Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Second Stones album on my list here. And just like for "Exile on Main Street" I like it more than I thought I would. I have tried some Stones albums in the past, but found that while the singles were good, most of the rest was just mediocre blues riffing. Perhaps my tastes have changed and/or mere exposure has me liking it more now. Half of the songs here are worth repeated listening - Brown Sugar, Can't you hear me knocking, Wild Horses, Bitch. I just love the extended "Can't you hear..." because the radio edit always cuts that off. I love Improv jamming. I'll listen to this again.
Great album!
Probably my favourite stones album so far. Everything here sounds really solid and cohesive.
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.
Ok, classic rock
Not a stones fan tbh
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.
Está agradable pero no es mi estilo de rockcito… idk muy de su época
Any album with wild horses is on is gonna be rated high
Oni su trčali da bi Ocean Colour Scene mogao hodati. Znam da je to obrnuto od prave izreke ali je tako. A OCS za mene trči. Tako da imam na mnogo čemu biti zahvalna Stonesima. I da, najbolje pjesme na ovom albumu baš vuku na OCS, a najgore jedva mogu slušati. Dakle, zlatna sredina sveukupno.
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.
I probably like the recording of “You Gotta Move” more than either “Brown Sugar” or “Wild Horses.” But that may say more about my fondness for that traditional spiritual than anything else. The Stones aren’t really my jam; among other things, I just don’t find Mick’s vocals all that appealing or interesting. But I have to respect an album with these three songs. I wish I could give this 3.5 stars.
Big name, generic sound.
No strong feelings about this album. Wild Horses is one of my favorites, though.
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.
First time I have really listened to Rolling Stones beyond the more popular singles - this band just doesn't do it for me, mostly because of mick jagger. Even the slower stuff on this album, which I wanted to like (I Got the Blues) seems washed out because of that broke Mick Jagger voice. It's like listening to your Aunt who think's she can sing, but absolutely cant, like that Phoebe chick from the show Friends. I do not get the appeal.
Almost ok.
another goat
Difficult to really know/hear the importance or significance of this album. We all hear about the Rolling Stones as this legendary band, but difficult to hear it here. Music is decent, but really feels like context is missing.
I've odviously heard them before, but never listened to a whole album. I liked the sound, very upbeat, and fun to listen to. I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics, but they didn't relate to me too much. 6/10
That last song was amazing. The rest is fine, but not a bad folk rock entry
Whilst this clearly has some of those classic defining songs on it. My feeling is that this isn’t as revolutionary as people think it is. It’s a great album no question. But is it a sea change in music I’m not so sure
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.
Good representation of The Rolling Stones
The second best Rolling Stones album after Exile. Problematic, open like an untreated wound, windswept, depleted, punching bag rock.
There’s no shortage of signature Stones hits on Sticky Fingers, but it’s the lesser-known songs that to me are most interesting. With its woozy Keith Richards riffing, “Sway” hits hard in its minor-key lament of vice. “Sister Morphine” is chilling in its hallucinatory detail of junkiedom, while “Dead Flowers” disguises the same thing in pleasant country trappings. It's the drugs, stupid. Sticky Fingers also wins points for its boundary-pushing Warhol-designed packaging incorporating a real zipper in its original LP version, which always tripped me out when I was young.
I only now noticed how much the guitar part in Brown Sugar before the vocal kicks in resembles Gimme shelter. On brand for the best recyclers of American blues since Led Zeppelin.
'85 me: Wow. Brown Sugar is an AMAZING opening track! '25 me: Good song but...problematic lyrics. '85 me: oh? I guess I never paid attention to the lyrics... '25 me: Essentially told from the POV of a racist pedophile. '85 me: Oh shit. Yea. That's bad. At least in 2025 you're not having to deal with racist pedophiles any more, eh? '25 me: [blank stare...] '85 me: uh...right? '25 me: [blank stare...] '85 me: 'doh! '25 me: But that riff on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is just perfect! '85 me: Nice!
Not their greatest, but close!
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
Meh: some good songs, some filler, probably made them a lot of money
Yah this album is jammed pack with massive global hit songs. The three mega influential hit songs on this album (brown sugar, wild horses, and can’t you hear me knocking) are easily some of their best work, and their most culturally significant. Honestly if you really forced me to pick their best album I’d probably pick this one. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. There are a few tracks that are skips for me personally. Honestly the only real complaint I have of this album is kinda silly and it’s a “me problem”. I just personally like a lot of variety spread across a full album and this is strictly a blues rock album. Obviously nothing wrong with that, they were literally pioneering this genre, but yah personally I’d like a few songs that sound different and feel like risks. But seriously this is probably one of their best albums and we are talking about one of the greatest rock bands of all time, so that’s saying something.
bun bun 7.5/10
Was looking forward to this album but it was a major letdown. Found myself wanting to skip a few songs. Very disappointed.
Blues rock, country og lidt soul. Synes også at det sidste nummer bliver rimelig filmisk/cinematic/orchestral hen af mod slutningen (faktisk mit yndlingsnummer selvom jeg ikke plejer at skrive det i reviews). Jeg kan bedst lide blues-sangene der hvor de bliver for country agtig så står jeg lidt fra. Ikke at det er dårligt for det synes jeg ikke, det rammer mig bare ikke ligeså hårdt som blues-delen. Sticky fingers er lidt kendt på covered for at være mere seksuelt og vovet som ikke var typisk for perioden. Det er også det album hvor rolling stones fandt deres egen lyd. Det er første gang de havde helt kunstnerisk frihed fordi det var udgivet på deres eget label, som stemmer overens med det jeg skrev. Det lyder bare mega fedt.
Nothing special to me
I find Mick Jagger's voice a little grating but the a few numbers (Wild Horses, Sister Morphine and Dead Flowers) stood out for me. Minus one star for the stupid saxophone on Can't You Hear Me Knocking.
There are no skips on this album.
Classic, this one is on my top 1000
One of their best. The second half of this album lagged a bit but it was still an enjoyable listen.
It was okay. It followed the same pattern of most other Stones albums where the hits are at beginning of the album, a tribute to the Blues in the middle, and a long jam type song somewhere in the track list. The band did not really do anything special here.
