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Really, really terrific

These guys can write the shit out of an anthem but man they're just druggy sad boys huh . But I digress 8.2

An absolutely amazing album. It is the classic atemporal rock that only the Rolling Stones can produce. Catchy tunes like Brown Sugar, acoustic masterpieces like Wild Horses, rock ballads, and Mick Jagger screaming. What else would you need in an album?

This is a really excellent album. Brown Sugar and Wild Horses are big hits, but the deeper cuts are great too. There are some darker tracks and some lighter ones. Some country-adjacent, some harder. Not a single dud on here.

Just a great record. Not a fan of Dead Flowers, but the rest is excellent.

can I just be fucking honest I love the stupid ass evil and dumb rolling stones

One of the best RS albums. Full of top quality songs - Sway is proper good.

Another Rolling Stones classic! Unlike Beggar's Banquet, this leans more into the rock music side of the Rolling Stones. Several songs I'm very familiar with ("Brown Sugar", "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'", "Wild Horses"), but I'm excited to dig into the ones I don't know as well. Oh man. I think this might become an all-time favorite record for me now.

Perfect

The perfect Stones album to introduce someone to The Rolling Stones

Sticky Fingers was the first Sones studio release of the 70’s, coming out in Spring 1971. This was a staple of “Album Oriented” radio, and was a notable part of the soundtrack of my teens. “Brown Sugar”, Bitch” and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” are top notch, with “Wild Horses” as a solid change of pace (though not as good as “Angie”). One of the first Rolling Stones albums I owned. An Iconic album from an iconic band, with some iconic songs; complete with an iconic album cover. What’s not to like? Well…. Like a lot of Stones records, the highs are VERY high, but there’s a fair bit of middling songs, and a couple that are not so good. For me at least, the last 1/3 of the album isn’t compelling, while the first 1/2 is outstanding. And like a lot of Stones records, often the lyrics aren’t politically correct. Especially by current standards, but even back in the day. At least they were consistent, and unapologetic. The only questing is if those couple of average songs can drag this down from 5 to 4. After a fresh listen, I’m settling on 5.

Ok so it is a great travesty of my life that "Brown Sugar" is such a great song and that it also has to be about a slave owner raping his slave. That's just honestly the worst. But god, what a song. "Wild Horses" is another irrefutable banger. It makes me cry half the time I hear it. I mean, this record is just the epitome of rock and roll. I think blues rock shit can be so corny but it's executed well and it's too heavy-handed on this record. The organ solo on "I Got The Blues"!!!!! "Moonlight Mile" is a beautiful closing track. This whole album is like, such a lovely balance between tough and sexy and sad and weird and then also sad some more. I love it.

Amazing, timeless album. I don't even need to say anything else about it!

Not a bad song on here and quite a few awesome songs.

Favorite Stones!!

One of my gravitates from the stones

Epic album

Great album! I've got the vinyl issue with a cover which has a real zip.

Awesome Band! One of the greatest for sure! personal top3 in no order: brown sugar you gotta move sister morphine

Ich mags einfach so gerne! 8.9/10

Das beste Album nach Beggars Banqet.

I have loved the rolling stones since i was a child

Obviously Brown Sugar and Wild Horses are two of the best rock songs ever, hands down, but there's plenty else to love here. Some of my other highlights are: Bitch is them at their debauched and out-there best while Sister Morphine is a wistful and somewhat regretful track. An easy 5*

Such a good album. Packed full of great licks and big tunes. Love it.

I loved this album, it was full of a ton of headbangers and I loved every song that came on. The songs also fit the vibe no matter what and I can’t wait to listen to more.

Gear: Meze 109 PRO Mische (2009 Remaster): Referenz an Dynamik und Sounstage Mugge: vielleicht das beste Rock'n'Roll Album der vielleicht besten Rock'n'Roll Band alle Zeiten Wertung: 5/5

CLASSIC

Classic album from the best era of the Stones. Not a single bad song on the album. I've listen to this hundreds of times and still love it.

Great album. Love the stones, love every song on this album. Combines blues with some great guitar riffs and Mick Jaggers vocals suit their style of music perfectly. I love the way when the guitar isn’t the focal point of the music, Keith finds a way to nicely place some meandering guitar fills for the back ground. The riff on “can’t you hear me knocking” is top 5 guitar riffs for me. Would be the perfect album for chilling at home doing puzzles or to listen to while on a run. Big fan of the blues so I’m always gonna be a fan of this.

Highlights: Brown Sugar Wild Horses Can't You Hear Me Knocking You Gotta Move I Got the Blues Dead Flowers I've listened to a decent amount of Stones in my life and I am well aware of their pedigree in music. This album completely backs up that pedigree. From start to finish this album perfectly blends Mick Jaggers voice with various rock music styles of the time. Heavily featuring blues style riffs and with saxophones providing a musical balance I will definitely be coming back to this album in the future.

banger from start to finish

Brown Sugar Wild Horses Can't You Hear Me Knocking (first 2:40 is standard rock then the last five minutes has a very different groove a jazz jam featuring a gritty sax solo by Bobby Keys and Billy Preston on organ, and Keith's guitar solo sounds A LOT like Carlos Santana) You Gotta Move (Southern black gospel song) Bitch I Got The Blues (slow 6/8) with an explosive Hammond organ solo by Billy Preston Dead Flowers!!

This is my favorite albums of all time. Perfect.

Lovely!

Une démonstration de force

Pretty phenomenal, I always knew I liked The Rolling Stones, but it's good to be reminded and be forced to listen through an album in full. 4.5/5

This is THE Stones album for me

Simply boss

Quite astonishing as a single piece of work. Peak Stones. Gotta be a 5

Finally a Stones album where I have zero bones to pick. A truly perfect album and iconic Andy Warhol cover. So much fun.

I'm not really a Rolling Stones fan, but have to admit, this is a great record.

1. Album Cover: The album cover is instantly recognizable, featuring a close-up of a jeans-clad male crotch with a working zipper. This iconic design was created by Andy Warhol and is not only visually striking but also plays into the album's themes of sexuality and rebellion. 2. Musical Style: "Sticky Fingers" showcases the Stones at the peak of their creative powers. Musically, it spans a variety of rock styles, including blues, rock 'n' roll, and country, demonstrating the band's versatility and influence on the genre. 3. Songwriting: The album features a mix of original compositions by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, as well as a well-executed cover of "You Gotta Move." The songwriting on this album is top-notch, with Jagger's lyrics often exploring themes of love, lust, and rebellion, which are themes that have become synonymous with The Rolling Stones. 4. Hits: "Sticky Fingers" is home to some of The Rolling Stones' most enduring hits. "Brown Sugar," with its catchy guitar riff and provocative lyrics, remains a rock anthem. "Wild Horses" is a beautiful, soulful ballad, and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" features an epic instrumental section that showcases the band's incredible musicianship. 5. Keith Richards' Guitar Work: Keith Richards' guitar work on this album is outstanding. His riffs and solos are integral to the album's sound, and his bluesy, gritty playing style adds a raw and authentic edge to the music. 6. Mick Jagger's Vocal Performance: Mick Jagger's vocals are charismatic and dynamic, capturing the essence of rock 'n' roll. He effortlessly shifts from raucous and gritty in "Brown Sugar" to tender and emotive in "Wild Horses." 7. Production: The production quality, handled by Jimmy Miller, is exceptional. The album's sound is rich and well-balanced, allowing each instrument and Jagger's vocals to shine through. This production style helped define the Rolling Stones' sound during this era. 8. Cohesiveness: Despite the diversity of musical styles, "Sticky Fingers" feels remarkably cohesive. The songs flow seamlessly from one to another, creating a strong overall listening experience. 9. Impact: This album marked a pivotal moment in the band's career. It was released at a time when rock 'n' roll was evolving, and "Sticky Fingers" helped define the sound of the era. It remains a landmark in rock music history and continues to influence musicians and bands today. 10. Closing Thoughts: "Sticky Fingers" is a classic rock album that exemplifies The Rolling Stones' enduring appeal and musical brilliance. Its mix of rock, blues, and ballads, combined with memorable lyrics and iconic artwork, make it a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate audiences and earn its place in the pantheon of rock and roll history. In summary, "Sticky Fingers" is a must-listen for anyone interested in rock music. Its songs are a blend of raw energy, emotion, and musical virtuosity that showcases The Rolling Stones at the height of their creative powers.

