a gem. All in all, good ol' blues rock done right. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day508.
Great, classic rock and roll.
A classic, must listen to at least once in your life.
From the era when records belonged to artists and not crap marketing departments. A genius album with a title that would be marketing dept rejected and a cover that has to be one of the best to ever keep the dust of a record.
Absolutely brilliant, the album felt so smooth and engaging at the same time. I love how it encapsulates the early 70s vibe with a tiny bit of cowboy cuntyness.
It's arguably the greatest rock n roll album ever made. You could say it's not but it's in the conversation. Tt's an easy 5 Stars. 10/10. Mick, Keith, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman & Mick Taylor... The ultimate Stones lineup with some of the best songs they've ever made. The Hear Me Knocking Riff alone is worth 5 Stars alone and you also got Bitch, Dead Flowers, Brown Sugar, etc, etc... Tt's all killer no filler with an Andy Warhol cover to top it off. Burry me with this damn album.
Sleazy in a good way? Sleazy in a bad way. Sleazy in both ways? Sleazy in every way? Omnisleazeant?
My favorite of the classic four album Stones run, this is the one with almost no skips. And Wild Horses alone!
I didn’t want to give it a 5, but I can’t help it. It’s great.
This is the album that found the sweet spot between blues, country and rock n roll. It is such a joy to hear. 4.5/5
Quintessential Stones. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is a top 5 Stones song. Great album.
8,70
Wow! I have never listened to the entire album and I have been missing out! This is a perfect album if there ever was one. For those who compare the Stones to other rock bands of their era like Led Zepplin, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Both bands are completely unique and different styles of rock. I’ll always consider myself a Zepplin fan first and do enjoy them more, but there’s something to be said about being one of the longest lasting rock bands that has had so many #1 hits. As a Zepplin and huge Jimmy Page fan, I will die on the hill that the opening guitar lick on Can You Hear Me Knocking is the best rock guitar intro of all time. It’s damn perfect, from the tone, the grittiness, and to the mixing to just the right speaker in a stereo mix. It’s filthy, raw, and sinks its hook into you immediately and deeply. Supurb. If you’re looking for a whole album of rock music, this ain’t it. This is a whole album of fantastic music which some of the songs are rock. Bravo! I’m going to listen to the entire thing again even though I just finished it. Cheers.
Such a great blues rock album. Keith Richard’s guitar takes the lead over the vocals on most of the album
I feel like the key take away from this exercise so far is that the Stones are GOATs. No bad songs, let alone half the tracks on this album are absolute classics. Another obvious 5 star.
I love that we drew this album on my guy Keith Richards' birthday. To me, this is in a 1A/1B with "Let it Bleed" for their best album. They rock, they roll, they do some sloppy country, and they probably have their prettiest ballad with "Wild Horses". The addition of Mick Taylor gives some really tasteful lead guitar to play off of Keith and Charlie Watts holding it down. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is an epic jam with a filthy guitar tone, recorded live in the studio, almost by accident. "Dead Flowers" is a great song. Another 5 star for me.
This album is incredible. True classic. This band, love them or hate, are iconic and made some of the greatest tunes in the 20th Century. They truly embodied the rock and roll lifestyle and took that the every level of their music. This album is probably apex mountain for the band and for that overall ethos. Though.. I will say, its hard to write this review when Mick Jaggers bulge is just staring me in the face. The blues, the rock, all of it. Its all so dialed on this record. A few my favs: -Wild Horses: I could listen to this song at any moment of any day. This is a perfect road trip song. -Can't You Hear Me Knockin: this one is so good and its super popular, but what you don't hear on the radio or movie soundtracks is the 3 minute psych jam that kind of ends the song. So cool and way more interesting that the first part of the song. -I Got the Blues: what a great blues ballad! Its kind of trite, kind of obvious, but mostly perfect. -Dead Flowers: one of my favorite songs by The Rolling Stones. It always reminds me of the Big Lebowski -Moonlight Mile: I sing this one to Goldie to get her to sleep. Its perfect.
That was awesome
Wonderful album. One for the books. Some of my favorite songs of all time.
Growing up my Dad was and still is a Led Zeppelin guy through and through, while he had time for The Stones like any music lover should, it wasn't what was played around the house. But, luckily you cannot avoid this incredible band in life and for that I’m grateful. With Sticky Fingers, every emotion you could feel from classic rock is distilled into 46 minutes of perfect escapism. Snarling vocals, some of the greatest guitar riffs and grooves ever put to popular music, leg slapping drumming, eclectic instrumentation, this album is The Stones at it's highest and most concise form. For me this is as essential as it gets.