I didn't think I was going to like this album because I have a weird thing about the Rolling Stones. I am so happy I gave it a chance; I don't know if I would necessarily choose to revisit individual songs, but really like the flow as an album.
You can hear how this laid a lot of the foundations for rock and indie music that came later. Especially the guitar parts, it's that evolution from blues to this more riffy, single-string like guitar parts (playing more notes on one string rather than jumping around the fretboard). Some of it feels like rusty blues music, especially you gotta move. Worth listening to through.
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.
I never really liked The Rolling Stones, but it's an ok record I guess.
8/10
Listened to it once but the remastered version. Nothing particularly stuck with me but I’ll give it a second listen as it does seem up my alley It’s pretty good driving music that I can give it . Wild horses is the only one that stood out to me on my relisten tho
The Rolling Stones. What can you say more.
“Brown Sugar” has a kicking riff and strong chorus hook, but the lyrics have aged so poorly it’s hard for me to imagine that they were kosher even at time of release. I’ve never been big on “Wild Horses”, but hearing it in context of the record warmed me to it more. (That and it makes me think about Bojack Horseman.) “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” is an all-out smack-down ripper of a track. Holy shit does that song go. “Bitch” also slaps in a more straightforward way. The closing two tracks are lovely in their way too. It’s probably the strongest front-to-back Rolling Stone record I’ve gotten from the generator so far. (But it’s still no ‘Exile’. Waiting on that one.)
wild horses tem uma letra mt boa e uma melodia muito agradável. Senti que eles quase conseguiram fazer um rock//Jazz perfeito, mas os riffs ficam meio repetitivos no meio das músicas. Era só o que faltava pra fechar com chave de ouro.
So so boring.
1 star for the weird fucking lyrics on brown sugar.
This album needs no introduction. Dirty, gritty rock’n’roll at its finest!
By far one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time. Top 3 Stones album for sure
Yeah, alright, okay, yeah yeah
I like this one :)
I'd never noticed how fucked the brown sugar lyrics are??? Still great sorry
Good
A fine album, but not one I would listen to repeatedly.
My first full Rolling Stones project as I have previously only listented to some singles. Wild Horses I already knew, and it might be one of my favorite Stones tracks; it's an incredibly intimate song. The album cover and its title fit this album so well. It is, in every sense, sticky. This album is the definition of sex, drugs & rock'n'roll. Sticky doesn't just have the sexual connotation, though it's definitely felt on songs like Brown Sugar. Sticky refers to all kinds of sticky situations, mostly related to drugs, I would argue. The album gets quite dark and poetic as it tackles the cost of said rock'n'roll lifestyle, addiction and overdosing, suicide attempts (of Maryanne Faithful), the aftermath of breaking up, and the person-shaped hole that stays behind. The album is a constant battle between defiance and defeat, perfectly ending on Moonlight Mile as an acceptance of both, the instruments (especially the violins) building up to a grand finale. The lonely traveler is almost home, desperation and despair clinging to him more than ever, but in his solitude he finds hope: "I'm hiding, baby, and I'm dreaming. (...), let it go now (...) yeah I'm coming home"
I don’t get The Rolling Stones. The album is okay and there are some fun songs (Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Bitch) but overall, this did not do much for me.
This was actually quite good. I've never been a fan of the Rolling Stones but this album sounded more like a southern blues rock album. Good harmonies and guitar work. Pretty sweet.
Another Stony Roller, this time the adhesive edition. It’s been a good while since the last Rolling Stones album, and I remembered liking their previous outing. Beggars Banquet had some good tunes and was the point where the band redeemed themselves in my eyes. The sky is the limit from this point forward. Yeah. I mean, it’s the Rolling Stones. I think this album is, admittedly, a bit of a step down from Beggars Banquet – I’ve never been much of a blues rock guy. Most of these songs lose me somewhere along the way and generally blend together, though there are some alright cuts in here. “Brown Sugar” is a good opener. Very characteristically Rolling Stones, fake-yank demeanour and all. “Wild Horses” is a great song, easily my favourite of the album. "Can’t You Hear Me Knocking" is a solid follow-up. I especially like the second half of that song. There’s a very gratifying build up in the country instrumental, and the songwriting isn’t half bad, either. “Bitch” is a solid track. I like the brass sections and building pressure that is placed on the song. As always, I feel like I owe it to myself to see why this album is in here. First album released on their own label. First album of theirs to top both sides of the Atlantic. The zipper on the cover used to work, which is a cool bit of trivia. Wikipedia says this album is a return to form for the band and is regarded as one of their best works. Yeah, this is a very well-received album. I’m down with this inclusion.
This weirdly is much better through headphones. One thing I am finding from this generator is that I am a singles girl when it comes to the lStones . Wild Horses is fantastic and the rest just can’t compare. And I’m not a huge fan ofJagger’s voice. 3.5
Excellent album. Great music throughout.
It’s a decent enough album, Wild Horses and Can’t You Hear Me Knocking hold the water … BUT … I was today years old when I paid attention to the lyrics to “Brown Sugar” …. HOLY HELL. That’s about as problematic as it gets
Sticky Fingers is my 2d Stones album and I have to give it a 5 even though prior to this listening I would not have considered this one of their top 3 albums. This album is incredible. Even without the big singles and country songs it would be a great album. I listened to it twice to be sure that I wasn't grading this too high based on the relative low average of my last weeks worth of albums and in my opinion it is a well deserved 5.
Interesting bluesy album. The album had up and downs
fantastic - how have i not listened before?
Willlldddddd horses. 3.6
Great album! I did think it opened very strongly and then failed to maintain the energy though.
What a classic Album!
Happy memories of messing around with my brother's LP, complete with working zip, which would have been in the mid to late 70s. I started to appreciate the music properly in my teens (80s). I haven't listened to it as an album for absolutely ages. It's so good! Love the weaving guitars, rhythms, touches of brass, and all of the sass. I'm not going to attempt to dissect the appropriateness of Jagger and Richards in 1971, I'm just happy that they loved the blues and were writing absolute tunes. And, oops, it turns out I've totally overlooked Mick Taylor's wonderful input until now. Ten great tracks; an absolutely classic album, by any standards.