Classic

Yes

truly a classic.

I mean, its one of the greatest albums of all time, the track listing could be a greatest hits for lesser bands... Sure "Brown Sugar" hasn't aged well, but it's wall to wall classics here, including my particular favourite Stones track of all, "Bitch". It's just a non-stop groove and your life is emptier without this.

Who's got the blow?

Every single song on this album is great ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I've never been a massive fan of the Rolling Stones and I've never sat down and actually listened to one of their albums from start to finish before. Having now done that, this is clearly a most excellent album, well deserving of the full 5 stars that I'm going to give it. There's a couple of tracks here I knew before, Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. I enjoyed them and I also enjoyed all the tracks I hadn't heard before. There was plenty of variation in styles, some excellent guitar work, basically just some very solid songs that are all expertly put together.

Awesome

(Previously heard) Highlights: Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch, Sister Morphine, Moonlight Mile The sax solos in "Brown Sugar" & "Knocking" bring this to 4 stars on its own. Peak Stones at it's most refined, and it certainly earned them the title of "The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World" if they weren't so by this point

"Can't you hear me knockin" is my favorite Stones song. The improbably long and meandering solos at the end of the song are just fantastic. The rest of the albums is gold too. Have to go with a 5.

Things I love about this album: - the first 6 seconds of Brown Sugar - Jagger and Richards telling me “it’s just that mean old life that’s got you in its Sway” - everything about the poignancy of Wild Horses - the way Charlie hits the snare “duh-DUH” after Mick says “knocking” - the way You Gotta Move sounds like it’s being sung by someone with 4 teeth from 1940s Louisiana - the drum fill at the end of the verses in Bitch - the simple D-A-G chord progression on Dead Flowers coupled with Mick Taylor’s tasty country licks - the triumphant sadness of Moonlight Mile

Awesome album. Some of my favorite tunes of theirs. Wild Horses is unbeatable

Classic Stones album with key hits and their iconic blues tinged rock.

The best Stones album. Classic. Can't believe how many bangers they had on this one.

This is a really solid album. It's got a good mix of songs on it from the mellower 'Wild Horses' and 'Moonlight Mile' to the more straight up blues and rock'n'roll tracks. Still with all this variation it flows really well and the production is great. This one is a classic in my opinion, though it's not necessarily one of my go-to Stones records. I have listened to it straight through multiple times today. I'd probably give it 4.5/5 if it was allowed but I'm thinking I'll round up just due to the number of really strong tracks throughout. Standout Tracks: Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch, Sister Morphine, Dead Flowers, Moonlight Mile

I'm blown away, I love all the harsh choices made on this album. It's everything I wanted from other Rolling Stones albums i heard. A organ solo out of nowhere with a fat ass tone, not respecting the key that much. Big sax licks and solos, 3 minutes breakdows to end songs, and Wild Horses and Moonlight Mile being some of the most beautiful songs I've heard, which I wasn't expecting

This is my all-time favourite Stones album, it’s the best they’ve ever been. Granted, Brown Sugar hasn’t aged well at all, but that song exists within me on a cellular level after hearing it thousands of times before ever cluing into how utterly abhorrent the subject matter is. This album plays through with such effortless rock n roll cool, it’s such a banging good time, you can’t help but enjoy it. And Dead Flowers is one killer track you don’t want to sleep on! It’s just perfection. Swagger off the chats, fuck yeah, it’s the 70s!

Fantastic

The Rolling Stones are the best Southern rock band, they even have the best racist song. This album is full a out country blues gospel rocker - maybe not quite at Exile level, but getting there and more concise. 'Wild Horses' is an all time favorite. On 'Can't you hear me knocking' they're doing a Santana/Allman Brothers thing with a loosely psychedelic blues jam. 'You gotta move' works less well, imitating a zither and stomp blues that relies more on Jagger doing old blues guy voice. 'I got the blues' slows it down for a church organ lament, layered with great horns parts and bright clean guitar line. The acoustic guitar + dirty slide guitar on 'Sister morphine' carries the song through a traditional folky verse chorus into the chaotic descent of the Neil Young style second half. Good as he is, Keith Richards has never been a personal favorite but he really is the star on this one.

klasik

Really took me by surprised - I'd always written off the Stones as not being my thing just because they're ancient. This album has totally changed my opinion. 50+ years down the line and this still sounds super fresh, every songs stands out as having something unique about it. I was sure this would rate reasonably low but I can't not give it 5*

third album i got on this project from the stones. i got beggars bunquet and aftermath all of them were amazing but this is the best one so far. favorite songs wild horses i got the blues cant hear me knocking

Better than I remember actually, but was the remastered version. Some girls is still the one for me tho.

This might be their best.

Classic, well crafted songs, iconic band.

Lots of classics on this album. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is a favourite.

All time classic, though I've always struggled to fit the Stones in my periods of 60s/70s British rock...they're great, it's just harder to listen to for me, for some reason?

Any album that fumigated with Moonlight Mile is perfect.

Simply fantastic album. Not a bad track on it. Masterpiece start to finish.

Can't really fault it. Classic Stones

Marking the end of the first year of this endeavor. Sticky Fingers is probably my favorite album from the Rolling Stones. A delight from start to finish.

So awesome. I had heard the hits off this album, but not the whole thing all the way through. It’s now obvious why this was such an important album when it came out and why it’s the favorite of so many Stones fans. I wish I had graded Moving Pictures differently because Sticky Fingers is definitely a step above, but I’ve lived both so 5/5 no regrets.

5

Wild horses.

Brown Sugar, boom 💥 what a way to kick things off, one of the greatest opening tracks. Then we move into Sway, and that grinding riff and the demon life. Just as I think the opening of this album couldn’t get any better, they drop Wild Horses, a lament to the isolation of a touring band. “Yeah you got satin shoes”, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking follows. And that sax solo, oh WOW. QUALITY ALERT - You Gotta Move is the oddity, and not sure I like it, but……….Bitch restores my confidence with some sublime guitar. After all that excitement we slow down into I Got the Blues, take a breath people. Sister Morphine, incidentally Marianne’s song, keeps us in a reflective mood, possibly one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard, and oh how I love the guitar work that wraps around the song. We enter the final phase with a Country Rocker. Dead Flowers has a superb chorus, the type of song that conjures visions of a great night in your local bar, hazy drunk and carried away with the euphoria of good times. And the party’s finally over, it’s late in the night and we’re readying ourselves for home. Moonlight Mile takes us home. A brilliant slow rocker, and one of the finest deep cuts the band ever recorded. The Stones legacy was earned between Beggars and Exile, the peak was this. All four are 5 stars in my mind, this is a 5+.

The end of the album makes this a classic. Dead Flowers and Moonlit Mile are classics

Spun it on vinyl and it sounded oh-so-good!