Absolute bangers all the way down.
It’s the definitive “sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll” album — Brown Sugar, Sister Morphine, and Can’t You Hear Me Knocking respectively. It’s raw, but is also intricately produced. For me, it’s the perfect rock record, ~bulging~ with attitude and bangers.
A near perfect album, classic 70's blues rock'n'roll with a tinge of country thrown in.
In Mick Jagger’s sway
All time classic!
YES!!! The Stones are my all-time favorite!
It's the Stones! Every album is a winner. No notes.
Bliss
Okay took two listens but this is so good. Fav tracks: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses Saved a song: Y RYM: Y (#275)
Amazing piece of art
Really f***ing great album!
A fantastic album!!!
Got a take here I’m unsure of. First of all, love this record and some of these songs are some of my all time favorites. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at the top at the moment, may have heard Wild Horses too many times. The take is that this album is depressing. Not because of the lyrics and subject matter, though that doesn’t help, but a very subtle undefinable vibe. I’ve always felt that way about Sway, but now I hear it on most of the songs. The sounds of a band who is strung out on drugs and just lost their friend, but are soldiering up for another hit album. Curious if others will notice this or if it’s just December in Boston and life is about to suck for 4 months.
Probably my second favorite stones album after Exile on Main Street. Solid from start to finish, some of the best songs from their whole catalog. Dead flowers is probably my favorite. Crazy that so much of what we remember as the stones signature sound developed AFTER the Beatles had already broken up. A point in their column. Also I love how none of them ever tried a real solo career. They knew it was all in the unique mix they’d made, not about individual talent or vision. Self-awareness is a type of genius maybe. The more I listen to them, the more credit I think jagger deserves. Most of the songs start kind of sedate until he bursts in and starts ho’ing it up. It all comes down to him really selling standard blues licks with his bizarro sexual exuberance. the best front man of all time.
3 super hits, Bobby Keys sax, artifacts everywhere in the recordings, peak state of the band, deep cuts, real/classic blues, extended jams, iconic artwork, multiple genres, film soundtrack city in a TIGHT 46 mins package. A huge recency bias, but I think this might beat After The Gold Rush for me as my number one album. Certainly top 5 I usually laugh when people say something like “UhhhnNUhhH, thuuures NO freaking WAY tHeY couLD make THAT toDay”. One ACTUAL example of this is Brown Sugar. This song belongs somewhere with Randy Newmans Rednecks. Songs you cant help, but rock to while you disgustingly stomach the themes. I strongly recommend the episodes on the Stones in the History Of Rock And Roll in 500 Songs podcast to dive through that. A small personal note. Cant You Hear Me Knocking’s extended jam is one of the first songs that I can remember getting transfixed in the jam (maybe Light My Fire is in there too). Even today, I still feel so locked in with the band. Bobby Keys sax solo is memorable to the point where I can scat my way through most of the parts. The way Richards brings in his solo after Bobbys is a masterclass on transitions. Lastly, I love how the full song feels as if it’s inching towards the end a full 90 seconds out and never lets off the tension.
I’m not a Stones mega fan, but was lucky enough to see them about 10 years ago with my dad. My favorite memory of that show: my dad and I were talking to a woman while getting beers, and another woman came up to us and started shouting “don’t talk to these guys they’re just trying to fuck you!” My dad rightfully thought she was joking, and started trying to banter with her too, which only made her more mad. She shouted her accusation even louder, which only made us laugh harder. Eventually she got so mad, she stormed off and dumped out her beer on the ground.
One of my favorites from The Stones!