Two great tunes on this (the two hits). The rest has some great riffs, but fails to excite overall.
The first four tracks on this classic remain one of the strongest starting sequences put to tape. The rest of the tracks are fantastic as well with variations on that swaggering Stones sound.
Instantly recognisable from the start. stones are very good. reminds me how much i want to learn proper blues guitar. Wild horses obviously is very very good. Enjoyable listening all the way though. vocals are also very good. Can't say a bad word about it really.
Love this album, it's a classic
Enjoyed this album thoroughly, though it's not my favorite from the Stones. Hoping more Stones albums are in this list. "Moonlight Mile" was a strong stand-out for me, love the structure and build in that song.
Love this album. Sway. Wild Horses. Solid all the way through
I’ve had a few early Stones albums through the project so far, and this one I enjoyed much more. ‘Brown Sugar’ or ‘Wild Horses’ were my top 2 tracks here, most of the others were decent as well; ‘You Gotta Move’ was my least favorite. 3.75/5
Classic rock that is classic for a reason.
Some stone cold classics on here but stalls at some points for me, a legendary album and important for not just music but the band themselves. Some great guitar work on here especially.
This is The Stones as most know them when they perfected their formula. They went back to a stripped down and more basic rock approach. Great album.
Part of the holy trinity - the three classics from stones Favorite track: can’t you hear me knocking other picks: brown sugar, wild horses, i got the blues, dead flowers
Not my favorite stones by a long shot but a great collection of what they do best. Rock hard. Even the ballads and blues numbers have a refined sense of rock attitude. Love it.
It just never clicked with me.
This project will finally answer the age old question of what the best Rolling Stones album of all time is. Or it will leave out one of my favorites and I'll want to quit. Brown Sugar is a great song. Wild Horses is another all-time great song. And Can't You Hear Me Knocking is an underrated Stones effort and one of the best album tracks ever. This album is amazing. Huge hits, great album tracks, a cover, a song that got more famous after it was covered and was in a movie....its got everything. I do think I like the Townes Van Zandt version of Dead Flowers better, but I do like the original. This album might have the most underrated album tracks of all time. Moonlight Mile is another tremendous song and a great way to close the album, it just feels like it's signifying the end of something.
No habia escuchado mucho a los rolling pero oye no estan mal
Overall: 8/10 Another pretty great album from the Stones. I think they kind of had their formula in place to the point that they could sleepwalk into writing a good song. I think what makes this album for me is the slower tracks, which I think the band is generally hit or miss with. I really love the idea of someone hearing Wild Horses on the radio and thinking "I'm gonna look up the album this is on!" only to have some bulge staring them in the face. Fav Song: Wild Horses Least Fav Song: You Gotta Move
Rock and country vibes. The musical talent is good but some solos were a little long.
Perfect. No notes
This is one of the Stones' most iconic and best albums. Despite having listened to the band's entire discography, I am not well-versed in its history. And listening to the music, it doesn't inspire many thoughts for the write extensively about. As fas as early-70's rock goes, it's definitely above average. Key tracks: Brown Sugar Sway Wild Horses
Good
Ticks all the usual Stones' boxes: - Hasn't aged well lyrically - Has a few bangers - Has lots of filler 3.0/5.0: Good
maybe the stones are growing on me. im liking each one progressively more
BEST SONGS: - Wild Horses - You Gotta Move
I don’t care for this, but the enduring touring machine has really set the mould for how rock and roll became an old man’s game.
The Rolling Stones are good at making Rock and Roll songs.
Va duro. 7.7/10
Doesn't do anything for me, don't think I'll listen again
Solid Stones album.
Great album, it's a lovely combination of the late 60s and early 70s and it kicks ass. Starting off with the bangers, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, and Can't You Hear Me Knocking. The only song I'm kinda eh on is the ending song, Moonlight Mile, but it doesn't ruin it.
I mean what can I say. It’s sticky fingers. Elite songs about drugs. Best song either bitch or sister morphine
It's okay, there's a few good ones on here but tbh doesn't grab me
'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' is a song and a half.
Great songs
Solid album from Mick, Keith and the boys. Yeah, Brown Sugar hasn't aged well but the rest of the album is on point. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is an all timer.
Oh fuck. This is one of the greatest album of all time. Waiting on a Doug Sax remaster LP to hit my mailbox
Wild horses Couldn't drag me away Wild, wild horses Couldn't drag me away
very nice, very like i wanna listen with the windows down in the summer, really liked it, lots of talk of drugs and sex
Middle of the pack not bad wasnt the best one.
‘moonlight mile’ is such a great note to end on it almost tricks me into thinking this album was better than it actually was…it’s not a bad record by any means but it’s not the staggering work of rock genius that people claim it is (i think). honestly it’s possible that i think that mick jagger is a boring tryhard no matter what he does. once you grok that he and bowie and all those other englishmen were still so desperate to copy lou reed like five years too late it just becomes unbearably cringe to witness that effort. i always think of that video of kyle mooney dressed as macklemore…not unless yer gay, man…. fav tracks: moonlight mile; wild horses; sister morphine (but i prefer the marianne faithfull version)
not as unenjoyable as i expected based on my past experiences with RS albums. I still think some of these songs are a bit drawn out; I think one or two songs per album with a long instrumental section adds drama, but too many makes it feel bloated. but the music itself was very pretty and i did enjoy it. Fav tracks: Can't You Hear Me Knocking, I Got The Blues
Y’all know what it is. Famous album, some legendary tracks, a few misses too though
With all love to classic rock, The Rolling Stones were never among my favorites. They have great songs, but most of them aren't that interesting to me and kind of repetetive. Sticky Fingers is great as it has two songs I actually enjoy (Can't you hear me knocking and I Got the Blues) and one I love (Sister Morphine). As an album experience, I would gladly relisten to it second half, but the start was shaky.
I hate the Stones. Fav: -
as far as boomer blues rock from the time and place goes, i'll take the Stones over pretty much anything else. deserves to be one of the 1001? hell yea brotherrr \m/
Easy peasy lemon squeazy listening.