Feel like I'm not going to reconcile the two *very* differing views about this album currently topping this section. So be it. The first aptly expresses what's great about this record--with that guitar "weaving" thing for instance. Too bad that same review only evoked the potential "problems" with the lyrical contents of certain songs without offering anything ressembling much of a solution or resolution. But maybe there isn't any satisfactory solution to this conundrum anyway, which is why *Sticky Fingers* is also a document about the age when it was released. Said record indeed irresponsibly tackled with misogynistic and borderline racist takes once in a while, I'm not gonna deny that. But I'll be damned if the way the Stones used those tricky topics to write their stellar songs ain't effective and evocative as fuck. As for the second review, I don't see the point it's trying to make, beyond a subjective "I don't like the music". Comparing the Stones to Led Zeppelin is like comparing apples and oranges anyway. Everyone "liking" this review probably misses the point as well. It's OK to *not* like the Stones. But if you want to offer as much as a convincing explanation for your hot take, you need to be a little more articulate than that. Many fans are around the corner, aren't they? Not that anyone's opinion matters, be it positive or negative. Keith Richards is gonna bury us all anyway, lol. So why bother? What can I add? *Sticky Fingers* is one of the best Rolling Stones ever, period. And among their other masterpieces (*Aftermath*, *Beggars Banquet*, *Let It Bleed* and *Exile On Main Street*), it's certainly the most *cohesive* of the bunch. The many grassroots blues cuts scattered on those other LPs are surely endearing, and they bring interesting moods and flavors. But let's be realistic, they're also fillers between the hits. Whereas in *Sticker Fingers*, there's almost no filler to speak of: the grassroots blues interludes are kept at a very strict minimum, and the vast majority of the tracks packs a punch, be it a rocker ("Brown Sugar", "Bitch"), a rhythm'n'blues-induced demonic jam ("Can't You Hear Me Knocking"), a drug-addled tale of sorrow ("Sister Morphine", co-written with Marianne Faithfull), a country cut ("Dead Flowers"), or a poignant ballad ("Wild Horses" and "Moonlight Mile", up there with "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Salt Of The Earth" and "Angie" in that pantheon of the best Stones ballads ever). Oh, and the Andy Warhol artwork sure is iconic. Only his own Velvet Underground banana can beat it. 5 stars, what else? Number of albums left to review: 485 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 245 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 115 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 153.

Hail the Mick Taylor era

This is the best Rolling Stones album, and it has this album cover. As crazy as it may seem, never has the Stones ever been as good as Sticky Fingers. This album I believe might be the pinnacle of blues rock during the 60s and 70s as by this point, rock had begun a change from the days of early psychedelic rock and blues and towards a much more diverse place. Starting off the record is Brown Sugar, an incredibly great if racist song. It truly does suck that the lyrics are as controversial as they are as this is the best example of blues rock there is. Like, everything about it is peak blues in my opinion. Sway is still blues rock but it’s a bit slower and more melodic. A nice place to be at after Brown Sugar. Wild Horses follows and it might be one of their most famous. It’s a nice ballad that’s also really dynamic. In fact the four ballads (Wild Horses, I Got the Blues, Sister Morphine, and Moonlight Mile) are all dynamic. They have parts where they are more intense, more somber, booming parts, and slow parts. It makes these songs stand out more than they already are. Wild Horses might be the best out of all of them for the sheer reason that I like the performance and songwriting more but it’s not like the other songs have terrible songwriting or anything like that. After that, we have Can’t You Hear Me Knocking which is their best song. Like of their catalog. The song is split up into two parts; a dirty hard rock section and a Latin influences jazz rock section. The first part is so good. Everything is perfect. I’d consider it proto metal in a way, even though metal was already a thing by this point. No matter, this part does fit a specific vibe and it’s amazing. The second part is a little less interesting at first but it’s way more complex. It’s a jam session, complete with a saxophone, different percussion instruments, and a jazzier guitar solo. This Latin infused jazz part is truly amazing. And to think it was improvised. Sometimes I forget truly how good the instrumentalists are in The Rolling Stones. They are great. They are great songwriters and great improvers. These first four songs are the highlights but this whole blues sound continues and remains great. I do truly mean it when I say this album is great. It’s one of the greatest blues rock albums, it has one of the best blues rock songs, and the best example of the Stones’ style. It’s not my personal favorite Stones record (Beggars Banquet was my first Stones album and it really developed my love for music) but this is amazing. It is peak Stones and a definite 10/10.

Rocky. Bluesy. Groovy. Has "Wild Horses" on it.

The stones at their very best!

From the very first moments of the album, "Sticky Fingers" grabs your attention and refuses to let go. The opening track, "Brown Sugar," sets the tone with its infectious guitar riffs, Charlie Watts' solid drumming, and Mick Jagger's distinctive vocals. This song alone demonstrates the Stones' ability to create irresistible hooks and memorable melodies. What makes this album truly remarkable is its seamless blend of different musical styles. Tracks like "Wild Horses" and "Dead Flowers" showcase the band's mastery of country-infused rock, highlighting their versatility as musicians. These songs carry a sentimental and introspective vibe, delivering heartfelt lyrics and evoking a sense of nostalgia.

Wild Horses is a jam! Can't You Hear My Knocking last half is awesome! Overall solid album, and legitimately probably my first time actually listening through a Stones album front to back. Moonlight Mile is surprisingly good! Never heard this song before but it's right up in the style of music I've been liking lately. Seriously this is a fucking jam! Moonlight Mile as a closer might be tipping it into 5. I love this track! I'm also a sucker for a good opening / closing track.

This is my favorite of the Rolling Stones albums, it's bluesy, yet they're doing a lot with it and exploring some interesting things. All the songs are solid on the album, with some all time greats on there as well. I think Can't You Hear Me Knockin would have been a huge hit if it wasn't so long. There's a lot of wistful emotion here as well. The fact that they packaged it with a genius bit of marketing is just the icing on the cake 5/5

Biased review incoming; This is my favorite Rolling Stones album. My Mom owns the vinyl with the working zipper, as a kid I would zip and unzip the album cover. Now I look back and think, why the fuck did they let me fuck up their albums. Anyway, this is the best album from one of the greatest musical groups ever to record music. They were in their bag, every track bangs. Amazing opening track with Brown Sugar, drop in one of the greatest songs ever Wild Horses, sprinkle in a Townes Van Zandt cover Dead Flowers, and end with maybe the greatest closing track Moonlight Mile. If this isn't a Top 50 all time album - we can't be friends.

Everything you could want from The Rolling Stones. Classic sound. Classic songs.

Lots of songs about heroin, but this still gets a perfect score from me. Perfect blend between blues, rock and abit of country (though not as much as some other albums). Timeless tunes like brown sugar, can’t you hear me knocking

Owned on vinyl! Maybe my favorite Rolling Stones album. Brown Sugar is a rough one to say the least. Awesome physical vinyl, a classic and must own.

The Stones deliver hard rock and roots rock brilliantly, co-opting an American sound but rendering it so perfectly and with a haunting air of menace and threat. Jagger sounds so good here but Richards really delivers the goods and pulsatingly drives the whole album along. The extra musicians bring a depth of sound to the arrangements which make the whole thing so memorable and the highlight, Wild Horses, is an absolutely fine record. Yes, the lyrics of some are problematic, but it is hard to disagree with how iconic this album is. I should really spend more time with this before awarding five stars but if I do I think the outcome will be the same.

Such a great listen. The songs you recognize are classics, the ones you don’t - you’ll wonder how come they’re not. Andy Warhol cover. Bare bones , a real treat.