5/10
I keep forgetting that I still have two Rolling Stones albums to review during this home stretch, but here we are with my fifth album of theirs to review, the infamous Sticky Fingers. I know a few songs off of the first side of this album, but the rest of this will all be new to me. My most recent Stones album to review was their debut album, which I didn’t enjoy at all. My favorite album so far of theirs so far has been Let It Bleed. I can’t see Sticky Fingers unseating Let It Bleed as my favorite Stones album, but I think it has a better chance than Aftermath does. Time to unzip... er, unwind with some more Rolling Stones. Sticky Fingers didn’t top Let It Bleed in my hierarchy of Rollings Stones albums, but I can definitely see why this album is regarded as some of their best work. This album has what I like best about the Stones: excellent guitar playing, incredibly catchy hooks and riffs, and a bluesy sound that’s completely their own. Sprinkle in some fun saxophone playing, jangly piano parts, and a couple of emotional ballads, and you’ve got a fantastic album. My only nitpick with this album is that the lyrics are a mixed bag; some songs have some great depth and emotion, and some songs feel like gibberish. But even the songs with wacky lyrics are still fun, so I can’t complain too much. The Wikipedia article for this album has a link to a separate page for each song, and while I don’t have notes on every song, I did want to pick out the highlights for me: “Brown Sugar” is the perfect lead-off track for this album. I love when the Rolling Stones kick out some blues rock, and this song fully delivers. Those opening guitar licks combined with the castanets set the tone for this album. The saxophone hangs out in the background until it’s time for it to shine, which I thought worked perfectly. I have no idea what this song is about lyrically, and I’ve seen some really interesting theories online, especially in the aftermath of the Altamont Free Concert, but I have no clue if there’s anything deeper to lyrics. I’d never heard of “Sway” before, but I loved this slower ballad. The piano and guitar sounded great together, and the string arrangement was excellent too. My parents loved the Rolling Stones when I was a kid, so I got to listen to them quite a bit too. I was always drawn to their more traditional rock songs, but as an adult, I’ve really grown to love “Wild Horses.” I love the guitar and piano playing, and as far as lyrics by Mick and Keith go, this song is top notch. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” is a fun and bluesy romp. The drumming really punches up the guitar playing, and I love how you can hear Keith and Mick working off of each other on this song. I’d never heard “Bitch” before, but I really loved the trumpet playing on this song. “Bitch” feels like a blend of blues and roots rock, but it’s sneakily one of the strongest songs on the album. I really loved the twangy guitar on “Dead Flowers,” and I thought the lyrics were really good too. Mick’s vocals were excellent on this song too, and I loved how he exaggerated a drawl on the verses. “Moonlight Mile” was an excellent closing track. It was one of the most beautiful songs on the album, and I really loved the string arrangement it had. I thought it was a really great stylistic choice to not have the string arrangement be present for the whole song, and it was really emotionally effective to have it kick in later on in the song. Sticky Fingers is the Stones doing what they do best: cranking out the blues. There’s a really great mix of rocking blues and blues ballads on this album, and I think it works very well. It’s not my favorite Stones album, but I certainly can’t deny its greatness.
From its first notes, you know you are in the hands of the ballsiest, most confident, struttingest rock band to ever rock. And they back up their outrageous arrogance with outrageous talent. The husband and I put it on on a Saturday morning en route to a hike and immediately began singing along. It got us even more amped up than our coffee and we attacked that trail. The Stones is the ultimate rock band and this is an ultimate record.
Back when I was in my early 20s, and a smoker, I used to carry around a Rolling Stones "Hot Lips" zippo lighter that I named Charlie, after Charlie Watts. Charlie would often slip out of my pocket during a night out, but would always somehow make his way back to me. Those lips are so instantly recognisable as representing the Stones. As a designer, I tip my hat to one of the greats of logo design. That this iconic visual was first introduced with this album, yet was overshadowed so massively by the album artwork itself says a lot. Another of the records that I rescued/nabbed from a friend's father, who was inexplicably dumping his vinyl collection when I was younger, is an original 1971 pressing of Sticky Fingers, complete with working zipper and inner sleeve of underpants stamped with Andy Warhol's name. It just goes to show what the Stones are capable of when they have full creative control: one of the most innovative and iconic album covers of all time, and one of the most recognisable logos in the world, all in one release. And we're still just talking about the artwork - we haven't even gotten to the music yet. I stand by my previous claim that Let It Bleed is my favourite Stones album, but Begger's Banquet and Sticky Fingers are very close behind. What an album run! It's acutally pretty weird that the 1001 gen algorithm served me Let It Bleed yesterday and Sticky Fingers today. I'm looking forward to Exile on Main St. tomorrow. Sticky Fingers carries on the "return to blues roots" Stones era that Banquet introduced and Bleed perfected. There are some iconic Stones classics on here, like "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses" and "Bitch", but some of the real gems are the more stripped down blues tunes, like the absolutely brilliant "You Gotta Move". The Stones always bring a very unique and raw sound and energy to the blues. Long, extended jams often break out, like on "Sway" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", showcasing just how tight a band the Stones had become with Mick Taylor settling in nicely. Iconic cover art, iconic logo, and a record that matches the attitude of both.