A great thievery of black American music :)
I think the Rolling Stones are one of those bands that I just don’t really get. They have a few songs I like, to the point of singing along in the car anyway, but there’s nothing on this album that really speaks to me. I can appreciate it for what it is objectively, a bluesy, relatively soulful rock n roll album. It’s not bad, I just don’t enjoy listening to it. It’s hard to rate something like this, do I go based on objective merit or my own personal feelings? Since this is my review I am going to continue to vote based on vibes and my own personal feelings. Not a record I care to hear again. 2*
“Wild Horses”: yes Rest of the album: no Album cover and title: god no
Dated Rock album with nice slide guitar parts and memorable tunes. Good as background music at the local bar
This is my second rolling stones album I slightly prefer let it bleed. Still this is very good really enjoyed every track except one
My favorite Stones album. Hands (pants?) down. Worth the price for "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" alone.
ok
Again, super classic, Wild Horses is one of the greatest songs of all time. A little uneven, not a big fan of Sister Morphine or Dead Flowers
alright to be fair
All timer. Love the country twang in Dead Flowers.
Love the vibe and tunes of this record.
Lyrics didn't age well. Dang, those guitar tones. Just some good-ass rock and roll.
You can’t always get what you want. For example, I thought this was the album with that song and I didn’t get it.
Can you give an album 6 stars? Damn. Stones at the top of their game. Amazing album.
This album is much more my speed when it comes to rock. It's an album with a lot of soul in it, favorite tracks were Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Sister Morphine, and Moonlight Mile. Loved the use of the strings and piano in the outro of the last song.
Not only is this as gritty as Beggar's Banquet or Let It Bleed, it's probably their most experimental album. The expansiveness of "Moonlight Mile" and the extended solo of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" goes beyond what the Stones are better known for--quick classic rock songs with a good hook. Really this is peak Stones (along with Exile On Main St.).
This is one of my favorite albums. Dead flowers is my favorite track. Listening again makes me want to find the original album cover with the zipper. “Sway” has such a great groove. Bill Wyman is a great bassist. I love his lines on this record. “You gotta move” is a great song.
A classic that marks the beginning of a lineup change at the stones. Truly a masterpiece.
Classic
Enjoyable. Some lovely standouts, but some that passed me by.
One of the best Stones albums, which means it's one of the best rock n roll albums. A true classic. Mick Taylor era was the greatest Stones era. Incredible to have Dead Flowers, Wild Horses, Sway and Brown Sugar on the same record.
It was fine. I think there are better stones albums.
It was fine. Idk, it was better than I was expecting but it’s not really my taste.
Y que se yo, es un disco de los rolling y no conozco ningún tema... mmmmm Nota: 2.8
83/100. Brown Sugar and Can’t you hear me Knocking two of my favorite Stones songs, few other decent ones but a little slow for my taste
This is one of the greatest classic rock albums ever and perhaps the Stones' best. But this isn't a 5/5 for me because I think I just don't enjoy the Rolling Stones all that much. While I understand the appeal, Jagger's vocals, especially when he puts on the southern drawl in songs like "Dead Flowers", frequently annoy me or draw me out of the music, they are just too over-the-top in a studio setting. I admit I'm a "Wild Horses" hater, it seems to go on and on. Aside from the organ solo (I assume that's Billy Preston?) on "I Got the Blues", I find it just kind of standard blues. Much of it doesn't feel innovative so much as a re-interpretation of a lot of Americana. I think Exile on Main Street is better, and I enjoy the Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies more. There are many strengths. "Brown Sugar" has one of the Stones' catchiest and most iconic riffs (putting aside the problematic lyrics...). The timing of the guitar riff in intro of of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is so tasty, and its extended outro is vibey and awesome. The slide guitar on "Sister Morphine" is so cool. So it's not as if I dislike this album, but I can't seem to rate it perfectly due to my own tastes.
Ran out of time to listen properly more than once, but it’s got to be a four really. Even if the Wikipedia page spends an inordinate number of paragraphs on the identity of the LP cover crotch.
As blaspheming as it sounds, I'm not as high on this album as others. Some of the most classic songs in the Stones oeuvre don't scratch my itch. That being said, if I'm listening to this album, it's probably a good night with some good friends.
Liked Dead Flowers. Wild Horses is of course lovely. Overall not really rocking my world.
Love it more each time
Wild Horses is one of the best rock songs ever recorded. A truly beautiful track. It's a shame the rest of this album pales in comparison to that tune. The rest of the album, I can take it or leave it. Nothing else was particularly remarkable. "Bitch" and "Dead Flowers" were decent, but probably forgettable. Less sex appeal/hard rock like the album cover might suggest. Instead, this feels more gentle, introspective, and melancholy. It definitely works with Wild Horses. I understand the appeal of the rolling stones. I like them, just not as much as your average Dad.
Subtracting one star for Wild Horses
As I said in my review of Beggars Banquet just a few days ago, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. are the greatest Stones albums. I think this one is my favourite of them all. Townes Van Zandt is great, but I also prefer the original Dead Flowers.
A really solid classic blues rock album. Great songwriting across the board with multiple highlights, and some excellent performances and production choices throughout the record. Brown Sugar as an instrumental is impeccable, it's a shame the lyrics are so questionable but hey ho. Wild Horses is a top 5 Stones song, maybe even the best they did, just a beautifully written and performed song. Really enjoyed Moonlight Mile closing out the album, great build up throughout the song and when the strings kick in it really comes together as a great closer. Favourites - Brown Sugar, Sway, Wild Horses, Dead Flowers, Midnight Mile
Considerably more enjoyable than Exile, just a year earlier. Suffers from none of the bloat, with more memorable tracks; Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is a classic and Moonlight Mile sounds like a straight up Smashing Pumpkins song 25 years ealier. Brown Sugar (7/10) Sway (6/10) Wild Horses (8/10) Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (9/10) You Gotta Move (7/10) Bitch (8/10) I Got the Blues (7/10) Sister Morphine (7/10) Dead Flowers (7/10) Moonlight Mile (8/10) 7.4/10
3.7
this has one of my favourite rolling stones songs on it; sway. i enjoy listening to this album
Well, it was just a matter of time until the Rolling Stones popped up on the list. This is the only Stones album I own, so it must be good. There are some great tracks on this album, along with a couple of duds (for example moonlight mile). Since the Stones have been around forever they have a bunch of albums, and I’d rate this one among their top three.