Amazing rock sound, great use of panning too. The change of mood from "Bitch" to "I Got The Blues" was somewhat satisfying and th drums on "Sister Morphine" are amazing. Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Moonlight Mile were my favorites. 8.5/10

Thank God the Beatles broke up and ended up spending the early 70s independently writing and exploring their own talents. But also- thank God the Stones DIDN'T break up during that same time, when it would've made way more sense for them to have done so following Brian Jones' death. Because if they had, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wouldn't have made some of their best work. Unlike some of the other artists we've reviewed as a group who took the wrong lessons from a successful album, resulting in a lackluster follow-up, Sticky Fingers feels like a band that realized what worked in Let it Bleed, and went all in. Jagger and Richards click all over the record. In 2023, Brown Sugar's lyrics and themes have aged poorly. But I'd be a liar if I pretended that opening riff didn't instantly pull me right back in with this album. And then the "Woo" "Woo" "Wooooos"- coordinated and timely woos are the essence of what's fun in rock and roll and being part of a band. And look, Mick Jagger represents the sex appeal and spirit of a front man- not the poetic lyricist. So when he says "No sweeping exits or offstage lines could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind" that's just about as great a lyric as you can get, and with the drumming that perfectly fills the space to drive the song but also go under the radar and the smooth licks from the band, it is the Stones' most sincere ballad. And it also gave us the cover by The Sundays- which if you've never heard Harriet Wheeler sing that one, you should check it out ASAP! The twangy guitar from Richards on Dead Flowers and basically throughout the album is a classic sound, that demonstrates plainly to me that no matter how old rock and roll gets its still based in the country and blues sounds of the black musicians the Stones so badly wanted to emulate- and at times really did honor that legacy. But what elevates this above the other work by the Rolling Stones to me are the horns and orchestral accompaniments consistently sprinkled through the songs, particularly Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Moonlight Mile. And while the heart of the band is still the classic blues garage band-"not everyone can be the Beatles but anyone can cut loose with their friends and make some fun tunes" vibe that Steve Van Zandt basically described of the Stones, the bigger arrangements show the composership of Richards and Jagger. Taking all the right lessons from You Can't Always Get What You Want and paving the way for basically everything Oasis did on Be Here Now- which may have backfired for Oasis (if you agree with the critics) but this album nails it. The Stones aren't my favorite band, but I really enjoy this record.

It was extremely easy to rate this album: since five starts is maximum, five stars it is. Sister Morphine, You Gotta Move, I Got the Blues, Wild horses - just to mention some of the great stuff on this album!

A classic, simple as that

Can’t you hear me knocking is an automatic 4, the question is whether or not the rest of the album fills in the gap. With a rocking start and passionate singing Mcjagger, Keith, Charlie, and the other guy put together a powerful message to all rock n roll wannabes. That shit better rip! But also to say don’t be afraid to throw some sax and sadness into it, it yangs out the yin. Rolling Stones have always been an enjoyable band, but have never been a favorite. That being the case, I can objectively say this album is wonderful and inclusive of some genre defining sounds. Love it! The gaps are filled in by brown Sugar, wild horses, kinda Bitch, kinda dead flowers and a strong finish with moonlight mile. Long live Brit rock!

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For me, the Rolling Stones really only have three great albums: “Let It Bleed”, “Exile on Main Street“, and “Sticky Fingers“. Every other album to me seems to have a few Klunkerz on it especially the early albums and stuff made after about 1982, but not this one it’s great.

HL: "Wild Horses", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Moonlight Mile", "Brown Sugar" April 24, 2023

Un très bon début, pas mal d'excellents titres, vraiment cool. Brown sugar, dead flowers, Wild horses... Pas parfait mais définitivement un classique.

Awesome

It's a classic, an awesome feel-good album, perfect for roadtrips and bbq parties. Simply love it.

One of the all time classics. From the opening driving power chords of Brown Sugar (they need to bring it back, nothing boogies harder) to Sway's anthemic chorus, WIld Horses (Gram Parsons for the win!!!!), Can't You Hear Me Knocking!!!!!!!, the slide blues of You Gotta Move, The Bitch, Sister Morphine!! Dead Flowers. The Midnight Mile. Is there a bad song on this album? No. Not at all

I think this is The Rolling Stones at their absolute best. For once I feel like I understand the hype. Why did that guy feel like writing a whole novel for his review tho? 10/10

Gets better every time I listen to it. Near the pinnacle of a classic rock and roll album.

Great classic of an album with some rad jam sections

I'm feeling so tired, can't understand it Just had a fortnight's sleep I'm feeling so stuffed, I'm so distracted Ain't touched a thing all week I'm feeling drunk, juiced up and sloppy Ain't touched a drink all night I'm feeling hungry, can't see the reason Just had a horse meat pie Yeah when you call my name I salivate like a Pavlov dog Yeah when you lay me out My heart is beating louder than a big bass drum, alright Yeah, you got to mix it, child, you got to fix It must be love, it's a bitch This is a GOAT album - When it was released on vinyl, the fucking zipper on the album worked! 5/5

It might be boring to say it but this is the best album of this mighty band. It shows that the Stones were also a great band in the studio itself. 'Wild Horses' and 'Moonlight Mile' are highlights for the ages.

Solid outing.

Masterpiece

It's easy for me to disregard the brilliance of this band. They are just so engrained in my music experience, I was never one to listen to Stones' albums, for whatever reason. I guess I felt like I was fed a steady diet of the band's music without doing any work at all. That's not to say I haven't listened to Stones' records. I love "Exile On Main St." But I've also tried with albums like "Beggar's Banquet" and found that I really liked the hits and was less enamored with the rest of the material. But this album (which I own) is insane. I don't love every second of it, but god damn, these guys were pushing the envelope, writing amazing songs, embodying rock 'n roll in every way. Brilliant album.

Can't remember if it was my brother's or my cousin's copy of this album but one of them had the version in which there was a real zipper. I must have been in 7th or 8th grade and wowsa...this album cover. I loved them before I heard the first note! At the time I compared everything to The Beatles and Dylan so this was my first foray into “hard rock.” The Beatles and Dylan satisfied my intellect but the Stones tapped into something visceral. Some of my hardest dancing (alone in my room or at a college party) happened with The Rolling Stones. I heard Andre sing Wild Horses the very first time I saw him perform, which was the second time I met him. I was a complete goner. So the Stones have so many deeply personal memories...I suppose for all of us. Every song is a banger

5-star filth.

It is not in my top 3 RS (1. Exile, 2. Beggars Banquet 3. Let It Bleed - all of which generated by the generator before) but still a clear 5.

I maintain that I'm not a fan of the Rolling Stones, but I keep giving 5 stars to their albums. Not sure what is going on there.

Very well balanced Stones album, my one but most favourite (after Exile on Main St.).

The early Stones albums are just brilliant.

lujo asiático cada tema

El mejor de los Stones despues de EOMS. Influyente como pocos. 5/5

Mögulega besta Stones platan af mörgum mjög góðum. Mick Taylor frábær og Jagger í góðu formi, grúvin góð, brass og píanó vel nýtt, og meira að segja strengir í Moonlight mile. Keith er svoddan lúði en hann kann líka sitt fag. Fæ aldrei leið á þessari.

listened to this many times, what a classic. Just love it.

An absolutely great album. Exile in Main St and this one are probably two of the stones best albums. They have many others that contend with how they consistently put out great jams on albums but sticky fingers Is a whole of great songs that have great instrumentals and the lyrics are always interesting whether it be about drugs life women etc. This album can be listened to all the time and replayed constantly. It’s quite good. 9.1/10

Wow, just amazing.

Those who have an issue with Brown Sugar and Bitch are missing the point. Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. The brilliance lies in the deep cuts anyway. Wild Horses, Dead Flowers, and Moonlight Mile are in my Stones top 10. This album is part of the Stones' fabled 5 consecutive album run. Exile will forever be my all time favorite Stones album, but I have no problem admitting that I cheat on my favorite from time to time. Seems appropriate. Send me dead flowers every morning and I won't forget to put roses on your grave.

Ye

Outstanding Stones!