I prefer the Beatles, but the Stones are still just fantastic and this is proof of that
This is my greatest album of all time. Listened to it over and over. No bad songs. Really every song is fantastic.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Hard to beat Mick Taylor leads against the backdrop of Keith Richard's riffs. The Ry Cooder appearance is just icing on the cake. This era is peak down and dirty Rolling Stones and I'm here for it.
it’s a five. how could it not be?
One of the top 3 Stones albums
Ahhhh - Brown Sugar, Wild Horses - hell yes. Never listened to this album all the way through but god damn is it good. Never heard can't you hear my knocking or I got the blues! This is just a perfect album...So funny it feels like a breath of fresh air post Madman and if you asked me who I liked better the stones or Elton John, I would have said Elton. And I know this is one album to another - might choose hotel or don't shoot me over this but the writing here is so fucking tight. The production is so together but suites itself to each song. amazing Dead flowers!!
just classic <3
First Stones album I am getting here and oh boy what a great one this is! Either this one or Exile are my favourite Stones albums so this will be an easy 5. A great great Blues rock album
Hey this thing is really good! Didn’t know can’t you hear me knocking knocked half the run time off for the radio. The second half falls off after the hits but I can definitely see someone buying this for the hits and growing to adore the rest of the album. Wild horses is enough to give this thing a 5, perfect song.
The best Stones record, and you'd be hard-pressed to argue otherwise. Only Let It Bleed and Exile On Main St. give it a run for its money. But Sticky Fingers is the band at their most stylistically assured, their tightest, their grooviest. And it has some absolutely killer compositions. Brown Sugar and Wild Horses are almost anthemic, for wildly different reasons. The former, for its brash political commentary that gets away with it only because "Eh, it's just the past, we've moved on from slavery, right? Nudge, nudge?" The latter for just being breathtakingly beautiful, in its melody, guitar line, bringing-in/-out of the percussion... and yet still being genuinely catchy at the same time. That song, as well as Sway and Moonlight Mile, have some excellent lyrics as well, rivalling even the best from the ridiculously competitive year of 1971. Another reviewer described Jagger's vocals as a mess, but in a way that's perfect for the rock'n'roll style they're going for. Absolutely gritty, dirty, imperfect. Jagger's rock scream is on-point and can be heard in every upbeat track. Maybe there's a slight issue with his delivery of lower-energy tracks, where his exaggerated faux-country accent is on full display and you can start to hear the cracks in his delivery. Such is the case for Wild Horses (and others, like Sway, I Got The Blues, and Moonlight Mile). But Wild Horses is a special case because it's such a stunningly beautiful composition in its own right that I'll let the Stones get away with using the wrong vocalist for it. (Countless other bands have covered it anyway.) Can't You Hear Me Knocking contains one of the best rock jams you'll ever hear, especially from such a hugely popular band. The three-plus minutes at the end were not only entirely improvised and done on the first take, but they also hadn't planned to jam at all until precisely that moment. Pretty darn cool. It also begins with one of the sickest riffs in all of music, and I wish they'd returned to it later in the song. The riffs, in general, are excellent: Brown Sugar with its humorously uplifting chords to launch off the album, and Bitch spitting out fire straight from the blues scale. Sure, I *guess* this album could be improved by making tracks like Sister Morphine or You Gotta Move a little more musically interesting. But cut the boys some slack. 1971 was a hectic time for the Stones (and just about the entire music world). 5/5 Key tracks: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch
The epitome of "Rock out with yer c0ck out" Thanks to this 1001 list - this is the first time Ive actually sat and listened to a Stones album. Its also the first time I've actually looked at the lyrics to Brown Sugar....man they wouldn't fly today Guitar in "Hear me knocking" and the brass/Guitar jam in "Bitch" were two highlights in songs previously unheard. Sister Morphine has range due to tempo changes & a quick Google showed that awesome slide guitar to be from Mr Ry Cooder! The fact that the window for making mainstream albums like this has long since past resolves my question of whether to throw it a 4 or a 5
Duh. An absolute classic
I really love The Rolling Stones , so i didnt even needed to listen to that playlist to know it's banger.
Ok so this is the best Rolling Stones Record, glad I know that now.