I figured the Rolling Stones would be on here eventually. Alas. The best part about the Rolling Stones is 'Ruby Tuesday'. The worst part is everything else. Lots of (blues?) guitar, second only to the Beatles in popularity, some concerning lyrics. This is their ninth album, which doesn't bode well for how many albums might be left of theirs. Lowlight: 'Dead Flowers'
Starts out pretty strong before quickly dissolving into nothingness
I don't like Rolling Stones albums, and I'm not sorry! They have many incredible songs, but they just didn't do albums well. Every one I've listened to has like 2-4 great songs and the rest is either trash or completely mid. I don't get people rating this album so highly. The 40 Licks compilation is enough for me.
Brown Sugar would be fun if not for gross objectification of enslaved women, ugh Wild Horses is beautiful way more chill of an album than what i associate with Rolling Stones Bitch is fun! Moonlight Mile is my fave, probably It is an album that keeps improving with every listen so far
Av någon märklig anledning har jag aldrig riktigt fastnat för sticky fingers.
10/10 haven’t heard a bad Rolling Stones album yet haha
Great
Genial. Los Rolling Stones son las leyendas que son gracias a discos como Sticky Fingers. Lo he escuchado varias veces y cada vez mejora. Un hit tras otro sin parar. Un clasicazo imperecedero.
I'm a Mick Taylor guy. The run of albums during his tenure marks their most expressive and most creative work and, to me, is just miles above what they had done prior, and have done since. Not that there aren't great moments without him, and subpar moments with him, but generally that era represents a high point for them. I think the departure of Brian Jones and the arrival of Taylor invigorated the band and loosened them up creatively. Sticky Fingers is essentially the first album to fully feature Mick Taylor as his contributions to Let it Bleed were minimal. What they produced here is just a magical collection of songs. They are loose and bluesy, hard rocking or country tinged, and "Moonlight Mile" is, on any given day, the greatest song ever written. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" isn't possible without Mick Taylor and is a righteous jam. The Andy Warhol cover caused quite a stir at the time and perhaps even overshadowed the songs within, but as far as Rolling Stones albums go, this one is pretty hard to beat. Shit, as far as rock and roll albums go, this is about as good as it gets. Easily a 5 star record.
Decent sounds but not my cup of tea. Good instrumentals with ok vocal work. Not quite what I expected, having been so limited to any exposure to The Rolling Stones.
This feels like a more concise version of Exile on Main St.
Some really really lovely ones truncated with noise I just don’t care much for.
Great album, but that cover is a felony in some states.
I'm not a huge fan of Mick Jagger's vocals.
This is one of my all time favorites, just a perfectly executed album in any way with Mick Taylor adding a new layer of sound to the Stones. It's one of those albums that doesn't let up, where every single song is a masterpiece in its own right. It does help that the Stones were also backed by a wonderful horn section. Sister Morphine might be one of the darkest drug-fuel nightmare songs ever written.
The trouble with putting one of the greatest rock songs ever as the opening track is that the rest of the album struggles to live up
I really just don't like Jagger & Co, better than the other rolling stones albums this far at least
Another good Stones album. sitting somewhere between 3 and 4.
Bluesier than I was expecting, but I enjoyed this.
HaHaHa...is there any question this is 5-star material. Strong guitar, drumming, backing musicians, great material. What rock group would not have given a right (and a left) nut for such a banger opening track? Then getting down/dirty with Sway. Wild Horses? Maybe the best song on this album full of best of... material?
Such a great album. Love this. But Townes Van Zandt did "Dead Flowers" better. I had no idea that was a Stones song until today.
My Favorite álbum of all time
3 stars I haven’t found a Stones album that lacks filler. But this is one of the better, more consistent ones. The country western impression gets tiring, but more works than not.
I liked this album. Very memorable riffs and songs. This band is one of the ones that you will not be able to escape if you are interested in rock/pop from the 60s/70s. I don't think that's a bad thing, but a lot of this music has power because it's fused with memories of other things. A song from a movie I love, the romanticism of drugs, the strong "sampling" of African American culture. While I'm not sure if the subject matter holds up some 50 years later, it's definitely a good group of tracks from one of the legends of rock and roll. 3.5/5
come back to with better headphones
Probably their peak. Bought a copy of Tattoo You on vinyl this week and while it's a perfectly cromulent album it doesn't even remotely compare to this masterpiece.
Brown Sugar is so bad oh my god what was Mick Jagger thinking 😭😭😭 I like the rolling stones but this album was hitting for me bro
Growing up, I loved the song Brown Sugar. I had no idea what the lyrics were, something about midnight and brown sugar. When I was older and finally got to read them I was shocked. I'm not such a fan of that one any more. I'm also not real fond of the Rolling Stones, in general, but this album is better than most of their others.
3.5 Stars
I liked hearing some of the lesser played songs again.
The Stones are a quintessential Greatest Hits band for me. You could compile a lengthy and killer album with their greatest hits. But any individual album is a bit lacking. This is a 3.5. The one-two punch of Wild Horses and Can't Hear Me Knocking rules enough to bump it to 4 though.
One of the stones best albums by far
I’ve always had a lot of respect for the stones even though I never grew up listening to them and only know a handful of their songs. This record is such a vibe and I could see how if this came into your life at the right time how it could dominate you completely. Such a great sound: moody, catchy and unafraid to stretch out. I had heard Wild Horses before and always liked it but when surrounded by all the other songs on this record it especially shines. The A-side of this is superb from start to finish. Highlights for me are Brown Sugar, Sway, Wild Horses and the absolutely epic Can’t You Hear Me Knocking.
Clásico y influyente. El Paso del movimiento hippie a sonidos más oscuros. Con influencias del variadas, rock, obvio, blues, country… Sticky Fingers canaliza los conflictos sociales de la época (racismo, adicción, libertad sexual) desde el punto de vista irreverente de los Rolling Stones, sin autocensura, lo que reforzó su imagen de banda contestataria y capturó el espíritu convulso de principios de los 70.