Another great Stones album. Not quite the masterpiece that is Exile...this one still has some great bangers that has to be a 5/5.

one of the best stones albums

Wild horses is one of my favorite so gs of all time. The album is rly good. 🤘🪨🪨

Been trying to get into The Stones for ages, and this album pulled me in! Classic rock tunes with some really spicey saxophone mixed in for flavour. While I jammed to most of the songs, there were a few that where a tad too country for my tastes (looking at Dead Roses...) Probably a low five, but a five nonetheless

Really good album!

Never heard a Rock & Roll album before but this is a great introduction. Catchy and makes you feel like the main character honestly.

5

Wonder what is behind that zipper

Great record. Stones at their finest.

One if the great rock records, Mick and Keef at the height of their powers with some added Alabama ‘muscle’.

The Rolling Stones have at least 3 perfect albums. This is one of them. And it's probably the best sounding of the 3. The production on this album is awesome. When I noticed the layering of guitar riffs in "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" with big headphones as a kid for the first time it was probably the first time I ever realized there were people who recorded music for a living. And made decisions about how to record it. Decisions that went beyond the songwriting and composition. This album changed music for me. And it holds up tremendously.

Instant conversion experience! A band that, for silly reasons, I never gave the time of day. And then 1001 Albums Generator made me sit down and really listen. And I realized… I already knew half of the songs! And they’re amazing. I just get a great feeling, listening to this album. I’m sure others have some background on this, but one thing that surprised me was the recording quality, for the period. I think this was 1971, and it really sounds like a big upgrade in overall sound quality, compared to rock albums beforehand. The guitars in particular sound perfect. That’s the sound in my head that I hear when I think “guitar.” Just amazing. Going back for my second go-round, driving across the Midwest. Perfect.

Classic

Top 5 all time

The best album I’ve reviewed so far. Every single song is a hit. Brown Sugar, Sway & Wild Horses are a kick start to the heart to open this incredible album. The opening guitar riff to Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is killer. It gets twangy with You Got To Move. The strings sound rusty, in a good way. Bitch has a bitchin’ horn section. I Got The Blues is the perfect emotional slow down jam. The album slows way down at the end, in the best way, with Sister Morphine (though this song builds annd builds) and the broken hearts anthem Dead Flowers. Finally, Moonlight Mile is one of their best slow songs. Is it about drugs…or life on the road? Why can’t it be both?! A TEN STAR MUSICAL MASTERPIECE!!!

Daaaymn this is good

Classic album, no bad tracks. I have a hard time listening to "Brown Sugar" due to the lyrics but have to remember that this was released in the 60s.

RS’ best album, bar none.

Near-flawless

A real classic. I liked the album from start to end. Proper blues rock album, with some great hits!

9/10 F.T: Sister Morphine

Cannot believe that this superb album currently has an average review score under 4! Looking at the low score reviews makes me think that there is something seriously wrong with some of the people using this website >:[ I've loved this album for more than 30 years, and it was a pleasure to have an excuse to listen to it again. It's the third in a hot streak of four albums that will all get 5 stars from me, and probably the most varied. The remastered edition released in 2015 is well worth buying, even if you have an earlier version.

Best Rolling Stones album

Fuck yes. Love this album.

Great album! Never listened to the Stones apart from best of, but this was really good.

Oh baby - five stars all the way

Great album. Brown Sugar and Can't You Hear Me Knocking are my favorites, but Wild Horses, Dead Flowers and Sway are all killer tracks. Legendary band for good reason and I was lucky enough to see their full lineup in Denver in 2019. They live up to the hype of 50+ years, which you just can't say about many other bands ever.

Awesome!

Hells yeah buddy boys.

Un clásico con todas las letras, que nunca me había tomado el tiempo de disfrutar y debería haberlo hecho

Love this album. Their best, in my opinion. I have no more words.

After enduring a Smashing Pumpkins double album this record was a glorious relief. Everything you want from a Stones album with some copper bottomed classics. Best song, with some rivals, Wild Horses.

Just a classic, with every kind of rock and roll you need. From jazz and blues, to acoustic ballads, to excellent riffs. Probably the most consistent stones album.

Pretty much banging from start to finish, few tracks that were a tad slow for my taste but still great

Music doesn’t get much better, a fine album from one history’s most important groups.

This is what I think about when I think Rolling Stones

For sure a milestone in the ever-expanding career of the Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers contains some of Jagger and Richards' best songwriting. Mixed with a band that sound so incredibly in sync and the product is bound to be extraordinary. While 'Can't Hear Me Knocking' and 'Dead Flowers' showcase the band at their grooviest best, the biggest highlight is without a doubt 'Wild Horses' which is as beautiful as 'Brown Sugar' is creepy. The use of 'Wild Horses' in the Gimme Shelter documentary - with the camera panning over the faces of the then-young group contemplating their own lives and the stark contrast to the tragedy at Altamont Free Concert - is one of the greatest moments of rock and roll ever caught on film.

Let's just address the elephant in the room right away. Yes, "Brown Sugar" is icky as hell lyrically. But musically it's as strong an opener as the Rolling Stones ever delivers. After the disbandment of the Beatles the previous the year, Sticky Fingers feels like the Stones proving, that those hyper popular 60's bands would continue to have a voice leading into the next decade as well; with the Stones later proving that they would still have a voice even some 50 years later. This also finds the band venturing further into both jazz and country which really suits the frantic sound the Stones is equally capable of delivering. Also a review of Sticky Fingers without a mention of the absolute pinnacle of this record: "Wild Horses". So here goes. "Wild Horses"? Wow.

CD

Classic album, classic rock

This album is just full of classics and might be their best. I'm listening to it again now just because I liked it so much. It rocks, has great hooks, and features a fully-committed Jagger belting out the no-nonsense, often-edgy lyrics.

Hey, finally a Stones album and a great one at that. "Sticky Fingers" is the 9th British and 11th American studio album for the Rolling Stones. It is the first album on their Rolling Stone label and the first usage of their tongue and cheek logo. The iconic cover is a photo from Andy Warhol's art collective, The Fancy, and featured an actual working zipper. Later pressings had to remove the actual zipper due to it damaging the vinyl. It is considered one of the all-time best album covers. Musically, the Stones went back to a more blues, R&B and country focus from previous albums which had pyschedelic elements. One of the reasons is that Mick Taylor replaced Brian Jones on guitar. And Mick Taylor brings a lot to the table on this. Songs were recorded at both Muscle Shoals Studio in Alabama and in Stargroves in the UK. The lyrics are basically about girls and drugs. The music has just a dirty and nasty feel and vibe. The second album side is a highlight for me where they write and record pretty much the best songs about drugs ever...ever. One of the most recognizable rock and roll guitar riffs opens up "Brown Sugar." The swagger. The groove. Booby Keys on tenor sax. I've always like Mick Jagger on the maracas. Lyrically, this song would not get recorded today..about girls, drugs and other things. One of my favorite deep album cuts from anyone is "Sway" with the incredible bottleneck slide guitar and ending guitar solo from Mick Taylor. Charlie Watts. Keith Richard's backing vocals. "It's just that demon life has got me in its sway." And speaking of great lyrics, "Wild Horses" has some the Stones' best and is about staying with someone who's done you wrong. A country song ( yes and not the last one) written with Gram Parsons. Both Mick Taylor and Keith Richards on acoustic guitar. Let's keep talking about Keif as he just delivers one of the best and most bad-ass guitar openings ever in "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and continues throughout the song. Jagger on the lady prowl. The main song is only about 2:43 but the tape machine was left on after the band ended the song where they proceeded to just jam. To me, Prince seems to pay homage to this jam on his album version of "I Can Never Take the Place of Your Man." The second druggy side kicks in with their straight-forward rocker "Bitch." Great horns. Another nasty bad-ass guitar solo. Can we say heroin. "Ya, when you call my name, I salivate like Pavlov's dog." Speaking of heroin, "Sister Morphine" was written with Marianne Faithfull. Great slide guitar by Ry Cooler and piano/organ by Jim Nitzche. The darkest song on a pretty dark album. Continuing the heroin theme, "Dead Flowers" was a song inspired by Gram Parsons. Their second country-based song. Jagger with a southern US accent. Mick Taylor and Keith Richard's on the honkey-tonk guitars. "Moonlight Mile" ends the album and is another one of the Stones' deep album gems and a ballad at that. Jagger and Taylor on the guitars. The songs ends majestically with strings. Most likely about loneliness/alienation on the road. It does mention cocaine to keep the drug focus going. It would be impossible for me to pick a favorite Stones' album but as you can see, which actually surprised me after I finished, this album contains a lot of personal musical highlights and great songs...not only in the Stones catalog but in rock and roll and any music style in general.