GOATED
Album 957 of 1089 The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971) Rating : 5 / 5 What a ride this one is. It starts off hard and confident with “Brown Sugar,” one of their most iconic singles, and doesn’t let up until the much more reflective “Moonlight Mile.” Everything in between holds its own, giving this album a balance of swagger and soul that few bands ever achieve. This shows the Stones stretching their sound without losing their edge. You get the raw rock energy they’re known for, but also flashes of country, blues, and even tenderness — tracks like “Wild Horses” and “Dead Flowers” show a side that often gets overshadowed by their hits. For anyone who only knows the Stones from radio play, this one might surprise you. It’s a great listen from start to finish, packed with variety and attitude but grounded in genuine musicianship. The band was firing on all cylinders here — it’s easy to see why this one still sits near the top of their catalog.
Je me sens sale
C'est pas du rock de clown ça. 4.95 étoiles
My favorite Stones album. It's just good blues rock from start to finish. Moonlight Mile might be the best Stones song ever. Dead Horses is excellent, but the real gem on this album is Can't You Hear Me Knocking. This is indeed an album you must hear before you die. 5/5
love this record
Super solid. Couple could be tossed out. Bitch has the most fun vibe for me
Perhaps the best Stones album? It never quite reached the range and peaks of their other albums, but it also knew what it wanted to be -- consistently great rock and roll.
Weltklasse
The Stones really only do one thing. However, they may be the best who ever did that one thing. This is them at the top of their game.
In
Just became my favorite Stones album. What a great BAND album.
Terrific
The Stones at their best.
Classic!
One of the finest albums by one of the greatest bands of all time (and, my personal favourite band).
My wife was just talking about brown sugar the day before, but she was enjoying a pop-tart. I mean…
Classic Stones from the early years!
Brown Sugar Sway Wild Horses Can't You Hear Me Knocking Bitch I Got the Blues Sister Morphine Dead Flowers Moonlight Mile
J'ai développé une anxiété du transport aérien avec le temps. J'ai toujours Sticky Fingers et Exile on Main St. à porté d'écoute en avion pour me calmer.
Un bijou d'album. Alice m'a dit: t'écoutes encore du Bob Dylan?! pendant que Sister Morphine jouait. Coup de coeur pour You Gotta Move et Moonlight Mile. J'aime l'alternance des gros rocks, des ballades et des blues dans les albums des Rolling Stones.
Je connais peu les Stone, mais voicin l’album que je connais déjà! Quel début d’album avec Brown Sugar, Sway et Wild Horses. Puis plus tard Sister Morphine. Maudite gang de rockers drogués.
Endlich hab ich die Rolling Stones für mich entdeckt - hatte es so lange schon vor und hab’s bisher nie geschafft. Mein Vater wird sich freuen. Unfassbarer Drive durch das hard panning der Gitarren
sticky fingers
A classic only marred by my least favourite stones song (wild horses)
My 100th album and at least it’s a good one.
Probably the best stones album Wild Horses is amazing! And with the rest of it I really like the rocky edge 5/5 for now it might drop but who knows
Classic love
Fantastic album with some of their very best songs ("Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a personal favorite). The fusion of honky tonk rock, blues, country, even gospel is in full effect here which would culminate on the next album, "Exile on Main Street." Questionable lyrics on "Brown Sugar" aside, its some of the songs I knew less thar really stood out--"Sister Morphine" and "Moonlight Mile" especially. This was the peak of the Stones swagger and brilliance and is an easy 5 star album.
This one ticks all the boxes for me for what I want from the Stones. Ive heard detractors call these guys a British blues pub band, which would put them on the same level as like, Clapton and Rod Stewart. Jagger and the band deserve a lot more respect than that, those other guys could not have written something as lovely as Wild Horses. Two other country gems on here are Moonlight Mile and Dead Flowers, then you've got the burn-the-house-down blues rock of Brown Sugar (problematic but so fuckin good), and Bitch is the most danceable thing they ever did. But no song on here isnt great - Its just a terrific classic rock record, one of the best you'll ever hear
Hard to top this. I am not going to review it, 'cos no-one needs another review of 'Sticky Fingers'. 5/5
Despite the tumultuous period surrounding its creation, The Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" is a surprisingly cohesive album. It's a true five-star effort, packed with great tunes, magnificent performances, and a brilliant production that showcases the band's stellar musicianship. Paired with its iconic album artwork, Sticky Fingers stands as a high point in the Stones' legendary run of essential albums, which stretched from Beggars Banquet through to Exile On Main St. Five stars. Side one 1 "Brown Sugar" (5/5) 2 "Sway" (5/5) 3 "Wild Horses" (5/5) 4 "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (5/5) 5 "You Gotta Move" (5/5) Side two 6 "Bitch" (5/5) 7 "I Got the Blues" (4/5) 8 "Sister Morphine" (4/5) 9 "Dead Flowers" (5/5) 10 "Moonlight Mile" (4/5) Total - 47 Average - 4.7 133/1001 68/133 albums reviewed were new to me.