One of their best and most varied albums, flows so well from start to finish
Hell yeah.
Great
A Solid album from a band at a high point in their career killer riffs with swagger
Nothing to say
Classic stones. Love it!
Features some of my favourite Stones tunes. Some of the others aren't quite as great, but even the worst songs on here are good. Among the best Rolling Stones albums.
joa bo mog rolling stones irgendwie net so ober wor jo net so schlecht: des two horses oder wild horses oder so wor sogor gonz cool
Enjoyable classic rock, even if I found parts of it unmemorable. I like “Brown Sugar” and I had “Wild Horses” in my head all weekend.
Sticky Fingers is a swaggering triumph—witty, urbane, and soaked in decadence. The Stones fuse bluesy grit with louche charm, delivering raw emotion and polished sleaze. A louche masterpiece that struts, sneers, and seduces in equal measure.
As someone who isn't a Stones fan at all, was better than I remember it being from the other couple of times i've heard it. 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' is a real banger
The intro to Can't You Hear Me Knocking gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The crunchy guitar by itself, then later the bass coming in to accompany is one of my favorite passages of music. Not much gives me the stank face so fast. Sister Morphine has slick guitar playing. Really enjoyed this track Moonlight Mile is gorgeous 4.5
Mest intressanta Rollarit skivan på den här listan hittills. Bästa låten: Wild Horses
kind of what i think of when i think of the stones outside of singular hits
This album has maybe one skip for me… a classic in the truest sense.
The Stones at their drugiest, bluesiest best. Every song a classic IMO
I've mentioned it several times already, I'm not a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. This album, however, has some great tracks, and some of my favorites from them. I didn't even know Can't You Hear Me Knocking was a Stones song, and I love that one. This is a great album, and his voice isn't as annoying on this one. I'm going out on a limb and giving this a 5. It has multiple styles, less of the annoying vocals, and several hit tracks. Maybe one day these guys will turn out to be something... one day...
It's a Rolling Stones album. The one with "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses."
It's a no for me for you dawg. It's Mick's voice.
Pretty nice. High 3/5
meh
This album is peak Stones. Dark and light, hopeful melancholy. First time I have listened to the whole thing intently and it surpassed my expectations.
If I was asked what my favourite Rolling Stone album was, this probably wouldn't be it, but it's pretty damned good. That said, it's been a long time since I last listened to the Rolling Stones, so I don't think I even have a good answer to that question in the first place. I guess I'll figure that out once I have a few more Stones albums generated. Favourite tracks: Sway, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, You Gotta Move, Sister Morphine, Moonlight Mile
One of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands = 5 stars.
I think years from now when my first born asks "papa, who are the rolling stones" I may as well just put this record on. Little to no fat, absolute barn burners and slow ballad-this album has it all.
Not my favorite album. I liked the first song, Brown Sugar, but the rest was pretty mid.
Da sind mer die Stei chli schnell ah mir verbiigrollt. Leider biz zwenig ufmerksamkeit chöne geh, schlussendli sind mer aber au ned viel lieder i mine finger chläbbe blibbe. 3 flügendi Tigerauge
holprige start gsi das nahzlose am mentig morge nachm Nachtzug. Und de na mit biz erwartige zu rolling stones. white horses schöner track hed mi wieder biz uf d spur oder in Trab bracht. Für vill meh als es 3 langeds denne mitlerwile alter knackers doch nöd. Aber restepcte dass si mit gfühlt 92i na bühneperformance enbriinged
3.5, some great songs but definitely could skip some songs on my next listen
v good
v good
One of my favorite Rolling Sones LPs
Solid blues-based rock all the way through
It’s a classic for a reason
Outside of the singles just okay I thought.
some RS classics but not my favourite of theirs. overall a solid album though
Wild horses is sooooooo good but everything else is just ok. Very underwhelmed.
I liked this Stones album better than Let it Bleed, 3 certified hits and even the hits were better because they weren’t edited for radio
Rolling Stones!
Wow. I keep looking to see if this is still the album, or I've somehow changed what I'm listening to. This is pretty amazing.
This album embodies everything I love about blues/rock n roll. This was my first time listening and I can't wait to listen to more Stones albums
Iconic guitars. Feel the blues influences. Wild Horses is incredible.
A solid ok
The top five star review on this album is by some misogynistic Republican Boomer who seems to adore the sort of "white guys do the blues" thing that drives me up the wall... and has several of my favorite albums in his one star collection. Based on the quality of that reviewer's taste alone, I suspect I'll be giving this two, maybe three stars. Three would be a stretch. Cover art: juvenile, tacky. I already know "Brown Sugar" is an atrocity going in - I'd give it one star by itself - so I'll just skip that and see what the rest of this album is like. ... yeah, it's full of that white guy blues crap. Not a single track on here I could actually enjoy. Nothing else as grotesque as "Brown Sugar" and I'm not angry about listening, so it's two stars. I reserve one star reviews for the albums I'm mad about having in my streaming history. Anyway, I'm off to listen to one of the top reviewer's one star albums to clean out my ears. Fever Ray's self-titled album appeals to me today. 🎶
A couple classic rock songs - gotta love Wild Horses - and some bluesy rock song I hadn’t heard before. Plus, I just like the Rolling Stones.
Like, men ikke love
Lots of hits.
Bra låter, bra produksjon selv om jeg ikke fant originalmiksen og endte med en 2009 remastring.
Gammalrock.
I'm glad the rolling stones remembered they could play good music! Unfortunately this falls right in line with a lot of other samey-sounding okay rock (or adjacent) albums.
This is certainly a better album than Beggar's Banquet. The sound palette the Stones went for here is imo much better with Mick Jagger's voice, and a few standout songs like Wild Horses really hit well. That being said, his voice really isn't for everyone.
Very solid! This album, to me, encompasses more of what The Rolling Stones' strengths are than Beggars Banquet - I'm not sure they pull off the roots-y sound on there as well (though those songs were ofc enjoyable), but the grimy blues rock jamming on this one are their bread and butter.
Super enjoyable album! Keith Richards’s guitar in this is really some of the best it’s ever been. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is one of the greatest songs ever, especially considering the giant instrumental jam that takes up most of the song was completely improvisational!