Incredible listen. Iconic record. That is all.

9/10

I really enjoy this album. Might have surpassed Exile as my favorite Stones album with this listen. Can’t go wrong w these guys. The long ass outro on Can’t Hear me Knocking that I just learned was improvised WOWZERS. I Got the Blues is such a beautiful song that I’d really never given a chance. Sister Morphine too. The acoustic rhythm and electric riffing overplay and then the drums hit like halfway through it FUCK. Mick jagger is also a poet. Sweet cousin Cocaine lay your cool hand on my head. Some fucking rockstars. The blending of styles on here is something else- they could do everything. Dead Flowers’s saloon cowboy thumpy cigarette smoking vibe into the beautiful orchestral doing-shrooms-in-the-woods with your girl and being satisfied with your life Moonlight Mile. That’s one of my favorite songs ever. I remember driving riley home from pittsburgh and listening to Moonlight Mile with her asleep on my shoulder and feeling at peace with the universe. Such a calmingly serene piece of art. Sticky Fingers is so good. There’s not one bad song on it.

certified classic rock n roll album

Listen.

Discazo. Un tema mejor que el otro. Lo adoro

S obzirom da se otvara s brown sugar koja ne da je problematična nego hiperproblematična, ovaj album je i dalje bezobrazno dobar. Meni vjerojatno najbolja ploča stonesa

Can't You Hear Me Knocking is one of the Stones most under-appreciated song, at least measured by popular radio playback.

Very good, no bad songs. Favourite so far

I kinda get why they were pressured to drop Brown Sugar from their live setlist. Yeah Keith says it's anti-slavery but is it? Is it proslavery? Is it about Bowie's Lady Grinning Soul? Is it about brown heroin? Smart money says Keith doesn't remember so yeah stop playing it live. Great song though - assuming it's not pro-slavery Apparently Keith was MIA from both Sway and Moonlight Mile - just the two Micks on guitar. The jam at the end of Sway has Mick Taylor's best solo. Little known fact: Pete Townshend sang backup vocals on Sway. Wild Horses is a crazy good song. One of the Stones best acoustic songs. When I listen to most of the songs from this era with long jams tagged on I think the jam should have been left on the cutting room floor. Can You Hear Me Knocking isn't a good song until the jam starts and Bobby Keyes enters. He still can’t save the song. You Gotta Move, is excellent. I like how the Stones threw in the odd cover during this era and also like how they mixes unrecorded covers into their live shows After Bitch the album really gets good. I Got The Blues is another excellent ballad with lots of depth and breadth including an insane hammond organ solo that I assume is Billy Preston. This is at least tied for best song on the LP. The haunting Sister Morphine is a beauty. Nothing like an anti drug song written by drug addicts. It just doesn't get any better than this. Dead Flowers is one of my top 10 Stones Songs. Fuck their hits. Moonlight Mile is a sleeper. I like it more each time I hear it.

This is a well-integrated album. Every song sounds like it belongs vs. some of the late sixties offerings, where the hits sound like they belong on another album. They move effortlessly from rock to blues to R&B and country twang and the production isn't quite as greasy as the Exile LP. Bobby Keys sax playing is standout especially in "Can't you Hear Me Knocking" where he leads off a very un-Stones like instrumental passage that ends with a Mick Taylor solo to fade out. For some reason (maybe the addition of Taylor) the guitar playing caught my attention more on this LP, but it's funny that the guitar work I was most impressed with was Ry Cooder in Sister Morphine. I'm tempted to deduct a point for the slaver whipping his women around midnight, but I'll pass seeing they pulled the song from live shows.

I was born in 1971 and this album is arguably the best from that year. With the exception of Brown Sugar being cringe to listen to, this is a fantastic album. Imagine if Exile on Main Street, Let It Bleed, and Beggars Banquet didn't exist—Sticky Fingers would be considered a masterpiece. It's a fabulous album with no less than 6 tracks being Classic Rock radio stalwarts but somehow don't feel tired when listened to in its entirety. With Charlie Watts recent passing I paid particular attention to the percussion on the album which is, of course, amazing. Great listen.

The high energy songs are just that... High energy, mixing your traditional rock and roll with wind, brass, and percussion, creating an almost orchestral feeling... And don't even get me started on that organ solo in I got the blues.... Good lord that was good.

Excelente disco con muy buenas melodías, muchas de ellas muy reconocidas, con acordes simples y efectivos. Buena combinación de guitarras y batería

This album has my favorite Stones song - Wild Horses; but has other great songs in Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Moonlight Mile. 8/10

Cant You Hear Me Knocking, while being on the best songs ever, is easy shorthanded in movies to communicate sleazy business goings-on.

Great album the whole way through!

Es ridículo lo bueno que es este disco. Aguante el rock clásico.

Best tracks: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses Sleeper: Moonlight Mile

Prior to listening, I was expecting less than what I got. This album just reeks of pure rock'n'roll. The album starts off with the fantastic opening known as "Brown Sugar", later leading into classics such as "I Got the Blues" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" With a wide variety of instruments such as the keyboards (used prior?) and even some jazz instruments. I am satisfied with getting more than I expected, and will admit the Stones are better than what I thought.

This album had a lot of songs that I have heard somewhere else before but I never really knew where it came from. Overall it was a good album and I can see myself listening to it again

Lotta hits

One of the Stones’ best albums. They’re at the height of their power here, taking blues, country and soul, making those genres their own, writing great songs and then jamming on them. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” is probably my favorite song of theirs. That jazzy breakdown that ends up taking over the song… incredible stuff. I could jam to that forever.

Really great, timeless album. The hits are there, and I found myself enjoying the non-hits just as much, like "I Got the Blues" (with a great organ solo!), and the finishers "Dead Flowers" and "Moonlight Mile".

Favourite stones album

The Jimmy Miller era was The Stones at their absolute best. The epitome of Rock 'n' Roll, with all its roots and influences unraveled and laid bare. Though there are many timeless anthems on this album, my favorite track is probably "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." I feel like that track is fairly unique in their catalog, in that they start with an absolutely infectious chorus, but curiously choose to put it aside, in favor of going into one of the most exploratory instrumental jams of their career.

brabo. bem diferente do Exile On Main Street. tem tudo o que os Stones fazem de melhor. Wild Horses e Sugar Brown são hinos absolutos.

I bounced back and forth between a 4 and a 5 for this album. It was alright, then it was great (man, "Wild Horses" is just so good), then there was an extended saxophone solo, then it was really good again... I don't know, man. I think it's a 5-star album but it's just.... not quite there. It wanders a bit too much. So here's a 4. But it's a really REALLY strong 4. "Sister Morphine" is such a killer deep cut, though. So is "Moonlight Mile." Dang it. Okay, here's a 5. But it's a soft 5.

I give it like a 4.6. Probably my favorite Stones album with its deep blues roots.

04/29/2022 Impossible to not appreciate how big of an impression this album has had in so many artists and entire generations.

Do the Stones have an album better than this one?