What can you say about such a classic album that's not already been said. Really enjoyed taking the time to listen to this in one sitting.
It does not get any better than this ultimate Blues/Rock band. Amazing album plum full of amazing music.
Know this one forwards and backwards. Masterpiece. The breakdown in Can't You Hear Me Knocking >>>>>>
WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILD HOOORSSEEES
This album always makes me think about my Mom. I remember pulling it out of the record shelf underneath our stereo and thinking that the zipper on the sleeve was awesome and her getting a little flustered because it was "inappropriate" for however old I was. Years later, there was another moment where it was made clear to me that all of the cool records in the small collection that we had were not my father's they were hers. It made me realize that of my two parents, and regardless of how much of a larger than life personality my dad insists on, she's the cool one. I hadn't really ever looked at her that way. It's bittersweet that the cool part of her had been packed away behind "wife and mother" for her kids. It's still 100% there - but I think she insists on putting up the facade because she feels that is what she is supposed to do. Because I can tell you, the girl that listens to the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers and I would be really great friends - but we're probably never going to meet.
Bonafide banger. Multiple classics. What’s more to say?
This was a top 5 album for my brother so I heard it a lot. Always liked it. Now I love it. Dead Flowers alone is worth it.
Nice album, i did not know it yet but nice wide range of styles, and of course brown sugar rocks.4.6 stars
this is to me the definitive Stones album. As good as they ever were. some hidden gems and some classics that are imprinted in my brain for ever. 5.0
Great album! Mick is at the forefront but Keith and his guitar is the star!
One of the best 70's rock albums
Was wondering how long it would be until I got the stones. This is their second best album (after exile which came out a year later). Wild Horses is beautiful and Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is one of my favourites but the whole album is gold in fairness.
A classic!
Maybe it's just by comparison but today I heard the new Taylor Swift album so this is DEFINITELEY a five for the Stones
Pretty good this…
Can’t believe a clothes brand made such a good album
¿El ¿mejor? álbum de la ¿mejor? banda de la historia?
Stones at their best. Raw and real. Every song is a banger.
Really enjoyed, haven’t listened to much Rolling Stones.
Very good
After listening to this album in its entirety, this might be my fav Stones album. No skips. 5/5
"Yeah, "The Beatles and The Stones, made it good to be alone" - that line stuck with me, when The House of Love recorded this song in the early nineties. Having grown up with both bands, due to my father's record collection, I never understood the controversy about being a Stones or a Beatles fan, a fact I learned from my dad. I guess it was before my time. Either way, although they're not my favorite Stones albums - those are unmistakably "Beggars Banquet" and the follow-up to this album, "Exile on Main St." - this record is undeniably a classic. Drenched in bluesy, swampy, and drug-related songs, culminating in "Sister Morphine", possibly the most horrifying overdose tale ever recorded, this album also shows the craft of particularly Keith Richards, and the then-new guitarist Mick Taylor, especially on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and "Wild Horses". The addition of studio musicians such as Bobby Keys, Billy Preston, and Ry Cooder, makes this album complete in its sound. What can I say, a 5/5 for this masterpiece!
Such a good Rolling Stones album. My favourite one is Some Girls, and this is second. Or third after Tattoo You
Beggars to Exile run by them is GOAT stuff. Been a while since sitting with Sticky Fingers, forgot just how perfect the whole thing flows as an album
Probably what most think of as the Rolling stones album; controversy can't imagine how even back in early 70s brown sugars lyrics weren't well, whatever the hell they are. That sloppy dirty sound, though at it's most actual polished and accessible on here, Mick Taylor obviously being the best guitarist the Stones had, making for a stronger more coherent sound. Prime example of a classic rock album where it isn’t said as a slur, 5 Stars.