Another bit of a miss from the Rolling Stones, for me personally. At least it had some interesting moments like Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Moonlight Mile!
This is like your middling Rolling Stones album imo. They dont do anything terrible, but they dont do anything cool either. The interesting instrumentation from other albums is gone etc. The last few songs are very good.
didn't listen thoroughly but some good catchy songs that got my attention
The most surprising part to me when listening to this is that it made me see why people love The Stones, something about the way this album sounds and how the songs are carried just dispelled a lot of what I thought these guys were (and are, really), like I usually imagined and thought of them as being similar to Aerosmith in terms of obnoxiousness but this album is anything but. Brown Sugar, Can't Hear Me Knocking, Sister Morphine, all of them click with me in a way that I didn't expect, like hey maybe they are a more introspective and interesting band than I thought before and that's... interesting to me really. We'll see how I feel on consequent listens but this one is pretty good!
Pretty solid album.
"Sticky Fingers" is easily the Stones' best album, throughout the 10 track, 46 minute runtime you get some of the best 70s blues rock of all time, "Brown Sugar," "Wild Horses" & "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" are all classics for a reason, the performances of all the band members are all amazing, they put their all into everything, & even with the other tracks on the record you still get great stuff like the country influenced twang of "Dead Flowers," or the slow, grand sweep that is the closer "Moonlight Mile," everything here just works to create the perfect 70s blues rock record, everything here is just perfect, the licks & riffs are goddamn perfect, Mick's vocal performances are iconic as hell, everything here works to make the perfect record, one of my favorites of all time.
Hits galore. Brown Sugar doesn't play nice with modern sensibilities etc. Dead Flowers sucks unless Townes is doing it. Otherwise, you've gotta give it up. Never leaves my top 5 stones. Top 1 star review guy's favourite album is by Incubus. Hilarious. Disqualified.
The sleazy blues-rock sound is not my bag, but it's hard to deny the draw of these iconic rockers. While Mick's swagger is fun, the real star for me was Keith Richards's guitar solos. Standout track: Sister Morphine
I dunno, the stones are such a tricky band to categorize, cause when they’re great, it’s amazing, and when they’re not.. it’s just.. meh.. and this album had a few greats and a solid amount of meh.
I don't like the Rolling Stones, I couldn't get into this album. There are a few songs that are a little overplayed in addition to just not my thing.
tweede Rolling Stones op rij.. maar deze was dan wel een goeie (vorige een matige)... RS-gewijs moeten er toch altijd enkele stinkers op staan, maar op deze was dit vrij beperkt
One of the stones best
4 sterne
De nuevo me vuelve a pasar lo mismo con un álbum de los Rolling Stones. Musicalmente impecable: rock ecléctico que mezcla blues, soul y country con muy buen gusto, con una instrumentación estupenda, llena de vientos, una percusión muy variada e interesante (que a veces hasta recuerda a la samba) y hasta cuerdas en la balada "Moonlight Mile". Realmente no se puede decir nada malo de este álbum. Es divertido, variado y técnicamente excelente. Pero por algún motivo me acaba aburriendo, y no sé decir muy bien por qué. Es como si todas las canciones se acabaran amalgamando sin que haya un gancho que me atrape. En fin, es difícil de explicar con palabras. Muy buen álbum, pero lo tengo que dejar en tres.
3.5
This was an awesome album and I really enjoyed listening to it. I had only heard Brown Sugar and Wild Horses before (although I was familiar with You Gotta Move, just not by the Stones). I listened to Exile On Main Street a couple days ago, and I really didn't connect with it at all and found the listening experience to be a little unpleasant and was glad when it was over. This album was almost the complete opposite. Every tune was enjoyable and I wanted it to keep going. Five stars.
I liked it! 7/10
This was a solid release for The Rolling Stones. It’s a great blend of their earlier hard rock and blues rock, with some folk and country influences mixed in. The production is polished in some ways but still has a raw, gritty edge that brings out the stripped-down essence of rock and blues. The use of piano and saxophone is another standout feature, adding a soulful, laid-back feel to the album.
It was OK. 2/5
A little bit racist, occasionally boring, but with some bops and a few really enjoyable solos.
Wild horses and moonlight mile are just plain beautiful. Brown sugar, though canceled, is an undeniable classic. Finally, though I’ve known it for years, upon close listening it has been gratifying to see what a complete rock ‘n’ roll jam can’t you hear me knocking is.
Плейлист имеет ковбойский вайб, звучит как альтернатива.
I never really listened to the Rolling Stones. I can put myself in the time and see why it was so popular and liked. While I consider myself a fan of rock, I can't say this really sparked anything in me, I think the album is solid but to me it just sounds like 70s rock. Perhaps I'm not listening with the kind of ear this album deserves.
brown sugar is such a powerful openning tbh. i really liked it. great listen. had great time listening.
Meh :( I really loved the more rocky songs like Brown Sugar and Bitch, but as for the slower ones... it was a struggle to get through them which was surprising to me because of how many people love this album. I think my main issue is that I don't like the singer's voice at all
Приятный для слуха сборник. 7 из 10.
my favorite classic rock album. can’t you hear me knocking, wild horses, and brown sugar are the standouts, but the entire album is good. the cover of you better move is pretty weak but oh well it’s blues rock.
Not crazy about the stones. Texted Jan today
Good album, but the Stones have better
Repeat listen
Great blues. Solid songs.
Overall I liked it as much as Let It Bleed, so it feels like another 5. The back half doesn't have any big radio hits but it feels varied and interesting. 'Sister Morphine and 'Dead Flowers' have a more gloomy, artsy Velvet Underground sort of feel. I know 'Brown Sugar' hasn't aged well but there's a lot of other music in the world that's way worse politically. 'Brown Sugar' seems rather innocuous or sophomoric and you can't take it too seriously. Also 'Wild Horses' just kind of says some things that I don't think any other song has said as well.
Kind of a slower album; I think I prefer their more rockin'/lively music. I do love Wild Horses, though, and Can't You Hear Me Knocking.