Classic

Excellent album, one of my favorites. Brown sugar, wild horses, can't you hear me knocking. All good

17th March 2022 Listened in the morning. Went to Seb and Justo’s for dinner and canasta in the evening. Funny this is the choice when the Stones have just announced a European tour. Iconic in sound and design but was forgot the whiplash pace change going from Brown Sugar to Sway then Wild Horses.

Always a toss up between this and Exile on Main Street for my favourite Stones album. I think sticky fingers just edges it, fewer songs make it more impactful as every song is great. Can’t you hear me knocking is one of my all time favourite stones songs. This is one of the all time great rock and roll albums a five star masterpiece.

The third of four spectacularly great Rolling Stones studio albums in a row. I don't know what else there is to say here. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking," "Bitch," "Wild Horses," "Moonlight Mile" and "Dead Flowers" (and even the recently disavowed "Brown Sugar" could be one side of a Stones best of collection. I can't imagine giving this fewer than five stars.

Awesome album. Can you hear me knocking is a 10/5

After the Beatles proved they could rock n’ roll on their first several albums, they began to expand their musical repertoire with a more eclectic array of sounds and lyrics. By 'Rubber Soul,' the ‘four headed monster,’ as Mick Jagger often called them, were more than just a rock n’ roll band, much more. The Rolling Stones, however, seldom ventured into other lands (like 'Their Royal Satanic Majesties Request,' or 'Black and Blue'), but instead remained true to the spirit of the pioneer blues and rock n’ roll artists they loved and grew up listening to. So, while the Beatles, I believe, are the greatest band of all time, the Rolling Stones are the greatest 'rock' band of all time. And 'Sticky Fingers,' I will further argue, is the greatest rock LP of all time. This is pure Filet mignon. No fat. Unless of course, you like fat (as I very much do), and in that event then let’s go with a lovely Ribeye. And we’ll just let the fat be the final track on side one, ‘You Gotta Move,’ which is my way of saying that even that little number is still super tasty following all that luscious beef you’ve already consumed in the four songs prior. Save plenty of room for the rest of the meal, though, side two. You’re going to want to dip a fresh buttered roll or two into all that juice dripping off of ‘Bitch,’ and dig into those other three side dishes before finishing with desert, ‘Moonlight Mile,’ the Crème brulee of album closers. While my first musical memory was of the early Beatles- ‘Please, Please Me,’ ‘Can’t Buy Me Love,’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night,’ ‘Help,’ and the like- the very first riff I recall that literally struck me down like Saul blinded on the road to Damascus was not from John and Paul, but Keith Richards’ opening guitar chords on ‘Brown Sugar.’ I later discovered that utterly unique chord sound he got was due to a variant string tuning. Simple as that. This explains why no one nor their brother could ever duplicate it entirely using traditional tuning. Anyway, Keith’s opening riff clutched my heart and the fingers stuck. And they never got unstuck. God help me, I still love that damn song- the sound of it, I mean- in spite of the troublesome lyrics. While the Stones contend it is merely a description (and not a glorification) of the horrors of slavery, still… the general musical composition of the song, and especially the rousing ‘I said yeah, yeah, yeah… woo!’ part at the end, isn’t exactly a lament. And then there is the racist stereotype that all black girls ‘dance so good.’ And other stupid shit. We know it. They know it. But that riff, man. That’s righteous, at least. As is the other straight ahead, flat out rocker, ‘Bitch.’ Flavor it up a little with some jazzy ‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’ or some swampy ‘Sway.’ Or, maybe you prefer the more traditional blues, down & dirty, ‘I Got the Blues,’ (go figure!) ‘You Gotta Move.’ Country fried rock? ‘Dead Flowers.’ Perhaps you’d like it unplugged, acoustic. You have your choice of the light ‘Wild Horses’ or the dark ‘Sister Morphine.’ And finally, how about that drive down the ‘Moonlight Mile’- rock symphony? Doesn’t hurt, either, to have Bobby Keys blowing his big ol’ raunchy Texas sax, or the roots master Ry Cooder on slide guitar. And three, count ‘em three- Nicky Hopkins, Jack Nitzsche and, of course, the 6th Stone, Ian Stewart- tinkling the ivories. And, of course, the Stones themselves. I’ve only a couple of things to add to all we already know: 1) While diehard fans bewail the death of founding member Brian Jones, claiming his lineup to be the only authentic Rolling Stones, most of the rest of us would agree that the Mick Taylor lead guitar years are the best Stones. And it hard to argue the facts, the sustained body of work beginning with 'Let It Bleed,' and continuing through 'Sticky Fingers,' 'Exile on Main Street,' and finishing with 'Goat’s Head Soup' (which, while not equal to the other three is still a pretty darn good LP, too, better than the best of loads of other good bands.) 2) If you forget the giant personalities of Jones, and then Jagger and Richards, and just listen to the music for its own sake, there was always a sense in the Stones’ musical performances that the train was close to coming off the tracks at any moment. Few bands sounded as loose, relaxed as the Stones without then falling apart at the seams in the process. And whereas lots of other, maybe most bands strive to sound tight, perfect, like Steely Dan, for example. But the Stones had that rare feel for sounding gloriously sloppy, while actually being quite proficient. Musical scholars have suggested that the reason for this is that bassist Bill Wyman played just a hair before the beat, while jazz loving drummer Charlie Watts, always played a tad behind the beat, characteristic of jazz tempo. ‘Course, Keith Richards would say they’re just making sure the roll was also in the rock. You listen, you decide. I’ve had sticky fingers from ice cream on a cone dripping down my hand on a hot summer day, sticky fingers from changing the oily chain on my bicycle, sticky fingers from the resin I put on my hands to grip a baseball bat; and, even sticky fingers from a pack of cigarettes I once liberated from a neighborhood convenience store in the very year this LP was released. I was 12 years old. And that very same year I also got sticky fingers from the sweat on my hand when I was invited to go to second base with a girl named Stacy, an early developer. The sticky fingers I suspect the Stones are mostly referencing, and none too subtly. I mean it is right there on the cover, out in the open, so this should not be a boner of contention.

The Stones! Rock and Roll!

I know I’ve heard some of this before… maybe all of it… but it wasn’t ever a staple of my musical diet. I have no explanation for why that was the case but correcting that was long overdue. Sticky Fingers is an incredible album that lives up to its formidable reputation. The variety on this surprised me, what with some really amazing ballads, a great country song, and all The Rolling Stones rock and roll bravado I had expected.

A bit of a classic really

Great

Banger after banger, so many classic riffs and songs.

You should never look this album's cover too close, it may poke your eye out.

Un album classique probablement le meilleur des stones avec let it bleed. 5*

I had zero expectations coming into this album. At first I enjoyed it. It seemed to be a funky, classic rock album, with some nice sax. I lost interest a bit on the 7 minuter, but it was back strong with Bitch. Then the Stones came in with Sister Morphine. It seemed so different from the rest of th album, I instantly loved it Great band, great album.

This album gets better every time, unlike other vaunted Stones albums where the highs remain high and the not-so-highs flatten out (BB, LIB). This is just a miracle of songwriting and tight playing from start to finish.

The best release of the band, in my opinion.

Brown Sugar Sway Wild Horses Can't you hear me knocking Bitch I got the blues Sister morphine Moonlight Mile putain de chef d'oeuvre

Masterpiece collection of rock music, that should not be doubted. So many different sounds that come together as the quintessential Stones sound that followed them since this album. Great from beginning to end with their best songs. Mick Taylor is the secret weapon here, with Jagger’s vocals at their peak.