Particularly enjoyed Sway on this occasion
Não sou chegado nos Stones, mas este disco me surpreendeu… e muito. Álbum verdadeiramente fantástico. Primeiramente, acho excepcional o pacing do disco, ele não perde tempo, e nada aqui é descartável ou esquecível. Fora isso, eu enxergo este disco como Rock Clássico em seu pico. Todos os instrumentos são tocados de maneira magistral, mas o que me impressiona mais do que tudo é a seção rítmica, com a percussão e o baixo comandando essas canções e esses arranjos de blues. Fora isso, você têm também a fantástica fusão entre as guitarras de lead e de ritmo, que se casam de maneira espetacular, e soam como um orgasmo aos ouvidos. Coloca os vocais destrinchados e arrítmicos de Jagger por cima e você tem uma receita explosiva, hipnótica e abundantemente satisfatória. Um LP monumental, e olha que nem sou fã do grupo. 5/5
An album that's so good it's like a greatest hits. Sleazy, bluesy, jazzy, druggy and an absolute blast from beginning to end. There's a reason it's often said it's their greatest album. Best Tracks: Brown Sugar; Wild Horses; Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Solid
Not a big Stones fan. I like something from them, but general consensus is that they're the hottest band in the world, which I don't agree with. Yet, this one is from the albums that I like from them. Mick Taylor is my favourite member of the Stones, his playing just adds so much soul to their music
A great album that looms large in my listening history. This was a major change in the Stones musical direction and it took a bit of getting used to for me. Pared down to two guitars, bass and drums (mostly) this is a rawer version of the band. Mick Taylor was a perfect foil for Keith. Too bad they weren’t able to keep Mick around. He didn’t fit the bad boy image of the Stones but he was, in my opinion, the best guitarist they ever had. Moonlight Mile sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
Isto é muito, muito bom: consistente e cheio de boa música!!!
5 stars
An album I rarely think to turn on, and fully delight in it every time. The versatility, the bluesy undertones, Mick's voice at it's very best... What's not to love?
One of the best rock n roll albums ever. This would be better than most bands greatest hits record. Stones in their bag with some rockers but also chiller songs like Wild Horses and Moonlight Mile.
My favorite Stones album. This album represents everything about the band perfectly. Sex, drugs, bravado, vulnerability, stepping to the boundary, then crossing it. All timers and some great deep cuts. This is the Stones. 🤌🏼
Certifiable classic. The Stones are full stride here, with the signature blues riffs, innuendo, and solid arrangements. Throw in a ballad or two, sprinkle in some saxy songs, and boom, baby goes to sleep now.
That was by far the best Stones album to come up so far. So many songs that I have never heard that were pretty great. Plus the addition of Can't You Hear Me Knocking which is an all time song. Loved every minute of this album.
I've never been a big Rolling Stones listener. Not that I don't like it, and certainly not that I don't recognize how great these guys are... it's just that I've always preferred listening to something else. But when Sticky Fingers came to me this morning, I thought, "Damn, they've always been a part of my listening routine"... forever! Ever since I discovered rock 'n' roll at 10 years old, and Satisfaction was a constant presence on my playlists, throughout my life, The Rolling Stones has been a band I've listened to at some point. Especially Sticky Fingers, which is my favorite. I was a kid growing up in the download era, and to this day I still have my copy of this album in 320 kbps, in case there's a power outage at home and I need to listen to something offline. 5 stars, obviously.
9/10 Favorites: Brown Sugar Wild Horses I Got The Blues
Greatest jukebox album ever made.
Excelent
Great album I listened to many times as a teen. I have it on vinyl with the working zipper album cover. Awesome to listen to through headphones. Lyrics to Brown Sugar are terrible but the music rocks. Love the blues numbers and the country twang in Dead Flowers. A classic!
Third album in a run of greatness that may never be matched. The world's greatest rock and roll band delivers one of the great rock albums.
perfect
10/10 wild horses always a banger, I like the bluesy desert sounding guitar in you gotta move. I feel like a cowdoy.