Nem izgi, van nagyon hosszú változat, vezetni jó
Super Dope
Good background music. No songs that really stuck out as having that Rolling Stones quality.
Exile is my favorite, but Sticky Fingers is pretty fabulous. Plus, the zipper.
Arguably the most iconic Stones album, fantastic from start to finish.
Legend
I have already listened to this album, but it is still good. The Rolling Stones are just a good band in general.
After the last album I heard yesterday, this was a much needed elevation in quality. It was a great listening experience and I love how they blended many different elements of different genres to make their own unique sound.
1001 Rolling Stone albums you must listen to before you can die. It takes several generations before you learn that the gift is a curse. You see a succession of dark ages followed by golden ages followed dark ages. Empires rise and fall. The meaning of Ecclesiastes becomes unambiguous. Man is capricious. Nothing changes. The sheer tedium of it all brings you near to madness. And then you remember. That promise from long ago. It began with Beggar’s Banquet. Then Sticky Fingers. Very soon Let it Bleed. Then on to their weird shit from the 80’s. All the live albums. You seek out the BBC tapes like a fiend. Do interviews count? Previously unreleased recordings? Session demos? You consume it all with a thirst that seems unquenchable. “Are you some kind of aficionado,” they ask. No, you reply. I am just a bored god, seeking his own demise. After living through your own eternity there is only one memory that comes near to bringing you happiness. The store room of that infamous rug seller of lower Anatolia. The smell of sweet spices and animal dung wafts in from the bazaar of Ali Abu Baktar. The detritus of civilization all around you. A place for seekers of arcana and esoterica. Everything that is forbidden. There, as ever, you sought out that rare, final record whose sound would be your final resting peace. That is when you saw him. You will always recognize your own. With practiced indifference you look away. He does too. But you cling on each other’s every word. He speaks to the purveyor of forbidden things. There, you overhear it. Something that will make eternity ever so slightly bearable. You know that your fate is not the worst. You know because this lost soul is on a quest that can never end. A curse worse than yours. To listen to every last Beatles recording before he dies.
goodbye brian jones, welcome mick taylor. keith’s best partner i think. some of the best two guitar music out there. guitar heaven, this album. brown sugar certainly wouldn't fly today. but what a song. lyrically, i’d like to think it’s got more in common with randy newman’s “good old boys” than it probably does. these guys weren’t randy newman. sway is never the first song i think of, but it’s great. jagger is great. mick taylor’s slide is perfect for the stones. scuzzier than duane. his solo near the end trills and soars too. wild horses is a great song, like, a really great song, but i usually skip it. part of that is classic rock radio overexposure and part is because i like my stones scuzzy. and also because can’t you hear me knocking is next. and i can’t wait. i’ve got a thing for studio reactions that stay in songs. the stones have a few great ones (after marianne faithful’s voice cracks when she’s going ultra hard in “gimme shelter”, someone loses their shit and yells WHOO!). and here, during keith’s first run through one of the sickest rhythm riffs of all time, there’s a “guh!” halfway through and a back of the studio “yeah!” at the end of it. i swear to god i usually listen to the first seven seconds of this song three or four times in a row. there are a few more peppered in there. you can hear they were feeling this one. this song was built for two guitars. or maybe two guitars were made for this song. worth listening on headphones for the mix. keith in your right ear, mick taylor in your left. perfect counterpoints. you gotta move. you gotta include a faithful blues cover cuz you do it so good. this album's "prodigal son." works great after knocking. keith’s backing vocals. bitch. drivin'. mick jagger really is an excellent frontman. another masterclass in how to use two guitars. the mix stays the same. keith on the right as the engine; mick left as the spitting flames; watts and wyman behind you, clacking on the tracks; jagger in your face, preening and mugging. lots of sax on this record. naming a song "i got the blues" is funny. stones as stax. stones as the mg’s. mick jagger as otis redding. it's great. mick can't do what otis did but otis didn’t do what mick does. or did he? the stones are indebted to him. but he loved them too. satisfaction. sister morphine. this thing is haunted. ry cooder, who plays his best guitar on other people’s records (beefheart, taj mahal), plays slide. his playing is ghoulish and note perfect. i think that’s a third guitar they use to make those haunted house sounds. by the time the drums really kick in at about 2:40, the engine is warm. a dark and very dirty song. murky stones at their best. dead flowers. sunshine after sister morphine. country stones singalong. homies could write a song. hanging w gram parsons. dude was kinda in every band about this time. moonlight mile. that's how to use strings in rock and roll. filthy great record. love the black and white stones records. only thing missing is a keith-sung tune. but that doesn't keep it from a 5.
New favorite stones song, Sister Morphine. Guitar Porn.
How these guys sound more American than the fucking Boss blows my mind. Still boggles me that these guys are english. Once again, I've heard all these songs out of context, but I can't recall sitting down and listening to this album all the way down. Blues, Country, Soul, all through the stones rock n roll blender. Nearly as timeless as Woodface by Crowded House (1981). It's more apparent than ever to me how much this band has been influenced by black american music. Did the rolling stones make it their own? It certainly seems like they have. Did they they do it enough? Have the paid proper tribute to Howlin' Wolf, Muddy waters, Chuck Berry etc...I have no clue. It must have been crazy to be english and hear the stones on the radio. I imagine american blues was adored....but had to be pretty niche. the stones probably sounded from another planet to the average english listener in 1971. Anyways, this shit is great. I love the horns on this album. So ahead of their time. It's fun to draw the line to modern acts I've consumed through my 20's and 30's like King Khan and the Shrines and Twin Peaks for instance... Near perfect. Good as ever. Hard 5.
Classic. One of the best ever.
un peu country
Enough has been said about this album. RIP Val Kilmer.
Really good listen
didn't vibe with it
You Gotta Move is Adam Sandler-core. How tf are these guys British? Mick Jagger has to be purposely singing like someone from Alabama which i find a bit funny to be honest
Rare solid Rolling Stones album. I knew a few songs ahead of time but I was surprised by how good the rest were. Props to Mick Jagger for mostly resisting the urge to put any terribly slow wailing blues songs on the album. We’ll give you You Gotta Move
As an Exile devotee I'm ashamed of sleeping on this one