What a masterpiece. Not a single bad songs, great variety in styles, great guitar play, big hits.... What's not to like

Listened to Sticky Fingers a lot at uni. It makes you feel dirty just by listening — and it's all the better for it. The remastered edition on Spotify is a bit unnecessary, I prefer the heroin-fuelled rawness of the original recording.

bem animadinho. lembrou meu pai e as viagens para martinópolis

1971 sure was a good year for music. So much really, really good early hard rock and prog rock. This isn't anywhere close to my favorite record of the year, but it's still great. The more I listen to, the more I'm convinced that the Brits are astronomically better at making rock music than Americans. Seriously, most of the greatest rock bands, I had assumed were American, only to find out they were British. The Rolling Stones especially have a lot of music that feels like homegrown American rock but ain't.

Wat Rock, wat blues, goed gitaarwerk. Top album

What a perfect set of songs… and gets better with every listen

Awesome album

One of the best Stones albums and perhaps my favourite and that's saying a lot. Not a bad song on here but, other than sister Morphine, it does lack a killer track like Let it Bleed and Exile, And Beggars Banquet have. But for consistency Sticky Fingers is tough to beat. The loose bluesy feel throughout the album makes it accessible and fun. 5 🌟

One of the best Stones albums and perhaps my favourite and that's saying a lot. Not a bad song on here but, other than sister Morphine, it does lack a killer track like Let it Bleed and Exile, And Beggars Banquet have. But for consistency Sticky Fingers is tough to beat. The loise bluesy feel throughout the album makes it accessible and gun. 5 🌟

Wild Horses is incredible as always

Classic

Several all time classic songs. This is arguably their peak.

My favourite Stones album, from when they were great

Just banging

All over the place and everything is perfect

Un dels grans clàssics del rock, merescudament. Del rock pantanós de 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking', un tema a redescobrir cada vegada que s'escolta o 'Brown Sugar', al country rock atemporal de 'Dead Flowers' o 'Moonlight Mile' passant per alguna de les millors balades del rock, com 'Wild Horses' o 'I Got the Blues' o el guiny al passat blues de 'You Gotta Move'... i apart de tot això, com si res, es presenten tres temes tan particulars i màgics com 'Sway', 'Bitch' i la particularíssima 'Sister Morphine'... poques altres recopilacions de cançons es poden apropar a tanta perfecció

Man I love Rolling Stones' quieter more jammy songs. This album rules and I will be listening to it more. Moonlight Mile is the best!

5.0 + Right up there among RS's greatest albums. Every song is good - from deep cuts like "Moonlight Mile" and "I Got the Blues" to arguably their best ever songs like "Wild Horses."

Stone cold classic.

A stone cold classic - recorded on the run while touring, Mick Taylor meshes beautifully with Keith Richards to make glorious soulful rock and roll

What an album. Peak Stones.

fremragende

Raw, Real, and Awesome. Stones at their best.

Sådan. Det er sgu et fedt album. Short and to the point Gode rocknumre Wild horses har dog stadigvæk uudnyttet potentiale

A great album. Wild Horses has always been a favourite of mine.

Classic Stones

I like this album! The best: Brown sugar, Wild horses and Bitch.

I'll confess that I had never heard this full album before, even though I was well acquainted with the hits and show staples that came from it. I never considered The Rolling Stones to be a band that had full album masterpieces like The Beatles, but this record certainly changed my mind. It just kicks ass song after song, and there is so much going on with the brass and sax in some of these tracks. Of course it's a great guitar album, but you can tell from the writing that the band wanted it to be more than that. There is so much influence from American country music, folk, jazz and blues, and The Stone really used those genres to help diversify their life show. From beginning to end, it's an album with style and swagger. Songs I Already Knew: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch Best Song: Wild Horses Favorite Discovery: I Got The Blues Least Favorite: You Gotta Move

Still one of the best.

Classic Album. Great great album. RIP Charlie Watts.

This is probably one of the Stones' best and most coherent albums. The Stones' successfully weave rock, latin jazz, country, and delta blues together. Furthermore, this album is more lyrically mature than their earlier work, with meditations on drug use, love, and even a questionable take on slave owning.

Excellent

perfecto.

Perfectly emblematic of why the Stones have had the longevity they've had. I want to own this album.

A (rolling) stone cold classic. Every song here has some flair to it. I can’t really explain why it’s so good overall, but it’s damn amazing and worth a listen

Doesn’t get much better than this.

Classic that never gets old

My favorite Stones album, with great tracks from beginning to end. Brown Sugar is one of the best guitar riffs of all time, Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ is an amazing jam, and Dead Flowers is just COOL. Album is damn near perfect.

Real good

The Stones doing the Stones better than anyone else can do the Stones. Absolutely kick ass aside with a B side that drives and rocks to match. I remember when I first pulled this album out on vinyl. Magnificent cover had a working zipper and it didn't even match the quality of the album.

Love the Rolling stones :)

Classic

I haven't listened to a lot of Stones, but have always liked what I've heard. In larger doses, I'm even more impressed. I was already impressed by their longevity - for guys that go as hard as they do, to continue doing it through six decades is kind of ridiculous. And my goodness, the late 60s/early 70s were an incredibly prolific time for them, releasing an album every year. "Sticky Fingers" delivers with some bluesy brilliance throughout. With the number of songs the Stones were churning out, you'd think that there would be some clunkers best left for the eventual rarities collection. However, with the exception of "Dead Flowers" and it's weird accent, everything on "Sticky Fingers" is great. Why are your fingers so sticky, though, Mick?

Can't say bad things to this band. One of my favourite.

Such a great album, running the full range from swagger to introspection.

Muy bueno

Very very very Great, i never heard an album from the Stones and this is a great introduction to his music

A classic

It is a tough tie between this and Exile on Main St. as to which is the best Stones album, but both are certainly two of the greatest albums of all time. 10/10 Best Tracks: "Brown Sugar" "Sway" "Wild Horses" "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" "Bitch" "I Got the Blues" "Dead Flowers" "Moonlight Mile"

This is a great introduction into the Rolling Stones I thoroughly enjoyed this album.

<3 A great album. Great vibe. Bluesy, free flowing sounds and guitar riffs. Great songs. Incredible last two songs, brings forward a happy nostalgia, as well as bittersweet sadness.

My favourite Stones album. This is a Swaggering, bluesy rock and roll. And a staggeringly good one at that. A special album.

A top 3 Stones album. Every song is a classic

I´m not a Rolling Stone but I like it, I like it just can I say....

Wild horses is one of my favorites! Enjoyed listening to this

Excellent!

love this album. wild horses is my fav

Tätä levyä on tullut fiilisteltyä syystalvella ennen 1001-projektin alkamista. Monta hyvää biisiä on saatu levylle mahtumaan, kovaa menoa jo heti aloitusbiisin introsta lähtien. Brown Sugar, Bitch, Dead Flowers, huikeita biisejä!

The Stones at their best. This was in the middle of 4 of their best albums, and it’s up there as one of the best of those. Just perfect in every way.

I know just the most famous songs from Rolling Stones and this album is surprisingly awesome for me. All blues and rock were amazing here. Included in my favorites

great start to this listening list - simple, uncomplicated, not overly produced. Brings back memories of jamming to these on my kazoo.

I'm apparently handing out 5s this week. But c'mon, this album has so many great songs, and that album cover.

My favorite Stones album. Nothing but great tracks, and my favorite songs of theirs to boot.

Excellent album! Listened last night and I forgot how clear the guitar sounds. Can't you hear me Knocking is a great example and is a must listen on some headphones.

Loved it

Rock,Country,R&B, and the Blues.

Great soundstage, acoustic rhythm and classic feel!

+ Brown Sugar + Wild Horses + Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Classic. Already own, already love.

an album that inevitably i keep coming back to

Really vibey. Loved it

interesting

Great rock album.

Love it.

A little blues, a little country, and a little rocknroll. A great classic album by the stones.

Really enjoyed it, didn't expect some of trumpet and piano riffs

Excellent, was not new to me though

A Rolling Stones ( and music in general) grail