Sticky Fingers is probably my second favourite Stones album, their first full album with Mick Taylor. Often described as the greatest rock and roll band in the world, not something I subscribe to, but the run of albums from Beggars Banquet through Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers to Exile On Main St would be good evidence for someone who wanted to make that argument. On this album I would contend that “Wild Horses” and “Dead Flowers” are persuasive that the Stones may have been one of the best country bands of all time… Sticky Fingers also contains two of the best rock riffs in “Brown Sugar”, lyrically problematic though it may now be, and the horn driven “Bitch”. “I Got the Blues” is an excellent southern soul song that you could imagine Otis Redding singing; “You Gotta Move” a wonderful cover of Mississippi Fred McDowell, with Dobro and slide guitar from Richards and Taylor and with an amazing organ solo from Billy Preston. “Sway” and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” are superb hard rock songs with stunning lead guitar from Taylor. “Sister Morphine” builds in intensity as it describes a dying man’s hallucinatory last journey accompanied by the titular drug (and Ry Cooder’s haunting slide guitar). The record ends with the dreamy “Moonlight Mile” a gentle meandering lullaby with a wonderful string arrangement. The addition of Mick Taylor transformed the Rolling Stones, perhaps not making them the ‘best’ but certainly making them an album orientated rock band to rival The Who and Led Zeppelin as they entered the 1970s.
Better than Coldplay
a masterpiece. moonlight mile, wild horses, can’t you hear me knocking…amazing
SPECTACULAR
Top 3 Stones album. No notes. Makes 50 years seem like nothing.
Probably my fave stones album. Not a bad song and an above average number of outstanding tracks
Brilliant stones. Probably my most listened to and favorite out of any of theirs I'd say.
One the classic three album run
A classic for a reason. I’ve never loved the stones like I love the Beatles but this is the first time I’ve sat with this album and it’s no surprise it’s so well regarded. Really great production, great songs, just great.
Great album!
This is my favorite Stones CD. All the real musicians I know prefer Exile. But I'm after amplified instruments, a hard edge, and a run time of about 45 minutes or less. My initial inclination was a 4 - it's good solid rock-n'-roll, but nothing transcendent, and it drags a little on the back half. But after listening to it a couple times: a) That back half is pretty good, especially as a change of pace from side one - and "Dead Flowers" and "Bitch" are just both really good songs (and both about equally bitter) b) There's only a handful of CDs that can match the consistent quality here And then the big thing is that side one is an absolute thumper. "Brown Sugar" is the best song they ever wrote - it's fast, fun, exciting, and with the backing vocals, sax, and twin guitars it just sounds enormous. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is mostly the same effect, but they pull off an incredible breakdown on it. And "Wild Horses" is a top-tier ballad. Just super-solid, super-well-executed classic rock.
Kind of a shame the best songs in the album are in the beginning and the second half is whatever. Still some good songs there, but doesn't beat the first four tracks. Probably the 2nd best Stones album.
It's a really good album, not their best but a great one for sure. The songs are all very enjoyable and there is some diversity too, which is always something great.
didn’t know wild horses was on this album love that song been meaning to get into the stones this is definitely making me like them can’t you hear me knocking is cool at the end you gotta move has quite an interesting vibe i like it, love it when the guitar follows the vocals dead flowers 😍😍 i wanna play it on guitar ok this is a really good album lol
Not the Stones' best but its up there. One of the albums of all time.
another goat
Best Song: Can't You Hear Me Knocking Is this a perfect album? No. Is it real close? You betcha! I am not really sure why I am seeing 1s and 2s with other people's ratings of this album, maybe the listened to something else. A near perfect album from start to finish. Two tiny complaints would be that the best song on the album, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, goes on a bit too long in the saxophone area and that cover is pretty terrible. A must listen for anyone that likes music. 5/5.
Another classic
Great album. The most Rolling Stones Stones album.
The second best Rolling Stones album after Exile. Problematic, open like an untreated wound, windswept, depleted, punching bag rock.
My favourite Rolling Stones album is Goats Head Soup, but Sticky Fingers would be second or third (Beggars Banquet is stellar too). The Stones were at their A-game at this point, as were their collaborators. Bobby Keys' sax is fantastic, Billy Preston's organ playing, the piano players (Nicky Hopkins, Jack Nitzsche, Ian Stewart) all provided so much atmosphere. Absolutely fantastic. Shout out to the riff on Can't You Hear Me Knocking, it is fucking amazing.
Simply extraordinary and one of the greatest albums of all time
There are no skips on this album.
Easy to rate - a solid 5 from top to bottom. And I don’t consider myself a huge Rolling Stones fan. But this album is excellent. Some true classics with great instrumentation.
The Rolling Stones. What can you say more.